Collateral Agreement by and among AFP Imaging Corporation, Dent-x, International Inc., QR Imaging USA Inc., Visiplex Instruments Corporation and ComVest Capital LLC
Exhibit
10.4
Collateral
Agreement by and among AFP Imaging Corporation, Dent-x, International Inc.,
QR
Imaging USA Inc., Visiplex Instruments Corporation and ComVest Capital
LLC
COLLATERAL
AGREEMENT, dated as of April 13, 2007, by and among AFP IMAGING CORPORATION,
a
New York corporation (the “Borrower”),
DENT-X
INTERNATIONAL INC., a New York corporation (“DENT-X”),
QR
IMAGING USA, INC., a New York corporation (“QR-USA”),
VISIPLEX INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, a New York corporation (“Visiplex”),
and
any and all Additional Grantors who may become party to this Agreement (the
Borrower, Dent-X, QR-USA, Visiplex and such Additional Grantors are hereinafter
referred to each as a “Grantor”
and
collectively as the “Grantors”),
and
COMVEST
CAPITAL, LLC
(the
“Secured
Party”)
as
Lender under the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement of even date herewith
(as same may be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to
time, the “Loan
Agreement”)
by and
between the Borrower and the Secured Party.
STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE
Pursuant
to the Loan Agreement, the Secured Party is making and may hereafter from time
to time make Loans to the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of up
to
$8,000,000 at any time outstanding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth therein.
Pursuant
to the terms of a Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith, the Grantors (other
than the Borrower), which are Subsidiaries of the Borrower, have guaranteed
the
payment and performance of the Obligations of the Borrower.
It
is a
condition precedent to the obligation of the Secured Party to make the Loans
to
the Borrower under the Loan Agreement that the Grantors shall have executed
and
delivered this Agreement to the Secured Party.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, and to induce the Secured
Party to enter into the Loan Agreement and make the Loans to the Borrower
thereunder, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Secured Party, as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINED
TERMS
Section
1.1. Terms
Defined in the Uniform Commercial Code.
(a) The
following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned
to
them in the UCC (as defined in Section
1.2
below) as
in effect from time to time: “Account”,
“Account
Debtor”,
“Authenticate”,
“Certificated
Security”,
“Chattel
Paper”;
“Commercial
Tort Claim”,
“Deposit
Account”,
“Documents”,
“Electronic
Chattel Paper”,
“Equipment”,
“Farm
Products”
“Fixture”,
“General
Intangible”,
“Instrument”,
“Inventory”,
“Investment
Company Security”,
“Investment
Property”,
“Issuer”,
“Letter
of
Credit Rights”,
“Proceeds”,
“Record”,
“Registered
Organization”,
“Security”,
“Securities
Entitlement”,
“Securities
Intermediary”,
“Securities
Account”,
“Supporting
Obligation”,
“Tangible
Chattel Paper”,
and
“Uncertificated
Security”.
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(b) Terms
defined in the UCC and not otherwise defined herein or in the Loan Agreement
shall have the meaning assigned in the UCC as in effect from time to
time.
Section
1.2. Definitions.
The
following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned
to
them below:
“Additional
Grantor”
means
each Subsidiary of the Borrower which hereafter becomes a Grantor pursuant
to
Section
7.15
hereof
and Section
5.11
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Agreement”
means
this Collateral Agreement, as amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated
from time to time.
“Applicable
Insolvency Laws”
means
all Applicable Laws governing bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, fraudulent
transfers or conveyances or other similar laws (including, without limitation,
11 U.S.C. Sections 547, 548 and 550 and other “avoidance” provisions of
Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended or supplemented).
“Assignment
of Claims Act”
means
the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (41 U.S.C. Section 15, 31 U.S.C. Section
3737, and 31 U.S.C. Section 3727), including all amendments thereto and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Collateral”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in Section
2.1.
“Collateral
Account”
means
any collateral account established by the Secured Party as provided in
Section
5.2.
“Control”
means
the manner in which “control” is achieved under the UCC with respect to any
Collateral for which the UCC specifies a method of achieving
“control”.
“Controlled
Intermediary”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in Section
4.6(a).
“Copyrights”
means
collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all copyrights,
rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright, copyright
registrations and copyright applications, (b) all reissues, extensions,
continuations (in whole or in part) and renewals of any of the foregoing,
(c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or
payable under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing,
including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or future
infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to xxx for past,
present and future infringements of any of the foregoing, and (e) all
rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.
“Copyright
Licenses”
means
any written agreement naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee, granting
any
right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights
to
manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any
Copyright.
“Effective
Endorsement and Assignment”
means,
with respect to any specific type of Collateral, all such endorsements,
assignments and other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the
Secured Party with respect to the Security Interest granted in such Collateral,
and in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured
Party.
“Excess
Collateral”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.6(c).
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“Government
Contract”
means
a
contract between any Grantor and an agency, department or instrumentality of
the
United States or any state, municipal or local Governmental Authority located
in
the United States or all obligations of any such Governmental Authority arising
under any Account now or hereafter owing by any such Governmental Authority,
as
account debtor, to any Grantor.
“Grantors”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Guarantors”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in the Guaranty Agreement.
“Guaranty
Agreement”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all systems
software, applications software and internet rights, including, without
limitation, screen displays and formats, internet domain names, web sites
(including web links), program structures, sequence and organization, all
documentation for such software, including, without limitation, user manuals,
flowcharts, programmer’s notes, functional specifications, and operations
manuals, all formulas, processes, ideas and know-how embodied in any of the
foregoing, and all program materials, flowcharts, notes and outlines created
in
connection with any of the foregoing, whether or not patentable or
copyrightable, (b) concepts, discoveries, improvements and ideas,
(c) any useful information relating to the items described in clause (a) or
(b), including know-how, technology, engineering drawings, reports, design
information, trade secrets, practices, laboratory notebooks, specifications,
test procedures, maintenance manuals, research, development, manufacturing,
marketing, merchandising, selling, purchasing and accounting, (d) Patents
and Patent Licenses, Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark
Licenses, and (e) other licenses to use any of the items described in the
foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) or any other similar items of such
Grantor necessary for the conduct of its business.
“Issuer”
means
any issuer of any Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests (including,
without limitation, any Issuer as defined in the UCC).
“Loan
Agreement”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Obligations”
means,
with respect to the Borrower, the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan
Agreement, and with respect to each Guarantor, the obligations of such Guarantor
under the Guaranty Agreement, and with respect to all Grantors, all liabilities
and obligations of the Grantors hereunder.
“Partnership/LLC
Interests”
means,
with respect to any Grantor, the entire partnership, membership interest or
limited liability company interest, as applicable, of such Grantor in each
partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company owned thereby,
including, without limitation, such Grantor’s capital account, its interest as a
partner or member, as applicable, in the net cash flow, net profit and net
loss,
and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of any such partnership,
limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, such Grantor’s
interest in all distributions made or to be made by any such partnership,
limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, to such Grantor
and all of the other economic rights, titles and interests of such Grantor
as a
partner or member, as applicable, of any such partnership, limited partnership
or limited liability company, as applicable, whether set forth in the
partnership agreement or membership agreement, as applicable, of such
partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable,
by
separate agreement or otherwise.
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“Patents”
means
collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all patents, rights
and interests in patents, patentable inventions and patent applications,
(b) all reissues, extensions, continuations (in whole or in part) and
renewals of any of the foregoing, (c) all income, royalties, damages or
payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or
with
respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or
payments for past or future infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the
right to xxx for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing,
and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.
“Patent
License”
means
all agreements now or hereafter in existence, whether written or oral, providing
for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell
any
invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent.
“Perfection
Certificate”
means
the perfection certificate dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the
form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto, and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Party,
and duly certified by an officer, partner or member, as applicable, of each
Grantor.
“Restricted
Securities Collateral”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3(a) below.
“Secured
Party”
has
the
meaning assigned thereto in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, including all amendments thereto and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Security
Interests”
means
the liens and security interests granted pursuant to Article
II.
“Subsidiary
Issuer”
means
any Issuer of Investment Property or any Partnership/LLC Interests, which is
a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Grantor.
“Trademarks”
means
collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all trademarks,
rights and interests in trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos,
other business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing
have
appeared or appear, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all
applications in connection therewith, (b) all reissues, extensions,
continuations (in whole or in part) and renewals of any of the foregoing,
(c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or
payable under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing,
including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or future
infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to xxx for past,
present and future infringements of any of the foregoing, and (e) all
rights corresponding to any of the foregoing.
“Trademark
License”
means
any agreement now or hereafter in existence, whether written or oral, providing
for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any
Trademark.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, as amended
or
modified from time to time.
“Vehicles”
means
all cars, trucks, trailers, and other vehicles covered by a certificate of
title
under the laws of any state, all tires and all other appurtenances to any of
the
foregoing.
Section
1.3. Other
Definitional Provisions.
Terms
defined in the Loan Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement. The words “hereof,” “herein”,
“hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision
of
this Agreement, and Section and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. Where the
context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when
used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the
relevant part thereof. The word “including” and words of similar import when
used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless
otherwise specified.
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ARTICLE
II
SECURITY
INTEREST
Section
2.1. Grant
of Security Interest.
(a) Each
Grantor hereby grants, pledges and collaterally assigns to the Secured Party
a
security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in the
following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor
or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any
right, title or interest, and wherever located or deemed located (collectively,
the “Collateral”),
as
collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when
due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations:
(i) all
Accounts;
(ii) all
cash
and currency;
(iii) all
Chattel Paper;
(iv) all
Commercial Tort Claims;
(v) all
Deposit Accounts;
(vi) all
Documents;
(vii) all
Equipment;
(viii) all
Fixtures;
(ix) all
General Intangibles, including but not limited to all rights of the Borrower
to
indemnification under the Acquisition Agreement;
(x) all
Instruments;
(xi) all
Intellectual Property;
(xii) all
Inventory;
(xiii) all
Investment Property (provided that, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary,
the
pledge hereunder shall be limited to the lesser of (A) all shares or
Partnership/LLC Interests held by the Grantors in such Foreign Subsidiary,
or
(B) 65% of the outstanding voting shares or Partnership/LLC Interests of such
Foreign Subsidiary);
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(xiv) all
Letter
of Credit Rights;
(xv) all
Vehicles;
(xvi) all
other
personal property not otherwise described above;
(xvii) all
books
and records pertaining to the Collateral; and
(xviii) to
the
extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of
the
foregoing and all collateral security and Supporting Obligations (as now or
hereafter defined in the UCC) given by any Person with respect to any of the
foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding
clause (a) of this Section
2.1,
to the
extent that, at any time, the grant of a security interest in any contract
rights would, notwithstanding Sections 9-407 and 9-408 of the UCC or other
applicable law, cause a breach of the subject Contract permitting the
conterparty thereto to terminate such Contract under applicable law, such
contract rights shall not at such time be part of the Collateral (but the
proceeds thereof and any supporting obligations therefor shall be part of the
Collateral). Each Grantor shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain any necessary consents or waivers required in order for such Grantor
to
grant the Security Interests in any affected Contract.
Section
2.2. Grantors
Remain Liable.
Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding:
(a) each
Grantor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in
the
Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and
obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been
executed, (b) the exercise by Secured Party of any of the rights hereunder
shall
not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the
contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, (c) the Secured Party
shall
have no obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included
in
the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Secured Party be
obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder
or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned
hereunder, and (d) the Secured Party shall have no liability in contract or
tort
for any Grantor's acts or omissions.
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
the Secured Party to enter into the Loan Agreement and to make the Loans to
the
Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured
Party that:
Section
3.1. Existence.
Each
Grantor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has the requisite power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and is duly
qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such
qualification and authorization other than in any such jurisdiction where
failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
3.2. Authorization
of Agreement; No Conflict.
Each
Grantor has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate
or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of, this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the duly authorized officers of each Grantor, and this Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Grantors, enforceable
against the Grantors in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect
the
enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and general limitations on the
availability of equitable remedies. The execution, delivery and performance
by
the Grantors of this Agreement will not, by the passage of time, the giving
of
notice or otherwise, violate any material provision of any Applicable Law or
any
Contract material to the business of any Grantor and will not result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien, other than the Security Interests, upon
or
with respect to any property or revenues of any Grantor.
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Section
3.3. Consents.
No
approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to,
or
filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or
required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or
enforcement against any Grantor or any Subsidiary Issuer of this Agreement,
except (i) as may be required by laws affecting the offering and sale of
securities generally, (ii) filings with the United States Copyright Office
and/or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and (iii) filings under
the UCC and/or the Assignment of Claims Act.
Section
3.4. Perfected
First Priority Liens.
The
Security Interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (a) constitute valid
security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party,
as
collateral security for the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the
terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantor and any Persons purporting
to
purchase any Collateral from such Grantor, and (b) are prior to all other
Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except to the extent
of
any priority accorded under Applicable Law to any Permitted Liens. Upon the
filing of financing statements in the jurisdiction of formation of the
respective Grantors reflected in the Perfection Certificate, and the filing
of
appropriate collateral assignments with the United States Copyright Office
and
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Security Interests will
be
perfected first priority security interests in all Collateral in which a
security interest can be perfected by means of filing; and upon delivery to
the
Secured Party of the certificates representing the Collateral consisting of
Certificated Securities, the Security Interests will be perfected first priority
security interests in such Collateral.
Section
3.5. Title;
No Other Liens.
Except
for the Security Interests, each Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free
and clear of any and all Liens or claims other than Permitted Liens. No
financing statement under the UCC of any state which names a Grantor as debtor
or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is
on
file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor
of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with Permitted
Liens. No Collateral is in the possession or Control of any Person asserting
any
claim thereto or security interest therein, except that (a) the Secured Party
or
its designee may have possession or Control of Collateral as contemplated
hereby, (b) a depositary bank may have Control of a Deposit Account owned by
a
Grantor at such depositary bank and a Securities Intermediary may have Control
over a Securities Account owned by a Grantor at such Securities Intermediary,
in
each case subject to the terms of any Deposit Account control agreement or
Securities Account control agreement, as applicable and to the extent required
by Section
4,
in favor
of the Secured Party, and (c) a bailee, consignee or other Person may have
possession of Collateral as contemplated by, and so long as, the applicable
Grantors have complied to the satisfaction of the Secured Party with the
applicable provisions of Section 4.
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Section
3.6. State
of Organization; Location of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures; Other
Information.
(a) The
exact
legal name of each Grantor is as set forth in the Perfection Certificate.
(b) Each
Grantor is a Registered Organization organized under the laws of the
jurisdiction identified for such Grantor in the Perfection Certificate. The
taxpayer identification number and Registered Organization number of each
Grantor is as set forth for such Grantor in the Perfection Certificate.
(c) All
Collateral consisting of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures (whether now owned
or
hereafter acquired) is (or will be) located at the locations specified in the
Perfection Certificate.
(d) The
mailing address, chief place of business, chief executive office and office
where each Grantor keeps its books and records relating to the Accounts,
Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments and Investment Property in which
it
has any interest is located at the locations specified for
such
Grantor in the Perfection Certificate. No
Grantor
has any other places of business. No Grantor does business or has done business
during the past five years under any trade name or fictitious business name
except as disclosed for
such
Grantor in the Perfection Certificate. Except
as
disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, no Grantor has acquired assets from
any
Person, other than assets acquired in the ordinary course of such Grantor's
business, during the past five years.
Section
3.7. Accounts.
Each
existing Account constitutes, and each hereafter arising Account will
constitute, the legally valid and binding obligation of the applicable Account
Debtor. The amount represented by each Grantor to the Secured Party as owing
by
each Account Debtor is, or will be, the correct amount actually and
unconditionally owing, except for normal cash discounts and allowances in the
ordinary course of business where applicable. No Account Debtor has any defense,
set-off, claim or counterclaim against any Grantor that can be asserted against
the Secured Party, whether in any proceeding to enforce Secured Party’s rights
in the Collateral or otherwise, except defenses, set-offs, claims or
counterclaims that are not, in the aggregate, material to the value of the
Accounts. None of the Accounts is, nor will any hereafter arising Account be,
evidenced by a promissory note or other Instrument, other than a check, that
has
not been pledged and delivered to the Secured Party in accordance with the
terms
hereof.
Section
3.8. Chattel
Paper.
As of
the date hereof, to the Grantors’ knowledge, no Grantor holds any Chattel
Paper.
Section
3.9. Commercial
Tort Claims
.
As of
the date hereof, no Grantor holds any Commercial Tort Claims except as described
in the Perfection Certificate; and, upon becoming aware at any time and from
time to time of any further Commercial Tort Claims, the Grantors shall notify
the Secured Party thereof in accordance with Section
4.4.
Section
3.10. Deposit
Accounts.
As of
the date hereof, all Deposit Accounts (including, without limitation, lockboxes
and cash management accounts that are Deposit Accounts) owned by any Grantor
are
listed in the Perfection Certificate.
Section
3.11. Intellectual
Property.
None of
the Intellectual Property owned by any Grantor is the subject of any written
licensing or franchise agreement pursuant to which such Grantor is the licensor
or franchisor, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
3.12. Inventory.
Collateral consisting of Inventory
is of good and merchantable quality, free from any material defects, and has
been manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the Fair Labor
Standards Act and all other Applicable Law. To the knowledge of each Grantor,
none of such Inventory is subject to any licensing, Patent, Trademark, trade
name or Copyright with any Person that restricts any Grantor’s ability to
manufacture and/or sell such Inventory. The completion of the manufacturing
process of such Inventory by a Person other than the applicable Grantor would
be
permitted under any contract to which such Grantor is a party or to which the
Inventory is subject.
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Section
3.13. Investment
Property; Partnership/LLC Interests.
(a) As
of the
date hereof, all Investment Property (including, without limitation, Securities
Accounts and cash management accounts that are Investment Property) and all
Partnership/LLC Interests owned by any Grantor is listed in the Perfection
Certificate.
(b) All
Investment Property and all Partnership/LLC Interests issued by any Subsidiary
Issuer to any Grantor (i) have been duly and validly issued and, if applicable,
are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) are beneficially owned as of record
by
such Grantor, and (iii) constitute all the issued and outstanding shares of
all
classes of the capital stock or equity interest of such Subsidiary Issuer issued
to such Grantor.
(c) None
of
the Partnership/LLC Interests (i) are traded on a securities exchange or in
securities markets, (ii) by their terms expressly provide that they are
Securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC, or (iii) are Investment Company
Securities.
Section
3.14. Instruments.
As of
the date hereof, no Grantor holds any Instruments or is named a payee of any
promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness.
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ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
Until
the
Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Revolving Credit
Commitment has been terminated, unless express written consent has been obtained
from the Lender, the Grantors covenant and agree that:
Section
4.1. Maintenance
of Perfected Security Interest; Further Information.
(a) Each
Grantor shall maintain the Security Interest created by this Agreement as a
perfected Security Interests having at least the priority described in
Section 3.4
and shall
defend such Security Interest against the claims and demands of all Persons
whomsoever.
(b) Each
Grantor will furnish to the Secured Party from time to time statements and
schedules further identifying and describing the assets and property of such
Grantor and such other reports in connection therewith as the Secured Party
may
reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
Section
4.2. Maintenance
of Insurance.
(a) Each
Grantor will maintain, with financially sound and reputable companies, insurance
policies (i) insuring the Collateral against loss by fire, explosion,
theft, fraud and such other casualties, including business interruption, as
may
be reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party in amounts and with deductibles
at least as favorable as those generally maintained by businesses of similar
size engaged in similar activities, and (ii) insuring such Grantor and the
Secured Party against liability for hazards, risks and liability to persons
and
property relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, products
liability coverage), in amounts and with deductibles at least as favorable
as
those generally maintained by businesses of similar size engaged in similar
activities, such policies to be in such form and having such coverage as may
be
reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.
(b) All
such
insurance (other than workers’ compensation) shall (i) name the Secured
Party as loss payee (to the extent covering risk of loss or damage to tangible
property) and as an additional insured as its interests may appear (to the
extent covering any other risk), (ii) provide that no cancellation shall be
effective until at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Secured Party
of
written notice thereof, and (iii) be reasonably satisfactory in all other
respects to the Secured Party.
(c) Upon
the
request of the Secured Party, each Grantor shall deliver to the Secured Party
periodic information from a reputable insurance broker with respect to the
insurance referred to in this Section
4.2.
Section
4.3. Changes
in Locations; Changes in Name or Structure.
No
Grantor will, except upon fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to the Secured
Party and delivery to the Secured Party of (a) all additional financing
statements (executed if necessary for any particular filing jurisdiction) and
other instruments and documents reasonably requested by the Secured Party to
maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the Security Interests, and
(b) if applicable, a written supplement to the Perfection
Certificate:
(i) permit
any
Deposit Account to be held by or at a depositary bank other than the depositary
bank that held such Deposit Account as of the date hereof as set forth in the
Perfection Certificate;
(ii) permit
any
of the Inventory, Equipment or Fixtures to be kept at a location other than
those listed in the Perfection Certificate, except as otherwise permitted
hereunder;
(iii) permit
any
Investment Property (other than Certificated Securities delivered to the Secured
Party pursuant to Section
4.5)
to be
held by a Securities Intermediary;
(iv) change
its
organizational form or structure, jurisdiction of organization or the location
of its chief executive office from that identified in the Perfection
Certificate; or
(v) change
its
name or identity to such an extent that any financing statement filed by the
Secured Party in connection with this Agreement would become
misleading.
Section
4.4. Required
Notifications.
Each
Grantor shall promptly notify the Secured Party, in writing, of: (a) any Lien
(other than the Security Interests or Permitted Liens) on any of the Collateral,
(b) the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to
have
a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the
Security Interests, (c) any
Collateral which, to the knowledge of such Grantor, constitutes a Government
Contract, and
(d) the acquisition or ownership by such Grantor of any (i) Commercial Tort
Claim, (ii) Deposit Account, or (iii) Investment Property after
the
date hereof.
Section
4.5. Delivery
Covenants.
Each
Grantor will deliver and pledge to the Secured Party all Certificated
Securities, Partnership/LLC Interests evidenced by a certificate, negotiable
Documents, Instruments, and Tangible Chattel Paper owned or held by such
Grantor, in each case, together with an Effective Endorsement and Assignment
and
all Supporting Obligations, as applicable, unless such delivery and pledge
has
been waived in writing by the Secured Party.
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Section
4.6. Control
Covenants.
(a) Each
Grantor shall instruct (and otherwise use its reasonable efforts) to cause
(i)
each depositary bank holding a Deposit Account owned by such Grantor, and (ii)
each Securities Intermediary holding any Investment Property owned by such
Grantor, to execute and deliver a control agreement, sufficient to provide
the
Secured Party with Control of such Deposit Account or Investment Property,
and
otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Party (any such
depositary bank executing and delivering any such control agreement, a
“Controlled
Depositary”,
and any
such Securities Intermediary executing and delivering any such control
agreement, a “Controlled
Intermediary”).
In the
event any such depositary bank or Securities Intermediary refuses to execute
and
deliver such control agreement, the Secured Party, in its sole discretion,
may
require the applicable Deposit Account and Investment Property to be transferred
to the Secured Party or a Controlled Depositary or Controlled Intermediary,
as
applicable.
(b) Each
Grantor will take such actions and deliver all such agreements as are requested
by the Secured Party to provide the Secured Party with Control of all Letter
of
Credit Rights and Electronic Chattel Paper owned or held by such Grantor,
including, without limitation, with respect to any such Electronic Chattel
Paper, by having the Secured Party identified as the assignee of the Record(s)
pertaining to the single authoritative copy thereof.
(c) If
any
Collateral (other than Collateral specifically subject to the provisions of
Section
4.6(a)
and
Section
4.6(b))
exceeding in value $25,000 in the aggregate (such Collateral exceeding such
amount, the “Excess
Collateral”)
is at
any time in the possession or control of any single consignee, warehouseman,
bailee (other than a carrier transporting Inventory to a purchaser in the
ordinary course of business), processor, or any other third party (other than
a
full-time employee of such Grantor), or to the extent that the aggregate of
such
Collateral in the possession or control of such Persons exceeds in value
$250,000 in the aggregate, such Grantor shall notify in writing such Person
of
the Security Interests created hereby, shall use its reasonable efforts to
obtain such Person’s written agreement in writing to hold all such Collateral
for the Secured Party’s account subject to the Secured Party’s instructions, and
shall cause such Person to issue and deliver to the Secured Party warehouse
receipts, bills of lading or any similar documents relating to such Collateral
to the Secured Party’s together with an Effective Endorsement and Assignment;
provided
that if
such Grantor is not able to obtain such agreement and cause the delivery of
such
items, the Secured Party, in its sole discretion, may require such Excess
Collateral to be moved to another location specified by the Secured Party.
Further, each Grantor shall perfect and protect such Grantor’s ownership
interests in all Inventory stored with a consignee against creditors of the
consignee by filing and maintaining financing statements against the consignee
reflecting the consignment arrangement filed in all appropriate filing offices,
providing any written notices required to notify any prior creditors of the
consignee of the consignment arrangement, and taking such other actions as
may
be appropriate to perfect and protect such Grantor’s interests in such inventory
under Section 2-326, Section 9-103, Section 9-324 and Section 9-505 of the
UCC
or otherwise. All such financing statements filed pursuant to this Section
4.6(c)
shall be
assigned, on the face thereof, to the Secured Party.
Section
4.7. Filing
Covenants.
Pursuant
to Section 9-509 of the UCC and any other Applicable Law, each Grantor
authorizes the Secured Party to file or record financing statements and other
filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral
without the signature of such Grantor in such form and in such offices as the
Secured Party determines appropriate to perfect the Security Interests of the
Secured Party under this Agreement. Such financing statements may describe
the
Collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain an indication
or description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner
as
the Secured Party may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable
or prudent to ensure the perfection of the Security Interest in the Collateral
granted herein, including, without limitation, describing such property as
“all
assets” or “all personal property.” Further, a photographic or other
reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement
or
other filing or recording document or instrument for filing or recording in
any
jurisdiction. Each Grantor hereby authorizes, ratifies and confirms all
financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments
filed by Secured Party prior to the date of this Agreement.
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Section
4.8. Accounts.
(a) Other
than
in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, no Grantor
will (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any Account,
(ii) compromise or settle any Account for less than the full amount
thereof, (iii) release, wholly or partially, any Account Debtor,
(iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any Account, or
(v) amend, supplement or modify any Account in any manner that could
adversely affect the value thereof.
(b) Each
Grantor will deliver to the Secured Party a copy of each material demand, notice
or document received by such Grantor that questions or calls into doubt the
validity or enforceability of any material Account.
(c) The
Secured Party shall have the right to make test verifications of the Accounts
in
any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and
each Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Secured
Party may require in connection with such test verifications. At any time and
from time to time, upon the Secured Party’s reasonable request and at the
expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public
accountants or others satisfactory to the Secured Party to furnish to the
Secured Party reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications
of,
and trial balances for, the Accounts.
(d) Upon
request of the Secured Party at any time for good reason, each Grantor shall
direct is Account Debtors to remit all payments on Accounts owing to such
Grantor from time to time to a lockbox maintained in the name or under the
Control of the Secured Party and swept on a regular basis into a Deposit Account
at a Controlled Depositary or the Collateral Account.
Section
4.9. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Within
thirty (30) days after the close of each calendar quarter (or more frequently
if
reasonably requested by the Secured Party), each Grantor shall give written
notice to the Secured Party of the existence of any new registered Intellectual
Property owned or claimed to be owned by such Grantor, which notice shall set
forth the particulars thereof (including the name or title of the subject
Intellectual Property, the filing office in which any filings may have been
made
in respect thereof, and the filing date and registration number of each such
filing); and each such Grantor shall execute and deliver to the Secured Party,
for filing, any and all such collateral assignments as the Secured Party may
reasonably request in order to confirm and/or perfect the Security Interests
in
such Intellectual Property.
(b) If
deemed
by the Grantors, in their reasonable business judgment, to be necessary or
beneficial for use in their business, each Grantor (either itself or through
licensees) (i) will continue to use each registered Trademark (owned by such
Grantor) and Trademark for which an application (owned by such Grantor) is
pending, to the extent reasonably necessary to maintain such Trademark in full
force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) will maintain
products and services offered under such Trademark at a level substantially
consistent with the quality of such products and services as of the date hereof,
(iii) will not (and will not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to)
do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby such Trademark could
reasonably be expected to become invalidated or impaired in any way, (iv) will
not do any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any issued Patent
owned
by such Grantor would reasonably be expected to become forfeited, abandoned
or
dedicated to the public, (v) will not (and will not permit any licensee or
sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby
any
registered Copyright owned by such Grantor or Copyright for which an application
is pending (owned by such Grantor) could reasonably be expected to become
invalidated or otherwise impaired, and (vi) will not (either itself or through
licensees) do any act whereby any material portion of the Copyrights may fall
into the public domain.
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(c) Each
Grantor will notify the Secured Party promptly if it knows, or has reason to
know, that any application or registration relating to any material Intellectual
Property owned by such Grantor may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated
to
the public, or of any adverse determination or development (including, without
limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in,
any
proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States
Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding such
Grantor’s ownership of, or the validity of, any material Intellectual Property
owned by such Grantor or such Grantor’s right to register the same or to own and
maintain the same.
(d) Whenever
such Grantor, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or
designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Intellectual
Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States
Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, such Grantor shall report such filing to the
Secured Party within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal
quarter in which such filing occurs. Upon request of the Secured Party, such
Grantor shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements,
instruments, documents, and papers as the Secured Party may reasonably request
to evidence the Secured Party’s security interest in any material Copyright,
Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and General Intangibles of such Grantor
relating thereto or represented thereby.
(e) Each
Grantor will, if deemed by the Grantors, in their reasonable business judgment,
to be necessary or beneficial for use in their business, take all commercially
reasonable and necessary steps, at such Grantor’s sole cost and expense,
including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent
and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office
or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain
and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to
maintain each registration of the material Intellectual Property, including,
without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and
affidavits of incontestability.
(f) In
the
event that any material Intellectual Property owned by a Grantor is infringed,
misappropriated or diluted by a third party, the applicable Grantor shall
(i) at such Grantor’s sole cost and expense, take such actions as such
Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect
such Intellectual Property, and (ii) if such Intellectual Property is of
material economic value, promptly notify the Secured Party after it learns
of
such infringement, misappropriation or dilution.
Section
4.10. Investment
Property; Partnership/LLC Interests.
(a) Without
the prior written consent of the Lender, no Grantor will (i) vote to
enable, or take any other action to permit, any Subsidiary Issuer to issue
any
Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests, except for those additional
Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests that will be subject to the
Security Interest granted herein in favor of the Secured Party, or
(ii) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or
ability of such Grantor or the Secured Party to sell, assign or transfer any
Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests or Proceeds thereof. The
Grantors will defend the right, title and interest of the Secured Party in
and
to any Investment Property and Partnership/LLC Interests against the claims
and
demands of all Persons whomsoever.
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(b) If
any
Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive (i) any Certificated
Securities (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock
dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase
or
reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any
reorganization), option or rights in respect of the ownership interests of
any
Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or
in
exchange for, any Investment Property, or otherwise in respect thereof, or
(ii)
any sums paid upon or in respect of any Investment Property upon the liquidation
or dissolution of any Issuer, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent
of
the Secured Party, hold the same in trust for the Secured Party, segregated
from
other funds of such Grantor, and promptly deliver the same to the Secured Party
in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section
4.11. Equipment.
Each
Grantor will maintain each item of Equipment in good working order and condition
(reasonable wear and tear and obsolescence excepted), and in accordance with
any
manufacturer’s manual and/or recommendations, and will as quickly as practicable
provide all maintenance, service and repairs necessary for such purpose and
will
promptly furnish to the Secured Party a statement respecting any material loss
or damage to any of the Equipment.
Section
4.12. Vehicles.
Upon the
request of the Secured Party at any time and from time to time, any and all
applications for certificates of title or ownership indicating the Secured
Party’s first priority Lien on the Vehicle covered by such certificate, and any
other necessary documentation, shall be filed in each office in each
jurisdiction which the Secured Party shall deem reasonably advisable to perfect
its Liens on the Vehicles. Prior thereto, each certificate of title or ownership
relating to each Vehicle shall be maintained by the applicable Grantor in
accordance with Applicable Law to reflect the ownership interest of such
Grantor.
Section
4.13. Further
Assurances.
Upon the
request of the Secured Party and at the sole expense of the Grantors, each
Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such
further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Secured
Party may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the
full
benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted,
including, without limitation, (a) the collateral assignment of any
Contract, (b) with respect to Government Contracts, collateral assignment
agreements and notices of collateral assignment, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Secured Party, duly executed by the subject Grantor in
compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act (or analogous state Applicable
Law), and (c) all applications, certificates, instruments, registration
statements, and all other documents and papers the Secured Party may reasonably
request and as may be required by law in connection with the obtaining of any
consent, approval, registration, qualification, or authorization of any Person
deemed necessary or appropriate for the effective exercise of any rights under
this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
V
REMEDIAL
PROVISIONS
Section
5.1. General
Remedies.
If an
Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Secured Party may exercise,
in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this Agreement
and
in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the
Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or any
other Applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Secured Party, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment,
protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by
law
referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each
of
which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may
in
such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon
the
Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign,
give
option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the
Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in
one
or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s
board or office of the Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions
as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or
on
credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Secured
Party may disclaim any warranties of title, possession and quiet enjoyment.
The
Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and,
to
the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase
the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity
of
redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released.
Each Grantor further agrees, at the Secured Party’s request, to assemble the
Collateral and make it available to the Secured Party at places which the
Secured Party shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or
elsewhere. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Grantor waives all
claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Secured Party arising
out
of the exercise by it of any rights hereunder except to the extent any such
claims, damages, or demands result solely from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Secured Party. If any notice of a proposed sale or other
disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed
reasonable and proper if given at least ten (10) days before such sale or other
disposition.
Section
5.2. Specific
Remedies.
(a) The
Secured Party hereby authorizes each Grantor to collect its Accounts, under
the
Secured Party’s direction and control; provided
that, the
Secured Party may curtail or terminate such authority at any time after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
(b) Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the
Secured Party may communicate with Account Debtors of any Account subject to
a
Security Interest and upon the request of the Secured Party, each Grantor shall
notify (such notice to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured
Party) its Account Debtors and parties to the Contracts subject to a Security
Interest that such Accounts and the Contracts have been assigned to the Secured
Party;
(ii) each
Grantor shall forward to the Secured Party, on the last Business Day of each
week (or more frequently if requested by the Secured Party), deposit slips
related to all cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment
received by the Grantor during such week, and, if requested by the Secured
Party, copies of such checks or any other similar items of payment, together
with a statement showing the application of all payments on the Collateral
during such week and a collection report with regard thereto, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Secured Party.
(iii) whenever
any Grantor shall receive any cash, money, checks or any other similar items
of
payment relating to any Collateral (including any Proceeds of any Collateral),
such Grantor agrees that it will, within one (1) Business Day of such receipt,
deposit all such items of payment into the Collateral Account or in a Deposit
Account at a Controlled Depositary; and until such Grantor shall deposit such
cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment in the Collateral
Account or in a Deposit Account at a Controlled Depositary, such Grantor shall
hold such cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment in trust
for
the Secured Party and as property of the Secured Party, separate from the other
funds of such Grantor, and the Secured Party shall have the right to transfer
or
direct the transfer of the balance of each Deposit Account to the Collateral
Account. All such Collateral and Proceeds of Collateral received by the Secured
Party hereunder shall be held by the Secured Party in the Collateral Account
as
collateral security for all the Obligations and shall not constitute payment
thereof until applied as provided in Section 5.4.
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(iv) the
Secured Party shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends,
payments or distributions made in respect of any Investment Property or
Partnership/LLC Interests or other Proceeds paid in respect of any Investment
Property or Partnership/LLC Interests, and any or all of any Investment Property
or Partnership/LLC Interests shall be registered in the name of the Secured
Party or its nominee, and the Secured Party or its nominee may thereafter
exercise (A) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such
Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests, at any meeting of
shareholders, partners or members of the relevant Issuers, and (B) any and
all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights,
privileges or options pertaining to such Investment Property or Partnership/LLC
Interests as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without
limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the
Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests upon the merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate,
partnership or company structure of any Issuer or upon the exercise by any
Grantor or the Secured Party of any right, privilege or option pertaining to
such Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests, and in connection
therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Investment
Property or Partnership/LLC Interests with any committee, depositary, transfer
agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions
as
the Secured Party may determine), all without liability except to account for
property actually received by it; but the Secured Party shall have no duty
to
any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and the Secured
Party shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
In
furtherance thereof, each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer
with respect to any Collateral consisting of Investment Property and
Partnership/LLC Interests to (i) comply with any instruction received by it
from the Secured Party in writing that (A) states that an Event of Default
has
occurred and is continuing, and (B) is otherwise in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor,
and
each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying,
and (ii) except as otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends,
distributions or other payments with respect to any Investment Property or
Partnership/LLC Interests directly to the Secured Party; and
(v) the
Secured Party shall be entitled to (but shall not be required to): (A) proceed
to perform any and all obligations of the applicable Grantor under any Contract
and exercise all rights of such Grantor thereunder as fully as such Grantor
itself could, (B) do all other acts which the Secured Party may deem necessary
or proper to protect its Security Interest granted hereunder, provided such
acts
are not inconsistent with or in violation of the terms of the Loan Agreement
or
Applicable Law, and (C) sell, assign or otherwise transfer any Contract
constituting Collateral, subject, however, to the prior approval of each other
party to such Contract, to the extent required under the Contract.
(c) Unless
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Secured Party
shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of the Secured Party’s intent to
exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 5.2(b),
each
Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends, payments or other
distributions made in respect of any Investment Property and Partnership/LLC
Interests, in each case paid in the normal course of business of the relevant
Issuer and consistent with past practice, to the extent permitted in the Loan
Agreement, and to exercise all voting and other corporate, company or
partnership rights with respect to any Investment Property and Partnership/LLC
Interests; provided
that no
vote shall be cast or other corporate, company or partnership right exercised
or
other action taken which, in the Secured Party’s reasonable judgment, would
impair the Collateral or which would result in a Default or Event of Default
under any provision of the Loan Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
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Section
5.3. Private
Sale.
(a) Each
Grantor recognizes that the Secured Party may be unable to effect a public
sale
of any or all Collateral consisting of Securities which have not been registered
for resale under the Securities Act (“Restricted
Securities Collateral”),
by
reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or
more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be
obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their
own
account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale
thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may
result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public
sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private
sale
shall not by reason thereof be deemed not to have been made in a commercially
reasonable manner. The Secured Party shall be under no obligation to delay
a
sale of any of the Restricted Securities Collateral for the period of time
necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public
sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even
if such Issuer would agree to do so.
(b) Each
Grantor agrees to use its best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other
acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of
the
Restricted Securities Collateral valid and binding and in compliance with any
and all other Applicable Laws.
Section
5.4. Application
of Proceeds
.
At such
intervals as may be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Secured Party, or,
if an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the
Lender’s election, the Secured Party may apply all or any part of the Collateral
or any Proceeds of the Collateral in payment in whole or in part of the
Obligations (after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind
incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of
any
of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of
the
Secured Party hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements) in accordance with Section
2.06
of the
Loan Agreement. Any balance of such Proceeds remaining after payment in full
of
the Obligations shall be paid over to the Grantors, or to whomever else may
be
lawfully entitled to receive the same. Only after (a) the payment by the Secured
Party of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without
limitation, Section 9-610 and Section 9-615 of the UCC, and (b) the payment
in
full of the Obligations, shall the Secured Party account for the surplus, if
any, to any Grantor, or to whomever else may be lawfully entitled to receive
the
same.
Section
5.5. Waiver,
Deficiency
.
Each
Grantor hereby waives, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, all rights
of
redemption, appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or moratorium now or
hereafter in force under any Applicable Law in order to prevent or delay the
enforcement of this Agreement or the absolute sale of the Collateral or any
portion thereof. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the
proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient
to
pay its Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed
by
the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
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ARTICLE
VI
THE
SECURED PARTY
Section
6.1. Secured
Party’s Appointment as Attorney-In-Fact.
(a) Each
Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Secured Party and any
officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and
lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place
and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its 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 which
may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement,
and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives
the
Secured Party the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice
to
or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) in
the
name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and
indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments
for the payment of moneys due under any Account or Contract subject to a
Security Interest or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim
or
take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise
deemed appropriate by the Secured Party for the purpose of collecting any and
all such moneys due under any Account or Contract subject to a Security Interest
or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) in
the
case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded,
any
and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Secured Party
may
request to evidence the Secured Party’s security interest in such Intellectual
Property and the goodwill and General Intangibles of such Grantor relating
thereto or represented thereby;
(iii) pay
or
discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the
Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of
this
Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs
thereof,
(iv) execute,
in connection with any sale provided for in this Agreement, any endorsements,
assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to
the
Collateral; and
(v) (A) direct
any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment
of
any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Secured
Party
or as the Secured Party shall direct; (B) ask or demand for, collect, and
receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts
due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral;
(C) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of
lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments,
verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the
Collateral; (D) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at
law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the
Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect
of
any Collateral; (E) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against
such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (F) settle, compromise or
adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give
such discharges or releases as the Secured Party may deem appropriate;
(G) assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of
the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), for
such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Secured
Party
shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H) generally, sell, transfer,
pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of
the
Collateral as fully and completely as though the Secured Party were the absolute
owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Secured Party’s option and such
Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which
the Secured Party deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the
Collateral and the Secured Party’s Security Interests therein and to effect the
intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might
do.
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(b) If
any
Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein,
the Secured Party, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may
perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such
agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section
6.1(a).
(c) The
expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection with actions taken pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to be Advances under the Loan
Agreement and shall, together with interest thereon at the rate(s) in effect
from time to time pursuant to the Revolving Credit Note, from the date of
payment by the Secured Party to the date reimbursed by the Grantors, be payable
by the Grantors to the Secured Party on demand.
(d) Each
Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause
to be
done by virtue hereof in accordance with Section
6.1(a).
All
powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled
with
an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the
Security Interests created hereby are released.
Section
6.2. Duty
of
Secured Party
.
The
Secured Party’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical
preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the
UCC
or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Secured Party
deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Secured Party
nor
any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure
to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in
doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any
Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any
other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof.
The
powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect the
Secured Party’s interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon
the Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Secured Party shall be
accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the
exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its officers, directors,
employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure
to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
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ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
7.1. Amendments
in Writing.
None of
the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section
9.04
of the
Loan Agreement.
Section
7.2. Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the Secured Party or any Grantor
hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section
9.06
of the
Loan Agreement.
Section
7.3. No
Waiver by Course of Conduct, Cumulative Remedies.
The
Secured Party shall not by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant
to
Section 7.1),
delay,
indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy
hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default. No failure
to exercise, nor any delay in exercising on the part of the Secured Party,
any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single
or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or privilege. A waiver by the Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder
on
any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which
the Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and
remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently
and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by
law.
Section
7.4. Enforcement
Expenses, Indemnification. (a) Each
Grantor agrees to pay or reimburse the Secured Party on demand for all of its
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcing or
preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
(including, without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring,
bankruptcy or other similar proceeding), including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Secured Party.
(b) Each
Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Secured Party harmless from, any and
all
liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and
all
stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be
payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Each
Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Secured Party harmless from any and
all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, costs and expenses in
connection with actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
of
any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery,
enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement to the extent
any
Grantor would be required to do so pursuant to Section
9.02
of the
Loan Agreement.
(d) The
agreements in this Section
7.4
shall
survive repayment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement
and/or any other Loan Documents.
Section
7.5. Waiver
of Jury Trial; Preservation of Remedies.
(a) EACH
GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO
ANY
ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION
WITH
THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF
SUCH
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
(b) The
parties hereto preserve, without diminution, certain remedies that such Persons
may employ or exercise freely, either alone, in conjunction with or during
a
dispute. Each such Person shall have and hereby reserves the right to proceed
in
any court of proper jurisdiction or by self-help to exercise or prosecute the
following remedies, as applicable: (i) all rights to foreclose against any
real
or personal property or other security by exercising a power of sale granted
in
the Loan Documents or under Applicable Law or by judicial foreclosure and sale,
including a proceeding to confirm the sale, (ii) all rights of self-help
including peaceful occupation of property and collection of rents, set-off,
and
peaceful possession of property, (iii) obtaining provisional or ancillary
remedies including injunctive relief, sequestration, garnishment, attachment,
appointment of receiver and in filing an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding,
and
(iv) when applicable, a judgment by confession of judgment. Preservation of
these remedies does not limit the power of an arbitrator to grant similar
remedies that may be requested by a party in a dispute.
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Section
7.6. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor
and
shall inure to the benefit of each Grantor (and shall bind all Persons who
become bound as a Grantor to this Agreement), the Secured Party and their
successors and assigns; provided,
that no
Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of all holders of
Obligations.
Section
7.7. Set-Off.
Each
Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Party at any time and from
time to time, without notice to such Grantor, any such notice being expressly
waived by each Grantor, to set off and appropriate and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any
currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in
each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or
unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Secured Party (or any agent of
the
Secured Party) to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor, or any
part
thereof in such amounts as the Secured Party may elect, against and on account
of the obligations and liabilities of such Grantor to the Secured Party
hereunder and claims of every nature and description of the Secured Party
against such Grantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the
Loan
Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, as the Secured Party may elect,
whether or not the Secured Party has made any demand for payment and although
such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. The
Secured Party shall notify such Grantor promptly of any such set-off and the
application made by the Secured Party of the proceeds thereof; provided,
that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and
application. The rights of the Secured Party under this Section
7.7
are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other
rights of set-off) which the Secured Party may have.
Section
7.8. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on
any
number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
Section
7.9. Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent
of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder
of
such provision or the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the
validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Section
7.10. Section
Headings
.
The
Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration
in
the interpretation hereof.
Section
7.11. Integration.
This
Agreement and the other agreements, instruments and documents referred to herein
represent the agreement of the Grantors and the Secured Party with respect
to
the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings,
representations or warranties by the Secured Party relative to subject matter
hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the
other
agreements, instruments and documents referred to herein.
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Section
7.12. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed, interpreted and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of laws.
Section
7.13. Consent
to Jurisdiction.
Each
Grantor hereby irrevocably consents to the personal jurisdiction of all state
and federal courts located in New York, New York, in any action, claim or other
proceeding arising out of any dispute in connection with this Agreement, the
Loan Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, any rights or
obligations hereunder or thereunder, or the performance of such rights and
obligations. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably consents to the service of a
summons and complaint and other process in any action, claim or proceeding
brought by the Secured Party in connection with this Agreement, the Loan
Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents, any rights or obligations
hereunder or thereunder, or the performance of such rights and obligations,
on
behalf of itself or its property, by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, in the manner specified in Section
9.06
of the
Loan Agreement. Nothing in this Section
7.13
shall
affect the right of the Secured Party to serve legal process in any other manner
permitted by Applicable Law or affect the right of the Secured Party to bring
any action or proceeding against any Grantor or its properties in the courts
of
any other jurisdictions.
Section
7.14. Acknowledgements.
(a) Each
Grantor hereby acknowledges that (i) it has been advised by counsel in the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, (ii) the Secured Party
has no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or
in
connection with the Loan Agreement, this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors (on the one hand) and
the
Secured Party (on the other hand) in connection herewith or therewith is solely
that of debtor and creditor, and (iii) no joint venture is created hereby or
otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Each
Issuer party to this Agreement acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement
and agrees to be bound thereby and to comply with the terms thereof insofar
as
such terms are applicable to it. Each Issuer agrees to provide such notices
to
the Secured Party as may be necessary to give full effect to the provisions
of
this Agreement.
Section
7.15. Additional
Grantors.
Each
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement
pursuant to Section
5.11
of the
Loan Agreement shall become a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon
execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of a joinder agreement (with a
Perfection Certificate and/or other appropriate disclosure schedules respecting
such Additional Grantor) in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured
Party.
Section
7.16. Releases.
(a) At
such
time as the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and the
Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, the Collateral shall be
released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations
(other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Secured
Party and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any
instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the
Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and sole expense of
any
Grantor following any such termination, the Secured Party shall deliver to
such
Grantor any Collateral held by the Secured Party hereunder, and execute and
deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request
to evidence such termination.
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(b) If
any of
the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any
Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Loan Agreement, then the Secured
Party, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and
deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary
or
desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on such
Collateral.
[Signature
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IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Collateral Agreement to be executed
by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first written
above.
AFP
IMAGING CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
DENT-X
INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
QR
IMAGING
USA, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
VISIPLEX
INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
COMVEST
CAPITAL, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Senior Partner/Portfolio Manager
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EXHIBIT
A
to
Form
of
Perfection Certificate
Dated
as
of April 13, 2007
This
Perfection Certificate is being rendered to the Secured Party by the Grantors,
pursuant to that certain Collateral Agreement dated as of April 13, 2007 by
and
among and AFP Imaging Corporation, certain of its Subsidiaries and ComVest
Capital, LLC (as amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time
to
time, the “Collateral Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Collateral
Agreement.
Each
Grantor hereby certifies to the Secured Party that as of the Closing
Date:
SECTION
1. Identification
Information.
(a) The
jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation of each Grantor and
the
date of such incorporation, organization or formation is as
follows:
(b) The
location of the chief executive office of each Grantor is as
follows:
(c) The
exact
legal name of each Grantor as it appears in its Certificate of Incorporation
or
other Organic Document is as follows:
(d) Except
as
set forth herein, (i) no Grantor has changed its identity or organizational
structure in any way within the past five years, and (ii) no Person has merged
or consolidated with or into any Grantor and no Person has liquidated into
or
transferred all or substantially all of its assets to any Grantor in any way
within the past year.
(e) The
following is a list of all other names (including trade names or similar
appellations) used by any Grantor at any time during the past five
years:
(f) The
taxpayer identification number of each Grantor is as follows:
(g) The
registered organization identification number of each Grantor is as
follows:
SECTION
2. Current
Locations.
(a) The
following are the only locations at which any Grantor maintains any books or
records relating to any Accounts:
Grantor Mailing
Address County
and State
(b) The
following are all the locations not identified above where the Grantors maintain
any Inventory or Equipment:
Grantor Mailing
Address County
and State
SECTION
3. Deposit
Accounts and Securities Accounts.
The
Grantors maintain the following Deposit Accounts:
Grantor
|
Financial
Institution
|
Account
Number
|
Address
of Financial Institution
|
Account
Purpose
|
SECTION
4. Securities
and Investment Property.
The
Grantors hold the following securities and Investment Property (including
without limitation, capital stock of subsidiaries):
Issuer
|
Grantor
Owner
|
Number
and Type of Securities
|
Percentage
Ownership of Issuer
|
SECTION
5. Patents.
The
Grantors are the registered owners of the following Patents:
Grantor
|
Description
|
Registration/Application
No.
|
Date
|
SECTION
6.
Trademarks.
The
Grantors are the registered owners of the following Trademarks:
Grantor
|
Description
|
Registration/Application
No.
|
Date
|
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SECTION
7.
Copyrights.
The
Grantors are the registered owners of the following Copyrights:
Grantor
|
Description
|
Registration/Application
No.
|
Date
|
SECTION
8.
Commercial
Tort Claims.
On the
date hereof, the Grantors hold the following Commercial Tort
Claims:
SECTION
9.
Unusual
Transactions.
Other
than as set forth below, all Accounts have been originated by the Grantors
and
all Inventory and Equipment have been acquired by the Grantors in the ordinary
course of business from Persons in the business of selling goods of such
kind.
SECTION
10. Reliance.
The
undersigned acknowledge that the Secured Party is entitled to rely and has,
in
fact, relied on the information contained herein, and any successor or assign
of
the Secured Party is entitled to rely on the information contained
herein.
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IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, each Grantor has executed this Perfection Certificate as of the date
first above written.
AFP
IMAGING CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
DENT-X
INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
QR
IMAGING
USA, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
VISIPLEX
INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
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