Exhibit 10.7
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement is entered into as of December 19,
2002, by and between U.S. Plastic Lumber IP Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Debtor"), with an address for notices at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, and GUARANTY BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION ("Secured
Party"), located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000.
1. Grant of Security Interest. Debtor hereby grants to Secured
Party a continuing lien on and security interest in the property described or
referred to in Paragraph 2 below (collectively, the "Collateral") to secure
prompt payment and full performance of the liabilities described in Paragraph 3
below (collectively, the "Liabilities").
2. Collateral. The Collateral consists of all personal
property and assets now or hereafter owned by Debtor or in which Debtor
otherwise has any rights, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including
but not limited to the following: (a) all accounts, contract rights and general
intangibles, receivables and claims of Debtor whether now or hereafter arising,
all guaranties and security therefor and all of Debtor's right, title and
interest in the goods purchased and represented thereby including all of
Debtor's rights in and to returned goods and rights of stoppage in transit,
replevin and reclamation as unpaid vendor; (b) all chattel paper including
electronic chattel paper and tangible chattel paper; (c) all documents and
instruments; (d) all letters of credit and letter-of-credit rights; (e) all
supporting obligations; (f) all deposit accounts; (g) all investment property
and financial assets; (h) all inventory and all accessions thereto and products
thereof and documents therefor; (i) all furniture, fixtures, equipment and
machinery, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing, and all parts
thereof, accessions thereto, and replacements therefor and all documents and
general intangibles covering or relating thereto; (j) all trademarks, trade
names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business
names, trade styles, service marks, logos and any other designs or sources of
business identifiers, indicia of origin or similar devices, all registrations
with respect thereto, all applications with respect to the foregoing, and all
extensions and renewals with respect to any of the foregoing, together with all
of the goodwill associated therewith, in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, and all rights and interest associated with the foregoing; (k) all
copyrights, and all copyrights of works based on, incorporated in, derived from
or relating to works covered by such copyrights, and all right, title and
interest to make and exploit all derivative works based on or adopted from works
covered by such copyrights, all registrations with respect thereto, all
applications with respect to the foregoing, and all extensions and renewals with
respect to any of the foregoing, together with all rights and interests
associated with the foregoing; (l) all patents, patent applications, and
patentable inventions, all continuations, divisions, renewals, extensions,
modifications, substitutions, continuations-in-part, or reissues of any of the
foregoing, the right to xxx for past, present, and future infringements of any
of the foregoing, all income, royalties, profits, damages, awards, and payments
relating to or payable under any of the foregoing, and all other rights and
benefits relating to any of the foregoing throughout the world; (m) all general
intangibles; (n) all books and records pertaining to the foregoing, including
but not limited to computer programs, data, certificates, records, circulation
lists, subscriber lists, advertiser lists, supplier lists, customer lists,
customer and supplier contracts, sales orders, and purchasing records; (o) all
software including but not limited to computer programs and supporting
information provided in connection with a transaction relating to the program,
and computer
programs embedded in goods and any supporting information provided in connection
with a transaction relating to the program whether or not the program is
associated with the goods in such a manner that it customarily is considered
part of the goods, and whether or not, by becoming owner of the goods, a person
acquires a right to use the program in connection with the goods, and whether or
not the program is embedded in goods that consist solely of the medium in which
the program is embedded; (p) all health care insurance receivables; (q) all
commercial tort claims; and (r) all proceeds of the foregoing, including without
limitation proceeds of insurance policies.
3. Liabilities. The liabilities ("Liabilities") secured under
this Security Agreement are all obligations of Debtor to Secured Party pursuant
to (i) that certain Secured Continuing Corporate Guaranty of even date herewith
(as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the
"Guaranty") pursuant to which Debtor guarantied any and all of the obligations
of U.S. Plastic Lumber Ltd., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower") to Secured
Party, including, without limitation, under that certain Loan and Security
Agreement of even date herewith by and between Borrower and Secured Party and
any and all amendments, replacements, modifications and supplements thereto (the
"Loan Agreement") and (ii) this Security Agreement.
4. Covenants of Debtor. Until the Liabilities are paid
in full, Debtor agrees that it shall:
(a) not sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral;
(b) not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
liens, encumbrances, security interests, levies, assessments or charges
(collectively, "Liens") on or in any of the Collateral other than Permitted
Encumbrances (as defined in the Loan Agreement), without Secured Party's
consent;
(c) appear in and defend, at Debtor's own expense,
any action or proceeding which may affect Debtor's title to or Secured Party's
interest in the Collateral;
(d) procure or execute and deliver, from time to
time, in form and substance satisfactory to Secured Party in its discretion
reasonably exercised, any endorsements, assignments, financing statements or
other writings deemed necessary or appropriate by Secured Party to perfect,
maintain or protect Secured Party's security interest in the Collateral and the
priority thereof, and take such other action and deliver such other documents,
instruments and agreements pertaining to the Collateral as Secured Party may
reasonably request to effectuate the intent of this Security Agreement;
(e) notify Secured Party in writing at least thirty
(30) days prior to any change in Debtor's name, identity or business structure,
or any addition or change to the address of the chief executive office or
principal place of business of Debtor specified in the introductory paragraph
hereof;
(f) keep separate, accurate and complete records of
the Collateral and provide Secured Party during normal business hours with
access thereto upon reasonable notice
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if no Event of Default exists (and without notice if an Event of Default exists)
and to Debtor's financial records, in each case with the right to make extracts
therefrom;
(g) provide Secured Party during normal business
hours with access to the Collateral, and with such other information as Secured
Party may reasonably request from time to time;
(h) maintain and preserve its existence, and all
rights, privileges, franchises and other authority necessary for the conduct of
its business; and
(i) continue operations in the same form and
structure of business as currently conducted, and not (x) merge or consolidate
with or acquire or be acquired by any other corporation, partnership, entity or
person or (y) incorporate in another jurisdiction, without Secured Party's prior
written consent.
5. Authorized Action By Secured Party. (a) After the
occurrence and during the continuance of any "Event of Default" (as defined
below), Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact
to do (but Secured Party shall not be obligated to and shall not incur any
liability to Debtor or any third party for failure so to do) any act which
Debtor is obligated by this Security Agreement to do, and to exercise such
rights and powers as Debtor might exercise with respect to the Collateral,
including, without limitation, the right to:
(i) collect by legal proceedings or otherwise
and endorse, receive and receipt for all payments, proceeds and other
sums and property now or hereafter payable on or on account of the
Collateral;
(ii) enter into any extension, deposit or other
agreement pertaining to, or deposit, surrender, accept, hold or apply
other property in exchange for, the Collateral;
(iii) process and preserve the Collateral; and
(iv) make any reasonable compromise, settlement or
adjustment, and take any action it deems advisable, with respect to the
Collateral upon five Business Days' prior written notice to Debtor.
(b) Debtor agrees to reimburse Secured Party upon
demand for any reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, Secured Party may incur while acting as Debtor's attorney-in-fact
hereunder, all of which costs and expenses are included in the Liabilities
secured hereby and are payable upon demand, with interest thereon at the rate
then applicable to the obligations of Borrower to Secured Party pursuant to the
terms of the Loan Agreement.
(c) It is further agreed and understood between the
parties hereto that such care as Secured Party gives to the safekeeping of its
own property of like kind shall constitute reasonable care of the Collateral
when in Secured Party's possession; provided, however, that Secured Party shall
not be required to make any presentment, demand or protest, or give any notice
and need not take any action to preserve any rights against any prior party or
any other person in connection with the Liabilities or with respect to the
Collateral.
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(d) Whether or not Debtor is in default, Debtor
agrees that Secured Party may at any time send verification requests to account
debtors, and so long as an Event of Default has not occurred, such requests will
not identify Secured Party to any account debtor on any Collateral.
(e) If Debtor's records are prepared or retained by a
computer service company or any accountant or accounting service, so long as any
Liabilities are outstanding, Debtor grants Secured Party the absolute and
irrevocable right, with reasonable notice to Debtor, to inspect such records
(including Debtor's internal work papers), receive duplicate copies of all
information furnished to Debtor and prepared by such company, accountant or
accounting service, and agrees to furnish such consents as may be necessary to
effectuate the same. Debtor further agrees to promptly notify Secured Party of
the name and address of such company, accountant or accounting service and of
any change in respect thereof.
(f) All the foregoing powers authorized herein, being
coupled with an interest, are irrevocable so long as any Liabilities are
outstanding.
6. Default. The occurrence of any of the following
events or conditions (herein "Events of Default") shall constitute an Event of
Default hereunder:
(a) breach, violation or nonperformance of any
covenant on Debtor's part hereunder or under the Guaranty;
(b) non-payment of any of the Liabilities as and when
due and payable to Secured Party after giving of any required notice and
expiration of any applicable grace period;
(c) any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding is
commenced by Debtor, or any such proceeding is commenced against Debtor; or
(d) any Event of Default under and as defined in the
Loan Agreement.
Any Event of Default that shall have occurred hereunder or
under the Loan Agreement at any time shall be deemed continuing unless such
Event of Default is (i) cured, provided that an Event of Default may only be
cured within the time-frame and only if so expressly permitted under the terms
of this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, as applicable or (ii) waived in writing
by GBCC.
7. Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation
of any Event of Default, Secured Party may, at its option, with prompt
subsequent notice but without demand on Debtor, declare all Liabilities
immediately due and payable, and Secured Party shall have all the default rights
and remedies of a secured party under division 9 of the California Uniform
Commercial Code (the "UCC") and other applicable law as well as the following
rights and remedies, all of which may be exercised with or without further
notice to Debtor other than notices which Debtor is not permitted to waive under
the UCC):
(a) to the extent permitted by law, to notify any and
all obligors and account debtors on the Collateral that the same has been
assigned to Secured Party and that all payments thereon are to be made directly
to Secured Party;
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(b) to settle, compromise or release, on terms
reasonably acceptable to Secured Party, in whole or in part, any amounts owing
on the Collateral, and to extend the time of payment, make allowances and
adjustments and to issue credits in Secured Party's name or in the name of
Debtor in respect thereof;
(c) to enter any premises where any Collateral may be
located and to take possession of and remove the Collateral, with or without
judicial process;
(d) to sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or
any part thereof, for cash, on credit or otherwise, with or without
representations or warranties, and upon such terms as shall be acceptable to
Secured Party;
(e) to remove from any premises where the same may be
located, any and all documents, instruments, files and records relating to the
collateral (provided, that Secured Party agrees to (x) give receipts for such
items to Debtor and (y) use the same standard of care for such documents,
instruments files and records as Secured Party would use for its own property of
a similar nature; provided further, that Secured Party shall incur no liability
with respect to the foregoing subparagraphs (x) and (y) except in the case of
its gross negligence or willful misconduct), and Secured Party may, at Debtor's
expense, use the supplies and space of Debtor at its places of business as may
be necessary to properly administer and control the Collateral or the handling
of collections and realizations thereon;
(f) receive, open and forward any mail addressed to
Debtor or its Affiliates (as defined in the Loan Agreement); and if GBCC is
collecting the Accounts (as defined in the Loan Agreement) directly, put GBCC's
address on any statements mailed to the applicable Account Debtors (as defined
in the Loan Agreement); and
(g) take or bring, in Secured Party's name or in the
name of Debtor, all steps, actions, suits or proceedings deemed by Secured Party
necessary or desirable to effect collection of or to realize upon the
Collateral;
all at Secured Party's sole option and as Secured Party in its sole discretion
may deem advisable.
8. Application of Proceeds of Collateral. The net cash
proceeds resulting from the collection, liquidation, sale or other disposition
of the Collateral shall be applied first to the expenses (including all
reasonable attorneys' fees) of retaking, holding, processing and preparing for
sale, selling, collecting, liquidating and the like, and then to the
satisfaction of all Liabilities secured hereby, application as to any particular
obligation or indebtedness or against principal or interest to be in Secured
Party's discretion. Debtor shall be liable to Secured Party and shall pay to
Secured Party on demand any deficiency which may remain after such sale,
disposition, collection or liquidation of Collateral.
9. Cumulative Rights. The rights, powers and remedies of
Secured Party under this Security Agreement shall be in addition to all rights,
powers and remedies given to Secured Party under any statute or rule of law or
any other document, instrument or agreement, all of
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which rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised
successively or concurrently.
10. Waiver. Any forbearance, failure or delay by Secured Party
in exercising any right, power or remedy shall not preclude the further exercise
thereof, and every right, power or remedy of Secured Party shall continue in
full force and effect until such right, power or remedy is specifically waived
in a writing executed by Secured Party. Debtor waives any right to require
Secured Party to proceed against any person or to exhaust any Collateral or to
pursue any remedy in Secured Party's power prior to pursuing Debtor in respect
of the Liabilities.
11. Setoff. Debtor agrees that Secured Party may exercise
its rights of setoff with respect to the Liabilities in the same manner as if
the Liabilities were unsecured upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default.
12. Binding Upon Successors. All rights of Secured Party under
this Security Agreement shall inure to the benefit of its successors and
assigns, and all obligations of Debtor shall bind the representatives,
executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Debtor; provided
that Debtor may not transfer or assign its obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Secured Party. Any transfer or assignment by Debtor
in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.
13. Entire Agreement; Severability. This Security Agreement
contains the entire security agreement between Secured Party and Debtor with
respect to the Collateral. If any of the provisions of this Security Agreement
shall be held invalid or unenforceable, this Security Agreement shall be
construed as if not containing those provisions and the rights and obligations
of the parties hereto shall be construed and enforced accordingly.
14. References. The captions or titles of the paragraphs
of this Security Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
define or limit the provisions hereof.
15. Choice of Law. This Security Agreement shall be construed
in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of California, and,
where applicable and except as otherwise defined herein, terms used herein shall
have the meanings given them in the California Uniform Commercial Code. DEBTOR
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OR THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, AS SECURED PARTY
MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE, OR IF REQUIRED, THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND DEBTOR
WAIVES ANY OBJECTION RELATING TO THE BASIS FOR PERSONAL OR IN REM JURISDICTION
OR TO VENUE WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING. BOTH DEBTOR AND SECURED PARTY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
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16. Attorneys' Fees. If any legal action or proceeding shall
be commenced at any time by any party to this Security Agreement in connection
with the interpretation of this Security Agreement or the enforcement of any
rights or remedies hereunder, the prevailing party or parties in such action or
proceeding shall be entitled to reimbursement of its reasonable attorneys' fees
and costs in connection therewith, in addition to all other relief to which the
prevailing party or parties may be entitled.
17. Notice. Any written notice, consent or other
communication provided for in this Security Agreement shall be given and deemed
received as provided in the Guaranty.
18. Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, and by the parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument.
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The undersigned have entered into this Security Agreement as
of the date first above written.
SECURED PARTY: DEBTOR:
GUARANTY BUSINESS CREDIT U.S. PLASTIC LUMBER IP
CORPORATION CORPORATION
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its Senior Vice President Its President and Secretary
