SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.13
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
made as of September 29, 2006 by and between (together
with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Secured
Party”);
Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (together with its successors and permitted assigns,
the “Borrower”);
and
the subsidiaries of Borrower set forth on (together with their successors and
permitted assigns, collectively and jointly and severally, the “Subsidiary
Guarantors”,
and
together with the Borrower, collectively and jointly and severally, the
“Grantors”).
Background
On
the
date hereof, Secured Party is extending a loan to Borrower, and Borrower is
issuing to Secured Party a Convertible Senior Secured Note in the principal
amount of $___ (as
the
same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented and/or replaced from
time
to time, the “Note”).
In
order
to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of
Borrower’s obligations under the Note, Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors
have agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement and
to
grant the Secured Party a perfected first priority security interest in certain
property of each Grantor.
Accordingly,
each Grantor, intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees with the Secured
Party as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall
have
the meanings assigned to such terms in the Note. The following terms, as used
herein, shall have the following meanings:
“Account”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, credit card receivables, lottery winnings,
health-care-insurance receivables, any right to payment arising out of goods
or
other property (including, without limitation, intellectual property) sold
or
leased, licensed, assigned or disposed of or for services rendered which is
not
evidenced by an instrument or chattel paper, whether or not it has been earned
by performance including all rights to payment of rents under a lease or license
and payment under a charter or other contract and all rights incident to such
lease, charter or contract.
“As-Extracted
Collateral”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, oil, gas and other minerals and mineral
rights.
“Chattel
Paper”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, a writing or writings which evidence
both
a monetary obligation and a security interest in, or a lease of, specific
goods.
“Collateral”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.
“Commercial
Tort Claims”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code and shall include
those claims listed (including plaintiff, defendant and a description of the
claim) on Schedule 10 attached hereto.
“Deposit
Account”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, any demand, time, savings, passbook or
similar account.
“Document”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, a xxxx of lading, dock warrant, dock
receipt, warehouse receipt or order for the delivery of goods, and also any
other document which in the regular course of business or financing is treated
as adequately evidencing that the Person in possession of it is entitled to
receive, hold and dispose of the document and the goods it covers.
“Equipment”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, tangible personal property held by any
Grantor for use primarily in business and shall include equipment, machinery,
furniture, vehicles, fixtures, furnishings, dyes, tools, and all accessories
and
parts now or hereafter affixed thereto as well as all attachments, replacements,
substitutes, accessories, additions and improvements to any of the foregoing,
but Equipment shall not include Inventory.
“Event
of Default”
shall be used herein as defined in the Note.
“Fixtures”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code.
“General
Intangibles”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code but in any event
shall include, but not be limited to, all personal property of every kind and
description of any Grantor other than Goods, Accounts, Fixtures, Documents,
Letter-of-Credit Rights, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Instruments,
Investment Property, Commercial Tort Claims and Supporting Obligations, and
shall include, without limitation, payment intangibles, contract rights (other
than Accounts), franchises, licenses, leases, all rights related to oil, gas,
minerals, choses in action, books, records, customer lists, tax, insurance
and
other kinds of refunds, patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks,
slogans, trade dress, copyrights, other intellectual property rights and
applications for intellectual property rights, goodwill, plans, licenses,
software (to the extent it does not constitute Goods) and other rights in
personal property and all rights related to all of the foregoing.
“Goods”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, all computer programs imbedded in goods
and any supporting information provided in connection with the transaction
relating to the program and all other things that are movable, and all rights
related to all of the foregoing.
“Instruments”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, promissory notes, negotiable certificates
of deposit, a negotiable instrument or a security or any other writing which
evidences a right to the payment of money and is not itself a security agreement
or lease and is of a type which is, in the ordinary course of business,
transferred by delivery with any necessary endorsement or
assignment.
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“Inventory”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code but in any event
shall include, but not be limited to, tangible personal property held by or
on
behalf of any Grantor (or in which any Grantor has an interest in mass or a
joint or other interest) for sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts
of
service, tangible personal property which any Grantor has so leased or
furnished, and raw materials, work in process and materials used, produced
or
consumed in any Grantor’s business, and shall include tangible personal property
returned to such Grantor by the purchaser following a sale thereof by such
Grantor and tangible personal property represented by Documents. All equipment,
accessories and parts at any time attached or added to items of Inventory or
used in connection therewith shall be deemed to be part of the
Inventory.
“Investment
Property”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code but in any event
shall include, but not be limited to, all securities, whether certificated
or
uncertificated, all financial assets, all security entitlements, all securities
accounts, all commodity contracts and all commodity accounts.
“Letter-of-Credit
Right”
shall be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any
event
shall include, but not be limited to, any right to payment or performance under
a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary has demanded or is at the
time entitled to demand payment or performance.
“Proceeds”
shall
be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code but, in any event,
shall include, but not be limited to, (a) any and all proceeds of any insurance
(whether or not the Secured Party is named as the loss payee thereof),
indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to any Grantor or the Secured Party
from
time to time with respect to any of the Collateral, (b) any and all payments
(in
any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Grantor from time to time
in
connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or
forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any Governmental Authority
(or any person acting under color of Governmental Authority), (c) any and all
amounts received when Collateral is sold, leased, licensed, exchanged, collected
or disposed of, (d) any rights arising out of Collateral, and (e) any and all
other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with
any
of the Collateral.
“Secured
Obligations”
shall mean any obligation of the Borrower under the Note (including any amounts
payable to Payee thereunder), any additional notes issued after the date hereof
to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 6 of the Note, and any other
indebtedness of Borrower to Secured Party whether now existing or hereafter
arising.
“Software”
shall
be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code but in any event,
shall
include, but not be limited to, any computer program or supporting information
provided in connection with the transaction relating to the
program.
“Supporting
Obligations”
shall
be used herein as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code but in any event shall
include, but not be limited to, guarantees and letters of credit that support
payment of another obligation.
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“Uniform
Commercial Code”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date hereof and as amended
from time to time, and as enacted in the State of Nevada or in any state or
states which, pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in the State
of
Nevada, 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
the
definitions set forth above should be construed in their broadest sense so
that
Collateral will be construed in its broadest sense. Accordingly if there are,
from time to time, changes to defined terms in the Uniform Commercial Code
that
broaden the definitions, they are incorporated herein and if existing
definitions in the Uniform Commercial Code are broader than the amended
definitions, the existing ones shall be controlling. Similarly, where the phrase
“as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, but in any event shall include,
but
not be limited to . . .” is used above, it means as defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code except that if any of the enumerated types of items specified
thereafter would not fall within the Uniform Commercial Code definition, they
shall nonetheless be included in the applicable definition for purposes of
this
Agreement.
2.
GUARANTY AND GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST.
(a)
As
security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, each
Grantor hereby pledges, hypothecates, delivers and assigns to the Secured Party,
and creates in favor of the Secured Party, a first priority security interest
in
and to, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all the
following property, in all its forms, in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, created or arising, and
wherever located (collectively, but without duplication, the “Collateral”):
(i)
All
Equipment;
(ii)
All
Inventory and other Goods;
(iii)
All
Accounts;
(iv)
All
General Intangibles; (v) All Fixtures;
(vi)
All
Documents, Letter-of-Credit Rights, and Chattel Paper;
(vii)
All
Deposit Accounts;
(viii)
All Instruments and Investment Property;
(ix)
All
Commercial Tort Claims; (x) All Supporting Obligations; (xi) All As-Extracted
Collateral; and
(xii)
All
Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
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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 Uniform Commercial Code 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.
(b)
For
the avoidance of doubt, the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally
agree to act as surety for the Borrower’s obligations under the Notes, and
irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty to the Secured Party that the Notes
shall be paid in full when due and payable, whether at the stated or accelerated
maturity thereof or upon any mandatory or voluntary prepayment or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the liability of each Subsidiary Guarantor
hereunder is limited to an amount equal to (x) the amount that would render
this
guaranty void, voidable or unenforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor’s
creditors or creditors’ representatives under any applicable fraudulent
conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar act or under Section 544 or 548
of
the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, minus (y) $1.00 (one U.S.
Dollar).
(c)
Secured Party acknowledges that Borrower is seeking to sell, to an unaffiliated
third party on arms-length terms, certain assets (the “Sold
Assets”)
located in the counties set forth on Schedule 2. Secured Party shall,
prior to or upon the closing of any sale of Sold Assets to an unaffiliated
party, and without requiring any payment on the Notes in connection therewith,
release the security interest granted to Secured Party hereby with respect
to
the Collateral included in the Sold Assets sold by Borrower in such
transaction(s). In connection therewith, Secured Party shall file, or authorize
the party acquiring such Sold Assets to file, termination statements and/or
amendments to financing statements (as appropriate) under the Uniform Commercial
Code and take such other action as may be appropriate to evidence the release
of
such Collateral from the security interest granted hereby. For the avoidance
of
doubt, no such sale shall require or result in the release of any security
interest of the Secured Party of Collateral not included in such sale, including
any Sold Assets not included in such sale.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE GRANTORS. Each Grantor represents
and warrants as follows. The following representations and warranties shall
survive execution of this Agreement and shall not be affected or waived by
any
examination or inspection made by the Secured Party:
(a)
Status. Each Grantor is duly organized and validly existing as a
corporation in the State of Nevada. The organizational identification number
of
Borrower is C16136-98, and the organizational identification numbers of the
other Grantors are set forth on Exhibit A. Each Grantor has perpetual
existence and the power and authority to own its property and assets and to
transact the business in which it is engaged or presently proposes to engage.
Each Grantor has qualified to do business in each state or jurisdiction where
its business or operations so require.
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(b)
Authority to Execute Agreement; Binding Agreement. Each Grantor has the
corporate or other power to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Note and any other agreement or document contemplated hereby
and thereby to which it is, or is to be, a party (collectively, the
“Loan
Documents”)
(including, without limitation, the right and power to give the Secured Party
a
security interest in the Collateral) and has taken all necessary corporate
and
other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Note and each other Loan Document to which it is, or is to be,
a
party. The Note has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower. The Note
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable
against Borrower 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. This Agreement has been duly executed by each Grantor. This Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Grantor, enforceable
against each Grantor 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.
(c)
Grantors’ Title. Except for the security interests granted hereunder,
each Grantor is, as to all Collateral presently owned, and shall be as to all
Collateral hereafter acquired, the owner or in the case of leased or licensed
assets, the lessee or licensee, of said Collateral free and clear from any
liens, security interests, encumbrances or adverse claims.
(d)
Perfected Security Interest. This Agreement creates a valid, first
priority security interest in the Collateral, securing payment of the Secured
Obligations. Upon the filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
in the offices set forth on Schedule 4 hereto and the recordation of this
Agreement (or a short form hereof) at the United States Copyright Office, all
security interests which may be perfected by filing shall have been duly
perfected. Except for the filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements referred to in the preceding sentence and the delivery of the
Instruments referred to in paragraph (g) above, no action is necessary to
create, perfect or protect such security interest. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except for the filing of said financing statements,
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, the Note or any other Loan Document, (ii) the creation or perfection
of the security interest in the Collateral or (iii) the enforcement of the
Secured Party’s rights hereunder and under the Note.
(e)
Absence of Conflicts with Other Agreements, Etc. Neither the pledge of
the Collateral hereunder nor any of the provisions hereof (including, without
limitation, the remedies provided hereunder) violates any of the provisions
of
any organizational documents of any Grantor, or any other agreement to which
any
Grantor or any of its property is a party or is subject, or any judgment,
decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator or any
applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to the same. None of the
provisions of the Note violates any of the provisions of any organizational
documents of the Borrower, or any other agreement to which the Borrower or
any
of its property is a party or is subject, or any judgment, decree, order or
award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator or any applicable law,
rule
or regulation applicable to the same.
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4.
COVENANTS OF GRANTORS. Each Grantor covenants that:
(a)
Filing of Financing Statements and Preservation of Interests. Immediately
upon execution hereof, each Grantor shall cause to be duly filed in each office
set forth on Schedule 4 Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and
all filings with the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent
and Trademark Office, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the
Secured Party. Without limiting the obligation of the Grantors set forth in
the
preceding sentence, each Grantor hereby authorizes the Secured Party, and
appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, to file in such office
or
offices as the Secured Party deems necessary or desirable such financing and
continuation statements and amendments and supplements thereto (including,
without limitation, an “all assets” filing), and such other documents as the
Secured Party may require to perfect, preserve and protect the security
interests granted herein and ratifies all such actions taken by the Secured
Party.
(b)
Transfer of Collateral. Other than the disposition of inventory in the
ordinary course of the applicable Grantor’s business as presently, no Grantor
shall sell, assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Collateral
without the prior written consent of the Secured Party does not authorize any
such disposition. For purposes of this provision, “dispose of any Collateral”
shall include, without limitation, the creation of a security interest or other
encumbrance (whether voluntary or involuntary) on such Collateral.
(c)
Other Assurances.
(i)
Each
Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the joint and several expense of
the
Grantors, it will 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 its rights and remedies hereunder and
with
respect to any Collateral or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
(ii)
From
and after the date hereof, each Grantor shall 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 request, in order to
perfect any and all security interests in real estate owned, leased or otherwise
held by such Grantor, it being the intent of the Grantors and the Secured Party
that the Secured Party shall have a first priority security interest, as
security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, in and
to,
all of each Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all real property, in
all its forms, in each case whether now or hereafter existing, whether now
owned
or hereafter acquired, created or arising, and wherever located, subject to
such
permitted exceptions as to which the Secured Party shall agree.
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5.
REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT.
(a)
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Secured
Party may exercise, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided
herein, under other contracts and under law, all the rights and remedies of
a
secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event
of
Default, (i) at the request of the Secured Party, each Grantor shall, at its
cost and expense, assemble the Collateral owned or used by it as directed by
the
Secured Party; (ii) 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
Grantors’ rights against account debtors and obligors; (iii) the Secured Party
may (but is not obligated to), without notice except as provided below, sell
the
Collateral at public or private sale, on such terms as the Agent deems to be
commercially reasonable; (iv) the Secured Party may (but is not obligated to)
direct any financial intermediary or any other Person holding Investment
Property to transfer the same to the Agent or its designee; and (v) the Secured
Party may (but is not obligated to) transfer any or all Intellectual Property
registered in the name of any Grantor 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. Each Grantor agrees that ten (10)
days notice of any sale referred to in clause (iii) above shall constitute
sufficient notice. The Secured Party may purchase Collateral at any such sale.
The Grantors shall be liable to the Agent and the Secured Party for any
deficiency amount.
(b)
The
Secured Party may comply with any applicable Law in connection with a
disposition of Collateral and 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 Borrower will only be credited with payments actually made by the
purchaser. The Secured Party may purchase Collateral at any such sale. In
addition, each Grantor waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial
hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of the Secured Party’s 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 5 or elsewhere provided by agreement or applicable
Law, each Grantor hereby grants to the Secured Party an irrevocable,
nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other
compensation to such Grantor) to use, license or sublicense following an Event
of Default, any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such
Grantor, 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.
6.
OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE.
(a)
Change of Circumstance. THE RIGHTS OF THE SECURED PARTY HEREUNDER AND THE
OBLIGATIONS OF THE
GRANTORS HEREUNDER SHALL BE ABSOLUTE
AND UNCONDITIONAL, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY COUNTERCLAIM, SETOFF, RECOUPMENT
OR DEFENSE BASED UPON ANY CLAIM THAT ANY GRANTOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON MAY HAVE
AGAINST ANY SECURED PARTY AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL FULL
AND INDEFEASIBLESATISFACTION
OF THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS.
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(b)
Waiver of Right of Subrogation, Etc. Each Grantor hereby waives any and
all rights of subrogation, reimbursement, or indemnity whatsoever in respect
of
such Grantor arising out of remedies exercised by the Secured Party hereunder
until full and indefeasible payment of the Secured Obligations.
(c)
Other Waivers. Each Grantor hereby waives promptness, diligence and
notice of acceptance of this Agreement. In connection with any sale or other
disposition of Collateral, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each
Grantor waives any right of redemption or equity of redemption in the
Collateral. Each Grantor further waives presentment and demand for payment
of
any of the Secured Obligations, protest and notice of protest, dishonor and
notice of dishonor or notice of default or any other similar notice with respect
to any of the Secured Obligations, and all other similar notices to which any
Grantor might otherwise be entitled, except as otherwise expressly provided
in
the Loan Documents. The Secured Party is under no obligation to pursue any
rights against third parties with respect to the Secured Obligations and each
Grantor hereby waives any right it may have to require otherwise. Each Grantor
(to the extent that it may lawfully do so) covenants that it shall not at any
time insist upon or plead, or in any manner claim or take the benefit of, any
stay, valuation, appraisal or redemption now or at any time hereafter in force
that, but for this waiver, might be applicable to any sale made under any
judgment, order or decree based on this Agreement; and each Grantor (to the
extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives and relinquishes
all
benefit of any and all such laws and hereby covenants that it will not hinder,
delay or impede the execution of any power in this Agreement delegated to the
Secured Party, but that it will suffer and permit the execution of every such
power as though no such law or laws had been made or enacted.
(d)
Each
Grantor further waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any right it
may
have under the constitution of the State of Nevada (or under the constitution
of
any other state in which any of the Collateral or any Grantor may be located),
or under the Constitution of the United States of America, to notice (except
for
notice specifically required hereby) or to a judicial hearing prior to the
exercise of any right or remedy provided by this Agreement to the Secured Party,
and waives its rights, if any, to set aside or invalidate any sale duly
consummated in accordance with the foregoing provisions hereof on the grounds
(if such be the case) that the sale was consummated without a prior judicial
hearing.
(e)
EACH
GRANTOR’S WAIVERS UNDER THIS SECTION 6 HAVE BEEN MADE VOLUNTARILY, INTELLIGENTLY
AND KNOWINGLY AND AFTER SUCH GRANTOR HAS BEEN APPRISED AND COUNSELED BY ITS
ATTORNEY AS TO THE NATURE THEREOF AND ITS POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE
RIGHTS.
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7.
NO
IMPLIED WAIVERS. No failure or delay on the part of the Secured Party in
exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or the other
Loan
Documents and no course of dealing between the Grantor, on the one hand, and
the
Secured Party, on the other hand, shall operate as a waiver of any such right,
power or privilege. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents precludes any other
or further exercise of any such right, power or privilege or the exercise of
any
other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies expressly provided
in
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive
of
any rights or remedies which the Secured Party would otherwise
have.
8.
STANDARD OF CARE.
(a)
In
General. No act or omission of the Secured Party (or agent or employee of
the Secured Party) shall give rise to any defense, counterclaim or offset in
favor of any Grantor or any claim or action against the Secured Party (or agent
or employee thereof), in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Secured Party (or agent or employee thereof) as determined in a final,
nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Secured Party
shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and
preservation of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded
treatment substantially equal to that which the Secured Party accords to other
Collateral it holds, it being understood that it has no duty to take any action
with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other
matters relative to any Collateral or to preserve any rights of any parties
and
shall only be liable for losses which are a result of it gross negligence or
willful misconduct as determined in a final, nonappealable judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction.
(b)
No
Duty to Preserve Rights. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing:
(i)
the
Secured Party has no 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.
(ii)
the
Secured Party has no obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral
for sale.
(iii)
each Grantor shall remain obligated and liable under each contract or agreement
included in the Collateral to be observed or performed by such Grantor
thereunder, and the Secured Party shall not have any 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.
(c)
Appointment and Powers of Agent. The Grantors each hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints the Secured Party and any officer or agent thereof,
with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor
or in the Secured Party’s own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of
this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and
all documents and instruments that may be necessary or useful to accomplish
the
purposes of this Agreement.
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9.
MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)
Assignment. No Grantor shall assign or transfer this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Secured
Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there should be any assignment of
any
rights or obligations by operation of law or in contravention of the terms
of
this Agreement or otherwise, then all covenants, agreements, representations
and
warranties made herein or pursuant hereto by or on behalf of any Grantor shall
bind the successors and assigns of such Grantor, together with the preexisting
Grantor. The rights and privileges of the Secured Party under this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns.
(b)
Notices. All notices, requests, demands, directions and other
communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered
or
mailed in the manner specified in the Note addressed to a party at its address
set forth in or determined pursuant to the Note, as the case may
be.
(c)
Severability. Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be
severable. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability
of
the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired thereby. Any
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not affect
the validity, legality or enforceability of any such term or provision in any
other jurisdiction.
(d)
Costs and Expenses. Without limiting any other cost reimbursement
provisions in the Loan Documents, upon demand, the Grantors shall pay to the
Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the
Secured Party hereunder or in connection herewith.
(e)
Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, including facsimiles thereof (and by different parties hereto
in
different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all
of
which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement
and
the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter
hereof.
(f)
Amendments and Waivers. The terms of this Agreement may be waived,
altered or amended only by an instrument in writing duly executed by the
Grantors and the Secured Party.
(g)
Headings. Headings to this Agreement are for purposes of reference only
and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof
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10.
TERMINATION; PARTIAL RELEASE.
(a)
At
such time as all the Secured Obligations have been paid and performed in full,
the security provided for herein shall terminate, provided, however, that all
indemnities of the Borrower and each other Grantor contained in this Agreement
shall survive and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless
of
the termination of this Agreement.
(b)
Effective upon the closing of a disposition of any Collateral in conformity
with
the provisions of the Note, and receipt by the Secured Party of a certification
to such effect from an authorized officer of the Borrower, the security interest
in the Collateral so disposed of shall terminate and the Secured Party shall
deliver such releases as may be appropriate, provided, however, the security
interest in all remaining Collateral shall remain in full force and
effect.
11.
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a)
Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the
laws
of the State of Nevada (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice
of
law).
(b)
Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH
PARTY HERETO (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON
WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER
AND
(II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
in
the name and on behalf of the parties hereto as of the date first above
written.
HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP. | ||
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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HEARTLAND GAS GATHERING LLC | ||
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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HEARTLAND INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANY | ||
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS INC. | ||
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit
A
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Subsidiary
Guarantors
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Name
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Organizational
Identification Number
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Heartland
Gas Gathering LLC
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6067052
(Kansas)
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Heartland
International Oil Company
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264002
(British Virgin Islands)
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Heartland
Oil and Gas Inc.
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3345196
(Kansas)
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Schedule
2
Location
of Sold Assets
Nemaha
County, Kansas
Xxxxx
County, Kansas
Doniphan
County, Kansas
Xxxxxxx
County, Kansas
Xxxxxxxx
County, Kansas
Leavenworth
County, Kansas
Jefferson
County, Kansas
Pottawatomie
County, Kansas
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Schedule
4 UCC
Filing
Office(s)
Secretary
of State of the State of Nevada
Secretary
of State of the State of Kansas
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Schedule
10
Commercial
Tort Claims
None
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