Exhibit 10.9
DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND
RENTS,
SECURITY AGREEMENT, FINANCING STATEMENT AND
FIXTURE FILING
FROM
DEL LABORATORIES, INC.
To
Biberstein & Nunalee, LLP
as Trustee for the benefit of
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
as Note Collateral Agent
Dated: October 28, 2005
Premises: Carver Road
Rocky Point, North Carolina 28457
County of Pender
COLLATERAL IS OR INCLUDES FIXTURES
(THIS DOCUMENT SERVES AS A FIXTURE FILING UNDER
SECTION 25-9-502 OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA UNIFORM COMMERCIAL
CODE.)
THIS DEED OF TRUST IS GIVEN PARTLY TO SECURE
FUTURE OBLIGATIONS
WHICH MAY BE INCURRED HEREUNDER.
Prepared by and after recordation return
to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Stephanie Quaranta
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS
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2.
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GRANT
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3.
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WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS
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3.1
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Title to Mortgaged Property and Lien of this
Instrument
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3.2
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First Lien Status
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3.3
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Payment and Performance
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3.4
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Replacement of Fixtures and
Personalty
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3.5
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Maintenance of Rights of Way, Easements and
Licenses
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3.6
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Inspection
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3.7
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Other Covenants
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3.8
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Condemnation Awards and Insurance
Proceeds
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DEFAULT AND
FORECLOSURE
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4.1
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Remedies
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4.2
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Separate Sales
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4.3
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Remedies Cumulative, Concurrent and
Nonexclusive
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4.4
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Release of and Resort to Collateral
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4.5
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Waiver of Redemption, Notice and Marshalling of
Assets
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4.6
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Discontinuance of Proceedings
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4.7
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Application of Proceeds
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4.8
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Occupancy After Foreclosure
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4.9
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Protective Advances and Disbursements; Costs of
Enforcement
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4.10
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No Beneficiary in Possession
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5.
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ASSIGNMENT OF
RENTS AND LEASES
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5.1
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Assignment
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5.2
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No Obligation
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5.3
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Right to Apply Rents
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT
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6.1
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Security Interest
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6.2
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Financing Statements
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6.3
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Fixture Filing
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CONCERNING THE
TRUSTEE
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7.1
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Certain Rights
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7.2
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Retention of Money
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7.3
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Successor or Trustee
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7.4
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Perfection of Appointment
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7.5
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Trustee Liability
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MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1
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Notices
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8.2
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Covenants Running with the Land
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8.3
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Attorney-in-Fact
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8.4
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Successors and Assigns
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8.5
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No Waiver
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8.6
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Subrogation
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8.7
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Indenture
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8.8
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Release
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8.9
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Waiver of Stay, Moratorium and Similar
Rights
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8.10
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Obligations of Grantor, Joint and
Several
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8.11
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Governing Law
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8.12
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Headings
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8.13
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Entire Agreement
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Exhibit A: legal
description
INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Beneficiary
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Covenants
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Deed of Trust
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Fixtures
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Grantor
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Improvements
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Land
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Leases
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Mortgaged Property
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Note Lien Obligations
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Note Lien Security Documents
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Permitted Liens
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Personalty
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Plans
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Property Agreements
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Rents
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UCC
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ii
DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND
RENTS,
SECURITY AGREEMENT, FINANCING
STATEMENT
AND FIXTURE FILING
This Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and
Rents, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing
(this “ Deed of Trust ”) is dated as of
October 28, 2005, by DEL LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ Grantor ”), having an address at
178 EAB Plaza, Uniondale, New York 11556, in favor of
Biberstein & Nunalee, LLP (“ Trustee
”), having an address at P.O. Box 428, Burgaw, North Carolina
28425, for the benefit of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association (“ Beneficiary ”),
having an address at 213 Court Street, Suite 703, Middletown, CT
06457, as Note Collateral Agent (as defined in the Indenture (as
defined below)) for the holders of the Notes (as defined below)
under the Indenture more fully described below.
1. DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
“ Covenants ”: All of the
agreements, covenants, conditions and other obligations made or
undertaken by Grantor or any other person or entity to Beneficiary
or to any other Note Secured Party (as defined in the Indenture) as
set forth in the Note Lien Security Documents.
“ Mortgaged Property ”: All
of Grantor’s right, title and interest in or to (1) the
real property described in Exhibit A , together with
any greater estate therein as hereafter may be acquired by Grantor
(the “ Land ”), (2) buildings, structures
and other improvements, now or at any time situated, placed or
constructed upon the Land (the “ Improvements
”), (3) fixtures, materials, supplies, equipment,
apparatus and other items of personal property now owned or
hereafter acquired by Grantor and now or hereafter attached to,
installed in or used primarily in connection with any of the
Improvements or the Land, and all water, gas, electrical, storm and
sanitary sewer facilities and all other utilities whether or not
situated in easements (the “ Fixtures ”),
(4) all goods, accounts, general intangibles, instruments,
documents, chattel paper and all other personal property of any
kind or character, including such items of personal property as
defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by Grantor and
now or hereafter affixed to, placed upon, used primarily in
connection with, or arising from or otherwise related to the Land
and Improvements or that may be used in or relating to the
planning, development, financing or operation of the Mortgaged
Property, including, without limitation, furniture, furnishings,
equipment, machinery, money, insurance proceeds, accounts, contract
rights, goodwill, chattel paper, documents, property licenses
and/or franchise agreements, rights of Grantor under leases of
Fixtures or other personal property or equipment, inventory, all
refundable, returnable or reimbursable fees, deposits or other
funds or evidences of credit or indebtedness deposited by or on
behalf of Grantor with any governmental authorities, boards,
corporations, providers of utility services, public or private,
including specifically, but without limitation, all refundable,
returnable or reimbursable tap fees, utility deposits, commitment
fees and development costs but only to the extent assignable (the
“ Personalty ”), (5) reserves, escrows or
impounds required under the Indenture and all deposit accounts
maintained by Grantor with respect solely to the Mortgaged
Property, (6) plans, specifications, shop drawings and other
technical descriptions
prepared for construction, repair or alteration
of the Improvements, and all amendments and modifications thereof
(the “ Plans ”), (7) all leases, subleases,
licenses, concessions, occupancy agreements or other agreements
(written or oral, now or at any time in effect) which grant a
possessory interest in, or the right to use, all or any part of the
Mortgaged Property (the “ Leases ”), together
with all related security and other deposits, (8) all of the
rents, revenues, income, proceeds, profits, security and other
types of deposits, and other benefits paid or payable by parties to
the Leases other than Grantor for using, leasing, licensing,
possessing, operating from, residing in, selling or otherwise
enjoying the Mortgaged Property (the “ Rents ”),
(9) to the extent assignable, all other agreements, such as
construction contracts, architects’ agreements,
engineers’ contracts, utility contracts, maintenance
agreements, management agreements, service contracts, permits,
licenses, certificates and entitlements in any way relating to the
development, construction, use, occupancy, operation, maintenance,
enjoyment, acquisition or ownership of the Mortgaged Property (the
“ Property Agreements ”), (10) all rights,
privileges, tenements, hereditaments, rights-of-way, easements,
appendages and appurtenances appertaining to the foregoing, and all
right, title and interest, if any, of Grantor in and to any
streets, ways, alleys, strips or gores of land adjoining the Land
or any part thereof, (11) accessions, replacements and
substitutions for any of the foregoing and all proceeds thereof,
(12) all proceeds of and any unearned premiums on any
insurance policies covering any of the above property now or
hereafter acquired by Grantor, (13) all mineral, water, oil
and gas rights now or hereafter acquired and relating to all or any
part of the Mortgaged Property and (14) any awards,
remunerations, reimbursements, settlements or compensation
heretofore made or hereafter to be made by any governmental
authority pertaining to the Land, Improvements, Fixtures or
Personalty. As used in this Deed of Trust, the term “
Mortgaged Property ” shall mean all or, where the
context permits or requires, any portion of the above or any
interest therein.
“ Note Lien Security Documents
”: Include (1) the Indenture dated as of the date hereof
by and among Grantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “
Indenture ”), (2) Intercreditor Agreement, dated
as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors, the Credit Agreement Agent, the Credit Facility
Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent,
(3) each Lien Sharing and Priority Confirmation with respect
to Note Lien Obligations, (4) the Collateral Agreement among
the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the other grantors party
thereto and the Note Collateral Agent, (5) IP Security
Agreement among the Company, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors
party thereto, the other grantors party thereto and the Note
Collateral Agent and (6) all security agreements, pledge
agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust,
collateral agency agreements, control agreements or other grants or
transfers for security executed and delivered by the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor creating (or purporting to create) a Note Lien
upon Collateral in favor of the Note Collateral Agent to secure
Note Lien Obligations, in each case, as amended, modified, renewed,
restated or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to
time.
“ Note Lien Obligations ”: As
defined in the Indenture, including, without limitation, all other
indebtedness, obligations and liabilities now or hereafter existing
of any kind of Grantor to Beneficiary under documents that recite
that they are intended to be secured by this Deed of
Trust.
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“ Permitted Liens ”: The
outstanding liens, easements, restrictions, security interests and
other exceptions to title set forth in the policy of title
insurance insuring the lien of this Deed of Trust issued on the
date hereof, together with the liens and security interests in
favor of Beneficiary created or permitted by the
Indenture.
“ UCC ”: The Uniform
Commercial Code of the State of North Carolina or the Uniform
Commercial Code in effect in any other state if
applicable.
All terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Indenture.
2. GRANT . To secure the full and timely
payment and performance of the Note Lien Obligations, Grantor
MORTGAGES, GRANTS, BARGAINS, SELLS, TRANSFERS, ASSIGNS and
HYPOTHECATES and CONVEYS the Mortgaged Property to Trustee, IN
TRUST, WITH POWER OF SALE, subject, however, to the Permitted
Liens. The latest scheduled maturity date of the secured debt is
October 28, 2011.
3. WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND
COVENANTS . Grantor warrants, represents and covenants to
Trustee and Beneficiary as follows:
3.1 Title to Mortgaged Property and Lien of
this Instrument . Grantor owns the Mortgaged Property free and
clear of any liens, claims or interests, except the Permitted
Liens. This Deed of Trust creates a valid, enforceable first
priority lien and security interest against the Mortgaged Property
subject only to the Permitted Liens.
3.2 First Lien Status . Grantor shall
preserve and protect the first lien and security interest status of
this Deed of Trust and the other Note Lien Security Documents. If
any lien or security interest other than a Permitted Lien is
asserted against the Mortgaged Property, Grantor shall promptly,
and at its expense, (a) give Beneficiary a detailed written
notice of such lien or security interest (including origin, amount
and other terms), and (b) pay the underlying claim in full or
take such other action so as to cause it to be released or contest
the same in compliance with the requirements of the Indenture
(including the requirement of providing a bond or other security
satisfactory to Beneficiary to the extent required by the
Indenture).
3.3 Payment and Performance . Grantor
shall pay and perform the Note Lien Obligations when due under the
Note Lien Security Documents to which it is a party and shall
perform the Covenants under the Note Lien Security Documents to
which it is a party in full when they are required to be
performed.
3.4 Replacement of Fixtures and
Personalty . Except as permitted by the Indenture, Grantor
shall not, without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, not to
be unreasonably withheld, permit any of the Fixtures or Personalty
to be removed at any time from the Land or Improvements, unless the
removed item is removed temporarily for maintenance and repair or,
if removed permanently, is immaterial or is obsolete and in either
case, is replaced by an article of equal or better suitability and
value, owned by Grantor subject to the liens and security
interests
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of this Deed of Trust and the other Note Lien
Security Documents, and free and clear of any other lien or
security interest except such as may be first approved in writing
by Beneficiary.
3.5 Maintenance of Rights of Way, Easements
and Licenses . Grantor shall maintain, in the ordinary course
of business, all rights of way, easements, grants, privileges,
licenses, certificates, permits, entitlements and franchises
necessary for the use of the Mortgaged Property and will not,
without the prior consent of Beneficiary, not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, consent to any public restriction (including
any zoning ordinance) or private restriction as to the use of the
Mortgaged Property which restriction is reasonably likely to
materially and adversely affect the current use of the Mortgaged
Property. Grantor shall comply in all material respects with all
restrictive covenants affecting the Mortgaged Property, and all
zoning ordinances and other public or private restrictions as to
the use of the Mortgaged Property.
3.6 Inspection . Grantor shall permit
Beneficiary and its agents, representatives and employees, upon
reasonable prior notice to Grantor and during normal business hours
(except in the case of an emergency, in which case no notice shall
be necessary), to inspect the Mortgaged Property and conduct such
environmental, to the extent Beneficiary believes that there is a
reasonable possibility that a release of materials of environmental
concern in violation of environmental laws may have occurred or is
occurring, engineering and other studies as Beneficiary may
reasonably require, provided that such inspections and studies
shall not materially interfere with the use and operation of the
Mortgaged Property. Beneficiary shall indemnify Grantor for all
losses relating to its or its agent’s gross negligence and
willful misconduct in connection with such inspection and
studies.
3.7 Other Covenants . All of the
covenants in the Indenture are incorporated herein by
reference.
3.8 Condemnation Awards and Insurance
Proceeds.
3.8.1 Condemnation Awards. Grantor
assigns all awards and compensation for any condemnation or other
taking, or any purchase in lieu thereof, to Beneficiary and
authorizes Beneficiary to collect and receive such awards and
compensation and to give proper receipts and acquaintances
therefor, to be released by Beneficiary or applied to the Note Lien
Obligations in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture.
3.8.2 Insurance Proceeds. Grantor
assigns to Beneficiary all proceeds of any insurance policies
insuring against loss or damage to the Mortgaged Property
(including flood insurance). Grantor authorizes and directs the
issuer of each of such insurance policies to make payment for all
such losses to Beneficiary, to be released by Beneficiary or
applied toward the Note Lien Obligations in accordance with the
terms of Indenture.
4. DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE
4.1 Remedies . During the occurrence and
continuance of an Event of Default, Beneficiary may, at
Beneficiary’s election and by or through Trustee or
otherwise, exercise any or all of the following rights, remedies
and recourses:
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4.1.1 Acceleration. To the extent
permitted by the Indenture, declare the Note Lien Obligations to be
immediately due and payable, without further notice, presentment,
protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration,
demand or action of any nature whatsoever (each of which hereby is
expressly waived by Grantor), whereupon the same shall become
immediately due and payable.
4.1.2 Entry on Mortgaged Property.
Enter the Mortgaged Property and take exclusive possession thereof
and of all books, records and accounts relating thereto. If Grantor
remains in possession of the Mortgaged Property after an Event of
Default and without Beneficiary’s prior written consent,
Beneficiary may invoke any legal remedies to dispossess
Grantor.
4.1.3 Operation of Mortgaged
Property. Hold, lease, develop, manage, operate or otherwise use
the Mortgaged Property upon such terms and conditions as
Beneficiary may deem reasonable under the circumstances (making
such repairs, alterations, additions and improvements and taking
other actions, from time to time, as Beneficiary deems necessary or
desirable), and apply all Rents and other amounts collected by
Trustee in connection therewith in accordance with the provisions
of Section 4.7 hereof.
4.1.4 Remedies of Beneficiary upon
Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Beneficiary
may, at its option, without prior notice to Grantor, declare the
Note Lien Obligations to be immediately due and payable in full;
and, on application of Beneficiary, Trustee shall foreclose this
Deed of Trust in any manner permitted by North Carolina law,
including selling the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof at
public sale to the last and highest bidder for cash, free of any
equity of redemption, homestead, dower, curtesy or other state or
federal exemption, all of which are expressly waived by Grantor,
after compliance with applicable North Carolina laws relating to
foreclosure sales under power of sale; and Trustee shall execute
and deliver to the purchaser a Trustee’s deed conveying the
Mortgaged Property