Common use of Further Assurances; Exceptions to Perfection Clause in Contracts

Further Assurances; Exceptions to Perfection. Each Grantor agrees that, from time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such Grantor will: (a) from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Agent, promptly deliver to the Agent such stock powers, instruments and similar documents, satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent, with respect to such Collateral as the Agent may request and will, from time to time upon the request of the Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Specified Default, promptly transfer any securities constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee designated by the Agent; subject to Sections 2.01, 3.04(a), 4.07 and 7.11, if any Collateral shall be evidenced by an Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Agent hereunder such Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent; (b) take such actions as may be necessary or that the Agent may request in order to perfect and preserve the security interests and other rights granted or purported to be granted to the Agent hereby; (c) deliver to the Agent and at all times keep pledged to the Agent pursuant hereto, on a first-priority, perfected basis (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement), at the request of the Agent, all Investment Property constituting Collateral and all interest and principal with respect to Promissory Notes, and all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral; (d) not take or omit to take any action the taking or the omission of which would result in any impairment or alteration of any obligation of the maker of any Payment Intangible or other Instrument constituting Collateral; (e) not create any tangible Chattel Paper without placing a legend on such tangible Chattel Paper reasonably acceptable to the Agent indicating that the Agent has a security interest in such Chattel Paper; (f) furnish to the Agent, from time to time at the Agent’s reasonable request, statements and schedules identifying the location of all Equipment and Inventory; (g) without limitation of Section 8.03(f) of the Credit Agreement, furnish to the Agent, from time to time at the Agent’s reasonable request, statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Agent may request, all in reasonable detail; (h) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a lien subordination or waiver agreement in a form reasonably approved by the Agent from the landlord of each location that it or any of its Subsidiaries leases and at which any Inventory is located and a mortgagee lien subordination or waiver in a form reasonably approved by the Agent from each location it or any of its Subsidiaries owns that is mortgaged to a third party; (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a lien acknowledgement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent from each third party warehouse at which any Inventory is customarily stored; and (j) do all things reasonably requested by the Agent in order to enable the Agent to have and maintain control over the Collateral consisting of Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit-Rights and Electronic Chattel Paper. With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder, each Grantor hereby authorizes the Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any UCC financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a UCC financing statement where permitted by law. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Agent to file financing statements describing as the collateral covered thereby “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the Collateral described in this Security Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms in any Basic Document, if no Specified Default exists: (i) a Grantor may retain for collection in the ordinary course of business checks representing proceeds of Accounts received in the ordinary course of business; (ii) a Grantor may retain any letters of credit and money received or held in the ordinary course of business; (iii) a Grantor may retain and utilize in the ordinary course of business all dividends and interest paid in respect to any of the Capital Securities or any other Investment Property; (iv) a Grantor may retain any Documents received and further negotiated in the ordinary course of business (except for Documents required to be delivered to the Agent with respect to Inventory included in the Borrowing Base); and (v) a Grantor shall not be required to: (A) cause the Agent’s security interest to be noted on any certificate of title evidencing any Equipment; (B) grant the Agent control over any Chattel Paper or Letter of Credit Right; (C) grant the Agent control over any Security Account or Commodity Account unless such Collateral is included in the Borrowing Base; or (D) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any jurisdiction located therein to create, perfect or protect the security interest of the Agent in any Intellectual Property registered outside the United States of America. If a Specific Default occurs and the Agent requests, then the Grantors shall take such action as the Agent may reasonably request to perfect and protect the security interests of the Agent in all of the Collateral including any of the Collateral described in clauses (A) through (D) above.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Security Agreement (Empire Resources Inc /New/), Security Agreement (Empire Resources Inc /New/)

Further Assurances; Exceptions to Perfection. Each Grantor agrees that, from time to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect, preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such Grantor will: (a) from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Agent, promptly deliver to the Agent such stock powers, instruments and similar documents, satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent, with respect to such Collateral as the Agent may request and will, from time to time upon the request of the Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Specified Default, promptly transfer any securities constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee designated by the Agent; subject to Sections 2.01, 3.04(a), 4.07 and 7.11, if any Collateral shall be evidenced by an Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper, deliver and pledge to the Agent hereunder such Instrument, negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent; (b) take file (and hereby authorize the Agent to file) such actions Filing Statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices (including any assignment of claim form under or pursuant to the federal assignment of claims statute, 31 U.S.C. § 3726, any successor or amended version thereof or any regulation promulgated under or pursuant to any version thereof), as may be necessary or that the Agent may request in order to perfect and preserve the security interests and other rights granted or purported to be granted to the Agent hereby; (c) deliver to the Agent and at all times keep pledged to the Agent pursuant hereto, on a first-priority, perfected basis (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement)basis, at the request of the Agent, all Investment Property constituting Collateral and all interest and principal with respect to Promissory Notes, and all Proceeds and rights from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral; (d) not take or omit to take any action the taking or the omission of which would result in any impairment or alteration of any obligation of the maker of any Payment Intangible or other Instrument constituting Collateral; (e) not create any tangible Chattel Paper without placing a legend on such tangible Chattel Paper reasonably acceptable to the Agent indicating that the Agent has a security interest in such Chattel Paper; (f) furnish to the Agent, from time to time at the Agent’s 's reasonable request, statements and schedules identifying the location of all Equipment and Inventory; (g) without limitation of Section 8.03(f) of the Credit Agreement, furnish to the Agent, from time to time at the Agent’s 's reasonable request, statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Agent may request, all in reasonable detail; (h) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a lien subordination or waiver agreement in a form reasonably approved by the Agent from the landlord of each location that it or any of its Subsidiaries leases and at which any Inventory is located and a mortgagee lien subordination or waiver in a form reasonably approved by the Agent from each location it or any of its Subsidiaries owns that is mortgaged to a third party; (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a lien acknowledgement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent from each third party warehouse at which any Inventory is customarily stored; and (j) do all things reasonably requested by the Agent in order to enable the Agent to have and maintain control over the Collateral consisting of Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit-Rights and Electronic Chattel Paper. With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder, each Grantor hereby authorizes the Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any UCC financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a UCC financing statement where permitted by law. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Agent to file financing statements describing as the collateral covered thereby "all of the debtor’s 's personal property or assets" or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the Collateral described in this Security Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms in any Basic Documenthowever, if no Specified Default exists: (i) a Grantor may retain for collection in the ordinary course of business checks representing proceeds of Accounts received in the ordinary course of business; (ii) a Grantor may retain any letters of credit and money received or held in the ordinary course of business; (iii) a Grantor may retain and utilize in the ordinary course of business all dividends and interest paid in respect to any of the Capital Securities or any other Investment Property; (iv) a Grantor may retain any Documents received and further negotiated in the ordinary course of business (except for Documents required to be delivered to the Agent with respect to Inventory included in the Borrowing Base); and (v) a Grantor shall not be required to: (A) cause the Agent’s 's security interest to be noted on any certificate of title evidencing any Equipment; (B) grant the Agent control over any Chattel Paper or Letter of Credit Right; (C) grant the Agent control over any Deposit Account, Security Account or Commodity Account unless such Collateral is included in the Borrowing Base; or (D) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any jurisdiction located therein to create, perfect or protect the security interest of the Agent in any Intellectual Property registered outside the United States of America. If a Specific Default occurs and the Agent requests, then the Grantors shall take such action as the Agent may reasonably request to perfect and protect the security interests of the Agent in all of the Collateral including any of the Collateral described in clauses (A) through (D) above.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Credit Agreement (Empire Resources Inc /New/)