SUBORDINATION
AGREEMENT
(Argyle)
This SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 30,
2008, among ARGYLE SECURITY, INC., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association (“Senior
Lender”).
RECITALS
A. ISI Security Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ISI”) and Senior Lender have entered into an Amended
and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated January 23, 2008 (as
the same hereafter may be amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Senior Loan
Agreement”), subject to the terms and conditions of which the
Senior Lender has agreed to make, and has made, loans and other
financial accommodations to ISI.
B. Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of ISI. ISI is indebted to Parent under that certain
Loan Agreement, dated September 30, 2008, between ISI and Parent
and Promissory Note, dated September 30, 2008 in the original
principal amount of $2,000,000, executed by ISI payable to Parent
(such loan documents, as the same hereafter may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, are
collectively referred to herein as the “Subordinated
Loan”).
C. Senior Lender’s consent to the
Subordinated Loan is required under the Senior Loan Agreement and
Senior Lender is willing to give its consent provided that Parent
executes this Subordination Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE , the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION
1.
RECITALS AND
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Recitals . The Recitals set forth above are acknowledged
by the parties hereto to be true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
1.2 Definitions . All capitalized terms used but not elsewhere
defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Senior Loan Agreement. As used herein, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
“Event of Default”
shall mean the occurrence of an
event of default, including a failure to pay when due, declared
due, or properly demanded by Senior Lender, of any of the Senior
Indebtedness.
“ Obligor ” shall
mean ISI.
“Person”
shall mean any individual, sole
proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, association, corporation, limited liability company,
institution, entity, party or foreign or United States government
(whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise),
including, without limitation, any instrumentality, division,
agency, body or department thereof.
“Proceeding”
shall mean any insolvency,
bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation,
reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or other
proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of
Obligor or its properties (including, without limitation, any such
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code).
“Senior Collection
Action” shall
mean any judicial or non-judicial proceeding initiated by Senior
Lender against Obligor to collect the Senior Indebtedness, to
foreclose the Senior Liens or otherwise to enforce the rights of
Senior Lender under the Senior Loan Agreement and the other Senior
Instruments or applicable law with respect to the Senior
Indebtedness.
“Senior
Indebtedness” shall mean all liabilities, indebtedness and
obligations of Obligor owed to Senior Lender under the Senior
Instruments, whether now due or hereafter arising, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, joint and several or several,
secured or unsecured, together with all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, including all interest which accrues during the pendency
of any Proceeding, whether or not allowed in such
Proceeding.
“Senior
Instruments” shall mean the Senior Loan Agreement and all
notes now or hereafter evidencing the Senior Indebtedness, all
guaranties of the Senior Indebtedness, all documents and
instruments securing the repayment of the Senior Indebtedness and
all other documents or instruments executed and delivered to Senior
Lender evidencing or pertaining to the Senior
Indebtedness.
“Senior Liens”
shall mean all Liens granted to
Senior Lender by ISI or by any Guarantor (including but not limited
to Obligor) to secure the Senior Indebtedness.
“Subordinated Collection
Action” shall
mean (i) any acceleration of the Subordinated Indebtedness, or a
termination of Obligor’s right of possession under the
Subordinated Lease, (ii) to file or initiate, or to join with other
Persons in filing or initiating, an eviction or other Proceeding
against Obligor or (iii) any judicial proceeding or other action
initiated or taken by Parent, or by Parent in concert with other
Persons, against Obligor or any other Person to collect the
Subordinated Indebtedness or otherwise to enforce the rights of
Parent under the Subordinated Loan or applicable law with respect
to the Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Subordinated
Default” shall
mean a default in the payment of the Subordinated Indebtedness or
any other occurrence permitting Parent to accelerate the payment of
all or any portion of the Subordinated Indebtedness.
“Subordinated Default
Notice” shall
mean a written notice from Parent to Obligor of the occurrence of a
Subordinated Default.
“Subordinated
Indebtedness” shall mean all of the Indebtedness of Obligor to
Parent under the Subordinated Loan and all other amounts now or
hereafter owed by any Obligor to Parent.
“Subordinated Loan
Documents” shall mean those documents described in Recital
Paragraph C above, and all other documents and instruments executed
and delivered by Obligor to Parent evidencing or pertaining to the
Subordinated Indebtedness.
SECTION
2.
SUBORDINATION OF THE
SUBORDINATED
INDEBTEDNESS TO SENIOR
INDEBTEDNESS
2.1 Subordination . Upon the terms and conditions contained in
this Agreement, the payment of any and all of the Subordinated
Indebtedness hereby expressly is subordinated to the prior
indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Senior Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding the date, manner or order of perfection, or lack of
perfection, any and all liens, security interests, pledges, or
other interests granted by or on behalf of Obligor in favor of
Parent (whether granted in the Subordinated Loan or otherwise)
shall be subordinate and junior to all liens, security interests,
pledges or hypothecs securing repayment of the Senior Indebtedness
in all respects.
2.2 Restrictions on Payments . Notwithstanding any provision of the
Subordinated Loan to the contrary and in addition to any other
limitations set forth herein or therein, no payment of principal,
interest, fees or any other amount due with respect to the
Subordinated Indebtedness shall be made, and Parent shall not
exercise any right of setoff or recoupment with respect to any
Subordinated Indebtedness, until all of the Senior Indebtedness is
paid in full in cash. Prior to the date the Senior Indebtedness is
paid in full in cash, Obligor shall not make and Parent may receive
any payments of accrued interest, principal or any other amounts
due under the Subordinated Indebtedness.
2.3 Proceedings . In the event of any Proceeding (a) all Senior
Indebtedness first shall be paid in full in cash before any payment
of or with respect to the Subordinated Indebtedness shall be made;
(b) any payment which, but for the terms hereof, otherwise would be
payable or deliverable in respect of the Subordinated Indebtedness
shall be paid or delivered directly to Senior Lender (to be held
and/or applied by Senior Lender in accordance with the terms of the
Senior Loan Agreement) until all Senior Indebtedness is paid in
full, and Parent irrevocably authorizes, empowers and directs all
receivers, trustees, liquidators, custodians, conservators and
others having authority in the premises to effect all such payments
and deliveries and further irrevocably authorizes and empowers
Senior Lender to demand, sue for, collect and receive every such
payment or distribution; (c) Parent agrees to execute and deliver
to Senior Lender or its representative all such further instruments
requested by Senior Lender confirming the authorization referred to
in the foregoing clause (b); (d) Parent agrees (i) not to waive,
discharge, release or compromise any claim of Parent in respect of
the Subordinated Indebtedness without the prior written consent of
Senior Lender; and (ii) to take all actions as Senior Lender
reasonably may request in order to enable Senior Lender to enforce
all claims upon or in respect of the Subordinated Indebtedness; (e)
Parent expressly consents to the granting by Obligor to Senior
Lender of first priority liens on Obligor’s property in
connection with any financing provided by Senior Lender to Obligor
after the commencement of such Proceeding; and (f) Parent agrees to
timely execute, verify, deliver and file any proofs of claim in
respect of the Subordinated Indebtedness in connection with any
such Proceeding and agrees to vote such proofs of claim in any such
Proceeding in a manner which is consistent with the terms of this
Agreement; provided, however, that Parent will not vote in a manner
which provides for less than full payment of the Senior
Indebtedness or which is otherwise inconsistent with this
Agreement.
2.4 Incorrect Payment . If any payment not permitted under Section
2.2 is received by Parent on account of the Subordinated
Indebtedness before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full in
cash, such payment shall be held in trust by Parent for the benefit
of Senior Lender and shall be paid over to Senior Lender, or its
designated representative, for application (in accordance with the
Senior Loan Agreement) to the payment of the Senior Indebtedness
then remaining unpaid, until all of the Senior Indebtedness is paid
in full in cash. Except for any payment made by Parent to Senior
Lender pursuant to this Section 2.4, Parent has no other payment
obligation, duty or commitment with respect to the Senior
Indebtedness.
2.5 Sale, Transfer . Parent shall not sell, assign, dispose of or
otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Subordinated
Indebtedness unless, prior to the consummation of any such action,
the transferee thereof executes and delivers to Senior Lender an
agreement substantially identical to this Agreement, providing for
the continued subordination and forbearance of the Subordinated
Indebtedness to the Senior Indebtedness as provided herein and for
the continued effectiveness of all of the rights of Senior Lender
arising under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the failure to
execute or deliver any such agreement, the subordination effected
hereby shall survive any sale, assignment, disposition or other
transfer of all or any portion of the Subordinated Indebtedness,
and the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the
successors and assigns of Parent, as provided in Section 10
below.
2.6 Legends . Until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full
in cash, each of the Subordinated Loan at all times shall contain
in a conspicuous manner a legend stating substantially as
follows:
“
The obligations evidenced hereby are subordinate in the
manner and to the extent set forth in that certain Subordination
Agreement (the “Subordination Agreement”) dated as of
September 30, 2008, by and between Argyle Security Inc., and
LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking association
(“Senior Lender”) to the obligations (including
interest) owed by ISI Security Group, Inc. (“Obligor”)
to the holders of all of the notes issued pursuant to that certain
Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
January 23, 2008, between Obligor and Senior Lender, as such
Agreement may be supplemented, modified, restated or amended from
time to time; and each holder hereof, by its acceptance hereof,
shall be bound by the provisions of the Subordination
Agreement. ”
2.7
Restriction on Action by
Parent .
(A) Until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full
in cash and notwithstanding anything contained in the Subordinated
Loan or the Senior Loan Agreement to the contrary, Parent shall not
agree to any amendment or modification of, or supplement to, the
Subordinated Loan as in effect on the date hereof, the effect of
which is t
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