Exhibit 10.4
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement (this “
Security Agreement ”), dated as of July 15, 2009, is
executed by OccuLogix, Inc. (dba TearLab Corporation), a
Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns,
“ Company ”), in favor of Collateral
Agent (as herein defined) on behalf of the Investors listed on
the signature pages hereof.
RECITALS
A.
Company and the Investors have entered into a Note Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Purchase
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has issued
convertible promissory notes, dated as of the dates
listed on Schedule 1 thereto (as amended, modified or otherwise
supplemented from time to time, each a “ Note ”
and collectively, the “ Notes ”).
B.
In order to induce each Investor to extend the credit
evidenced by the Notes, Company has agreed to enter into this
Security Agreement and to grant Collateral Agent, for the benefit
of itself and the Investors, the security interest in the
Collateral described below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above
recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Company hereby
agrees with Collateral Agent and the Investors as
follows:
1.
Definitions and Interpretation . When used in
this Security Agreement, the following terms have the following
respective meanings:
“ Collateral ” has the
meaning given to that term in Section 2 hereof.
“ Obligations ” means all
loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations, howsoever
arising, owed by Company to Collateral Agent and the Investors of
every kind and description (whether or not evidenced by any note or
instrument and whether or not for the payment of money), now
existing or hereafter arising under or pursuant to the terms of the
Notes and the other Transaction Documents, including, all interest,
fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and costs and
accountants’ fees and costs chargeable to and payable by
Company hereunder and thereunder, in each case, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, and whether
or not arising after the commencement of a proceeding under Title
11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.), as
amended from time to time (including post-petition interest) and
whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such
proceeding.
“ Permitted Liens ” means (a)
Liens for taxes not yet delinquent or Liens for taxes being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which
adequate reserves have been established; (b) Liens in respect of
property or assets imposed by law which were incurred in the
ordinary course of business, such as carriers’,
warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’
Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of
business which are not delinquent or remain payable without
penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings; (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the
ordinary course of business in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security, and other Liens to secure the performance of tenders,
statutory obligations, contract bids, government contracts,
performance and return of money bonds and other similar
obligations, incurred in the ordinary course of business, whether
pursuant to statutory requirements, common law or consensual
arrangements; (d) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent;
(e) Liens upon any equipment acquired or held by Company or
any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such
equipment or indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of
financing the acquisition of such equipment, so long as such Lien
extends only to the equipment financed, and any accessions,
replacements, substitutions and proceeds (including insurance
proceeds) thereof or thereto; (f) Liens arising from judgments,
decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event
of Default under the Note; (g) Liens in favor of
customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to
secure payments of customs duties in connection with the
importation of goods, (h) Liens which constitute rights of
setoff of a customary nature or banker’s liens, whether
arising by law or by contract; (i) Liens on insurance proceeds
in favor of insurance companies granted solely as security for
financed premiums; and (j) leases or subleases and licenses or
sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of Company’s
business.
“ UCC ” means the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of California from time
to time.
All capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings given in the Notes. Unless otherwise defined herein, all
terms defined in the UCC have the respective meanings given to
those terms in the UCC.
2.
Grant of Security Interest . As
security for the Obligations, Company hereby pledges to Collateral
Agent and grants to Collateral Agent a security interest of first
priority in all right, title and interests of Company in and to the
property described in Attachment 1 hereto, whether now
existing or hereafter from time to time acquired (collectively, the
“ Collateral ”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the security
interest granted herein shall not extend to and the term
“Collateral” shall not include any equipment or other
property financed by a third party, provided that such third
party’s Liens are Liens of the type described in subsection
(e) of the definition of Permitted Liens; provided further that
such equipment or other property shall be deemed
“Collateral” hereunder if such third party’s Lien
is released or otherwise terminated.
3.
General Representations and Warranties
. Company represents and warrants to Collateral Agent
and the Investors that (a) Company is the owner of the
Collateral (or, in the case of after-acquired Collateral, at the
time Company acquires rights in the Collateral, will be the owner
thereof) and that no other Person has (or, in the case of
after-acquired Collateral, at the time Company acquires rights
therein, will have) any right, title, claim or interest (by way of
Lien or otherwise) in, against or to the Collateral, other than
Permitted Liens; (b) upon the filing of UCC-1 financing
statements in the appropriate filing offices, Collateral Agent has
(or in the case of after-acquired Collateral, at the time Company
acquires rights therein, will have) a first priority perfected
security interest in the Collateral to the extent that a security
interest in the Collateral can be perfected by such filing, except
for Permitted Liens; (c) all Inventory has been (or, in the
case of hereafter produced Inventory, will be) produced in
compliance with applicable laws, including the Fair Labor Standards
Act; (d) all accounts receivable and payment intangibles are
genuine and enforceable against the party obligated to pay the
same; (e) the originals of all documents evidencing all accounts
receivable and payment intangibles of Company and the only original
books of account and records of Company relating thereto are, and
will continue to be, kept at the chief executive office of Company
set forth on Schedule B or at such other locations as
Company may establish in accordance with Section 5(d) , and
(f) all information set forth in Schedules A and B
hereto is true and correct.
4.
Covenants Relating to Collateral . Company hereby
agrees (a) to perform all acts that may be necessary to
maintain, preserve, protect and perfect the Collateral, the Lien
granted to Collateral Agent therein and the perfection and priority
of such Lien, except for Permitted Liens; (b) not to use or
permit any Collateral to be used (i) in violation in any
material respect of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or
(ii) in violation of any policy of insurance covering the
Collateral; (c) to pay promptly when due all taxes and other
governmental charges, all Liens and all other charges now or
hereafter imposed upon or affecting any Collateral;
(d) without written notice to Collateral Agent, (i) not
to change Company’s state of incorporation, and (ii) not
to keep Collateral consisting of equipment or inventory at any
location other than the locations set forth in item 4 of
Schedule B hereto, and (f) to procure,
execute and deliver from time to time any endorsements,
assignments, financing statements and other writings reasonably
deemed necessary or appropriate by Collateral Agent to perfect,
maintain and protect its Lien hereunder and the priority thereof
and to deliver promptly upon the request of Collateral Agent all
originals of Collateral consisting of instruments.
5.
Authorized Action by Collateral Agent . Company
hereby irrevocably appoints Collateral Agent as its
attorney-in-fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest)
and agrees that Collateral Agent may perform (but Collateral Agent
shall not be obligated to and shall incur no liability to Company
or any third party for failure so to do) any act which Company is
obligated by this Security Agreement to perform, and to exercise
such rights and powers as Company might exercise with respect to
the Collateral, including the right to (a) collect by legal
proceedings or otherwise and endorse, receive and receipt for all
dividends, interest, payments, proceeds and other sums and property
now or hereafter payable on or on account of the Collateral;
(b) enter into any extension, reorganization, deposit, merger,
consolidation or other agreement pertaining to, or deposit,
surrender, accept, hold or apply other property in exchange for the
Collateral; (c) make any compromise or settlement, and take
any action it deems advisable, with respect to the Collateral;
(d) insure, process and preserve the Collateral; (e) pay
any indebtedness of Company relating to the Collateral; and
(f) file UCC financing statements and execute other documents,
instruments and agreements required hereunder; provided ,
however , that Collateral Agent shall not exercise any such
powers granted pursuant to subsections (a) through (e) prior to the
occurrence of an Event of Default and shall only exercise such
powers during the continuance of an Event of
Default. Company agrees to reimburse Collateral Agent
upon demand for any reasonable costs and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees, Collateral Agent may incur while acting as
Company’s attorney-in-fact hereunder, all of which costs and
expenses are included in the Obligations. It is further
agreed and understood between the parties hereto that such care as
Collateral Agent gives to the safekeeping of its own property of
like kind shall constitute reasonable care of the Collateral when
in Collateral Agent’s possession; provided ,
however , that Collateral Agent shall not be required to
make any presentment, demand or protest, or give any notice and
need not take any action to preserve any rights against any prior
party or any other person in connection with the Obligations or
with respect to the Collateral.
6.
Default and Remedies .
(a)
Default . Company shall be deemed in default
under this Security Agreement upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the
Notes).
(b)
Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any such Event of Default, Collateral Agent shall
have the rights of a secured creditor under the UCC, all rights
granted by this Security Agreement and by law, including the right
to: (a) require Company to assemble the Collateral
and make it available to Collateral Agent and the Investors at a
place to be designated by Collateral Agent and the Investors; and
(b) prior to the disposition of the Collateral, store,
process, repair or recondition it or otherwise prepare it for
disposition in any manner and to the extent Collateral Agent and
the Investors deem appropriate. Company hereby agrees
that ten (10) days’ notice of any intended sale or
disposition of any Collateral is reasonable. In
furtherance of Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder, Company
hereby grants to Collateral Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive
license, exercisable without royalty or other payment by Collateral
Agent, and only in connection with the exercise of remedies
hereunder, to use, license or sublicense any patent, trademark,
trade name, copyright or other intellectual property in which
Company now or hereafter has any right, title or interest together
with the right of access to all media in which any of the foregoing
may be recorded or stored.
(c)
Application of Collateral Proceeds . The proceeds
and/or avails of the Collateral, or any part thereof, and the
proceeds and the avails of any remedy hereunder (as well as any
other amounts of any kind held by Collateral Agent at the time of,
or received by Collateral Agent after, the occurrence of an Event
of Default) shall be paid to and applied as follows:
(i)
First , to the payment of reasonable costs and expenses,
including all amounts expended to preserve the value of the
Collateral, of foreclosure or suit, if any, and of such sale and
the exercise of any other rights or remedies, and of all proper
fees, expenses, liability and advances, including reasonable legal
expenses and attorneys’ fees, incurred or made hereunder by
Collateral Agent;
(ii) Second , to
the payment to each Investor of the amount then owing or unpaid on
such Investor’s Note, and in case such proceeds shall be
insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due, owing or
unpaid upon such Note, then its Pro Rata Share of the amount
remaining to be distributed (to be applied first to accrued
interest and second to outstanding principal);
(iii) Third , to the payment
of other amounts then payable to each Investor under any of the
Transaction Documents, and in case such proceeds shall be
insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due, owing or
unpaid under such Transaction Documents, then its Pro Rata Share of
the amount remaining to be distributed; and
(iv) Fourth , to the
payment of the surplus, if any, to Company, its successors and
assigns, or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the
same.
For purposes of this Security Agreement, the
term “Pro Rata Share” shall mean, when calculating a
Investor’s portion of any distribution or amount, that
distribution or amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to a
frac