Exhibit 10.22
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement is made as
of the 26th day of April, 2007.
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By:
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TULLY’S
COFFEE CORPORATION
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3100 AIRPORT
WAY SOUTH
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SEATTLE, WA
98134
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(the “ Debtor
”)
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in favor of
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BENAROYA
CAPITAL COMPANY, L.L.C.
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1100 OLIVE WAY,
SUITE 1700
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SEATTLE, WA
98101
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(the “ Secured Party
”)
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I. Security
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1.1
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For value
received, the Debtor grants and creates the security constituted by
this Security Agreement and agrees to the terms, covenants,
agreements, conditions, provisos and other matters set out in this
Security Agreement.
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1.2
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As general and
continuing security for the Obligations (defined in clause 2.1
hereof), the Debtor hereby grants to the Secured Party a security
interest in all presently owned and hereafter acquired personal
property of the Debtor of whatsoever nature and kind and
wheresoever situate and all proceeds thereof and therefrom,
including Cash Proceeds and Proceeds, renewals thereof, Accessions
thereto and substitutions therefor (all of which are herein
collectively called the “ Collateral ”),
including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all
the presently owned or held and hereafter acquired right, title and
interest of the Debtor in and to all Accounts, Goods (including all
accessories, attachments, additions and Accessions thereto) Chattel
Paper, Deposit accounts, Documents (whether negotiable or not),
Instruments, Intangibles and General Intangibles, Investment
Property, Money, Securities and Software, and all:
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(a)
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Inventory of
whatsoever nature and kind and wheresoever situate;
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(b)
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Equipment
(other than Inventory) of whatsoever nature and kind and
wheresoever situate, including, without limitation, all machinery,
tools, apparatus, plant, furniture, fixtures and vehicles of
whatsoever nature and kind;
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(c)
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book accounts
and book debts and all Accounts, debts, dues, claims, choses in
action and demands of every nature and kind howsoever arising or
secured, including letters of guarantee and advices of credit which
are now due, owing or accruing or growing due to or owned by or
which may
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hereafter become due, owing or
accruing or growing due to or owned by the Debtor (all of which are
herein collectively called the “ Debts
”);
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(d)
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deeds,
documents, writings, papers, books of account and other books
relating to or being records of Debts, Chattel Paper or Documents
or by which such are or may hereafter be secured, evidenced,
acknowledged or made payable;
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(e)
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contractual
rights and insurance claims and all goodwill, patents, trademarks,
copyrights and other intellectual or industrial
property;
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(f)
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monies other
than trust monies lawfully belonging to others;
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(g)
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right, title
and interest of the Debtor in and to leasehold property;
and
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(h)
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goodwill of the
Debtor.
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1.3
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In this
Security Agreement:
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1.3.1
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any reference
to “ Debtor ” and the personal pronoun “
it ” or “ its ” and any verb
relating thereto and used therewith shall be read and construed as
required by and in accordance with the context in which such words
are used depending upon whether the Debtor is one or more
corporations;
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1.3.2
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any reference
to “ Northrim Encumbrances ” shall mean the
indebtedness or claims arising under, or relating to, the Contract
of Sale and Security Agreement between Debtor and Northrim Funding
Services dated as of November 16, 2006;
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1.3.3
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any reference
to “ Note ” shall mean that certain senior
subordinated note made by Debtor to Secured Party of even date
herewith;
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1.3.4
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any reference
to “ Permitted Senior Encumbrances ” shall mean
the Northrim Encumbrances and those encumbrances listed and
described on Schedule A hereto.
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1.3.5
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any reference
to “ Security Agreement ” shall, unless the
context otherwise requires, be deemed a reference to this Security
Agreement as amended from time to time by written agreement
together with any schedules attached hereto pursuant to the
provisions hereof;
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1.3.6
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any reference
to “ UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial
Code of the State of Washington as amended from time to time,
including any amendments thereto and any Act substituted therefor
and amendments thereto;
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1.3.7
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any reference
to “ Warrant ” shall mean that certain warrant
issued by Debtor to Secured Party pursuant to the Note;
and
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1.3.8
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the terms
“ Goods ”, “ Chattel Paper ”,
“ Documents ”, “ Equipment ”,
“ Accounts ” “ Consumer Goods
”, “ Instruments ”, “
Intangibles ”, “ General Intangibles
”, “ Investment Property ”, “
Securities ”, “ Proceeds ”, “
Inventory ”, “ Software ”, “
Deposit accounts ” and “ Accessions
” and other words and expressions which have been defined in
the UCC shall be interpreted in accordance with their respective
meanings given in the UCC (either in the singular or plural
thereof), as the context requires unless otherwise defined herein
or unless the context otherwise requires.
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II. Obligations
Secured
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2.1
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The security
constituted by this Security Agreement is general and continuing
security for payment, performance and satisfaction of each and
every obligation, indebtedness and liability of the Debtor to the
Secured Party under the Note (including interest thereon), present
or future, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or
not, extended or renewed, wheresoever and howsoever incurred, and
any ultimate unpaid balance thereof, and whether the Debtor be
bound alone or with another or others and whether as principal or
surety (all of which obligations, indebtedness and liabilities are
herein collectively called the “ Obligations
”).
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2.2
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This Security
Agreement and the security constituted hereby are in addition to
and not in substitution for any other security or securities which
the Secured Party may now or from time to time hold or take from
the Debtor or from any other person whosoever.
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III. Representations and
Warranties of Debtor
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3.1
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The Debtor
represents and warrants that:
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3.1.1
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this Security
Agreement has been authorized, executed and delivered in accordance
with resolutions of the directors of the Debtor and all other
matters and things have been done and performed so as to authorize
and make the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement, the
creation of the security constituted hereby and the performance of
the Debtor’s obligations hereunder legal, valid and
binding;
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3.1.2
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the Collateral
is genuine and is owned by the Debtor free of all security
interests, mortgages, liens, claims, charges and other encumbrances
(herein collectively called “ Encumbrances ”),
save for the security constituted by this Security Agreement and
the Permitted Senior Encumbrances; and
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3.1.3
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the Debtor has
good and lawful authority to create the security in the Collateral
constituted by this Security Agreement.
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IV. Covenants of the Debtor
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4.1
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The Debtor
covenants and agrees that at all times while this Security
Agreement remains in effect the Debtor will:
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4.1.1
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defend the
Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Party against the claims
and demands of all other persons;
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4.1.2
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not, without
the prior written consent of the Secured Party create or permit to
exist any Encumbrance against any of the Collateral which ranks or
could in any event rank in priority to or pari passu with
the security constituted by this Security Agreement, save for
(i) Permitted Senior Encumbrances and (ii) Encumbrances
approved in writing by the Secured Party prior to creation or
assumption;
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4.1.3
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fully and
effectively maintain and keep maintained valid and effective the
security constituted by this Security Agreement;
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4.1.4
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notify the
Secured Party promptly of:
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(a)
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any change in
the Debtor’s name, jurisdiction of organization or legal
form; and
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(b)
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any material
loss or damage to the Collateral not covered by
insurance;
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4.1.5
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keep the
Collateral generally in good order, condition and repair and not
use any material amount of the Collateral in violation of the
provisions of this Security Agreement or any other agreement
relating to the Collateral or any policy insuring the Collateral or
any applicable statute, law, by-law, rule, regulation or
ordinance;
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4.1.6
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carry on and
conduct the business of the Debtor in a commercially reasonable
manner and so as to protect and preserve the Collateral and to
keep, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied, proper books of account for the
Debtor’s business as well as accurate and complete records
concerning the Collateral and, at the Secured Party’s
request, mark any and all such records and the Collateral so as to
indicate the security constituted by this Security
Agreement;
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4.1.7
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forthwith pay
when due:
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(a)
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all obligations
to its employees and all obligations to others which relate to its
employees when due, including, without limitation, all taxes,
duties, levies, government fees, claims and dues related to its
employees;
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(b)
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all taxes,
assessments, rates, duties, levies, government fees, claims and
dues lawfully levied, assessed or imposed upon it or the Collateral
when
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due, unless the
Debtor shall in good faith contest its obligations so to pay and
shall furnish such security as the Secured Party may require;
and
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(c)
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all
Encumbrances which rank or could in any event rank in priority to
or pari passu with the security constituted by this Security
Agreement, including the Permitted Senior Encumbrances;
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4.1.8
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Debtor, at its
own cost and expense, will keep all of the Collateral comprising
insurable property continuously insured in such amounts, with such
responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations,
against such risks, and in such form, as are generally consistent
with the Debtor’s insurance policies in effect on the date
hereof or as otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party.
Promptly following the occurrence of any loss of, or damage to, any
material part of the Collateral comprising insurable property,
Debtor will give to Secured Party notice of such loss or
damage;
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4.1.9
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forthwith pay
when due all reasonable costs, charges, expenses and legal fees and
disbursements which may be incurred by the Secured Party
in:
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(a)
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inspecting the
Collateral upon or after the occurrence of an Event of
Default;
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(b)
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taking,
recovering, keeping possession of and insuring the Collateral upon
or after the occurrence of an Event of Default; and
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(c)
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all other
actions and proceedings taken in connection with the preservation
of the Collateral under the terms of this Security Agreement and
the confirmation, perfection and enforcement of this Security
Agreement; and
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4.1.10
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at the Secured
Party’s request at any time and from time to time execute and
deliver such further and other documents and instruments and do all
other acts and things as the Secured Party reasonably requires in
order to give effect to this Security Agreement or to confirm and
perfect, and maintain perfection of, the security constituted by
this Security Agreement in favor of the Secured Party.
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V. Payments and
Proceeds
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5.1
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Subject to the
rights of the holders of the Permitted Senior Encumbrances, after
default under this Security Agreement, the Secured Party may notify
all or any debtors on any Account (“ Account Debtors
”) of the security constituted by this Security Agreement and
may also direct such Account Debtors to make all payments on the
Collateral to the Secured Party.
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VI. Secured Party Actions
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6.1
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The Debtor
hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file such financing
statements and other documents and do such acts, matters and
things, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Security
Agreement, as the Secured Party may deem appropriate to perfect and
continue the security constituted hereby, to protect and preserve
the Collateral and to realize upon the security constituted hereby.
The Debtor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Secured
Party the true and lawful attorney of the Debtor, with full power
of substitution to do any of the foregoing in the name of the
Debtor whenever and wherever it may be deemed necessary or
expedient by the Secured Party following the occurrence and during
the continuation of an event of default under this Security
Agreement.
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6.2
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If the Debtor
fails to perform any of its Obligations hereunder, the Secured
Party may, after written notice to Debtor, but shall not be obliged
to, perform any or all of such Obligations without prejudice to any
other rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder, and any
payments made and any reasonable costs, charges, expenses and legal
fees and disbursements incurred in connection therewith shall be
payable by the Debtor to the Secured Party forthwith with interest
until paid at the highest rate borne by any of the Obligations and
such amounts shall form part of the Obligations and constitute a
charge upon the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party prior to
all claims subsequent t
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