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Exhibit 4.10
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of March 13, 2006 (this “Agreement”),
among Telecommunication Systems, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”
or the “Debtor”) and Bonanza Master Fund, Ltd. as agent (the
“Agent”) for the holders of the Company’s Secured Notes due
March 13, 2009 in the original aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000
(together with any additional such Notes issued as interest on the existing
Notes, the “Notes”), signatory hereto, their endorsees,
transferees and assigns (collectively referred to as, the “Secured
Parties”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Notes, the Secured Parties have severally agreed to extend the
loans to the Company evidenced by the Notes; and
WHEREAS,
in order to induce the Secured Parties to extend the loans evidenced by the
Notes, Debtor has agreed to execute and deliver to the Agent this Agreement and
to grant the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority
perfected security interest in the Collateral (as defined herein) to secure the
prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Company’s
obligations under the Notes.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth in this Section 1. Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the
UCC shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of
the UCC.
(a)
“Collateral” means Debtor’s Intellectual Property
existing on the date of this Agreement, wherever situated, and all Proceeds of
any sale or other disposition thereof outside of the ordinary course of
business, including, without limitation, all proceeds from insurance covering
the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith.
(b)
“Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to
all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property,
whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or
otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights arising under
the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished,
all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and
applications in the United States Copyright Office, (ii) all letters
patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications for
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letters patent of the United
States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all trademarks, trade names,
corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names,
trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and other source or business
identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter
adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all
applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any
State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or
otherwise, and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade
secrets arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues,
renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any of the
foregoing, but only to the extent that the inclusion thereof in this Agreement
does not and will not cause a default under the terms of any agreements in
respect of the such license (except that all rights to payment in respect of
such licenses shall be included in the definition of Intellectual Property),
and (vii) all causes of action for infringement of the foregoing.
(c)
“Majority in Interest” means (i) the Secured Parties
who, together with their respective Affiliates, hold a majority of the Notes
outstanding at the time of determination, (ii) SRB Management, L.P. as
long as (A) it and its Affiliates, (B) WS Capital Management, L.P.
and its Affiliates and (C) WS Ventures Management, L.P. and its Affiliates
collectively hold at least $2,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes outstanding at the time of determination, and (iii) Bonanza Master
Fund Ltd. as long as it, together with its Affiliates, holds at least
$3,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding at the time
of determination.
(d)
“Note Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement
dated as of the date hereof by and among Debtor and the Secured Parties
signatory thereto.
(e)
“Obligations” means (i) principal of, and interest on
the Notes and the loans extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other
fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Debtor from time
to time under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes and the Note
Purchase Agreement; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to
post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but
for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not
allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
proceeding involving any Debtor.
(f)
“Organizational Documents” means with respect to Debtor, the
documents by which such Debtor was organized (such as a certificate of
incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization,
and including, without limitation, any certificates of designation for
preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and which relate to the
internal governance of
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such Debtor (such as bylaws,
a partnership agreement or an operating, limited liability or members
agreement).
(g)
“Release Collateral” shall mean all of the following:
(i)
all letters patent of the United States or any other country or political
subdivision thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United
States or any other country, that are listed on Schedule E-1
attached hereto;
(ii)
all re-issues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or
extensions of the patents and applications referred to in preceding clause (i);
(iii)
the inventions disclosed or claimed in preceding clauses (i) and (ii),
including the right to make, use, practice and/or sell (or license or otherwise
transfer or dispose of) the inventions disclosed or claimed in preceding
clauses (i) and (ii);
(iv)
the right to make and prosecute applications for the patents and applications
referred to in preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii); and
(v)
Proceeds of any property described in the preceding clauses of this definition
of Release Collateral.
(h)
“Silicon Valley Bank” means Silicon Valley Bank, and its
successors and assigns.
(i)
“Subordination Agreement” means the Subordination Agreement,
dated of even date herewith, among Silicon Valley Bank and the Secured Parties.
(j)
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of
Maryland and or any other applicable law of any state or states which has
jurisdiction with respect to all, or any portion of, the Collateral or this
Agreement, from time to time. It is the intent of the parties that defined
terms in the UCC should be construed in their broadest sense so that the term
“Collateral” will be construed in its broadest sense. Accordingly
if there are, from time to time, changes to defined terms in the UCC that
broaden the definitions, they are incorporated herein and if existing
definitions in the UCC are broader than the amended definitions, the existing
ones shall be controlling.
2. Grant
of Perfected First Priority Security Interest. As an inducement for the
Secured Parties to extend the loans as evidenced by the Notes and to secure the
complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full, as the case may
be, of all of the Obligations, Debtor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties a continuing and
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perfected security interest
in and to, a lien upon all of their respective right, title and interest of
whatsoever kind and nature in and to, the Collateral (the “Security
Interest”). Secured Parties acknowledge that the Collateral may be
subject to certain rights of Silicon Valley Bank pursuant to certain loan documents
from the Debtor in favor of Silicon Valley Bank.
3. Intentionally
Omitted.
4. Representations,
Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Debtor. Debtor represents and
warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured Parties as follows:
(a)
Debtor has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution,
delivery and performance by Debtor of this Agreement and the filings
contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of Debtor and no further action is required by Debtor. This Agreement has
been duly executed by Debtor. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Debtor, enforceable against Debtor in accordance with its
terms except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization and similar laws of general application relating to
or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of
equity.
(b)
The Debtor has no place of business or offices where its books of account and
records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or
accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or located, except as set
forth on Schedule A attached hereto.
(c)
Except as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, the Debtor is
the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by
Debtor in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of any liens,
security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims, and is fully authorized to
grant the Security Interest. There is not on file in any governmental or
regulatory authority, agency or recording office an effective financing
statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the
foregoing (other than those that will be filed in favor of the Secured Parties
pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. So
long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Debtor shall not execute and
shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or agency any such
financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed
or recorded in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement). In the event that there is on file on the date hereof in any
governmental or regulatory authority, agency or recording office an effective
financing statement, security agreement, license or other notice of any of the
foregoing (other than those that will be filed in favor of the Secured Parties
pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting the Collateral, Debtor shall
be permitted a period of thirty (30) days after becoming aware thereof in
which to
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have such financing
statement, security agreement, license or transfer or notice terminated and
released of record.
(d)
No written claim has been received that any Collateral or Debtor’s use of
any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no
adverse decision to Debtor’s claim of ownership rights in or exclusive
rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to Debtor’s right to
keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no
proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of Debtor,
threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory
agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.
(e)
This Agreement creates in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties a valid security interest in the Collateral, securing the payment and
performance of the Obligations. Upon making the filings described in the
immediately following paragraph, all security interests created hereunder in
any Collateral which may be perfected by filing Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements shall have been duly perfected. Except for the filing of
the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements referred to in the immediately
following paragraph, no action is necessary to create or perfect the security
interests created hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except for the filing of said financing statements, no consent of any third
parties and no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for
(i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
(ii) the creation or perfection of the Security Interests created
hereunder in the Collateral or (iii) the enforcement of the rights of the
Secured Parties hereunder, other than as set forth in the Subordination
Agreement.
(f)
Debtor hereby authorizes the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to file one
or more financing statements under the UCC, with respect to the Security
Interest with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction
deemed proper by them.
(g)
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Debtor does
not (i) violate any of the provisions of any Organizational Documents of
the Debtor or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental
body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to
Debtor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with
or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility,
debt or other instrument (evidencing Debtor’s debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which Debtor is a party or by which any property or asset of
Debtor is bound or affected. No consent (including, without limitation, from
stockholders or creditors of Debtor)
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which has not been obtained
is required for Debtor to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.
(h)
Debtor shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interest provided for
hereunder as valid and perfected first priority liens and security interests in
the Collateral in favor of the Agent until this Agreement and the Security
Interest hereunder shall be terminated pursuant to Section 11 hereof.
Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same against the claims of any and all
persons and entities. At the request of the Agent, Debtor will pay the cost of
filing UCC financing statements in appropriate form in all public offices
wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Agent to be, necessary or desirable to
effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Debtor shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts
necessary to maintain the Collateral and the Security Interest hereunder, and
Debtor shall obtain and furnish to the Agent from time to time, upon demand,
such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required
to maintain the priority of the Security Interest hereunder; provided, however,
that nothing in this clause (h) shall obligate the Debtor to take any
action with respect to the Subordination Agreement.
(i)
Debtor will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or
otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (other than Release Collateral and
licenses granted by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business) without the
prior written consent of the Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed, it being acknowledged that the legitimate
interests of the Agent and the Debtor may differ with respect to the
desirability of any given proposed disposition.
(j)
Debtor shall, within thirty (30) days of obtaining knowledge thereof,
advise the Secured Parties promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial
change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a
material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral (other than the Release
Collateral) or on the Secured Parties’ security interest therein.
(k)
Upon the Agent’s written request, Debtor shall execute and deliver to
Agent such instruments and documents, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Debtor (and for so long as Debtor is indebted to Silicon Valley
Bank, Silicon Valley Bank), as may be necessary for Agent to confirm the
creation or perfection of, or to give public notice of, the Security Interest
granted under this Agreement; provided that unless an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing (i) Debtor shall not be required to execute or
deliver to Agent any instrument or other document to be recorded with any public
office other than the appropriate public office for filing financing statements
under the UCC and (ii) the Agent shall not make any filing in any office
other than the appropriate public office for filing financing statements under
the UCC.
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(l)
Intentionally Omitted.
(m)
Debtor shall promptly notify the Agent in sufficient detail upon becoming aware
of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against
any Collateral and of any other information received by Debtor that may
materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security Interest or the
rights and remedies of the Agent hereunder.
(n)
Intentionally Omitted.
(o)
Debtor will not change its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of
organization, organizational identification number (if it has one), legal or
corporate structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name unless it
provides at least 10 days prior written notice to the Agent of such change
and, at the time of such written notification, Debtor provides any financing
statements necessary to perfect and continue perfected the perfected security
interest granted and evidenced by this Agreement.
(p)
Debtor was organized and remains organized solely under the laws of the state
set forth next to Debtor’s name in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Schedule C attached hereto sets forth Debtor’s organizational
identification number or, if Debtor does not have one, states that one does not
exist.
(q)
(i) The actual name of Debtor is the name set forth in the preamble above;
(ii) Debtor does not have any trade names except as set forth on Schedule D
attached hereto; (iii) Debtor has not used any name other than that stated
in the preamble hereto or as set forth on Schedule D for the
preceding five years; and (iv) no entity has merged into Debtor or been
acquired by Debtor within the past five years except as set forth on Schedule D.
(r)
If Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim in respect
of any Collateral, Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in a
writing signed by Debtor of the particulars thereof and grant to the Secured
Parties in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds
thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form
and substance satisfactory to the Secured Parties.
(s)
Without limiting the generality of the other obligations of the Debtor
hereunder, Debtor shall, upon the written request of the Agent upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, promptly
(i) cause to be registered at the United States Copyright Office all of
its material copyrights and (ii) cause the Security Interest with respect
to all Intellectual Property registered at the United States Copyright Office
or United States Patent and Trademark Office to be duly recorded at the
applicable office, (provided, that
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no such recordation shall be
required prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default).
(t)
Schedule E attached hereto lists all of the patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, registered copyrights, and
domain names owned by the Debtor as of the date hereof. Schedule E
lists all material licenses in favor of Debtor for the use of any patents,
trademarks, copyrights and domain names as of the date hereof. All material
patents and trademarks of the Debtor have been duly recorded at the United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
5.
RELEASE COLLATERAL.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or in any other
Transaction Document, the Agent, and, if requested by the Debtor, each Secured
Party shall release and terminate any and all liens and security interests that
the Agent or any Secured Party has or may have in the Release Collateral within
ten (10) days after Debtor’s written request for such release and
termination in preparation for Debtor’s sale, license or other
disposition of all or any portion of the Release Collateral to any Person from
time to time, and in connection therewith, and within ten (10) days after
Debtor’s written request for any such release and termination, the Agent,
and if so requested by the Debtor, each Secured Party shall:
(i)
execute and deliver to Debtor a written instrument prepared by Debtor in form
and substance satisfactory to Debtor to confirm that Secured Party’s
liens and security interests in the Release Collateral will be fully released
and terminated upon such disposition and that all of Agent’s and each Secured
Party’s right, title and interest in such Release Collateral has been so
assigned back to Debtor;
(ii)
execute such Uniform Commercial Code financing statement amendments prepared by
Debtor as may be necessary in the appropriate public filing office(s) to
release the Release Collateral from any filed financing statement on which
Agent or any Secured Party is a secured party and which describes collateral
that includes, or in Debtor’s judgment may include, the Release
Collateral; and
(iii)
execute for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office such
written instruments and documents prepared by Debtor as may be necessary or
appropriate in Debtor’s judgment to fully release and terminate of record
Agent’s or each Secured Party’s lien and security interest in the
Release Collateral and to assign all of Agent’s or each Secured
Party’s right, title and interest in such Release Collateral back to
Debtor.
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(b) Debtor
shall not be required to pay Agent or any Secured Party any fee or other amount
for or in connection with any release or termination requested by Debtor under
this Section 5 (or for performance of Agent’s or any Secured
Party’s obligations under this Section 5) and Debtor shall not be
required to make any payment or prepayment of any obligations (under the Notes
or otherwise) upon, or with any Proceeds of, any sale, license or other
disposition of any Release Collateral.
(c) If
the Agent or any Secured Party shall fail to comply with the requirements of
this Section 5, Debtor is hereby authorized to prepare, execute (as
necessary) and file in the appropriate Uniform Commercial Code financing
statement records and with the United States Patent and Trademark Office such
financing statement amendments and other instruments and documents as may be
necessary to release and terminate all of Agent’s and each Secured
Party’s right, title and interest in the Release Collateral of record and
in fact and to re-assign the Release Collateral back to Debtor. Agent and each
Secured Party hereby grants Debtor Agent’s and such Secured Party’s
power of attorney and authorization to execute, deliver and file such
instruments and documents in Agent’s or such Secured Party’s name
for the purposes described in this Section 5, which power is coupled with
an interest and is irrevocable.
(d) Each
Secured Party hereby irrevocably agrees that the Agent’s release and
termination of any lien or security interest in the Release Collateral as
provided in this Section 5 shall constitute a full and complete release
and termination of any and all right, title and interest (including any lien or
security interest) that such Secured Party may have or claim in the Release
Collateral and that any actions taken by Agent under this Section 5 shall
be binding on each Secured Party.
(e) The
Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize and direct the Agent to perform
the Agent’s obligations under this Section 5 without any requirement
of notice to, or consent or authorization from, any Secured Party.
6. Defaults.
The following events shall be “Events of Default”:
(a)
The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) under the
Notes;
(b)
Any material representation or warranty of any Debtor in this Agreement or the
Note Purchase Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material
respect when made;
(c)
The failure by Debtor to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder
for thirty (30) days after delivery to Debtor of notice of such failure by
or on behalf of a Secured Party unless such default is capable of cure but
cannot be cured within such time frame and Debtor is using best efforts to cure
same in a timely fashion; or
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(d) If
any provision of this Agreement shall at any time for any reason be declared to
be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested
by Debtor, or a proceeding shall be commenced by Debtor, or by any governmental
authority having jurisdiction over Debtor, seeking to establish the invalidity
or unenforceability thereof, or Debtor shall deny that Debtor has any liability
or obligation purported to be created under this Agreement.
7. Duty
To Hold In Trust. Upon and during the occurrence of any Event of Default,
Debtor shall, upon receipt of any Proceeds of any sale or other disposition of
Collateral other than the Release Collateral, Debtor shall hold the same in
trust for the Secured Parties and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such
sums or instruments evidencing such sums, or both, to the Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Parties, pro-rata in proportion to their initial purchases of
Notes for application to the satisfaction of the Obligations (and if any Notes
are not outstanding, pro-rata in proportion to the initial purchases of the
remaining Notes).
8. Rights
and Remedies Upon Default.
(a)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the
Agent shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder,
and the Agent shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under
the UCC. Without limitation, the Agent shall have the following rights and
powers:
(i)
The Agent shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and, for
that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises
where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the
same, and Debtor shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to the
Agent at places which the Agent shall reasonably select, whether at
Debtor’s premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Agent, without
rent, all of Debtor’s premises and facilities for the purpose of the
Agent taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral in saleable or disposable
form.
(ii)
Upon notice to the Debtor by Agent, all rights of Debtor to receive payments or
other sums from the sale of Collateral (but not any revenue, income or other
sums which arise in the ordinary course of business from the use of Collateral)
shall, at the option of Agent, be delivered to Agent. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Agent shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to exercise all rights with respect to the Collateral as if it were
the sole and absolute owner thereof.
(iii)
The Agent shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of
and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or private sale or
otherwise, either with or without special conditions or
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stipulations, for cash or on
credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or parcels and at such time or
times and at such place or places, and upon such terms and conditions as shall
be commercially reasonable, all without (except as shall be required by applicable
statute) advertisement or demand upon or notice to Debtor or right of
redemption of Debtor. Upon each such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer
of Collateral, the Agent may, unless prohibited by applicable law, purchase all
or any part of the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all
trusts, claims, right of redemption and equities of Debtor, which are hereby
waived and released.
(iv)
Intentionally Omitted.
(v)
The Agent may (but is not obligated to) transfer any or all Intellectual
Property registered in the name of Debtor at the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and/or Copyright Office into the name of the Agent or any
designee or any purchaser of any Collateral.
(b)
The Agent may comply with any applicable law in connection with a disposition
of Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect
the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. The Agent may sell
the Collateral without giving any warranties and may specifically disclaim such
warranties. If the Agent sells any of the Collateral on credit, the Debtor will
only be credited with payments actually made by the purchaser. In addition,
Debtor waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in
advance of the enforcement of any of the Agent’s rights and remedies
hereunder, including, without limitation, its right following an Event of
Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its
rights and remedies with respect thereto.
(c)
For the purpose of enabling the Agent to further exercise rights and remedies
under this Section 8 or elsewhere provided by agreement or applicable law,
upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Debtor
hereby grants to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Secured
Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of
royalty or other compensation to Debtor) to use, license or sublicense any
Intellectual Property, and wherever the same may be located, and including in
such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be
recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the
compilation or printout thereof.
9. Applications
of Proceeds. The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of
the Collateral hereunder shall be applied first, to the expenses of retaking,
holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and the like
(including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs incurred in
connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses incurred by the Agent or the Secured Parties in enforcing
their rights hereunder and in connection with collecting,
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storing and disposing of the
Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations pro rata among the
Secured Parties (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Notes at the
time of any such determination), and to the payment of any other amounts
required by applicable law, after which the Agent on behalf of the Secured
Parties shall pay to the Debtor any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale,
license or other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are
insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Parties are legally
entitled, the Debtor will be liable for the deficiency, together with interest
thereon, at the rate of 14% per annum or the lesser amount permitted by
applicable law (the “Default Rate”), and the reasonable fees of any
attorneys employed by the Secured Parties to collect such deficiency. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, Debtor waives all claims, damages and
demands against the Agent and the Secured Parties arising out of the
repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due solely
to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Parties as
determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
10. Intentionally
Omitted.
11. Costs
and Expenses. Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs
and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder,
including without limitation, any financing statements pursuant to the UCC,
continuation statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related
thereto, or upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any
expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Secured Parties. The Debtor
will also, upon demand, pay to the Secured Parties the amount of any and all
reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel
and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Parties may incur upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default in connection with
(i) the enforcement of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or
preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon,
any of the Collateral, or (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the
rights of the Secured Parties under the Notes. Until so paid, any fees payable
hereunder shall be added to the principal amount of the Notes and shall bear
interest at the Default Rate.
12. Responsibility
for Collateral. The Debtor assumes all liabilities and responsibility in
connection with all Collateral, and the Obligations shall in no way be affected
or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of the
Collateral or its unavailability for any reason. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (a) neither the Agent nor any Secured Party
(i) has any duty (either before or after an Event of Default) to collect
any amounts in respect of the Collateral or to preserve any rights relating to
the Collateral, or (ii) has any obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare
the Collateral for sale, and (b) Debtor shall remain obligated and liable
under each contract or agreement included in the Collateral to be observed or
performed by Debtor thereunder. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall
have any obligation or liability under any such contract or agreement by reason
of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Agent or any Secured
Party of any payment relating to any of the Collateral, nor shall the Agent or
any Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations
of Debtor under or pursuant to any such
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contract or agreement, to
make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the
Agent or any Secured Party in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency
of any performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to
present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to
collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to the Agent or
to which the Agent or any Secured Party may be entitled at any time or times.
13. Security
Interest Absolute. All rights of the Agent and the Secured Parties and all
obligations of the Debtor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, the Notes, the Obligations or any agreement entered into in
connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver
of or any consent to any departure from the Notes or any other agreement
entered into in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release
or nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or
waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any
guaranty, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations;
(d) any action by the Agent or the Secured Parties to obtain, adjust,
settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made
or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense
available to Debtor, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security Interest
granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in
full, the rights of the Agent and the Secured Parties shall continue even if
the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the
running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. Debtor expressly waives
presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and
demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any
Collateral or any payment received by the Agent or the Secured Parties
hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction
to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the
bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be
otherwise due to any party other than the Agent or the Secured Parties, then,
in any such event, Debtor’s obligations hereunder shall survive
cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any
prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a
valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and
provisions hereof. Debtor waives all right to require the Agent or the Secured
Parties to proceed against any other person or entity or to apply any
Collateral which the Agent or the Secured Parties may hold at any time, or to
marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. Debtor waives any defense
arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any
obligation secured hereby.
14. Term
of Agreement. This Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate on
the date on which all payments of principal, accrued and unpaid interest and
any other amounts due under the Notes have been indefeasibly paid in full;
provided, however, that all indemnities of the Debtor contained in this
Agreement (including, without limitation, Annex A hereto) shall survive and
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of
this Agreement. Upon payment in full of all of
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the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, and any
other amounts due under the Notes, the Agent shall prepare and file such
Uniform Commercial Code financing statement amendments, and shall prepare,
execute and file such other documents or instruments, as may be necessary to
terminate of record and in fact any security interest in or lien on the
Collateral under this Agreement. Each Secured Party irrevocably agrees that the
Agent’s termination and release of any lien or security interest in the
Collateral as provided in this Section 14 shall constitute a full and
complete termination and release or any and all right, title and interest (including
any lien or security interest) that such Secured Party may have or claim in the
Collateral and that any actions taken by Agent under this Section 14 shall
be binding on each Secured Party. The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably
authorize and direct the Agent to perform the Agent’s obligations under
this Section 14 without any requirement or notice to, or consent or
authorization from, any Secured Party.
15. Power
of Attorney; Further Assurances.
(a)
Debtor authorizes the Agent, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint the
Agent and its officers, agents, successors or assigns with full power of
substitution, as such Debtor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with
power, in the name of the Agent, the various Secured Parties or Debtor, to,
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(i) endorse any note, checks, drafts, money orders or other instruments of
payment (including payments payable under or in respect of any policy of
insurance) in respect of the Collateral that may come into possession of the
Agent or any of the Secured Parties; (ii) to sign and endorse any
financing statement pursuant to the UCC or any invoice, drafts against debtors,
assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and other
documents relating to the Collateral; (iii) to pay or discharge taxes,
liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on
or threatened against the Collateral; (iv) to demand, collect, receipt
for, compromise, settle and sue for monies due in respect of the Collateral;
(v) to transfer any Intellectual Property or provide licenses respecting
any Intellectual Property; and (vi) generally, at the option of the Agent, and
at the expense of the Debtor, at any time, or from time to time, to execute and
deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do all acts and things
which the Agent deems reasonably necessary to protect, preserve and realize
upon the Collateral and the Security Interest granted therein in order to
effect the intent of this Agreement and the Notes all as fully and effectually
as the Debtor might or could do; and Debtor hereby ratifies all that said
attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of
attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of
this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be
outstanding. The designation set forth herein shall be deemed to amend and
supersede any inconsistent provision in the Organizational Documents or other
documents or agreements to which Debtor is subject or to which Debtor is a
party other than those in favor of Silicon Valley Bank. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, upon and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, the Agent is specifically authorized to execute and file any
applications
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for or instruments of
transfer and assignment of any patents, trademarks, copyrights or other
Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the United States Copyright Office.
(b)
On a continuing basis, Debtor will file with the proper filing office in any
jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule
C attached hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as may
reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the
Agent, to perfect the Security Interest granted hereunder. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or otherwise,
(1) Debtor shall not be required to maintain or make any filings to
maintain any Collateral that Debtor deems to be not material to Debtor’s
business, and (2) Debtor shall not be required to make any filing other
than the filing of one or more financing statements under the UCC to perfect
the Security Interest unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
(c)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Debtor
hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Parties as Debtor’s attorney-in-fact,
with full authority in the place and instead of Debtor and in the name of
Debtor, in the Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any
instrument which the Secured Parties may deem necessary or advisable to
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including the filing, in its sole
discretion, of one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments
thereto, relative to any of the Collateral without the signature of Debtor
where permitted by law, and ratifies all such actions taken by the Agent. This
power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the
term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall
be outstanding.
16. Notices.
Any notice required or permitted by or in connection with this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be made by facsimile, or by hand delivery, or by
overnight delivery service, or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed to Agent or Debtor at the appropriate address set
forth below or to such other address as may be hereafter specified by written
notice given by Agent or Debtor. Notice shall be considered given as of the
earlier of the date of actual receipt, or the date of the facsimile
transmission without error, or the date of hand delivery, or one
(1) business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, or three (3) business days after the date of mailing,
independent of the date of actual delivery or whether delivery is ever in fact
made, as the case may be, provided the giver of notice can establish that
notice was given as provided herein.
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Bonanza Master Fund, Ltd. |
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300 Crescent Court,
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Dallas, Texas 75201 |
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Telecommunications Systems,
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275 West Street |
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Annapolis, Maryland 21401 |
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