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Exhibit 10.43
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This Security
Agreement (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time
to time, this " Security
Agreement "), dated as of
November 8, 2006, is executed by Jeffrey Millard (together with its
successors and assigns, " Debtor "), in favor of
Biomira Inc. , as
secured party (together with its successors and assigns, "
Secured Party ").
RECITALS
A. Debtor
has executed a promissory note, dated as of the date hereof (as
amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, (the
" Note ") in the
principal amount of $127,391
in favor of the Secured Party.
B. In
order to induce Secured Party to extend the credit evidenced by the
Note, Debtor has agreed to enter into this Security Agreement and
to grant Secured Party the security interest in the Collateral
described below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the above recitals and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, Debtor hereby agrees with Secured Party as
follows:
1.
Definitions and
Interpretation. When used in this Security Agreement,
the following terms have the following respective
meanings:
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"
Collateral " has the
meaning given to that term in Section 2 hereof.
"
Event of Default " has
the meaning given to that term in the Note.
"
Lien " shall mean, with
respect to any property, any security interest, mortgage, pledge,
lien, claim, charge or other encumbrance in, of, or on such
property or the income therefrom, including, without limitation,
the interest of a vendor or lessor under a conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement, or any
agreement to provide any of the foregoing.
"
Obligations " means all
loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations owed by Debtor
to the Secured Party, now existing or hereafter arising under or
pursuant to the terms of the Note and this Security Agreement,
including, all interest, fees, charges, expenses, attorneys' fees
and costs chargeable to and payable by Debtor hereunder and
thereunder, in each case, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, and whether or not arising after
the commencement of a proceeding under Title 11 of the United
States Code (11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.), as amended from
time to time (including post-petition interest) and whether or not
allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding.
"
Person " shall mean and
include an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a business
trust, a joint stock company, a limited liability company, an
unincorporated association or other entity and any domestic or
foreign national, state or local government, any political
subdivision thereof, and any department, agency, authority or
bureau of any of the foregoing.
"
Pledged Securities "
shall have the meaning given to such term in Exhibit A .
"
Transaction Documents "
shall mean the Note and this Security Agreement.
"
UCC " means the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Washington from time
to time.
Terms defined in the UCC and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the
UCC.
2.
Security
Interest.
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(a)
Grant of Security
Interest. As
security for the Obligations, Debtor hereby grants to Secured Party
and pledges to Secured Party, a security interest of first priority
in all right, title and interests of Debtor in and to the property
described in Exhibit A
hereto, whether now existing or hereafter from time
to time acquired (collectively, the " Collateral ").
(b)
Delivery of Pledged
Collateral; Financing Statements. All certificates or instruments
representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities shall immediately
be delivered to Secured Party and shall be in suitable form for
transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed
instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, in the form set
forth as Exhibit B
. Debtor hereby covenants to immediately deliver to
Secured Party any Pledged Securities distributed to Debtor pursuant
to the terms of the Escrow Agreement (as defined in
Exhibit A ).
(c)
Voting Rights.
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(i)
Rights Prior to an Event
of Default. So
long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Debtor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other
consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Securities or any part
thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this
Security Agreement.
(ii)
Rights Following an Event
of Default. Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
all rights of Debtor to exercise the voting and other consensual
rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 2(c)(i) and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in Secured Party which shall thereupon have the sole
right, but not the obligation, to exercise such voting and other
consensual rights.
(d)
Dividends.
Debtor agrees that any and
all (A) dividends and interest paid or payable, and
instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of, or in exchange for any Pledged
Securities, (B) dividends and other distributions paid or
payable in cash in respect of any Pledged Securities in connection
with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection
with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in-surplus,
and (C) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in respect
of principal of, or in redemption of, or in exchange for, any
Pledged Securities, shall be, and shall be forthwith delivered to
Secured Party to hold as, Collateral and shall, if received by
Debtor, be received in trust for the benefit of Secured Party, be
segregated from the other property or funds of Debtor and be
forthwith delivered to Secured Party as Collateral in the same form
as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be held as part
of the Collateral.
(e)
Request For
Release. At any
time that Secured Party holds any Pledged Securities as Collateral
for the Obligations, Debtor may sell all or part of the Pledged
Securities, provided that Debtor provides ten (10) days prior
written notice of such sale and that the proceeds of such sale are
used to prepay the Note and provided further that such sale is upon
fair and reasonable terms and as part of an arm's length
transaction. Secured Party agrees to release its security interest
with respect to any Pledged Securities subject to such sale and to
take all further action necessary to effect the intent of the
foregoing.
3.
Representations and
Warranties. Debtor represents and warrants to
Secured Party that:
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(a) Debtor
is the owner of the Collateral (or, in the case of after-acquired
Collateral, at the time Debtor acquires rights in the Collateral,
will be the owner thereof) and that no other Person has (or, in the
case of after-acquired Collateral, at the time Debtor acquires
rights therein, will have) any right, title, claim or interest (by
way of Lien or otherwise) in, against or to the
Collateral;
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(b) Debtor's
full legal name is Jeffrey Millard;
(c) Debtor's
primary residence is the same as its address for notices as set
forth in Section 7(a) below; and
(d) Debtor's
date of birth is January 21, 1975.
4.
Covenants Relating to
Collateral. Debtor hereby agrees (a) to
perform all acts that may be necessary to maintain, preserve,
protect and perfect the Collateral, the Lien granted to Secured
Party therein and the perfection and priority of such Lien;
(b) without 30 days' prior written notice to Secured
Party, not to change Debtor's legal name or primary residence,
(c) to procure, execute and deliver from time to time any
endorsements, assignments, financing statements and other writings
reasonably deemed necessary or appropriate by Secured Party to
perfect, maintain and protect its Lien hereunder and the priority
thereof and to deliver promptly to Secured Party all certificated
securities constituting Collateral; and (d) except as
explicitly permitted by this Security Agreement, not to surrender
or lose possession of (other than to Secured Party), sell,
encumber, lease, rent, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any
Collateral or right or interest therein, and to keep the Collateral
free of all Liens.
5.
Authorized Action by
Secured Party. Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints
Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact (which appointment is coupled
with an interest) and agrees that Secured Party may perform (but
Secured Party shall not be obligated to and shall incur no
liability to Debtor or any third party for failure so to do) any
act which Debtor is obligated by this Security Agreement to
perform, and to exercise such rights and powers as Debtor might
exercise with respect to the Collateral, including the right to
(a) collect by legal proceedings or otherwise and endorse,
receive and receipt for all dividends, interest, payments, proceeds
and other sums and property now or hereafter payable on or on
account of the Collateral; (b) deposit, surrender,
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