SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT made this 4th day of November, 2000, by and between
Windswept Environmental Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Debtor"), with its
principal place of business located at 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, and Spotless Plastics (USA), Inc., with its principal place of
business located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the "Secured
Party"), whereby the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree
as follows:
1. Security Interest. Debtor hereby assigns to Secured Party, and mortgages
and grants to it a security interest in, the Collateral described in Paragraph 2
hereof to secure the payment of the indebtedness evidenced by the Line of Credit
Note (the "Note"), of even date herewith, issued to the Secured Party in the
aggregate principal amount of up to $1,000,000 (the "Obligations").
2. Description of Collateral. The Collateral subject to this Security
Agreement is all of Debtor's right, title and interest in and to (i) the
accounts receivable of Debtor resulting from that certain Agreement, by and
between Xxxxxx Construction Company and Debtor's wholly owned subsidiary,
Trade-Winds Environmental Restoration Inc. ("Trade-Winds"), dated as of November
3, 2000 (the "TCC Agreement") relating to a remediation project in the Bear
Xxxxxxx Building, located at 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx in New York, New York and
(ii) all of the equipment (the "Equipment") purchased by Debtor or Trade-Winds
for use under the TCC Agreement.
3. Obligations of Debtor. Debtor hereby covenants, represents, warrants
and agrees that:
(a) Debtor shall, at no cost or expense to Secured Party, defend its right,
title and interest in and to the Collateral, and defend the Collateral against
all other claims or demands of any other party and all other liabilities of any
nature whatsoever;
(b) The Collateral, and each part thereof, is free and clear from, and is
not subject to, any assignment, security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, levy
for taxes (other than for taxes not yet due and payable) or other assessments,
interest, charge, adverse claim or other encumbrance, including any financing
statement or other document filed in any public office ("Encumbrance"), and
Debtor shall keep and maintain the Collateral, and each part thereof, free and
clear of any Encumbrance which is not subordinate to the security interest
granted hereunder, and shall not create nor permit to remain any such
Encumbrance;
(c) The Collateral, or any part thereof, will not be sold, leased,
licensed, assigned, conveyed, transferred, disposed of or become subjected to
any subsequent interest of any party, created or suffered by Debtor, voluntarily
or involuntarily, except in the ordinary course of Debtor's business or as
expressly authorized in writing by Secured Party;
(d) The obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of Debtor to Secured
Party hereunder shall not be released, discharged or impaired in any manner or
to any extent if Secured Party renews, extends, modifies, changes or waives the
time of payment and/or the manner, place or terms of payment of all or any part
of the indebtedness secured hereby or any renewal thereof, or Secured
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Party makes any exchange, release, substitution, addition, surrender,
settlement or compromise with respect to the Collateral, the indebtedness
secured hereby or any party liable thereon; or Secured Party subordinates such
indebtedness or Collateral, or both, to any other indebtedness of Debtor, or
security therefor, or both which may exist at any time hereafter;
(e) The Collateral will not be abused, wasted, abandoned or allowed to
deteriorate, but shall be kept in good working order and condition and repair,
reasonable wear and tear from its sole use above permitted excepted in
accordance with reasonable business practice; provided, that the Collateral may
be replaced with substituted assets; and
(f) Debtor shall immediately notify Secured Party of any act, condition, or
event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute an event of default hereunder, or the existence of any material
litigation, arbitration or other legal proceedings involving or affecting
Debtor.
4. Event of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events with
respect to Debtor shall constitute a default on the part of Debtor hereunder
("Event of Default"):
(a) If there shall occur any material breach, failure or violation by
Debtor in the payment or performance of any of its obligations, covenants or
warranties under this Security Agreement;
(b) If there shall occur any sale, transfer or other disposition by the
Debtor of all or substantially all of the assets of the Debtor; and
(c) If there shall occur any Event of Default under and as defined in the
Note.
5. Secured Party's Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided hereunder,
Secured Party shall have and may exercise all of the rights and remedies
provided by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York at
the date of the execution of this Security Agreement, and any other applicable
law, and, in conjunction with, in addition to, or in substitution therefor,
Secured Party shall have and may exercise the following rights and remedies:
(a) Secured party may notify or require Debtor to notify the account
debtors of the assignment and security interest in its receivables, and to have
payments thereon made directly to Secured Party in accordance with the terms of
this Security Agreement;
(b) Secured Party may (but shall not be required), alone or in
conjunction with Debtor, take any or all action necessary to collect or receive
any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in
exchange for the Collateral, including the right to compromise, settle, extend
or otherwise modify the terms of payment owed with respect to any of the
Collateral, and to apply the proceeds thereof in the order, amounts and manner
which Secured Party may determine in its sole discretion. In exercising such
right, Secured Party may open and dispose of mail addressed to Debtor and
execute, sign and endorse negotiable and other instruments for the payment of
money or other evidences of payment, on behalf of and in the name of Debtor, for
which this shall be deemed a sufficient power of attorney;
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(c) Secured Party may require Debtor to pay and deliver to Secured
Party, immediately upon collection and receipt thereof by Debtor, all proceeds
arising from the Collateral or may require Debtor to deposit all such proceeds
in a bank selected by Secured Party in a collateral account acceptable to
Secured Party. Until the proceeds from the Collateral have been paid and
delivered to Secured Party or deposited in the bank as hereinabove provided,
Debtor shall hold such proceeds for and on behalf of Secured Party separate and
apart from Debtor's other funds or property, and shall not mingle such proceeds
with any other such funds or property. Secured Party shall promptly apply all of
such proceeds against the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of Debtor to
Secured Party in the order, amounts and manner which Secured Party may determine
in its sole discretion;
(d) Secured Party may require Debtor not to modify any agreements
respecting the Collateral nor to bring suit to enforce payment thereon without
giving Secured Party five (5) days advance written notice thereof or without
first having received written consent to do so from Secured Party;
(e) The entire unpaid indebtedness of Debtor to Secured Party secured
hereby, together with all interest accrued thereon, shall become immediately due
and payable as provided in the Notes;
(f) Secured Party may enter upon Debtor's premises to take possession
of, assemble and collect the Collateral or to render it unusable;
(g) Secured party may require Debtor to assemble the Collateral and to
make it available to Secured Party at any reasonable place Secured Party
designates and to allow Secured Party to take possession of or dispose of such
Collateral; and
(h) Secured Party may in its sole discretion, sell, assign and deliver
all or any part of the Collateral at any public or private sale without notice
or advertisement, at such prices as Secured Party may deem best, and for cash or
on credit or for future delivery (without assumption of any credit risk) and bid
and become a purchaser at any such sale, any purchaser including Secured Party
so purchasing all or part of the Collateral to hold the same free from any claim
whatsoever, including any equity of redemption and Secured Party may make
payment on account thereof by using any claim for moneys when due and payable by
Debtor to Secured Party, and if notice to the Debtor is required, written notice
mailed to Debtor at its business address as hereinabove set forth, at least ten
(10) business days prior to the date of public sale of the Collateral will be
made, shall constitute reasonable notice; and Secured Party may apply the
proceeds of any disposition of the Collateral available for satisfaction of the
indebtedness secured hereby in the order, amounts and manner which Secured Party
may determine in its sole discretion.
6. Other Provisions.
(a) Secured Party may waive any default, or remedy any default in any
reasonable manner, without waiving such default remedied and without waiving any
other prior or subsequent default; and Secured Party may waive or delay the
exercise of any right or remedy under this Security Agreement without waiving
that right or remedy or any other right or remedy hereunder;
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(b) This Security Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the
benefit of, the respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns of the parties hereto;
(c) Each of the foregoing instruments, covenants and warranties on the part
of the Debtor shall be deemed and construed to be on a continuing basis and
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement;
(d) All notices, requests, demands or other communications provided for
herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when
personally delivered or sent by (i) registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, (ii) nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iii)
facsimile transmission electronically confirmed addressed to the parties at
their addresses set forth above or to such other person or address as either
party shall designate to the other from time to time in writing forwarded in
like manner;
(e) The provisions of this Security Agreement shall be deemed severable, so
that if any provision hereof is declared invalid under the laws of any state
where it is in effect or of the United States, all other provisions of this
Security Agreement shall continue in full force and effect;
(f) This Security Agreement shall not be modified or amended or any
provision hereof waived except in writing executed by both parties hereto;
(g) The security interest granted herein shall terminate when all the
Obligations have been fully paid and performed. Upon such termination, the
Secured Party shall return the Note to the Debtor; and
(h) This Security Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts
of law principles.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, have executed and delivered this Security Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.
WINDSWEPT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
SPOTLESS PLASTICS (USA), INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: Chief Financial Officer
