GENERAL SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.12
PARTIES:
Debtor
Name:
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Address:
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000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX
X0X 0X0
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Secured Party
Name:
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GRAVITAS FINANCIAL INC.
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Address:
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000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX
X0X 0X0
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EFFECTIVE DATE
February 13, 2014
For valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges) the Debtor hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest (to which the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) and the regulations thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "PPSA") applies) in and grants, mortgages and charges as and by way of a fixed and specific mortgage and charge to and in favour of the Secured Party, all of the Debtor's rights, title and interests in and to each and every property described or referred to below (collectively, the "Collateral"), all pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
The Collateral includes all of the following personal property, fixtures, leasehold interests and other property described below:
(a)
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all goods now or hereafter comprising part of the inventory of the Debtor and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future of the Debtor in or to inventory including, without limitation, goods now or hereafter held for sale or lease or furnished or to be furnished under a contract of service or that are raw materials, work in process or materials used or consumed in a business or profession or finished goods;
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all equipment now or hereafter owned by the Debtor and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in or to equipment including, without limitation, office, warehouse and other furniture, fixtures, machinery, tools, rolling stock, vehicles, accessories, spare parts, supplies and other tangible personal property;
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all fixtures now or hereafter owned by the Debtor and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in or to fixtures;
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all chattel paper now or hereafter owned or held by the Debtor and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in, under or to chattel paper;
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each and every document of title now or hereafter owned by the Debtor or of which the Debtor is or becomes a holder, whether negotiable or non-negotiable, including, without limitation, each and every warehouse receipt and xxxx of lading, and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in, under or to each and every document of title;
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each and every instrument now or hereafter owned by the Debtor or of which the Debtor is or becomes a holder, and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in, under or to each and every instrument;
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each and every security now or hereafter owned by the Debtor or of which the Debtor is or becomes a holder including, without limitation, all shares, stocks, warrants, bonds, debentures, debenture stock or the like issued by a corporation or other person, or a partnership, association or government, and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in, under or to each and every security;
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all money of the Debtor and all money hereafter acquired by the Debtor and each and every account, debt, claim and demand of every nature and kind which is now due, owing or accruing due or which may hereafter become due, owing or accruing due to the Debtor, or which the Debtor now has or may hereafter have and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future of the Debtor in or to each and every account, debt, claim and demand including, without limitation, claims against the Crown and claims under insurance policies;
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all patents, industrial designs, trade-marks, trade secrets and know-how including without limitation, environmental technology and biotechnology, confidential information, trade-names, goodwill, copyrights, personality rights, plant breeders’ rights, integrated circuit topographies, software and all other forms of intellectual and industrial property, and any registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Intellectual Property”);
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each and every lease, agreement to lease and leasehold interest of the Debtor and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor, in, under or to the same, except the last day of any term of years reserved by any such lease or agreement therefor of which reversion of one day the Debtor shall stand possessed upon trust to assign and dispose of the same as the Secured Party shall direct;
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each and every intangible now or hereafter owned by the Debtor or of which the Debtor is or becomes a holder, and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in, under or to each and every intangible;
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with respect to the property described in each of subparagraphs 2.(a) to 2.(k) inclusive, all substitutions and replacements thereof, improvements, increases, additions and accessions thereto and all interests, rights and benefits, both present and future, of the Debtor in, under or to the same;
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with respect to the property described in each of subparagraphs 2. (a) to 2.(l) inclusive, identifiable or traceable personal property in any form derived directly or indirectly from any dealing with such property or the proceeds therefrom and includes any payment representing indemnity or compensation for loss of or damage to such property or proceeds therefrom; and
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with respect to the property described in each of subparagraphs 2.(a) to 2.(m) inclusive, all books, accounts, invoices, letters, deeds, contracts, security, securities, instruments, bills, notes, writings, papers, documents and records in any form evidencing or relating thereto, and all other rights and benefits to which the Debtor is now or may hereafter become entitled in respect thereof.
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In this Agreement, the words "goods", "inventory", "equipment", "chattel paper", "document of title", "instrument", "security", "money", "account", "motor vehicle", "vehicle identification number", "proceeds", "intangible" and "accessions" shall have the same meanings as their defined meanings in the PPSA. In this Agreement, each reference to "Collateral" shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include and be read as "Collateral or any part thereof".
All of the Collateral, insofar as the same is not intangible property, is now and will hereafter be kept at the address set out above and at the following location(s):
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The security interests, mortgages and charges granted hereby secure all of the following (collectively, the "Obligations"): both the performance and the payment to the Secured Party of all obligations, debts and liabilities (including, without limitation, on account of damages) of the Debtor to the Secured Party, present or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or not, wheresoever and howsoever incurred,
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whether arising under this or any other agreement (whether written or oral), instrument or writing;
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whether arising from dealings between the Secured Party and the Debtor or from other dealings or proceedings by which the Secured Party may be or become in any manner whatever a creditor, obligee or promisee of the Debtor;
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(c)
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whether incurred by the Debtor alone or with another or others;
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whether incurred by the Debtor as principal, surety, indemnitor, obligor or promissor; and
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whether such obligations, debts and liabilities are from time to time reduced and thereafter increased or entirely extinguished and thereafter incurred again,
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all including, without limitation, all interest, commissions, legal and other costs, charges and expenses payable in connection with any and all of the foregoing and, in addition thereto, the Expenses (provided for and defined below).
4. Attachment
Each of the Debtor and the Secured Party acknowledges and confirms that the security interests, mortgages and charges granted hereby shall attach:
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forthwith upon the Effective Date with respect to each and every property included in the Collateral and in which the Debtor then has rights; and
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forthwith upon the Debtor first acquiring rights in each and every property included in the Collateral and in which the Debtor first acquires such rights subsequent to the Effective Date.
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For greater certainty, without in any way limiting the above, each of the Debtor and the Secured Party acknowledges and confirms that they have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment of the said security interests, mortgages and charges.
The Debtor hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Secured Party as follows and acknowledges that the Secured Party is, in part, relying upon such representations, warranties and covenants in accepting the security interests, mortgages and charges granted upon the terms of this Agreement:
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The Debtor covenants and agrees with the Secured Party that:
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(b)
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Possession/Description: Forthwith upon request by the Secured Party, the Debtor shall deliver possession of the Collateral to the Secured Party and shall, if requested by the Secured Party, deliver forthwith to the Secured Party such further details respecting the Collateral and, if the Collateral includes fixtures or crops, or oil, gas or other minerals to be extracted, or timber to be cut, identification and legal description (in registerable form) of the lands concerned. Such further details and legal description so delivered shall be deemed to be contained in and form part of this Agreement.
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Forthwith upon the occurrence of any of the following events (an "Event of Default"), the Obligations will, without the Secured Party being required to give notice or demand, become due and payable in full and, to the extent applicable, be required to be fully performed:
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the failure of the Debtor to pay when due any payment of any of the Obligations, if not cured within 30 days of written notice to the Debtor;
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the failure of the Debtor to perform any of the Obligations;
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the Debtor making or agreeing to make an assignment, disposition or conveyance, whether by way of sale or otherwise, of its assets in bulk;
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the Debtor taking any action or commencing any proceeding or any action or proceeding being taken or commenced by another person or persons against the Debtor in respect of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Debtor, including without limitation, any action or proceeding under the Winding Up and Restructuring Act, the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), or other similar legislation whether now or hereinafter in effect;
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the Debtor committing or threatening to commit any act of bankruptcy pursuant to or set out under the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act;
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the filing of a petition for a receiving order against the Debtor pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
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Forthwith upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the security interests, mortgages and charges granted herein shall be enforceable and the Debtor and the Secured Party shall have, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law, the rights and remedies of a debtor and a secured party respectively under the PPSA and those provided by this Agreement. In addition, the Secured Party may take possession of the Collateral and enforce any rights of the Debtor in respect of the Collateral by any method available in or permitted by law and may require the Debtor to assemble the Collateral and deliver or make the Collateral available to the Secured Party at any place as may be designated by the Secured Party.
9. Expenses
The reasonable costs and expenses of the Secured Party in the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the registration of this Agreement or of notices, financing statements or other filings in respect thereof, the reasonable costs and expenses of the Secured Party in connection with the preparation or review of waivers, consents, amendments, subordination agreements or other matters pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement, the reasonable costs and expenses expressly provided for in the PPSA and, in addition thereto, the cost of any insurance, taxes, solicitor's fees, costs and other legal expenses and all other costs, charges and expenses of or incurred (on a scale as between a solicitor and his own client) by the Secured Party in respect of any of the foregoing and in respect of the enforcement of the Obligations, including taking possession, custody, holding, preserving, protecting, repairing, using or operating, collecting, realizing, processing, preparing for disposition and disposing of the Collateral (collectively, the "Expenses") shall be payable by the Debtor to the Secured Party forthwith upon demand, shall be deemed advanced to the Debtor by the Secured Party, shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate (defined below) plus 4% per annum calculated, both before and after demand, maturity, default and judgment, from the date each of the Expenses, respectively, was incurred until fully paid by the Debtor and shall be secured by this Agreement.
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"Prime Rate" means the annual rate of interest announced from time to time by Toronto Dominion Bank as a reference rate then in effect for determining interest rates on Canadian dollar commercial loans in Canada.
The Debtor authorizes the Secured Party to designate, in its sole discretion, any number of years as the registration period in any financing statement or financing change statement filed with respect to this Agreement or any other agreement delivered by the Debtor to the Secured Party ("Designated Period").
The Debtor acknowledges and confirms that:
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all registration costs in connection with the filing of the aforesaid financing statements or financing change statements are and shall be reasonable and shall form part of the Expenses;
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the designation of the number of years comprising the Designated Period shall not constitute an acknowledgement by or commitment or other obligation of the Secured Party to provide financial assistance (whether by loan, agreement or otherwise) to the Debtor at any time or from time to time during the Designated Period; and
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the Secured Party shall be entitled to exercise all of its rights and remedies provided for in this Agreement forthwith upon the occurrence of an Event of Default notwithstanding that such Event of Default may occur prior to the expiration of the Designated Period.
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Unless not required to do so by applicable law, the Secured Party shall give to the Debtor at least 15 days written notice of the Secured Party's intention to dispose of the Collateral. Such notice may be sent by registered mail to the last known post office address of the Debtor.
The Secured Party may take proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver or a receiver and manager (the "receiver") of the Collateral or of any part thereof or may by instrument in writing appoint any person to be a receiver of the Collateral or of any part thereof and may remove any receiver so appointed by the Secured Party and appoint another in his stead.
Any receiver appointed hereunder by instrument in writing shall have power (a) to take possession of the Collateral or any part thereof and, without liability or obligation to the Debtor, to maintain, preserve and protect the same; (b) to carry on or concur in carrying on all or any part of the business or businesses of the Debtor; (c) to borrow money which such receiver, in its sole discretion, determines is required in connection with either or both of the powers provided for in paragraph (a) and (b); and (d) to dispose of the Collateral in whole or in part, and any such disposition may be by public sale (whether by auction, tender or otherwise), private sale, lease or otherwise, and at such time and place and on such terms and for such price and manner of payment thereof, all as such receiver may, in its sole discretion, determine; provided that any such receiver shall be and is deemed to be the agent of the Debtor and the Secured Party shall not in any way be responsible for any misconduct, negligence or nonfeasance of any such receiver.
Any proceeds of any disposition of any of the Collateral shall be applied by the Secured Party firstly on account of the Expenses, and any balance of such proceeds shall be applied by the Secured Party on account of the Obligations (other than the Expenses) in such order of application as the Secured Party may from time to time effect and the same shall not be subject to dispute by the Debtor. If such proceeds fail to satisfy the Obligations, the Debtor shall be liable for the full amount of the deficiency resulting to the Secured Party.
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(a)
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Discharge: The Debtor shall not be discharged from the Obligations by any extension of time, additional advances, renewals, amendments or extensions to this Agreement, any waiver by or failure of the Secured Party to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement, the taking of further security, releasing security, extinguishment of the security interests, mortgages and charges as to all or any part of the Collateral, or any other act except a release or discharge by the Secured Party of the security interests, mortgages and charges granted hereby upon the full payment and performance of the Obligations, at which time the Secured Party shall, at the Debtor's expense, deliver to the Debtor all necessary discharges and releases of the security interests, mortgages and charges granted hereby.
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The security constituted by this Agreement is in addition to and not in substitution for any other security, guarantee or right from time to time held by the Secured Party;
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The Secured Party may realize upon or enforce all or part of any security, guarantee or right from time to time held by it in any order it desires and any realization by any means upon any security, guarantee or right shall not bar realization upon any other security, guarantee or right; and
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The taking of any action or proceeding or refraining from so doing or any other dealings with or in respect of any other security, guarantee or right from time to time held by the Secured Party shall not release or affect the security provided for in this Agreement and the taking of the security hereby granted or any proceedings hereunder for the realization of the security hereby granted shall not release or affect any other security, guarantee or right from time to time held by the Secured Party.
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Entire Agreement: This Agreement sets forth the entire intent and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements and commitments, whether written or oral, made between the parties and all earlier discussions and negotiations between them. The parties are not relying upon and there are no collateral or other representations, warranties, agreements or covenants made by any of the parties hereto which are not contained herein.
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Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws in force in the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and shall be treated in all respects as an Ontario contract. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario with respect to any matter arising hereunder or related hereto.
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Failure to Perfect: The Secured Party shall not be liable or accountable for any negligence or failure to perfect its security interests, mortgages and charges granted herein, seize, collect, realize, sell or obtain payment for the Collateral or any part thereof and shall not be bound to institute proceedings for the purpose of seizing, collecting, realizing or obtaining possession or payment of the same for the purpose of preserving the rights of the Debtor or any other person, firm or corporation in respect of same.
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Power of Attorney: The Secured Party, or any receiver appointed hereunder is hereby irrevocably constituted as the duly appointed lawful attorney of the Debtor in accordance with the Powers of Attorney Act (Ontario), with full power to make, do, execute and deliver all such documents, assignments, acts, matters or things on behalf of the Debtor with the right to use the name of the Debtor whenever and wherever it may be deemed necessary or expedient. The power of attorney hereby granted is a power coupled with an interest and shall survive the dissolution, liquidation, winding-up or other termination of existence of the Debtor. The Debtor agrees to and does hereby ratify all acts done and all documents executed and delivered by the Secured Party pursuant to the power of attorney hereby granted and the Debtor hereby confirms that the Secured Party and all third parties are entitled to rely upon such ratification.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Debtor has executed this Agreement under its seal and agrees to be bound thereby as of the Effective Date set out above.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered | ) | |||
in the presence of: | ) | GILLA INC. | ||
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) | Per: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
) | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
) | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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