Exhibit 10.70
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
AGREEMENT (this “Security Agreement”), dated as of
June 30, 2009, 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 Third
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 30,
2009 (the “Third Amended Credit Agreement”) by
and among Grantor, as borrower, and Lender, Lender is agreeing to
extend financial accommodations to Borrower on the terms set forth
therein (the “Loan”). 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 (the “Original Credit
Agreement”), by and among Grantor, as borrower, and Pacific
Coast Farm Credit Services, PCA, Lender extended certain financial
accommodations to Borrower conditioned upon, among other things,
the execution of a Security Agreement dated as of May 1, 2000
(the “Original Security Agreement”). In
addition, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of May 1, 2004 (the “First Amended
Credit Agreement”), by and among Borrower and Lender, Lender
extended certain further financial accommodations to Borrower
conditioned upon, among other things, the execution of a
Supplemental Security Agreement dated as of May 1, 2004 (the
“Supplemental Security Agreement”). In addition,
pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of July 8, 2008 (the “Second Amended
Credit Agreement”) by and among Borrower and Lender, Lender
extended certain further financial accommodations to Borrower
conditioned upon, among other things, the execution of a Second
Supplemental Security Agreement dated as of July 8, 2008 (the
“Second Supplemental Security Agreement”) It is the
intent of the parties hereto that this Security Agreement
supplement both the Original Security Agreement, the Supplemental
Security Agreement and the Second Supplemental Security Agreement,
all of which are to remain 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 enter into the Third
Amended Credit Agreement, Grantor agrees, for the benefit of
Lender, as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Defined Terms
. Unless otherwise defined
herein, (i) terms defined in the Third Amended 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.
“ 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.
“ Contracts ” has
the meaning assigned to it in Exhibit A hereto.
“ 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.
“ Original Credit
Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to it in Recital
B.
“ 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.
“ Second Amended Credit
Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to it in Recital
B.
“ Secured Obligations
” shall mean any and all loans, advances, obligations,
covenants, and duties owing to Lender by Grantor of any kind or
nature, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, whether now
existing or hereafter arising, whether or not evidenced by any
note, guaranty, non-recourse guaranty or other instrument,
agreement or writing, including, without limitation, the Original
Credit Agreement, the First Amended Credit Agreement, the Second
Amended Credit Agreement, the Third Amended Credit Agreement, all
interest, charges, fees, attorneys’ fees, expenses, and any
other sum chargeable by Lender to Grantor under this or any other
agreement.
“ Security Agreement
” means this Security Agreement, as the same may from time to
time be amended, modified or supplemented.
“ Third Amended Credit
Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to it in Recital
A.
“ 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
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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 Third Amended 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 Third Amended Credit
Agreement and to make the Loan in accordance with the terms
thereof, Grantor hereby grants to Lender 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.
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
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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 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
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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.
b.
Title to Collateral
. Except for the security
interest granted to Lender under this Security Agreement, 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 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.
e.
Accounts . Subject to reasonable reserves therefore
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.
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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 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.
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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. 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.
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, 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.
g.
Limitations on Modifications of
Accounts . Subject
to the terms of the Third Amended 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.
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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
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