SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of
September 1, 2009 (this “Agreement”), between Eden
Energy Corp. (the “Company”) (the Company also referred
to as the “Debtor”) and D Sharpe Management Inc.,
signatory hereto, its endorsees, transferees and assigns (the
“Secured Party”), the provider of certain loans due
October 2, 2010 in the original aggregate principal amount of up to
$1,000,000, advanced pursuant to certain promissory notes (the
“Notes”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Loan
Agreement dated October 2, 2009 between the parties and the Notes
issuable thereunder, the Secured Party has severally agreed to
extend the loans to the Company to be evidenced by the Notes;
and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the
Secured Party to extend the loans evidenced by the Notes, the
Debtor has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this
Agreement and to grant the Secured Party, a perfected security
interest in certain property of the Debtor to secure the prompt
payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the
Company’s obligations under the Loan Agreement and the
Notes.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
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1.
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Certain Definitions
. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section
1. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are
defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “account”,
“chattel paper”, “commercial tort claim”,
“deposit account”, “document”,
“equipment”, “fixtures”, “general
intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”,
“inventory”, “investment property”,
“letter-of-credit rights”, “proceeds” and
“supporting obligations”) shall have the respective
meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.
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(a)
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“Collateral” means
the collateral in which the Secured Party is granted a security
interest by this Agreement and which shall include the following
personal property of the Debtor, whether presently owned or
existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, wherever
situated, and all additions and accessions thereto and all
substitutions and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products
and accounts thereof, including, without limitation, all proceeds
from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of insurance
covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith,
and all dividends, interest, cash, notes, securities, equity
interest or other property at any time and from time to time
acquired, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in
exchange for, any or all of the Pledged Securities (as defined
below):
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(i)
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All goods, including, without
limitations, (A) all machinery, equipment, computers, motor
vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships, appliances, furniture,
special and general tools, fixtures, test and quality
control
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devices and other equipment of
every kind and nature and wherever situated, together with all
documents of title and documents representing the same, all
additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts
therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing and all
other items used and useful in connection with the Debtor’s
businesses and all improvements thereto; and (B) all
inventory;
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(ii)
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All contract rights and other
general intangibles, including, without limitation, all partnership
interests, membership interests, stock or other securities, rights
under any of the Organizational Documents, agreements related to
the Pledged Securities, licenses, distribution and other
agreements, computer software (whether “off-the-shelf”,
licensed from any third party or developed by the Debtor), computer
software development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists,
quality control procedures, grants and rights, goodwill,
trademarks, service marks, trade styles, trade names, patents,
patent applications, copyrights, Intellectual Property, and income
tax refunds;
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(iii)
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All accounts, together with all
instruments, all documents of title representing any of the
foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor
vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent, and all
right, title, security and guaranties with respect to each account,
including any right of stoppage in transit;
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(iv)
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All documents, letter-of-credit
rights, instruments and chattel paper;
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(v)
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All commercial tort
claims;
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(vi)
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All deposit accounts and all cash
(whether or not deposited in such deposit accounts);
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(vii)
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All investment
property;
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(viii)
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All supporting obligations;
and
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(ix)
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All files, records, books of
account, business papers, and computer programs; and
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(x)
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the products and proceeds of all
of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses (i)-(ix)
above.
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Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
“Collateral” shall include all investment property and
general intangibles respecting ownership and/or other equity
interests, including, without limitation, the shares of capital
stock and the other equity interests of the Company, and any other
shares of capital stock and/or other equity interests of any other
direct or indirect subsidiary of the Debtor obtained in the future,
and, in each case, all certificates representing such
shares
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and/or equity interests and, in
each case, all rights, options, warrants, stock, other securities
and/or equity interests that may hereafter be received, receivable
or distributed in respect of, or exchanged for, any of the
foregoing (all of the foregoing being referred to herein as the
“Pledged Securities”) and all rights arising under or
in connection with the Pledged Securities, including, but not
limited to, all dividends, interest and cash.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an assignment of any
asset which, in the event of an assignment, becomes void by
operation of applicable law or the assignment of which is otherwise
prohibited by applicable law (in each case to the extent that such
applicable law is not overridden by Sections 9-406, 9-407 and/or
9-408 of the UCC or other similar applicable law); provided,
however, that to the extent permitted by applicable law, this
Agreement shall create a valid security interest in such asset and,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall
create a valid security interest in the proceeds of such
asset.
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(b)
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“Intellectual
Property” means the collective reference to all rights,
priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property,
whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws
or otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights
arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or
any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or
unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in
connection therewith, including, without limitation, all
registrations, recordings and applications in the United States
Copyright Office, (ii) all letters patent of the United States, any
other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues
and extensions thereof, and all applications for letters patent of
the United States or any other country and all divisions,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all
trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business
names, fictitious business names, trade dress, service marks,
logos, domain names and other source or business identifiers, and
all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter
adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and
all applications in connection therewith, whether 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, or otherwise, and all common
law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets arising under
the laws of the United States, any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues,
renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any
of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action for infringement
of the foregoing.
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(c)
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“Majority in
Interest” shall mean, at any time of determination, the
majority in interest (based on then-outstanding principal amounts
of Notes at the time of such determination) of the Secured
Party.
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(d)
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“Necessary
Endorsement” shall mean undated stock powers endorsed in
blank or other proper instruments of assignment duly executed and
such other instruments or documents as the Secured Party may
reasonably request.
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(e)
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“Obligations” means
all of the Debtor’s obligations under this Agreement, the
Notes, the Loan Agreement and any other instruments, agreements or
other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or
therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing,
voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed
with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or
extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or
any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to
the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered
directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference,
fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be
amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to
time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term
“Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i)
principal of, and interest on the Notes and the loans extended
pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs,
obligations and liabilities of the Debtor from time to time under
or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes, the Loan Agreement
and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed
and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all
amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in
respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact
that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not
allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or
similar proceeding involving the Debtor.
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(f)
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“Organizational
Documents” means with respect to the Debtor, the documents by
which the Debtor was organized (such as a certificate of
incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of
organization, and including, without limitation, any certificates
of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred
equity) and which relate to the internal governance of the Debtor
(such as bylaws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited
liability or members agreement).
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(g)
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“UCC” means the
Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Colorado and or any other
applicable law of any state or states which has jurisdiction with
respect to all, or any portion of, the Collateral or this
Agreement, from time to time. It is the intent of the parties that
defined terms in the UCC should be construed in their broadest
sense so that the term “Collateral” will be construed
in its broadest sense. Accordingly if there are, from time to time,
changes to defined terms in the UCC that broaden the definitions,
they are incorporated herein and if existing definitions in the UCC
are broader than the amended definitions, the existing ones shall
be controlling.
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Grant of Perfected Security
Interest . As an
inducement for the Secured Party to extend the loans as evidenced
by the Notes and to secure the complete and timely payment,
performance and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of
the Obligations, the Debtor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Secured Party a continuing
and perfected security interest in and to, a lien upon and a right
of set-off against all of their respective right, title and
interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to, the Collateral
(the “Security Interest”).
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Delivery of Certain
Collateral .
Contemporaneously or prior to the execution of this Agreement, the
Debtor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Secured Party
(a) any and all certificates and other instruments representing or
evidencing the Pledged Securities, and (b) any and all certificates
and other instruments or documents representing any of the other
Collateral, in each case, together with all Necessary Endorsements
requested by the Secured Party. The Debtor is, contemporaneously
with the execution hereof, delivering to the Secured Party, or has
previously delivered to the Secured Party, a true and correct copy
of each Organizational Document governing any of the Pledged
Securities.
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Representations, Warranties,
Covenants and Agreements of the Debtor . The Debtor represents and warrants to, and
covenants and agrees with, the Secured Party, except as otherwise
provided in the Disclosure Annex to the Purchase Agreement of even
date herewith, as follows:
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(a)
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The Debtor has the requisite
corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry
out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Debtor of this Agreement and the filings
contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of the Debtor and no further action is required
by the Debtor. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Debtor.
This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Debtor, enforceable against the Debtor in accordance with
its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and similar laws
of general application relating to or affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors and by general principles of
equity.
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(b)
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The Debtor has no place of
business or offices where its respective books of account and
records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its
attorneys or accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or
located, except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. Except
as specifically set forth on Schedule A, the Debtor is the record
owner of the real property where such Collateral is located, and
there exist no mortgages or other liens on any such real property.
Except as disclosed on Schedule A, none of such Collateral is in
the possession of any consignee, bailee, warehouseman, agent or
processor.
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(c)
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Except as set forth on Schedule B
attached hereto, the Debtor is the sole owner of the Collateral
(except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Debtor in
the
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ordinary course of business),
free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances,
rights or claims and are fully authorized to grant the Security
Interest. There is not on file in any governmental or regulatory
authority, agency or recording office an effective financing
statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of
any of the foregoing (other than those that will be filed in favor
of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or
affecting any of the Collateral. So long as this Agreement shall be
in effect, the Debtor shall not execute and shall not knowingly
permit to be on file in any such office or agency any such
financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the
extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement).
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Except as set forth on Schedule I
attached hereto, no written claim has been received that any
Collateral or Debtor's use of any Collateral violates the rights of
any third party. There has been no adverse decision to the Debtor's
claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the
Collateral in any jurisdiction or to the Debtor's right to keep and
maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no
proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge
of the Debtor, threatened before any court, judicial body,
administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or other
governmental authority.
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(e)
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The Debtor shall at all times
maintain its books of account and records relating to the
Collateral at its principal place of business and its Collateral at
the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not
relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral
unless it delivers to the Secured Party at least 30 days prior to
such relocation (i) written notice of such relocation and the new
location thereof (which must be within the United States) and (ii)
evidence that appropriate financing statements under the UCC and
other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other
steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interest to create in
favor of the Secured Party a valid, perfected and continuing
perfected first priority lien in the Collateral.
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(f)
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This Agreement creates in favor
of the Secured Party a valid, security interest in the Collateral,
securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon
making the filings described in the immediately following
paragraph, all security interests created hereunder in any
Collateral which may be perfected by filing Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements shall have been duly perfected. Except for the
filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements referred
to in the immediately following paragraph, the recordation of the
Intellectual Property Security Agreement (as defined below) with
respect to copyrights and copyright applications in the United
States Copyright Office referred to in paragraph (p), and the
delivery of the certificates and other instruments provided in
Section 3, no action is necessary to create, perfect or protect the
security interests created hereunder. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except for the filing of said
financing statements, the recordation of said Intellectual Property
Security Agreement, no consent of any third parties and
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no authorization, approval or
other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental
authority or regulatory body is required for (i) the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, (ii) the creation or
perfection of the Security Interests created hereunder in the
Collateral or (iii) the enforcement of the rights of the Secured
Party hereunder.
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(g)
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The Debtor hereby authorizes the
Secured Party, or any of them, to file one or more financing
statements under the UCC, with respect to the Security Interest
with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction
deemed proper by them.
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(h)
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The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Debtor does not (i) violate
any of the provisions of any Organizational Documents of the Debtor
or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental
body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation
applicable to the Debtor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a
default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or
without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit
facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing the Debtor's debt or
otherwise) or other understanding to which the Debtor is a party or
by which any property or asset of the Debtor is bound or affected.
No consent (including, without limitation, from stockholders or
creditors of the Debtor) is required for the Debtor to enter into
and perform its obligations hereunder.
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(i)
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The capital stock and other
equity interests listed on Schedule H hereto represent all capital
stock and other equity interests owned, directly or indirectly, by
the Company.
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(j)
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The ownership and other equity
interests in partnerships and limited liability companies (if any)
included in the Collateral (the “Pledged Interests”) by
their express terms do not provide that they are securities
governed by Article 8 of the UCC and are not held in a securities
account or by any financial intermediary.
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(k)
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The Debtor shall at all times
maintain the liens and Security Interest provided for hereunder as
valid and perfected second priority liens and security interests in
the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement
and the Security Interest hereunder shall be terminated pursuant to
Section 14 hereof. The Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same
against the claims of any and all persons and entities. The Debtor
shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the
Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, the Debtor will
sign and deliver to the Secured Party at any time or from time to
time one or more financing statements pursuant to the UCC in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost
of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is
deemed by the Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect
the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting
the
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generality of the foregoing, the
Debtor shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to
maintain the Collateral and the Security Interest hereunder, and
the Debtor shall obtain and furnish to the Secured Party from time
to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims
and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the
Security Interest hereunder.
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The Debtor will not transfer,
pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose
of any of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted
by the Debtor in its ordinary course of business and sales of
inventory by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business) without
the prior written consent of a Majority in Interest.
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The Debtor shall keep and
preserve its equipment, inventory and other tangible Collateral in
good condition, repair and order and shall not operate or locate
any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any
area excluded from insurance coverage.
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(n)
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The Debtor shall maintain with
financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to
the Collateral owned by them against loss or damage of the kinds
and in the amounts customarily insured against by entities of
established reputation having similar properties similarly situated
and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar
circumstances by other such entities and otherwise as is prudent
for entities engaged in similar businesses but in any event
sufficient to cover the full replacement cost thereof. The Debtor
shall cause each insurance policy issued in connection herewith to
provide, and the insurer issuing such policy to certify to the
Secured Party that (a) the Secured Party will be named as lender
loss payee and additional insured under each such insurance policy;
(b) if such insurance be proposed to be cancelled or materially
changed for any reason whatsoever, such insurer will promptly
notify the Secured Party and such cancellation or change shall not
be effective as to the Secured Party for at least thirty (30) days
after receipt by the Secured Party of such notice, unless the
effect of such change is to extend or increase coverage under the
policy; and (c) the Secured Party will have the right (but no
obligation) at its election to remedy any default in the payment of
premiums within thirty (30) days of notice from the insurer of such
default. If no Event of Default (as defined in the Note) exists and
if the proceeds arising out of any claim or series of related
claims do not exceed $50,000, loss payments in each instance will
be applied by the applicable Debtor to the repair and/or
replacement of property with respect to which the loss was incurred
to the extent reasonably feasible, and any loss payments or the
balance thereof remaining, to the extent not so applied, shall be
payable to the applicable Debtor, provided, however, that payments
received by the Debtor after an Event of Default occurs and is
continuing or in excess of $50,000 for any occurrence or series of
related occurrences shall be paid to the Secured Party and, if
received by the Debtor, shall be held in trust for and immediately
paid over to the Secured Party unless otherwise directed in writing
by the Secured Party. Copies of such policies or the related
certificates, in each case, naming the Secured Party as
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lender loss payee and additional
insured shall be delivered to the Secured Party at least annually
and at the time any new policy of insurance is issued.
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The Debtor shall, within ten (10)
days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Party
promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial change in the
Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a
material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the
Secured Party’s security interest therein.
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(p)
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The Debtor shall promptly execute
and deliver to the Secured Party such further deeds, mortgages,
assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other
instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such
further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request
and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect
or enforce its security interest in the Collateral including,
without limitation, if applicable, the execution and delivery of a
separate security agreement with respect to the Debtor’s
Intellectual Property (“Intellectual Property Security
Agreement”) in which the Secured Party has been granted a
security interest hereunder, substantially in a form acceptable to
the Secured Party, which Intellectual Property Security Agreement,
other than as stated therein, shall be subject to all of the terms
and conditions hereof.
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The Debtor shall permit the
Secured Party and their representatives and agents to inspect the
Collateral at any time, and to make copies of records pertaining to
the Collateral as may be requested by a Secured Party from time to
time.
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(r)
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The Debtor shall take all steps
reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve,
enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and
accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.
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(s)
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The Debtor shall promptly notify
the Secured Party in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any
attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied
against any Collateral and of any other information received by the
Debtor that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the
Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Party
hereunder.
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(t)
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All information heretofore,
herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured Party by or on behalf
of the Debtor with respect to the Collateral is accurate and
complete in all material respects as of the date
furnished.
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(u)
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The Debtor shall at all times
preserve and keep in full force and effect valid existence and good
standing and any rights and franchises material to its
business.
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(v)
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The Debtor will not change its
name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization,
organizational identification number (if it has one), legal or
corporate structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name
unless it provides at least 20 days prior written notice to the
Secured Party of such change and, at the time of such written
notification, Debtor provides any financing statements
or
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fixture filings necessary to
perfect and continue perfected the perfected security Interest
granted and evidenced by this Agreement.
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(w)
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The Debtor may not consign any of
its Inventory or sell any of its Inventory on bill and hold, sale
or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale
without the consent of a Majority in Interest which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, except to the extent such consignment or
sale does not exceed 15% of the total value of all of the
Company’s finished goods in Inventory.
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(x)
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The Debtor may not relocate its
chief executive office to a new location without providing 30 days
prior written notification thereof to the Secured Party and so long
as, at the time of such written notification, the Debtor provides
any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect
and continue perfected the perfected security Interest granted and
evidenced by this Agreement.
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(y)
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The Debtor was organized and
remains organized solely under the laws of the state set forth next
to the Debtor’s name in the first paragraph of this
Agreement. Schedule D attached hereto sets forth the Debtor’s
organizational identi
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