Exhibit 10.78
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into this 16th
day of June, 1999, by and between APS Consulting, Inc., a Texas corporation
("Debtor"), whose address is 0000 Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X-000, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000, and APSC, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Secured Party"), whose
address is 0000 Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X-000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, who,
for good and valuable consideration, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT; INDEBTEDNESS
1.1 SECURITY INTEREST. Subject to the applicable terms of this
Agreement, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which Debtor acknowledges, Debtor assigns and transfers to Secured Party, and
grants to Secured Party a continuing security interest in and lien upon, the
Collateral (as defined in Article II below) to secure the payment and the
performance of the Indebtedness (the "Security Interest").
1.2 INDEBTEDNESS. The following indebtedness and obligations
(the "Indebtedness") are secured by this Agreement:
(a) All debt, obligations, liabilities, and agreements of
Debtor to Secured Party, now or hereafter existing, arising directly
between Debtor and Secured Party or acquired outright, conditionally,
or as collateral security from another by Secured Party, absolute or
contingent, joint or several, secured or unsecured, due or not due,
contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, arising by
operation of law or otherwise, including without limitation the
Promissory Note (Line of Credit), dated June 16, 1999, in the maximum
original principal amount of $500,000 (subject to other ceilings
provided therein), executed by Debtor, and payable to the order of
Secured Party, and all renewals, extensions, modifications, or
rearrangements of any of the foregoing.
(b) All costs incurred by Secured Party to obtain, preserve,
perfect, and enforce this Agreement and the Security Interest, to
collect the Indebtedness, and to maintain, preserve, collect, and
enforce the Collateral, including but not limited to taxes,
assessments, insurance premiums, repairs, reasonable attorney's fees
and legal expenses, feed, rent, storage costs, and expenses of sale.
(c) Interest on the above amounts as agreed between Secured
Party and Debtor, or if there is no agreement, at the highest lawful
rate.
ARTICLE II
COLLATERAL
2.1 DESCRIPTION OF COLLATERAL. The Security Interest is
granted in the following (the "Collateral"):
(a) All of Debtor's assets, including without limitation all
accounts, chattel paper, contract rights, equipment, inventory,
fixtures, general intangibles, and investment property, as more
particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached to and incorporated
herein by reference.
(b) All substitutes and replacements for, accessions,
attachments and other additions to, tools, parts and equipment used in
connection with, and proceeds and products of, the above Collateral
(including all income and benefits resulting from any of the above),
all certificates of title, manufacturer's statements of origin, other
documents, accounts, and chattel paper arising from or related to the
above Collateral, and returned or repossessed Collateral, any of which,
if received by Debtor, shall be delivered immediately to Secured Party.
(c) All policies of insurance covering the Collateral and
proceeds thereof.
(d) All security for the payment of any of the Collateral, and
all goods which gave or will give rise to any of the Collateral or are
evidenced, identified, or represented therein or thereby.
(e) All property similar to the property described above and
any other collateral fitting within any of the foregoing
classifications hereafter acquired by Debtor.
(f) All products and proceeds of the items described
in subsections (a) through (e) of this Section 2.1.
2.2 AFTER ACQUIRED CONSUMER GOODS. The Security Interest shall attach
to after acquired consumer goods only to the extent permitted by Section
9.204(b) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code (Texas UCC).
ARTICLE III
DEBTOR'S WARRANTIES
Debtor represents and warrants to Secured Party as follows:
3.1 FINANCING STATEMENTS. No financing statement covering the
Collateral is or will be on file in any public office, except the financing
statements relating to this Security Interest, and those described in Exhibit
"B". In the past five (5) years, Debtor has not used or done business under any
name other than "Eco-Acquisition, Inc.," "Eco-Systems" or its legal name set
forth on the first page of this Agreement.
3.2 OWNERSHIP. Debtor owns the Collateral free from any setoff, claim,
restriction, lien, security interest, or encumbrance except liens for taxes not
yet due, the Security Interest and those described in Exhibit "B".
3.3 FIXTURES AND ACCESSIONS. None of the Collateral is affixed to real
estate or is an accession to any goods, or will become a fixture or accession,
except as expressly set out herein.
3.4 CLAIMS OF DEBTORS ON COLLATERAL. No account debtors and other
obligors whose debts or obligations are part of the Collateral have any right to
setoffs, counterclaims, or adjustments, or any defenses in connection therewith.
3.5 ACCURACY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. All representations and
warranties made by Debtor with respect to its financial data are true in all
material respects.
3.6 POWER AND AUTHORITY. Debtor has full power and authority to
make this Agreement.
3.7 PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. Debtor's principal place of business
is located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000.
Debtor's chief executive office is at Debtor's address stated above in Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx County, Texas, and such address is also where Debtor keeps its books and
records.
3.8 LOCATION OF COLLATERAL. All of Debtor's inventory and equipment is
located at the real properties described in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference or at its principal place of business. Debtor
has exclusive possession and control of its inventory and equipment. None of
Debtor's inventory or equipment is evidenced by a document (as defined in the
Texas UCC). All instruments, chattel paper, securities, and certificates of
title comprising any part of the Collateral have been delivered to Secured
Party. Before Debtor shall acquire additional inventory and equipment subject to
this Agreement and store or use such property at a location other than the real
properties described in Exhibit "C" or remove existing inventory and equipment
to a location other than the real properties described in Exhibit "C", Debtor
shall first notify Lender of such location and comply with Section 4.7 hereof.
3.9 PERFECTION. Upon the filing of the UCC financing statements with
the (i) Office of the Texas Secretary of State; (ii) Office of the Arkansas
Secretary of State; (iii) Office of the Alabama Secretary of State; (iv) Office
of the Mississippi Secretary of State; (v) the Office of the County Clerk of
Xxxxxx County, Texas; (vi) the Office of the County Clerk of Pulaski County
Arkansas; (vii) the Office of the County Clerk of Xxxxxxx County Alabama; (viii)
the Office of the County Clerk of Xxxxxx County, Mississippi; and upon Secured
Party's obtaining possession of all Debtor's documents, instruments, chattel
paper, securities, and certificates of title, and upon Secured Party's obtaining
control of Debtor's Investment Property, the Security Interest will constitute a
valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in the Collateral. In the
event another secured party has possession of Debtor's assets for perfection
purposes, such secured party's possession shall be deemed possession on behalf
of Secured Party to the extent of Secured Party's subordinate security interest,
and when possession is no longer required for any other security interest, then
possession shall be transferred to Secured Party.
3.10 SOLVENCY. As of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this
Agreement and the completion of all other transactions contemplated by Debtor at
the time of the execution of this Agreement, (i) Debtor is and will be solvent,
(ii) the fair saleable value of Debtor's assets exceeds and will continue to
exceed Debtor's liabilities (both fixed and contingent), (iii) Debtor is paying
and will continue to be able to pay its debts as they mature, and (iv) if Debtor
is not an individual, Debtor has and will have sufficient capital to carry on
Debtor's businesses and all businesses in which Debtor is about to engage.
ARTICLE IV
DEBTOR'S COVENANTS
Debtor covenants and agrees that:
4.1 INDEBTEDNESS AND THIS AGREEMENT. Debtor shall pay the
Indebtedness in accordance with its terms and shall promptly perform all of
his (or its) agreements herein and in any other agreements between him
(or it) and Secured Party.
4.2 OWNERSHIP OF COLLATERAL. At the time Debtor grants to Secured Party
a security interest in any Collateral, Debtor shall be the absolute owner
thereof and shall have the right to grant such security interest. Debtor shall
defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons at any time
claiming any interest therein adverse to Secured Party. Debtor shall keep the
Collateral free from all liens and security interests.
4.3 INSURANCE. Debtor shall insure the Collateral with companies
acceptable to Secured Party against such casualties and in such amounts as
Secured Party shall require. All insurance policies shall be written for the
benefit of Debtor and Secured Party as their interests may appear, or in other
form satisfactory to Secured Party, and such policies or certificates evidencing
the same shall be furnished to Secured Party. All policies of insurance shall
provide for written notice to Secured Party at least 10 days prior to
cancellation. Risk of loss or damage is Debtor's to the extent of any deficiency
in any effective insurance coverage. Secured Party is appointed Debtor's
attorney-in-fact to collect any return or unearned premiums or the proceeds of
such insurance and to endorse any draft or check payable to Debtor therefor.
4.4 MAINTENANCE. Debtor shall keep and maintain the Collateral in
good condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
4.5 SECURED PARTY'S COSTS. Debtor shall pay all costs necessary to
obtain, preserve, perfect, defend, and enforce this Security Interest, collect
the Indebtedness, and preserve, defend, enforce, and collect the Collateral,
including but not limited to taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, repairs,
reasonable attorney's fees and legal expenses, feed, rent, storage costs, and
expenses of sales. Whether Collateral is or is not in Secured Party's
possession, and without any obligation to do so and without waiving Debtor's
default for failure to make any such payment, Secured Party at its option may
pay any such costs and expenses, discharge encumbrances on the Collateral, and
pay for insurance of Collateral, and such payment shall be a part of the
Indebtedness. Debtor agrees to reimburse Secured Party on demand for any costs
so incurred.
4.6 INFORMATION AND INSPECTION. Debtor shall (i) furnish Secured Party
any financial statements of Debtor or reports to Debtor by accountants or others
pertaining to Debtor's business as soon as available, and any information with
respect to the Collateral reasonably requested by Secured Party; (ii) allow
Secured Party to inspect the Collateral, at any reasonable time and wherever
located, and to inspect and copy, or furnish Secured Party with copies of, all
records relating to the Collateral and the Indebtedness; (iii) furnish Secured
Party such information as Secured Party may reasonably request to identify
inventory, accounts, and general intangibles in Collateral, at the time and in
the form requested by Secured Party; and (iv) deliver upon request to Secured
Party shipping and delivery receipts evidencing the shipment of goods and
invoices evidencing the receipt of, and the payment for, inventory in
Collateral.
4.7 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. Debtor shall sign any papers furnished by
Secured Party which are necessary in the reasonable judgment of Secured Party to
obtain, maintain, and perfect the Security Interest and to enable Secured Party
to comply with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any other federal or
state law in order to obtain or perfect Secured Party's interest in collateral
or to obtain proceeds of collateral.
4.8 PARTIES LIABLE ON COLLATERAL. Debtor will preserve the liability of
all obligors on any Collateral, will preserve the priority of all security
therefor, and will deliver to Secured Party the original certificates of title
on all motor vehicles included in the Collateral. Secured Party shall have no
duty to preserve such liability or security, but may do so at the expense of
Debtor, without waiving Debtor's default.
4.9 MODIFICATION OF COLLATERAL. Without the written consent of Secured
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, Debtor shall not agree
to any modification of any of the terms of any accounts, contracts, chattel
paper, general intangibles, or instruments constituting part of the Collateral.
4.10 RIGHT OF SECURED PARTY TO NOTIFY DEBTORS. During the continuance
of an Event of Default under this Agreement, Secured Party may notify persons
obligated on any Collateral to make payments directly to Secured Party and
Secured Party may take control of all proceeds of any Collateral. Until Secured
Party elects to exercise such rights, Debtor, as agent of Secured Party, shall
collect and enforce all payments owed on Collateral.
4.11 DELIVERY OF RECEIPTS OF SECURED PARTY; Rejected Goods. During the
continuance of an Event of Default under this Agreement, upon Secured Party's
demand, Debtor shall deposit, upon receipt and in the form received, with any
necessary endorsement, all payments received as proceeds of Collateral, in a
special bank account in a bank of Secured Party's choice over which Secured
Party alone shall have power of withdrawal. The funds in said account shall
secure the Indebtedness. Secured Party is authorized to make any endorsement in
Debtor's name and behalf. Pending such deposit, Debtor shall not mingle any such
payments with any of Debtor's other funds or property, but will hold them
separate and upon an express trust for Secured Party. Secured Party may from
time to time apply the whole or any part of the funds in the special account
against the Indebtedness. Unless Secured Party notifies Debtor in writing that
it dispenses with any one or more of the following requirements, Debtor shall:
(a) inform Secured Party immediately of the rejection
of goods, delay in delivery or performance, or claim made, in regard to any
Collateral;
(b) keep returned goods segregated from Debtor's other
property, and hold the goods as trustee for Secured Party until it has
paid Secured Party the amount loaned against the related account or
chattel paper and deliver the goods on demand to Secured Party; and
(c) pay Secured Party the unpaid amount of any account in
Collateral (i) if the account is not paid when due; (ii) if purchaser
rejects the goods or services covered by the account; or (iii) if
Secured Party shall at any time reject the account as unsatisfactory.
Secured Party may retain the account in Collateral. Secured Party may
charge any deposit amount of Debtor with any such amounts.
4.12 RECORDS OF COLLATERAL. Debtor at all times will maintain accurate
books and records covering the Collateral. Debtor immediately will xxxx all
books and records with an entry showing the absolute assignment of all accounts
in Collateral to Secured Party and Secured Party is hereby given the right to
audit the books and records of Debtor relating to Collateral at any time and
from time to time. The amounts shown as owed to Debtor on Debtor's books and on
any assignment schedule will be the undisputed amounts owing and unpaid. Debtor
shall disclose to Secured Party all agreements modifying any account,
instrument, or chattel paper.
4.13 DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL. If disposition of any Collateral gives
rise to an account, chattel paper, or instrument, Debtor immediately shall
notify Secured Party, and upon request of Secured Party shall assign or endorse
the same to Secured Party. No Collateral may be sold, leased, manufactured,
processed, or otherwise disposed of by Debtor in any manner without the prior
written consent of Secured Party, except inventory sold, leased manufactured,
processed, or consumed in the ordinary course of business.
4.14 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. Each account receivable constituting
Collateral will represent the valid and legally enforceable obligation of third
parties and shall not be evidenced by any instrument or chattel paper. In the
event any account shall give rise to any instrument or chattel paper, Debtor
shall immediately endorse the same to Secured Party and deliver all original
such instruments and chattel paper to Secured Party.
4.15 LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY. Debtor shall give Secured
Party written notice of each office of Debtor in which records of Debtor
pertaining to accounts in Collateral are kept, and each location at which
inventory in Collateral is or will be kept, and of any change of any such
location. If no such notice is given, all records of Debtor pertaining to
accounts and all inventory are and shall be kept at Debtor's address shown
above.
4.16 NOTICE OF CHANGES. Debtor will notify Secured Party immediately of
any material change in the Collateral, of a change in Debtor's residence or
location, of a change in any matter warranted or represented by Debtor in this
Agreement or furnished to Secured Party, and of any Event of Default.
4.17 USE AND REMOVAL OF COLLATERAL. Debtor will not use the Collateral
illegally. Debtor will not permit any of the Collateral to be removed from the
locations specified herein or between locations without the written consent of
Secured Party.
4.18 POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL. If the Collateral is chattel paper,
documents, instruments, or investment securities or other instruments, Secured
Party may deliver a copy of this Agreement to the broker or seller thereof, or
any person in possession thereof, and such delivery shall constitute notice to
such person of Secured Party's security interest therein and shall constitute
Debtor's instruction to such person to deliver to Secured Party certificates or
other evidence of the same as soon as available. Debtor will deliver all
investment securities, other instruments, documents, and chattel paper which are
part of the Collateral and in Debtor's possession to the Secured Party
immediately, or if hereafter acquired, immediately following acquisition,
appropriately endorsed to Secured Party's order, or with appropriate, executed
powers. Debtor waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and all
other notices with respect thereto.
4.19 CHATTEL PAPER. Debtor has perfected or will perfect a
security interest by means satisfactory to Secured Party in goods covered by
chattel paper in Collateral.
4.20 CONSUMER CREDIT. If any Collateral or proceeds includes
obligations of third parties to Debtor, the transactions giving rise to the
Collateral shall conform in all respects to the applicable state or federal
consumer credit law. DEBTOR SHALL HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY SECURED PARTY
AGAINST ANY COST, LOSS, OR EXPENSE INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES, ARISING FROM
DEBTOR'S BREACH OF THIS COVENANT.
4.21 CHANGE OF NAME. Debtor shall not change its name (or any assumed
name or other name under which Debtor does business) or its corporate structure
unless at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such name
change, Debtor gives Secured Party written notice of such intended name change
and the new name or any change in its corporate structure. Debtor will not
change its principal place of business, chief executive office, or the place
where it keeps its books and records unless Debtor (i) shall have given Secured
Party thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof, and (ii) shall have taken
all action deemed necessary or desirable by Secured Party to cause the Security
Interest to be and remain perfected with the priority required by this
Agreement. Debtor shall execute all such documents and agreements (including
without limitation security agreements, financing statements, and amendments to
financing statements) as Secured Party may reasonably request in connection with
any such name change.
4.22 NOTATION ON TITLE CERTIFICATES. If certificates of title
are issued or outstanding with respect to any of the Collateral, Debtor will
cause the Security Interest to be properly noted therein.
4.23 POWER OF ATTORNEY. Debtor appoints Secured Party as Debtor's
attorney-in-fact with full power in Debtor's name and behalf to do every act
which Debtor is obligated to do or may be required to
do hereunder; however, nothing in this section shall be construed to obligate
Secured Party to take any action hereunder.
4.24 DEBTOR'S WAIVERS. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement
or by law, Debtor waives notice of the creation, advance, increase, existence,
extension, or renewal of, and of any indulgence with respect to, the
Indebtedness; waives notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration,
notice of intent to demand, presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, and
protest; waives notice of the amount of the Indebtedness outstanding at any
time, notice of any change in financial condition of any person liable for the
Indebtedness or any part thereof, and all other notices respecting the
Indebtedness; and agrees that maturity of the Indebtedness and any part thereof
may be accelerated, extended, or renewed one or more times by Secured Party in
its discretion, without notice to Debtor.
4.25 OTHER PARTIES AND OTHER COLLATERAL. No renewal or extension of or
any other indulgence with respect to the Indebtedness or any part thereof, no
release of any security, no release of any person (including any maker,
endorser, guarantor, or surety) liable on the Indebtedness, no delay in
enforcement of payment, and no delay or admission or lack of diligence or care
in exercising any right or power with respect to the Indebtedness or any
security therefor or guaranty thereof or under this Agreement shall in other
manner impair or affect the rights of Secured Party under the law, under this
Agreement, or under any other agreement pertaining to the other security for the
Indebtedness, before foreclosing upon the Collateral for the purpose of paying
the Indebtedness. Debtor waives any right to the benefit of or to require or
control application of any other security or proceeds thereof, and Debtor agrees
that Secured Party shall have no duty or obligation to Debtor to apply to the
Indebtedness any such other security or proceeds thereof.
4.26 RELEASE OF FILINGS. On or before July 15, 1999, Debtor shall
ensure that a release of all filings (in any public office) which purport to
provide notice of liens and/or obligations of or against Debtor or Debtor's
assets, other than those listed on Exhibit "B", is filed in the appropriate
public office.
ARTICLE V
RIGHTS AND POWERS OF SECURED PARTY
5.1 GENERAL. Secured Party before default without liability to Debtor
may: obtain from any person information regarding Debtor or Debtor's business,
which information any such person also may furnish without liability to Debtor;
endorse as Debtor's agent any instruments, documents, or chattel paper in
Collateral or representing proceeds of Collateral; contact account debtors
directly to verify information furnished by Debtor; release Collateral in its
possession to any Debtor temporarily or otherwise; reject as unsatisfactory any
property hereafter offered by Debtor as Collateral; set standards from time to
time to govern what may be used as after-acquired collateral; and at any time
transfer any of the Collateral or evidence thereof into its own name or that of
its nominee. Secured Party, during the continuance of an Event of Default
without liability to Debtor, may:
(a) require Debtor to give possession or control of any
Collateral to Secured Party;
(b) take control of proceeds;
(c) require additional collateral;
(d) take control of funds generated by the Collateral, such as
cash dividends, interest, and proceeds or refunds from insurance, and
use same to reduce any part of the Indebtedness and exercise all other
rights which an owner of such Collateral may exercise, except the right
to vote or dispose of Collateral before an Event of Default; and
(e) demand, collect, convert, redeem, receipt for, settle,
compromise, adjust, xxx for, foreclose, or realize upon Collateral, in
its own name or in the name of Debtor, as Secured Party may determine
in its sole and absolute discretion,
Secured Party shall not be liable for failure to collect any account or
instrument, or for any act or omission on the part of the Secured Party, its
officers, agents, or employees, except willful misconduct. The foregoing rights
and powers of Secured Party will be in addition to, and not a limitation upon,
any rights and powers of Secured Party given by law, elsewhere in this
Agreement, or otherwise. If Debtor fails to maintain any required insurance, to
the extent permitted by applicable law Secured Party may (but is not obligated
to) purchase single interest insurance coverage for the Collateral which
insurance may at Secured Party's option (i) protect only Secured Party and not
provide any remuneration or protection for Debtor directly, and (ii) provide
coverage only after the Indebtedness has been declared due as herein provided.
The premiums for any such insurance purchased by Secured Party shall be a part
of the Indebtedness and shall bear interest as provided in Section 1.2(c) above.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULT
6.1 Events of Default. The following are events of default
under this Agreement ("Events of Default"):
(a) default in the timely payment of any part of the
Indebtedness or in performance or observance of the terms and
conditions herein or the Loan Agreement between Debtor and Secured
Party;
(b) any warranty, representation, or statement made or
furnished to Secured Party by Debtor proves to have been false in any
material respect when made or furnished;
(c) acceleration of the maturity of debt of Debtor to any
other person;
(d) loss, theft, destruction which is not covered by
Debtor's insurance, of any Collateral in violation hereof, or
substantial damage to any Collateral;
(e) death, incapacity, dissolution, merger, or consolidation,
termination of existence, insolvency or business failure of Debtor or
any person liable on the Indebtedness; commencement of proceedings for
the appointment of a receiver for any property of Debtor; commencement
of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law by or against
Debtor (or any corporate action shall be taken to effect same), or any
partnership of which Debtor is a partner, or by or against any person
liable upon the Indebtedness or any part thereof, or liable upon
Collateral; or
(f) levy on, seizure, or attachment of any property
of Debtor, or a judgment against Debtor, in each case in excess of
$10,000.
6.2 REMEDIES OF SECURED PARTY UPON DEFAULT. When an Event of Default
occurs, and at any time thereafter so long as the Event of Default is not cured,
Secured Party without notice or demand (except as otherwise required by
statute), may declare the Indebtedness in whole or part immediately due and may
enforce payment of the same and exercise any rights under the Texas UCC, rights
and remedies of Secured Party under this Agreement, or otherwise. Secured Party
may require Debtor to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Secured
Party at a place which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Expenses of
retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling, leasing, or the like shall
include Secured Party's reasonable attorney's fees and legal expenses. Secured
Party shall be entitled to immediate possession of all books and records
evidencing any accounts or general intangibles or pertaining to chattel paper
covered by this Agreement and shall have the authority to enter upon any
premises upon which any of the same, or any Collateral, may be situated and
remove the same therefrom without liability. Secured Party may surrender any
insurance policies in Collateral and receive the unearned premium thereon.
Debtor shall be entitled to any surplus after payment of the Indebtedness and
shall be liable to Secured Party for any deficiency. The process of any
disposition after default available to satisfy the Indebtedness shall be applied
to the Indebtedness in such order and in such manner as Secured Party in its
discretion shall decide. If, in the opinion of Secured Party, there is any
question that a public sale or distribution of any Collateral will violate any
state or federal securities law, Secured Party (i) may offer and sell securities
privately to purchasers who will agree to take them for investment purposes and
not with a view to distribution and who will agree to imposition of restrictive
legends on the certificates representing the security, or (ii) may sell such
securities in an intrastate offering under Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities
Act of 1933, and no sale so made in good faith by Secured Party shall be deemed
to be not "commercially reasonable" because so made.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL
7.1 PARTIES BOUND. Secured Party's rights under this Agreement and the
Security Interest shall inure to the benefits of its successors and assigns, and
in the event of any assignment or transfer of any of the Indebtedness or the
Collateral, Secured Party thereafter shall be fully discharged from any
responsibility with respect to the Collateral so assigned or transferred, but
Secured Party shall retain all rights and powers hereby given with respect to
any of the Indebtedness or Collateral not so assigned or transferred. All
representations, warranties, and agreements of Debtor if more than one are joint
and several, and all shall be binding upon the personal representatives, heirs,
successors, and assigns of Debtor.
7.2 WAIVER. No delay of Secured Party in exercising any power or right
shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any power or right preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other power or right. No waiver by Secured Party of any right hereunder of
any default by Debtor shall be binding upon Secured Party unless in writing, and
no failure by Secured Party to exercise any power or right hereunder or waiver
of any default by Debtor shall operate as a waiver of any other or further
exercise of such right or power of any further default.
7.3 AGREEMENT CONTINUING. This Agreement shall constitute a continuing
agreement, applying to all future as well as existing transactions, whether or
not of the character contemplated at the date of this Agreement, and if all
transactions between Secured Party and Debtor shall be closed at any time, shall
be equally applicable to any new transactions thereafter. Provisions of this
Agreement, unless by their terms exclusive, shall be in addition to other
agreements between the parties.
7.4 DEFINITIONS. Unless the context indicates otherwise, definitions in
the Texas UCC apply to words and phrases in this Agreement; if Texas UCC
definitions conflict, Chapter 9 definitions apply.
7.5 NOTICE. Notices required herein or under applicable law shall be
deemed reasonable if mailed postage prepaid at least 5 days before the related
action (or if the Texas UCC elsewhere specifies a longer period, such longer
period) to the address shown above.
7.6 INTEREST. No agreement relating to the Indebtedness shall be
construed to be a contract for or to authorize charging or receiving, or require
the payment or permit the collection of, interest at a rate
or in an amount above that authorized by law. Interest payable under any
agreement above that authorized by law shall be reduced automatically to the
highest amount permitted by law.
7.7 MODIFICATIONS. No provision hereof shall be modified or limited
except by a written agreement expressly referring hereto and to the provisions
so modified or limited and signed by Debtor and Secured Party, nor by course of
conduct, usage of trade, or by the law merchant.
7.8 SEVERABILITY. The unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the enforceability or validity of any other
provision.
7.9 GENDER AND NUMBER. Where appropriate, the use of one gender shall
be construed to include the others or any of them; and the singular number shall
be construed to include the plural, and vice versa.
7.10 Applicable Law and Venue. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED
ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA APPLICABLE TO TRANSACTIONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. Except at otherwise
stated, this Agreement and the Security Interest shall be construed in
accordance with the Texas Uniform Commercial Code [Texas Business and Commerce
Code Sec. 1.01, et seq. ("Texas UCC")]. This Agreement is performable by Debtor
in the county of Secured Party's address set out above.
7.11 FINANCING STATEMENT. A carbon, photographic, or other
reproduction of this security agreement
or any financing statement covering the Collateral shall be sufficient as a
financing statement.
7.12 LIMITATIONS OF LAW. If any law prohibits or limits any charge or
expense provided for in this Agreement in connection with any loan secured
hereby, such charge or expense will not be made or incurred in connection with
such loan beyond the limits permitted by such law.
EXECUTED this 16th day of June, 1999.
DEBTOR:
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APS CONSULTING, INC., a Texas corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: President
SECURED PARTY:
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APSC, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
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Title: President
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EXHIBIT "A"
List of Debtor's Assets
(a) all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, inventory, building
materials, and articles of personal property (the "Personalty") now or hereafter
owned by Debtor, including but not limited to the Personalty attached to or used
in or on the Land or in or about the Improvements more fully described in the
Exhibit "C" hereafter or that are necessary or useful for the complete and
comfortable use and occupancy of the Improvements for the purposes for which
they were or are to be attached, placed, erected, constructed or developed, or
which Personalty is or may be used in or related to the planning, development,
financing or operation of the Improvements, and all renewals of or replacements
or substitutions for any of the foregoing, whether or not the same are or shall
be attached to the Land or Improvements;
(b) all water and water rights, timber, crops, and mineral
interests pertaining to the Land;
(c) all plans and specifications for the Improvements and
for any future development of or construction on the Land;
(d) (i) all accounts, deposits, bank accounts, funds, instruments,
notes or chattel paper arising from or by virtue of any transactions or
operations related to the Land, the Improvements, the Personalty, the Leases, or
the Rents and (ii) any investment property, as defined in the Texas UCC
("Investment Property");
(e) all Debtor's rights (but not Debtor's obligations) under any
documents, contracts, contract rights, accounts, commitments, construction
contracts (and all payment and performance bonds, statutory or otherwise, issued
by any surety in connection with any such construction contracts, and the
proceeds of such bonds), architectural contracts, engineering contracts, and
general intangibles (including without limitation trademarks, trade names, and
symbols) arising from or by virtue of any transactions related to the Land, the
Improvements, or the Personalty;
(f) all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, accreditation,
registrations and authorizations of all federal, state and local governmental or
regulatory authority, and other rights and privileges obtained in connection
with the Land, the Improvements, or the Personalty and the operation thereof;
(g) all development rights, utility commitments, water and wastewater
taps, living unit equivalents, capital improvement project contracts, letters of
credit, and utility construction agreements with any governmental authority,
including municipal utility districts, or with any utility companies (and all
refunds and reimbursements thereunder) relating to the Land or the Improvements;
(h) all proceeds arising from or by virtue of the sale, lease or
other disposition of the Land, the Improvements, or the Personalty;
(i) all proceeds (including premium refunds) of each policy of
insurance relating to the Land, the Improvements, or the Personalty;
(j) all proceeds from the taking of any of the Land, the Improvements,
the Personalty, or any rights appurtenant thereto by right of eminent domain or
by private or other purchase in lieu thereof,
including change of grade of streets, curb cuts or other rights of access, for
any public or quasipublic use under any law;
(k) all right, title, and interest of Debtor in and to all streets,
roads, public places, easements, and rights-of-way, existing or proposed, public
or private, adjacent to or used in connection with, belonging, or pertaining to
the Land;
(l) all of Debtor's rights (but not Debtor's obligations) under
existing and future residency or occupancy agreements, licenses, leases,
including subleases, concession agreements, management agreements and any and
all extensions, renewals, modifications, and replacements of such agreements,
upon or of any part of the Land or Improvements, including cash or securities
deposited and guaranties to secure performance by the tenants of their
obligations thereunder (the "Leases");
(m) all of the rents, receipts, royalties, bonuses, issues, profits,
revenues, or other benefits of the Land, the Improvements, the Leases, or the
Personalty, including those now due or to become due by virtue of any Lease or
other agreement for the occupancy or use of all or any part of the Land or
Improvements (the "Rents");
(n) all consumer goods located in, on, or about the Land or the
Improvements or used in connection with the use or operation thereof; however,
neither the term "consumer goods" nor the term "Personalty" includes clothing,
furniture, appliances, linens, china, crockery, kitchenware, inventory,
medicines, drugs or personal effects used primarily for the operation of the
Property;
(o) all other interests of every kind and character that Debtor now has
or at any time hereafter acquires in and to the Land, Improvements, Personalty,
Leases, and Rents and all property that is used or useful in connection
therewith, including rights of ingress and egress and all reversionary rights or
interests of Debtor with respect to such property and all of Debtor's rights
(but not Debtor's obligations) under any covenants, conditions, and restrictions
for the Land, as the same may be amended from time to time, including Debtor's
rights, title, and interests thereunder as declarant or developer, if
applicable; and
(p) all products and proceeds of the Personalty.
EXHIBIT "B"
Encumbrances
American Physicians Service Group, Inc., a Texas corporation ("APS"), has
certain liens and security interests in the assets and property of Debtor
existing on the date of this Agreement, which liens and security interests are
junior to the liens and security interests granted by virtue of this Agreement
pursuant to that certain Subordination Agreement between APS and Secured Party
dated as of the date of this Agreement.
Access Capital, Inc., a New York corporation, has certain liens and security
interests in the assets and property of Debtor existing on the date of this
Agreement, which liens and security interests are senior to the liens and
security interests granted by virtue of this Agreement pursuant to that certain
Interparty Agreement between Secured Party and Access Capital dated as of the
date of this Agreement..
EXHIBIT "C"
Real Property
00000 Xxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Xxxxxx County
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxx County
