SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”), is
entered into and made effective as of March 28, 2008, by and among INTREPID
TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES, INC., an
Idaho
corporation with its principal place of business located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
-
Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the “Company”),
and
the undersigned subsidiaries of the Company (each a “Guarantor”
and
collectively together with the Company, the “Grantors”),
in
favor YA
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.
(the
“Secured
Party”).
WHEREAS,
in
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, of even date herewith, by
and
among the Company and the Secured Party (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”),
the
Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue to the Secured Party (i) an aggregate
original principal amount of Five Hundred Eight Five Thousand Dollars ($585,000)
of secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible
Debentures”),
which
shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.0005 per share (“Common
Stock”);
and
(ii) warrants (the “Warrants”)
to be
exercisable to acquire additional shares of Common Stock initially in that
number of shares of Common Stock set forth in the Securities Purchase
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each of
the Guarantors (other than the Company) has executed and delivered a Guaranty,
dated the date hereof (the “Guaranty”),
in
favor of the Secured Party with respect to the Company’s obligations under the
Transaction Documents; and
WHEREAS,
in
connection with the financial accommodations to the Company by the Secured
Party
under the Convertible Debentures or otherwise, each of the Guarantors shall
receive a direct benefit from the execution of such financial accommodations
as
part of the affiliated business operations of the Company and the Guarantors;
and
WHEREAS,
it
is a
condition precedent to the Secured Party purchasing the Convertible Debentures
and Warrants pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement that the Grantors
shall have executed and delivered to the Secured Party this Agreement providing
for the grant to the Secured Party of a security interest in all assets and
personal property of each Grantor to secure all of the Grantors’ obligations
under the Transaction Documents;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and
for
other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1.
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
Section
1.1. Recitals.
The
above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their
entirety, by this reference.
Section
1.2. Interpretations.
Nothing
herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon
any
person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by
reason hereof.
Section
1.3. Definitions.
To
the
extent used in this Agreement and not defined herein, terms defined in the
Code
shall have the meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined) ascribed to such terms in the
Code. To the extent the definition of any category or type of “collateral” or
Pledged Property is expanded by any amendment, modification or revision to
the
Code, such expanded definition will apply automatically as of the date of such
amendment, modification or revision.
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings
indicated below (such meanings to be applicable equally to both the singular
and
plural forms of such terms):
“Code”
means
the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New
Jersey; provided,
however,
that if
a term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code differently than
in another Article thereof, the term shall have the meaning set forth in Article
9 of the Code; provided further
that, if
by reason of mandatory provisions of law, perfection, or the effect of
perfection or non-perfection, of a security interest in any Pledged Property
or
the availability of any remedy hereunder is governed by the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New Jersey, “Uniform Commercial
Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction
for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect
of
perfection or non-perfection or availability of such remedy, as the case may
be.
“Deposit
Account”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.15.
“Deposit
Account Control Agreement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.15.
“Event
of Default”
shall
be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement upon the failure by the Grantors
to perform, observe, or comply with any of the covenants, agreements, terms
or
conditions set forth herein or in the other Transaction Documents.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
mean all present and future trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary
information; trademarks, trademark applications, internet domain names, service
marks, trade dress, trade names, business names, designs, logos, slogans (and
all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the foregoing)
indicia and other source and/or business identifiers, and all registrations
or
applications for registrations which have heretofore been or may hereafter
be
issued thereon throughout the world; copyrights and copyright applications;
(including copyrights for computer programs) and all tangible and intangible
property embodying the copyrights, unpatented inventions (whether or not
patentable); patents and patent applications; industrial design applications
and
registered industrial designs; license agreements related to any of the
foregoing and income therefrom; books, records, writings, computer tapes or
disks, flow diagrams, specification sheets, computer software, source codes,
object codes, executable code, data, databases and other physical
manifestations, embodiments or incorporations of any of the foregoing; all
other
intellectual property; and all common law and other rights throughout the world
in and to all of the foregoing.
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“Lien”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“Loan
Instruments”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Obligations”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Permitted
Indebtedness”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
“Permitted
Liens”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.2
“Pledged
Property”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
(i) the Convertible Debentures, (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement, (iii)
the Warrants, (iv) the Loan Instruments and (v) any other or related
documents.
ARTICLE
2.
PLEDGED
PROPERTY
Section
2.1.Grant
of Security Interest.
(a) As
collateral security for the payment or performance in full of the Obligations,
each Grantor hereby pledges and assigns to the Secured Party, its successors
and
assigns, and grants to the Secured Party, its successors and assigns, a
continuing security interest in and to all assets and personal property of
each
Grantor, wherever located and whether now or hereinafter existing and whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, of every kind and description, tangible or
intangible, including without limitation, all Goods, Inventory, Equipment,
Fixtures, Instruments (including promissory notes), Documents, Accounts
(including health-care-insurance receivables, and license fees), Contracts,
Contract Rights, Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic), Deposit
Accounts (and in and to any deposits or other sums at any time credited to
each
such Deposit Account), Money, Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights
(whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), Commercial
Tort
Claims, Securities and all other Investment Property, General Intangibles
(including payment intangibles and software), Farm Products, all books and
records relating to any of the foregoing, and all Supporting Obligations, and
any and all proceeds and products of any thereof, including proceeds of
insurance covering any or all of the foregoing, wherever located, whether now
owned, or now due, in which a Grantor has an interest or the power to transfer
rights, or hereafter acquired, arising, or to become due, or in which a Grantor
obtains an interest, or the power to transfer rights, and as more particularly
described on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto (collectively, the “Pledged
Property”).
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(b) Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Grantor shall make,
execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party such
documents, instruments, and agreements, including, without limitation, financing
statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured Party’s
reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or to
continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged
Property.
Section
2.2 Security
for Obligations.
The
security interest created hereby in the Pledged Property constitutes continuing
collateral security for all of the following obligations, whether now existing
or hereinafter incurred (collectively, the “Obligations”):
(a)
(i)
the payment by the Company, as and when due and payable (by scheduled maturity,
acceleration, demand or otherwise), of all amounts from time to time owing
by it
in respect of the Convertible Debentures, the other Transaction Documents,
or
any other amounts owing by it to the Secured Party, or (ii) in the case of
any
Guarantor, the payment by such Guarantor, as and when due and payable of all
“Guaranteed Obligations” under (and as defined in) the Guaranty;
and
(b)
the
due performance and observance by each Grantor of all of its other debts,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by any Grantor to the
Secured Party, of every nature, type and description, whether liquidated,
unliquidated, primary, secondary, secured, unsecured, direct, indirect,
absolute, or contingent, and whether or not evidenced by a note, guaranty or
other instrument, and any amendments, extensions, renewals or increases thereof,
including, without limitation, all those under the Transaction Documents or
any
agreement or document related to the Transaction Documents, including without
limitation, (i) with respect to any conversion or redemption rights of the
Secured Party under the Convertible Debentures; or (ii) any interest accruing
thereon after insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the
Grantors, whether or not a claim for post petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding, and all costs and expenses of the Secured Party incurred in the
enforcement, collection or otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing,
including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses.
ARTICLE
3.
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT;
PERFORMANCE
Section
3.1.Secured
Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.
Each
Grantor hereby appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, with full
authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of each Grantor
or otherwise, exercisable after and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, from time to time in the Secured Party’s discretion to take any action
and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem
necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, or for the purpose
of
perfecting, confirming, continuing , enforcing or protecting the security
interest in the Pledged Property, including, without limitation, to (a) file
one
or more financing statements, continuing statements, filings with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any
successor office) or other documents; (b) receive and collect all instruments
made payable to the Grantor representing any payments in respect of the Pledged
Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same; (c)
demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, xxx for, foreclose,
or
realize on the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may determine;
and
(d) to facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors
and
obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments directly to the Secured Party.
The foregoing power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall
be
irrevocable until all Obligations are paid and performed in full. The Grantors
agree that the powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to
protect the Secured Party’s interests in the Pledged Property and shall not
impose any duty upon the Secured Party to exercise any such powers.
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Section
3.2.Secured
Party May Perform.
If
a
Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party,
at
its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and
the
expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included
in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by such Grantor under
Section 8.3.
ARTICLE
4.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
4.1.Authorization;
Enforceability.
Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery,
this
Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective
party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the
availability of equitable remedies.
Section
4.2.Ownership
of Pledged Property; Priority of Security Interest.
Each
Grantor represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner
of the
Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or
other
charge or encumbrance (each, a “Lien”)
except
for the security interest created by this Agreement and other Permitted Liens.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Permitted
Liens”
means:
(1) the security interest created by this Agreement, (2) existing Liens which
have been disclosed by the Grantors to the Secured Party on Schedule
4.2 attached
hereto; (3) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges
or
levies not yet due, as to which the grace period, if any, related thereto
has
not yet expired, or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
(4)
Liens of carriers, materialmen, warehousemen, mechanics and landlords and
other
similar Liens which secure amounts which are not yet overdue or which are
being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves
have been established in accordance with GAAP; (5) licenses, sublicenses,
leases
or subleases granted to other persons not materially interfering with the
conduct of the business of the Grantors; (6) Liens securing capitalized lease
obligations and purchase money indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose
of
financing an acquisition or lease; (7) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions,
encroachments, municipal zoning ordinances and other similar charges or
encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing debt
and
not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Grantors
and
not materially detracting from the value of the property subject thereto;
(8)
Liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards which judgments
or
awards do not constitute an Event of Default; (9) Liens incurred in the ordinary
course of business in connection with workers compensation claims, unemployment
insurance, pension liabilities and social security benefits and Liens securing
the performance of bids, tenders, leases and contracts in the ordinary course
of
business, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature (other than appeal bonds) incurred in the ordinary
course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect of the payment for
borrowed money); (10) Liens in favor of a banking institution arising by
operation of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and
contractual set-off rights held by such banking institution and which are
within
the general parameters customary in the banking industry and only burdening
deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository
institution; (11) usual and customary set-off rights in leases and other
contracts; and (12) escrows in connection with acquisitions and
dispositions.
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Section
4.3 Location
of Pledged Property.
The
Pledged Property is or will be kept at the address(es) of each Grantor set
forth
on the signature pages hereof, or such other locations as the Grantors have
given the Secured Party written notice prior to the date hereof, and, unless
otherwise provided herein, the Grantors will not remove any Pledged Property
from such locations without the prior written consent of the Secured Party
which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section
4.4 Location,
State of Incorporation and Name of Grantors.
Each
Grantor’s principal place of business, state of incorporation or organization,
organization identification number, and exact legal name is as set forth on
each
such Grantor’s signature page to this Agreement.
Section
4.5 Priority
of Security Interest.
The
security interest granted to the Secured Party hereunder shall be a first
priority security interest subject to no other Liens. Except for the Permitted
Liens, no financing statement covering any of the Pledged Property or any
proceeds thereof is on file in any public office.
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ARTICLE
5.
DEFAULT;
REMEDIES
Section
5.1Method
of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies.
If
any
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) The
Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Pledged Property, in addition
to
any other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to
it,
all of the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Code
(whether or not the Code applies to the affected Pledged Property), and also
may
(i) take absolute control of the Pledged Property, including, without
limitation, transfer into the Secured Party's name or into the name of its
nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done
so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments
made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof
and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner
thereof, (ii) require each Grantor to assemble all or part of the Pledged
Property as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured
Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is
reasonably convenient to both parties, and the Secured Party may enter into
and
occupy any premises owned or leased by a Grantor where the Pledged Property or
any part thereof is located or assembled for a reasonable period in order to
effectuate the Secured Party's rights and remedies hereunder or under law,
without obligation to such Grantor in respect of such occupation, and
(iii) without notice except as specified below and without any obligation
to prepare or process the Pledged Property for sale, (A) sell the Pledged
Property or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale,
at any of the Secured Party's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or
for
future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the
Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable and/or (B) lease, license or
dispose of the Pledged Property or any part thereof upon such terms as the
Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that, to
the
extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Pledged Property shall
be
required by law, at least ten (10) days' notice to such Grantor of the time
and
place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other
disposition of the Pledged Property is to be made shall constitute reasonable
notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or
other
disposition of any Pledged Property regardless of notice of sale having been
given. The Secured Party 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. Each Grantor hereby waives any claims against the Secured Party
arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Pledged Property
may
have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been
obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the
Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and
does
not offer such Pledged Property to more than one offeree, and waives all rights
that such Grantor may have to require that all or any part of such Pledged
Property be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. Each Grantor
hereby acknowledges that (i) any such sale of the Pledged Property by the
Secured Party may be made without warranty, (ii) the Secured Party may
specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment
or
the like, and (iii) such actions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii)
above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such
sale
of Pledged Property.
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(b) Any
cash
held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property and all cash proceeds received
by
the Secured Party in respect of any sale of or collection from, or other
realization upon, all or any part of the Pledged Property shall be applied
(after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section
8.3 hereof) by the Secured Party against, all or any part of the Obligations
in
such order as the Secured Party shall elect, consistent with the provisions
of
the Securities Purchase Agreement. Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds
held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full
in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be
lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction
shall direct.
(c) In
the
event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are
insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled,
each Grantor shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon
at the rate specified in the Convertible Debentures for interest on overdue
principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law,
together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses
and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to
collect such deficiency.
(d) Each
Grantor hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any
applicable state, provincial, or federal law requirements in connection with
a
disposition of the Pledged Property, such compliance will not adversely affect
the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Pledged
Property.
(e) The
Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral
security (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the Pledged
Property) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of
them
or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in
any
particular order, and all of the Secured Party's rights hereunder and in respect
of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative
and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent
that it lawfully may, each Grantor hereby agrees that it will not invoke any
law
relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede
the enforcement of the Secured Party's rights under this Agreement or under
any
other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which
any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is
secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it
lawfully may, each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such
laws.
Section
5.2Duties
Regarding Pledged Property.
The
Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the
Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights
pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of the
Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.
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ARTICLE
6.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
So
long
as any of the Obligations shall remain outstanding, unless the Secured Party
shall otherwise consent in writing:
Section
6.1.Existence,
Properties, Etc.
(a)
Each
Grantor shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence
with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary
(i) to maintain Grantor’s due organization, valid existence and good
standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve
and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations
in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could have a Material
Adverse Effect; and (b) each Grantor shall not do, or cause to be done, any
act impairing the Grantor’s corporate power or authority (i) to carry on
such Grantor’s business as now conducted, and (ii) to execute or deliver
this Agreement or any other agreement or document delivered in connection
herewith, including, without limitation, the Guaranty , any other collateral
documents, any UCC-1 Financing Statements required by the Secured
Party (which documents, instruments, and agreements collectively shall be
referred to as the “Loan
Instruments”) to
which it is or will be a party, or perform any of its obligations hereunder
or
thereunder. For purpose of this Agreement, the term “Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any material and adverse affect as determined by Secured Party in its reasonable
discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the
Grantors’ assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or
otherwise; (b) the Grantors’ ability to make payment as and when due of all
or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.
Section
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Statements and Reports.
Each
Grantor shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such
financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request.
Section
6.3.Accounts
and Reports.
Each
Grantor shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with
GAAP
and
provide, at its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:
(a) as
soon
as available, a copy of any notice or other communication alleging any
nonpayment or other material breach or default, or any foreclosure or other
action respecting any material portion of its assets and properties, received
respecting any of the indebtedness of such Grantor in excess of $500,000 (other
than the Obligations), or any demand or other request for payment under any
guaranty, assumption, purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement
respecting the indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $500,000;
and
(b) within
fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or filing, a copy of
any report, financial statement, notice or other document, whether periodic
or
otherwise, submitted to the shareholders of the Grantors, or submitted to or
filed by the Grantors with any governmental authority involving or affecting
(i)
the Grantors that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; (ii) the Obligations; (iii) any part of the Pledged Property;
or (iv) any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan
Instruments (except, in each case, to the extent any such submission, filing,
report, financial statement, notice or other document is posted on XXXXX
Online).
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Section
6.4.Maintenance
of Books and Records; Inspection.
Each
Grantor shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with GAAP,
and permit the Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals
designated by the Secured Party in writing, at any time during normal business
hours and upon reasonable notice to visit and inspect any of its properties
(including but not limited to the collateral security described in the
Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and
financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any
employee, officer or director thereof (it being agreed that, unless an Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, there shall be no more than
two
(2) such visits and inspections in any fiscal year).
Section
6.5.Maintenance
and Insurance.
(a) Each
Grantor shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, all of
its
material assets and properties in good working order and condition, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, making all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and
replacements thereof.
(b) The
Grantors shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at their own expense,
insurance in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the
Grantors deems reasonably necessary to the Grantors’ business, (i) adequate
to insure all assets and properties of the Grantors of a character usually
insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business against loss or
damage resulting from fire or other risks included in an extended coverage
policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort claims that may be
incurred by the Grantors; (iii) as may be required by the Transaction
Documents and/or applicable law and (iv) as may be reasonably requested by
Secured Party, all with financially sound and reputable insurers.
Section
6.6.Contracts
and Other Collateral.
Each
Grantor shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each
instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged
Property to which such Grantor is now or hereafter will be party on a timely
basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this
Agreement, except to the extent the failure to so perform such obligations
would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
6.7.Defense
of Collateral, Etc.
Each
Grantor shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any
part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the
Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each against all manner of claims
and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted by applicable law
(other than any such claims and demands by holders of Permitted
Liens).
Section
6.8.Taxes
and Assessments.
Each
Grantor shall (a) file all material tax returns and appropriate schedules
thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date
of
delinquency (taking into account any extensions of the original due date),
(b) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon a Grantor, upon its income and profits or upon
any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach
thereto, and (c) pay all material taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of
its
properties; provided,
however,
that
the Grantors in good faith may contest any such tax, assessment, governmental
charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) so long as
appropriate reserves are maintained with respect thereto if and to the extent
required by GAAP.
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Section
6.9.Compliance
with Law and Other Agreements.
Each
Grantor shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in
connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state
and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations
and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements,
licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which a Grantor is a party
or
by which such Grantor or any of its properties is bound, except where the
failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
6.10.Notice
of Default.
The
Grantors will immediately notify the Secured Party of any event causing a
substantial loss or diminution in the value of all or any material part of
the
Pledged Property and the amount or an estimate of the amount of such loss or
diminution. The Grantors shall promptly notify the Secured Party of any
condition or event which constitutes, or would constitute with the passage
of
time or giving of notice or both, an Event of Default, and promptly inform
the
Secured Party of any events or changes in the financial condition of any Grantor
occurring since the date of the last financial statement of such Grantor
delivered to the Secured Party, which individually or cumulatively when viewed
in light of prior financial statements, which might reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or financial condition
of the Grantors.
Section
6.11.Notice
of Litigation.
Each
Grantor shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any
actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of
$250,000, instituted by any persons against a Grantor, or affecting any of
the
assets of such Grantor, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen
(15) days of the commencement thereof, between a Grantor on the one hand and
any
governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or
financial condition of such Grantor.
Section
6.13. Future
Subsidiaries.
If
any
Grantor shall hereafter create or acquire any subsidiary, simultaneously with
the creation or acquisition of such subsidiary, such Grantor shall cause such
subsidiary to become a party to this Agreement as an additional "Grantor"
hereunder, and to duly execute and deliver a guaranty of the Obligations in
favor of the Secured Party in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Secured Party, and to duly execute and/or deliver such opinions of counsel
and
other documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Secured
Party, as the Secured Party shall reasonably request with respect
thereto.
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Section
6.14. Changes
to Identity.
Each
Grantor will (a) give the Secured Party at least 30 days' prior written notice
of any change in such Grantor's name, identity or organizational structure,
(b)
maintain its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation as set
forth on its respective signature page attached hereto, (c) immediately notify
the Secured Party upon obtaining an organizational identification number, if
on
the date hereof such Grantor did not have such identification
number.
Section
6.15. Establishment
of Deposit Account, Account
Control Agreements.
Within
ten (10) days of the date hereof, each Grantor, the Secured Party, and each
applicable bank or other depository institution shall enter into a deposit
account control agreement (“Deposit
Account Control Agreement”)
in the
form of Exhibit
B
with
respect to each of the Grantor’s deposit accounts, including, without
limitation, all savings, passbook, money market or other depository accounts,
and all certificates of deposit, maintained by each Grantor with any bank,
savings and loan association, credit union or other depository institution
maintained or used by each Grantor (the “Deposit
Accounts”)
providing dominion and control over such accounts to the Secured Party such
that
upon notice by the Secured Party to such bank or other depository institution
of
the occurrence of an Event of Default all actions under such account shall
be
taken solely at the Secured Party’s direction. Each Grantor’s current Deposit
Accounts are set forth on Schedule
6.15
attached
hereto.
Each
Grantor shall cause all cash, all collections and proceeds from accounts
receivable, all receipts from credit card payments, and all proceeds from the
sale of any Pledged Property to be deposited only into its Deposit Accounts
in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices.
Each
Grantor shall have valid and effective Deposit Account Control Agreements in
place at all times with respect to all of its Deposit Accounts. No Deposit
Account shall be established, used or maintained by a Grantor unless it first
enters into a Deposit Account Control Agreement.
With
respect to each Deposit Account, from an after the occurrence of an Event of
Default, the Secured Party shall have the right, at any time and from time
to
time, to exercise its rights under such Deposit Account Control Agreement,
including, for the avoidance of any doubt, the exclusive right to give
instructions to the financial institution at which such Deposit Account is
maintained as to the disposition of funds or other property on deposit therein
or credited thereto. The Secured Party hereby covenants and agrees that it
will
not send any such notice to a financial institution at which any such Deposit
Account is maintained directing the disposition of funds or other property
therein unless and until the occurrence of an Event of Default.
In
connection with the foregoing, each Grantor hereby authorizes and directs each
bank or other depository institution which maintains any Deposit Account to
pay
or deliver to the Secured Party upon the Secured Party’s written demand thereof
made at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default has occurred all
balances in each Deposit Account with such depository for application to the
Obligations then outstanding.
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Section
6.16 Perfection
of Security Interests.
(a) Financing
Statements.
The
Grantors hereby irrevocably authorize the Secured Party, at the sole cost and
expense of the Grantors, at any time and from time to time to file in any filing
office in any jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments
thereto that (a) indicate the Pledged Property (i) as all assets of Grantors
or
words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised
in
the Pledged Property falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Code of such
jurisdiction, or (ii) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater
detail, and (b) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article
9 of
the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing
statement or amendment, including (i) whether such Grantor is an organization,
the type of organization and any organization identification number issued
to
such Grantor, and (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture
filing, a sufficient description of real property to which the Pledged Property
relates. Grantors agree to furnish any such information to the Secured Party
promptly upon request. Grantors also ratify their authorization for the Secured
Party to have filed in any jurisdiction any initial financing statements or
amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Grantors acknowledge
that they are not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or
termination statement with respect to any financing statement without the prior
written consent of the Secured Party and agree that they will not do so without
the prior written consent of the Secured Party. The Grantors acknowledge and
agree that this Agreement constitutes an authenticated record.
(b) Possession.
The
Grantors (i) shall have possession of the Pledged Property, except where
expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement or where the Secured Party
chooses to perfect its security interest by possession in addition to the filing
of a financing statement; and (ii) will, where Pledged Property is in the
possession of a third party, join with the Secured Party in notifying the third
party of the Secured Party’s security interest and obtaining an acknowledgment
from the third party that it is holding the Pledged Property for the benefit
of
the Secured Party.
(c) Control. In
addition to the provisions set forth in Section 6.15 above, the Grantors will
cooperate with the Secured Party in obtaining control with respect to the
Pledged Property consisting of (i) Investment Property, (ii) Letters of Credit
and Letter-of-Credit Rights and (iii) electronic Chattel Paper.
(d) Chattel
Paper; Marking of Chattel Paper.
The
Grantors will not create any Chattel Paper without placing a legend on the
Chattel Paper acceptable to the Secured Party indicating that the Secured Party
has a security interest in the Chattel Paper.
Section
6.17 Notice
of Commercial Tort Claims.
Attached as Schedule
6.17
is a
list of all Commercial Tort Claims of the Grantors (as
such
Schedule may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time).
If any
Grantor shall at any time acquire a Commercial Tort Claim, such Grantor shall
immediately notify the Secured Party in a writing signed by such Grantor which
shall (a) provide brief details of said claim and (b) grant to the Secured
Party
a security interest in said claim and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the
terms of this Agreement, in such form and substance satisfactory to the Secured
Party.
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ARTICLE
7.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
So
long
as any of the Obligations shall remain outstanding, unless the Secured Party
shall otherwise consent in writing each Grantor covenants and agrees that it
shall not:
Section
7.1. Transfers,
Liens and Encumbrances.
(a) Sell,
assign (by operation of law or otherwise), lease, license, exchange or otherwise
transfer or dispose of any of the Pledged
Property, except Grantors may (i) sell or dispose of Inventory in the ordinary
course of business, and (ii) sell or dispose of assets the Grantors have
determined, in good faith, not to be useful in the conduct of its business,
and
(iii) sell or dispose of accounts in the course of collection in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice.
(b) Directly
or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien in, to
or
against any part of the Pledged Property other than Permitted
Liens.
Section
7.2. Restriction
on Redemption and Cash Dividends
Directly
or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or
distribution on its capital stock without the prior express written consent
of
the Secured Party.
Section
7.3. Incurrence
of Indebtedness.
Directly
or indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness,
other than the indebtedness evidenced by the Convertible Debentures and other
Permitted Indebtedness. “Permitted
Indebtedness”
means:
(i) indebtedness evidenced by Convertible Debentures; (ii) existing indebtedness
disclosed by each Grantor on Schedule
7.3;
(iii)
indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or
lease of any equipment by the Company, including capital lease obligations
with
no recourse other than to such equipment; (iv) indebtedness (A) the repayment
of
which has been subordinated to the payment of the Obligations on terms and
conditions acceptable to the Secured Party, including with regard to interest
payments and repayment of principal, (B) which does not mature or otherwise
require or permit redemption or repayment prior to or on the 91st
day
after the maturity date of any Convertible Debentures then outstanding; and
(C)
which is not secured by any assets of the Grantors; (v) indebtedness solely
between a Grantor and/or one of its domestic subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and
a Grantor and/or one of its domestic subsidiaries, on the other which
indebtedness is not secured by any assets of the Grantor or any of its
subsidiaries, provided that (x) in each case a majority of the equity of any
such domestic subsidiary is directly or indirectly owned by the Grantor, such
domestic subsidiary is controlled by the Grantor and such domestic subsidiary
has executed a security agreement in the form of this Agreement and (y) any
such
loan shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that is pledged by such Grantor
or its subsidiary, as applicable, as collateral pursuant to this Agreement;
(vi)
reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued for the account
of the Grantor or any of its subsidiaries for the purpose of securing
performance obligations of such Grantor or its subsidiaries incurred in the
ordinary course of business so long as the aggregate face amount of all such
letters of credit does not exceed $500,000 at any one time; and (vii) renewals,
extensions and refinancing of any indebtedness described in clause (i) or (iii)
of this subsection.
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Section
7.4. Places
of Business.
(i)
Change its state of organization or incorporation, or (ii) change the location
of its chief place of business, chief executive office or any place of business
disclosed to the Secured Party, unless such change in location is to a different
location within the United States and such Grantor provides notice to the
Secured Party of new location within 10 days’ of such change in
location.
ARTICLE
8.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
8.1.Notices.
All
notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given on:
(a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person or by nationally
recognized overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after
mailing if mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail,
return receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:
If
to the Secured Party:
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YA
Global Investments, L.P.
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000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Portfolio
Manager
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If
to the Company:
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Intrepid
Technology and Resources, Inc.
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If
to any other Grantor
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To
the address listed on the respective signature pages attached
hereto
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Any
party
may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new
address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day
after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such
party’s address for the purpose of all notices or other communications required
or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.
Section
8.2.Severability.
If
any
provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall
not
in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable
provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if
any
such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
Section
8.3.Expenses.
In
the
event of an Event of Default, the Grantors will pay to the Secured Party the
amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur
in connection with: (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale,
collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Property;
(ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party
hereunder or (iii) the failure by a Grantor to perform or observe any of
the provisions hereof.
Section
8.4.Waivers,
Amendments, Etc.
The
Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require
strict performance by a Grantor of any undertakings, agreements or covenants
shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this
Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any waiver
by
the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other
Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto
and whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings,
agreements and covenants of a Grantor contained in this Agreement, and no Event
of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party, nor may
this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver, amendment,
change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing specifying
such
waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the Secured Party in
the
case of any such waiver, and signed by the Secured Party and the Grantors in
the
case of any such amendment, change or modification. Further, no such document,
instrument, and/or agreement purported to be executed on behalf of the Secured
Party shall be binding upon the Secured Party unless executed by a duly
authorized representative of the Secured Party.
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Section
8.5.Continuing
Security Interest.
This
Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property
and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect so long as any of the
Obligations shall remain outstanding; (ii) be binding upon each Grantor and
its successors and assigns; and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured
Party and its successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full
of the Obligations, this Agreement and the security interest created hereby
shall terminate, and, in connection therewith, each Grantor shall be entitled
to
the return, at its expense, of such of the Pledged Property as shall not have
been sold in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof or otherwise applied
pursuant to the terms hereof and the Secured Party shall deliver to the Company
such documents as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.
Section
8.6.Independent
Representation.
Each
party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the
opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that
it
has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard
to
the substance of this Agreement.
Section
8.7.Applicable
Law: Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx
County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of
the
Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey
for
the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph,
provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall prevent the Secured Party from enforcing its rights and
remedies (including, without limitation, by filing a civil action) with respect
to the Pledged Property and/or the Grantors in any other jurisdiction in which
the Pledged Property and/or the Grantors may be located.
Section
8.8.Waiver
of Jury Trial.
AS
A
FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO
MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, EACH GRANTOR HEREBY WAIVES,
TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR
ANY
AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
Section
8.9 Right
of Set Off.
The
Grantors each hereby grant to the Secured Party, a lien, security interest
and
right of setoff as security for all liabilities and obligations to the Secured
Party, whether now existing or hereafter arising, upon and against all deposits,
credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody,
safekeeping or control of the Secured Party or any of its affiliates, or any
entity under the control of the Secured Party, or in transit to any of them.
At
any time, without demand or notice, the Secured Party may set off the same
or
any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of the
Grantors even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other
collateral securing the Obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE THE SECURED
PARTY TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL
WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH
RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF THE GRANTORS, ARE HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.
Section
8.10 Security
Interest Absolute.
All
rights of the Secured Party hereunder, the security interest in the Pledged
Property and all obligations of the Grantors hereunder shall be absolute and
unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of
the
Transaction Documents, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations
or
any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) 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
any departure from the Transaction Documents or any other agreement or
instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other
collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or
departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the
Obligations, or (d) the
existence of any claim, set-off or other right which any Grantor may have at
any
time against any other Grantor or the Secured Party.
Section
8.11 Indemnification. The
Grantors shall indemnify, defend, and hold the Secured Party, or any agent,
employee, officer, attorney, or representative of the Secured Party, harmless
of
and from any claim brought or threatened against the Secured Party or any such
person so indemnified by any Grantor, any other obligor or endorser of the
Obligations or any other person (as well as from attorneys' fees and expenses
in
connection therewith) on account of the Secured Party's relationship with the
Grantors, or any other obligor or endorser of the Obligations.
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Section
8.12. Liability
of Grantors.
Notwithstanding any provision herein or in any other Loan Instrument, the
Grantors, and each of them, are and shall be jointly and severally liable for
any and all Obligations (whether any such Obligation is specified as an
obligation of the Grantors or of any of them).
Section
8.13. Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed and delivered by exchange of facsimile signatures
of
the Secured Party and the Grantors, and those signatures need not be affixed
to
the same copy. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts.
Section
8.14 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and the other documents and agreements delivered in connection
herewith constitute the entire understanding among the parties and supersede
any
prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
COMPANY:
INTREPID
TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or
Formation:
Idaho
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Organizational
ID: 00-0000000
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR:
INTREPID
TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES BIOGAS, LLC
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Manager
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Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or
Formation:
Idaho
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Organizational
ID: 00-0000000
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR:
Intrepid
Engineering Services,
Inc.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or
Formation:
Idaho
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Organizational
ID: 00-0000000
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR:
Magic
Valley Energy Company,
LLC
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Manager
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Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or
Formation:
Idaho
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Organizational
ID: 00-0000000
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR:
Yakima
Valley Biogas, LLC
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Manager
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Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or
Formation:
Idaho
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Organizational
ID: 4207011 (no EIN)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above
written.
SECURED
PARTY:
YA
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By: Yorkville
Advisors, LLC
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Its: Investment
Manager
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title: Portfolio
Manager
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EXHIBIT
A
DEFINITION
OF PLEDGED PROPERTY
For
the
purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Grantors
of all of the Obligations, the Grantors each unconditionally and irrevocably
hereby grant to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to,
and
lien upon, the following “Pledged
Property”
of
each
Grantor (all capitalized terms used herein and not defined in the Agreement
shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Code):
All
personal property of each Grantor, wherever located and whether now or
hereinafter existing and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of every
kind
and description, tangible or intangible, including without limitation,
all:
1. Goods;
2.
Inventory,
including, without limitation, all goods, merchandise and other personal
property now owned or hereafter acquired by a Grantor which are held for sale
or
lease, or are furnished or to be furnished under any contract of service or
are
raw materials, work-in-process, supplies or materials used or consumed in such
Grantor’s business, and all products thereof, and all substitutions,
replacements, additions or accessions therefor and thereto; and any cash or
non-cash Proceeds of all of the foregoing;
3.
Equipment,
including, without limitation, all machinery, equipment, furniture, parts,
tools
and dies, of every kind and description, of the Grantors (including automotive
equipment and motor vehicles), now owned or hereafter acquired by the Grantors,
and used or acquired for use in the business of the Grantors, together with
all
accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof and parts
therefor and all cash or non-cash Proceeds of the foregoing;
4. Fixtures,
including, without limitation, all goods which are so related to particular
real
estate that an interest in them arises under real estate law and all accessions
thereto, replacements thereof and substitutions therefor, including, but not
limited to, plumbing, heating and lighting apparatus, mantels, floor coverings,
furniture, furnishings, draperies, screens, storm windows and doors, awnings,
shrubbery, plants, boilers, tanks, machinery, stoves, gas and electric ranges,
wall cabinets, appliances, furnaces, dynamos, motors, elevators and elevator
machinery, radiators, blinds and all laundry, refrigerating, gas, electric,
ventilating, air-refrigerating, air-conditioning, incinerating and sprinkling
and other fire prevention or extinguishing equipment of whatsoever kind and
nature and any replacements, accessions and additions thereto, Proceeds thereof
and substitutions therefor;
5. Instruments
(including promissory notes);
6. Documents;
7. Accounts,
including, without limitation, all Contract Rights and accounts receivable,
health-care-insurance receivables, and license fees; any other obligations
or
indebtedness owed to the Grantors from whatever source arising; all rights
of
Grantors to receive any payments in money or kind; all guarantees of Accounts
and security therefor; all cash or non-cash Proceeds of all of the foregoing;
all of the right, title and interest of Grantors in and with respect to the
goods, services or other property which gave rise to or which secure any of
the
accounts and insurance policies and proceeds relating thereto, and all of the
rights of the Grantors as an unpaid seller of goods or services, including,
without limitation the rights of stoppage in transit, replevin, reclamation
and
resale and all of the foregoing, whether now existing or hereafter created
or
acquired;
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8.
Contracts
and Contract Rights, including, to the extent not included in the definition
of
Accounts, all rights to payment or performance under a contract not yet earned
by performance and not evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper;
9.
Chattel
Paper (whether tangible or electronic);
10. Deposit
Accounts (and in and to any deposits or other sums at any time credited to
each
such Deposit Account);
11. Money,
cash and cash equivalents;
12. Letters
of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights (whether or not the Letter of Credit
is
evidenced by a writing);
13. Commercial
Tort Claims (if any);
14. Securities
Accounts, Security Entitlements, Securities, Financial Assets and all other
Investment Property, including, without limitation, all ownership or membership
interests in any subsidiaries or affiliates (whether or not controlled by the
Grantors);
15. General
Intangibles, including, without limitation, all Payment Intangibles,
Intellectual Property (to the extent to which the Company is not prohibited
from
granting a security interest in and to such Intellectual Property), tax refunds
and other claims of the Grantors against any governmental authority, and all
choses in action, insurance proceeds, goodwill, customer lists, formulae,
licenses, permits, franchises, research and literary rights now owned or
hereafter acquired;
16. Farm
Products;
17. All
books
and records and information (including all ledger sheets, files, computer
programs, tapes and related data processing software) evidencing an interest
in
or relating to any of the foregoing and/or to the operation of the Grantors’
business, and all rights of access to such books and records, and information,
and all property in which such books and records, and information are stored,
recorded and maintained;
18. To
the
extent not already included above, all Supporting Obligations, and any and
all
cash and non-cash Proceeds, products, accessions, and/or replacements of any
of
the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance covering any or all of the
foregoing.
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
Schedule
4.2 - Existing Liens
Leased
Idaho Falls office:
KeyCorp
Corporate Real Estate
Key
Bank
National Association
X.X.
Xxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Leased
compressed natural gas vehicle fueling station:
Ardent
Properties, LLC
XX
Xxx
0000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Leased
postage meter:
Pitney
Xxxxx
XX
Xxx
000000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Leased
Toyota Camry:
Toyota
Financial Services
P.
O. Xxx
00000
Xxxx
xx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Three
leased compressed natural gas tube trailers:
FIBA
Canning, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
XXXXXX
Leased
front-end loader:
Cesco
Rentals
0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Leased
Semi-Truck:
Xxxxx'x
Auto Parts
P.
O. Xxx
00
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Intrepid
Technology and Resources Biogas, LLC assets:
XxxXxxxxx
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Schedule
6.15 - Deposit Accounts
Intrepid
Technology and Resources, Inc. Checking Account:
Zions
First National Bank
Idaho
Falls Xxxxxx
0000
X.
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Acct:
73007326
Intrepid
Technology and Resources, Inc. Checking Account:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx,
XX
00000
Acct:
3522162027
Intrepid
Technology and Resources Biogas, LLC. Checking Account:
Acct:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx,
XX
00000
Acct:
0000000000
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Schedule
6.17 - Commercial Tort Claims
None.
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Schedule
7.3 - Existing Indebtedness
Schedule
7.3 Existing Indebtedness
As
of 2008-03-25
Liability
|
Amount
|
|||
Yorkville
|
$
|
3,419,167.65
|
||
Xxxxxx
Builders
|
$
|
1,959,243.66
|
||
Biogas
Bond
|
$
|
7,878,750.00
|
||
Biogas
Accounts Payable
|
$
|
177,882.52
|
||
Intrepid
Inc. Accounts Payable
|
$
|
143,990.40
|
||
Payroll
for two weeks ending 2008-03-28
|
$
|
27,600.00
|
||
Accrued
Payroll Liabilities
|
$
|
636,676.61
|
||
Total
Existing Indebtedness
|
$
|
14,243,310.84
|
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT
(____________
Company)
This
Agreement is entered into as of _______________________, , among _____________,
a _______________ corporation ("Company"),
_________________("Lender"),
and
__________________ ("Bank")
with
respect to the following:
A. Bank
has
agreed to establish and maintain for Company deposit account number
______________ (the "Account").
B. Company
has assigned to Lender a security interest in the Account and in checks, wire
transfers, ACH, EFT and other payment instructions ("Checks")
deposited in the Account.
C. Company,
Lender and Bank are entering into this Agreement to evidence Lender's security
interest in the Account and such Checks and to provide for the disposition
of
net proceeds of Checks deposited in the Account.
Accordingly,
Company, Lender and Bank agree as follows:
1. 1) This
Agreement evidences Lender's control over the Account. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in the agreement between Bank and Company governing the Account,
Bank will comply with instructions originated by Lender as set forth herein
directing the disposition of funds in the Account without further consent of
the
Company.
(b) Company
represents and warrants to Lender and Bank that it has not assigned or granted
a
security interest in the Account or any Check deposited in the Account, except
to Lender.
(c) Company
will not permit the Account to become subject to any other pledge, assignment,
lien, charge or encumbrance of any kind, other than Lender's security interest
referred to herein.
2. During
the Activation Period (as defined below), Bank shall deny any requests from
Company to make any withdrawals from the Account. Prior to the Activation
Period, Company may operate and transact business through the Account in its
normal fashion, including making withdrawals from the Account, but covenants
to
Lender it will not close the Account. On the first Business Day following the
commencement of the Activation Period, and continuing on each Business Day
thereafter, Bank shall transfer all collected, good and "available" balances
in
the Account to Lender at its account specified in the Notice (as defined below).
The "Activation
Period"
means
the period after Bank's receipt of a written notice from Lender in the, form
of
Exhibit A (the "Notice").
A
"Business
Day"
is each
day except Saturdays, Sundays and Bank holidays. Funds are not "available"
if, in
the reasonable determination of Bank, they are subject to a hold, dispute or
legal process preventing their withdrawal.
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3. Bank
agrees it shall not offset charge, deduct or otherwise withdraw funds from
the
Account, except as permitted by Section 4, until it has been advised in writing
by Lender that all of Company's obligations that are secured by the Checks
and
the Account are paid in full. Lender shall notify Bank promptly in writing
upon
payment in full of Company's obligations.
4. Bank
is
permitted to charge the Account:
(a) For
its
normal and customary fees and charges relating to the Account or associated
with
this Agreement;
(b) in
the
event any Check deposited into the Account is returned unpaid for any reason
or
for any breach of warranty claim; and
(c) for
any
other fees or costs permitted under the Lock Box and Blocked Account Agreement
between mid among the parties (the "Lock
Box Agreement'').
5.
(a) If
the
balances in the Account are not sufficient to compensate Bank for any fees
or
charges due Bank in connection with the Account or this Agreement, Company
agrees to pay Bank on demand the amount due Bank.
(b) If
the
balances in the Account are not sufficient to compensate Bank for any returned
Check, Company agrees to pay Bank on demand the amount due Bank. If Company
fails to so pay Bank immediately upon demand, Lender agrees to pay Bank any
amount received by Lender with respect to such returned Check in accordance
with
the Lock Box Agreement. The failure to so pay Bank shall constitute a breach
of
this Agreement.
(c) Company
hereby authorizes Bank, without prior notice, from time to time to debit any
other account Company may have with Bank for the amount or amounts due Bank
under subsection 5(a) or 5(b).
6.
(a) Bank
will
make available online or telephonically information to Lender regarding deposits
to the Account.
(b) In
addition to the original Bank statement provided to Company, Bank will provide
Lender with a duplicate of such statement.
7.
(a) Bank
will
not be liable to Company or Lender for any expense, claim, loss, obligation,
liability, damage, or cost ("Damages")
arising out of or relating to its performance under this Agreement other than
those Damages which result directly from its acts or omissions constituting
gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
(b) In
no
event will Bank be liable for any special, indirect, exemplary or consequential
damages, including but not limited to lost profits, or any other matter
disclaimed or excluded in the Lock Box Agreement, including but not limited
to
as provided in Section 7 thereof.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Bank will be excused from failing
to
act or delay in acting, and no such failure or delay shall constitute a breach
of this Agreement or otherwise give rise to any liability of Bank, if such
failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond Bank's reasonable control,
including but not limited to legal constraint, emergency conditions, action
or
inaction of governmental, civil or military authority, fire, strike, lockout
or
other labor dispute, war, riot, theft, flood, earthquake, or other natural
disaster, breakdown of public or private or common carrier communications or
transmission facilities, computer virus, worm or denial of service attack,
equipment failure, or negligence or default of Company.
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(d) Bank
shall have no duty to inquire or determine whether Company's obligations to
Lender are in default or whether Lender is entitled to provide the Notice to
Bank. Bank may rely on notices and communications it believes in good faith
to
be genuine and given by the appropriate party.
(e) Notwithstanding
any of the other provisions in this Agreement, in the event of the commencement
of a case pursuant to Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, filed by or against Company,
or in the event of the commencement of any similar case under then applicable
federal or state law providing for the relief of debtors or the protection
of
creditors by or against Company, Bank may act as Bank deems necessary to comply
with all applicable provisions of governing statutes and shall not be in
violation of this Agreement as a result.
(f) Bank
shall be permitted to comply with any writ, levy order or other similar judicial
or regulatory order or process concerning the Account or any Check and shall
not
be in violation of this Agreement for so doing.
8. Company
shall indemnify Bank against, and hold it harmless from, any and all
liabilities, losses, obligations, claims, costs, expenses and damages of any
nature (including but not limited to allocated costs of staff counsel, other
reasonable attorneys fees and any fees and expenses) in any way arising out
of
or relating to disputes or legal actions concerning Bank's provision of the
services described in this Agreement. This section does not apply to any cost
or
damage attributable to the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of Bank.
Company's obligations under this section shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
9. Company
shall pay to Bank, upon receipt of Bank's invoice, all costs, expenses and
attorneys' fees (including allocated costs for in-house legal services) incurred
by Bank in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and any instrument
or agreement required hereunder, including but not limited to any such costs,
expenses and fees arising out of the resolution of any conflict, dispute, motion
regarding entitlement to rights or rights of action, or other action to enforce
Bank's rights in a case arising under Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code.. Company
agrees to pay Bank, upon receipt of Bank's invoice, all costs, expenses and
attorneys' fees (including allocated costs for in-house legal services) incurred
by Bank in the preparation and administration of this Agreement (including
any
amendments hereto or instruments or agreements required hereunder).
10. Termination
and Assignment of this Agreement shall be as follows:
(a) Lender
may terminate this Agreement by providing notice to Company and Bank that all
of
Company's obligations which are secured by Checks and the Account are paid
in
full, Lender may also terminate or it may assign this Agreement upon 30 days'
prior written notice to Company and Bank. Bank may terminate this Agreement
upon
30 days' prior written notice to Company and Lender. Company may not terminate
this Agreement except with the written consent of Lender and upon prior written
notice to Bank.
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(b) Notwithstanding
subsection 10(a), Bank may terminate this Agreement at any time by written
notice to Company and Lender if either Company or Lender breaches any of the
terms of this Agreement, or any other agreement with Bank.
11.
(a) Each
party represents and warrants to the other parties that (i) this Agreement
constitutes its duly authorized, legal, valid, binding and enforceable
obligation; (ii) the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not (A) constitute
or result in a breach of its certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws
or partnership agreement, as applicable, or the provisions of any material
contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound or (B) result in the
violation of any law, regulation, judgment, decree or governmental order
applicable to it; and (iii) all approvals and authorizations required to permit
the execution, delivery, performance and consummation of this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereunder have been obtained.
(b) The
parties each agree that it shall be deemed to make and renew each representation
and warranty in subsection 11(a) on and as of each day on which Company uses
the
services set forth in this Agreement.
12.
(a) This
Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by Company, Lender and Bank;
except that Bank's fees and charges are subject to change by Bank upon 30 days'
prior written notice to Company.
(b) This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts; all such counterparts shall
constitute but one and the same agreement.
(c) This
Agreement, together with the Lock Box Agreement, and 1st Century Bank, N.A.
Account Terms and Conditions, constitute the entire, agreement regarding the
subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior understandings, writings,
proposals, representations and communications, oral or written, of any party
relating to the subject matter hereof.
(d) This
Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with California law without
reference to that state's principles of conflicts of law.
13. Any
written notice or other written communication to be given under this Agreement
shall be addressed to each party at its address set forth on the signature
page
of this Agreement or to such other address as a party may specify in writing.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any such notice shall be
effective upon receipt.
14. Nothing
contained in the Agreement shall create any agency, fiduciary, joint venture
or
partnership relationship between Bank and Company or Lender.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly
authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
("Company")
|
Address
for Notices:
|
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|
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|
|||
By:
Name:
|
|
||
Title:
|
|
||
|
T:
|
||
|
F:
|
("Lender")
|
Address
for Notices:
|
||
|
|||
|
|||
By:
Name:
|
|
||
Title:
|
Attn:
|
||
|
T:
|
||
|
F:
|
("Bank")
|
Address
for Notices:
|
||
By: | |||
|
Attn:
|
||
Title:
|
T:
|
||
|
F:
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EXHIBIT
A
DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT CONTROL AGREEMENT
[Letterhead
of Lender]
To: [Bank]
[Address]
Re: [Name
of
Company]
Account
No. _______________________________
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to the Deposit Account Control Agreement dated (the "Agreement")
among
[Company Name], us and you regarding the above-described account (the
"Account").
In
accordance with Section 2 of the Agreement, we hereby give you notice of our
exercise of control of the Account and we hereby instruct you to transfer funds
to our account as follows:
Bank
Name:
|
|
|
ABA
No.:
|
|
|
Account
Name:
|
|
|
Account
No.:
|
|
Very
truly yours,
|
||
as
Lender
|
|
|
|
By: | ||
Name:
|
||
Title: |
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