SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY
AGREEMENT, dated as of April 6, 2007 (this “Agreement”),
by
and among Universal
Property Development and Acquisition Corporation,
a
Nevada corporation (the
“Company”),
Canyon Creek Oil and Gas, Inc. and Xxxxxx Oil and Gas, Inc. (the “Operating
Subsidiaries”), Nevada corporations whose principal place of business is located
at 00000 XX XXX, 0 Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, a US citizen
and resident of the state of Texas, whose primary residence is 0 Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Xxxxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx, a US citizen and resident of
the
state of Ohio, whose primary residence is 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX
00000 (Messrs. Abdallah and XxXxxxxx and the Operating Subsidiaries,
collectively, the “Guarantors”)(the
Company and Guarantors are collectively
referred to as the “Debtors”)
and
Sheridan
Asset Management LLC,
as the
holder of the Company’s Subordinated Secured Promissory Note due April 6, 2008
in the original aggregate principal amount of $3,635,000 (the “Note”)
of the
Company, and each of it endorsees, transferees and assigns (collectively
referred to as, the “Secured
Party”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Note, the Secured Party has severally agreed to extend the
loan
to the Company evidenced by the Note;
WHEREAS,
the Company has agreed to cause any and all of its subsidiaries to execute
a
Subsidiary Guarantee in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto dated as of the
date hereof (the “Guaranty”),
pursuant to which the Operating
Subsidiaries shall
jointly and severally guaranty and act as surety for payment of such loan;
WHEREAS,
Messrs. Abdallah and XxXxxxxx have executed Guaranties pursuant to which they
shall guaranty and act as surety for payment of such loan; and
WHEREAS,
in order to induce the Secured Party to extend the loan evidenced by the Note,
the Company has agreed to, and to cause any and all Guarantors to, execute
and
deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement and to grant the Secured Party,
a
perfected security interest in the property of such Debtor to secure the prompt
payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Obligations (as
hereinafter defined).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.
Certain
Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in
this
Section 1. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are
defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “account”, “chattel paper”, “commercial
tort claim”, “deposit account”, “document”, “equipment”, “fixtures”, “general
intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”,
“letter-of-credit rights”, “proceeds” and “supporting obligations”) shall have
the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC. Terms used
and
not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning provided in
the
Note.
(a) “Business
Day”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Note.
(b) “Collateral”
shall
include the following personal property of the Debtors, whether presently owned
or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, wherever situated,
and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements
thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including, without
limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of
insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection
therewith,
all
Pledged Securities (defined below) and all dividends, interest, cash, notes,
securities, equity interest or other property at any time and from time to
time
acquired, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange
for,
any or all of the Pledged Securities:
(i)
All
goods, including, without limitations, (A) all machinery, equipment, computers,
motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships, appliances, furniture, special
and
general tools, fixtures, test and quality control devices and other equipment
of
every kind and nature and wherever situated, together with all documents of
title and documents representing the same, all additions and accessions thereto,
replacements therefor, all parts therefor, and all substitutes for any of the
foregoing and all other items used and useful in connection with any Debtor’s
businesses and all improvements thereto; and (B) all inventory;
(ii)
All
contract rights and other general intangibles, including, without limitation,
all partnership interests, membership interests, stock or other securities,
rights
under any of the Organizational Documents, agreements related to the Pledged
Securities, licenses,
distribution and other agreements, computer software (whether “off-the-shelf”,
licensed from any third party or developed by any Debtor), computer software
development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control
procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, trademarks, service marks, trade
styles, trade names, patents, patent applications, copyrights, Intellectual
Property, and income tax refunds;
(iii)
All
accounts, together with all instruments, all documents of title representing
any
of the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor
vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent, and all right, title,
security and guaranties with respect to each account, including any right of
stoppage in transit;
(iv)
All
documents, letter-of-credit rights, instruments and chattel paper;
(v) All
commercial tort claims;
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(vi) All
deposit accounts and all cash (whether or not deposited in such deposit
accounts);
(vii) All
investment property;
(viii) All
supporting obligations; and
(ix) All
files, records, books of account, business papers, and computer programs;
and
(x) the
products and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses
(i)-(ix) above.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the “Collateral”
shall
include all investment property and general intangibles respecting ownership
and/or other equity interests in the Company and each Operating Subsidiary,
including, without limitation, the shares of capital stock and the other equity
interests listed on Schedule
H
hereto
(as the same may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof),
and any other shares of capital stock and/or other equity interests of any
other
direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor obtained in the future, and, in
each
case, all certificates representing such shares and/or equity interests and,
in
each case, all rights, options, warrants, stock, other securities and/or equity
interests that may hereafter be received, receivable or distributed in respect
of, or exchanged for, any of the foregoing (all of the foregoing being referred
to herein as the “Pledged
Securities”)
and
all rights arising under or in connection with the Pledged Securities,
including, but not limited to, all dividends, interest and cash.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an assignment of
any
asset which, in the event of an assignment, becomes void by operation of
applicable law or the assignment of which is otherwise prohibited by applicable
law (in each case to the extent that such applicable law is not overridden
by
Sections 9-406, 9-407 and/or 9-408 of the UCC or other similar applicable law);
provided, however, that to the extent permitted by applicable law, this
Agreement shall create a valid security interest in such asset and, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security
interest in the proceeds of such asset.
(c)
“Intellectual
Property”
means
the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating
to
intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or
foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights
arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published
or
unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications
in
connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations,
recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, (ii) all
letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications
for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all trademarks, trade
names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business
names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and other source or
business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or
hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and
all
applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any
State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or
otherwise, and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets
arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues, renewals or
extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any of the foregoing, and
(vii) all causes of action for infringement of the foregoing.
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(d) “Necessary
Endorsement”
shall
mean undated stock powers endorsed in blank or other proper instruments of
assignment duly executed and such other instruments or documents as the Secured
Party may reasonably request.
(e)
“Obligations”
means
all of the Debtors’ obligations under this Agreement, the
Note,
the Guaranties,
the Subordinate Guaranties, the Security Documents, the Loan Agreement and
any
other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered
in
connection herewith or therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter
existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether
or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created
or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that
are
paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered
directly or indirectly from any of the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent
transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented,
converted, extended or modified from time to time. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the term “Obligations” shall include, without
limitation: (i) principal of and interest on the Note
and
the
loans extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities,
costs, obligations and liabilities of the Debtors from time to time under or
in
connection with this Agreement, the Note, the Guaranty and any other
instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in
connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts (including but not
limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be
payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are
unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding involving any Debtor.
(f) “Organizational
Documents”
means
with respect to any of the Company or any Operating Subsidiary, the documents
by
which such Debtor was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation,
certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization, and including,
without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or
other
forms of preferred equity) and which relate to the internal governance of such
Debtor (such as bylaws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited
liability or members agreement).
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(g) “UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and or any other applicable
law of any state or states which has jurisdiction with respect to all, or any
portion of, the Collateral or this Agreement, from time to time. It is the
intent of the parties that defined terms in the UCC should be construed in
their
broadest sense so that the term “Collateral” will be construed in its broadest
sense. Accordingly if there are, from time to time, changes to defined terms
in
the UCC that broaden the definitions, they are incorporated herein and if
existing definitions in the UCC are broader than the amended definitions, the
existing ones shall be controlling.
2.
Grant
of Perfected Security Interest.
As an
inducement for the Secured Party to extend the loan as evidenced by the Note
and
to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full,
as
the case may be, of all of the Obligations, each Debtor hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Secured Party a
continuing and perfected security interest in and to, a lien upon and a right
of
set-off against all of such Debtor’s respective right, title and interest of
whatsoever kind and nature in and to, the Collateral (the “Security
Interest”).
3. Delivery
of Certain Collateral.
Contemporaneously or prior to the execution of this Agreement, each Debtor
shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Secured Party (a) any and all
certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged
Securities, and (b) any and all certificates and other instruments or documents
representing any of the other Collateral, in each case, together with all
Necessary Endorsements. The Debtors are, contemporaneously with the execution
hereof, delivering to the Secured Party, or have previously delivered to the
Secured Party, a true and correct copy of each Organizational Document governing
any of the Pledged Securities.
4. Representations,
Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Debtors.
Each
Debtor represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured
Party as follows:
(a)
Each
Debtor which is a corporation has the requisite corporate power and authority
to
enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder.
The execution, delivery and performance by each such Debtor of this Agreement
and the filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of such Debtor and no further action is required by such
Debtor. This Agreement has been duly executed by each Debtor. This Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Debtor, enforceable
against each Debtor in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar
laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights and remedies
of
creditors and by general principles of equity.
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(b)
The
Debtors have no place of business or offices where their respective books of
account and records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its
attorneys or accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or located,
except as set forth on Schedule
A
attached
hereto. Except as specifically set forth on Schedule
A,
each
Debtor is the record owner of the real property where such Collateral is
located, and there exist no mortgages or other liens on any such real property.
Except as disclosed on Schedule
A,
none of
such Collateral is in the possession of any consignee, bailee, warehouseman,
agent or processor.
(c)
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
B
attached
hereto, the Debtors are the sole owner of the Collateral (except for
non-exclusive licenses granted by any Debtor in the ordinary course of
business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances, rights
or claims, and are fully authorized to grant the Security Interest . There
is
not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or recording
office an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer
or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that will be filed
in
favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting
any
of the Collateral. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Debtors
shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such
office or agency any such financing statement or other document or instrument
(except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement).
(d)
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
I
attached
hereto, no written claim has been received that any Collateral or Debtor's
use
of any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no
adverse decision to any Debtor's claim of ownership rights in or exclusive
rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to any Debtor's right to
keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no
proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of any
Debtor, threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory
agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.
(e)
Each
Debtor shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating
to
the Collateral at its principal place of business and its Collateral at the
locations set forth on Schedule
A
attached
hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records or tangible
Collateral unless it delivers to the Secured Party at least 30 days prior to
such relocation (i) written notice of such relocation and the new location
thereof (which must be within the United States) and (ii) evidence that
appropriate financing statements under the UCC and other necessary documents
have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to perfect the
Security Interest to create in favor of the Secured Party a valid, perfected
and
continuing perfected first priority lien in the Collateral.
(f)
This
Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Party a valid, security interest
in
the Collateral, securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon
making the filings described in the immediately following paragraph, all
security interests created hereunder in any Collateral which may be perfected
by
filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements shall have been duly
perfected. Except for the filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements referred to in the immediately following paragraph, the recordation
of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement (as defined below) with respect
to copyrights and copyright applications in the United States Copyright Office
referred to in paragraph (p), the execution and delivery of deposit account
control agreements satisfying the requirements of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the
UCC
with respect to each deposit account of the Debtors,
and the
delivery of the certificates and other instruments provided in Section
3,
no
action is necessary to create, perfect or protect the security interests created
hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the
filing of said financing statements, the recordation of said Intellectual
Property Security Agreement, and the execution and delivery of said deposit
account control agreements, no consent of any third parties and no
authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any
governmental authority or regulatory body is required for (i) the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, (ii) the creation or perfection
of
the Security Interests created hereunder in the Collateral or (iii) the
enforcement of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder.
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(g)
Each
Debtor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more financing
statements under the UCC, with respect to the Security Interest with the proper
filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction deemed proper by
them.
(h)
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Debtors does not
(i) violate any of the provisions of any Organizational Documents of any Debtor
which is a corporation or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court,
governmental body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation
applicable to any Debtor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or
an
event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement,
credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing any Debtor's debt or
otherwise) or other understanding to which any Debtor is a party or by which
any
property or asset of any Debtor is bound or affected. No consent (including,
without limitation, from stockholders or creditors of any Debtor) is required
for any Debtor to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.
(i)
The
capital stock and other equity interests listed on Schedule
H
hereto
represent all of the capital stock and other equity interests in the Company
owned by Messrs. Abdallah and XxXxxxxx, and represent all capital stock and
other equity interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. All of
the
Pledged Securities are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the
Company is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Securities issued
by
the Operating Subsidiaries, free and clear of any lien, security interest or
other encumbrance except for the security interests created by this
Agreement.
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(j)
The
ownership and other equity interests in partnerships and limited liability
companies (if any)
included
in the Collateral
(the
“Pledged
Interests”)
by
their express terms do not provide that they are securities governed by Article
8 of the UCC and are not held in a securities account or by any financial
intermediary.
(k)
Each
Debtor shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interest provided
for
hereunder as valid and perfected first priority liens and security interests
in
the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement and the
Security Interest hereunder shall be terminated pursuant to Section 11 hereof.
Each Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same against the claims of any and
all
persons and entities. Each Debtor shall safeguard and protect all Collateral
for
the account of the Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, each
Debtor will sign and deliver to the Secured Party at any time or from time
to
time one or more financing statements pursuant to the UCC in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of filing the same
in
all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Secured Party to
be,
necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Debtor shall pay all
fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the
Security Interest hereunder, and each Debtor shall obtain and furnish to the
Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or
subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the
priority of the Security Interest hereunder.
(l)
No
Debtor
will transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose
of any of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by a Debtor
in its ordinary course of business and sales of inventory by a Debtor in its
ordinary course of business) without the prior written consent of the Secured
Party.
(m) Each
Debtor shall keep and preserve its equipment, inventory and other tangible
Collateral in good condition, repair and order and shall not operate or locate
any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any area excluded
from insurance coverage.
(n) Each
Debtor shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance
with respect to the Collateral against loss or damage of the kinds and in the
amounts customarily insured against by entities of established reputation having
similar properties similarly situated and in such amounts as are customarily
carried under similar circumstances by other such entities and otherwise as
is
prudent for entities engaged in similar businesses but in any event sufficient
to cover the full replacement cost thereof. Each Debtor shall cause each
insurance policy issued in connection herewith to provide, and the insurer
issuing such policy to certify to the Secured Party that (a) the Secured Party
will be named as lender loss payee and additional insured under each such
insurance policy; (b) if such insurance be proposed to be cancelled or
materially changed for any reason whatsoever, such insurer will promptly notify
the Secured Party and such cancellation or change shall not be effective as
to
the Secured Party for at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Secured
Party of such notice, unless the effect of such change is to extend or increase
coverage under the policy; and (c) the Secured Party will have the right (but
no
obligation) at its election to remedy any default in the payment of premiums
within thirty (30) days of notice from the insurer of such default. If no Event
of Default (as defined in the Debenture) exists and if the proceeds arising
out
of any claim or series of related claims do not exceed $50,000, loss payments
in
each instance will be applied by the applicable Debtor to the repair and/or
replacement of property with respect to which the loss was incurred to the
extent reasonably feasible, and any loss payments or the balance thereof
remaining, to the extent not so applied, shall be payable to the applicable
Debtor, provided, however, that payments received by any Debtor after an Event
of Default occurs and is continuing or in excess of $50,000 for any occurrence
or series of related occurrences shall be paid to the Secured Party and, if
received by such Debtor, shall be held in trust for and immediately paid over
to
the Secured Party unless otherwise directed in writing by the Secured Party.
Copies of such policies or the related certificates, in each case, naming the
Secured Party as lender loss payee and additional insured shall be delivered
to
the Secured Party at least annually and at the time any new policy of insurance
is issued.
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(o)
Each
Debtor shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the
Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial change in
the
Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a material
adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Party’s security
interest therein.
(p)
Each
Debtor shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such further
deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or
other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further
action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may in its sole
discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its security interest
in the Collateral including, without limitation, if applicable, the execution
and delivery of a separate security agreement with respect to each Debtor’s
Intellectual Property (“Intellectual
Property Security Agreement”)
in
which the Secured Party has been granted a security interest hereunder,
substantially in a form acceptable to the Secured Party, which Intellectual
Property Security Agreement, other than as stated therein, shall be subject
to
all of the terms and conditions hereof.
(q)
Each
Debtor shall permit the Secured Party and its representatives and agents to
inspect the Collateral at any time, and to make copies of records pertaining
to
the Collateral as may be requested by the Secured Party from time to
time.
(r)
Each
Debtor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek
to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and
accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.
(s)
Each
Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail upon
becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process
levied against any Collateral and of any other information received by such
Debtor that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security
Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder.
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(t)
All
information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured Party by
or
on behalf of any Debtor with respect to the Collateral is accurate and complete
in all material respects as of the date furnished.
(u)
The
Debtors shall at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect their
respective valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises
material to its business.
(v)
No
Debtor
will change its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization,
organizational identification number (if it has one), legal or corporate
structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name unless it provides at
least 20 days prior written notice to the Secured Party of such change and,
at
the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing
statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue perfected the
perfected security Interest granted and evidenced by this
Agreement.
(w) No
Debtor
may consign any of its Inventory or sell any of its Inventory on xxxx and hold,
sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale without
the
consent of the Secured Party which shall not be unreasonably withheld, except
to
the extent such consignment or sale does not exceed 15% of the total value
of
all of the Company’s finished goods in Inventory.
(x)
No
Debtor
may relocate its chief executive office to a new location without providing
30
days prior written notification thereof to the Secured Party and so long as,
at
the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing
statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue perfected the
perfected Security Interest granted and evidenced by this
Agreement.
(y) Each
Debtor which is a corporation was organized and remains organized solely under
the laws of the state set forth next to such Debtor’s name in the first
paragraph of this Agreement. Schedule
D
attached
hereto sets forth each Debtor’s organizational identification number or, if any
Debtor does not have one, states that one does not exist.
(z)
(i) The
actual name of each Debtor is the name set forth in the preamble above; (ii)
no
Debtor has any trade names except as set forth on Schedule
E
attached
hereto; (iii) no Debtor has used any name other than that stated in the preamble
hereto or as set forth on Schedule
E
for the
preceding five years; and (iv) no entity has merged into any Debtor or been
acquired by any Debtor within the past five years except as set forth on
Schedule
E.
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(aa) At
any
time and from time to time that any Collateral consists of instruments,
certificated securities or other items that require or permit possession by
the
secured party to perfect the security interest created hereby, the applicable
Debtor shall deliver such Collateral to the
Secured Party.
(bb)
Each
of
the Company and each Operating Subsidiary, in its capacity as issuer, hereby
agrees to comply with any and all orders and instructions of the Secured Party
regarding the Pledged Interests consistent with the terms of this Agreement
without the further consent of any Debtor as contemplated by Section 8-106
(or
any successor section) of the UCC. Further, each Debtor agrees that it shall
not
enter into a similar agreement (or one that would confer “control” within the
meaning of Article 8 of the UCC) with any other person or entity.
(cc) Each
Debtor shall cause all tangible chattel paper constituting Collateral to be
delivered to the
Secured Party,
or, if
such delivery is not possible, then to cause such tangible chattel paper to
contain a legend noting that it is subject to the security interest created
by
this Agreement. To the extent that any Collateral consists of electronic chattel
paper, the applicable Debtor shall cause the underlying chattel paper to be
“marked” within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC (or successor section
thereto).
(dd) Reserved.
(ee)
To
the
extent that any Collateral consists of letter-of-credit rights, the applicable
Debtor shall cause the issuer of each underlying letter of credit to consent
to
an assignment of the proceeds thereof to the Secured Party.
(ff)
To
the
extent that any Collateral is in the possession of any third party, the
applicable Debtor shall join with the Secured Party in notifying such third
party of the Secured Party’ security interest in such Collateral and shall use
its best efforts to obtain an acknowledgement and agreement from such third
party with respect to the Collateral, in form and substance satisfactory to
the
Secured Party.
(gg) If
any
Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Debtor
shall promptly notify the Secured Party in a writing signed by such Debtor
of
the particulars thereof and grant to the Secured Party in such writing a
security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of
this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory
to
the Secured Party.
(hh) Each
Debtor shall immediately provide written notice to the Secured Party of any
and
all accounts which arise out of contracts with any governmental authority and,
to the extent necessary to perfect or continue the perfected status of the
Security Interest in such accounts and proceeds thereof, shall execute and
deliver to the Secured Party an assignment of claims for such accounts and
cooperate with the Secured Party in taking any other steps required, in their
judgment, under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal,
state or local statute or rule to perfect or continue the perfected status
of
the Security Interest in such accounts and proceeds thereof.
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(ii) The
Company and each Operating Subsidiary shall cause each subsidiary
of such
Debtor to immediately become a party hereto (an “Additional
Debtor”),
by
executing and delivering an Additional Debtor Joinder in substantially the
form
of Annex A attached hereto and comply with the provisions hereof applicable
to
the Debtors. Concurrent therewith, the Additional Debtor shall deliver
replacement schedules for, or supplements to all other Schedules to (or referred
to in) this Agreement, as applicable, which replacement schedules shall
supersede, or supplements shall modify, the Schedules then in effect. The
Additional Debtor shall also deliver such opinions of counsel, authorizing
resolutions, good standing certificates, incumbency certificates, organizational
documents, financing statements and other information and documentation as
the
Secured Party may reasonably request. Upon delivery of the foregoing to the
Secured Party, the Additional Debtor shall be and become a party to this
Agreement with the same rights and obligations as the Debtors, for all purposes
hereof as fully and to the same extent as if it were an original signatory
hereto and shall be deemed to have made the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth herein as of the date of execution and delivery of such
Additional Debtor Joinder, and all references herein to the “Debtors” shall be
deemed to include each Additional Debtor.
(jj)
Each
Debtor shall vote the Pledged Securities of such Debtor to comply with the
covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Note.
(kk) Each
of
the Company and each Operating Subsidiary shall register the pledge of the
applicable Pledged Securities on the books of such Debtor. Each Debtor shall
notify each issuer of Pledged Securities to register the pledge of the
applicable Pledged Securities in the name of the Secured Party on the books
of
such issuer. Further, except with respect to certificated securities delivered
to the Secured Party, the applicable Debtor shall deliver to the Secured Party
an acknowledgement of pledge (which, where appropriate, shall comply with the
requirements of the relevant UCC with respect to perfection by registration)
signed by the issuer of the applicable Pledged Securities, which acknowledgement
shall confirm that: (a) it has registered the pledge on its books and records;
and (b) at any time directed by the Secured Party during the continuation of
an
Event of Default, such issuer will transfer the record ownership of such Pledged
Securities into the name of any designee of the Secured Party, will take such
steps as may be necessary to effect the transfer, and will comply with all
other
instructions of the Secured Party regarding such Pledged Securities without
the
further consent of the applicable Debtor.
(ll)
In
the
event that, upon an occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall
sell all or any of the Pledged Securities to another party or parties (herein
called the “Transferee”)
or
shall purchase or retain all or any of the Pledged Securities, each Debtor
shall, to the extent applicable: (i) deliver to the Secured Party or the
Transferee, as the case may be, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, minute
books, stock certificate books, corporate seals, deeds, leases, indentures,
agreements, evidences of indebtedness, books of account, financial records
and
all other Organizational Documents and records of the Debtors and their direct
and indirect subsidiaries; (ii) use its best efforts to obtain resignations
of
the persons then serving as officers and directors of the Debtors and their
direct and indirect subsidiaries, if so requested; and (iii) use its best
efforts to obtain any approvals that are required by any governmental or
regulatory body in order to permit the sale of the Pledged Securities to the
Transferee or the purchase or retention of the Pledged Securities by the Secured
Party and allow the Transferee or the Secured Party to continue the business
of
the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries.
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(mm) Without
limiting the generality of the other obligations of the Debtors hereunder,
each
Debtor shall promptly (i) cause to be registered at the United States Copyright
Office all of its material copyrights, (ii) cause the security interest
contemplated hereby with respect to all Intellectual Property registered at
the
United States Copyright Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office
to
be duly recorded at the applicable office, and (iii) give the
Secured Party
notice
whenever it acquires (whether absolutely or by license) or creates any
additional material Intellectual Property.
(nn) Each
Debtor will from time to time, at the joint and several expense of the Debtors,
promptly execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents, and
take all such further action as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Secured
Party may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security
interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured
Party to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder and with
respect to any Collateral or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
(oo) Schedule
F
attached
hereto lists all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, registered copyrights, and domain names owned by any of the
Debtors as of the date hereof. Schedule
F
lists
all material licenses in favor of any Debtor for the use of any patents,
trademarks, copyrights and domain names as of the date hereof. All material
patents and trademarks of the Debtors have been duly recorded at the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and all material copyrights of the Debtors
have been duly recorded at the United States Copyright Office.
(pp) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
G
attached
hereto, none of the account debtors or other persons or entities obligated
on
any of the Collateral is a governmental authority covered by the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or
rule
in respect of such Collateral.
5. Effect
of Pledge on Certain Rights. If
any of
the Collateral subject to this Agreement consists of nonvoting equity or
ownership interests (regardless of class, designation, preference or rights)
that may be converted into voting equity or ownership interests upon the
occurrence of certain events (including, without limitation, upon the transfer
of all or any of the other stock or assets of the issuer), it is agreed that
the
pledge of such equity or ownership interests pursuant to this Agreement or
the
enforcement of any of the Secured Party’ rights hereunder shall not be deemed to
be the type of event which would trigger such conversion rights notwithstanding
any provisions in the Organizational Documents or agreements to which any Debtor
is subject or to which any Debtor is party.
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6. Defaults.
The
following events shall be “Events
of Default”:
(a)
The
occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) under the
Note;
(b)
Any
representation or warranty of any Debtor in this Agreement shall prove to have
been incorrect in any material respect when made;
(c)
The
failure by any Debtor to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder
for
two (2) Business Days; or
(d)
If
any provision of this Agreement shall at any time for any reason be declared
to
be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested
by any Debtor, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Debtor, or by any
governmental authority having jurisdiction over any Debtor, seeking to establish
the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Debtor shall deny that any
Debtor has any liability or obligation purported to be created under this
Agreement.
7. Duty
To Hold In Trust.
(a) Upon
the
occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, each Debtor
shall, upon receipt of any revenue, income,
dividend, interest
or other
sums subject to the Security Interest, whether payable pursuant to the Note
or
otherwise, or of any check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument
evidencing an obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the
Secured Party and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such sums or
instruments, or both (to the extent permitted by law), to the Secured Party
for
application to the satisfaction of the Obligations.
(b) If
any
Debtor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any securities or
other
property (including, without limitation, shares of Pledged Securities or
instruments representing Pledged Securities acquired after the date hereof,
or
any options, warrants, rights or other similar property or certificates
representing a dividend, or any distribution in connection with any
recapitalization, reclassification or increase or reduction of capital, or
issued in connection with any reorganization of such Debtor or any of its direct
or indirect subsidiaries) in respect of the Pledged Securities (whether as
an
addition to, in substitution of, or in exchange for, such Pledged Securities
or
otherwise), such Debtor agrees to (i) accept the same as the agent of the
Secured Party; (ii) hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit
of
the Secured Party; and (iii) to deliver any and all certificates or instruments
evidencing the same to the Secured Party on or before the close of business
on
the fifth business day following the receipt thereof by such Debtor, in the
exact form received together with the Necessary Endorsements, to be held by
the
Secured Party subject to the terms of this Agreement as Collateral.
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8. Rights
and Remedies Upon Default.
(a) Upon
the
occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Secured
Party, acting through any agent it appoints for such purpose, shall have the
right to exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder and under the Note,
and the Secured Party shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party
under the UCC. Without limitation, the Secured Party shall have the following
rights and powers to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i)
The
Secured Party shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and,
for
that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises
where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the
same, and each Debtor shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to
the
Secured Party at places which the Secured Party shall reasonably select, whether
at such Debtor's premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Secured Party,
without rent, all of such Debtor’s respective premises and facilities for the
purpose of the Secured Party taking possession of, removing or putting the
Collateral in saleable or disposable form.
(ii) Upon
notice to the Debtors by the Secured Party, all rights of each Debtor to
exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be
entitled to exercise and all rights of each Debtor to receive the dividends
and
interest which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain, shall
cease. Upon such notice, the Secured Party shall have the right to receive
any
interest, cash dividends or other payments on the Collateral and, at its option,
to exercise in its discretion all voting rights pertaining thereto. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Secured Party shall have the
right
(but not the obligation) to exercise all rights with respect to the Collateral
as if it were the sole and absolute owners thereof, including, without
limitation, to vote and/or to exchange, at its sole discretion, any or all
of
the Collateral in connection with a merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization or other readjustment concerning or involving the Collateral
or
any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries.
(iii)
The
Secured Party shall have the right to operate the business of each Debtor using
the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or private
sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or stipulations,
for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or parcels and
at
such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such terms and
conditions as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable, all without
(except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived)
advertisement or demand upon or notice to any Debtor or right of redemption
of a
Debtor, which are hereby expressly waived. Upon each such sale, lease,
assignment or other transfer of Collateral, the Secured Party may, unless
prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part
of
the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims,
right
of redemption and equities of any Debtor, which are hereby waived and
released.
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(iv) The
Secured Party shall have the right (but not the obligation) to notify any
account debtors and any obligors under instruments or accounts to make payments
directly to the Secured Party and to enforce the Debtors’ rights against such
account debtors and obligors.
(v) The
Secured Party may (but is not obligated to) direct any financial intermediary
or
any other person or entity holding any investment property to transfer the
same
to the Secured Party or their designee.
(vi) The
Secured Party may (but is not obligated to) transfer any or all Intellectual
Property registered in the name of any Debtor at the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and/or Copyright Office into the name of the Secured Party
or
any designee or any purchaser of any Collateral.
(b) The
Secured Party may comply with any applicable law in connection with a
disposition of Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely
to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. The
Secured Party may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties and may
specifically disclaim such warranties. If the Secured Party sells any of the
Collateral on credit, the Debtors will only be credited with payments actually
made by the purchaser in cash. In addition, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, each Debtor waives any and all rights that it may have to a
judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of the Secured Party’
rights and remedies hereunder, including, without limitation, its right
following an Event of Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral
and
to exercise its rights and remedies with respect thereto.
(c) For
the
purpose of enabling the Secured Party to further exercise rights and remedies
under this Section 8 or elsewhere provided by agreement or applicable law,
each
Debtor hereby grants to the Secured Party an irrevocable, nonexclusive license
(exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Debtor)
to
use, license or sublicense following an Event of Default, any Intellectual
Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Debtor, and wherever the same
may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which
any
of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software
and
programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.
9. Applications
of Proceeds.
The
proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral
hereunder shall be applied first, to the expenses of retaking, holding, storing,
processing and preparing for sale, selling, and the like (including, without
limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs incurred in connection therewith)
of
the Collateral, to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the
Secured Party in enforcing its rights hereunder and in connection with
collecting, storing and disposing of the Collateral, and then to satisfaction
of
the other Obligations, and to the payment of any other amounts required by
applicable law, after which the Secured Party shall pay to the applicable Debtor
any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or other disposition of the
Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay all amounts to which
the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Debtors will be liable for the
deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of 16% per annum or
the
lesser amount permitted by applicable law (the “Default Rate”), and the
reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such
deficiency. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Debtor waives all
claims, damages and demands against the Secured Party arising out of the
repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due solely
to
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Party as determined
by
a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
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10. Securities
Law Provision.
Each
Debtor recognizes that the Secured Party may be limited in its ability to effect
a sale to the public of all or part of the Pledged Securities by reason of
certain prohibitions in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other federal
or state securities laws (collectively, the “Securities
Laws”),
and
may be compelled to resort to one or more sales to a restricted group of
purchasers who may be required to agree to acquire the Pledged Securities for
their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
resale thereof. Each Debtor agrees that sales so made may be at prices and
on
terms less favorable than if the Pledged Securities were sold to the public,
and
that the Secured Party has no obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged
Securities for the period of time necessary to register the Pledged Securities
for sale to the public under the Securities Laws. Each Debtor shall cooperate
with the Secured Party in its attempt to satisfy any requirements under the
Securities Laws (including, without limitation, registration thereunder if
requested by the Secured Party) applicable to the sale of the Pledged Securities
by the Secured Party.
11. Costs
and Expenses.
Each
Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder, including without
limitation, any financing statements pursuant to the UCC, continuation
statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto
or
any expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Secured Party. The
Debtors shall also pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable
opinion of the Secured Party might prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the
Collateral or the Security Interest therein. The Debtors will also, upon demand,
pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses,
including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts
and
agents, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with (i) the enforcement
of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii)
the
exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party under the
Note. Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal
amount of the Note and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
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12. Responsibility
for Collateral.
The
Debtors assume all liabilities and responsibility in connection with all
Collateral, and the Obligations shall in no way be affected or diminished by
reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of the Collateral or
its
unavailability for any reason. The Secured Party agrees to act in accordance
with commercially reasonable standards and the UCC. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (a) no Secured Party (i) has any duty (either
before or after an Event of Default) to collect any amounts in respect of the
Collateral or to preserve any rights relating to the Collateral, or (ii) has
any
obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale, and (b)
each Debtor shall remain obligated and liable under each contract or agreement
included in the Collateral to be observed or performed by such Debtor
thereunder. The Secured Party shall have no obligation or liability under any
such contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or
the
receipt by the Secured Party of any payment relating to any of the Collateral,
nor shall the Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the
obligations of any Debtor under or pursuant to any such contract or agreement,
to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by
the
Secured Party in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency of any
performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to present or
file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect
the
payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to the Secured Party may
be
entitled at any time or times.
13. Security
Interest Absolute.
All
rights of the Secured Party and all obligations of the Debtors hereunder, shall
be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, the Note or any agreement entered into in
connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change
in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other
term
of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
consent to any departure from the Note or any other agreement entered into
in
connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release or nonperfection of
any
of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to
departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or any other security,
for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Party to
obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims
or
matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense
available to a Debtor, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security
Interest granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and
performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even if the
Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the
running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. Each Debtor expressly
waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment
and
demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any
Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be
deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a
voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency
laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party
other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, each Debtor’s obligations
hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be
discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of
this
Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in
accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Each Debtor waives all right
to
require the Secured Party to proceed against any other person or entity
or
to
apply
any Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to marshal
assets, or to pursue any other remedy. Each Debtor waives any defense arising
by
reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation
secured hereby.
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14.
Term
of Agreement.
This
Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate on the date on which all
payments under the Note have been indefeasibly paid in full and all other
Obligations have been paid or discharged; provided, however, that all
indemnities of the Debtors contained in this Agreement shall survive and remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this
Agreement.
15.
Power
of Attorney; Further Assurances.
(a)
Each
Debtor authorizes the Secured Party, and does hereby make, constitute and
appoint the Secured Party and its officers, agents, successors or assigns with
full power of substitution, as such Debtor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with power, in the name of the Secured Party or such Debtor, to (i) endorse
any
note, checks, drafts, money orders or other instruments of payment (including
payments payable under or in respect of any policy of insurance) in respect
of
the Collateral that may come into possession of the Secured Party; (ii) sign
and
endorse any financing statement pursuant to the UCC or any invoice, freight
or
express xxxx, xxxx of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against
debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts,
and
other documents relating to the Collateral; (iii) pay or discharge taxes,
liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed
on
or threatened against the Collateral; (iv) demand, collect, receipt for,
compromise, settle and xxx for monies due in respect of the Collateral; (v)
transfer any Intellectual Property or provide licenses respecting any
Intellectual Property; and (vi) generally, at the option of the Secured Party,
and at the expense of the Debtors, at any time, or from time to time, execute
and deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do all acts and things
which the Secured Party deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon
the Collateral and the Security Interest granted therein in order to effect
the
intent of this Agreement and the Note all as fully and effectually as the
Debtors might or could do; and each Debtor hereby ratifies all that said
attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power
of
attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term
of
this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be
outstanding. The
designation set forth herein shall be deemed to amend and supersede any
inconsistent provision in the Organizational Documents or other documents or
agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is a party.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, the Secured Party is specifically authorized
to execute and file any applications for or instruments of transfer and
assignment of any patents, trademarks, copyrights or other Intellectual Property
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States
Copyright Office.
(b)
On
a
continuing basis, each Debtor will make, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file
and
record, as the case may be, with the proper filing and recording agencies in
any
jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the jurisdictions indicated on
Schedule
C
attached
hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as may reasonably be
deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the Secured Party,
to perfect the Security Interest granted hereunder and otherwise to carry out
the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or for assuring and confirming to
the
Secured Party the grant or perfection of a perfected security interest in all
the Collateral under the UCC.
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(c)
Each
Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party as such Debtor’s
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and instead of such Debtor
and in the name of such Debtor, from time to time in the Secured Party’
discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured
Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement, including the filing, in its sole discretion, of one or more
financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any
of
the Collateral without the signature of such Debtor where permitted by law,
which financing statements may (but need not) describe the Collateral as “all
assets” or “all personal property” or words of like import, and ratifies all
such actions taken by the Secured Party. This power of attorney is coupled
with
an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and
thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding.
16. Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be subject
to the notice provision of the Loan Agreement.
17. Other
Security.
To the
extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other
than
the Collateral or by the guarantee, endorsement or property of any other person,
firm, corporation or other entity, then the Secured Party shall have the right,
in its sole discretion, to pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take
any
other action with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting
any
of the Secured Party’ rights and remedies hereunder.
18. Intentionally
Omitted.
19. Miscellaneous.
(a)
No
course
of dealing between the Debtors and the Secured Party, nor any failure to
exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Party, any
right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Note shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(b)
All
of
the rights and remedies of the Secured Party with respect to the Collateral,
whether established hereby or by the Note or by any other agreements,
instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be exercised
singly or concurrently.
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(c)
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and is intended to supersede all prior negotiations,
understandings and agreements with respect thereto. Except as specifically
set
forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement may be modified or
amended except by a written agreement specifically referring to this Agreement
and signed by the parties hereto.
(d)
In
the
event any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction for any reason, unless such provision is
narrowed by judicial construction, this Agreement shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be construed as if such invalid, prohibited or unenforceable
provision had been more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited
or
unenforceable. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective
to
the extent of such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining portion of such provision or the other provisions
of
this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision or the other provisions of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e)
No
waiver
of any breach or default or any right under this Agreement shall be considered
valid unless in writing and signed by the party giving such waiver, and no
such
waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or right,
whether of the same or similar nature or otherwise.
(f)
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party hereto
and its successors and assigns.
(g)
Each
party shall take such further action and execute and deliver such further
documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the
provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
(h)
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each Debtor agrees that all proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Note (whether brought against a party
hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders,
partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.
Each Debtor hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such proceeding
is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of
process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing
a
copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with
evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to
it
under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted
by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence a proceeding to enforce any
provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such proceeding
shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other
costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution
of such proceeding.
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(i)
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature
is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
were the original thereof.
(j) All
Debtors shall jointly and severally be liable for the obligations of each Debtor
to the Secured Party hereunder.
(k) Each
Debtor shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Secured Party and its
partners, members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and agents
(collectively, “Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits,
costs and expenses, of any kind or nature, (including fees relating to the
cost
of investigating and defending any of the foregoing) imposed on, incurred by
or
asserted against such Indemnitee in any way related to or arising from or
alleged to arise from this Agreement or the Collateral, except any such losses,
claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses which result
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee as determined
by a final, nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. This
indemnification provision is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any
other
indemnification provision in the Note, the Loan Agreement or any other
agreement, instrument or other document executed or delivered in connection
herewith or therewith.
(l) Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to subject the Secured Party to liability
as a partner in any Debtor or any if its direct or indirect subsidiaries that
is
a partnership or as a member in any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect
subsidiaries that is a limited liability company, nor shall the Secured Party
be
deemed to have assumed any obligations under any partnership agreement or
limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of any such Debtor or any
of
its direct or indirect subsidiaries or otherwise, unless and until any the
Secured Party exercises its right to be substituted for such Debtor as a partner
or member, as applicable, pursuant hereto.
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(m)
To
the
extent that the grant of the Security Interest in the Collateral and the
enforcement of the terms hereof require the consent, approval or action of
any
Debtor or any direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor, such Debtor hereby
grants, or shall cause its Subsidiary to grant, such consent and approval and
waive any such noncompliance with the terms of said documents. The Company
shall
cause each of its subsidiaries formed or acquired on or subsequent to the date
hereof to become a Guarantor for all purposes of this Agreement by executing
and
delivering an Assumption Agreement in the form attached as Annex 1 to the
Subsidiary Guarantee.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement to
be
duly executed on the day and year first above written.
UNIVERSAL
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION CORPORATION
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__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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XXXXX
XXXXXXXX
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__________________________________________
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XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
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__________________________________________
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CANYON
CREEK OIL AND GAS INC.
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_________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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XXXXXX
OIL AND GAS, INC.
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_________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SHERIDAN
ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
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__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE
A
LOCATION
OF COLLATERAL
Principal
Place of Business of Debtors:
UNIVERSAL
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION CORPORATION
00000
XX
XXX,
0
Xxxxx
000,
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
XXXXXX
OIL AND GAS, INC.
00000
XX
XXX,
0
Xxxxx
000,
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
CANYON
CREEK OIL AND GAS, INC
00000
XX
XXX,
0
Xxxxx
000,
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX
00000
XX
XXX,
0
Xxxxx
000,
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
XXXXXXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXX
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx.,
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Locations
Where Collateral is Located or Stored:
Corporate
Assets
XXXXXX
OIL AND GAS, INC.
00000
XX
XXX,
0
Xxxxx
000,
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
CANYON
CREEK OIL AND GAS, INC
00000
XX
XXX,
0
Xxxxx
000,
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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SCHEDULE
B
EXISTING
LIENS ON COLLATERAL
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SCHEDULE
C
JURISDICTIONS
IN WHICH COLLATERAL LOCATED
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SCHEDULE
D
ORGANIZATIONAL
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
CORPORATION
|
FIEN
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CANYON
CREEK OIL AND GAS INC.
|
00-0000000
|
XXXXXX
OIL AND GAS, INC.
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00-0000000
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SCHEDULE
E
NAMES;
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
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SCHEDULE
F
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
30
SCHEDULE
G
ACCOUNT
DEBTORS
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SCHEDULE
H
PLEDGED
SECURITIES
60,000
shares of Common Stock of Canyon Creek Oil and Gas Inc., par value $0.001 per
share, Certificate No. 101 Dated March 7, 2007
90,000
shares of Common Stock of Xxxxxx Oil and Gas, Inc., par value $0.001 per share,
Certificate No. 101 Dated March 7, 2007
2,060,000
common shares in Universal Property Development and Acquisition Corporation,
par
value $0.001 per share, Certificate Nos. 2074, 2075, 2097, 2101 and 2126 dated
August 18, 2005, August 18, 2005, October 1, 2005, September 30, 2005, and
November 29, 2005.
80,000
Class “A” Convertible Preferred stock in Universal Property Development and
Acquisition Corporation, par value $10.00 per share, Certificate No. 8001,
dated
July 27, 2005
20,000
Class “A” Convertible Preferred stock of Universal Property Development and
Acquisition Corporation, par value $10.00 per share, Certificate No. 8002 Dated
July 27, 2005
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SCHEDULE
I
CLAIMS
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ANNEX
A
to
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
FORM
OF ADDITIONAL DEBTOR JOINDER
Security
Agreement dated as of ________ ___, 2007 made by
Universal
Property Development and Acquisition Corporation
and
its
subsidiaries party thereto from time to time, as Debtors
to
and in
favor of
the
Secured Party identified therein (the “Security
Agreement”)
Reference
is made to the Security Agreement as defined above; capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such
terms in, or by reference in, the Security Agreement.
The
undersigned hereby agrees that upon delivery of this Additional Debtor Joinder
to the Secured Party referred to above, the undersigned shall (a) be an
Additional Debtor under the Security Agreement, (b) have all the rights and
obligations of the Debtors under the Security Agreement as fully and to the
same
extent as if the undersigned was an original signatory thereto and (c) be deemed
to have made the representations and warranties set forth in Section ___ therein
as of the date of execution and delivery of this Additional Debtor Joinder.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE UNDERSIGNED SPECIFICALLY
GRANTS TO THE SECURED PARTY A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL AS MORE FULLY
SET FORTH IN THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO THE WAIVER
OF
JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS SET FORTH THEREIN.
Attached
hereto are supplemental and/or replacement Schedules to the Security Agreement,
as applicable.
An
executed copy of this Joinder shall be delivered to the Secured Party, and
the
Secured Party may rely on the matters set forth herein on or after the date
hereof. This Joinder shall not be modified, amended or terminated without the
prior written consent of the Secured Party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder to be executed in
the
name and on behalf of the undersigned.
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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Address: | ||
Dated: |
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