AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT
(this " Agreement "), dated as of June 19, 2009, is
entered into by and among each of the parties signatory hereto as
Grantors (including any permitted successors and assigns,
collectively, the " Grantors " and each a " Grantor
"), and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent ("
Administrative Agent "), for the ratable benefit of each
Secured Party (as hereinafter defined).
BACKGROUND.
A. Bank
of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender
and L/C Issuer, the Lenders party thereto, and Texas
Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Borrower "), entered into the First Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2007 (as amended by a
First Amendment dated January 28, 2008, a Second Amendment
dated March 20, 2008 and a Third Amendment dated
November 21, 2008, the " Existing Credit Agreement
").
B. In
connection with the Existing Credit Agreement, the Grantors entered
into that certain Security Agreement dated November 21, 2008
(the “ Existing Security Agreement ”), pursuant
to which the Grantors granted a first priority security interest in
personal property of the Grantors to Administrative
Agent.
C. Concurrently
herewith, the Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders are entering into a Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”), pursuant
to which the Existing Credit Agreement will be amended and restated
in its entirety.
D. It
is a condition precedent to effectiveness of the Credit Agreement
that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered to
Administrative Agent this Agreement which amends and restates the
Existing Security Agreement.
AGREEMENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in
order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit
Agreement and continue to make Loans and the L/C Issuer to continue
to issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and to extend
other credit accommodations under the Loan Documents, each Grantor
hereby agrees with Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of
the Secured Parties, to amend and restate the Existing Security
Agreement as follows, and hereby further agrees as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1.
Definitions . For purposes of this
Agreement:
" Accession " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to an accession (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in that
definition), a good that is physically united with another good in
such a manner that the identity of the original good is not
lost.
" Account " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to an account (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in such
definition), a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether
or not earned by performance, for property that has been or is to
be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, and
for service rendered or to be rendered, and all right, title, and
interest in any such returned property, together with all rights,
titles, securities, and guarantees with respect thereto, including
any rights to stoppage in transit, replevin, reclamation, and
resales, and all related Liens whether voluntary or
involuntary.
" Account Debtor " means any Person who
is or who may become obligated to each Grantor under, with respect
to or on account of an Account.
“ Aggregates ” means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to
all stone, sand, gravel, limestone and similar minerals, including,
but not limited to, all such materials that constitute As-Extracted
Collateral (excluding oil and gas).
“ As-Extracted Collateral ”
means all right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case
whether now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in
and to as-extracted collateral (as defined in the UCC), and
(whether or not included in such definition) all oil, gas and other
minerals extracted by any Grantor from real estate and all accounts
arising out of the sale at the wellhead or minehead of oil, gas and
other minerals.
" Chattel Paper " means all right, title,
and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to chattel paper (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in such
definition) a Record or Records that evidence both a monetary
obligation and a security interest in specific Goods, a security
interest in specific Goods and Software used in the Goods, or a
lease of specific Goods.
" Collateral " means all
(a) Accounts, (b) Accessions, (c) Chattel Paper,
(d) Commercial Tort Claims, including but not limited to the
specific Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule 7
, (e) Commodity Accounts, (f) Commodity Contracts,
(g) Deposit Accounts, (h) Documents, (i) Equipment,
(j) Financial Assets, (k) General Intangibles,
(l) Goods, (m) Intellectual Property,
(n) Instruments, (o) Inventory, (p) Investment
Property, (q) Letters of Credit, (r) Letter-of-Credit
Rights, (s) Payment Intangibles, (t) Permits,
(u) Securities, (v) Securities Accounts,
(w) Security Entitlements, (x) Software,
(y) supporting obligations, (z) cash and cash accounts,
(aa) Proceeds, (ab) products of Collateral,
(ac) Collateral Records, (ad) Insurance, (ae) Money,
and (af) Pledged Equity Interests, provided that "Collateral"
does not include any fixtures or real property or any property or
assets subject to a Lien permitted by clause (f) of the
definition of "Permitted Liens" in the Credit Agreement.
" Collateral Records " shall mean books,
records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists,
blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software,
computer printouts, tapes, disks and related data processing
software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain
information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise
necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization
thereupon.
" Commercial Tort Claim " means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
commercial tort claim (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), all claims arising in tort with
respect to which the claimant (a) is an organization, or
(b) an individual and the claim (i) arose in the course
of the claimant's business or profession, and (ii) does not
include damages arising out of personal injury to or the death of
an individual.
" Commodity Account " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
commodity account (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), an account maintained by a Commodity
Intermediary in which a Commodity Contract is carried for a
Commodity Customer.
" Commodity Contract " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
commodity futures contract, an option on a commodity futures
contract, a commodity option, or any other contract if the contract
or option is (a) traded on or subject to the rules of a board
of trade that has been designated as a contract market for such a
contract pursuant to the federal commodities Laws, or
(b) traded on a foreign commodity board of trade, exchange, or
market, and is carried on the books of a Commodity Intermediary for
a Commodity Customer.
" Commodity Customer " means a Person for
whom a Commodity Intermediary carries a Commodity Contract on its
books.
" Commodity Intermediary " means
(a) a Person that is registered as a futures commission
merchant under the federal commodities Laws or (b) a Person
that in the ordinary course of its business provides clearance or
settlement services for a board of trade that has been designated
as a contract market pursuant to federal commodities
Laws.
" Copyright License " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to any
written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right
to any third party under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by
each such Grantor or which each such Grantor otherwise has the
right to license, or granting any right to each such Grantor under
any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all
rights of each such Grantor under any such agreement.
" Copyrights " means all right, title,
and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to (a) all
copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright Laws of any
Governmental Authority, whether as author, assignee, transferee, or
otherwise set forth on Schedule 5(d) , (b) all
registrations and applications for registration of any such
copyright in any Governmental Authority, including registrations,
recordings, supplemental registrations, and pending applications
for registration in any jurisdiction, and (c) all rights to
use and/or sell any of the foregoing.
" Deposit Account " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
deposit account (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), a demand, time, savings, passbook, or
similar account maintained at a bank (as defined in the
UCC).
" Document " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a document (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in such
definition), a document of title, bill of lading, dock warrant,
dock receipt, warehouse receipt, or order for the delivery of
Goods.
" Electronic Chattel Paper " means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to
electronic chattel paper (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or
not included in such definition), chattel paper evidenced by a
Record or Records consisting of information stored in electronic
medium.
" Entitlement Holder " means a Person
identified in the records of a Securities Intermediary as the
Person having a Security Entitlement against the Securities
Intermediary. If a Person acquires a Security Entitlement by virtue
of Section 8.501(b)(2) or (3) of the UCC, such Person is the
Entitlement Holder.
" Equipment " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to equipment (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in such
definition), all Rolling Stock and Goods other than Inventory, farm
products or consumer goods, and all improvements, accessions, or
appurtenances thereto.
" Financial Asset " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
financial asset (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), (a) a Security, (b) an
obligation of a Person or a share, participation or other interest
in a Person or in property or an enterprise of a Person, that is,
or is of a type, dealt in or traded on financial markets or that is
recognized in any area in which it is issued or dealt in as a
medium for investment, or (c) any property that is held by a
Securities Intermediary for another Person in a Securities Account
if the Securities Intermediary has expressly agreed with the other
Person that the property is to be treated as a financial asset
under Chapter 8 of the UCC. As the context requires, "Financial
Asset" means either the interest itself or the means by which a
Person's claim to it is evidenced, including a certificated or
uncertificated Security, a certificate representing a Security, or
a Security Entitlement.
" General Intangible " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
general intangible (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition) all other personal property, including
things in action, other than Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial
Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Goods, Instruments,
Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Letters of Credit,
Money, and oil, gas or other minerals before extraction.
" Goods " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to goods (as defined
in the UCC).
" Governmental Authority " means any
nation or government, any state or other political subdivision
thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body,
court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government,
and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through
stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the
foregoing.
" Instrument " means all right, title,
and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to an instrument (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in such
definition), a negotiable instrument or any other writing that
evidences a right to the payment of a monetary obligation, is not
itself a security agreement or lease, and is of a type that in
ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any
necessary indorsement or assignment.
" Insurance " shall mean all right, title
and interest to insurance policies covering any or all of the
Collateral (regardless of whether Administrative Agent is the loss
payee thereof).
" Intellectual Property " means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to
all Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, Trade Secrets,
confidential or proprietary technical and business information,
know-how, show-how or other data or information, Software and
databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related
documentation, registrations and franchises, and all additions,
improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing or
used in connection with, any of the foregoing.
" Inventory " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to inventory (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in such
definition), Goods (other than farm products) that (a) are
leased by such Grantor as lessor, (b) are held by such Grantor
for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service,
(c) are furnished by such Grantor under a contract of service,
or (d) consist of raw materials (including Aggregates), work
in process, or materials used or consumed in a business, including
packaging materials, scrap material, manufacturing supplies and
spare parts, and all such Goods that have been returned to or
repossessed by or on behalf of such Grantor.
" Investment Property " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to
investment property (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), a Security (whether certificated or
uncertificated), a Security Entitlement and a Securities
Account.
" Letter of Credit " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a letter
of credit (as defined in the UCC).
" Letter-of-Credit Right " means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
letter-of-credit right (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), a right to payment or performance
under a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary has
demanded or is at the time entitled to demand payment or
performance.
" License " means any Patent License,
Trademark License, Copyright License, or other similar license or
sublicense.
" Money " shall mean "money" as defined
in the UCC.
" Patent License " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to any
written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any
third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a
Patent, now or hereafter owned by each such Grantor or which each
such Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence,
or granting to each such Grantor any right to make, use or sell any
invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any third
party, is in existence, and all rights of each such Grantor under
any such agreement.
" Patents " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to (a) all
letters patent of any Governmental Authority set forth on
Schedule 5(b) , all registrations and recordings
thereof, and all applications for letters patent of any
Governmental Authority set forth on Schedule 5(c) , and
(b) all reissues, continuations, divisions,
continuations-in-part, renewals, or extensions thereof, and the
inventions disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to
make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed
therein.
" Payment Intangible " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to a
payment intangible (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), a General Intangible under which the
Account Debtor's principal obligation is a monetary
obligation.
" Permit " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to any
authorization, consent, approval, permit, license or exemption of
or from a Governmental Authority, together with any registration or
filing with, or report or notice to, any such Governmental
Authority as part of such authorization, consent, approval, permit,
license or exemption.
" Pledged Equity Interests " shall mean
all Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership
Interests and Pledged Trust Interests, provided ,
however , notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the amount of pledged equity interests of any Foreign Subsidiary
pledged by any Grantor shall be limited to 66% of the issued and
outstanding equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary owned
directly by such Grantor.
" Pledged LLC Interests " shall mean,
with respect to each Grantor, all interests of such Grantor in any
limited liability company and the certificates, if any,
representing such limited liability company interests and any
interest of such Grantor on the books and records of such limited
liability company or on the books and records of any Securities
Intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends,
distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments,
securities and other property or proceeds from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of such limited liability company
interests, provided , however , notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the amount of pledged limited
liability company interests of any Foreign Subsidiary pledged by
any Grantor shall be limited to 66% of the issued and outstanding
limited liability company interests of such Foreign Subsidiary
owned directly by such Grantor.
" Pledged Partnership Interests " shall
mean, with respect to each Grantor, all interests of such Grantor
in any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
partnership or other partnership and the certificates, if any,
representing such partnership interests and any interest of such
Grantor on the books and records of such partnership or on the
books and records of any Securities Intermediary pertaining to such
interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights,
options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds
from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of such partnership
interests, provided , however , notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the amount of pledged general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or
other partnership interests of any Foreign Subsidiary pledged by
any Grantor shall be limited to 66% of the issued and outstanding
general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
partnership or other partnership interests of such Foreign
Subsidiary owned directly by such Grantor.
" Pledged Stock " shall mean, with
respect to each Grantor, all shares of capital stock owned by such
Grantor and the certificates, if any, representing such shares and
any interest of such Grantor on the books of the issuer of such
shares or on the books of any Securities Intermediary pertaining to
such shares, and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants,
rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or
proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such
shares, provided , however , notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the amount of pledged capital stock of any
Foreign Subsidiary pledged by any Grantor shall be limited to 66%
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of such Foreign
Subsidiary owned directly by such Grantor.
" Pledged Trust Interests " shall mean,
with respect to each Grantor, all interests of such Grantor in a
business trust or other trust and the certificates, if any,
representing such trust interests and any interest of such Grantor
on the books and records of such trust or on the books and records
of any Securities Intermediary pertaining to such interest and all
dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options,
instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to
time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or
in exchange for any or all of such trust interests.
" Proceeds " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to proceeds (as
defined in the UCC) of Collateral, and (whether or not included in
such definition), (a) whatever is acquired upon the sale,
lease, license, exchange, or other disposition of the Collateral,
(b) whatever is collected on, or distributed on account of,
the Collateral, (c) rights arising out of the Collateral,
(d) claims arising out of the loss, nonconformity, or
interference with the use of, defects or infringement of rights in,
or damage to the Collateral, (e) insurance payable by reason
of the loss or nonconformity of, defects or infringement of rights
in, or damage to the Collateral, and (f) any and all other
amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection
with any of the Collateral.
" Record " means information that is
inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic
or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
" Release Date " means the date on which
all of the conditions set forth in Section 9.10(a)(i)
of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.
“ Responsible Senior Officer
” means the chief financial officer, general counsel or
treasurer of the Borrower.
“ Rolling Stock ” means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to
all locomotives, railcars, automobiles, trucks, trailers, tractors,
bulldozers, scrapers, loaders, forklifts and other motor vehicles
and mobile equipment.
" Secured Party " has the meaning given
to such term in the Credit Agreement.
" Secured Obligations " has the meaning
given to such term in the Credit Agreement.
" Securities Account " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to an
account to which a Financial Asset is or may be credited in
accordance with an agreement under which the Person maintaining the
account undertakes to treat the Person for whom the account is
maintained as entitled to exercise rights that comprise the
Financial Asset.
“ Securities Collateral ” has
the meaning specified in Section 4.5 .
" Securities Intermediary " means
(a) a clearing corporation, or (b) a Person, including a
bank or broker, that in the ordinary course of its business
maintains securities accounts for others and is acting in that
capacity.
" Security " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to any obligation of
an issuer or any share, participation or other interest in an
issuer or in property or an enterprise of an issuer which
(a) is represented by a certificate representing a security in
bearer or registered form, or the transfer of which may be
registered upon books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf
of the issuer, (b) is one of a class or series or by its terms
is divisible into a class or series of shares, participations,
interests or obligations, and (c)(i) is, or is of a type,
dealt with or traded on securities exchanges or securities markets
or (ii) is a medium for investment and by its terms expressly
provides that it is a security governed by Chapter 8 of the
UCC.
" Security Entitlements " means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to
the rights and property interests as and of an Entitlement Holder
with respect to a Financial Asset.
" Software " means all right, title, and
interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to software (as
defined in the UCC), and (whether or not included in such
definition), a computer program (including both source and object
code) and any supporting information provided in connection with a
transaction relating to the program.
" Tangible Chattel Paper " means all
right, title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether
now or hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to
tangible chattel paper (as defined in the UCC), and (whether or not
included in such definition), chattel paper evidenced by a Record
or Records consisting of information that is inscribed on a
tangible medium.
" Trade Secrets " means all right, title,
and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to all trade secrets,
know-how, inventions, processes, methods, information, data, plans,
blueprints, specifications, designs, drawings, engineering reports,
test reports, materials standards, processing standards and
performance standards, and all Software directly related thereto,
and all Licenses or other agreements to which such Grantor is a
party with respect to any of the foregoing.
" Trademark License " means all right,
title, and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or
hereafter existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to any
written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any
third party any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned
by such Grantor or which such Grantor otherwise has the right to
license, or granting to such Grantor any right to use any Trademark
now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of such
Grantor under any such agreement.
" Trademarks " means all right, title,
and interest of each Grantor (in each case whether now or hereafter
existing, owned, arising, or acquired) in and to (a) all
trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company
names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles,
trade dress, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs
and general intangibles of like nature, all registrations and
recordings thereof set forth on Schedule 5(a) , and all
registration and recording applications filed with any Governmental
Authority in connection therewith, and all extensions or renewals
thereof, (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized
thereby, (c) all other assets, rights and interests that
uniquely reflect or embody such goodwill, (d) all rights to
use and/or sell any of the foregoing, and (e) the portion of
the business to which each trademark pertains.
" UCC " means Chapters 8 and 9 of
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the
State of Texas.
1.2.
Other Definitional Provisions . Capitalized terms
not otherwise defined herein have the meaning specified in the
Credit Agreement, and, to the extent of any conflict, terms as
defined in the Credit Agreement shall control ( provided ,
that a more expansive or explanatory definition shall not be deemed
a conflict).
1.3.
Construction . Unless otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement or the context requires otherwise,
(a) the singular shall include the plural, and vice
versa , (b) words of a gender include the other genders,
(c) monetary references are to Dollars, (d) time
references are to Dallas time, (e) references to "Articles,"
"Sections," "Exhibits," and "Schedules" are to the Articles,
Sections, Exhibits, and Schedules of and to this Agreement,
(f) headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only
and shall not be used in connection with the interpretation of any
provision hereof, (g) references to any Person include that
Person's heirs, personal representatives, successors, trustees,
receivers, and permitted assigns, that Person as a debtor-in
possession, and any receiver, trustee, liquidator, conservator,
custodian, or similar party appointed for such Person or all or
substantially all of its assets, (h) references to any Law
include every amendment or restatement to it, rule and regulation
adopted under it, and successor or replacement for it,
(i) references to a particular Loan Document include each
amendment or restatement to it made in accordance with the Credit
Agreement and such Loan Document, and (j) the inclusion of
Proceeds in the definition of "Collateral" shall not be deemed a
consent by the Secured Parties to any sale or other disposition of
any Collateral not otherwise specifically permitted by the terms of
the Credit Agreement or this Agreement. This Agreement
is a Loan Document.
ARTICLE II
GRANT OF SECURITY
INTEREST
2.1.
Assignment and Grant of Security Interest . As security for
the payment and performance, as the case may be, in full of the
Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby ratifies and confirms its
assignment, pledge and grant to Administrative Agent (pursuant to
the Existing Security Agreement), for its benefit and the ratable
benefit of the other Secured Parties, of:
(a) a
security interest in the entire right, title, and interest of
Grantor in and to all Collateral of each such Grantor, whether now
or hereafter existing, owned, arising or acquired ( provided
, the amount of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary pledged
by such Grantor hereunder shall be limited to 66% of the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary directly
owned by such Grantor); and
(b) an
irrevocable royalty-free right and license to use, upon the
occurrence and during continuance of an Event of Default, the
Intellectual Property of such Grantor worldwide in order to enable
Administrative Agent to exercise its rights and remedies with
respect to the Collateral as Administrative Agent reasonably deems
necessary or appropriate.
To the extent (if any) necessary to make such
security interest, right and license effective as to any
Collateral, each Grantor also assigns, pledges and grants the same
to Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of
the other Secured Parties. The Collateral shall not
include any agreement, license or permit which by Law or its terms
validly prohibits the granting of a security interest therein
unless a consent to the security interest and pledge hereunder has
been obtained; provided that the foregoing limitation shall
not affect, limit, restrict, or impair the grant by each Grantor of
a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such
Collateral to the extent that an otherwise applicable prohibition
on such grant is rendered ineffective by the UCC or other
applicable Law. Collateral shall not include any general
intangibles to the extent the grant by such Grantor of a security
interest pursuant to this Agreement in such general intangibles is
expressly prohibited or restricted, unless such prohibition or
restriction is rendered ineffective pursuant to Section 9.408 of
the UCC, provided that the foregoing limitation shall not affect,
limit, restrict or impair the grant by such Grantor of a security
interest pursuant to this Agreement in any money or other amounts
due or sums due in respect of such general intangible under Section
9.408 of the UCC.
2.2.
Grantor Remains Liable . Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, (a) each Grantor shall remain liable
under the contracts and agreements included in such Grantor’s
Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its
duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this
Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by any
Secured Party of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any
Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the contracts
and agreements included in such Grantor’s Collateral, and
(c) no Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability
under the contracts and agreements included in such Grantor’s
Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall any Secured Party
be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any
Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any
claim for payment assigned hereunder.
2.3.
Delivery of Pledged Equity Interests . All
certificates or instruments constituting or evidencing the Pledged
Equity Interests shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf of
Administrative Agent pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form
for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by undated and
duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative
Agent. If an Event of Default exists, Administrative
Agent has the right, without notice to any Grantor, to register in
the name of Administrative Agent or any of its nominees any or all
of such Collateral. In addition, Administrative Agent
has the right at any time, with the consent of the Borrower prior
to an Event of Default, to exchange certificates or instruments
representing or evidencing Pledged Equity Interests for
certificates or instruments of smaller or larger
denominations.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
3.1.
Representations and Warranties . Each
Grantor represents and warrants to each Secured Party with respect
to itself and the Collateral owned by it that:
(a) This
Agreement and the grant of the security interest pursuant to this
Agreement in the Collateral create a valid first priority security
interest in favor of Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit
of the Secured Parties in the Collateral (subject to Permitted
Liens), securing the payment and performance of the Secured
Obligations, and all filings and other actions necessary to perfect
and protect such security interest and such priority (other than
with respect to Collateral consisting of (i) Rolling Stock that is
not Eligible Rolling Stock, (ii) Aggregates constituting
As-Extracted Collateral, (iii) certain Deposit Accounts over which
Administrative Agent is not required to have control pursuant to
Section 6.15 of the Credit Agreement, (iv) Instruments and Chattel
Paper that remain in a Grantor’s possession, and (v) Letters
of Credit over which Administrative Agent does not have control)
have been duly taken (or will be taken upon any Grantor obtaining
rights in Collateral after the date hereof), subject, however, with
respect to Proceeds, to the provisions of Section 9.315 of the
UCC.
(b) Each
Grantor has good and indefeasible title to, or a valid leasehold
interest in, all of the Collateral free and clear of any Lien,
except for Permitted Liens. No Grantor has granted a
currently effective security interest or other Lien in or made a
currently effective assignment of any of the Collateral (except for
Permitted Liens). No Grantor has entered into nor is it
or any of its property subject to any agreement limiting the
ability of such Grantor to grant a Lien in any Collateral of such
Grantor, or the ability of such Grantor to agree to grant or not
grant a Lien in any property of such Grantor (in each case, except
as permitted by the Credit Agreement). None of the
Collateral is consigned Goods or subject to any agreement of
repurchase except in the ordinary course of business, nor is any
Collateral subject to any dispute, defense, or
counterclaim. No effective financing statement or other
similar document used to perfect and preserve a security interest
or other Lien under the Laws of any jurisdiction covering all or
any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office,
except such as may have been filed (i) pursuant to this
Agreement or other Loan Document, or (ii) relating to
Permitted Liens. Except as permitted under the Credit
Agreement, no Grantor has made any presently effective sale of any
interest in any of its Accounts (other than past due or doubtful
Accounts assigned to third parties for collection), Chattel Paper,
promissory notes, or Payment Intangibles. Except for
consignments of immaterial amounts Inventory that do not constitute
Eligible Inventory, no Grantor has consigned any of its
Inventory.
(c) All
of the Pledged Equity Interests have been duly and validly issued,
and the Pledged Stock is fully paid and
nonassessable. All of the Pledged Equity Interests
consisting of certificated securities have been delivered to
Administrative Agent. Other than Pledged Partnership
Interests, Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged Trust Interests (which
constitute General Intangibles and not Securities), there are no
Pledged Equity Interests other than those represented by
certificated securities in the possession of Administrative
Agent. There are no restrictions in any Organization
Document governing any Pledged Equity Interest or any other
document related thereto which would limit or restrict (i) the
grant of a Lien in the Pledged Equity Interests, (ii) the
perfection of such Lien or (iii) the exercise of remedies in
respect of such perfected Lien in the Pledged Equity Interests as
contemplated by this Agreement that have not been
waived. Upon the exercise of remedies in respect of
Pledged Partnership Interests, Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged
Trust Interests, a transferee or assignee of a partnership
interest, a membership interest, or a trust interest, as the case
may be, of such partnership, limited liability company or trust, as
the case may be, shall become a partner, member, trustee,
beneficiary or settlor, as the case may be, of such partnership,
limited liability company or trust, as the case may be, entitled to
participate in the management thereof to the extent such
partnership, membership or trust interest would otherwise permit
such transferee or assignee to participate in management, and, upon
the transfer of the entire interest of such Grantor, such Grantor
ceases to be a partner, member, trustee, beneficiary or settlor, as
the case may be.
(d)
Schedule 1 states the exact name of each Grantor, as
such name appears in its currently effective organizational
documents as filed with the appropriate authority of the
jurisdiction of each Grantor's organization.
Schedule 1 , Section (a) states the
jurisdiction of organization of each Guarantor.
Schedule 1 , Section (b) sets forth the
type of entity and each other name each Grantor has had in the past
two years, together with the date of the relevant
change. Except as set forth in Schedule 1 ,
Section (c) , each Grantor has not changed its identity
or type of entity in any way within the past two
years. Changes in identity or type of entity include
mergers, consolidations, conversions, and any change in the form,
nature, or jurisdiction of organization.
Schedules 1 and 2 contain the information
required by this Section as to each acquiree or constituent party
to a merger, consolidation, or conversion within the preceding two
years. Schedule 1 , Section (d) states all
other names (including trade, assumed, and similar names) used by
each Grantor or any of its divisions or other business units at any
time during the past two years. Schedule 1
, Section (e) states the Federal Taxpayer
Identification Number of each Grantor.
Schedule 1 , Section (f) states the
corporate or other organizational number of each
Grantor.
(e) As
of the Closing Date, the chief executive office of each Grantor is
located at the address stated on Schedule 2 ,
Section (a) and Schedule 2 ,
Section (b) states all locations where each Grantor
maintains any books or records relating to all Accounts (with each
location at which Chattel Paper, if any, is kept being indicated by
an "*"). As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2
, Section (c) states all locations where each Grantor
maintains any Equipment or Inventory. As of the Closing
Date, Schedule 2 , Section (d) states all
the places of business of each Grantor or other locations of
material Collateral not identified in Schedule 2 ,
Sections 2(a) , (b) , or (c)
. As of the Closing Date, Schedule 2 ,
Section (e) states the names and addresses of all
Persons other than each Grantor who have possession of any of the
Collateral of each such Grantor, other than (i) Equipment
temporarily out of service or out of repair, (ii) Inventory in the
hands of transporters, and (iii) immaterial amounts of Inventory
that is not, and is not claimed to be, Eligible Inventory but is
instead in the hands of third party processors, storage providers
and consignees.
(f) No
Grantor owns any aircraft, ships or other vessels.
(g) Each
Grantor has exclusive possession and control of the Equipment and
Inventory pledged by it hereunder, other than Equipment temporarily
out of service or out for repair and Inventory in the hands of
third party processors, transporters or storage
providers.
(h) As
of the Closing Date, Schedule 3 is a complete and
correct list of all the issued and outstanding stock, partnership
interests, limited liability company membership interests, or other
equity interest of each Grantor and the record and beneficial
owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests
or other equity interests. Also set forth on
Schedule 3 is each equity investment of each Grantor
that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity in which
such investment was made as of the Closing Date.
(i) As
of the Closing Date, Schedule 4 is a complete and
correct list of each promissory note and other Instrument
evidencing indebtedness owed to and held by each Grantor (excluding
all intercompany notes and other instruments between each Grantor
and each Subsidiary, and each Subsidiary and each other
Subsidiary).
(j) As
of the Closing Date, Schedule 5(a) is a complete and
correct list of each United States Trademark registration and
Trademark application in which each Grantor has any interest as
owner, including the name of the registered owner, the registered
or applied for Trademark, and the Trademark application serial
and/or registration number. As of the Closing Date, no
Grantor owns or is the licensee of any non-United States Trademark,
or is the licensee of any United States Trademark, that in each
case is material to its business.
(k) As
of the Closing Date, Schedule 5(b) is a complete and
correct list of each United States Patent in which each Grantor has
any interest as owner, including the name of the registered owner
and the Patent number. As of the Closing Date, no
Grantor owns or is the licensee of any non-United States Patent, or
is the licensee of any United States Patent, that in each case is
material to its business.
(l) As
of the Closing Date, Schedule 5(c) is a complete and
correct list of each United States Patent application in which each
Grantor has any interest as owner, including the name of the Person
applying to be the registered owner and the Patent application
number. As of the Closing Date, no Grantor owns or is
the licensee of any non-United States Patent application, or is the
licensee of any United States Patent application, that in each case
is material to its business.
(m) As
of the Closing Date, Schedule 5(d) is a complete and
correct list of each United States Copyright (including the related
registration and Copyright application, if any) in which each
Grantor has any interest as owner, including the name of the
registered owner, the title of the work which is the subject of the
registered or applied for Copyright, and the registration number
(if applicable). As of the Closing Date, no Grantor (i)
owns or is the licensee of any non-United States Copyright, (ii)
has pending any non-United States Copyright application or (iii) is
the licensee of any United States Copyright that, in each case, is
material to its business.
(n) As
of the Closing Date, Schedule 5(e) is a complete and
correct list of all allegations of
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