Exhibit 10.13
AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY
AGREEMENT dated as of December 17, 2008 (this “
Security Agreement ”) is by and among CANO PETROLEUM,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”),
each subsidiary of the Borrower signatory hereto (together with the
Borrower, the “ Grantors ” and individually,
each a “ Grantor ”) and Union Bank of
California, N.A. as Administrative Agent (as hereinafter defined)
for the ratable benefit of itself, the Issuing Lender (as
hereinafter defined), the Lenders (as hereinafter defined), and the
Swap Counterparties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to
below, and together with the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lender, and the Lenders collectively referred to herein as the
“ Secured Parties ” and individually, a “
Secured Party ”).
RECITALS
A.
The Borrower has previously entered
into that certain Credit Agreement dated November 29, 2005 (as
it has been amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “ Existing Credit Agreement
”), among Borrower, the Lenders (as hereinafter defined), the
Administrative Agent (as hereinafter defined) and the Issuing
Lender (as hereinafter defined).
B.
In order to secure the full and
punctual payment and performance of the obligations under the
Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as defined
in the Existing Credit Agreement), the Borrower executed and
delivered to the Administrative Agent that certain Security
Agreement dated as of November 29, 2005 (as heretofore amended
and supplemented, the “ Existing Security Agreement
”).
C.
The parties to the Existing Credit
Agreement have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit
Agreement in its entirety pursuant to that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2008 (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the
Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “
Lenders ”), and Union Bank of California, N.A., as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”) and as issuing lender (in such
capacity, the “ Issuing Lender ”).
D.
It is a requirement under the Credit
Agreement that (i) the Borrower shall continue to secure the
due payment and performance of all Obligations (as defined in the
Credit Agreement) by amending and restating in its entirety the
Existing Security Agreement as set forth herein, and (ii) the
other Grantors shall continue to secure the due payment and
performance of all Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
by executing and delivering this Security Agreement, in each case,
in favor of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Secured Parties.
E.
Each Grantor (other than the
Borrower) is a subsidiary of the Borrower and will derive
substantial direct and indirect benefits from (i) the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (as defined the Credit Agreement) and (ii) the
Hedge Contracts (as defined in the Credit Agreement) entered into
by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries with a Swap
Counterparty.
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AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and
confessed, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent
for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties as
follows:
Section 1.
Definitions;
Interpretation .
(a) All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this
Security Agreement that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Credit
Agreement. Any terms used in this Security Agreement that are
defined in the UCC (as defined below) and not otherwise defined
herein or in the Credit Agreement, shall have the meanings assigned
to those terms by the UCC. All meanings to defined terms,
unless otherwise indicated, are to be equally applicable to both
the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The
following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
“ Accounts ”
means an “account” as defined in the UCC, including,
without limitation, all of any Grantor’s rights to payment
for goods sold or leased, services performed, or otherwise, whether
now in existence or arising from time to time hereafter, including,
without limitation, rights arising under any of the Contracts or
evidenced by an account, note, contract, security agreement,
Chattel Paper (including, without limitation, tangible Chattel
Paper and electronic Chattel Paper), or other evidence of
indebtedness or security, together with all of the right, title and
interest of any Grantor in and to (i) all security pledged,
assigned, hypothecated or granted to or held by any Grantor to
secure the foregoing, (ii) all of any Grantor’s right,
title and interest in and to any goods or services, the sale of
which gave rise thereto, (iii) all guarantees, endorsements
and indemnifications on, or of, any of the foregoing, (iv) all
powers of attorney granted to any Grantor for the execution of any
evidence of indebtedness or security or other writing in connection
therewith, (v) all books, correspondence, credit files,
records, ledger cards, invoices, and other papers relating thereto,
including without limitation all similar information stored on a
magnetic medium or other similar storage device and other papers
and documents in the possession or under the control of any Grantor
or any computer bureau from time to time acting for any Grantor,
(vi) all evidences of the filing of financing statements and
other statements granted to any Grantor and the registration of
other instruments in connection therewith and amendments thereto,
notices to other creditors or secured parties, and certificates
from filing or other registration officers, (vii) all credit
information, reports and memoranda relating thereto, and
(viii) all other writings related in any way to the
foregoing.
“ Cash Collateral
” means all amounts from time to time held in any checking,
savings, deposit or other account of such Grantor, including, if
applicable, the Cash Collateral Account, all monies, proceeds or
sums due or to become due therefrom or thereon and all documents
(including, but not limited to passbooks, certificates and
receipts) evidencing all funds and investments held in such
accounts.
“ Chattel Paper ”
has the meaning set forth in the UCC.
“ Collateral ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2 of this Security
Agreement.
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“ Commitments ”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit
Agreement.
“ Contracts ”
means all contracts to which any Grantor now is, or hereafter will
be bound, or to which such Grantor is or hereafter will be a party,
beneficiary or assignee, all Insurance Contracts, and all exhibits,
schedules and other attachments to such contracts, as the same may
be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from
time to time.
“ Contract Documents
” means all Instruments, Chattel Paper, letters of credit,
bonds, guarantees or similar documents evidencing, representing,
arising from or existing in respect of, relating to, securing or
otherwise supporting the payment of, the Contract
Rights.
“ Contract Rights
” means (i) all (A) of any Grantor’s rights
to payment under any Contract or Contract Document and
(B) payments due and to become due to any Grantor under any
Contract or Contract Document, in each case whether as contractual
obligations, damages or otherwise; (ii) all of any
Grantor’s claims, rights, powers, or privileges and remedies
under any Contract or Contract Document; and (iii) all of any
Grantor’s rights under any Contract or Contract Document to
make determinations, to exercise any election (including, but not
limited to, election of remedies) or option or to give or receive
any notice, consent, waiver or approval together with full power
and authority with respect to any Contract or Contract Document to
demand, receive, enforce or collect any of the foregoing rights or
any property which is the subject of any Contract or Contract
Document, to enforce or execute any checks, or other instruments or
orders, to file any claims and to take any action which, in the
opinion of the Secured Parties, may be necessary or advisable in
connection with any of the foregoing.
“ Document ”
means a bill of lading, dock warrant, dock receipt, warehouse
receipt or order for the delivery of goods, and also any other
document which in the regular course of business or financing is
treated as adequately evidencing that the person in possession of
it is entitled to receive, hold and dispose of the document and the
goods it covers.
“ Equipment ”
means any equipment now or hereafter owned or leased by any
Grantor, or in which any Grantor holds or acquires any other right,
title or interest, constituting “equipment” under the
UCC, including, without limitation, all surface or subsurface
machinery, equipment, facilities, supplies, or other tangible
personal property, including tubing, rods, pumps, pumping units and
engines, pipe, pipelines, meters, apparatus, boilers, compressors,
liquid extractors, connectors, valves, fittings, power plants,
poles, lines, cables, wires, transformers, starters and
controllers, machine shops, tools, machinery and parts, storage
yards and equipment stored therein, buildings and camps, telegraph,
telephone, and other communication systems, loading docks, loading
racks, and shipping facilities, and any manuals, instructions,
blueprints, computer software (including software that is imbedded
in and part of the equipment), and similar items which relate to
the above, and any and all additions, substitutions and
replacements of any of the foregoing, wherever located together
with all improvements thereon and all attachments, components,
parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed
thereto.
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“ Fixtures ”
means any fixtures now or hereafter owned or leased by any Grantor,
or in which any Grantor holds or acquires any other right, title or
interest, constituting “fixtures” under the UCC,
including without limitation any and all additions, substitutions
and replacements of any of the foregoing, wherever located together
with all improvements thereon and all attachments, components,
parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed
thereto.
“ General Intangibles
” means all general intangibles now or hereafter owned by any
Grantor, or in which any Grantor holds or acquires any other right,
title or interest, constituting “general intangibles”
or “payment intangibles” under the UCC, including, but
not limited to, all trademarks, trademark applications, trademark
registrations, tradenames, fictitious business names, business
names, company names, business identifiers, prints, labels, trade
styles and service marks (whether or not registered), trade dress,
including logos and/or designs, copyrights, patents, patent
applications, goodwill of any Grantor’s business symbolized
by any of the foregoing, trade secrets, license rights, license
agreements, permits, franchises, and any rights to tax refunds to
which any Grantor is now or hereafter may be entitled.
“ Hedge Contract
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit
Agreement.
“ Instrument ”
means an “instrument” as defined in the UCC, including,
without limitation, any Negotiable Instrument, or any other writing
which evidences a right to the payment of money and is not itself a
security agreement or lease and is of a type which is in the
ordinary course of business transferred by delivery with any
necessary endorsement or assignment (other than Instruments
constituting Chattel Paper).
“ Insurance Contracts
” means all contracts and policies of insurance and
re-insurance maintained or required to be maintained by or on
behalf of any Grantor under the Loan Documents.
“ Inventory ”
means all of the inventory of any Grantor, or in which any Grantor
holds or acquires any right, title or interest, of every type or
description, now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located,
whether raw, in process or finished, and all materials usable in
processing the same and all documents of title covering any
inventory, including, without limitation, work in process,
materials used or consumed in any Grantor’s business, now
owned or hereafter acquired or manufactured by any Grantor and held
for sale in the ordinary course of its business, all present and
future substitutions therefor, parts and accessories thereof and
all additions thereto, all Proceeds thereof and products of such
inventory in any form whatsoever, and any other item constituting
“inventory” under the UCC.
“ Investment Property
” means “investment property” as defined in the
UCC, including, without limitation, all securities (whether
certificated or uncertificated), security entitlements, securities
accounts, commodity contracts, and commodity accounts.
“ Loan Documents
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit
Agreement.
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“ Negotiable Instrument
” means a “negotiable instrument” as defined in
the UCC.
“ Permitted Liens
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit
Agreement.
“ Proceeds ”
means all proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any or all of the
Collateral, including without limitation (i) any and all
proceeds of, all claims for, and all rights of any Grantor to
receive the return of any premiums for, any insurance, indemnity,
warranty or guaranty payable from time to time with respect to any
of the Collateral, (ii) any and all payments (in any form
whatsoever) made or due and payable from time to time in connection
with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or
forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any Governmental
Authority (or any Person acting under color of any Governmental
Authority), (iii) all proceeds received or receivable when any
or all of the Collateral is sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed,
whether voluntarily, involuntarily, in foreclosure or otherwise,
(iv) all claims of any Grantor for damages arising out of, or
for breach of or default under, any Collateral, (v) all rights
of any Grantor to terminate, amend, supplement, modify or waive
performance under any Contracts, to perform thereunder and to
compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder,
and (vi) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or
payable under or in connection with any of the
Collateral.
“ Secured Obligations
” means, collectively, all of the following: (i) all
Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) now or hereafter
owed by the Borrower, any Guarantor, or any of their respective
Subsidiaries to the Secured Parties, (ii) all amounts now or
hereafter owed by the Borrower, any Debtor, or any of their
respective Subsidiaries under this Security Agreement or the other
Loan Documents to the Administrative Agent, and (iii) any
increases, extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments and
renewals thereof, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses,
indemnification, or otherwise, including any post-petition interest
in the event of a bankruptcy, to the extent such interest is
enforceable by law. All such obligations shall be referred to
in this Security Agreement as the “ Secured
Obligations ”.
“ Security Agreement
” means this Security Agreement, as the same may be modified,
supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
“ UCC ” shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to
time, be in effect in the State of Texas; provided, however, in the
event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of
the attachment, perfection or priority of the security interest in
any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of Texas, 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.
(b)
All meanings to defined terms,
unless otherwise indicated, are to be equally applicable to both
the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Article,
Section, Schedule, and Exhibit references are to Articles and
Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this Security Agreement,
unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments,
documents, contracts, and
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agreements are references to such instruments,
documents, contracts, and agreements as the same may be amended,
supplemented, and otherwise modified from time to time, unless
otherwise specified. The words “hereof”,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import when used in this Security Agreement shall refer to
this Security Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Security Agreement. As used herein, the
term “including” means “including, without
limitation,”. Paragraph headings have been inserted in this
Security Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only
and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of
this Security Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation
of any provision of this Security Agreement.
Section 2.
Assignment, Pledge and Grant of
Security Interest .
(a)
As collateral security for the
prompt and complete payment and performance when due of all Secured
Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns, pledges, and grants to
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a
lien on and continuing security interest in all of such
Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under, all
items described in this Section 2, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by such Grantor and wherever located and whether
now or hereafter existing or arising (collectively, the “
Collateral ”):
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(i)
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all Contracts, all Contract Rights,
Contract Documents and Accounts associated with such Contracts and
each and every document granting security to such Grantor under any
such Contract;
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(ii)
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all Accounts;
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(iii)
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all Inventory;
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(iv)
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all Equipment;
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(v)
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all General Intangibles;
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(vi)
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all Investment Property;
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(vii)
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all Fixtures;
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(viii)
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all Cash Collateral;
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(ix)
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any Legal Requirements now or
hereafter held by such Grantor (except that any Legal Requirement
which would by its terms or under applicable law become void,
voidable, terminable or revocable by being subjected to the Lien of
this Security Agreement or in which a Lien is not permitted to be
granted under applicable law, is hereby excluded from such Lien to
the extent necessary so as to avoid such voidness, voidability,
terminability or revocability);
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(x)
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any right to receive a payment under
any Hedge Contract in connection with a termination
thereof;
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(A) all policies of insurance
and Insurance Contracts, now or hereafter held by or on behalf of
such Grantor, including casualty and liability, business
interruption, and any title insurance, (B) all Proceeds of
insurance, and (C) all rights, now or hereafter held by such
Grantor to any warranties of any manufacturer or contractor of any
other Person;
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(xii)
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any and all liens and security
interests (together with the documents evidencing such security
interests) granted to such Grantor by an obligor to secure such
obligor’s obligations owing under any Instrument, Chattel
Paper, or Contract which is pledged hereunder or with respect to
which a security interest in such Grantor’s rights in such
Instrument, Chattel Paper, or Contract is granted
hereunder;
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(xiii)
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any and all guaranties given by any
Person for the benefit of such Grantor which guarantees the
obligations of an obligor under any Instrument, Chattel Paper or
Contract, which are pledged hereunder;
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without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, all other personal property, goods, Instruments,
Chattel Paper, Documents, Fixtures, credits, claims, demands and
assets of such Grantor whether now existing or hereafter acquired
from time to time; and
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(xv)
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any and all additions, accessions
and improvements to, all substitutions and replacements for and all
products and Proceeds of or derived from all of the items described
above in this Section 2.
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(b)
Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, it is the intention of each Grantor, the
Administrative Agent, and the Secured Parties that the amount of
the Secured Obligation secured by each Grantor’s interests in
any of its Property shall be in, but not in excess of, the maximum
amount permitted by fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer and
other similar law, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Authority applicable to such Grantor. Accordingly, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Security Agreement in
any other agreement or instrument executed in connection with the
payment of any of the Secured Obligations, the amount of the
Secured Obligations secured by each Grantor’s interests in
any of its Property pursuant to this Security Agreement shall be
limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that
would not render such Grantor’s obligations hereunder or the
liens and security interest granted to the Administrative Agent
hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other
applicable law.
Section 3.
Representations and
Warranties . Each
Grantor hereby represents and warrants the following to the
Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties:
(a)
Records . Such Grantor’s sole jurisdiction
of formation and type of organization are as set forth in
Schedule 1 attached hereto. All records concerning the
Accounts, General Intangibles, or any other Collateral applicable
to such Grantor are located at the address for such
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Grantor on such Schedule 1 . None
of the Accounts is evidenced by a promissory note or other
instrument.
(b)
Other Liens
. Such Grantor is, and will be
the record, legal, and beneficial owner of all of the Collateral
pledged by such Grantor free and clear of any Lien, except for the
Permitted Liens. No effective financing statement or other
instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the
Collateral is, or will be, on file in any recording office, except
such as may be filed in connection with this Security Agreement or
in connection with other Permitted Liens or for which satisfactory
releases have been received by the Administrative Agent.
(c)
Lien Priority and
Perfection .
(i)
Subject only to Permitted Liens,
this Security Agreement creates valid and continuing security
interests in the Collateral, securing the payment and performance
of all the Secured Obligations. Upon the filing of financing
statements with the jurisdiction listed in Schedule 1 , the
security interests granted to the Secured Parties hereunder will
constitute valid first-priority perfected security interests in all
Collateral with respect to which a security interest can be
perfected by the filing of a financing statement, subject only to
Permitted Liens.
(ii)
No consent of any other Person and
no authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with any Governmental Authority is required (A) for the
grant by such Grantor of the pledge, assignment, and security
interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery, or
performance of this Security Agreement by such Grantor,
(B) for the validity, perfection, or maintenance of the
pledge, assignment, lien, and security interest created hereby
(including the first-priority (subject to Permitted Liens) nature
thereof), except for security interests that cannot be perfected by
filing under the UCC, or (C) for the exercise by the
Administrative Agent of the rights provided for in this Security
Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to
this Security Agreement, except (1) those consents to
assignment of licenses, permits, approvals, and other rights that
are as a matter of law not assignable, (2) those consents,
approvals, authorizations, actions, notices or filings which have
been duly obtained or made and, in the case of the maintenance of
perfection, the filing of continuation statements under the UCC,
and (3) those filings and actions described in
Section 3(c)(i).
(d)
Tax Identification Number and
Organizational Number . The federal tax identification number of
such Grantor and the organizational number of such Grantor are as
set forth in Schedule 1 .
(e)
Tradenames; Prior
Names . Except as
set forth on Schedule 1 , such Grantor has not conducted
business under any name other than its current name during the last
five years prior to the date of this Security Agreement.
(f)
Exclusive Control
. Such Grantor has exclusive
possession and control of its respective Equipment and
Inventory.
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Section 4.
Covenants .
(a)
Further Assurances
.
(i)
Each Grantor agrees that from time
to time, at its expense, such Grantor shall promptly execute and
deliver all instruments and documents, and take all action, that
may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect
and protect any pledge, assignment, or security interest granted or
intended to be granted hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent
to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with
respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, each Grantor (A) at the request of the
Administrative Agent, shall execute such instruments, endorsements
or notices, as may be reasonably necessary or desirable or as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect
and preserve the assignments and security interests granted or
purported to be granted hereby, (B) shall, at the reasonable
request of the Administrative Agent, mark conspicuously each
material document included in the Collateral, each Chattel Paper
included in the Accounts, and each of its records pertaining to the
Collateral with a legend, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, including that such document, Chattel Paper,
or record is subject to the pledge, assignment, and security
interest granted hereby, (C) shall, if any Collateral shall be
evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument or chattel
paper, deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent hereunder
such note or instrument or chattel paper duly endorsed and
accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment,
all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
and (D) authorizes the Administrative Agent to file any
financing statements, amendments or continuations without the
signature of such Grantor to the extent permitted by applicable law
in order to perfect or maintain the perfection of any security
interest granted under this Security Agreement (including, without
limitation, financing statements using an “all assets”
or “all personal property” collateral
description).
(ii)
Each Grantor shall pay all filing,
registration and recording fees and all refiling, re-registration
and re-recording fees, and all other reasonable expenses incident
to the execution and acknowledgment of this Security Agreement, any
assurance, and all federal, state, county and municipal stamp taxes
and other taxes, duties, imports, assessments and charges arising
out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Security Agreement, any agreement supplemental hereto, any
financing statements, and any instruments of further
assurance.
(iii)
Each Grantor shall promptly provide
to the Administrative Agent all information and evidence the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request concerning the
Collateral to enable the A