Exhibit
4.6
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT
, made as of this __ day of July, 2009
(this “ Agreement ”), is between EVOLUTION
RESOURCES, INC. , a Nevada corporation (the “
Pledgor ”), and HARBORVIEW MASTER FUND,
L.P. , a British Virgin
Islands limited partnership, in its capacity as collateral agent
for the Buyers identified below (in such capacity, together with
its successors and assigns, the “ Pledgee
”).
WHEREAS:
A.
The Pledgor has executed and delivered to
each of the Buyers those certain secured senior notes each made by
the Pledgor and dated as of the date hereof in an original
aggregate principal amount of $215,000 (such notes, together with
any promissory notes or other securities issued in exchange or
substitution therefor or replacement thereof, and as any of the
same may be amended, supplemented, restated or modified and in
effect from time to time, the “ Notes ”).
The Notes were issued pursuant to a certain Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of July __, 2009 (as the same may be
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “
Purchase Agreement ”), among the Pledgor and the
entities listed on the Schedule of Buyers thereto (together with
their respective successors and assigns, the “ Buyers
”), and pursuant to which the Buyers have made certain loans
(“ Loans ”) to the Pledgor.
B.
The Pledgor legally and beneficially owns
one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock or other equity interests of each of (i) Evolution
Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ ER Sub
”), and (ii) Liquafaction Corporation, a Washington
corporation (“ Liquafaction ” and together
with ER Sub and each other corporation or other entity, the capital
stock or other equity interests and securities of which are owned
or acquired by the Pledgor and described on an addendum hereto from
time to time executed by the Pledgor in form and substance
satisfactory to the Pledgee, is referred to herein as a “
Pledge Entity ” and collectively as the “
Pledge Entities ”).
C.
Pursuant to a Security Agreement of even
date herewith by and among the Pledgor, the other entities party
thereto as “Debtors” and the Pledgee (as the same may
be amended, restated, modified or supplement and in effect from
time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”), the
Pledgor has granted the Pledgee, for its benefit and the benefit of
the Buyers, a first priority security interest in, lien upon and
pledge of its rights in the Collateral (as defined in the Security
Agreement).
D.
To induce the Buyers to make the Loans,
and in order to secure the payment and performance by the Pledgor
of the Liabilities (as defined in the Security Agreement), the
Pledgor has agreed to pledge to the Pledgee all of the capital
stock and other equity interests and securities of the Pledge
Entities now or hereafter owned or acquired by the
Pledgor.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and in order to
induce the Buyers to purchase the Notes under the Purchase
Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Pledgor hereby agrees with the Pledgee as follows:
1.
Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined herein, all
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given them in
the Purchase Agreement.
2.
Pledge . The Pledgor hereby pledges, assigns, hypothecates,
transfers, delivers and grants to the Pledgee, for the benefit of
itself and the Buyers, a first lien on and first priority perfected
security interest in (i) all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of the Pledge Entities now owned or hereafter acquired by
the Pledgor (collectively, the “ Pledged Shares
”), (ii) all other property hereafter delivered to, or in the
possession or in the custody of, the Pledgee, in substitution for
or in addition to the Pledged Shares, (iii) any other property of
the Pledgor, as described in Section 4 below or otherwise,
whether now or hereafter delivered to, or in the possession or
custody of the Pledgor, and (iv) all proceeds of the collateral
described in the preceding clauses (i) , (ii) and
(iii) (the collateral described in clauses (i)
through (iv) of this Section 2 being collectively
referred to as the “ Pledged Collateral ”), as
collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and
performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise) of the Liabilities. All of
the Pledged Shares now owned by the Pledgor which are presently
represented by certificates are listed on Exhibit A
hereto, which certificates, with undated assignments separate from
certificates or stock powers duly executed in blank by the Pledgor
and irrevocable proxies, are being delivered to the Pledgee
simultaneously herewith. Upon the creation or acquisition of
any new Pledged Shares, the Pledgor shall execute an Addendum in
the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (a “ Pledge
Addendum ”). Any Pledged Collateral described in a
Pledge Addendum executed by the Pledgor shall thereafter be deemed
to be listed on Exhibit A hereto. The Pledgee shall
maintain possession and custody of the certificates representing
the Pledged Shares and any additional Pledged
Collateral.
3.
Representations and Warranties of the
Pledgor . The Pledgor
represents and warrants to the Pledgee, and covenants with the
Pledgee, that:
(a)
Exhibit A sets forth (i) the authorized capital stock or other
equity interests of each Pledge Entity, (ii) the number of shares
of capital stock or other equity interests of each Pledge Entity
that are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and (iii)
the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock or other equity interests of each Pledge Entity held by the
Pledgor. The Pledgor is the record and beneficial owner of,
and has good and marketable title to, the Pledged Shares, and such
shares or other equity interests are and will remain free and clear
of all pledges, liens, security interests and other encumbrances
and restrictions whatsoever, except the liens and security
interests in favor of the Pledgee created by this
Agreement;
(b)
except as set forth on Exhibit A ,
there are no outstanding options, warrants or other similar
agreements with respect to the Pledged Shares or any of the other
Pledged Collateral;
(c)
this Agreement is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Pledgor, enforceable against the Pledgor
in accordance with its terms;
(d)
the Pledged Shares have been duly and
validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable,
and the holders thereof are not entitled to any preemptive first
refusal or similar rights;
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(e)
except as set forth on Exhibit A ,
the Pledged Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock or other equity interests of the Pledge
Entities;
(f)
the issuers of the Pledged Shares set
forth on Exhibit A hereto are the Pledgor’s only
Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof;
(g)
no consent, approval or authorization of
or designation or filing with any governmental or regulatory
authority on the part of the Pledgor is required in connection with
the pledge and security interest granted under this
Agreement;
(h)
the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement will not violate any provision of any applicable
law or regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree
of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority, domestic or
foreign, or of the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws
or any other similar organizational documents of the Pledgor or any
Pledge Entity or of any securities issued by the Pledgor or any
Pledge Entity or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, or
other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which the Pledgor or
any Pledge Entity is a party or which purports to be binding upon
the Pledgor or any Pledge Entity or upon any of the assets of the
Pledgor or any Pledge Entity, and will not result in the creation
or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance on or security
interest in any of the assets of the Pledgor or any Pledge Entity,
except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;
(i)
the pledge, assignment and delivery of
the Pledged Shares and the other Pledged Collateral pursuant to
this Agreement creates a valid first lien on and perfected first
priority security interest in such Pledged Shares and Pledged
Collateral and the proceeds thereof in favor of the Pledgee,
subject to no prior pledge, lien, mortgage, hypothecation, security
interest, charge, option or encumbrance or to any agreement
purporting to grant to any third party a security interest in the
property or assets of the Pledgor which would include the Pledged
Shares or any other Pledged Collateral. The Pledgor covenants
and agrees that it will defend, for the benefit of the Pledgee, the
Pledgee’s right, title and security interest in and to the
Pledged Shares, the other Pledged Collateral and the proceeds
thereof against the claims and demands of all other persons or
entities;
(j)
each Pledged Share consisting of either
(i) a membership interest in a Person that is a limited liability
company or (ii) a partnership interest in a Person that is a
partnership (if any) are “securities” governed by
Article 8 of the UCC. Certificates evidencing such membership
interests or partnership interests (if any) have been issued to the
Pledgor by the applicable Person. The Pledgor will not cause
and will not permit any Pledged Entity to “opt-out” of
Article 8 of the UCC. The Pledgor will not take, and will not
permit any Pledged Entity to take, any actions to cause the capital
stock, membership interests, partnership interests or similar
equity interests of such Pledged Entity (if any) to cease to be
classified as “securities” governed by Article 8 of the
UCC; and
(k)
neither the Pledgor nor the Pledged
Entities (i) will become a person whose property or interests in
property are blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1
of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property
and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to
Commit or Support Terrorism (66 Fed.
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Reg. 49079(2001), (ii) will engage in any
dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive
order, or (iii) will otherwise become a person on the list of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to
the limitations or prohibitions under any other Office of Foreign
Asset Control regulation or executive order.
4.
Dividends, Distributions,
Etc.
If, while this Agreement is in effect,
Pledgor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any
certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate
representing a dividend or a distribution in connection with any
reclassification, increase or reduction of capital, or issued in
connection with any reorganization, merger or consolidation), or
any options or rights, whether as an addition to, in substitution
for, or in exchange for any of the Pledged Shares or otherwise, the
Pledgor agrees, in each case, to accept the same as the
Pledgee’s agent and to hold the same in trust for the
Pledgee, and to deliver the same promptly (but in any event within
three days) to the Pledgee in the exact form received, with the
endorsement of the Pledgor when necessary and/or with appropriate
undated assignments separate from certificates or stock powers duly
executed in blank, to be held by the Pledgee subject to the terms
hereof, as additional Pledged Collateral. The Pledgor shall
promptly deliver to the Pledgee (i) a Pledge Addendum with respect
to such additional certificates, and (ii) any financing statements
or amendments to financing statements as requested by the Pledgee.
Pledgor hereby authorizes the Pledgee to attach each Pledge
Amendment to this Agreement. In case any distribution of
capital shall be made on or in respect of the Pledged Shares or any
property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged
Shares pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the
capital of the issuer thereof or pursuant to the reorganization
thereof, the property so distributed shall be delivered to the
Pledgee to be held by it as additional Pledged Collateral.
Except as provided in Section 5(b) below, all sums of
money and property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged
Shares which are received by the Pledgor shall, until paid or
delivered to the Pledgee, be held by the Pledgor in trust as
additional Pledged Collateral.
5.
Voting Rights; Dividends;
Certificates .
(a)
So long as no Event of Default (as
defined in the Notes) has occurred and is continuing, the Pledgor
shall be entitled (subject to the other provisions hereof,
including, without limitation, Section 8 below) to exercise
its voting and other consensual rights with respect to the Pledged
Shares and otherwise exercise the incidents of ownership thereof in
any manner not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Purchase
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Pledgor
hereby grants to the Pledgee or its nominee, an irrevocable proxy
to exercise all voting and corporate rights relating to the Pledged
Shares in any instance, which proxy shall be effective, at the
discretion of the Pledgee, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default. Upon the request
of the Pledgee at any time, the Pledgor agrees to deliver to the
Pledgee such further evidence of such irrevocable proxy or such
further irrevocable proxies to vote the Pledged Shares as the
Pledgee may request.
(b)
So long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Pledgor shall be entitled to
receive cash dividends or other distributions made in respect of
the Pledged Shares, to the extent permitted to be made pursuant to
the terms of the Notes. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, in the event that the Pledgor,
as record and beneficial owner of the Pledged Shares, shall have
received or shall have become
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entitled to receive, any cash dividends
or other distributions in the ordinary course, the Pledgor shall
deliver to the Pledgee, and the Pledgee shall be entitled to
receive and retain, for the benefit of the Pledgee and the Buyers,
all such cash or other distributions as additional security for the
Liabilities.
(c)
Subject to any sale or other disposition
by the Pledgee of the Pledged Shares, any other Pledged Collateral
or other property pursuant to this Agreement, upon the indefeasible
full payment in cash, satisfaction and termination of all of the
Liabilities and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 11 hereof and of the liens and security interests
hereby granted, the Pledged Shares, the other Pledged Collateral
and any other property then held as part of the Pledged Collateral
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be
returned to the Pledgor or to such other persons or entities as
shall be legally entitled thereto.
(d)
The Pledgor shall cause all the Pledged
Shares to be certificated at all times while this Agreement is in
effect.
6.
Rights of the Pledgee
. The Pledgee shall not be liable
for failure to collect or realize upon the Liabilities or any
collateral security or guaranty therefor, or any part thereof, or
for any delay in so doing, nor shall the Pledgee be under any
obligation to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto.
Any or all of the Pledged Shares held by the Pledgee
hereunder may, if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, without notice, be registered in the name of the
Pledgee or its nominee, and the Pledgee or its nominee may
thereafter without notice exercise all voting and corporate rights
at any meeting with respect to any Pledge Entity and exercise any
and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription or any other
rights, privileges or options pertaining to any of the Pledged
Shares as if it were the absolute owner thereof, including, without
limitation, the right to vote in favor of, and to exchange at its
discretion any and all of the Pledged Shares upon, the merger,
consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other
readjustment with respect to any Pledge Entity or upon the exercise
by any Pledge Entity, the Pledgor or the Pledgee of any right,
privilege or option pertaining to any of the Pledged Shares, and in
connection therewith, to deposit and deliver any and all of the
Pledged Shares with any committee, depository, transfer agent,
registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions
as the Pledgee may reasonably determine, all without liability
except to account for property actually received by the Pledgee,
but the Pledgee shall have no duty to exercise any of the aforesaid
rights, privileges or options and shall not be responsible for any
failure to do so or delay in so doing.
7.
Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the
conti