SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “
Agreement ”) dated as of July 1, 2008 by and between
Sahara Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”) and , John Thomas Bridge & Opportunity
Fund, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity,
the “ Secured Party ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on the
date hereof, the Company entered into a Debenture Agreement in
which the Secured Party has loaned the Company $500,000 (the
“Debenture Agreement”), which is secured by all the
assets of the Company as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions
. Capitalized terms used herein without definition and
defined in the Debenture Agreement are used herein as defined
therein. In addition, as used herein:
“ Collateral ” shall have the
meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3 hereof.
“ 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
applications listed on Schedule II attached hereto (if any),
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..
“ Documents ” means any
“documents,” as such term is defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code, and shall include, without limitation, all
documents of title (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code),
bills of lading or other receipts evidencing or representing
Inventory or Equipment.
“ Event of Default ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Debenture Agreement.
“ Inventory ” means any
“inventory,” as such term is defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code.
“ Liabilities ” shall mean
all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of
the Company from time to time owed or owing under or in respect of
this Agreement or the Debenture Agreement as the case may be,
including, without limitation, the principal amount of all debts,
claims and indebtedness, accrued and unpaid interest and all fees,
costs and expenses, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent,
fixed or otherwise, heretofore, now and/or from time to time
hereafter owing, due or payable whether before or after the filing
of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding under applicable
federal, state, foreign or other law and whether or not an allowed
claim in any such proceeding.
“ Lien ” shall mean any
mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest,
encumbrance or adverse claim of any kind and any restrictive
covenant, condition, restriction or exception of any kind that has
the practical effect of creating a mortgage, lien, pledge,
hypothecation, charge, security interest, encumbrance or adverse
claim of any kind.
“ 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 III attached hereto (if any), 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.
“ Proceeds ” means
“proceeds,” as such term is defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code and, in any event, includes, without limitation,
(a) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or
guaranty payable with respect to any of the Collateral, (b) any and
all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable from
time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation,
condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the
Collateral by any governmental body, authority, bureau or agency
(or any person acting under color of governmental authority), and
(c) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or payable
under, in respect of or in connection with any of the
Collateral.
“ Trademarks ” means
any trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service
marks, logos, other business identifiers, prints and labels on
which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in
connection therewith, including, without limitation, the trademarks
and applications listed in Schedule IV attached hereto (if
any) and renewals thereof, 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.
“ Uniform Commercial Code ”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to
time in the State of Texas; provided, that to the extent that the
Uniform Commercial Code is used to define any term herein and such
term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of
the Uniform Commercial Code, the definition of such term contained
in Article or Division 9 shall govern.
Section 2. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Company . The
Company represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Secured
Party as follows:
(a) the
Company has rights in and the power to transfer the Collateral in
which it purports to grant a security interest pursuant to
Section 3 hereof (subject, with respect to after acquired
Collateral, to the Company acquiring the same) and no Lien exists
or will exist upon such Collateral at any time.
(b) This
Agreement is effective to create in favor of Secured Party a valid
security interest in and Lien upon all of the Company’s
right, title and interest in and to the Collateral, and upon the
filing of appropriate Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule I attached hereto,
such security interest will be a duly perfected first priority
security interest in all of the Collateral.
(c) The
Company does not own any inventory.
Section 3. Collateral
. As collateral security for the prompt payment in full
when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise)
of the Liabilities, the Company hereby pledges and grants to the
Secured Party, for the benefit of itself and the Buyers, a Lien on
and security interest in and to all of the Company’s right,
title and interest in the personal property and assets of the
Company, whether now owned by the Company or hereafter acquired and
whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence and
wherever located (all being collectively referred to herein as
“Collateral”), including, without
limitation:
(a) all
Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights; and
(b) All
Company databases.
Section 4. Covenants;
Remedies . In furtherance of the grant of the pledge
and security interest pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the
Company hereby agrees with the Secured Party as follows:
4.1. Delivery and Other
Perfection; Maintenance, etc .
(a)
Documents and Actions . The Company shall give,
execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing statement,
notice, instrument, document, agreement, or other papers that may
be necessary or desirable (in the reasonable judgment of the
Secured Party) to create, preserve, perfect or validate the
security interest granted pursuant hereto or to enable the Secured
Party to exercise and enforce the rights of the Secured Party
hereunder with respect to such pledge and security
interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Party at any time and
from time to time to file in any filing office in any jurisdiction
any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a)
covers the Collateral (i) as all assets of the Company
or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular
asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article
9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Delaware 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
part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of
Delaware or any other State for the sufficiency or filing office
acceptance of any financing statement or amendment. The
Company agrees to furnish any such information to the Secured Party
promptly upon request. The Company also ratifies its
authorization for the Secured Party to have filed in any
jurisdiction any like initial financing statements or amendments
thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
(b)
Intellectual Property . The Company represents
and warrants that the Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks listed on
Schedules II, III and IV , respectively (if any), constitute
all of the registered Copyrights and all of the Patents and
Trademarks now owned by the Company. If the Company
shall (i) obtain rights to any new patentable inventions, any
registered Copyrights or any Patents or Trademarks, or (ii) become
entitled to the benefit of any registered Copyrights or any Patents
or Trademarks or any improvement on any Patent, the provisions of
this Agreement above shall automatically apply thereto and the
Company shall give to Secured Party prompt written notice
thereof. The Company hereby authorizes Secured Party to
modify this Agreement by amending Schedules II, III and IV ,
as applicable, to include any such registered Copyrights or any
such Patents and Trademarks. The Company shall have the
duty (i) to prosecute diligently any patent, trademark, or service
mark applications pending as of the date hereof or hereafter, (ii)
to make application on unpatented but patentable inventions and on
trademarks, copyrights and service marks, as appropriate, (iii) to
preserve and maintain all rights in the Copyrights, Patents and
Trademarks, to the extent material to the operations of the
business of the Company and (iv) to ensure that the Copyrights,
Patents and Trademarks are and remain enforceable, to the extent
material to the operations of the business of the
Company. Except for any such items that a the Company
reasonably believes (using prudent industry customs and practices)
are no longer necessary for the on-going operations of its
business, no the Company shall abandon any right to file a patent,
trademark or service mark application, or abandon any pending
patent, trademark or service mark application or any other
Copyright, Patent or Trademark without the written consent of
Secured Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
4.2 Other Liens
. The Company 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, and
will defend the right, title and interest of the Secured Party in
and to the Collateral and in and to all Proceeds thereof against
the claims and demands of all Persons whatsoever.
4.3 Events of Default, Etc
. During the period during which an Event of Default (as
defined in the Debenture Agreement) shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(a) the
Company shall, at the request of the Secured Party, assemble the
Collateral and make it available to Secured Party at a
place or places designated by the Secured Party which are
reasonably convenient to Secured Party, as applicable;
(b) the
Secured Party may make any reasonable compromise or settlement
deemed desirable with respect to any of the Collateral and may
extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or
otherwise modify the terms of, any of the Collateral;
(c) the
Secured Party shall have all of the rights and remedies with
respect to the Collateral of a Secured Party under the Uniform
Commercial Code (whether or not said Uniform Commercial Code is in
effect in the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are
asserted) and such additional rights and remedies to which a
Secured Party is entitled under the laws in effect in any
jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be
asserted, including, without limitation, the right, to the maximum
extent permitted by law, to: (i) exercise all voting, consensual
and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Collateral as if
the Secured Party were the sole and absolute owner thereof (and the
Company agrees to take all such action as may be appropriate to
give effect to such right) and (ii) to the appointment of a
receiver or receivers for all or any part of the Collateral,
whether such receivership be incident to a proposed sale or sales
of such Collateral or otherwise and without regard to the value of
the Collateral or the solvency of any person or persons liable for
the payment of the Liabilities sec
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