Exhibit 10.20
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
February 28, 2003, by Applied Precision, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Borrower”), for the benefit
of Lakeside Management Financial, LLC
(“Lender”).
R E C I T A L S:
A. Concurrently with the execution
hereof, Borrower has executed and delivered to Lender a Secured
Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $522,215 (the
“Note”) to evidence a loan in such amount made by
Lender to Borrower (the “Loan”).
B. Borrower wishes to grant to
Lender a security interest in all its assets as security for all
the Secured Obligations (as defined below), which security interest
will be subordinate in certain respects to the security interest of
Silicon Valley Bank (the “Bank”) pursuant to that
certain Mutual Subordination Agreement dated as of even date
herewith, between Lender and the Bank (the “Intercreditor
Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce
Lender to make the Loan, Borrower agrees as follows:
ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
The terms “Account,”
“Chattel Paper,” “Deposit Account,”
“Document,” “Electronic Chattel Paper,”
“Equipment,” “Financial Assets,”
“General Intangible,” “Goods,”
“Health-Care-Insurance Receivables,”
“Instrument,” “Inventory,”
“Investment Property,” “Letter of Credit
Rights,” “Payment Intangible” and
“Supporting Obligation,” shall have the meanings
defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in Washington, as
amended from time to time.
When used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Account Debtor” means
the party who is obligated on or under any Account, Chattel Paper
or General Intangible.
“Collateral” means all
property, real, personal and mixed, tangible and intangible,
wherever located, now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower, or
in which Borrower has or later obtains an interest, and all
products, profits, rents and proceeds of such property, including
but not limited to Accounts, Chattel Paper (including Electronic
Chattel Paper), Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, Financial
Assets, General Intangibles (including Payment Intangibles), Goods,
Health-Care-Insurance Receivables, Instruments,
Inventory,
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Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights,
Supporting Obligations, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, all
claims for tax refund, whether now existing or hereafter arising,
of Borrower against any city, county, state or federal government
or any agency or authority or other subdivision thereof, and the
proceeds thereof and all of Borrower’s drawings, designs,
blueprints and sketches, used or usable in connection with
Borrower’s business; all customer lists, ledger and account
cards, computer tapes, discs and printouts, and books and records
of Borrower; and any and all other properties and assets of
Borrower of whatever nature, tangible or intangible, wherever
located and whether now or hereafter existing.
“Copyrights” means any
copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable
by copyrights, copyright registrations and copyright applications,
including, without limitation, the copyright registrations and the
applications listed on Schedule I attached hereto, and all renewals
of any of the foregoing, all income, royalties, damages and
payments now and hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect
to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages and
payments for past, present and future infringements of any of the
foregoing and the right to sue for past, present and future
infringements of any of the foregoing.
“Credit Agreement” means
the Loan and Security Agreement among Borrower, Applied Precision
Holdings, LLC and Silicon Valley Bank dated as of
September 30, 2002, as amended from time to time.
“Event of Default” is
defined in Section 6.1 hereof.
“Patents” means any
patents and patent applications, including, without limitation, the
inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, all
patentable inventions and those patents and patent applications
listed on Schedule II attached hereto, and the reissues, divisions,
continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part of
any of the foregoing, and all income, royalties, damages and
payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect
to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages and
payments for past, present and future infringements of any of the
foregoing and the right to sue for past, present and future
infringements of any of the foregoing.
“Secured Obligations”
means all obligations and liabilities of every nature of Borrower
now or hereafter existing under or arising out of or in connection
with the Note and this Agreement, whether for principal, interest
(including without limitation interest that, but for the filing of
a petition in bankruptcy with respect to Borrower, would accrue on
such obligations), fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise,
whether voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly
owned with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased
or extinguished and later increased, created, or incurred, and all
or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to
the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered
directly or indirectly from Lender as a preference, fraudulent
transfer, or otherwise, all attorneys’ fees and other costs
and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the enforcement
of the
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rights and remedies reserved in the Note and
this Agreement, through all appeals, and all obligations of every
nature of Borrower now or hereafter existing under this
Agreement.
“Trademark” means
(a) any trademark, trade name, corporate name, company name,
business name, fictitious business name, trade style, service mark,
logo or other source or business identifier, including, without
limitation, any of the aforementioned items referred to in Schedule
III attached hereto, and the goodwill associated therewith, now
existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, any registration or
recording thereof, and any application in connection therewith,
whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States or of any state
thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof,
or otherwise, and (b) all renewals thereof.
ARTICLE
II. GRANT OF SECURITY
INTEREST
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2.1
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General
Grant of Interest
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As security for the payment and
satisfaction of the Secured Obligations, Borrower hereby grants to
Lender a continuing security interest in and assigns to Lender all
of Borrower’s right, title and interest in the Collateral and
all products, profits, rents and proceeds thereof.
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2.2
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Limitation
on Lender’s Rights
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Lender acknowledges the liens and
security interests and other rights granted hereunder are subject
to the Intercreditor Agreement.
ARTICLE
III. COVENANTS OF BORROWER
Borrower shall fully perform each of
the covenants set forth below.
(a) Borrower shall pay to Lender, as
and when due and in full, all amounts payable by Borrower pursuant
to the Note; and
(b) Borrower shall pay and reimburse
Lender for other Secured Obligations including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and legal expenses incurred in connection
with the exercise by Lender of any of its rights or remedies under
this Agreement or the Note.
Borrower shall fully perform in a
timely fashion every covenant, agreement and obligation set forth
in the this Agreement and the Note.
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3.3
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Further
Documentation
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Upon the written request of Lender,
Borrower will promptly execute and deliver such further instruments
and documents and take such further actions as Lender may deem
desirable to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and of the
rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation,
filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial
Code, execution of assignments of General Intangibles, delivery of
appropriate stock or bond powers, transfer of Collateral (other
than Inventory, Accounts and Equipment) to Lender’s
possession if necessary to perfect Lender’s security interest
therein. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to file any such
financing statement without the signature of Borrower to the extent
permitted by applicable law, and to file a copy of this Agreement
in lieu of a financing statement.
Borrower shall pay to Lender all
costs of filing this Agreement with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office and any financing, continuation or termination statement
with respect to the security interests granted herein.
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3.5
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Maintenance
of Records
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Borrower shall keep and maintain at
its own cost and expense satisfactory and complete records of the
Collateral including but not limited to a record of all payments
received and all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and
all other dealings with the Collateral. Borrower shall deliver and
turn over to Lender all books and records pertaining to the
Collateral at any time after the occurrence and during the
continuation of an Event of Default, if so demanded by
Lender.
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3.6
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Further
Identification of Collateral
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Borrower will furnish to Lender from
time to time statements and schedules further identifying and
describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with
the Collateral as Lender may reasonably request, all in reasonable
detail.
Borrower will advise Lender promptly
in reasonable detail at its address set forth in Section 7.9
hereof (a) of any lien (other than liens created hereby or
permitted under the Credit Agreement) on or claim asserted against
any of the Collateral; (b) of the occurrence of any other
event that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Collateral or on the liens created hereunder; and
(c) of any notice provided to Silicon Valley Bank pursuant to
the SVB Credit Agreement referred to in the Note.
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Borrower will not (a) change
its state of organization, (b) change the location of its
chief executive office/chief place of business or remove its books
and records from the location specified in this Agreement,
(c) permit any of the Inventory or Equipment to be kept at
locations other than those identified to Lender, or (d) change
its name, identity or structure to such an extent that any
financing statement filed by Lender in connection with this
Agreement would become ineffective or seriously misleading, unless
it shall have given Lender at least thirty (30) days’
prior written notice thereof.
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3.9
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Intellectual
Property
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(a) Borrower (either itself or
through licensees) will (i) continue to use each Trademark
material to its business in order to maintain such Trademark in
full force free from any claim of abandonment for nonuse,
(ii) employ such Trademark with the appropriate notice of
registration, (iii) not adopt or use any mark that is
confusingly similar to or a colorable imitation of such Trademark
unless Lender shall obtain a perfected security interest in such
mark pursuant to this Agreement and (iv) not (and not permit
any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly
omit to do any act whereby any Trademark may become
invalidated.
(b) Borrower will notify Lender
immediately if it knows, or has reason to know, of (i) any
application or registration relating to any Trademark, Copyright or
Patent material to its business that may become abandoned or
dedicated or (ii) any adverse determination or development
(including but not limited to the institution of, or any adverse
determination or development in, any proceeding in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright
Office or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding
Borrower’s ownership of any material Trademark, Copyright or
Patent or its right to register, keep or maintain the
same.
(c) Whenever Borrower, either by
itself or through any Lender, employee, licensee or designee, shall
file an application for the registration of any material Trademark,
Copyright or Patent with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or
agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof,
Borrower shall report such filing to Lender within five
(5) business days after the last day of the calendar month in
which such filing occurs. Borrower shall execute and deliver to
Lender all agreements, instruments, powers of attorney, documents
and papers that Lender may request to evidence Lender’s
security interest in any Trademark, Copyright or Patents and in the
goodwill and general intangibles of Borrower relating to or
represented by such Trademark, Copyright or Patent. Borrower hereby
constitutes Lender its attorney-in-fact to execute and file all
such writings for the foregoing purposes, including pursuant to
Section 3.3, with all acts of such attorney being hereby
ratified and confirmed; and such power, being coupled with an
interest, is irrevocable until all Secured Obligations are paid in
full.
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(d) Borrower will take all
reasonable and necessary steps, including but not limited to all
reasonable and necessary steps in any proceeding before the United
States Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office
or any similar office or agency in any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each
application, to obtain the relevant registration, and to maintain
each registration of material Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents,
including but not limited to filing applications for renewal,
affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability.
(e) If any Trademark, Copyright or
Patent that is included in the Collateral is infringed,
misappropriated or diluted by a third party, Borrower shall
promptly notify Lender after it learns thereof and shall take such
action as Borrower reasonably deems appropriate under the
circumstances to protect such Trademark, Copyright or
Patent.
Borrower agrees to maintain
commercially reasonable insurance policies to insure the Collateral
against all hazards. If Borrower fails to obtain such insurance,
Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to obtain
either insurance covering both Borrower’s and Lender’s
interest in the Collateral or insurance covering only
Lender’s interest in the Collateral. Borrower agrees to pay
any premium charged for such insurance. Any unpaid insurance
premium advanced by Lender shall be secured under the terms of this
Agreement. Lender will not have any liability whatsoever for any
loss which may occur by reason of the omission or lack of coverage
of any such insurance. Borrower hereby assigns to Lender the right
to receive proceeds of such insurance to the full amount of the
Secured Obligations and hereby directs any insurer to pay all
proceeds directly to Lender, and authorizes Lender to endorse any
draft. In Lender’s discretion, Lender may apply any insurance
proceeds either toward repair of the property or reduction of the
balance of the Secured Obligations.
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3.11
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Other Liens;
Disposition of Collateral
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Except with respect to liens
permitted by the Credit Agreement, Borrower 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 as contemplated by the Credit Agreement, and will
defend the right, title and interest of Lender in and to the
Collateral and in and to all proceeds thereof against the claims
and demands of all persons whatsoever. Except as permitted by the
Credit Agreement, Borrower will not sell, assign, transfer or
otherwise convey an interest in the Collateral.
Borrower will pay promptly before
delinquent all property and other taxes, assessments, and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims
(including claims for labor, materials, and supplies) against, the
Collateral, and all income and other taxes imposed upon Borrower,
except to the extent the validity thereof is being contested
diligently and in good faith by proper proceedings by
Borrower.
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