EXHIBIT 10.23
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SECURITY AGREEMENT - SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
DATED AS OF MARCH 12, 1998
BETWEEN
KF-DELAWARE, INC.,
KF-INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
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BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL
TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, AGENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions and Interpretation of Agreement.......................... 2
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2. Grant of Security Interest........................................... 4
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3. Representations and Warranties....................................... 5
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4. Use of Equipment..................................................... 5
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5. Processing, Sale and Collections..................................... 5
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6. Certificates, Xxxxxxxxx and Reports.................................. 7
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7. Covenants............................................................ 7
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8. Remedies............................................................. 9
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(a) Remedies; Obtaining the Collateral Upon an Event of Default.... 9
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(b) Disposition of the Collateral.................................. 10
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9. Application of Proceeds.............................................. 11
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10. Remedies Cumulative.................................................. 12
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11. Discontinuance of Proceedings........................................ 12
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12. Custody and Preservation of Collateral............................... 12
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13. Authorization for the Agent to Take Certain Action................... 12
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14. Notices.............................................................. 13
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15. Waiver and Amendments................................................ 13
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16. Termination.......................................................... 13
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17. CHOICE OF LAW........................................................ 14
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18. Severability......................................................... 14
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19. Successors and Assigns............................................... 14
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20. Agent................................................................. 14
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21. Marshalling........................................................... 14
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22. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.................................................. 14
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE A - Schedule of Equipment Locations
SCHEDULE B - Schedule of Chief Executive Office Location, Records Locations
and Inventory Locations
SCHEDULE C - Schedule of Trade Names, Styles and Doing Business Forms
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SECURITY AGREEMENT- SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT- SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS, dated as of March 12, 1998
(as the same may be restated, amended or modified from time to time, this
"Agreement"), by and among KF-Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("KFD"),
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KF-INTERNATIONAL, INC., a United States Virgin Islands corporation ("KFI"; and
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together with KFD, each an "Assignor" and collectively the "Assignors"), and
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as agent (the "Agent") for
the Secured Creditors (as defined below). Unless otherwise defined in Section
1, terms defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below) are used herein as
therein defined.
R E C I T A L S:
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X. Xxxxxxxx to the Credit Agreement, dated as of even date herewith,
among IMPAC Group, Inc. (the "Company"), AGI Incorporated ("AGI"), Klearfold,
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Inc. ("Klearfold", and together with AGI, each a "L/C Borrower" and
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collectively, the "L/C Borrowers"), the financial institutions from time to time
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party thereto (the "Lenders") and the Agent (as from time to time restated,
amended or modified, the "Credit Agreement"), the Lenders have agreed to extend
certain credit and issue letters of credit to the Company and the L/C Borrowers;
B. Pursuant to the Guaranty, dated as of even date herewith (as from time
to time amended or modified, the "Guaranty"), each Assignor has jointly and
severally guaranteed to the Secured Creditors the payment when due of all
obligations and liabilities of the Company and the L/C Borrowers under or with
respect to the Secured Debt Agreements (as defined below) to which the Company
and the L/C Borrowers is a party;
C. An Assignor may from time to time be party to one or more Swap
Contracts relating to the Loans (each such Swap Contract with a Swap Creditor
(as defined below), a "Secured Swap Contract") with Bank of America National
Trust & Savings Association ("BofA"), in its individual capacity, any Lender or
syndicate of financial institutions organized by BofA, or an affiliate of BofA
or any Lender (even if BofA or any such Lender ceases to be a Lender under the
Credit Agreement for any reason) and any institution that participates in, and
in each case their subsequent assigns, such Secured Swap Contract (collectively,
the "Swap Creditors");
D. An Assignor may from time to time incur Indebtedness pursuant to
Section 8.05(i) of the Credit Agreement as an account party to one or more
letters of credit (a "Section 8.05 L/C Obligation") (each such Section 8.05
Obligation with a L/C Creditor (as defined below), a "Secured Letter of
Credit") issued by BofA or a Lender, in each case in its individual capacity
(even if BofA or any such Lender ceases to be a Lender under the Credit
Agreement for any reason) and any institution that participates in, and in each
case their subsequent assigns, such Secured Letter of Credit (collectively, the
"L/C Creditors"); and
E. As a condition to entering into a Secured Debt Agreement and extending
credit under such Secured Debt Agreement, the Secured Creditors have required
that the Assignors grant to the
Agent, for the ratable benefit of itself and the Secured Creditors, a security
interest in the Collateral (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set
forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Definitions and Interpretation of Agreement. The following shall
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have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this Agreement) the following
respective meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular
and plural form of the terms defined):
"Account Debtor" shall mean the party who is obligated on or under any
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Account Receivable or Contract Right.
"Account Receivable" shall mean any right of an Assignor to payment
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for goods sold or leased or for services rendered.
"Agent" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
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"Assignee Deposit Account" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
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"Assignor" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
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"BofA" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
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"Collateral" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.
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"Contract Right" shall mean any right of an Assignor to payment under
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a contract for the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of services, which
right is at the time not yet earned by performance.
"Credit Agreement" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
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"Event of Default" means any Event of Default under, and as defined
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in, the Credit Agreement, or any payment default, after any applicable grace
period, under any other Secured Debt Agreement.
"Equipment" shall mean all equipment owned by an Assignor of every
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description; all accessories, parts, accessions and other property owned by such
Assignor at any time installed thereon or affixed thereto or used in connection
therewith; and all substitutions for or replacements of any of the foregoing.
"General Intangibles" means all intangible personal property of an
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Assignor including, without limitation, all general intangibles, contract
rights, rights to receive payments of money, choses in action, judgments, tax
refunds and tax refund claims, copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent
licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, trade names, trade secrets,
drawings or plans
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with respect to trade secrets, copyrights, licenses, franchises, leasehold
interests in real or personal property, rights to receive rentals of real or
personal property and guarantee claims.
"Inventory" shall mean all goods held by an Assignor for sale or
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lease, or leased by such Assignor as lessor, or furnished or to be furnished by
such Assignor under any contract of service, or held by such Assignor as raw
materials, work in process or materials used or consumed in a business; and all
goods, the sale or lease of which has given rise to an Account Receivable,
Contract Right, instrument or chattel paper, which are returned to such
Assignor, repossessed by such Assignor, stopped in transit by such Assignor or
which otherwise come into the possession of such Assignor.
"L/C Creditor" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
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"Lenders" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
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"Non-Goods Collateral" shall mean all Collateral other than Inventory,
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Equipment and other goods.
"Obligor" shall mean the Company and each other party primarily or
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secondarily liable on any of the Secured Obligations.
"Permissible Collateral Locations" shall mean any location listed on
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Schedule B hereto with respect to an Assignor as to which (in the case of
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locations not owned by such Assignor) the Agent has received an executed
landlord waiver in form satisfactory to the Agent (with respect to leased
premises) and any other location to which the Agent, after all actions necessary
in the Agent's absolute discretion are taken to protect the Agent's security
interest in all Collateral to be kept at such location, has consented in
writing.
"Secured Creditors" means, collectively, the Agent, each Lender, each
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L/C Creditor and each Swap Creditor.
"Secured Debt Agreements" means, collectively, the Credit Agreement
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and the other Loan Documents, each Secured Letter of Credit and each Secured
Swap Contract.
"Secured Letter of Credit" has the meaning ascribed to it in the
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Recitals.
"Secured Obligations" means, collectively, (i) all "Obligations" as
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defined in the Guaranty, (ii) the payment when due of all obligations of an
Assignor to Swap Creditors pursuant to any Secured Swap Contract and the due
performance and compliance with all the terms of the Secured Swap Contracts by
an Assignor and (iii) the payment when due of all obligations of an Assignor to
L/C Creditors pursuant to any Secured Letter of Credit and the due performance
and compliance with all the terms of the Secured Letter of Credit by an
Assignor.
"Secured Swap Contract" has the meaning ascribed to it in the
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Recitals.
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"Swap Creditor" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
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A Section or a Schedule is, unless otherwise stated, a reference to a
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section hereof or a schedule hereto, as the case may be. Section captions used
in this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall not affect the
construction of this Agreement. The words "hereof," "herein," "hereto" and
"hereunder" and words of similar purport when used in this Agreement shall refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement. Unless otherwise defined therein, all terms defined in this
Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other
documents made or delivered pursuant hereto.
2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment of all
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Secured Obligations, each Assignor hereby assigns to the Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Creditors, and grants to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors, a continuing security interest in, all personal property, wherever
located, in which such Assignor now has or hereafter acquires any right or
interest and all proceeds thereof, including without limitation the following
(collectively, the "Collateral"):
(a) all Inventory, Accounts Receivable, Contract Rights and documents
of title of such Assignor;
(b) all chattel paper and instruments evidencing any obligation to
such Assignor for payment for goods sold or leased or for services
rendered;
(c) all interest of such Assignor in any goods, the sale or lease of
which shall have given or shall give rise to, and in all guaranties and
other property securing the payment of or performance under, any Accounts
Receivable, Contract Rights or any such chattel paper or instruments;
(d) all Equipment of such Assignor.
(e) all General Intangibles of such Assignor;
(f) to the extent related to the property described in clauses (a)
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through (e) above, all books, correspondence, credit files, records,
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invoices and other papers and documents, including, without limitation, to
the extent so related, all tapes, cards, computer runs, computer programs
(to the extent such Assignor may grant a security interest in the same
without a breach of the terms thereof) and other papers and documents in
the possession or control of such Assignor or any computer bureau from time
to time acting for such Assignor; and, to the extent so related, all rights
in, to and under all policies of insurance, including claims of rights to
payments thereunder and proceeds therefrom, including any credit insurance;
and
(g) all proceeds and products of any of the foregoing.
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3. Representations and Warranties. Each Assignor represents and warrants
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to the Agent and the Secured Creditors that:
(a) none of the Collateral is of a type where a security interest or
lien may be filed under, or notice thereof given under, any federal statute
relating exclusively to Collateral of that type rather than property
generally; provided, however, some of the collateral may be intellectual
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property falling under the purview of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office;
(b) all Equipment, except any thereof which such Assignor shall have
identified on Schedule A as equipment normally used in more than one State,
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is located at one of the addresses shown on Schedule A unless another
location is shown with respect to any Equipment in the description thereof
on Schedule A, in which case such Equipment is located at such other
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location, and all Inventory is located at the addresses shown on Schedule
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B;
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(c) since January 1, 1993, such Assignor has not conducted business
under any name except the name or trade name in which it has executed this
Agreement;
(d) except with respect to vehicles, none of the Equipment owned by
such Assignor is covered by any certificate of title; and
(e) such Assignor has no trade names, styles or doing business forms
except for the divisional names listed on Schedule C and, when using such
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names, such Assignor identifies the applicable division as a division of
such Assignor;
4. Use of Equipment. Until an Event of Default has occurred and is
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continuing, each Assignor may have possession of all Equipment and use the same
in any lawful manner not inconsistent with this Agreement or with any policy of
insurance on any of the Equipment.
5. Processing, Sale and Collections. Until such time as an Event of
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Default has occurred and is continuing and the Agent shall notify an Assignor of
the revocation of such power and authority, each Assignor:
(a) may, in the ordinary course of its business, at its own expense,
sell, lease or furnish under contracts of service any of the Inventory
normally held by such Assignor for such purpose, and use and consume, in
the ordinary course of its business, any raw materials, work in process or
materials normally held by such Assignor for such purpose;
(b) will, at its own expense, endeavor to collect, as and when due,
all amounts due with respect to any of the Non-Goods Collateral, including
the taking of such action with respect to such collection as the Agent may
reasonably request or, in the absence of such request, as such Assignor may
deem advisable;
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(c) may grant, in the ordinary course of business, to any party
obligated on or with respect to any of the Non-Goods Collateral, any
rebate, refund or allowance to which such party may be lawfully entitled,
and may accept, in connection therewith, the return of goods, the sale or
lease of which shall have given rise to such Non-Goods Collateral; and
(d) such Assignor may sell used and obsolete furniture, equipment and
fixtures in the ordinary course of business to the extent not prohibited
by the Credit Agreement. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, the Agent shall, upon the request of such Assignor
accompanied by a certificate to the effect such sale is in compliance with
this section, without the requirement of obtaining the consent of any
Secured Creditor, release the Lien of this Agreement upon any property sold
pursuant to this section.
The Agent, however, may at any time (but shall not be obligated to), during
the continuation of an Event of Default and after giving written notice of such
action to the relevant Assignor, notify any party obligated on or with respect
to any of the Non-Goods Collateral to make payment directly to the Agent of any
amounts due or to become due thereunder and enforce collection of any of the
Non-Goods Collateral by suit or otherwise and surrender, release or exchange all
or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or
not longer than the original period) any indebtedness thereunder or evidenced
thereby. Upon request of the Agent during the continuation of an Event of
Default the relevant Assignor will, at its own expense, notify any parties
obligated on or with respect to any of the Non-Goods Collateral to make payment
to the Agent of any amounts due or to become due thereunder.
Each Assignor will, upon written demand of the Agent made after and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, forthwith, upon receipt, transmit and
deliver to the Agent, in the form received, all cash, checks, drafts, chattel
paper and other instruments or writings for the payment of money (properly
endorsed, where required, so that such items may be collected by the Agent)
which may be received by such Assignor at any time in full or partial payment or
otherwise as proceeds of any of the Collateral. Except as the Agent may
otherwise consent in writing, any such items which may be received by an
Assignor following such demand of the Agent will not be commingled with any
other of its funds or property, but will be held separate and apart from its own
funds or property and upon express trust for the Agent, for the benefit of
itself and the Secured Creditors, until delivery is made to the Agent. All items
or amounts which are delivered by an Assignor to the Agent on account of partial
or full payment by an Account Debtor or otherwise as proceeds of any of the
Collateral shall be deposited to the credit of a special deposit account over
which such Assignor shall have no control (herein called an "Assignee Deposit
Account") of such Assignor with the Agent, as security for payment of the
Secured Obligations. The Agent shall invest any and all available funds
deposited in such special deposit account, within 10 business days after the
date the relevant funds become available, in securities issued as fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or any agency thereof
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States having maturities of no
greater than 3 months from the date of acquisition thereof (collectively,
"Government Obligations"). Each Assignor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the
Agent shall not have any liability with respect to, and each Assignor hereby
jointly and severally indemnifies the Agent against, any loss resulting from the
acquisition of the Government Obligation and the Agent shall not have any
obligation to monitor the trading activity of any such Governmental Obligations
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on and after the acquisition thereof for the purpose of obtaining the highest
possible return with respect thereto, the Agent's responsibility being limited
to acquiring such Governmental Obligations. The Agent may, from time to time, in
its absolute discretion, apply all or any of the then balance, representing
collected funds, in the Assignee Deposit Account, toward payment of the Secured
Obligations, whether or not then due.
The Agent is authorized to endorse, in the name of the relevant Assignor,
any item, howsoever received by the Agent, representing any payment on or other
proceeds of any of the Collateral.
6. Certificates, Schedules and Reports. Each Assignor will furnish to
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the Agent from time to time, as the Agent may reasonably request, such
additional schedules and such certificates and reports respecting all or any of
the Collateral at the time subject to the security interest hereunder and the
items or amounts received by such Assignor in full or partial payment or
otherwise as proceeds of any of the Collateral, all to such extent as the Agent
may reasonably request. Each of the foregoing schedules, certificates, reports
and notices shall be executed by a duly authorized officer of the relevant
Assignor and shall be in such form and detail as the Agent may reasonably
specify.
7. Covenants. From the date of this Agreement, and thereafter until this
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Agreement is terminated, each Assignor:
(a) will keep all Inventory at the addresses shown on Schedule B, or
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at such other address as to which each Assignor has given the Agent one (1)
month prior written notice and the Agent has taken such steps as it deems
necessary to ensure that its security interest in collateral at such new
location shall remain perfected;
(b) will keep its records concerning its Accounts Receivables at its
address shown on Schedule B, unless the Agent shall otherwise be notified
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one (1) month in advance of a new address in writing, which records will be
of such character as will enable the Agent or its designees to determine at
any time the status thereof, and such Assignor will not, unless the Agent
shall otherwise consent in writing, duplicate any such records at any other
address;
(c) will keep all Equipment, except any thereof which such Assignor
shall have identified on Schedule A as equipment normally used in more than
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one State (referred to in this clause (c) as "mobile goods"), at the
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addresses on Schedule A, unless the Agent shall otherwise consent in
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writing; will immediately give written notice to the Agent within thirty
(30) days before any use of any mobile goods in any jurisdiction other than
a State in which such Assignor shall have previously advised the Agent such
mobile goods will be used; and will not use any mobile goods outside the
territorial limits of the United States, unless the Agent shall otherwise
consent in writing;
(d) will not, without giving the Agent one (1) month prior written
notice, change the location of its chief executive office or its chief
place of business from the address shown on Schedule B;
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(e) will furnish the Agent not less than 30 days written notice prior
to changing its name or adopting or changing any trade name, style or doing
business form;
(f) will furnish the Agent such information concerning such Assignor,
the Collateral and the Account Debtors as the Agent may from time to time
reasonably request;
(g) upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, will,
upon request of the Agent, stamp on its records concerning the Collateral a
notation, in form satisfactory to the Agent, of the security interest of
the Agent hereunder;
(h) will reimburse the Agent upon demand for all reasonable costs and
expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys (who may be employees of
the Agent) and reasonable legal expenses, incurred by the Agent in seeking
to collect or enforce any rights under the Collateral and, in case of an
Event of Default, in seeking to collect any Secured Obligations and to
enforce rights hereunder, including reasonable expenses of any repairs to
any realty or other property to which any of the Equipment may be affixed
or be a part;
(i) will pay, when due, all taxes, assessments, governmental charges
and other similar charges levied against any of the Collateral, except and
so long as such Assignor is contesting such taxes, assessments or charges
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and such Assignor has set
aside on its books such reserves or other appropriate provisions therefor
as may be required by generally accepted accounting principles;
(j) will do nothing to impair in any material respect the rights of
the Agent or the Secured Creditors in the Collateral. Each Assignor will at
all times keep the Collateral insured in compliance with the requirements
of the Credit Agreement. Each Assignor assumes all liability and
responsibility in connection with the Collateral acquired by it, and the
liability of such Assignor to pay its obligations shall in no way be
affected or diminished by reason of the fact that such Collateral may be
lost, stolen, damaged or for any reason whatsoever unavailable to the
Company;
(k) will notify the Agent of any Collateral which, to its knowledge,
constitutes a claim against the United States government or any
instrumentality or agency thereof (except for claims against any state
government, unless requested by the Agent), the assignment of which claim
is restricted by federal law. Promptly upon the reasonable request of the
Agent, the relevant Assignor will take such steps as may be necessary to
comply with any applicable federal assignment of claims laws; and
(l) at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, upon reasonable request, will give the Agent information as to
ownership of any vehicle or other Equipment covered by a certificate of
title. Promptly upon reasonable request of the Agent at any time after and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Assignor will deliver
any such certificate of title to the Agent and/or will cause the lien of
the Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Creditors, to be noted
thereupon.
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The Agent may from time to time, at its option, perform any agreement of an
Assignor hereunder which such Assignors shall fail to perform and take any other
action which the Agent deems necessary for the maintenance or preservation of
any of the Collateral or its interest therein, and each Assignor agrees to
forthwith reimburse the Agent for all reasonable expenses of the Agent in
connection with the foregoing, together with interest thereon from the date
incurred until reimbursed by an Assignor at a rate per annum equal to the Base
Rate plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time. Each Assignor's
obligation to reimburse the Agent pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be a
Secured Obligation payable on demand.
8. Remedies.
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(a) Remedies; Obtaining the Collateral Upon an Event of Default. Each
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Assignor agrees that, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, then and in every such case, the Agent may:
(i) personally, or by agents or attorneys, immediately take
possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, from such Assignor or any
other Person who then has possession of any part thereof with or without
notice or process of law (unless the same shall be required by applicable
law), and for that purpose may enter in an orderly and lawful manner upon
such Assignor's premises where any of the Collateral is located and remove
the same and use in connection with such removal any and all services,
supplies, aids and other facilities of such Assignor;
(ii) instruct the obligor or obligors on any contract,
agreement, instrument or other obligation (including, without limitation,
the Receivables) constituting the Collateral to make any payment required
by the terms of such instrument or agreement directly to the Agent, on
behalf of itself and the Secured Creditors;
(iii) sell or otherwise liquidate, or direct such Assignor to
sell or otherwise liquidate, any or all investments made in whole or in
part with the Collateral or any part thereof, and take possession of the
proceeds of any such sale or liquidation;
(iv) with respect to Secured Obligations not already covered
under the Credit Agreement which are contingent and cannot be accelerated
by their nature, require such Assignor to deposit cash or other acceptable
collateral in an amount sufficient to cover principal, interest and fees
which will have accrued by the maturity date on said Secured Obligations to
be held as security for said Secured Obligations in the special non-
interest bearing collateral account referred to in Section 7.2 hereof; and
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(v) take possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, by
directing such Assignor in writing to deliver the same to the Agent, on
behalf of itself and the Secured Creditors, at any reasonable place or
places designated by the Agent, in which event such Assignor shall at its
own expense:
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(A) forthwith cause the same to be moved to the place or
places so designated by the Agent and there delivered to the Agent, on
behalf of itself and the Secured Creditors;
(B) store and keep any Collateral so delivered to the
Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Creditors, at such place or
places pending further action by the Agent; and
(C) while the Collateral shall be so stored and kept,
provide such guards and maintenance services as shall be necessary to
protect the same and to preserve and maintain them in good condition;
it being understood that each Assignor's obligation so to deliver the
Collateral is of the essence of this Agreement and that, accordingly, upon
application to a court of equity having jurisdiction, the Agent, on behalf
of itself and the Secured Creditors, shall be entitled to a decree
requiring specific performance by the Assignors of said obligation.
(b) Disposition of the Collateral.
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(i) Any Collateral repossessed by the Agent, on behalf of itself
and the Secured Creditors, under or pursuant to Section 8(a) hereof and any
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other Collateral whether or not so repossessed by the Agent, on behalf of
itself and the Secured Creditors, upon the occurrence and continuance of an
Event of Default may be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of under one or
more contracts or as an entirety and without the necessity of gathering at
the place of sale the property to be sold, and in general in such manner,
at such time or times, at such place or places and on such terms and for
such prices as the Agent may, in compliance with any mandatory requirements
of applicable law, determine to be commercially reasonable. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Agent,
on behalf of itself and the Secured Creditors, shall have the power to
foreclose an Assignor's right of redemption in the Collateral by sale,
lease or other disposition of the Collateral in accordance with the Uniform
Commercial Code as enacted in each state where the Collateral is located.
Any of the Collateral may be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of in the
condition in which the same existed when taken by the Agent, on behalf of
itself and the Secured Creditors, or after any overhaul or repair which the
Agent shall determine to be commercially reasonable and the Agent shall be
entitled to reimbursement for the payment of any costs or expenses of such
overhaul or repair. Any such disposition which shall be a private sale or
other private proceeding permitted by the requirements of applicable law
shall be made after written notice to an Assignor specifying the time at
which such disposition is to be made and the intended sale price or other
consideration therefor. Any such disposition which shall be a public sale
permitted by such requirements of applicable law shall be made after 10
days' prior written notice to an Assignor specifying the time and place of
such sale and, in the absence of applicable requirements of law, shall be
by public auction. To the extent permitted by any such requirement of law,
the Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Creditors, or any Secured
Creditor may itself bid for and become the purchaser of the Collateral or
any item thereof,
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offered for sale in accordance with this Section 8(b) without
accountability to an Assignor. In the payment of the purchase price of the
Collateral the purchaser shall be entitled to have credit on account of the
purchase price thereof of amounts owing to such purchaser on account of any
of the Secured Obligations held by such purchaser and any such purchaser
may deliver notes, claims for interest, or claims for other payment with
respect to such Secured Obligations in lieu of cash up to the amount which
would, upon distribution of the net proceeds of such sale, be payable
thereon. Such notes, if the amount payable hereunder shall be less than the
amount due thereon, shall be returned to the holder thereof after being
appropriately stamped to show partial payment. If, under mandatory
requirements of applicable law, the Agent, on behalf of itself and the
Secured Creditors, shall be required to make disposition of the Collateral
within a period of time which does not permit the giving of notice to an
Assignor as hereinabove specified, the Agent need give an Assignor only
such notice of disposition as shall be reasonably practicable in view of
such mandatory requirements of applicable law.
(ii) No notification need be given to an Assignor if it has
signed, after a Default or an Event of Default, a statement renouncing or
modifying any right to notification of sale or other intended disposition.
In addition to the rights and remedies granted to it in this Agreement and
in the Secured Debt Agreements, the Agent, on behalf of itself and the
Secured Creditors, shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured
party under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state in which the
Collateral is located.
9. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Collateral shall be
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applied by the Agent to payment of the Secured Obligations in the following
order unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise direct:
(a) FIRST, to payment of all reasonable costs and expenses of the
Agent incurred in connection with the collection and enforcement of the
Secured Obligations or of the security interest granted to the Agent
pursuant to this Agreement, including all reasonable costs and expenses of
any sale pursuant to this Agreement, and of any judicial or private
proceedings in which such sale may be made, and of all other reasonable
expenses, Secured Obligations and advances made or incurred by the Agent;
(b) SECOND, to payment, pro rata, of that portion of the Secured
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Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest and fees, together
with (to the extent permitted by law) interest owing thereon at the
applicable default rate from the date due, owing or unpaid until paid in
full;
(c) THIRD, to payment, pro rata, of the principal of the Secured
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Obligations, then due, owing or unpaid in respect of any Secured
Obligations;
(d) FOURTH, to payment, pro rata, of any other Secured Obligations
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due, owing or unpaid until paid in full including, without limitation, any
Secured Obligations incurred pursuant to this Agreement; and
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(e) FIFTH, the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations
have been satisfied, shall be remitted as required by law.
10. Remedies Cumulative. Each and every right, power and remedy hereby
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specifically given to the Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Secured
Creditors, shall be in addition to every other right, power and remedy
specifically given to the Agent or the Secured Creditors under this Agreement or
any Secured Debt Agreement now or hereafter existing at law or in equity, or by
statute and each and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein
given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time or simultaneously
and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Agent. All
such rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and the exercise or the
beginning of exercise of one shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to
exercise any of the others. No delay or omission of the Agent in the exercise
of any such right, power or remedy and no renewal or extension of any of the
Secured Obligations shall impair any such right, power or remedy or shall be
construed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence
therein. In the event that the Agent or any Secured Creditor shall bring any
suit to enforce any of its rights hereunder and shall be entitled to judgment,
then in such suit the Agent or such Secured Creditor may recover reasonable
expenses, including attorneys' fees, which attorneys may be employees of the
Agent, and the amounts thereof shall be included in such judgment.
11. Discontinuance of Proceedings. In case the Agent or any Secured
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Creditor shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce any right, power or
remedy under this Agreement by foreclosure, sale, entry or otherwise, and such
proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall
have been determined adversely to the Agent or such Secured Creditor, then and
in every such case the relevant Assignor and the Agent or such Secured Creditor
shall be restored to their respective former positions and rights hereunder with
respect to the Collateral, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Agent or
such Secured Creditor shall continue as if no such proceeding had been
instituted.
12. Custody and Preservation of Collateral. The Agent shall be deemed to
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have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the
Collateral in its possession if it takes such action for that purpose as the
Company requests in writing, but failure of the Agent to comply with any such
request shall not of itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care, and
no failure of the Agent to preserve or protect any rights with respect to such
Collateral against prior parties, or to do any act with respect to the
preservation of such Collateral not so requested by an Assignor, shall be deemed
a failure to exercise reasonable care in the custody or preservation of such
Collateral.
13. Authorization for the Agent to Take Certain Action. Each Assignor
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irrevocably authorizes the Agent, at any time and from time to time, in the sole
discretion of the Agent, and appoints the Agent as its attorney-in-fact to act
on behalf of such Assignor, (a) to execute on behalf of such Assignor as debtor
and to file financing statements necessary or desirable in the Agent's sole
discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the Agent's
security interest in the Collateral, on behalf of itself and the Secured
Creditors, (b) to endorse and collect any cash proceeds of the Collateral, (c)
to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any
financing statement with respect to the Collateral as a financing statement in
such offices as the
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Agent in its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable to perfect and to
maintain the perfection and priority of the Agent's and the Secured Creditors'
security interest in the Collateral, (d) to enforce payment of the Receivables
in the name of the Agent, any Secured Creditor or such Assignor, and (e) to
apply the proceeds of any Collateral received by the Agent to the Secured
Obligations as provided in Section 9 hereof. This appointment as attorney-in-
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fact is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for so long as any
Secured Obligations are outstanding.
14. Notices. (a) Any notice required or permitted to be given under this
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Agreement shall be given (i) in the case of an Assignor, in accordance with the
Guaranty, (ii) in the case of the Agent and each Lender, in accordance with the
Credit Agreement, (iii) in the case of a L/C Creditor, in accordance with the
relevant Secured Letter of Credit and (iv) in the case of a Swap Creditor, in
accordance with the relevant Secured Swap Contract.
(b) Each Assignor or any Secured Creditor may change the address for
service of notice upon it by a notice in writing to the other.
15. Waiver and Amendments. No failure or delay on the part of the Agent
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or any Secured Creditor in the exercise of any power, right or remedy, and no
course of dealing between the Company and the Agent or any Secured Creditor,
shall operate as a waiver of such power, right or remedy, nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any power, right or remedy preclude other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The
remedies provided for herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
which may be available to the Agent or any Secured Creditor at law or in equity.
No notice to or demand on an Assignor not required hereunder shall in any event
entitle such Assignor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or
other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the right of the Agent or any
Secured Creditor to any other or further action in any circumstances without
notice or demand. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with
respect to, any provision of this Agreement shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by the Agent and
the Secured Creditors affected thereby. Any waiver of any provision of this
Agreement, and any consent to any departure by an Assignor from the terms of any
provision of this Agreement, shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.
16. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in effect (notwithstanding
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the fact that from time to time there may be no Secured Obligations or
commitments therefor outstanding) until the payment in full of the Secured
Obligations and the termination of the Secured Debt Agreements in accordance
with its terms thereunder, at which time the security interests granted hereby
shall terminate and any and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the
relevant Assignor. Upon such termination, the Agent shall promptly return to an
Assignor, at such Assignor's expense, such of the Collateral held by the Agent
as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.
The Agent will promptly execute and deliver to the relevant Assignor such other
documents as such Assignor shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.
17. CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
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WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF
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LAWS PROVISIONS, OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS
APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
18. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
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shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
19. Successors and Assigns. The rights and privileges of the Assignors,
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the Agent and the Secured Creditors hereunder shall inure to the benefit of
their successors and permitted assigns.
20. Agent. BofA has been appointed as Agent for the Secured
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Creditors hereunder, and the Agent has agreed to act (and any successor Agent
shall act) as such hereunder only on the express conditions contained in Article
X of the Credit Agreement. Any successor Agent appointed pursuant to Article X
of the Credit Agreement shall be entitled to all the rights, interests and
benefits of the Agent hereunder.
21. Marshalling. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Creditor shall be
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under any obligation to xxxxxxxx any assets in favor of the Company or any other
party or against or in payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations.
22. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. ALL PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY
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IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER
(WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF,
RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED
HEREUNDER.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the day and
year first above written.
KF-DELAWARE, INC., as an Assignor
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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KF-INTERNATIONAL, INC., as an Assignor
By /s/ X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer
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BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS
ASSOCIATION,
as Agent
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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[TO SECURITY AGREEMENT-SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS]
SCHEDULE A
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EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS
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A. KF-Delaware, Inc.
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
B. KF-International, Inc.
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
SCHEDULE B - Security Agreement - Subsidiary Guarantors
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A. KF-Delaware, Inc.
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1. Chief Executive Office Location
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
2. Records Locations
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
XX Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxx
P.O. Box 1958
Wilmington, Wilmington County, Delaware
3. Inventory Locations
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
B. KF-International, Inc.
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1. Chief Executive Office Location
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
2. Records Locations
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
3. Inventory Locations
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000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
SCHEDULE C
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[List trade names, styles
and doing business forms]
A. KF-Delaware, Inc.
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None
B. KF-International, Inc.
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None
