Exhibit 4.4
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of
June ___, 2008, is made by Z TRIM HOLDINGS, INC. , an
Illinois corporation, with an address at 1011 Campus Drive,
Mundelein, Illinois 60060 (“ Debtor ”) in favor
of [_________________] , as collateral agent
for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below), with an
address of [_________________] (in such capacity, the “
Collateral Agent ”).
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T A L S
A . Pursuant
to the terms of an 8% Senior Secured Convertible Note by and
between the Debtor and each Holder (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Note ”
and collectively, the “ Notes ”; capitalized
terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in
the Note unless specifically defined herein), the Holders have
agreed to make loans to the Debtor (the “ Loans
”), as offered by that certain Private Placement Memorandum
dated _______________, 2008 (the “ Offering
”).
B . Each
Holder hereby designates and appoints [_____________] as the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders or any subsequent
holders of the Notes (collectively, the “ Secured
Parties ”).
C. In
order to induce the Secured Parties to make the Loans, the Debtor
has agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement granting a
security interest in all of the Debtor’s assets to the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
A G R E E M E N
T
NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing recitals,
the mutual agreements and covenants set forth herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions . The following additional
terms, when used in this Agreement, shall have the following
meanings:
“
Account Debtor ” shall mean any Person who is
obligated under an Account.
“ Accounts ”
shall mean, for any Person, all “accounts” (as defined
in the UCC), now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person or
in which such Person now or hereafter has or acquires
any rights and, in any event, shall mean and include, without
limitation, (a) all accounts receivable, contract rights, book
debts, notes, drafts and other obligations or indebtedness owing to
such Person arising from the sale or lease of goods or other
property by such Person or the performance of services by such
Person (including, without limitation, any such obligation which
might be characterized as an account or general intangible under
the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any jurisdiction),
(b) all of such Person’s rights in, to and under all
purchase and sales orders for goods, services or other property,
and all of such Person’s rights to any goods, services or
other property represented by any of the foregoing (including
returned or repossessed goods and unpaid sellers’ rights of
rescission, replevin, reclamation and rights to stoppage in
transit), (c) all monies due to or to become due to such
Person under all contracts for the sale, lease or exchange of goods
or other property or the performance of services by such Person
(whether or not yet earned by performance on the part of such
Person), and (d) all collateral security and guarantees of any
kind given to such Person with respect to any of the
foregoing.
“ Chattel Paper ”
shall mean all “chattel paper” (as defined in the UCC)
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor or in which the
Debtor has or acquires any rights, or other receipts of the Debtor,
evidencing or representing rights or interest in such chattel
paper.
“ Collateral ” shall mean,
collectively, all of the following:
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(iii)
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all Deposit
Accounts;
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(vii)
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all General
Intangibles;
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(x)
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all Investment
Property;
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(xii)
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all money, cash
or cash equivalents;
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(xii)
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all other goods
and personal property, whether tangible orintangible;
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(xiv)
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all Supporting
Obligations and Letter-of-Credit Rights of the Debtor;
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(xv)
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all books and
records pertaining to any of the Collateral (including, without
limitation, credit files, Software, computer programs, printouts
and other computer materials and records, including customer
lists);
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(xvi)
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the commercial
tort claims; and
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(xvii)
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All products
and Proceeds of all or any of the Collateral described in clauses
(i) through (xvi) hereof.
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“ Collateral Agent ” shall
have the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph
hereof.
“ Copyright License ” shall
mean any and all rights of the Debtor under any written agreement
granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright
registration.
“ Copyrights ”
shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by
the Debtor or in which the Debtor now has or hereafter acquires
any rights: (a) all copyrights and general
intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered),
all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in
connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and
applications in the United States Copyright Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States, any state or
territory thereof, or any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, and (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals
thereof.
“ Debtor ” shall have the
meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph
hereof.
“ Deposit Accounts
” shall mean all “deposit accounts” (as defined
in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor or in
which the Debtor has or acquires any rights, or other receipts, of
the Debtor covering, evidencing or representing rights or interest
in such deposit accounts.
“ Documents ”
shall mean all “documents” (as defined in the UCC) now
owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor or in which the Debtor
has or acquires any rights, or other receipts, of the Debtor
covering, evidencing or representing goods.
“ Equipment ”
shall mean all “equipment” (as defined in the UCC) now
owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor and wherever located,
and, in any event, shall include all machinery, equipment,
furniture, furnishings, processing equipment, conveyors, machine
tools, engineering processing equipment, manufacturing equipment,
materials handling equipment, trade fixtures, trucks, trailers,
forklifts, vehicles, computers and other electronic data processing
and other office equipment of the Debtor, and any and all
additions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing,
together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and
accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto, all leasehold
improvements, all fuel therefor and all manuals, drawings,
instructions, warranties and rights with respect
thereto.
“ Event of Default ” shall
have the meaning set forth for such term in Section 8
hereof.
“ Fixtures ”
shall mean all “fixtures” (as defined in the UCC) now
owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor or in which the Debtor
has or acquires any rights, or other receipts, of the Debtor
covering, evidencing or representing rights or interest in such
fixtures.
“ GAAP ” shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and statements
and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or
in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by
a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of
determination.
“ General Intangibles
” shall mean all “general intangibles” (as
defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor
or in which the Debtor has or acquires any rights and, in any
event, shall include all right, title and interest in or under all
contracts, all customer lists, Licenses, Copyrights, Trademarks,
Patents, and all applications therefor and reissues, extensions or
renewals thereof, rights in Intellectual Property, interests in
partnerships, joint ventures and other business associations,
licenses, permits, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary or
confidential information, inventions (whether or not patented or
patentable), technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge,
know-how, software, data bases, data, skill, expertise, experience,
processes, models, drawings, materials and records, goodwill
(including the goodwill associated with any Trademark or Trademark
License), all rights and claims in or under insurance policies
(including insurance for fire, damage, loss and casualty, whether
covering personal property, real property, tangible rights or
intangible rights, all liability, life, key man and business
interruption insurance, and all unearned premiums), un-certificated
securities, choses in action, deposit, checking and other bank
accounts, rights to receive tax refunds and other payments, rights
of indemnification, all books and records, correspondence, credit
files, invoices, tapes, cards, computer runs, domain names,
prospect lists, customer lists and other papers and
documents.
“ Instruments ”
shall mean all “instruments” (as defined in the UCC)
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor or in
which the Debtor has or acquires any rights and, in any event,
shall include all promissory notes, all certificates of deposit and
all letters of credit evidencing, representing, arising from or
existing in respect of, relating to, securing or otherwise
supporting the payment of, any of the Accounts or other obligations
owed to the Debtor.
“ Intellectual Property
” shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Debtor or in which the Debtor has or
acquires any rights: (a) all Patents, patent rights and patent
applications, Copyrights and copyright applications, Trademarks,
trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, service marks,
service mark rights, applications for registration of trademarks,
trade names and service marks, fictitious names registrations and
trademark, trade name and service mark registrations, and all
derivations thereof; and (b) Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses,
Copyright Licenses and other licenses to use any of the items
described in the preceding clause (a), and any other items
necessary to conduct or operate the business of the
Debtor.
“ Inventory ”
shall mean all “inventory” (as defined in the UCC) now
owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor or in which the Debtor
has or acquires any rights and, in any event, shall include all
goods owned or held for sale or lease to any other
Persons.
“ Investment Property
” shall mean all “investment property” (as
defined in the UCC) now owned [or hereafter acquired] by the Debtor
or in which the Debtor has or acquires any rights and, in any
event, shall include all “certificated securities”,
“uncertificated securities”, “security
entitlements”, “securities accounts”,
“commodity contracts” and “commodity
accounts” (as all such terms are defined in the UCC) of the
Debtor.
“ Letter-of-Credit
Rights ” shall mean “letter-of-credit rights”
(as defined in the UCC), now owned or hereafter acquired by the
Debtor, including rights to payment or performance under a letter
of credit, whether or not the Debtor, as beneficiary, has demanded
or is entitled to demand payment or performance.
“ License ” shall
mean any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or
other license of rights or interests of the Debtor in Intellectual
Property or authorization by any Person or political entity
entitling the Debtor to sell products or perform
services.
“ Lien ” shall have the
meaning given that term in Section 5(d) hereof.
“ Patent License ” shall mean
any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor
or in which the Debtor has or acquires any rights granting any
right with respect to any property, process or other invention on
which a Patent is in existence.
“ Patents ” shall
mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by the
Debtor or in which the Debtor has or acquires any rights: (a) all
letters patent of the United States or any other country, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for
letters patent of the United States or any other country, including
registrations, recordings and applications in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of
the United States, any State or Territory thereof, or any other
country; and (b) all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part
and extensions thereof.
“ Permitted Liens ” shall
have the meaning given that term in Section 5(d) hereof.
“ Person ” shall mean an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“ Proceeds ”
shall mean all “proceeds” (as defined in the UCC) of,
and all other profits, rentals or receipts, in whatever form,
arising from the collection, sale, lease, exchange, assignment,
licensing or other disposition of, or realization upon, the
Collateral, and, in any event, shall mean and include all claims
against third parties for loss of, damage to or destruction of, or
for proceeds payable under, or unearned premiums with respect to,
policies of insurance in respect of any Collateral, and any
condemnation or requisition payments with respect to any Collateral
and the following types of property acquired with cash
proceeds: Accounts, Inventory, General Intangibles,
Documents, Instruments and Equipment.
“ Requisite Holders ” shall
mean, as of any date, Secured Parties holding more than 50% of the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans.
“ Secured Obligations
” shall mean (i) the full and prompt payment when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of
all obligations under the Notes and this Agreement and all other
indebtedness, liabilities, or other obligations of the Debtor to
the Collateral Agent, however and whenever incurred or evidenced,
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or due or to
become due (the “ Additional Obligations ”)
(including obligations under the Notes and this Agreement and the
Additional Obligations which, but for the automatic stay under
Section 362(a) of Title 11 of the United States Code entitled
“Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any
successor thereto, would become due), indebtedness and
liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees
and interest thereon and all interest that accrues after the
commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating
to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
proceeding of the Debtor at the rate provided for in the Notes or
with respect to the Additional Obligations, as applicable, whether
or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed in any such
case, proceeding or other action) of the Debtor owing to the
Collateral Agent, now existing or hereafter incurred under,
arising out of or in connection with the Notes and this Agreement
and with respect to the Additional Obligations and the due
performance and compliance by the Debtor with the terms, conditions
and agreements of the Notes, this Agreement and any agreements with
respect to the Additional Obligations; (ii) any and all sums paid
by the Collateral Agent in order to preserve the Collateral or
preserve its Security Interest (as defined below) in the
Collateral; and (iii) in the event of any proceeding for the
collection or enforcement of any indebtedness,
obligations or liabilities of the Debtor referred to in the
preceding clause (i) after an Event of Default (as defined
hereinafter) shall have occurred and be continuing, the expenses of
re-taking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or
otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral (as defined
below), or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights
hereunder, together with attorneys’ fees actually
incurred and court costs.
“ Security Interests
” shall mean the security interests granted to the Collateral
Agent pursuant to Section 3 , as well as all other security
interests created or assigned as additional security for the
Secured Obligations pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement.
“ Software ”
shall mean all “software” (as defined in the UCC), now
owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, including all computer
programs, computer programming source code, and all supporting
information provided in connection with a transaction related to
any program.
“ Supporting
Obligations ” means all “supporting
obligations” (as defined in the UCC), including letters of
credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper,
Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, or Investment
Property.
“ Trademark License ” shall
mean any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by the
Debtor or in which the Debtor has or acquires any such rights
granting to the Debtor any right to use any Trademark.
“ Trademarks ”
shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by
the Debtor or in which the Debtor has or acquires any such rights:
(i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, web
addresses/url’s, trade styles, service marks, logos, other
source or business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of
the foregoing have appeared or appear, designs and general
intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered),
now owned or existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in
connection therewith, including, without limitation, registrations,
recordings and applications in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United
States, any State thereof or any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, (ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals
thereof and (iii) all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any
of the foregoing.
“ UCC ” shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time,
in the State of Delaware; provided that if by reason of
mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of
perfection or non-perfection of the Security Interests in any
Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
in a jurisdiction other than Delaware, “UCC” shall mean
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction
for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection
or effect of perfection or non-perfection.
“ United States ” shall mean
the United States of America, any of the fifty states thereof, and
the District of Columbia.
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2.
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Appointment
and Authorization of Collateral Agent.
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(a) Each
Secured Party appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take
such action as collateral agent on its behalf and to exercise such
powers and discretion under this Agreement as are delegated to the
Collateral Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. The
Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities,
except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any of the Secured Parties, and no implied
covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or
liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise be
deemed to exist for, be undertaken by, or apply to or against the
Collateral Agent. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
interpreted as giving the Collateral Agent responsibility for or
any duty concerning the validity, perfection, priority or
enforceability of any Lien or security interest in any Collateral
or giving the Collateral Agent any obligation to take any action to
procure or maintain such validity, perfection, priority or
enforceability.
(b) Whenever
pursuant to the provisions hereof it is required that any party
hereto obtain the consent or approval of the Collateral Agent, or
that any matter prove satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, or that
any action be taken at the request, discretion, option or
determination of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent, prior
to giving any such consent or approval or request, or exercising
any such option, discretion or determination, or indicating its
satisfaction with any such matter, shall (except where the failure
to do so, in its good faith judgment, could imperil the Collateral
or the Liens thereon) be required to consult with the Secured
Parties in a manner deemed reasonable by the Collateral Agent, and
the Collateral Agent shall be protected in following any direction
of the Requisite Holders.
(c) The
Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise or to
honor any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement at
the request or direction of any Person hereunder unless such Person
shall have offered to the Collateral Agent reasonable security or
indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might
reasonably be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction. The Collateral Agent may consult with legal
counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected
by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such
counsel, accountants or experts.
(d) Neither
the Collateral Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or
employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement,
except for its or their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall not incur any
liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent,
certificate, statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire,
telex or similar writing) reasonably believed by it to be genuine
or to be signed by the proper party or parties.
(e) The
Debtor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for all its
expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred in
connection with this Agreement. The Debtor and Secured
Parties agree to indemnify the Collateral Agent and its directors,
officers, agents and employees for, and to hold them harmless
against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without gross
negligence or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or
in connection with this Agreement, including the costs and expenses
of defending themselves against any claim or liability in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or
duties hereunder.
(f) The
Collateral Agent may at any time resign by giving at least thirty
(30) days prior written notice thereof to each Secured Party,
provided that no resignation shall be effective until a
successor for the Collateral Agent is appointed. Upon
such resignation, the Requisite Holders shall have the right to
appoint a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor
Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed by the Requisite
Holders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30)
days after the retiring Collateral Agent’s giving of notice
of resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf
of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Collateral
Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, such
successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall
be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder. After any retiring Collateral Agent’s
resignation, the provisions of this Agreement shall continue in
effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by it while it was acting as Collateral
Agent.
(g) All
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in
writing (i) with respect to the Collateral Agent, sent to the
address set forth in introductory paragraph hereof and (ii) with
respect to each Secured Party, sent to the address set forth in the
Note, and delivered in the manner required by each Note.
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3.
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Grant of
Security Interest.
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As security for the prompt and
complete payment and performance when due of the Secured
Obligations, Debtor hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and grants
a continuing security interest to the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties in and to all of the Debtor’s
right, title and interest in to and under all of the Collateral
(and all rights therein), or in which or to which the Debtor has
any rights, in each case, whether now existing or hereafter from
time to time acquired.
4.
Authorization to File Financing Statement and other
Actions .
(a) Debtor
hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent or its counsel at any time
and from time to time to file one or more financing statements,
continuation statements or other documents in any Uniform
Commercial Code jurisdiction as Collateral Agent may deem necessary
or desirable, which financing statements, continuation statements
or other documents (a) indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of
the Debtor or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any
particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope
of Article 9 of the UCC, 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 UCC for the sufficiency or
filing office acceptance of any financing statement or
amendment. The Debtor agrees to furnish any such
information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon
request.
(b) If
the Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort
claim, the Debtor shall immediately notify the Collateral Agent in
a writing signed by the Debtor of the brief details thereof and
grant to the Collateral Agent in such writing a security interest
therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this
Agreement.
(c) The
Debtor agrees to take any other action reasonably requested by the
Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, delivery of
certain Collateral or a control agreement granting control of
certain Collateral to the Collateral Agent, to insure the
attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the
Collateral Agent to maintain or enforce, the Security Interest in
any and all of the Collateral.
(d) The
Debtor hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the
Collateral Agent as the Debtor’s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution or
re-substitution, in the name of the Debtor, the Collateral Agent or
otherwise) upon an Event of Default with the power (i) to do any
and every act that the Debtor is obligated by this Agreement to do,
(ii) to do all things necessary to preserve and protect the
Collateral, and to preserve, protect, and keep perfected the
Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, (iii)
to demand, sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any
and all monies due or to become due with respect to any Collateral,
(iv) to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any
action or proceeding with respect to any Collateral, (v) to sell,
transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the collateral or the
proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the
Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof, and (vi) to
extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any
allowance and other adjustments with reference to the
Collateral. The Debtor acknowledges and agrees that the
power of attorney granted herein is a power coupled with an
interest and shall be irrevocable. The powers conferred
on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its
interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to
exercise any such powers. The Collateral Agent shall be
accountable only for the amounts it actually receives as a result
of the exercise of such powers and neither it nor any of its
officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to
the Debtor for any act or failure to act pursuant to the foregoing
power of attorney.
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5.
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Representations and Warranties
. Debtor represents,
warrants and agrees as follows:
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(a) Debtor
has full power and authority to enter into this
Agreement;
(b) All
corporate action on the part of the Debtor, its directors and its
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by the Debtor has been
taken. This Agreement shall constitute the valid and
binding obligation of the Debtor enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors;
(c) All
material consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or
registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations, or
filings required on the part of the Debtor in connection with the
valid execution and delivery of this Agreement have been obtained
and are effective, other than such filings to be made or to become
effective after the date hereof with respect to the Security
Interests. The Debtor has the right to pledge and grant
the Security Interests or otherwise transfer the Collateral free
and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or other security
interests, other than the Permitted Liens (as defined
below);
(d) The
Debtor is the owner of the Collateral, free from any lien,
mortgage, pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation or
encumbrance of any kind (“ Liens ”) except (i)
Liens imposed by law for taxes not yet due which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect
to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with
GAAP, (ii) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law
created in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in
accordance with GAAP, (iii) pledges and deposits made in the
ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws
or regulations, (iv) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature
of zoning restrictions, easements and rights or restrictions of
record on the use of real property, which in the aggregate are not
substantial in amount and which do not, in any case, detract from
the value of such property or impair the use thereof in the
ordinary conduct of business, (v) purchase money Liens incurred
prior to [the date of the offering memo] upon or in any
fixed or capital assets to secure the purchase price or the cost of
construction or improvement of such fixed or capital assets or to
secure indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing
the acquisition, construction or improvement of such fixed or
capital assets (including Liens securing any capital lease
obligations); provided , that (x) such Lien attached to such
asset concurrently or within 90 days after the acquisition,
improvement or completion of the construction thereof; (y) such
Lien does not extend to any other asset; and (z) the debt secured
thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or
improving such fixed or capital assets and (vi) Liens in favor of
the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties granted
pursuant to this Agreement (the Liens described in the preceding
clauses (i) – (vi) collectively, “ Permitted
Liens ”)
(e) None
of the account debtors or other persons obligated on any of the
Collateral is a governmental authority covered by the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act or like federal, state or local statute or
rule in respect of such Collateral;
(f) The
exact legal name of the Debtor and its state of incorporation is
set forth below:
Z Trim Holdings,
Inc. Illinois
(g) The
Debtor has at all times operated its business in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable provisions of federal, state
and local statutes and ordinances, including, without limitation,
those dealing with the control, shipment, storage or disposal of
hazardous materials or substances;
(h) When
the UCC financing statement in appropriate form is filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, the
Security Interests shall constitute valid and perfected security
interests in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, to the extent that a security
interest therein may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC,
assuming the proper filing and indexing thereof; and
(i)
Except as set forth on Schedule
I attached hereto, the Debtor does not have any interest in, or
title to, any registration or pending application for any Patent,
Trademark or Copyright. This Security A