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EXECUTION
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Exhibit 10.145
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), dated as of this
_____ day of July, 2008, is made by and between VYTERIS, INC. (the
" Borrower "), and FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (the "
Holder ").
Recitals
1. The
Borrower desires that the Holder make a loan to the Borrower (the
“ Loan ”) in the principal amount of
$2,500,000.00, and it is beneficial to the Borrower that the Loan
be made.
2. The
Loan will be evidenced by a certain Secured Note, of even date
herewith (the “ Note ” or “ Secured
Note ”) executed by Borrower in favor of the Holder
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3. In
order to induce the Holder to make the Loan and for other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, and as
security for the performance by the Borrower of the Obligations (as
hereinafter defined), the Borrower, has agreed to grant to the
Holder, for the benefit of the Holder, a security interest in the
Collateral (as such term is hereinafter defined), on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrower and the Holder, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
(a) "
Collateral " shall mean the Borrower's equipment more fully
described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof
(the " Equipment "); all goods and general intangibles
relating to, arising from or embedded in the Equipment, all cash
and non-cash proceeds (including insurance proceeds) of the
Equipment, all products thereof and all additions and accessions
thereto, substitutions therefor and replacements
thereof.
(b) “
Obligations " shall mean all obligations of the Borrower the
Holder under the Note (whether for principal, interest or
otherwise, and including any interest accruing thereon after
maturity, or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the
commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding
relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or
post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding); and any
amendments, extensions, renewals and increases of or to
any of the foregoing, and all costs and expenses of the Holder
incurred in the modification, enforcement, collection and otherwise
in connection with any of the foregoing, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses.
(c) "
UCC " means the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted and
enacted and as in effect from time to time in the State whose law
governs pursuant to the Section of this Agreement entitled "
Governing Law and Jurisdiction ." Terms used
herein which are defined in the UCC and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in
the UCC. To the extent the definition of any category or type of
collateral is modified by any amendment, modification or revision
to the UCC, such modified definition will apply automatically as of
the date of such amendment, modification or revision.
2.
Grant of Security Interest. To secure the
Obligations, the Borrower, as debtor, hereby assigns and grants to
the Holder, as secured party, a continuing first priority lien on
and security interest in the Collateral.
3.
Change in Name or Locations. The Borrower
hereby agrees that if the location of the Collateral changes from
the locations listed on Exhibit "A" hereto and made part hereof
(other than transport to its headquarters in Fair Lawn New Jersey),
or if the Borrower changes its name, its type of organization, its
state of organization or its chief executive office or establishes
a name under which it may do business that is not listed as a
tradename on Exhibit "A" hereto, the Borrower will immediately
notify the Holder in writing of the additions or
changes.
4.
Representations and Warranties. The
Borrower represents, warrants and covenants to the Holder that: (a)
all information, including its type of organization, jurisdiction
of organization and chief executive office, are as set forth on
Exhibit "A" hereto and are true and correct on the date hereof;
(b) the Borrower has paid to the manufacturer(s) and all
supplier(s) of the Collateral the entire purchase payable therefor,
and no amounts remain to be paid to any such manufacturer or
supplier for or in connection with the acquisition by the Borrower
of the Collateral; (c) as of date hereof, the Collateral is located
at the location listed on Exhibit “A” hereto; (d) the
Borrower has good, marketable and indefeasible title to the
Collateral, has not made any prior sale, pledge, encumbrance,
assignment or other disposition of any of the Collateral, and the
Collateral is free from all encumbrances and rights of setoff of
any kind except the lien in favor of the Holder created by this
Agreement; and any liens or security interests of Spencer Trask
Specialty Group, LLC and/or its affiliates (the “
Subordinate Lienholders ”), which are subject, junior
and subordinate to the lien and security interest granted to the
Holder hereunder pursuant to a Subordination Agreement dated as of
the date hereof among the Subordinate Lienholders and the Holder;
(e) except as herein provided, the Borrower will not hereafter
without the Holder's prior written consent sell, pledge, encumber,
assign or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral or permit any
right of setoff, lien or security interest to exist thereon except
to the Holder; (f) the Borrower will defend the Collateral
against all claims and demands of all persons and entities at any
time claiming the same or any interest therein; (g) the Holder's
security interest in the Collateral constitutes and will continue
to constitute a first priority security interest in favor of the
Holder and (h) each of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
(as defined in the Note) has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Borrower and constitutes its legal, valid and
binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally.
5.
Personal Property . The Collateral shall remain
personal property at all times. The Borrower shall not affix any of
the Collateral to real property in any manner which would change
its nature from that of personal property to real property or to a
fixture.
6.
Borrower's Covenants. The Borrower
covenants that it shall:
(a) from
time to time and at all reasonable times allow the Holder, by or
through any of its officers, agents, attorneys, or accountants, to
examine or inspect the Collateral, wherever located. The
Borrower shall do, obtain, make, execute and deliver all such
additional and further acts, things, deeds, assurances and
instruments as the Holder may reasonably require to vest in and
assure to the Holder its rights hereunder and in or to the
Collateral, and the proceeds thereof, including waivers from
landlords, warehousemen and mortgagees. The Borrower
agrees that the Holder has full power and authority to collect,
compromise, endorse, sell or otherwise deal with the Collateral in
its own name or that of the Borrower at any time upon an Event of
Default;
(b) keep
the Collateral in good order and repair at all times and
immediately notify the Holder of any event causing a material loss
or decline in value of the Collateral, whether or not covered by
insurance, and the amount of such loss or depreciation;
(c) only
use or permit the Collateral to be used in accordance with all
applicable federal, state, county and municipal laws and
regulations;
(d) no
later than October 31, 2008, cause the Collateral to be transported
from its current location in Germany to the Borrower’s
facility in Fair Lawn, New Jersey (or another location within the
U.S. acceptable to both Holder and Borrower) (the “
Borrower’s Facility ”), and immediately notify
the Holder in writing upon the arrival of the Collateral at the
Borrower’s Facility;
(e) have
and maintain public liability and property damage insurance at all
times with respect to all Collateral against such risks, including
fire (including so-called extended coverage), theft, sprinkler
leakage, and other risks (including risk of flood if any Collateral
is maintained at a location in a flood hazard zone and, for the
period that the Collateral is being transported to the
Borrower’s Facility, risks of loss during transportation) as
the Holder may require, in such form, in such amount, for such
period and written by such companies as may be satisfactory to the
Holder in its sole discretion. Each such casualty
insurance policy shall contain a standard Lender's Loss Payable
Clause issued in favor of the Holder under which all losses
thereunder shall be paid to the Holder as the Holder's i
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