THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of
October 15, 2009, is made by Z TRIM HOLDINGS, INC., an
Illinois corporation, with an address at 1011 Campus Drive,
Mundelein, Illinois 60060 (“Debtor”) in favor of
the Secured Parties listed on Annex A attached hereto
(the “Secured Parties”) (as defined below).
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 as of August 31, 2009 (the
“Offering”).
B. The
Notes and the Loans rank pari passu with those certain 8% senior
secured convertible notes issued by the Debtor in 2009 (the
“2009 Notes”)and 2008 (the “2008 Notes
).
C. Each
Holder hereby agrees that any and all action, agreements,
extensions, adjustments, waivers, notices, or amendments may be
made by the consent of the Requisite Holders (as herein after
defined), including, if deemed appropriate, the appointment of a
collateral agent.
D. 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 Secured Parties.
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:
(iii) all
Deposit Accounts;
(vii) all
General Intangibles;
(x) all
Investment Property;
(xii) all
money, cash or cash equivalents;
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all other goods
and personal property, whether tangible or intangible;
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all Supporting
Obligations and Letter-of-Credit Rights of the Debtor;
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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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the commercial
tort claims; and
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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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“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 Secured
Parties, 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
Secured Parties, 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 Secured
Parties 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 Secured Parties of
its rights hereunder, together with attorneys’ fees actually
incurred and court costs.
“Security Interests” shall mean
the security interests granted to the Secured Parties 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.
2.
Appointment and Authorization of Collateral
Agent.
(a) The
Requisite Holders may, if determined necessary or convenient,
appoint and authorize a person to act as Collateral
Agent to take such action as collateral agent on their behalf and
to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are
delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of such appointment,
together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Debtor shall be entitled to prompt written
notice of any such appointment and acceptance by the collateral
agent together with such evidence of appointment and authority as
it may reasonably request.
(g) All notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing with respect to each
Secured Party, sent to the address set forth in the Note, and
delivered in the manner required by each Note.
3.
Grant of Security Interest.
As security for the prompt and complete payment
and performance when due of the Secured Obligations, Debtor hereby
collaterally assigns and pledges to the Secured Parties and grants
a continuing security interest to 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
agrees to file on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if one is
subsequently duly appointed, 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, if one is
duly appointed by the Requisite Holders promptly upon
request.
(b) If the Debtor
shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, the
Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured parties or, if
one has been duly appointed, the collateral agent, in a writing
signed by the Debtor of the brief details thereof and granting 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 Requisite
Holders or if one is duly appointed the collateral agent,
including, without limitation, delivery of certain Collateral or a
control agreement granting control of certain Collateral , to the
person designated by the Requisite Holders or, to the collateral
agent, if one is duly appointed, to insure the attachment,
perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Secured Parties
to maintain or enforce, the Security Interest in any and all of the
Collateral.
(d) The Debtor hereby
irrevocably agrees to make, constitute and appoint the collateral
agent, if one is duly appointed, as the Debtor’s
true and lawful attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution
or resubstitution, 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
Secured Parties’ 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 to be
granted herein is a power coupled with an interest and shall be
irrevocable. The powers to be 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.
5.
Representations and Warranties . Debtor
represents, warrants and agrees as follows:
(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, material
men 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 August 31, 2009 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 Secured Parties granted pursuant to this Agreement, the
Security Agreements relating to the 2008 Notes and the
2009 Notes (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 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 Agreement is effective to
create a valid and continuing Lien on Debtor’s Intellectual
Property. Upon filing of the Patent Security Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A and the Trademark Security
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the filing of an
appropriate financing statement referenced in subsection (h) above,
all action necessary or desirable to protect and perfect the
Secured Parties’ Lien on Debtor’s Intellectual Property
shall have been duly taken.
(a) Except for the
Permitted Liens, the Debtor shall be the owner of the Collateral
free from any lien, security interest or other
encumbrance. Debtor agrees that Debtor will not create,
permit or suffer to exist any lien, security interest or
encumbrance on any of the Collateral other than Permitted Liens and
will defend the right, title and interest of the Secured Parties in
and to any of its right, title and interest in and to the
Collateral against the claims and demands of all other
persons.
(b) The Debtor agrees
that (i) without providing at least twenty (20) days prior written
notice to the Secured Parties, or to the Collateral Agent, if one
is duly appointed, the Debtor will not change its name, its place
of business or, if more than one, chief executive office, or its
mailing address or organizational identification number if it has
one, and (ii) the Debtor will not change its type of organization,
jurisdiction of organization or other legal structure.
(c) The Collateral,
except for sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business,
will be kept at the collateral locations listed on Schedule
II . and the Debtor will not remove the Collateral from such
locations, without providing at least twenty (20) days prior
written notice to the Secured Parties or to the collateral agent,
if one is duly appointed.
(d) The Debtor shall
keep the Collateral in good order and repair and will not use the
same in violation of law or any policy of insurance
thereon.
(e) The Debtor shall
permit a representative of the Requisite Holders or the Collateral
Agent, if one is duly appointed, or its designee, to inspect the
Collateral during business hours with reasonable prior written
notice, wherever located.
(f) The Debtor will
promptly pay when due all taxes, assessments, governmental charges
and levies upon the Collateral or incurred in connection with the
use or operation of the Collateral or incurred in connection
therewith. Furthermore, the Debtor shall maintain current all fees
and licenses on all Intellectual Property.
(g) The Debtor shall
continue to operate 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) The Debtor shall not sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose, or offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose,
of the Collateral or any interest therein except in the ordinary
course of the Debtor’s business, and in the event of any sale
not in the ordinary course of Debtor’s business, the Security
Interest and Lien created herein shall continue in the Collateral
itself.
(i) The Debtor shall notify the
Secured Parties or the Collateral Agent, if one is duly appointed
immediately upon the occurrence of each of the following
(i) acquisition after the date of this Agreement of any material
Intellectual Property, (ii) registration of any of the
Debtor’s Intellectual Property with the Untied States
Copyright Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or
any other office or court, or (iii) Debtor’s obtaining
knowledge, or reason to know, that any application or registration
relating to any material Intellectual Property owned by or licensed
to the Debtor is reasonably likely to become abandoned or
dedicated, or of any material adverse determination or development
(including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such
determination or development in, any proceeding in the United
States Copyright Office, the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or any court) regarding the Debtor’s ownership of any
material Intellectual Property, its right to register the same, or
to keep and maintain the same.
(j) The Debtor shall notify the Secured
Parties or, if one is duly appointed, the Collateral Agent
immediately upon awareness of any potential or actual lawsuit
against the Debtor or any material adverse or positive business
development.
(k) The Debtor shall take such action and
provide such assistance as the Requisite Holders, or if one is duly
appointed, the Collateral Agent, may request to transfer any
Licenses or enter into any agreement or document required with a
licensor to transfer any interest in or obligation under any
Licenses to enable the Secured Parties or, if one is duly appointed
the collateral agent to enforce the rights and remedies
under this Agreement.
7.
Insurance
. The Debtor shall at
all times maintain insurance on the Collateral with reputable
insurance companies against loss or damage by fire, theft,
burglary, pilferage, loss in transit and such other hazards and
risks and in such amounts as is customarily maintained by similar
businesses or as may be required by applicable
law. All premiums on such insurance shall be paid
by the Debtor and certified copies of the policies, or other
evidence of insurance, shall be delivered to the representative of
the Requisite Holders or, if one is duly appointed the Collateral
Agent promptly upon request. At the request of the
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