CANADIAN SECURITY AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.10

CANADIAN SECURITY AGREEMENT

By

SOUTHERN GRAPHIC SYSTEMS-CANADA, CO./SYSTEMES GRAPHIQUES

SOUTHERN-CANADA, CO. and PROJECT DOVE MANITOBA LP

as Pledgors

and

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,

as Canadian Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of December 30, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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CANADIAN SECURITY AGREEMENT

This CANADIAN SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of December 30, 2005 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, this “ Agreement ”) made by SOUTHERN GRAPHIC SYSTEMS-CANADA, CO./SYSTEMES GRAPHIQUES SOUTHERN-CANADA, CO., a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company (the “ Borrower ”) and PROJECT DOVE MANITOBA LP, a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of Manitoba (“ Manitoba LP ”), as pledgors, assignors and debtors, (the Borrower and Manitoba LP, in such capacities and together with any successors in such capacities, the “ Pledgors ”, and each, a “ Pledgor ”), in favor of UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, in its capacity as Canadian Collateral Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), as pledgee, assignee and secured party (in such capacities and together with any successors in such capacities, the “ Collateral Agent ”).

R E C I T A L S:

A . The Pledgors and the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Collateral Agent, the other agents listed therein and the lending institutions listed therein have, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, entered into that certain credit agreement, dated as of December      , 2005 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; which term shall also include and refer to any increase in the amount of indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and any one or more successor or replacement facilities with the same agents or lenders.

B . Each Pledgor will receive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and is, therefore, willing to enter into this Agreement.

C . This Agreement is given by each Pledgor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined) to secure the payment and performance of all of the Secured Obligations.

D . It is a condition to (i) the obligations of the Canadian Lenders to make the Canadian Loans under the Credit Agreement, (ii) the obligations of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit and (iii) the performance of the obligations of the Secured Parties under Hedging Agreements that constitute Secured Obligations that each Pledgor execute and deliver the applicable Loan Documents, including this Agreement.

A G R E E M E N T:

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Pledgor and the Collateral Agent hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 Definitions.

Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement, capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the PPSA shall have the meanings assigned to them in the PPSA.

(a) Terms used but not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. Sections 1.03 and 1.05 of the Credit Agreement shall apply herein mutatis mutandis.

(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

“$ or Canadian dollars” shall mean the lawful currency of Canada.

“Accounts” shall mean all “accounts” as such term is defined in the PPSA, and shall include all rights and entitlements of each Pledgor to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, which are not evidenced by Instruments or Chattel Paper, and whether or not earned by performance.

“Account Debtor” shall mean each person who is obligated on a Receivable or Supporting Obligation related thereto.

“Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble hereof.

“Bailee Letter” shall be an agreement in form substantially similar to Exhibit 9 hereto.

“Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble hereof.

“Collateral Support” shall mean all property (real or personal) assigned, charged, hypothecated or otherwise securing any Pledged Collateral and shall include any security agreement or other agreement granting a lien, encumbrance, hypothec or security interest in such real or personal property.

“Contracts” shall mean the Acquisition Documents, all sale, service, performance, equipment or property lease contracts, agreements, obligations and grants and all other contracts, agreements, obligations or grants (in each case, whether written, oral or otherwise, or third party or intercompany), whether now existing or hereafter arising, between each Pledgor and any third party, and all assignments, amendments, restatements, supplements, extensions, renewals, replacements or modifications thereof.

“Copyrights” shall mean all copyrights (whether statutory or common law, whether established or registered in Canada or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished) and all copyright registrations and applications made by each Pledgor, in each case, whether now owned or hereafter created or acquired by or assigned to such Pledgor, together with any and all (i) rights

 

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and privileges arising under applicable law with respect to such Pledgor’s use of such copyrights, (ii) reissues, renewals, continuations and extensions thereof and amendments and modifications thereto, (iii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (iv) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (v) rights to sue and other rights of action for past, present or future infringements thereof.

“Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Recital A hereof.

“Customer Locations” shall mean each of the locations set forth in Schedule 2(e) to the Perfection Certificate where any Pledgor maintains Pledged Collateral valued at less than $750,000.

“Deposit Account Control Agreement” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto or such other form that is reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent establishing the Collateral Agent’s control with respect to any Deposit Account.

“Deposit Accounts” shall mean (i) any demand, time, savings, passbook, or similar account maintained with a financial institution that is engaged in the business of banking and all accounts and sub-accounts relating to any of the foregoing accounts and (ii) all cash, funds, checks, notes, bills of exchange, acceptances and Instruments from time to time on deposit in any of the accounts or sub-accounts described in clause (i) of this definition.

“Distributions” shall mean all dividends, cash, options, warrants, rights, instruments, distributions, returns of capital or principal, income, interest, profits and other property, interests (debt or equity) or proceeds, including as a result of a split, revision, reclassification or other like change of the Pledged Securities, from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed to each Pledgor in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Securities or Intercompany Notes.

“Equipment” shall mean, with respect to each Pledgor, all “equipment” as such term is defined in the PPSA, and shall include all equipment, machinery, computers and computer hardware and software (whether owned or licensed), motor vehicles, tools, appliances, chattels, furniture, fixtures, all attachments, accessions and property now or hereafter affixed thereto or used in connection therewith, and substitutions and replacements thereof, wherever located.

“Excluded Property” shall mean

(a) any Contract or Licence to which each Pledgor is a party or of which each Pledgor has the benefit, to the extent that the creation of the security therein would constitute a breach of the terms of or permit any person to terminate or suspend such Contract or Licence, but such Pledgor shall hold its interest therein in trust for the Collateral Agent until such time as the consent of the other party to such Contract or Licence is obtained; and

(b) Equipment owned by any Pledgor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired that is subject to a Lien securing a Purchase Money Obligation or Capital Lease Obligation permitted to be incurred pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Agreement if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Purchase Money

 

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Obligation or Capital Lease Obligation) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such Equipment; and

(c) (i) the last day of the term of any lease (but upon the enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall stand possessed of such last day in trust to assign the same to any person acquiring such term) or (ii) any Consumer Goods; and

(d) Equity Interests in any unlimited liability company owned by any Pledgor or acquired hereafter,

provided, however, that Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Property referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute Excluded Property referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d)).

“General Intangibles” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all “intangibles,” as such term is defined in the PPSA, of such Pledgor and, in any event, shall include (i) all of such Pledgor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under all Contracts and insurance policies (including all rights and remedies relating to monetary damages, including indemnification rights and remedies, and claims for damages or other relief pursuant to or in respect of any Contract), (ii) all know-how and warranties relating to any of the Pledged Collateral or the Mortgaged Property, (iii) any and all other rights, claims, choses-in-action and causes of action of such Pledgor against any other person and the benefits of any and all collateral or other security given by any other person in connection therewith, (iv) all guarantees, endorsements and indemnifications on, or of, any of the Pledged Collateral or any of the Mortgaged Property, (v) all lists, books, records, correspondence, ledgers, printouts, files (whether in printed form or stored electronically), tapes and other papers or materials containing information relating to any of the Pledged Collateral or any of the Mortgaged Property, including all customer or tenant lists, identification of suppliers, data, plans, blueprints, specifications, designs, drawings, logos, business identifiers, appraisals, recorded knowledge, surveys, studies, engineering reports, test reports, manuals, standards, processing standards, performance standards, catalogs, research data, computer and automatic machinery software and programs and the like, field repair data, accounting information pertaining to such Pledgor’s operations or any of the Pledged Collateral or any of the Mortgaged Property and all media in which or on which any of the information or knowledge or data or records may be recorded or stored and all computer programs used for the compilation or printout of such information, knowledge, records or data, (vi) all Licences, however characterized, now or hereafter acquired or held by such Pledgor, including building permits, certificates of occupancy, environmental certificates, industrial permits or licences and certificates of operation and (vii) all rights to reserves, deferred payments, deposits, refunds, indemnification of claims and claims for tax or other refunds against any Governmental Authority.

“Goodwill” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, the goodwill connected with such Pledgor’s business including all goodwill connected with (i) the use of and symbolized by any Trademark or Trademark Intellectual Property Licence in which such Pledgor has any interest, (ii) all know-how, trade secrets, customer and supplier lists, proprietary information, inventions, methods, procedures, formulae, descriptions, compositions, technical data, drawings, specifications, name plates, catalogs, confidential information, derivative works

 

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and the right to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any person, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, consulting agreements, engineering contracts and such other assets which relate to such goodwill, and (iii) all product lines of such Pledgor’s business.

“Instruments” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all “instruments,” as such term is defined in the PPSA, and shall include all promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange or acceptances.

“Intellectual Property Collateral” shall mean, collectively, the Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Intellectual Property Licences and Goodwill.

“Intellectual Property Licences” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all licence and distribution agreements with, and covenants not to sue, any other party with respect to any Patent, Trademark or Copyright or any other patent, trademark or copyright, whether such Pledgor is a licensor or licensee, distributor or distributee under any such licence or distribution agreement, together with any and all (i) renewals, extensions, supplements, modifications and continuations thereof, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements or violations thereof, (iii) rights to sue and other rights of action for past, present and future infringements or violations thereof, and (iv) other rights to use, exploit or practice any or all of the Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights or any other patent, trademark or copyright.

“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 5 hereto.

“Intercompany Notes” shall mean, with respect to each Pledgor, all intercompany notes described in Schedule 11 to the Perfection Certificate and intercompany notes hereafter acquired by such Pledgor and all certificates, instruments or agreements evidencing such intercompany notes, and all assignments, amendments, restatements, supplements, extensions, renewals, replacements or modifications thereof to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Inventory” shall mean, with respect to each Pledgor, all “inventory” as such term is defined in the PPSA, and shall include all raw materials, work in process, work in transit, finished goods, new and unused production, packing and shipping materials, new and unused maintenance items, and all other inventory of whatsoever kind or nature, wherever located.

“Joinder Agreement” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto.

“Licences” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all franchises, licences, quotas, exclusivity rights, territorial rights, authorizations, certifications, approvals, permits, consents, variances and operating rights authorizing or relating to such Pledgor’s rights to carry on or operate its business.

 

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“Material Intellectual Property Collateral” shall mean any Intellectual Property Collateral that is material (i) to the use and operation of the Pledged Collateral or (ii) to the business, results of operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of any Pledgor.

“Patents” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all patents issued or assigned to, and all patent applications and registrations made by, such Pledgor (whether established or registered or recorded in Canada or any other country or any political subdivision thereof), together with any and all (i) rights and privileges arising under applicable law with respect to such Pledgor’s use of any patents, (ii) inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (iii) reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof and amendments and modifications thereto, (iv) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto including damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (v) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (vi) rights to sue and other rights of action for past, present or future infringements thereof.

“Payment Intangible” means a General Intangible under which the account debtor’s principal obligation is a monetary obligation.

“Perfection Certificate” shall mean that certain perfection certificate dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by each Pledgor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each other Perfection Certificate (which shall be in substantially similar form as the Perfection Certificate dated as of the Closing Date or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent) executed and delivered by the applicable person in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of each Joinder Agreement executed in accordance with Section 3.5 hereof, in each case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the Credit Agreement or upon the request of the Collateral Agent.

“Pledge Amendment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1 hereof.

“Pledged Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.

“Pledged Securities” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, (i) all issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each issuer set forth on Schedule 10(a) to the Perfection Certificate as being owned by such Pledgor and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such issuer acquired by such Pledgor (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor relating to such Equity Interests in each such issuer or under any Organizational Document of each such issuer, and the certificates and instruments representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of the such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, (ii) all Equity Interests of any Subsidiary, which Equity Interests are hereafter acquired by such Pledgor (including by issuance) and all options, warrants, rights, agreements and additional Equity Interests of whatever class of any such Subsidiary acquired by such Pledgor (including by issuance), together with all rights, privileges, authority and powers of such Pledgor relating to such Equity Interests or under any Organizational

 

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Document of any such Subsidiary, and the certificates, instruments and agreements representing such Equity Interests and any and all interest of such Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial intermediary pertaining to such Equity Interests, from time to time acquired by such Pledgor in any manner, and (iii) all Equity Interests issued in respect of the Equity Interests referred to in clause (i) or (ii) upon any consolidation, amalgamation, continuation or merger of any issuer of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that Pledged Securities shall not include any (w) Equity Interests which are not required to be pledged pursuant to Section 5.11(b) of the Credit Agreement, (x) Equity Interests in any unlimited liability company owned by such Pledgor or acquired hereafter in the Borrower.

“Pledgor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble hereof.

“PPSA” shall mean the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) as in effect from time to time and any other applicable federal, provincial or territorial personal property security or similar legislation, together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.

“Proceeds” shall mean, all “proceeds” as such term is defined in the PPSA, and shall include all proceeds in any form derived from the sale, lease or other disposition of any of the Pledged Collateral, including, without limitation, in the case of the Intellectual Property Collateral, all licence royalties and proceeds of suits relating to the Intellectual Property Collateral.

“Quebec Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.11(b) hereof.

“Receivables” shall mean all (i) Accounts, (ii) Chattel Paper, (iii) Payment Intangibles, (iv) General Intangibles, (v) Instruments and (vi) to the extent not otherwise covered above, all other rights to payment, whether or not earned by performance, for goods or other property sold, leased, licensed, sublicensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, or services rendered or to be rendered, regardless of classification, together with all of each Pledgor’s rights, if any, in any goods or other property giving rise to such right to payment and all Collateral Support and Supporting Obligations related thereto and all Records relating thereto.

“Receiver” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2 hereof.

“Records” shall mean all of each Pledgor’s books of account of every kind or nature, purchase and sale agreements, invoices, ownership certificates, manuals, publications, ledger cards, bills of lading and other shipping evidence, statements, correspondence, memoranda, credit files and other data relating to the Pledged Collateral or any account debtor, together with the tapes, disks, diskettes and other data and software storage media and devices, internet, intranet and extranet sites, file cabinets or containers in or on which the foregoing are stored (including any rights of such Pledgor with respect to the foregoing maintained with or by any other person).

“Refinancing Indebtedness” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.4(b) hereof.

 

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“Remaining Secured Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.4(b) hereof.

“Secured Obligations” shall mean the Canadian Obligations as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement.

“Secured Parties” shall mean, collectively, the Canadian Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each party to a Hedging Agreement if at the date of entering into such Hedging Agreement such person was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and such person executes and delivers to the Administrative Agents a letter agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agents pursuant to which such person (i) appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Sections 9.03,10.03 and 10.09 of the Credit Agreement.

“Securities Collateral” shall mean, collectively, the Pledged Securities, the Intercompany Notes and the Distributions.

“Supporting Obligation” shall mean a letter-of-credit right or secondary obligation that supports the payment or performance of an Account, Chattel Paper, a Document of Title, a General Intangible or an Instrument.

“Trademarks” shall mean, collectively, with respect to each Pledgor, all trademarks (including service marks), slogans, logos, business identifiers, certification marks, trade dress, uniform resource locations (URL’s), domain names, corporate names used in commerce and trade names, whether registered or unregistered, owned by or assigned to such Pledgor and all registrations and applications for the foregoing (whether statutory or common law and whether established or registered in Canada or any other country or any political subdivision thereof), together with any and all (i) rights and privileges arising under applicable law with respect to such Pledgor’s use of any trademarks, (ii) reissues, continuations, extensions and renewals thereof and amendments and modifications thereto, (iii) income, fees, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder and with respect thereto, including damages, claims and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (iv) rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and (v) rights to sue and other rights of action for past, present and future infringements thereof.

Section 1.2 Interpretation.

The rules of interpretation specified in the Credit Agreement (including Section 1.03 thereof) shall be applicable to this Agreement.

Section 1.3 Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities.

Each Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection with the execution and delivery hereof, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation hereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party (i.e., the Collateral Agent) shall not be employed in the interpretation hereof.

 

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Section 1.4 Perfection Certificate.

The Collateral Agent and each Secured Party agree that the Perfection Certificate and all descriptions of Pledged Collateral, schedules, amendments and supplements thereto are and shall at all times remain a part of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF SECURITY AND SECURED OBLIGATIONS

Section 2.1 Grant of Security Interest.

As collateral security for the payment and performance in full of all the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor hereby pledges and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a lien on and security interest in all of the right, title and interest of such Pledgor in, to and under the following property, wherever located, and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time (collectively, the “ Pledged Collateral ”):

 

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all Accounts;

 

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all Equipment, Goods and Inventory;

 

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all Documents of Title, Instruments and Chattel Paper;

 

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all Securities Collateral;

 

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all Intellectual Property Collateral;

 

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all General Intangibles;

 

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all Money and all Deposit Accounts;

 

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all Supporting Obligations;

 

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all Records relating to the Pledged Collateral; and

 

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to the extent not covered by clauses (i) through (ix) of this sentence, all other personal property of such Pledgor, whether tangible or intangible, and all Proceeds and products of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of, each of the foregoing, any and all Proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to such Pledgor from time to time with respect to any of the foregoing.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (i) through (ix) above, the security interest created by this Agreement shall not extend to, and the term “Pledged Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Property and (i) the Pledgors shall from time to time at the request of the Collateral Agent give written notice to the Collateral Agent identifying in

 

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reasonable detail the Excluded Property and shall provide to the Collateral Agent such other information regarding the Excluded Property as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) from and after the Closing Date, no Pledgor shall permit to become effective in any document creating, governing or providing for any Licence, a provision that would prohibit the creation of a Lien on such Licence in favor of the Collateral Agent unless such Pledgor believes, in its reasonable judgment, that such action is permitted by Section 6.19 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 2.2 Filings.

(a) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements and amendments thereto that contain the information required by the PPSA or similar legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment relating to the Pledged Collateral, including (i) whether such Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Pledgor, (ii) any financing or continuation statements or other documents without the signature of such Pledgor where permitted by law, including the filing of a financing statement describing the Pledged Collateral as “all of the present and after acquired personal property of the debtor or in which debtor otherwise has rights and all substitutions therefor and proceeds thereof, and (iii) in the case of a financing statement covering Pledged Collateral constituting minerals, hydrocarbons or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, growing crops or the unborn young of animals, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Pledged Collateral relates. Each Pledgor agrees to provide all information described in the immediately preceding sentence to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request by the Collateral Agent.

(b) Each Pledgor hereby ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements or amendments thereto relating to the Pledged Collateral if filed prior to the date hereof.

(c) Each Pledgor hereby further authorizes the Collateral Agent to file filings with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country), including this Agreement and the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, or other documents for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the security interest granted by such Pledgor hereunder, without the signature of such Pledgor, and naming such Pledgor, as debtor, and the Collateral Agent, as secured party.

ARTICLE III

PERFECTION; SUPPLEMENTS; FURTHER ASSURANCES;

USE OF PLEDGED COLLATERAL

Section 3.1 Delivery of Certificated Securities Collateral.

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duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank and that the Collateral Agent has a perfected first priority security interest therein. Each Pledgor hereby agrees that all certificates, agreements or instruments representing or evidencing Securities Collateral acquired by such Pledgor after the date hereof shall promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by such Pledgor) be delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto. All certificated Securities Collateral shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall have the right, at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, to endorse, assign or otherwise transfer to or to register in the name of the Collateral Agent or any of its nominees or endorse for negotiation any or all of the Securities Collateral, without any indication that such Securities Collateral is subject to the security interest hereunder. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have the right upon one (1) day prior written notice to such Pledgor to exchange certificates representing or evidencing Securities Collateral for certificates of smaller or larger denominations.

Section 3.2 Perfection of Uncertificated Securities Collateral.

Each Pledgor represents and warrants that the Collateral Agent has a perfected first priority security interest in all uncertificated Pledged Securities pledged by it hereunder that are in existence on the date hereof. Each Pledgor hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Securities are at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then such Pledgor shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) cause the issuer to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent an acknowledgment of the pledge of such Pledged Securities substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, (ii) if necessary or desirable to perfect a security interest in such Pledged Securities, cause such pledge to be recorded on the equity holder register or the books of the issuer, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to complete the pledge and give the Collateral Agent the right to transfer such Pledged Securities under the terms hereof, (iii) upon the reasonable request by the Collateral Agent, provide to the Collateral Agent an opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, confirming such pledge and perfection thereof, and (iv) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, upon request by the Collateral Agent, (A) cause the Organizational Documents of such issuer to be amended to provide that such Pledged Securities shall be treated as “securities” for purposes of the PPSA, and (B) cause such Pledged Securities to become certificated and delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.

Section 3.3 Financing Statements and Other Filings; Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest.

Each Pledgor represents and warrants that all financing statements, agreements, instruments and other documents necessary to perfect the security interest granted by it to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Pledged Collateral have been delivered to the Collateral Agent in completed and, to the extent necessary or appropriate, duly executed form for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate. Each Pledgor agrees that at the sole cost and expense of such Pledgor, such Pledgor will

 

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maintain the security interest created by this Agreement in the Pledged Collateral as a perfected first priority security interest subject only to Permitted Liens.

Section 3.4 Other Actions.

In order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce, the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Collateral, each Pledgor represents and warrants as follows and agrees, at such Pledgor’s own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Pledged Collateral:

(a) Attachment .

(i) Value has been given;

(ii) such Pledgor has rights in the Pledged Collateral (other than Pledged Collateral acquired after the date hereof); and

(iii) they have not agreed to postpone the time for attachment of the Lien which shall attach upon the execution of this Agreement and, in the case of Pledged Collateral acquired after the date hereof, when such Pledgor has rights therein.

(b) Instruments and Chattel Paper . As of the date hereof, no amounts payable under or in connection with any of the Pledged Collateral are evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper other than such Instruments and Chattel Paper listed in Schedule 11 to the Perfection Certificate. Each Instrument and each item of Chattel Paper listed in Schedule 11 to the Perfection Certificate has been properly endorsed, assigned and delivered to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank. If any amount then payable under or in connection with any of the Pledged Collateral shall be evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, and such amount, together with all amounts payable evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent exceeds$ 500, 000 in the aggregate for all Pledgors, the Pledgor acquiring such Instrument or Chattel Paper shall promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof) endorse, assign and deliver such Instrument or Chattel Paper to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time specify.

(c) Deposit Accounts . As of the date hereof, no Pledgor has any Deposit Accounts otherthan the accounts listed in Schedule 14 to the Perfection Certificate. The Collateral Agent has a first priority perfected security interest in each such Deposit Account. No Pledgor shall hereafter establish and maintain any Deposit Account unless (1) it shall have given the Collateral Agent 30days’ prior written notice of its intention to establish such new Deposit Account with a financial institution, (2) such financial institution shall be reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and (3) such financial institution and such Pledgor shall have duly executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to such Deposit Account unless the Collateral Agent shall have waived such requirement in writing. The Collateral Agent agrees with each Pledgor that the Collateral Agent shall not give any instructions directing the disposition of funds from time to time credited to any Deposit Account or withhold any withdrawal rights from each Pledgor with respect to funds from time to time credited to any

 

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Deposit Account unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The provisions of this Section 3.4(c) shall not apply to (i) Deposit Accounts specially and exclusively used as trust accounts for the benefit of each Pledgor’s customers if all or any portion of the proceeds on deposit therein are for the benefit of one or more customers of such Pledgor, (ii) Deposit Accounts specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of each Pledgor’s employees, or (iii) to any Deposit Accounts for which the Collateral Agent is the financial institution. Each Pledgor shall not grant a Lien or any Deposit Account to any person other than the Collateral Agent.

(d) Letter-of-Credit Rights . If any Pledgor is at any time a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit now or hereafter issued, such Pledgor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof and such Pledgor shall, at the request of the Collateral Agent, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, either (i) arrange for the issuer and any confirmer of such Letter of Credit to consent to an assignment to the Collateral Agent of the proceeds of any drawing under the Letter of Credit or (ii) arrange for the Collateral Agent to become the transferee beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, with the Collateral Agent agreeing, in each case, that the proceeds of any drawing under the Letter of Credit are to be applied as provided in the Credit Agreement. The actions in the preceding sentence shall not be required to the extent that the amount of any such Letter of Credit, together with the aggregate amount of all other Letters of Credit for which the actions described above in clause (i) and (ii) have not been taken, does not exceed S500,000 in the aggregate.

(e) Landlord’s Access Agreements/Bailee Letters . Each Pledgor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as practicable after the date hereof with respect to each location set forth in Schedule 4.01(m)(vi) to the Credit Agreement, where such Pledgor maintains Pledged Collateral (other than Customer Locations), a Bailee Letter and/or Landlord Access Agreement, as applicable, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a Bailee Letter, Landlord Access Agreement and/or landlord’s lien waiver, as applicable, from all such bailees and landlords, as applicable, who from time to time have possession of any Pledged Collateral if reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver of bailee’s lien shall not be required in any event if the value of the Pledged Collateral held by such bailee is less than $50,000, provided that the aggregate value of the Pledged Collateral held by all bailees who have not delivered a Bailee Letter is less than $250,000 in the aggregate.

(f) Motor Vehicles . Upon the request of the Collateral Agent, each Pledgor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent originals of the certificates of title or ownership for the motor vehicles (and any other Equipment covered by certificates of title or ownership) owned by it, with the Collateral Agent listed as lienholder therein. Such requirement shall not apply if any such motor vehicle (or any such other Equipment) is valued at less than $50,000 (on a replacement value basis), provided that the aggregate replacement value of all motor vehicles (and such Equipment) as to which any Pledgor has not delivered a certificate of title or ownership is less than $500,000.

Section 3.5 Joinder of Additional Pledgors.

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Collateral Agent (i) a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto and (ii) a Perfection Certificate, in each case, within thirty (30) days of the date on which it was acquired or created or (b) in the case of a Subsidiary organized outside of Canada required to pledge any assets to the Collateral Agent, to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent such documentation as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request and, in each case with respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, upon such execution and delivery, such Subsidiary shall constitute a “Pledgor” for all purposes hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Pledgor herein. The execution and delivery of such Joinder Agreement shall not require the consent of any Pledgor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Pledgor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Pledgor as a party to this Agreement.

Section 3.6 Supplements; Further Assurances.

Each Pledgor shall take such further actions, and execute and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent such additional financing statements, amendments, assignments, agreements, supplements, powers and instruments, as the Collateral Agent may in its reasonable judgment deem necessary or appropriate in order to create, perfect, preserve and protect the security interest in the Pledged Collateral as provided herein and the rights and interests granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, to carry into effect the purposes hereof or better to assure and confirm the validity, enforceability and priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Pledged Collateral or permit the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights, powers and remedies hereunder with respect to any Pledged Collateral, including the filing of financing statements, continuation statements and other documents (including this Agreement) under the PPSA (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interest created hereby and the execution and delivery of Deposit Account Control Agreements, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and in such offices (including the Canadian Intellectual Property Office) wherever required by law to perfect, continue and maintain the validity, enforceability and priority of the security interest in the Pledged Collateral as provided herein and to preserve the other rights and interests granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, as against third parties, with respect to the Pledged Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Pledgor shall make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file or refile and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent from time to time upon reasonable request by the Collateral Agent such lists, schedules, descriptions and designations of the Pledged Collateral, copies of warehouse receipts, receipts in the nature of warehouse receipts, bills of lading, documents of title, vouchers, invoices, schedules, confirmatory assignments, supplements, additional security agreements, conveyances, financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, reports and other assurances or instruments as the Collateral Agent may in its reasonable, judgment deem necessary or appropriate. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent may institute and maintain, in its own name or in the name of any Pledgor, such suits and proceedings as the Collateral Agent may be advised by counsel shall be necessary or expedient to prevent any impairment of the security interest in or the perfection thereof in the Pledged Collateral. All of the foregoing shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Pledgors.

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

Each Pledgor represents, warrants and covenants as follows:

Section 4.1 Title.

Except for the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and Permitted Liens, such Pledgor owns and has rights and, as to Pledged Collateral acquired by it from time to time after the date hereof, will own and have rights in each item of Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens or claims of others. In addition, no Liens or claims exist on the Securities Collateral, other than as permitted by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 4.2 Validity of Security Interest.

The security interest in and Lien on the Pledged Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder constitutes (a) a legal and valid security interest in all the Pledged Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, and (b) subject to the filings and other actions described in Schedule 7 to the Perfection Certificate (to the extent required to be listed on the schedules to the Perfection Certificate as of the date this representation is made or deemed made), a perfected security interest in all the Pledged Collateral. The security interest and Lien granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement in and on the Pledged Collateral will at all times constitute a perfected, continuing security interest therein, prior to all other Liens on the Pledged Collateral except for Permitted Liens.

Section 4.3 Defence of Claims; Transferability of Pledged Collateral.

Subject to Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement, such Pledgor shall, at its own cost and expense, defend title to the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder and the security interest therein and Lien thereon granted to the Collateral Agent and the priority thereof against all claims and demands of all persons, at any time claiming any interest therein adverse to the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party other than Permitted Liens. As of the date hereof, there is no agreement, order, judgment or decree, and such Pledgor shall not enter into any agreement or take any other action, that would restrict the transferability of any of the Pledged Collateral or otherwise materially impair or conflict with such Pledgor’s obligations or the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder.

Section 4.4 Other Financing Statements.

No Pledgor has filed or authorized any third party to file, any valid or effective financing statement (or similar statement, instrument of registration or public notice under the law of any jurisdiction) covering or purporting to cover any interest of any kind in the Pledged Collateral, except such as have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement or in favor of any holder of a Permitted Lien with respect to such Permitted Lien or financing statements or public notices relating to the termination statements listed on Schedule 9 to the

 

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Perfection Certificate. No Pledgor shall execute, authorize or permit to be filed in any public office any financing statement (or similar statement, instrument of registration or public notice under the law of any jurisdiction) relating to any Pledged Collateral, except financing statements and other statements and instruments filed or to be filed in respect of and covering the security interests granted by such Pledgor to the holder of the Permitted Liens.

Section 4.5 Chief Executive Office; Change of Name; Jurisdiction of Organization.

The Collateral Agent may rely on advice of counsel as to whether any or all PPSA financing statements of each Pledgor need to be amended as a result of any of the changes described in Section 5.13(a) of the Credit Agreement. If any Pledgor fails to provide information to the Collateral Agent about such changes when required by Section 5.13(a) of the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible to any party for any failure to maintain a perfected security interest in such Pledgor’s property constituting Pledged Collateral, for which the Collateral Agent needed to have information relating to such changes. The Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire about such changes if such Pledgor does not inform the Collateral Agent of such changes, the parties acknowledging and agreeing that it would not be feasible or practical for the Collateral Agent to search for information on such changes if such information is not provided by such Pledgor.

Section 4.6 Location of Inventory and Equipment.

It shall not move any Equipment or Inventory to any location, other than any location that is listed in the relevant Schedules to the Perfection Certificate, unless (i) it shall have given the Collateral Agent not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice (in the form of an Officers’ Certificate) of its intention so to do, clearly describing such new location and providing such other information in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) to the extent applicable with respect to such new location, such Pledgor shall have complied with Section 3.4(e); provided that in no event shall any Equipment or Inventory be moved to any location outside of Canada unless such Pledgor has complied with Section 5.12 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 4.7 Due Authorization and Issuance.

All of the Pledged Securities existing on the date hereof have been, and to the extent any Pledged Securities are hereafter issued, such Pledged Securities will be, upon such issuance, duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. There is no amount or other obligation owing by any Pledgor to any issuer of the Pledged Securities in exchange for or in connection with the issuance of the Pledged Securities or any Pledgor’s status as a shareholder, unitholder, partner or a member of any issuer of the Pledged Securities.

Section 4.8 Consents, etc.

In the event that the Collateral Agent desires to exercise any remedies, voting or consensual rights or attorney-in-fact powers set forth in this Agreement and determines it necessary to obtain any approvals or consents of any Governmental Authority or any other person therefor, then, upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, the Pledgor agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist and aid the Collateral Agent to obtain as soon as

 

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practicable any necessary approvals or consents for the exercise of any such remedies, rights and powers.

Section 4.9 Pledged Collateral.

As of the date hereof, all information set forth herein, and all information contained in any documents, schedules and lists heretofore delivered to any Secured Party, including the Perfection Certificate and the schedules thereto, in connection with this Agreement, in each case, relating to the Pledged Collateral, is true, accurate and complete in all material respects. The Pledged Collateral described on the schedules to the Perfection Certificate constitutes all of the material property of such type of Pledged Collateral owned or held by the Pledgors.

Section 4.10 Insurance.

In the event that the proceeds of any insurance claim are paid to any Pledgor after the Collateral Agent has exercised its right to foreclose after an Event of Default, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and immediately after receipt thereof shall be paid to the Collateral Agent for application in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

Section 4.11 Assets in Quebec.

With the exception of inventory in transit, the aggregate fair market value of all assets and property comprising the Pledged Collateral situated in the Province of Quebec (the “Quebec Collateral”) does not exceed $1,000,000. If at any time the fair market value of the Quebec Collateral exceeds $1,000,000, the Borrower shall (i) promptly provide the Collateral Agent with written notice thereof, and (ii) within thirty (30) days of such notice, execute and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent any and all agreements, instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably require to grant to the Collateral Agent a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Quebec Collateral.

ARTICLE V

CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING SECURITIES COLLATERAL

Section 5.1 Pledge of Additional Securities Collateral.

Each Pledgor shall, upon obtaining any Pledged Securities or Intercompany Notes of any