Exhibit 10.65
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY AGREEMENT
(the “Security Agreement”), dated as of May 1,
2004, is made by ML MACADAMIA ORCHARDS, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, and ML RESOURCES, INC., a Hawaii corporation
(“Grantor”), in favor of AMERICAN AGCREDIT, PCA as
successor in interest to PACIFIC COAST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA,
(“Lender”).
RECITALS
A.
Pursuant to that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2004 by and among
Grantor, as borrower, and Lender, Lender is agreeing to extend
financial accommodations to Borrower on the terms set forth
therein. Lender is willing to do so, but only upon the
condition, among others, that Grantor shall execute this
Security Agreement.
B.
Pursuant to that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of May 1, 2000, by and among Grantor, as
borrower, and Pacific Coast Farm Credit Services, PCA, Lender
extended certain financial accommodations to Borrower on the terms
set forth therein. Said financial conditions were
conditioned, among other things, on the execution of a Security
Agreement dated as of May 1, 2000 (the “Original
Security Agreement”). It is the intent of the
parties hereto that this Security Agreement supplement the Original
Security Agreement which remains in full force and
effect.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and in order to induce Lender to renew the Revolving
Loan pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
Grantor agrees, for the benefit of Lender, as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined herein,
(i) terms defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
are used herein as therein defined except that the defined terms
that refer to the “Borrower” shall refer herein to
Grantor, and (ii) the following terms shall have the following
meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“ Account Debtor
” means any “account debtor,” as such term is
defined in the UCC.
“ Accounts ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in Recital A.
“ Chattel Paper
” has the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A
hereto.
“ Collateral ”
has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2 of this Security
Agreement.
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“ Contracts ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ Credit Agreement
” has the meaning assigned to it in Recital B.
“ Documents ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ Equipment ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ Farm Products ”
has the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ Fixtures ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ General Intangibles
” has the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A
hereto.
“ Grantor ” means
ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and ML
Resources, Inc., a Hawaii corporation.
“ hereby,”
“herein,” “hereof,” and
“hereunder ” and words of similar import refer to
this Security Agreement as a whole (including any amendments,
attachments, and schedules hereto) and not merely to the specific
section, paragraph or clause in which the respective word
appears.
“ Instruments ”
has the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ Inventory ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ Investment Property
” has the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A
hereto.
“ Lender ” has
the meaning assigned to them in the preamble hereto.
“ License ” means
any Patent License, Trademark License or other license of rights or
interests now held or hereafter acquired by Grantor.
“ Loan ” has the
meaning assigned to it in Recital A.
“ Patent License
” means rights under any written agreement now owned or
hereafter acquired by Grantor granting any right with respect to
any invention on which a Patent is in existence.
“ Patents ” means
all of the following in which Grantor now holds or hereafter
acquires any interest: (i) all letters patent of the United
States or any other country, all registrations and recordings
thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United
States or any other country, including registrations, recordings
and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office
or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State
or Territory thereof, or any other country, and (ii) all
reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part or extensions
thereof.
“ Proceeds ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ Secured Obligations
” means all obligations of Grantor to Lender under the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
“ Security Agreement
” means this Security Agreement, as the same may from time to
time be amended, modified or supplemented.
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“ Trademark License
” means rights under any written agreement now owned or
hereafter acquired by Grantor granting any right to use any
Trademark or Trademark registration.
“ Trademarks ”
means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by
Grantor: (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate
names, business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other
source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of
the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general
intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or
acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all
applications in connection therewith, including registrations,
recordings and applications in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United
States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, and (ii) all reissues,
extensions or renewals thereof.
“ UCC ” means the
Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in
effect in the State of California; provided , however
, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any
or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of Lender’s
security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State
of California, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for
purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment,
perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions related to
such provisions.
2.
Grant of Security
Interest .
a.
To secure the prompt and complete payment and performance when due
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all
the Secured Obligations, and to induce Lender to enter into the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and to make the Loan in
accordance with the terms thereof, Grantor hereby grants to Lender,
a lien on and security interest in all of the property described on
Exhibit A hereto, whether now owned by or owing to, or
hereafter acquired by or arising in favor of Grantor (including
under any trade names, styles or divisions thereof), and whether
owned or consigned by, or leased to Grantor, and regardless of
where located, together with any and all replacements, remedies, or
accessions thereto and all proceeds and products thereof (all of
which being hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Collateral”); provided , however , that
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this
Security Agreement, Grantor does not grant, and Lender has not
taken, a lien against or security interest in (i) any
Hazardous Materials in which Grantor may now or hereafter acquire
any interest, or which Grantor may now or hereafter possess, manage
or control, any (ii) any of Grantor’s governmental
licenses and permits that if included in the Collateral would
violate any mandatory requirements of such licenses and permits or
applicable law prohibiting the creation of security interests
therein.
b.
In addition, to secure the prompt and complete payment when due of
the Secured Obligations and in order to induce Lender to enter into
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and to make the Loan in
accordance with the terms thereof, Grantor hereby grants to Lenders
a security interest in all other personal property of Grantor,
including all property of every description now or hereafter in the
possession or custody of, or in transit to, Lender for any purpose,
including safekeeping, collection or pledge, for the account of
Grantor, or as to which Grantor may have any right or
power.
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3.
Lender’s Rights;
Limitations on Lender’s Obligations .
a.
Grantor Remains Liable Under Contracts and Licenses .
Grantor agrees that, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, Grantor shall remain liable under each of its
Contracts and each of its Licenses to observe and perform all the
conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it
thereunder and Grantor shall perform all of its duties and
obligations thereunder, all in accordance with and pursuant to the
terms and provisions of each such Contract or License. Lender
shall not have any obligation or liability under any Contract or
License by reason of or arising out of this Security Agreement or
the granting herein of a security interest therein or the receipt
by Lender of any payment relating to any Contract or License
pursuant hereto, nor shall Lender be required or obligated in any
manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of Grantor
under or pursuant to any Contract or License, or to make any
payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency
of any payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance
by any party under any Contract or License, or to present or file
any claim, or to take any action to collect or enforce any
performance or the payment of any amounts which may have been
assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or
times.
b.
Notice of Assignment of Collateral to Lender . Lender
may at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default notify Account Debtors of Grantor, parties to
the Contracts of Grantor, and obligors in respect of Instruments
and Investment Property of Grantor that the Accounts and the right,
title and interest of Grantor in and under such Contracts,
Instruments, and Investment Property have been assigned to Lender
and that payments shall be made directly to Lender. Upon the
request of Lender, Grantor shall so notify such Account Debtors,
parties to such Contracts, and obligors in respect of such
Instruments and Investment Property. Lender may at any time
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default notify obligors in respect of Chattel Paper of Grantor that
the right, title and interest of Grantor in and under such Chattel
Paper has been assigned to Lender and that payments shall be made
directly to Lender.
c.
Verification of Collateral . Upon reasonable prior
notice to Grantor (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, in which case no notice is necessary), Lender shall
have the right to make test verifications of the Accounts and
physical verifications and appraisals of the Inventory and other
Collateral in any manner and through any medium that it considers
advisable, and Grantor agrees to furnish all such assistance and
information as Lender may require in connection
therewith.
4.
Representations and
Warranties .
Grantor hereby represents and warrants that:
a.
Authority; Execution . Grantor has the right and power
and is duly authorized and empowered to enter into, execute,
deliver and perform this Security Agreement, and any other
agreements, documents or instruments executed in connection
herewith or therewith. Grantor’s execution and
performance of this Security Agreement will not constitute, cause
or result in any breach or violation of any provision of the
partnership agreement, articles of incorporation or by-laws of
Grantor, any law or any contractual obligation of Grantor and does
not conflict with, constitute a default or require any consent
under (other than consents that if not obtained would not have a
Material Adverse Effect) or result in the creation of any Lien that
would not be a Permitted Encumbrance upon any property or assets of
Grantor pursuant to any contractual obligation of Grantor.
Upon execution, this Security Agreement will constitute a valid,
binding obligation of Grantor to Lender that is enforceable
according to its terms, except as the enforceability of this
Security Agreement may be subject to or limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors
generally and except as the availability of equitable remedies are
subject to the application of equitable principles. No
further consent, ratification or approval is required for this
Security Agreement to be effective.
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b.
Title to Collateral . Except for the security interest
granted to Lender under this Security Agreement and the other
Permitted Encumbrances, Grantor is the sole owner of each item of
the Collateral in which it purports to grant a security interest
hereunder, having good and marketable title thereto free and clear
of any and all liens, security interests or other
encumbrances.
c.
No Other Liens . No effective security agreement,
financing statement, equivalent security or lien instrument or
continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral
is on file or of record in any public office, except such as may
have been filed by Grantor in favor of Lender pursuant to this
Security Agreement or such as relate to other Permitted
Encumbrances or protective filings with respect to equipment
leases.
d.
Perfection and Priority of Security Interest in the
Collateral . The security interest granted to Lender in
the Collateral under this Security Agreement is a duly perfected
security interest in favor of Lender to secure the Secured
Obligations, and is senior in priority to all other Liens against
and security interests in all or any part of the Collateral, except
for the Permitted Encumbrances.
e.
Accounts . Subject to reasonable reserves therefor on
the books of Grantor, each Account of Grantor is, or when it comes
into existence will be, a statement of an indebtedness incurred by
the obligor thereunder to Grantor in the amount shown
thereon. All Accounts are, or will be when they come into
existence, bona fide transactions completed in accordance with the
terms and provisions contained in any documents related
thereto.
f.
Change of Name . Grantor did not and has not done
within the last five years business under any trade name or style
other than as disclosed on Exhibit C hereto.
g.
Locations of Offices and Collateral; Federal Taxpayer
Identification . Grantor’s chief executive office,
principal place of business, corporate offices, all warehouses and
premises within which Collateral is stored or located, and the
locations of all of its records concerning the Collateral are set
forth on Exhibit C hereto, and Grantor shall not change
such chief executive office, principal place of business, corporate
offices, or warehouses or Collateral premises, or remove such
records unless it has taken such action as is necessary to cause
the Lien of Lender in the Collateral to continue to be
perfected. Grantor shall not change its chief executive
office, principal place of business, corporate offices, or
warehouses or Collateral premises, or the location of its records
concerning the Collateral, or its federal taxpayer identification
number, without giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice
thereof to Lender. Grantor’s federal taxpayer
identification number is as set forth on Exhibit C
hereto.
h.
Registered Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights .
Grantor does not own or have any interest in any Patents,
Trademarks, or Copyrights that have been registered or otherwise
recorded with any governmental office, except as set forth on
Exhibit C hereto.
i.
Farming Operations . Grantor does not own or have any
interest in any real property other than the real property
described in Exhibit B hereto.
5.
Covenants . Grantor covenants and agrees with Lender
that from and after the date of this Security Agreement and until
the Secured Obligations are fully satisfied:
a.
Further Assurances; Pledge of Instruments . At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of Lender, and
at the sole expense of Grantor, Grantor shall promptly and duly
execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and
documents and take such further action as Lender may reasonably
deem desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Security
Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including
(i) filing any financing or continuation statements under the
UCC with respect to the liens and security interests granted
hereunder or under any other Loan Document and
(ii) transferring Collateral to Lender’s possession (if
such Collateral consists of Chattel
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Paper or if a security interest in such
Collateral can be perfected only by possession, or, if requested by
Lender). Grantor also hereby authorizes Lender to file any
such financing or continuation statement without the signature of
Grantor to the extent permitted by applicable law. If any
amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral is
or shall become evidenced by any Instrument, such Instrument, other
than checks and notes received in the ordinary course of business,
shall be duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to Lender and
delivered to Lender immediately upon Grantor’s receipt
thereof.
b.
Maintenance of Records . Grantor shall keep and
maintain, at its own cost and expense, satisfactory and complete
records of the Collateral, including a record of any and all
payments received and any and all credits granted with respect to
the Collateral and all other dealings with the Collateral.
Upon the request of Lender, Grantor shall mark its books and
records pertaining to the Collateral to evidence this Security
Agreement and the security interests granted hereby. All
Chattel Paper shall be marked with the following legend:
“This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured hereby
are subject to the security interest of American AgCredit,
PCA.” For Lender’s further security, Grantor
agrees that Lender shall have a special property interest in all of
Grantor’s books and records pertaining to the Collateral and,
upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of
Default, Grantor shall deliver and turn over any such books and
records to Lender or to its representatives at any time on demand
of Lender. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and
upon reasonable notice from Lender, Grantor shall permit any
representative of Lender to inspect such books and records and
shall provide photocopies thereof to Lender as more specifically
set forth in Section 5(i) below.
c.
Delivery of Notes, Documents and Chattel Paper .
Grantor shall deliver to Lender or its designee all now existing or
hereafter created or arising (i) original promissory notes
payable to Grantor, assigned to Grantor, pledged to Grantor or
otherwise held by Grantor, together with all corresponding
documents including deeds of trust, security agreements and title
insurance policies, with such endorsements thereto as Lender may
reasonably require, (ii) Instruments (except for checks which
are deposited in the ordinary course of Grantor’s business),
(iii) negotiable warehouse receipts, and (iv) Chattel
Paper, promptly upon the execution of this Security Agreement or
Grantor’s receipt of any such item, as the case may
be.
d.
Further Identification of Collateral . Grantor shall,
if so requested by Lender, furnish to Lender, as often as Lender
reasonably requests, statements and schedules further identifying
and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection
with the Collateral as Lender may reasonably request, all in
reasonable detail.
e.
Limitation on Liens on Collateral . Grantor shall not
create, permit or suffer to exist, and shall defend the Collateral
against and take such other action as is necessary to remove, any
Lien on the Collateral except Permitted Encumbrances. Grantor
shall further defend the right, title and interest of Lender in and
to any of Grantor’s rights under the Collateral, including,
the Accounts, Chattel Paper, Contracts, Documents, Equipment, Farm
Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Instruments, Investment
Property, and Inventory and in and to the Proceeds thereof against
the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever except the holders
of Permitted Encumbrances.
f.
Notices . Grantor shall advise Lender, in reasonable
detail, promptly, within five (5) Business Days of after it
becomes aware of: (i) any material Lien, other than Permitted
Encumbrances, attaching to or asserted against any of the
Collateral, (ii) any material change in the composition of the
Collateral (iii) any destruction of or substantial damage to
any of the Collateral in excess of $100,000 and (iv) the
occurrence of any other event which would have a Material Adverse
Effect upon the Collateral and/or Lender’s Lien.
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g.
Limitations on Modifications of Accounts . Subject to
the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, upon
the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default,
Grantor shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent,
(i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any of the
Accounts, Chattel Paper, Instruments or amounts due under any
Contract; (ii) compromise or settle the same for less than the
full amount thereof; (iii) release, in whole or in part, any
Person liable for the payment thereof; or (iv) allow any
credit or discount whatsoever thereon other than trade discounts
granted in the ordinary course of business of Grantor.
h.
Continuous Perfection . Grantor shall not change its
name, identity or corporate structure in any manner which might
make any financing or continuation statement filed in connection
herewith seriously misleading within the meaning of section
9-402(7) of the UCC or any other then applicable provision of
the UCC unless Grantor shall have given Lender at least thirty (30)
days’ prior written notice thereof and shall have taken all
action (or made arrangements to take such action substantially
simultaneously with such change if it is impossible to take such
action in advance) necessary or reasonably requested by Lender to
amend such financing statement or continuation statement so that it
is not seriously misleading.
i.
Right of Inspection . Upon reasonable notice to
Grantor (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
in which case no notice is necessary), Lender shall at all times
have full and free access during normal business hours to all the
books and records and correspondence of Grantor, and Lender or its
representatives may examine the same, take extracts therefrom and
make photocopies thereof, and Grantor agrees to render to Lender,
at Grantor’s cost and expense, such clerical and other
assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard
thereto. Upon reasonable notice to Grantor (unless an Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case no notice
is necessary), Lender and its representatives shall also have the
right to enter into and upon any premises where any of the
Inventory is located for the purpose of inspecting the same,
observing its use or otherwise protectings Lender’s interests
in the Collateral.
j.
Indemnification . In any suit, proceeding or action
brought by Lender relating to any Account, Chattel Paper, Contract,
General Intangible, Instrument or Document for any sum owing
thereunder, or to enforce any provision of any Account, Chattel
Paper, Contract, General Intangible, Instrument, or Document,
Grantor shall save, indemnify and keep Lender harmless from and
against all expense, loss or damage suffered by reason of any
defense, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or reduction of liability
whatsoever of the obligor thereunder arising out of a breach by
Grantor of any obligation thereunder or arising out of any other
agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing to, or in
favor of, such obligor or its successors from Grantor, and all such
obligations of Grantor shall be and remain enforceable against, and
only against, Grantor and shall not be enforceable against
Lender.
k.
Compliance with Terms of Accounts, etc . In all
material respects, Grantor shall perform and comply with all
obligations in respect of (i) Accounts, (ii) material
Chattel Paper, Contracts, Licenses, Instruments and Documents, and
(iii) all other material agreements to which it is a party or
by which it is bound.
l.
Notification Prior to Registration of Patents, Trademarks, and
Copyrights . Grantor shall not register any interest in
any Patents, Trademarks, or Copyrights nor shall Grantor permit any
in any Patents, Trademarks, or Copyrights in which Grantor has an
interest to become registered with any governmental office, unless
Grantor has provided Lender with fifteen (15) days prior notice of
Grantor’s intent to do so and Grantor shall provide Lender
prior to effecting or permitting any such registration with
su