Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated as of November 1, 2007
(this “ Pledge Agreement ”) among
BioScrip, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a MIM Corporation)
(together with its corporate successors and assigns, “
BioScrip ”), Chronimed Inc., a Minnesota
corporation (together with its corporate successors and assigns,
“ Chronimed ”), each of the Borrowers
under the LSA (as defined below) (the “
Borrowers ” and together with BioScrip and
Chronimed, each a “ Grantor ” and
collectively, the “ Grantors ”), and HFG
HEALTHCO-4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “
Lender ”).
The
Borrowers and the Lender have entered into that certain Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
September 26, 2007 (as amended, restated, modified or
supplemented from time to time, the “ LSA
”; capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall
have the meanings attributed thereto in the LSA).
Each of
BioScrip and Chronimed is benefiting from the transactions
described in the LSA and is a beneficiary thereof and has entered
into an Amended and Restated Guaranty (the “
Guaranty ”), pursuant to which it is jointly
and severally guarantying the obligations of the Borrowers under
the LSA.
Each
Grantor and the Lender would like to amend and restate the Pledge
Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2006, among the Grantors
(other than Chronimed) and the Lender (the “ Original
Pledge Agreement ”) to, among other things, add
Chronimed as a Grantor and restate the obligations being
secured.
It is a
condition precedent to the effectiveness of the LSA and the making
of any financial accommodations under the LSA that the Grantors
execute and deliver a pledge agreement in the form hereof to secure
the following (collectively, the “Obligations"
): (a) the payment in full of the Lender Debt under the LSA
and (b) all obligations of each Grantor at any time and from
time to time under this Pledge Agreement, including without
limitation any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including
reasonable counsel fees and expenses) paid or incurred in enforcing
any rights under this Pledge Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Grantors and the Lender hereby agree to amend and
restate the Original Pledge Agreement as follows:
1.
Pledge . As security for the payment and performance in full
of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby transfers, grants,
bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over,
endorses over, and delivers unto the Lender, and grants to the
Lender, for its own benefit, a security interest in (a) the
shares of capital stock, limited liability company interests and
membership interests listed in Schedule I annexed
hereto next to such Grantor’s name (the “ Initial
Pledged Equity ”), any additional shares of common
stock, limited liability company interests and membership interests
of the issuers listed in Schedule I annexed hereto
obtained in the future by such Grantor and any capital stock,
limited liability
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company
interests and membership interests of the issuers listed in
Schedule I annexed hereto obtained in the future by such
Grantor and any capital stock, limited liability company interests
and membership interests in any entity acquired in the future by
such Grantor (collectively, the Initial Pledged Equity together
with all such additional shares pledged in the future, the “
Pledged Equity ”) and (b) subject to
Section 5 below, all proceeds of the Pledged Equity,
including, without limitation, all cash, securities or other
property at any time and from time to time receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any of or all such
Pledged Equity (the items referred to in clauses (a) and
(b) being collectively called the “
Collateral ”). Upon delivery to the Lender, any
securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral including,
without limitation, the Pledged Equity (the “ Pledged
Securities ”) shall be accompanied by undated stock
powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer
reasonably satisfactory to the Lender. Each delivery of Pledged
Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule showing a description
of the securities theretofore and then being pledged hereunder,
which schedule shall be annexed to Schedule I hereto
and made a part hereof. Each schedule so delivered shall supersede
any prior schedules so delivered.
2.
Delivery of Collateral .
(a) Each
Grantor agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Lender
all original certificates, instruments and other documents
evidencing or representing the Initial Pledged Equity concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement and the
original certificates, instruments or other documents evidencing or
representing all other Pledged Equity within ten days after such
Grantor’s receipt thereof, in each case accompanied by duly
executed undated instruments of transfer or assignment in blank,
all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Lender.
(b) If
any Pledged Security (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) are
“uncertificated securities” within the meaning of the
Uniform Commercial Code or are otherwise not evidenced by any
certificate or instrument, the applicable Grantor shall promptly
take and cause to be taken all actions required under Articles 8
and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and any other applicable law,
to enable the Lender to acquire “control” (within the
meaning of such term under Section 8-106 (or its successor
provision) of the Uniform Commercial Code) of such uncertificated
securities and as may be otherwise necessary or deemed appropriate
by the Lender to perfect the security interest of the Lender
therein, including, without limitation, the filing of UCC-1
financing statements in the appropriate jurisdictions.
3.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants . Each Grantor
hereby represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Lender
that:
(a) except
for the security interest granted to the Lender, such Grantor
(i) is and, subject to the provisions of the LSA, will at all
times (except to the extent the obligations of such Grantor under
this Pledge Agreement are terminated solely as provided in Section
14(b) hereto) continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of
record, of the Pledged Securities that it is pledging hereunder,
(ii) holds the Collateral that it is
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pledging
hereunder, (ii) holds the Collateral that it is pledging hereunder
free and clear of all Liens, charges, encumbrances and security
interests of every kind and nature, and the Pledged Equity is
subject to no options to purchase or any similar or other rights of
any person and such Grantor has not granted “control”
(within the meaning of such term under Section 8-106 (or its
successor provision) of the Uniform Commercial Code) over any
portion of the Collateral to any other person, (iii) will make
no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or, subject to the provisions
of the LSA, transfer of, or create any security interest in, the
Collateral that it is pledging hereunder including, without
limitation, by virtue of becoming bound by any agreement which
restricts in any manner the rights of any present or future holder
of any Pledged Equity with respect thereto, and (iv) subject
to Section 5 below, will cause any and all Pledged Securities
and other certificates, instruments or documents evidencing or
representing any of the Collateral, whether for value paid by such
Grantor or otherwise, to be forthwith deposited with the Lender and
pledged or assigned hereunder;
(b) such
Grantor (i) has the right and legal authority to pledge the
Collateral it is pledging hereunder in the manner hereby done or
contemplated, (ii) will not amend, modify or supplement any
Pledged Security without the prior written consent of the Lender,
not to be unreasonably withheld, and (iii) will defend its
title or interest thereto or therein against any and all
attachments, Liens, claims, encumbrances, security interests or
other impediments of any nature, however arising, of all persons
whomsoever;
(c) no
consent or approval of any governmental body or regulatory
authority or any securities exchange is necessary for the pledge
effected hereby to be valid;
(d) by
virtue of the execution and delivery by such Grantor of this Pledge
Agreement, when the certificates, instruments or other documents
representing or evidencing the Collateral are delivered to the
Lender in accordance with this Pledge Agreement and Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A are filed in the appropriate jurisdictions,
the Lender will obtain a valid and perfected first Lien upon and
security interest in such Collateral as security for the repayment
of the Obligations, prior to all other Liens and encumbrances
thereon and security interests therein;
(e) the
pledge effected hereby is effective to vest in the Lender the
rights in the Collateral as set forth herein;
(f) all
of the Pledged Equity has been duly authorized and validly issued
and as at the date hereof, the Initial Pledged Equity constitutes
all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, limited
liability company interests or membership interests, as applicable,
of the issuers listed on Schedule I annexed hereto;
and
(g) except
for the Pledged Equity consisting of capital stock in a
corporation, the Pledged Equity is not and will not in the future
be certificated.
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All
representations, warranties and covenants of each Grantor contained
in this Pledge Agreement shall survive the execution, delivery and
performance of this Pledge Agreement until the termination of this
Pledge Agreement pursuant to Section 14 hereof.
4.
Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations . Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
Lender shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion
with subsequent notice to the Grantors) to transfer to or to
register the Pledged Securities in its own name or the name of its
nominee. In addition, the Lender shall at all times have the right
to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for
certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose
consistent with this Pledge Agreement.
5.
Voting Rights; Dividends; etc . (a) Unless and until an
Event of Default under the LSA shall have occurred and be
continuing:
(i) The
Grantors shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or
consensual rights and powers accruing to an owner of Pledged
Securities or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent
with the terms of this Pledge Agreement and the LSA provided that
such action would not adversely affect the rights inuring to the
Lender under this Pledge Agreement or the LSA or adversely affect
the rights and remedies of the Lender under this Pledge Agreement
or the LSA or the ability of the Lender to exercise the same.
(ii) The
Lender shall execute and deliver to the Grantors, or cause to be
executed and delivered to the Grantors, all such proxies, powers of
attorney, and other instruments as the Grantors may reasonably
request for the purpose of enabling the Grantors to exercise the
voting and/or consensual rights and powers which they are entitled
to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.
(iii) The
Grantors shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all cash
dividends and distributions paid on the Pledged Securities only to
the extent that such cash dividends and distributions are permitted
by, and otherwise paid in accordance with the terms and conditions
of, the LSA and applicable laws. Any and all
a. noncash
dividends and distributions,
b. stock
or dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash or
otherwise in connection with a partial or total liquidation or
dissolution, and
c. instruments,
securities, other distributions in property, return of capital,
capital surplus or paid-in surplus or other distributions made on
or in respect of Pledged Securities (other than dividends permitted
by this Section 5(a)(iii)), whether paid or payable in cash or
otherwise, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or
reclassification of the outstanding capital stock, limited
liability company interests or membership interests of the
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issuer
of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged
Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, as a
result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange
of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall
be and become part of the Collateral, and, if received by the
Grantors, shall not be commingled by the Grantors with any of its
other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart
therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Lender and
shall be forthwith delivered to the Lender in the same form as so
received (with any necessary endorsement).
(b) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
all rights of the Grantors to receive any dividends, stock,
instruments, securities and other distributions which the Grantors
are authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this
Section 5 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in the Lender, which shall have the sole and
exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends.
All dividends and distributions which are received by the Grantors
contrary to the provisions of this Section 5(b) shall be received
in trust for the benefit of the Lender, shall be segregated from
other property or funds of the Grantors and shall be forthwith
delivered to the Lender as Collateral in the same form as so
received (with any necessary endorsement). Any and all money and
other property paid over to or received by the Lender pursuant to
the provisions of this Section 5 (b) shall be retained by
the Lender in an account to be established by the Lender upon
receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8 hereof.
(c) Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
all rights of the Grant
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