SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”),
is entered into as of August __, 2009 and made
effective as of July 20, 2009, by and between New Media Lottery
Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters
located at 1400 Technology Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (the
“ Pledgor ” and Trafalgar Capital Specialized
Investment Fund, FIS (the “ Secured Party
”). Capitalized words which are otherwise
undefined in this Agreement shall have the same definition as in
the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof
entered into by the parties hereto (the “ Securities
Purchase Agreement ”).
RECITALS
:
WHEREAS, the Pledgor issued and sold to the Secured
Party, Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$300,000) of secured
convertible redeemable debentures and has agreed to issue and
sell up to an additional Seven Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars
(US$700,000) of secured convertible debentures (the “
Debentures ”) pursuant to the terms of the Securities
Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the
transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and
the Transaction Documents, the Pledgor agreed to grant to the
Secured Party a first priority security interest in and to the
pledged property identified on Exhibit A hereto until the
satisfaction of the Obligations (as defined herein
below).
AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATIONS
Section 1.1
Recitals . The above recitals are true and
correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this
reference.
Section 1.2
Interpretations . Nothing herein expressed or
implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person
other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by
reason hereof.
Section 1.3
Obligations Secured . The obligations secured
hereby are any and all obligations of the Pledgor to the Secured
Party now existing or hereinafter incurred to the Secured Party,
whether oral or written and whether arising on or after the date
hereof including, without limitation, those obligations of the
Pledgor to the Secured Party under the Securities Purchase
Agreement and the Transaction Documents and any other amounts now
or hereafter owed to the Secured Party by the Pledgor thereunder or
hereunder (collectively, the “ Obligations
”).
ARTICLE
2
PLEDGED PROPERTY,
ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL
AND TERMINATION OF SECURITY
INTEREST
Section 2.1
Grant of Security Interest .
(a) The
Pledgor hereby pledges to the Secured Party and creates in the
Secured Party for its benefit a security interest for such time
until the Obligations are paid in full, in and to all of in the
property described in Exhibit A hereto, whether now existing
or hereafter from time to time acquired (collectively,
the “ Pledged Property ”).
(b) Simultaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pledgor
shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the
Secured Party any documents reasonably requested by the Secured
Party to perfect its security interest in the Pledged
Property. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Pledgor shall make, execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the Secured Party such documents and instruments,
including, without limitation, financing statements, certificates,
local lien documents, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured
Party’s reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate,
complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security
interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Property, and the
Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured
party, subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein.
Section 2.2
Rights; Interests; Etc.
(a) So
long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall
have occurred and be continuing:
(i) the
Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining
to its Pledged Property or any part thereof for any purpose not
inconsistent with the terms hereof; and
(ii) the
Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all
payments paid or made in respect of its Pledged
Property.
(b) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default:
(i) All
rights of the Pledgor to exercise the rights which it would
otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(i) hereof and to receive payments which it
would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof shall be suspended, and all
such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who
shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such rights and to
receive and hold as Pledged Property such payments; provided,
however , that if the Secured Party shall become entitled and
shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged
Property pursuant to Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums
received by the Secured Party, or held by Pledgor for the benefit
of the Secured Party and paid over pursuant to
Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be applied against any
outstanding Obligations; and
(ii) All
interest, dividends, income and other payments and distributions
which are received by the Pledgor contrary to the provisions of
Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for
the benefit of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other
property of the Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the
Secured Party; or
(iii) The
Secured Party in its sole discretion shall be authorized to sell
any or all of the Pledged Property at a public or private sale in
order to recoup all of the outstanding Obligations.
(c) Each
of the following events, subject to the lapse of applicable cure
periods, shall constitute a default under this Agreement (each an
“ Event of Default ”):
(i) any
default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the payment to
the Secured Party of principal, interest or other item comprising
the Obligations as and when due or with respect to any other debt
or obligation of the Pledgor to a party other than the Secured
Party;
(ii) any
default, whether in whole or in part, shall occur in the due
observance or performance of any obligations or other covenants,
terms or provisions to be performed under this Agreement or any of
the Transaction Documents;
(iii) Any
representation or warranty made or furnished by or on behalf of the
Pledgor in connection with this Agreement, the Securities Purchase
Agreement or any Transaction Document proves to have been incorrect
or misleading in any material respect when made or furnished;
or
(iv) Secured
Party, reasonably and in good faith, deems itself to be
insecure;
(v) the
Pledgor shall: (1) make a general assignment for
the benefit of its creditors; (2) apply for or consent to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, custodian,
sequestrator, liquidator or similar official for itself or any of
its assets and properties; (3) commence a voluntary case for
relief as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code;
(4) file with or otherwise submit to any governmental
authority any petition, answer or other document seeking:
(A) reorganization, (B) an arrangement with creditors or
(C) to take advantage of any other present or future
applicable law respecting bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
readjustment of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution or
liquidation; (5) file or otherwise submit any answer or other
document admitting or failing to contest the material allegations
of a petition or other document filed or otherwise submitted
against it in any of the proceedings set forth in this Section
2.2(c)(v) under any such applicable law, or (6) be adjudicated
a bankrupt or insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction;
or
(vi) any
case, proceeding or other action shall be commenced against the
Pledgor for the purpose of effecting, or an order, judgment or
decree shall be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction
approving (in whole or in part) anything specified in
Section 2.2(c)(v) hereof, or any receiver, trustee,
assignee, custodian, sequestrator, liquidator or other official
shall be appointed with respect to the Pledgor, or shall be
appointed to take or shall otherwise acquire possession or control
of all or a substantial part of the assets and properties of the
Pledgor, and any of the foregoing shall continue unstayed and in
effect for any period of thirty (30) calendar days.
ARTICLE
3
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; PERFORMANCE;
AUTHORIZATION TO FILE FINANCING
STATEMENTS
Section 3.1
Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact . Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Pledgor hereby appoints
the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in
the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor
or otherwise, from time to time in the Secured Party’s
discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which
the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to
receive and collect all instruments made payable to the Pledgor
representing any payments in respect of its Pledged Property or any
part thereof and to give full discharge for the
same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt
for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on
the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may
determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party
may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to
make payments directly to the Secured Party.
Section 3.2
Secured Party May Perform . If the Pledgor fails
to perform any covenant, obligation or agreement contained herein,
the Secured Party, at its option, may itself perform, or cause
performance of, such covenant, obligation or agreement, and the
expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith
shall be included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by
the Pledgor under Section 8.3.
Section 3.3
Authorization to file Financing Statements . The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Secured Party at any time
and from time to time to file and amend financing statements, and
do whatever may be necessary under the Uniform Commercial Code as
applicable in the state of incorporation or organization of the
relevant Pledgor or such other state or country where the Pledged
Property is or may be located or in each jurisdiction of the
principal place of business of the Pledgor to perfect and continue
the Secured Party’s interest in the Pledged
Property. The Pledgor agrees to furnish any information
required in connection with the foregoing to the Secured Party
promptly upon the Secured Party’s request. The Pledgor also
ratifies its authorization for the Secured Party to have filed in
any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any like initial financing
statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof
and filed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 3.4
No Duty on the Secured Party . The powers conferred on the
Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect its interests in the
Pledged Property and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise
any such powers. The Secured Party shall be accountable
only for the amounts that 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 any Pledgor
for any act or failure to act, except for the Secured Party’s
own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 4.1
Authorization; Enforceability . Each of the parties hereto
represents and warrants that it has taken all action necessary to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and
delivery, this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding
obligation of the respective party, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing
the availability of equitable remedies.
Section 4.2
Ownership of Pledged Property . The Pledgor
warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner
of the Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security
interest, option or other charge or encumbrance except for the
security interest created by this Agreement and for the Permitted
Liens. For purposes hereof, “ Permitted
Liens ” means (i) liens for taxes or other governmental
charges which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) liens for carriers,
contractors, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, laborers,
employees, suppliers or other similar persons arising by operation
of law and incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not
yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, (iii) liens
relating to deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
and other types of social security or to secure the performance of
leases, trade contracts or other similar agreements; and (iv) in
the case of real property, any matters, restrictions, covenants,
conditions, limitations, rights, rights of way, encumbrances,
encroachments, reservations, easements, agreements and other
matters of record, such state of facts of which an accurate survey
or inspection of the property would reveal and do not materially
interfere with the use or value of the property; and (v) all
security interests granted by the Pledgor and its affiliates in
favor of the Secured Party under any agreement.
ARTICLE
5
DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SUBSTITUTE
COLLATERAL
Section 5.1
Default and Remedies .
(a) If
an Event of Default described in Section 2.2(c)(i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) hereof occurs, then in each such case the
Secured Party may declare the Obligations to be due and payable
immediately, by a notice in writing to the Pledgor, and upon any
such declaration, the Obligations shall become immediately due and
payable. If an Event of Default described in
Sections 2.2(c)(v) or (vi) occurs and is continuing
for the period set forth therein, then the Obligations shall
automatically become immediately due and payable without
declaration or other act on the part of the Secured
Party.
(b) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall be
entitled to: (i) receive all distributions with respect to
the Pledged Property, (ii) cause the Pledged Property to be
transferred into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee,
(iii) dispose of the Pledged Property, and (iv) realize
upon any and all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the
Secured Party as provided herein.
Section 5.2
Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other
Remedies .
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, in
addition to any rights and remedies available at law or in equity,
the following provisions shall govern the Secured Party’s
right to realize upon the Pledged Property:
(a) Any
item of the Pledged Property may be sold for cash or other value in
any number of lots at brokers board, public auction or private sale
and may be sold without demand, advertisement or notice (except
that the Secured Party shall give the Pledgor ten (10)
calendar days’ prior written notice of the time and place or
of the time after which a private sale may be made (the “
Sale Notice ”)), which notice period is hereby agreed
to be commercially reasonable. At any sale or sales of
the Pledged Property, the Pledgor may bid for and purchase the
whole or any part of its Pledged Property and, upon compliance with
the terms of such sale, may hold, exploit and dispose of the same
without further accountability to the Secured Party. The
Pledgor will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, such instruments, documents, assignments, waivers,
certificates, and affidavits and supply or cause to be supplied
such further information and take such further action as the
Secured Party reasonably shall require in connection with any such
sale.
(b) Any
cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property and all
cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the
Pledged Property shall be applied as follows:
(i) to
the payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the expenses
reimbursable to it hereunder or owed to it pursuant to
Section 8.3 hereof;
(ii) to
the payment of the Obligations then due and unpaid; and
(iii) the
balance, if any, to the person or persons entitled thereto,
including, without limitation, the Pledgor.
(c) In
addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party
may have pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have
all of the rights and remedies provided by law, including, without
limitation, those under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(d) If
the Pledgor fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default which is continuing, then the Secured Party may
institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so
due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final
decree and may enforce the same against the Pledgor and collect the
monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by
law out of the property of Pledgor, wherever situated.
(e) The
Pledgor agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable fees,
expenses and costs incurred by the Secured Party in connection with
enforcement, collection and preservation of the Transaction
Documents, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and
expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed included as Obligations
secured hereby and payable as set forth in Section 8.3
hereof.
Section 5.3
Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any
receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding
relating to the Pledgor or the property of the Pledgor or of such
other obligor or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of
whether the Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein
expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of
whether the Secured Party shall have made any demand on the Pledgor
for the payment of the Obligations), shall be entitled and
empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise:
(a) to
file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Obligations and
to file such other papers