LOAN & SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN & SECURITY AGREEMENT
(as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the
" Security Agreement ") is entered into as of the 7th day of
November, 2008, among 301 PRODUCTIONS, INC., a California
corporation (the " Grantor "), NATIONAL LAMPOON, INC., a
California corporation ("NL"), and the ALFRED J. FERRO TRUST
(referred to as the "Secured Party "). The Grantors and the
Secured Party are sometimes referred to herein collectively as the
" Parties " and each individually as a " Party
".
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Grantor is the owner of all
right, title and interest in and to the motion picture currently
titled "National Lampoon's Legend of Awesomest Maximus" (the "
Film ").
WHEREAS, NL controls and owns all of
the issued and outstanding equity securities of Grantor, and NL and
Grantor have entered into that certain Worldwide Distribution
Agreement dated as of November 7, 2008 (the " NL Distribution
Agreement ") pursuant to which Grantor has appointed NL as the
worldwide distributor of the Film.
WHEREAS, simultaneously herewith,
the Secured Party is lending to Grantor the sum of ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND and NO/100 Dollars ($125,000.00) (the "Loan")
evidenced by that certain Secured Promissory Note of the Company
dated as of November 7, 2008 (the " Secured Promissory Note
").
WHEREAS, the Secured Party has
required the Grantor and NL to execute and deliver this Security
Agreement and grant to Secured Party a perfected continuing Lien in
the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) in order to secure the
prompt and complete payment, observance and performance of all of
the Obligations (as hereinafter defined), and as a condition
precedent to the making of any loans, advances and any other
financial accommodations by the Secured Party.
WHEREAS, VS Investment B, LLC,
Voodoo Production Services, L.L.C., Jerry Daigle, Janice Salaman
and the Alfred J. Ferro Trust have made loans to Grantor in the
amounts of $600,000.00, $450,000.00, $450,000.00, $350,000.00 and
$125,000.00 each, for a total of $1,975,000.00 which has been or is
being fully funded prior to, or contemporaneously with, the funding
of the Loan (the " Other Loans ") upon terms substantially
similar to the terms of this Security Agreement and the Secured
Note, and the Secured Party, VS Investment B, LLC, Voodoo
Production Services, L.L.C., Jerry Daigle and Janice Salaman
(together, the " Intercreditor Group, " and each being
individually referred to as a " Member of the Intercreditor
Group ") are parties to that certain Intercreditor Agreement of
even date herewith (the " Intercreditor Agreement
").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the Loan, the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms . All
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings given to them in Annex A attached hereto. All other
terms contained in this Security Agreement, unless the context
indicates otherwise, have the meanings provided for by the Code to
the extent the same are used or defined therein.
(a) To secure the prompt and
complete payment, performance and observance of all of the
Obligations, Grantor hereby grants, assigns, conveys, mortgages,
pledges, hypothecates and transfers to Secured Party a Lien upon
all of Grantor's right, title and interest in, to and under all
personal property and other assets, whether now owned by or owing
to, or hereafter acquired by or arising in favor of Grantor
(including under any trade names, styles or derivations thereof),
and whether owned or consigned by or to, or leased from or to,
Grantor, and regardless of where located (all of which being
hereinafter collectively referred to as the " Collateral "),
including:
(i) all rights of every kind
and nature (including, without limitation, copyrights) in and to
the screenplay of the Film (copyright registration number
PAu-3-358-000), and any other literary, musical, dramatic or other
literary material of any kind or nature upon which, in whole or in
part, the Film is or may be based, or from which it is or may be
adapted or inspired or which may be or has been used or included in
the Film including, without limitation, all scripts, scenarios,
screenplays, bibles, stories, treatments, novels, outlines, books,
titles, concepts, characters, manuscripts or other properties or
materials of any kind or nature in whatever state of completion and
all drafts, versions and variations thereof (collectively, the "
Literary Property "): without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Grantor shall immediately execute, deliver and cause to
be filed and recorded with the United States Copyright Office a
Notice of Security Interest and Collateral Assignment of Copyrights
in the form of Exhibit 2(a)(i) attached hereto with respect to each
and every copyright included in the Collateral;
(ii) all rights of every kind
and nature in and to all physical properties of every kind or
nature of or relating to the Film and all versions thereof,
including, without limitation, all physical properties relating to
the development, production, completion, delivery, exhibition,
distribution or other exploitation of the Film, and all versions
thereof or any part thereof, including, without limitation, the
Literary Property, exposed film, developed film, positives,
negatives, prints, answer prints, special effects, pre-print
materials (including interpositives, negatives, duplicate
negatives, internegatives, color reversals, intermediates,
lavenders, fine grain master prints and matrices and all other
forms of pre-print elements which may be necessary or useful to
produce prints or other copies or additional pre-print elements,
whether now known or hereafter devised), soundtracks, recordings,
audio and video tapes and discs of all types and gauges, cutouts,
trims and any and all other physical properties of every kind and
nature relating to the Film in whatever state of completion, and
all duplicates, drafts, versions, variations and copies of each
thereof (collectively, the " Physical Properties
"):
(iii) all collateral, allied,
ancillary, subsidiary, publishing and merchandising rights of every
kind and nature, without limitation, derived from, appurtenant to
or related to the Film or the Literary Property, including, without
limitation, all production, exploitation, reissue, remake, sequel,
serial or series production rights by use of film, tape or any
other recording devices now known or hereafter devised, whether
based upon, derived from or inspired by the Film, the Literary
Property or any part thereof; all rights to use, exploit and
license others to use or exploit any and all novelization,
publishing, commercial tieups and merchandising rights of every
kind and nature, including, without limitation, all novelization,
publishing, merchandising rights and commercial tieups arising out
of or connected with or inspired by the Film or the Literary
Property, the title or titles of the Film, the characters appearing
in the Film or said Literary Property and/or the names or
characteristics of said characters, and including further, without
limitation, any and all commercial exploitation in connection with
or related to the Film, all remakes or sequels thereof and/or the
Literary Property;
(iv) all rights of Grantor of
every kind or nature, present and future, in and to all agreements
relating to the development, production, completion, delivery and
exploitation of the Film, including,, without limitation, all
agreements for personal services, including the services of
writers, directors, cast, producers, special effects personnel,
animators, cameramen and other creative, artistic and technical
staff and agreements for the use of studio space, equipment,
facilities, locations, animation services, special effects services
and laboratory contracts;
(v) all contract rights and
general intangibles which grant to any Person any right to acquire,
produce, develop, reacquire, finance, release, sell, distribute,
subdistribute, lease, sublease, market, license, sublicense,
exhibit, broadcast, transmit, reproduce, publicize, or otherwise
exploit the Film or any rights in the Film including, without
limitation, all such rights pursuant to agreements between Grantor
and any Subsidiary which relate to the ownership, production or
financing of the Film;
(ix) all General
Intangibles (including all Products, Contracts, Intellectual
Property, and payment intangibles);
(x) all Goods
(including Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures);
(xii) all Deposit
Accounts and all other bank accounts and all deposits
therein;
(xiii) all money,
cash or cash equivalents of Grantor;
(xiv) all
Supporting Obligations and Letter-of-Credit Rights of
Grantor; and
(xv) to the
extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, tort claims insurance
claims and other rights to payments not otherwise included in the
foregoing and products of the foregoing and all accessions to,
substitutions and replacements for, and rents and profits of, each
of the foregoing.
(b) In addition, to
secure the prompt and complete payment, performance and observance
of the Obligations and in order to induce Secured Party as
aforesaid, Grantor hereby grants to Secured Party a right of
set-off against the property of Grantor held by Secured Party,
consisting of property described above in Section 2(a) now or
hereafter in the possession or custody of or in transit to Secured
Party, for any purpose, including safekeeping, collection or
pledge, for the account of Grantor, or as to which Grantor may have
any right or power.
(c) In addition, to
secure the prompt and complete payment, performance and observance
of the Obligations and in order to induce Secured Party as
aforesaid, NL hereby grants to Secured Party a Lien upon all of
NL's right, title and interest of whatsoever kind or nature in, to,
under or relating to the Film, including without limitation all
Literary Property and Physical Properties, and the Collection
Account (defined below). All such property and rights shall be
included in the Collateral hereunder.
3.
Collection Account; Minimum Guaranty Amount; Profit
Participation.
(a) In order to secure the prompt
and complete payment, performance and observance of the Obligations
and in order to induce Secured Party as aforesaid, as promptly as
practicable after the date hereof, NL shall open a collection
account (the " Collection Account ") into which NL and the
Company shall cause all cash receipts and Proceeds (the "
Funds ") derived from distribution or exploitation of the
Film to be deposited. Among other things, NL and the Company shall
cause all licensees and distributors of the Film and all other
third parties (together, " Payors ") to pay all amounts of
Gross Receipts (as defined in the NL Distribution Agreement) with
respect to the Film directly into the Collection Account. As
promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this
Agreement, NL shall deliver to the Secured Party copies of notices
of assignment and acknowledgement (in a form reasonably approved by
the Secured Party), executed on behalf of NL, the Company and each
Payor with respect to the assignment of the existing distribution,
license or other agreement (each an " Existing Distribution
Agreement ") with such Payor hereunder and payment of Gross
Proceeds thereunder into the Collection Account (each, a "Notice
of Assignment "). Notices of Assignment with respect to
distribution, license or other agreements executed hereafter shall
be obtained and delivered to the Secured Party as promptly as
reasonably practicable following the execution of such agreements
(" Additional Distribution Agreements "). The Collection
Account shall be governed by an agreement among a bank selected by
NL (and reasonably acceptable to the Secured Party), NL, the
Company, and the Members of the Intercreditor Group, including the
Secured Party, which provides that Funds will be disbursed from the
Collection Account pursuant to the written direction of at least 2
of the 3 Designated Representatives (as defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement) of the Members of the Intercreditor Group.
The Collection Account shall constitute a deposit account under the
control of a secured party pursuant to the Code. The parties agree
that all Funds will be disbursed (and the Secured Party will sign
appropriate written directions as aforesaid to disburse the Funds)
in the following order and priority:
(i) First, to pay all
residuals due and owing to Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Directors
Guild of America (DGA) and Writers Guild of America
(WGA);
(ii) Second, to pay
NL fifty percent (50%) of its Distribution Fee under the NL
Distribution Agreement (i.e., ten percent (10%) of Gross Receipts
as defined therein), with the balance to be deferred until complete
repayment and satisfaction of all Obligations, including all
principal, accrued interest and other amounts payable under the
Secured Note, and all obligations under the secured notes
evidencing the Other Loans to Grantor by the other Members of the
Intercreditor Group;
(iii) Third, to reimburse
NL all amounts advanced for Approved Distribution Expenses (as
defined in the NL Distribution Agreement).
(iv) Fourth, to pay and
satisfy all Obligations, including repayment of all principal,
accrued interest and other amounts payable under the Secured Note,
and all obligations under the secured notes evidencing the Other
Loans to Grantor by the other Members of the Intercreditor
Group.
(v) Fifth, to pay
the balance of the Distribution Fee payable to NL under the NL
Distribution Agreement.
(vi) Sixth, to pay
NL its royalty of 8% of Gross Receipts in respect of NL's license
to Grantor to use NL's name, mark and all other intellectual
property of NL used in connection with the Film.
(vii) The balance of the
Funds will be paid to Grantor, NL, the Secured Party and/or the
Other Members of the Intercreditor Group in accordance with the
respective participation agreements among the parties, which
provide for participations to each Member of the Intercreditor
Group on a pro rata, pari passu basis.
(b) If, but only if,
NL fails to deliver a fully executed Notice of Assignment as
required pursuant to Section 3(a) above (i) with respect to an
Existing Distribution Agreement, within ninety (90) days following
the date of this Agreement, or (ii) with respect to an Additional
Distribution Agreement, within ninety (90) days following the date
of such Additional Distribution Agreement, then NL hereby
guarantees to the Secured Party that the full amount of the minimum
guarantee under such Existing Distribution Agreement or Additional
Distribution Agreement, as the case may be, will be deposited into
the Collection Account, and NL shall make each such deposit (or any
deficit therein) if and to the extent not made by the respective
Payor on or before the Maturity Date of the Secured Promissory
Note. Any such guaranty by NL with respect to an Existing
Distribution Agreement or an Additional Distribution Agreement
shall expire if and when NL delivers the Notice of Assignment with
respect thereto, provided that such Notice of Assignment is
delivered to the Secured Party before the Maturity Date of the
Secured Promissory Note.
(c) As a further
inducement to the Secured Party to make the Loan evidenced by the
Secured Promissory Note, upon receipt of the proceeds of the Loan,
NL hereby agrees to irrevocably assign, transfer and convey to
Secured Party a Eleven and One-Half percent (11.5%) net profit
participation in the Film, which NL shall pay in cash, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Profit
Participation Agreement of even date herewith.
4. Secured Party's
Rights, Limitations on Secured Party's Obligations .
(a) It is expressly
agreed by Grantor and NL that, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, Grantor and NL shall remain liable under each of
their Contracts and each of their Licenses to observe and perform
all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by
them thereunder. Secured Party shall not have any obligation or
liability under any Contract or License by reason of or arising out
of this Security Agreement or the granting herein of a Lien thereon
or the receipt by Secured Party of any payment relating to any
Contract or License pursuant hereto. Secured Party shall not be
required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of
the obligations of Grantor under or pursuant to any Contract or
License, or to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the
nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or the
sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Contract or
License, or to present or file any claims, or to take any action to
collect or enforce any performance or the payment of any amounts
which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled
at any time or times.
(b) Secured Party may
at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, without prior notice to Grantor, notify Account Debtors
and other Persons obligated on the Collateral that Secured Party
has a security interest therein, and that payments shall be made
directly to Secured Party. Thereafter, upon the request of Secured
Party, Grantor and NL shall so notify Account Debtors and other
Persons obligated on Collateral. Once any such notice has been
given to any Account Debtor or other Person obligated on the
Collateral, Grantor and NL shall not give any contrary instructions
to such Account Debtor or other Person without Secured Party's
prior written consent.
(c) Secured Party may
at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, in Secured Party's own name, in the name of a nominee
of Secured Party or in the name of Grantor communicate (by mail,
telephone, facsimile or otherwise) with Account Debtors, parties to
Contracts and obligors in respect of Instruments to verify with
such Persons, to Secured Party's satisfaction, the existence,
amount, terms of, and any other matter relating to, the Film, the
Literary Property, the Physical Properties, any Product, Accounts,
General Intangibles (including all Products, Contracts,
Intellectual Property, and payment intangibles), Instruments or
Chattel Paper included in the Collateral.
5. Representations and
Warranties . In order to induce the Secured Party to make the
Loan, each of Grantor and NL jointly and severally represents and
warrants to the Secured Party that that the following statements
are true and correct and shall continue to be true and correct
until all Obligations to the Secured Party shall have been fully
performed and satisfied:
(a) Grantor and NL each have rights
in and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which
it purports to grant a Lien hereunder free and clear of any and all
Liens other than the Permitted Additional Lien (as defined in
Section 5.(b) below) and Permitted Encumbrances arising in the
ordinary course of making the Film.
(b) This Security
Agreement is effective to create a valid and continuing Lien on
and, upon the filing of the appropriate financing statements listed
on Schedule I hereto, a perfected Lien in favor of Secured Party on
the Collateral with respect to which a Lien may be perfected by
filing pursuant to the Code. Such Lien is prior to all other Liens,
except the perfected, continuing Liens of the other Members of the
Intercreditor Group in the Collateral to secure the Other Loans,
which are pari passu with the security interest of Secured Party
(the "Permitted Additional Liens"), and Permitted Encumbrances
arising in the ordinary course of making the Film that would be
prior to Liens in favor of Secured Party as a matter of law, and
upon recordation the Lien will be enforceable in favor of Secured
Party as such as against any and all creditors of and purchasers
from Grantor or NL. All action by Grantor and NL necessary or
desirable to protect and perfect such Lien on each item of the
Collateral has been, or shall promptly be, duly taken.
(c) Schedule II hereto
lists all Instruments, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Chattel Paper of
Grantor. All action by Grantor necessary or desirable to protect
and perfect the Lien of Secured Party on each item set forth on
Schedule II (including the delivery of all originals thereof
to Secured Party and the legending of all Chattel Paper as required
by Section 5(b) hereof) has been duly taken. The Lien of Secured
Party on the Collateral listed on Schedule II hereto is
prior to all other Liens, except the Permitted Additional Liens and
Permitted Encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of making the
Film that would be prior to the Liens in favor of Secured Party as
a matter of law, and such Lien is enforceable in favor of Secured
Party as such against any and all creditors of and purchasers from
Grantor or NL.
(d) Grantor's name as
it appears in official filings in the state(s) of its
incorporation, the type of entity of Grantor, organizational
identification numbers issued by Grantor's state of incorporation
or statement(s) that no such number has been issued, Grantor's
state of incorporation, the location(s) of Grantor's chief
executive office(s), principal place(s) of business, offices, all
warehouses and premises where Collateral is stored or located, and
the locations of its books and records concerning the Collateral
are set forth on Schedule III hereto.
(e) With respect to
any Inventory of Grantor, (i) no Inventory is now, or shall at any
time or times hereafter be stored at any location other than as set
forth on Schedule III hereto without Secured Party's prior consent,
and if Secured Party gives such consent, Grantor will concurrently
therewith obtain bailee, landlord or mortgagee agreements, in each
case, satisfactory to Secured Party in its sole discretion, (ii)
Grantor has good, indefeasible and merchantable title to such
Inventory and such Inventory is not subject to any Lien or security
interest or document whatsoever except for the Lien granted to
Secured Party and except for the Permitted Additional Lien and
Permitted Encumbrances, (iii) such Inventory is not subject to any
licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade name or copyright
agreements with any third parties which would require any consent
of any^third party upon sale or disposition of that Inventory or
the payment of any monies to any third party as a precondition of
such sale or other disposition, and (iv) the completion of
manufacture, sale or other disposition of such Inventory by Secured
Party following an Event of Default shall not require the consent
of any Person and shall not constitute a breach or default under
any contract or agreement to which Grantor is a party or to which
such property is subject.
(f) Upon the filing of
a UCC financing statement and the Notice of Security Interest in
Patents and Trademarks and the Notice of Security Interest in
Copyrights with the United State Patent and Trademark Office and
the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, the Liens
granted hereunder with respect to the Grantor's interest in its
Intellectual Property are enforceable as such as against any and
all creditors of and purchasers from Grantor or NL.
(g) Each of Grantor
and NL (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of California; (ii) is
duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each
other jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification except where
the failure to be so qualified does not and would not have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties or assets of
the Grantor; (iii) has the requisite power and authority and the
legal right to own, pledge, mortgage or otherwise encumber and
operate its properties, to lease the property it operates under
lease and to conduct its business as now, heretofore and proposed
to be conducted; (iv) has all material licenses, permits, consents
or approvals from or by, and have made all material filings with,
and have given all material notices to, all Governmental
Authorities having jurisdiction, to the extent required for such
ownership, operation and conduct; and (v) is in compliance with its
charter, bylaws, and all applicable provisions of law, except where
the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon
Grantor.
(h) The execution, delivery and
performance by Grantor and NL of this Security Agreement, the
Notice of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks, and the
Notice of Security Interest in Copyrights and the creation of all
Liens provided for herein or therein: (i) are within Grantor's and
NL's respective power; (ii) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action; (iii) do not contravene any provision
of Grantor's or NL's charters or bylaws; (iv) do not violate any
law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or
Governmental Authority; (v) do not conflict with or result in the
breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate
or permit the acceleration of any performance required by, any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other
instrument to which such Person is a party or by which such Person
or any of its property is bound; (vi) do not result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of such Person
other than those in favor of Secured Party pursuant to this
Security Agreement; and (vii) do not require the consent or
approval of any Governmental Authority or any other Person except
to the extent any such consent was obtained prior to the date
hereof. This Security Agreement, the Notice of Security Interest in
Patents and Trademarks and the Notice of Security Interest in
Copyrights executed contemporaneously herewith have been duly
executed and delivered by Grantor and NL. This Security Agreement,
each Notice of Security Interest in Patents and Trademarks, and
each Notice of Security Interest in Copyrights executed
contemporaneously herewith shall constitute a legal, valid and
binding obligation of Grantor and NL enforceable against them in
accordance with its terms.
(i) Grantor and NL have
obtained and delivered to Secured Party, or will deliver to Secured
Party within 10 days following the date of this Agreement, true and
complete fully executed copies of all sales agency agreements, all
existing distribution and license agreements (and the notices of
assignment and the acknowledgement relating thereto), all policies
of insurance and all chain-of-title documents related to the Film
or to the production, marketing, distribution and/or exploitation
of the Film (the " Related Agreements "). Each Related
Agreement, and all other agreements, certificates, exhibits,
attachments, instruments and other documents entered into in
connection herewith or therewith and which have been delivered or
will be delivered to Secured Party are and will be valid, binding
and subsisting agreements. Each has been executed by all necessary
parties and all are and will be in full force and effect. Grantor
and NL will notify Secured Party of each proposed modification to
any Related Agreement which could affect Secured Party's rights
hereunder or under the Secured Promissory Note or any of the other
agreements contemplated hereby, and will not, without Secured
Party's prior written consent, alter or modify any such document or
agreement so as to adversely affect Secured Party's rights or
interests.
(j) Neither Grantor, NL nor any
other party to any of the Related Agreements is in material default
under any of the Related Agreements to which such Persons are
parties. In the event Grantor or NL either knows or believes that
any such default exists, Grantor and/or NL, as the case may be
shall, within twenty-four (24) hours, deliver written notice of
breach to the appropriate party, with a copy to Secured
Party.
(k) There is no action, suit or
proceeding at law or in equity or by or before any governmental
instrumentality or other agency or any investigation of the affairs
of Grantor or NL (or any Affiliate thereof) or any of their
managers, members, officers, properties or rights which, if
adversely determined, would materially affect (a) the ability of
Grantor or NL to perform their obligations concerning the
production and exploitation of the Film as contemplated hereby
(including, but not limited to, the ability of Grantor or NL to
perform their respective obligations under the Related Agreements
or to conduct their businesses substantially as being conducted on
the date hereof), (b) the financial condition of Grantor or NL, (c)
the security interests granted to Secured Party hereunder, or (d)
the Collateral; nor is Grantor or NL in default with respect to any
judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule or regulation of any court
or governmental instrumentality or other agency which might
materially impair the rights of Grantor or NL to carry on their
businesses substantially as now being conducted or which might
materially or adversely affect the financial condition of Grantor
or NL. Neither Grantor, NL nor the Collateral have been affected by
any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor
dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or
of a public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by
insurance), materially and adversely affecting such Collateral or
the business or operations of Grantor or NL.
(1) Grantor owns all rights in the
Film, and Grantor or NL own all rights in the other Collateral,
necessary to enable Grantor and NL to fully perform all of their
Obligations, representations, warranties and agreements under this
Agreement, the Secured Promissory Note, the Related Agreements and
the other documents and agreements contemplated hereby. Other than
certain music rights or other customary rights to be licensed in
the future, which shall be acquired by completion of the Film and
continuing through satisfaction of all Obligations, Grantor shall
own all right, title and interest, including copyrights in and to
the Film and including all right, title and interest necessary to
distribute, exhibit and otherwise exploit the Film in the world,
including, without limitation, all necessary rights in the
literary, musical or other property or ideas used therein and the
right to exhibit the Film in theatres, on television, by means of
video cassettes and videodiscs or in any other media or manner
contemplated in the Related Agreements. To the best of Grantor's
and NL's knowledge, any and all materialor matter used in or in
connection with the Film, including dialogue, characters, titles,
episodes and events, shall be original with or owned by or licensed
to Grantor, or in the public domain, and will not infringe any
copyrights, trademarks or statutory or common law rights of any
Person, or, to the best of Grantor's and NL's knowledge, constitute
a libel, slander or invasion of privacy of any party, or otherwise
infringe on or violate the rights or any other party
whomsoever.
(m) Grantor has delivered to Secured
Party a true and correct copy of the final in-going budget for the
Film, which shows a total budget of $2,457,849, as approved by all
third parties, if any, having approval rights with respect thereto
(the " Final Budget "). The Final Budget includes provisions
for all expenses necessary for the production of the Film and
delivery of the Film in accordance with the terms of all existing
distribution and license agreements.
(n) Grantor and NL have delivered to
Secured Party copies of all agreements between Grantor or NL, on
the one hand, and any of the other Members of the Intercreditor
Group, on the other hand, related to the Film, and neither Grantor
nor NL has any agreement or understanding with any such Persons not
set forth in the copies of agreements so delivered.
(o) None of the statements,
representations or warranties made by Grantor or NL in this
Agreement or any of the other documents or agreements contemplated
hereby to which Grantor or NL is a party, as of the respective
dates of such statements, representations and warranties, contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact
necessary to make the statements made not misleading.
(p) No Fraudulent Transfers .
No transfer of property is being made by Grantor or NL and no
obligation is being incurred by Grantor or NL in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Security Agreement with the
intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future
creditors of Grantor or NL.
6. Covenants . Each of
Grantor and NL covenants and agrees with Secured Party that from
and after the date of this Security Agreement, until payment in
full of the Secured Promissory Note and Grantor's and NL's
performance in full of all Obligations hereunder and under the
other agreements between or among the parties as contemplated
hereby:
(a) Further
Assurances: Pledge of Instruments: Chattel Paper .
(i) At any time and
from time to time, upon the written request of Secured Party and at
the sole expense of Grantor or NL, as the case may be, Grantor and
NL shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such
further instruments and documents and take such further actions as
Secured Party may deem desirable to obtain the full benefits of
this Security Agreement and of the rights and powers herein
granted, including (A) using best efforts to secure all consents
and approvals necessary or appropriate for the assignment to or for
the benefit of Secured Party of any License or Contract held by
Grantor and to enforce the security interests granted hereunder,
and (B) filing any financing or continuation statements under the
Code with respect to the Liens granted hereunder.
(ii) Unless Secured Party
shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent may be revoked),
after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Grantor
and NL shall deliver to Secured Party all Collateral consisting of
negotiable Documents, certificated securities, Chattel Paper and
Instruments (in each case, accompanied by stock powers, allonges or
other instruments of transfer executed in blank) promptly after
Grantor or NL receives the same.
(iii) Grantor and NL
shall obtain or use best efforts to obtain waivers or
subordinations of Liens from landlords and mortgagees, and Grantor
and NL shall in all instances obtain signed acknowledgements of
Secured Party's Liens from bailees having possession of Grantor's
Goods that it holds for the benefit of Secured Party.
(iv) If requested by
Secured Party, Grantor and NL shall obtain authenticated Control
Letters from each issuer of uncertificated securities, securities
intermediary, or commodities intermediary issuing or holding any
financial assets or commodities constituting Collateral
hereunder.
(v) If Grantor is or
becomes the beneficiary of a letter of credit, Grantor shall
promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days after
becoming beneficiary, notify Secured Party thereof and, if
requested by Secured Party, enter into a tri-party agreement with
Secured Party and the issuer and/or confirmation bank with respect
to Letter-of- Credit Rights assigning such Letter-of-Credit Rights
to Secured Party and directing all payments thereunder upon and
during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default to be made
to an account identified by Secured Party, all in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party.
(vi) Grantor shall take
all steps necessary to grant the Secured Party control of all
electronic chattel paper in accordance with the Code and all
"transferable records" as defined in each of the Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act.
(vii) Grantor and NL
hereby irrevocably authorize the Secured Party at any time and from
time to time to file in any filing office in any Uniform Commercial
Code jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments
thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of
Grantor or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any
particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope
of Article 9 of the Code or such jurisdiction, or (ii) as being of
an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) contain
any other information required by the Code for the sufficiency or
filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment,
including (i) whether Grantor is an organization, the type of
organization and any organization identification number issued to
the Grantor, and (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as
a fixture filing or indicating Collateral as as-extracted
collateral or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of real
property to which the Collateral relates. Grantor agrees to furnish
any such information to the Secured Party promptly upon request.
Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Secured Party to
have filed in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any initial
financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the
date hereof.
(viii) Grantor shall as
soon as commercially practicable after the same is acquired by it,
notify Secured Party of any commercial tort claim (as defined in
the Code) acquired by it and unless otherwise consented by Secured
Party, Grantor shall enter into a supplement to this Security
Agreement, granting to Secured Party a Lien in such commercial tort
claim.
(ix) Grantor shall as soon as
commercially practicable after forming or investing in any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, or any Subsidiary in which any Affiliate
owns any Equity Security, cause such Subsidiary to grant to Secured
Party a first priority lien in all assets of such Subsidiary
pursuant to a security agreement in substantially the same form as
this Agreement. Grantor shall be under no obligation to cause any
such Subsidiary to grant any lien in its assets so long as the sole
owners of Equity Securities of such Subsidiary consist of Grantor
and Persons who are not Affiliates; provided, however, that if an
Affiliate after the formation of any such Subsidiary becomes an
owner of any Equity Security in such Subsidiary, then Grantor shall
as soon as commercially practicable thereafter cause such
Subsidiary to grant to Secured Party a first priority lien in all
assets of such Subsidiary pursuant to a security agreement in
substantially the same form as this Agreement. Grantor will on
demand pay any reasonable attorneys fees incurred by Secured Party
relating to or in connection with the granting of a lien to Secured
Party by any Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 6(a)(ix)
.
(b) Maintenance of
Records . Grantor and NL shall keep and maintain, at their own
cost and expense, satisfactory and complete records of the
Collateral, including a record of any and all payments received and
any and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and all
other dealings with the Collateral. Grantor and NL shall mark their
books and records pertaining to the Collateral to evidence this
Security Agreement and the Liens granted hereby. If Grantor or NL
retains possession of any Chattel Paper or Instruments with Secured
Party's consent, such Chattel Paper and Instruments shall be marked
with the following legend: "This writing and the obligations
evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest of
VS Investment B, LLC, as Secured Party."
(c) Covenants
Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral
.
(i) Grantor and NL shall
provide reasonable notice to Secured Party of any material change
to any application or registration relating to any Copyright (now
or hereafter existing), including information that such application
or registration is or may become abandoned, finally refused or
expired or dedicated, or of any adverse determination or
development (including the institution of, or any such
determination or development in, any proceeding in the United
States Copyright Office or any court) regarding Grantor's ownership
of any Copyright, right to register the same, or to keep and
exclusively maintain the same.
(ii) In no event shall
Grantor, either directly or through any agent, employee, licensee
or designee, file an application for the registration of any
Patent, Trademark or Copyright with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar
office or agency without giving Secured Party prior written notice
thereof, and, upon request of Secured Party, Grantor shall execute
and deliver any and all applicable Notices of Security Interests in
Patents and Trademarks and Notices of Security Interests in
Copyrights as Secured Party may request to evidence Secured Party's
Lien on such Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and the General
Intangibles of Grantor relating thereto or represented
thereby.
(iii) Grantor and NL
shall take all actions necessary or requested by Secured Party to
maintain and pursue each application, to obtain the relevant
registration and to maintain the registration of Copyrights (now or
hereafter existing), including the filing of applications for
renewal, unless Grantor reasonably shall determine that such
Copyright is not material to the conduct of its
business.
(iv) In the event that
any of the Copyright Collateral is infringed upon, or
misappropriated or diluted by a third party, Grantor shall comply
with Section 6(a)(viii) of this Security Agreement. Grantor
shall, unless it shall reasonably determine that such Copyright
Collateral is not material to the conduct of its business or
operations, promptly sue for infringement, misappropriation or
dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement,
misappropriation or dilution, and shall take such other actions as
Secured Party shall deem appropriate under the circumstances to
protect such Patent, Trademark or Copyright Collateral.
(d)
mdernnification . In any suit, proceeding or action brought
by Secured Party relating to any Collateral for any sum owing with
respect thereto or to enforce any rights or claims with respect
thereto, Grantor and NL will save, indemnify and keep Secured Party
harmless from and against all expense (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses), loss or damage suffered by reason of
any defense, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or reduction of
liability whatsoever of the Account Debtor or other Person
obligated on the Collateral, arising out of a breach by Grantor or
NL of any obligation thereunder or arising out of any other
agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing to, or in
favor of, such obligor or successors from Grantor or NL, except in
the case of Secured Party, to the extent such expense, loss, or
damage is attributable solely to the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Secured Party as finally determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction. All such obligations of Grantor shall be
and remain enforceable against and only against Grantor and shall
not be enforceable against Secured Party. In addition, Grantor
shall at all times defend and indemnify and hold Secured Party and
its Affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees,
representatives, agents, successors and assigns free and harmless
from and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, causes
of action, losses, damages, settlements, judgments or recoveries
resulting from any breach of any of the warranties,
representations, agreements or covenants made by Grantor in this
Security Agreement, and from any suit or proceeding of any kind or
nature whatsoever against Secured Party arising from or connected
with the transactions contemplated by this Security Agreement, the
Secured Promissory Note or any of the documents, instruments or
agreements to be executed pursuant hereto or any of the rights and
properties assigned to Secured Party hereunder, including
reasonable outside attorneys' fees and costs and expenses incurred
by Secured Party, all of which shall be charged to and paid by
Grantor and shall be secured by the Collateral hereunder;
provided , however , that Grantor shall not have any
obligation under the foregoing sentence with respect to any such
event resulting from an indemnified party's breach of this Security
Agreement, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(e) Compliance with
Terms of Accounts, Related Agreements, etc. In all material
respects, Grantor and NL will perform, observe and comply with, and
cause their employees and agents to perform, observe and comply
with, all obligations, covenants, representations and warranties of
Grantor or NL under any of the Related Agreements or in respect of
the Film or the Collateral and all other agreements to which either
is a party or by which either is bound relating to the Film or the
Collateral.
(f) Limitation on
Liens on Collateral . Grantor and NL will not create, permit or
suffer to exist, and will defend the Collateral against, and take
such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien on the
Collateral except the Permitted Additional Liens and Permitted
Encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of making the Film that
would be prior to the Liens in favor of Secured Party as a matter
of law, and will defend the right, title and interest of Secured
Party in and to any of Grantor's or NL's rights under the
Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons
whomsoever.
(g) Limitations on
Disposition . Grantor and NL will not sell, lease, license,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (including
without limitation any such transfer or disposition by way of
capital or equity contribution to another Person), or attempt or
contract to do so except for (i) sales, exchanges, trade-ins or
other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn,
damaged, or obsolete in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales
of Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business, and
(iii) licenses by Grantor or NL of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights,
and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of
business, and not in a transaction or as part of a series of
related transactions whereby substantially all of the Grantor's
assets are transferred to one or more Persons, to (x) a Person that
is not an Affiliate or (y) if such transaction has been approved in
advance by Grantor's respective board of directors, a Person that
is a Subsidiary; provided, that a license shall be deemed to be not
in the ordinary course of business for purposes of this subsection
if it is an exclusive license, unless either (I) such license has
been approved in advance by Grantor's board of directors, or (II)
such license relates only to a single product. The rights of the
transferee or licensee with respect to any transfer or license as
authorized in this subsection will be free and clear of the
security interest of Secured Party hereunder; provided, however,
that such security interest shall in the event of any such transfer
or license continue to attach to all rights of Grantor or NL, as
the case may be, pursuant to such transfer or license and the
proceeds of such transfer or license as provided elsewhere
herein.
(h) Further
Identification of Collateral . Grantor and NL will, if so
requested by Secured Party, furnish to Secured Party, as often as
Secured Party reasonably requests (but not more often than
quarterly), statements and schedules further identifying and
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