Exhibit 2(a)(2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of March 15, 1996
by and between TEXFI INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware (the "Grantor") and NATIONSBANK, N.A., a national banking association
organized under the laws of the United States, as Agent (the "Agent") for the
benefit of itself and the financial institutions (the "Lenders") as are, or may
from time to time become, parties to the Credit Agreement (as defined below),
and NationsBanc Commercial Corporation, as Disbursing Agent (the "Disbursing
Agent").
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated as of even date herewith (together
with all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time hereafter
made thereto, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Grantor as Borrower
thereunder (the "Borrower"), the Lenders, the Agent and the Disbursing Agent,
the Lenders will extend Loans to and cause Letters of Credit to be issued on
behalf of the Borrower as more specifically described in the Credit Agreement.
In order to induce the Lenders, the Agent and the Disbursing Agent to enter into
the Credit Agreement, and as a condition to the making of the Loans and the
issuance of any Letter of Credit thereunder, the Lenders require that the
Grantor grant a continuing security interest in and to the "Collateral" (as
hereinafter defined) to secure the "Secured Obligations" (as hereinafter
defined).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not
otherwise defined herein, when used in this Agreement including its preamble and
recitals, shall have the respective meanings provided for in the Credit
Agreement. The following additional terms, when used in this Agreement, shall
have the following meanings:
"Account Debtor" means any Person who is or may become obligated to the
Grantor under, with respect to, or on account of, an Account.
"Accounts" means all "accounts" (as defined in the UCC) now or
hereafter owned or acquired by the Grantor or in which the Grantor now or
hereafter has or acquires any right or interest, and, in any event, shall also
include, without limitation, all accounts receivable, contract rights, book
debts, notes, drafts and other obligations or indebtedness owing to the Grantor
arising
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from the sale, lease or exchange of goods or other property by it or property to
be sold, leased or exchanged, or the performance of services by it, or to be
performed (including, without limitation, any such obligation which might be
characterized as an account, contract right or general intangible under the
Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any jurisdiction) and all of the Grantor's
rights in, to and under all purchase orders for goods, services or other
property, and all of the Grantor'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) and all monies due to or to become due to the Grantor
under all contracts for the sale, lease or exchange of goods or other property
or the performance of services by it (whether or not yet earned by performance
on the part of the Grantor), in each case whether now in existence or hereafter
arising or acquired, including, without limitation, the right to receive the
proceeds of said purchase orders and contracts and all collateral security and
guarantees of any kind given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
"Collateral" means the collective reference to:
(i) Accounts;
(ii) Inventory;
(iii) Documents;
(iv) Equipment;
(v) Fixtures;
(vi) Instruments;
(vii) General Intangibles;
(viii) All books and records (including, without limitation,
customer lists, credit files, computer programs, printouts and other
computer materials and records) of the Grantor pertaining to any of the
Collateral;
(ix) All other goods and personal property of the Grantor,
whether tangible or intangible; and
(x) All products and Proceeds of all or any of the Collateral
described in clauses (i) through (ix) hereof.
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"Collateral Account" means a cash collateral account or any other
lockbox or cash management account established by the Grantor with the Agent, in
the name and under the exclusive dominion and control of the Agent, pursuant to
Section 6(b).
"Copyright License" means any written agreement now or hereafter in
existence granting to the Grantor any right to use any Copyright.
"Copyrights" means, collectively, all of the following now owned or
hereafter created or acquired by the Grantor: (a) all copyrights, rights and
interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright, copyright registrations
and copyright applications; (b) all renewals of any of the foregoing; (c) all
income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable
under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including,
without limitation, damages or payments for past or future infringements of any
of the foregoing; (d) the right to ▇▇▇ for past, present and future
infringements of any of the foregoing; and (e) all rights corresponding to any
of the foregoing throughout the world.
"Documents" means all "documents" (as defined in the UCC) or other
receipts covering, evidencing or representing goods or services, now or
hereafter owned or acquired by the Grantor or in which the Grantor now or
hereafter has or acquires any right or interest.
"Equipment" means all "equipment" (as defined in the UCC) of the
Grantor, wherever located, all other machinery, equipment and goods (other than
Inventory) of the Grantor used or bought for use primarily in the business of
the Grantor, including all accessions, additions, attachments, improvements,
substitutions and replacements thereto and therefor, in all such cases whether
now owned or hereafter acquired by the Grantor or in which the Grantor now has
or hereafter acquires any right or interest; provided that, the term "equipment"
shall not include the property set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
"Financing Statements" means the Uniform Commercial Code Form UCC-1
Financing Statements executed by the Grantor with respect to the Collateral and
to be filed in the jurisdictions set forth in the Perfection Certificate.
"Fixtures" means all "fixtures" (as defined in the UCC) of the Grantor,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which the Grantor now has or
hereafter acquires any right or interest; provided that the term "fixtures"
shall not include the property set forth on Schedule 1 hereto; provided that,
the term "fixtures" shall not include the property set forth on Schedule 1
hereto.
"General Intangibles" means all "general intangibles" (as defined in
the UCC) now or hereafter owned or acquired by the Grantor or in which the
Grantor now or hereafter has or acquires any right or interest, and, in any
event, shall mean and include, without limitation, all rights to
indemnification, and all rights, title and interest which the Grantor may now or
hereafter have in or under all contracts (other than contracts described in the
definition of Accounts),
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agreements, permits, licenses (which contracts, agreements, permits and licenses
may be pledged pursuant to the terms thereof) causes of action, franchises, tax
refund claims, customer lists, Intellectual Property, license royalties,
goodwill, trade secrets, data bases, business records, Factoring Credit Balances
and all other amounts due from any Factor and all other intangible property of
every kind and nature.
"Instruments" means all "instruments", "chattel paper" or "letters of
credit" (each as defined in the UCC), including, without limitation,
instruments, chattel paper and 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, including (but not limited to)
promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and trade acceptances, now or
hereafter owned or acquired by the Grantor or in which the Grantor now or
hereafter has or acquires any right or interest.
"Intellectual Property" means, collectively, (a) all systems software
and applications software, including, but not limited to, screen displays and
formats, program structures, sequence and organization, all documentation for
such software, including, but not limited to, user manuals, flowcharts,
programmer's notes, functional specifications, and operations manuals, all
formulas, processes, ideas and know-how embodied in any of the foregoing, and
all program materials, flowcharts, notes and outlines created in connection with
any of the foregoing, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, (b) concepts,
discoveries, improvements and ideas, (c) any useful information relating to the
items described in clause (a) or (b), including know-how, technology,
engineering drawings, reports, design information, trade secrets, practices,
laboratory notebooks, specifications, test procedures, maintenance manuals,
research, development, manufacturing, marketing, merchandising, selling,
purchasing and accounting, (d) Patents, Patent rights and Patent applications,
Copyrights and Copyright applications, Trademarks, Trademark rights, trade
names, trade name rights, service marks, service ▇▇▇▇ rights, applications for
registration of Trademarks, trade names and service marks, and Trademark, trade
name and service ▇▇▇▇ registrations and Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses and
Copyright Licenses, and (e) other licenses to use any of the items described in
the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) or any other similar items of the
Grantor necessary for the conduct of its business.
"Inventory" means all "inventory" (as defined in the UCC) now or
hereafter owned or acquired by the Grantor or in which the Grantor now or
hereafter has or acquires any right or interest, wherever located and, in any
event, shall mean and include, without limitation, all raw materials, inventory
and other materials and supplies, work-in-process, finished goods, all
accessions thereto, documents therefor and any products made or processed
therefrom and all substances, if any, commingled therewith or added thereto.
"Patent License" means any written agreement now or hereafter in
existence granting to the Grantor any right to use any invention on which a
Patent is in existence.
"Patents" means, collectively, all of the following now owned or
hereafter created or acquired by the Grantor: (a) all patents and patent
applications including all patentable inventions;
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(b) all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and
continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties,
damages or payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the
foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, damages or payments for past or future infringements of any of the
foregoing; (d) the right to ▇▇▇ for past, present and future infringements of
any of the foregoing; and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing
throughout the world.
"Perfection Certificate" means a certificate dated as of even date
herewith, setting forth the corporate names, chief executive office or principal
place of business in each state and other current locations of Collateral of the
Grantor and such other information as the Agent deems pertinent to the
perfection of security interests, completed and supplemented with the schedules
and attachments contemplated thereby to the satisfaction of the Agent, and duly
certified by the chief executive or chief financial officer of the Grantor so
authorized to act.
"Permitted Liens" means all Liens permitted pursuant to Section 10.3 of
the Credit Agree ment.
"Proceeds" means all proceeds 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, Collateral,
including, without limitation, all claims of the Grantor 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, Documents, Fixtures, Instruments, General Intangibles and
Equipment.
"Secured Obligations" means the Obligations as defined in the Credit
Agreement and any renewals or extensions of any of the Obligations.
"Security Interests" means the security interests granted pursuant to
Section 2, as well as all other security interests created or assigned as
additional security for the Secured Obligations pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement.
"Trademark License" means any written agreement now or hereafter in
existence granting to the Grantor any right to use any Trademark.
"Trademarks" means, collectively, all of the following now owned or
hereafter created or acquired by the Grantor: (a) all Trademarks, trade names,
corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade
styles, service marks, logos, other business identifiers, prints and labels on
which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, all registrations and
recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, 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 thereof or any other country or any
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political subdivision of any thereof; (b) all reissues, extensions and renewals
of any of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or
hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or with respect to any
of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or
future infringements of any of the foregoing; (d) the right to ▇▇▇ for past,
present and future infringements of any of the foregoing; and (e) all rights
corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof
in the State of North Carolina; 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 North Carolina, "UCC"
means 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.
SECTION 2. The Security Interests.
(a) In order to secure the payment and performance of all of the
Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Agent, for the ratable
benefit of itself, the Lenders and the Disbursing Agent, a continuing security
interest in and to all of the Grantor's estate, right, title and interest in and
to all Collateral whether now or hereafter owned or acquired by the Grantor or
in which the Grantor now has or hereafter has or acquires any rights, and
wherever located.
(b) The Security Interests are granted as security only and shall not
subject the Agent, the Disbursing Agent or any Lender to, or transfer to the
Agent, the Disbursing Agent or any Lender, or in any way affect or modify, any
obligation or liability of the Grantor with respect to any of the Collateral or
any transaction in connection therewith.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Grantor
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Grantor has the corporate power and authority and the legal
right to execute and deliver, to perform its obligations under, and to grant the
Security Interests in the Collateral pursuant to, this Agreement and has taken
all necessary corporate action to authorize its execution, delivery and
performance of, and grant of the Security Interests in the Collateral pursuant
to, this Agreement.
(b) This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Grantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not
violate any provision of any Applicable Law or contractual obligation of the
Grantor and will not result in
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the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or revenues of
the Grantor pursuant to any Applicable Law or contractual obligation of the
Grantor, except as contemplated hereby.
(d) No consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in
respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other
Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of the
Grantor), is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement except (i) those which have been
obtained, (ii) UCC filings, (iii) required notices under the Federal Assignment
of Claims Act or any corresponding state law and (iv) filings with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office.
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 6.1(v) of the Credit Agreement, no
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Grantor after due
inquiry, threatened by or against the Grantor or against any of its properties
or revenues with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contem
plated hereby.
(f) The Grantor has good and marketable title to all of its respective
Collateral, free and clear of any Liens other than the Permitted Liens.
(g) The Grantor has not performed or failed to perform any acts that
would prevent or hinder the Agent from enforcing any of the terms of this
Agreement. Other than financing statements or other similar or equivalent
documents or instruments with respect to Permitted Liens, those evidencing
leases permitted under the Credit Agreement, Debt no longer outstanding or that
are filed in counties where the Grantor no longer has a facility, no financing
statement, mortgage, security agreement or similar or equivalent document or
instrument covering all or any part of the Collateral of the Grantor is on file
or of record in any jurisdiction. No Collateral of the Grantor is in the
possession of any Person (other than the Grantor) asserting any claim thereto or
security interest therein, except that the Agent or its designee may have
possession of the Collateral as contemplated hereby.
(h) All of the information set forth in the Perfection Certificate with
respect to the Grantor is true and correct in all material respects as of the
date hereof.
(i) The Grantor has, contemporaneously herewith, delivered to the Agent
possession of all originals of all negotiable Instruments, documents and chattel
paper constituting Collateral currently owned or held by the Grantor, if any
(duly endorsed in blank, if requested by the Agent).
(j) With respect to any Intellectual Property of the Grantor the loss,
impairment or infringement of which might have a Material Adverse Effect:
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(i) such Intellectual Property is subsisting and has not been
adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part;
(ii) such Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable;
(iii) the Grantor has made all necessary filings and
recordations to protect its interest in such Intellectual Property,
including, without limitation, recordations of all of its interests in
the Patents and Trademarks included in such Intellectual Property in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and its claims to the
Copyrights included in such Intellectual Property in the United States
Copyright Office;
(iv) the Grantor is the exclusive owner of the entire and
unencumbered right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual
Property and no claim has been made that the use of such Intellectual
Property does or may violate the asserted rights of any third party;
and
(v) the Grantor has performed and will continue to perform all
acts and has paid and will continue to pay all required fees and taxes
to maintain each and every such item of Intellectual Property in full
force and effect.
(k) The Financing Statements executed by the Grantor are in appropriate
form and when filed in the offices specified in the Perfection Certificate, the
Security Interests will constitute valid and perfected security interests in the
Collateral of the Grantor, prior to all other Liens and rights of others therein
except for the Permitted Liens (to the extent that a security interest therein
may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC) and all filings and other
actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such Security Interests
have been duly taken.
(l) The Inventory, Fixtures and Equipment of the Grantor are insured in
accordance with the requirements hereof and of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 4. Further Assurances; Covenants.
(a) General.
(i) The Grantor agrees not to change the location of its chief
executive office or principal place of business in any state unless it
shall have given the Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice
thereof, executed and delivered to the Agent all financing statements
and financing statement amendments which the Agent may request in
connection therewith and, if requested by the Agent, delivered an
opinion of counsel with respect thereto in accordance with Section
4(a)(vii) hereof. The Grantor agrees not to change the locations where
it keeps or holds any Collateral or any records relating thereto from
the applicable location described in the Perfection Certificate unless
the Grantor shall have given the Agent thirty (30) days prior written
notice of such change of location,
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executed and delivered to the Agent all financing statements and
financing statement amendments which the Agent may request in
connection therewith and, if requested by the Agent, delivered an
opinion of counsel with respect thereto in accordance with Section
4(a)(vii) hereof; provided, that the Grantor may keep Inventory at, or
in transit to, any location described in the Perfection Certificate.
The Grantor agrees not to, in any event, change the location of any
Collateral if such change would cause the Security Interests in such
Collateral to lapse or cease to be perfected.
(ii) The Grantor agrees not to change its name, identity or
corporate structure in any manner unless it shall have given the Agent
thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof, executed and delivered
to the Agent all financing statements and financing statement
amendments which the Agent may request in connection therewith, and, if
requested by Agent, delivered an opinion of counsel with respect
thereto in accordance with Section 4 (a)(vii) hereof.
(iii) The Grantor will, from time to time, at its expense,
execute, deliver, file and record any statement, assignment,
instrument, document, agreement or other paper and take any other
action (including without limitation any filings of financing or
continuation statements under the UCC and any filings with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office)
that from time to time may be necessary, or that the Agent may
reasonably request, in order to create, preserve, upgrade in rank (to
the extent required hereby), perfect, confirm or validate the Security
Interests or to enable the Agent and the Lenders to obtain the full
benefits of this Agreement, or to enable the Agent to exercise and
enforce any of its rights, powers and remedies hereunder with respect
to any of the Collateral. Prior to the irrevocable payment in full of
the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby authorizes the Agent, upon
the failure of the Grantor to so do within three Business Days after
receipt of notice from the Agent, to execute and file financing
statements, financing statement amendments or continuation statements
without the Grantor's signature appearing thereon. The Grantor agrees
that a carbon, photographic, photostatic or other reproduction of this
Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as a financing
statement. The Grantor shall pay the costs of, or incidental to, any
recording or filing of the Financing Statements and any other financing
statements, financing statement amendments or continuation statements
concerning the Collateral.
(iv) If any Collateral exceeding in value $50,000 in the
aggregate is at any time in the possession or control of any
warehouseman, bailee (other than a carrier transporting Inventory to a
purchaser in the ordinary course of business), or the Grantor's agents
or processors, the Grantor shall notify in writing such warehouseman,
bailee, agent or processor of the Security Interests created hereby,
shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such warehouseman's, bailee's,
agent's or processor's agreement in writing to hold all such Collateral
for the Agent's account subject to the Agent's instructions, and shall
cause such warehouseman, bailee, agent or processor to issue and
deliver to the Agent
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warehouse receipts, bills of lading or any similar documents relating
to such Collateral in the Agent's name and in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Agent.
(v) The Grantor will cause the Agent, for the ratable benefit
of itself and the Lenders, to be named as loss payee on each insurance
policy covering risks relating to any of its Inventory, Fixtures and
Equipment, as reasonably requested by the Agent. The Grantor will
deliver to the Agent, upon request of the Agent, the insurance policies
for such insurance. Each such insurance policy shall include effective
waivers by the insurer of subrogation, provide that all insurance
proceeds shall be adjusted with and payable to the Agent and provide
that no cancellation or termination thereof shall be effective until at
least thirty (30) days have elapsed after receipt by the Agent of
written notice thereof. The Grantor shall arrange for appropriate
certifications that the requirements of this Section 4(a)(v) have been
satisfied, to be made to the Agent and each insured party, as soon as
practicable, by each insurer or its authorized representative with
respect thereto.
(vi) The Grantor will, promptly upon request, provide to the
Agent all information and evidence the Agent may reasonably request
concerning the Collateral, and in particular the Accounts, to enable
the Agent to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(vii) If requested by the Agent or the Required Lenders, prior
to each date on which the Grantor proposes to take any action
contemplated by Section 4(a)(i) or Section 4 (a)(ii) hereof, the
Grantor shall, at its cost and expense, cause to be delivered to the
Agent and the Lenders an opinion of counsel, in form and content
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Lenders.
(viii) From time to time upon request by the Agent, the
Grantor shall, at its cost and expense, cause to be delivered to the
Agent and the Lenders an opinion or opinions of counsel, satisfactory
to the Agent, as to the enforceability of the Loan Documents and the
Lien of the Agent and Lenders on the Collateral and other property of
the Grantor and such other matters relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably
request.
(ix) The Grantor will comply in all material respects with all
Applicable Laws applicable to the Collateral or any part thereof or to
the operation of the Grantor's business.
(x) The Grantor will pay promptly when due all taxes,
assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the
Collateral or in respect of its income or profits therefrom, as well as
all claims of any kind (including, without limitation, claims for
labor, materials and supplies) against or with respect to the
Collateral, except that no such charge need be paid if (A) the validity
thereof is being contested in good faith by
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appropriate proceedings, and (B) such charge is adequately reserved
against on the Grantor's books in accordance with GAAP.
(xi) No Grantor shall
(A) sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise)
or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, except as
permitted by the Credit Agreement; or
(B) create or suffer to exist any Lien or other
charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
Collateral to secure indebtedness of any Person or entity,
except as permitted by the Credit Agreement.
(b) Accounts, Etc.
(i) The Grantor shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to
be collected from its Account Debtors, as and when due, any and all
amounts owing under or on account of each Account not sold and
transferred to a Factor (including, without limitation, Accounts which
are delinquent, such Accounts to be collected in accordance with lawful
collection procedures) and to apply forthwith upon receipt thereof all
such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding balance of such
Account. The reasonable costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorney's fees), of collection of Accounts incurred by the
Grantor or the Agent shall be borne by the Grantor.
(ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default, upon request of the Agent or the Required Lenders,
the Grantor will promptly notify (and the Grantor hereby authorizes the
Agent so to notify) each Account Debtor in respect of any Account not
sold and transferred to a Factor that such Account has been assigned to
the Agent hereunder and that any payments due or to become due in
respect of such Account are to be made directly to the Agent or its
designee.
(iii) The Grantor will perform and comply in all material
respects with all of its obligations in respect of Accounts and General
Intangibles and the exercise by the Agent of any of its rights
hereunder shall not release the Grantor from any of its duties or
obliga tions.
(iv) No Grantor will (A) amend, modify, terminate or waive any
material provi sion of any agreement giving rise to an Account in any
manner which could reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect the value of such Account as Collateral or (B) fail to exercise
promptly and diligently each and every material right which it may have
under each agreement giving rise to an Account (other than any right of
termination).
(c) Inventory, Etc. The Grantor hereby represents, warrants, covenants
and agrees as follows: (i) all Inventory is, and at shall be at all times,
located at places of business listed in
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the Perfection Certificate or as to which the Grantor has complied with the
provisions of Section 4(a)(i) hereof, except Inventory in transit from one such
location to another such location; (ii) no Inventory is, nor shall at any time
or times be, subject to any Lien whatsoever, except for Permitted Liens; and
(iii) no Inventory in aggregate value exceeding $50,000 at any time is, nor
shall at any time or times be, kept, stored or maintained with a bailee,
warehouseman, carrier or similar party (other than a carrier delivering
Inventory to a purchaser in the ordinary course of the Grantor's business)
unless the Required Lenders have given their prior written consent and Grantor
has complied with the provisions of Section 4(a)(iv) hereof.
(d) Equipment, Etc. The Grantor will maintain each item of Equipment in
the same condition, repair and working order as when acquired, ordinary wear and
tear and immaterial impairments of value and damage by the elements excepted,
and in accordance with any manufacturer's manual, and will as quickly as
practicable provide all maintenance, service and repairs necessary for such
purpose and will promptly furnish to the Agent a statement respecting any
material loss or damage to any of the Equipment.
(e) Intellectual Property.
(i) The Grantor shall notify the Agent promptly (A) of its
acquisition after the Closing Date of any Patent, Patent License,
Trademark or Trademark License and (B) if it knows, or has reason to
know of any adverse determination or development (including, without
limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or
development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or any court) regarding the Grantor's ownership of any
Patent or Trademark, its right to register the same, or to keep and
maintain the same. In the event that any Patent, Patent License,
Trademark or Trademark License is infringed, misappropriated or diluted
by a third party, the Grantor shall notify the Agent promptly after it
learns thereof and shall, unless the Grantor and the Agent shall
jointly determine that any such action would be of immaterial economic
value, promptly ▇▇▇ for infringement, misappropriation or dilution and
to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation
or dilution, and take such other actions as may be appropriate under
the circumstances to protect such Patent, Patent License, Trademark or
Trademark License. In no event shall the Grantor, either itself or
through any agent, employee or licensee, file an application for the
registration of any Patent or Trademark with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office or any similar office or agency in any other
country or any political subdivision thereof, unless simultaneously
therewith it informs the Agent, and, upon issuance of such Patent or
Trademark, executes and delivers any and all agreements, instruments,
documents and papers the Agent may reasonably request to evidence the
Security Interests in such Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and
general intangibles of the Grantor relating thereto or represented
thereby. The Grantor hereby constitutes the Agent its attorney-in-fact
to execute and file all such writings for the foregoing purposes, all
acts of such attorney being hereby ratified and confirmed, and such
power, being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable until the
Commitments have terminated and the Secured Obligations are paid in
full.
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(ii) The Grantor shall: (A) preserve and maintain in all
material respects its rights in the Intellectual Property; and (B) upon
and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, use its best efforts
to obtain any consents, waivers or agreements necessary to enable the
Agent to exercise its remedies with respect to the Intellectual
Property. No Grantor shall abandon any right to file a Copyright,
Patent or Trademark application that is material to the business of the
Grantor nor shall the Grantor abandon any such pending Copyright,
Patent or Trademark application, or Copyright, Copyright License,
Patent, Patent License, Trademark or Trademark License without the
prior written consent of Agent.
(iii) The Grantor hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to
Agent, effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default, the nonexclusive right and license to use all
Intellectual Property owned or used by the Grantor, together with any
goodwill associated therewith, all to the extent necessary to enable
the Agent to realize on the Collateral (including, without limitation,
completing production of, advertising for sale and selling the
Collateral) and any successor or assign to enjoy the benefits of the
Collateral. This right and license shall inure to the benefit of all
successors, assigns and transferees of Agent and its successors,
assigns and transferees, whether by voluntary conveyance, operation of
law, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or
otherwise. Such right and license is granted free of charge, without
requirement that any monetary payment whatsoever be made to the Grantor
by Agent.
(f) Indemnification. The Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Agent
and the Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) (i) with
respect to, or resulting from, any and all excise, sales or other taxes which
may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the
Collateral, (ii) with respect to, or resulting from, complying with any
Applicable Law applicable to any of the Collateral or (iii) in connection with
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (except to the extent any
such liabilities, costs and expenses result from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Agent or Lenders). In any suit, proceeding or action brought
by the Agent under any Account for any sum owing thereunder, or to enforce any
provisions of any Account, the Grantor will save, indemnify and keep the Agent
and the Lenders harmless from and against all expense, loss or damage suffered
by reason of any defense, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or reduction or
liability whatsoever of the Account Debtor or any other obligor thereunder,
arising out of a breach by the Grantor of any obligation thereunder or arising
out of any other agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing to or in
favor of such Account Debtor or obligor or its successors from the Grantor
(except to the extent any such expense, loss or damage results from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or Lenders). The obligations of
the Grantor under this Section 4(f) shall survive the termination of the other
provisions of this Agreement.
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SECTION 5. Reporting and Recordkeeping. The Grantor respectively
covenants and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that from and after the date
of this Agreement and until the Commitments have terminated and all Secured
Obligations have been fully satisfied:
(a) Maintenance of Records Generally. The Grantor will keep and
maintain at its own cost and expense complete and accurate records of the
Collateral, including, without limitation, a record of all payments received and
all credits granted with respect to the Collateral and all other dealings with
the Collateral. All chattel paper given to the Grantor with respect to any
Accounts will be marked with the following legend: "This writing and the
obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest of
NationsBank, N.A., as Agent". For the Agent's and the Lenders' further security,
the Grantor agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any
Event of Default, the Grantor shall deliver and turn over any such books and
records directly to the Agent or its designee. The Grantor shall permit any
representative of the Agent to inspect such books and records in accordance with
Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement and will provide photocopies thereof to the
Agent upon its reasonable request.
(b) Further Identification of Collateral. The Grantor will, if so
requested by the Agent, furnish to the Agent statements and schedules further
identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection
with the Collateral as the Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable
detail.
(c) Notices. In addition to the notices required by Section 5(b)
hereof, the Grantor will advise the Agent promptly, in reasonable detail, (i) of
any material Lien or claim made or asserted against any of the Collateral, (ii)
of any material adverse change in the composition of the Collateral, and (iii)
of the occurrence of any other event which could have a material adverse effect
on the Collateral or on the validity, perfection or priority of the Security
Interests.
SECTION 6. Proceeds of Accounts and Collateral Account.
(a) Subject to Section 6(b) hereof, the proceeds of all Accounts shall
be remitted to a lockbox maintained by the Disbursing Agent (or directly to the
account of the Disbursing Agent hereinafter referred to) and deposited into an
account of the Disbursing Agent in the name and exclusive control of the
Disbursing Agent.
(b) Upon the written request of the Agent, the Grantor shall establish
with the Agent a Collateral Account in the name and under the exclusive dominion
and control of the Agent (which Collateral Account may be a blocked account).
There shall be deposited from time to time into such account the cash proceeds
of the Collateral required to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 6(c)
or any other provision of this Agreement. Any income received by the Agent with
respect to the balance from time to time standing to the credit of the
Collateral Account, including any interest or capital gains on investments of
amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account, shall remain, or be deposited, in
the Collateral Account, shall vest in the Agent, shall constitute part of the
Collateral hereunder and shall not constitute payment of the
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Secured Obligations until applied thereto as hereinafter provided. The Agent
shall give written notice of any request to establish a Collateral Account to
the Disbursing Agent.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, if requested by the Agent, the Grantor shall instruct all Account
Debtors and other Persons obligated in respect of all Accounts to make all
payments in respect of the Accounts either (i) directly to the Agent (by
instructing that such payments be remitted to a post office box which shall be
in the name and under the exclusive dominion and control of the Agent) or (ii)
to one or more other banks in any state in the United States (by instructing
that such payments be remitted to a post office box which shall be in the name
and under the exclusive dominion and control of such bank) under arrangements,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, pursuant to which the Grantor
shall have irrevocably instructed such other bank (and such other bank shall
have agreed) to remit all proceeds of such payments directly to the Agent for
deposit into the Collateral Account or as the Agent may otherwise instruct such
bank, and thereafter if the proceeds of any Collateral shall be received by the
Grantor, the Grantor will promptly deposit such proceeds into the Collateral
Account and until so deposited, all such proceeds shall be held in trust by the
Grantor for and as the property of the Agent, for the benefit of itself and the
Lenders and shall not be commingled with any other funds or property of the
Grantor. At any time after the occur rence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, the Agent may itself so instruct the Grantor's Account Debtors
and the Grantor hereby constitutes and appoints the Agent (and the president,
any vice president or any assistant vice president of the Agent from time to
time) as its attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to so instruct the
Grantor's Account Debtors. All such payments made to the Agent shall be
deposited in the Collateral Account.
(d) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Agent is
authorized at any time and from time to time, and during the continuance
thereof, without notice to the Grantor, to set off, appropriate and apply any
and all amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account, and the proceeds thereof,
against all Secured Obligations.
SECTION 7. General Authority.
(a) The Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent its true and
lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of the Grantor,
the Agent, the Lenders or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the Agent
and the Lenders, but at the Grantor's expense, to exercise, at any time from
time to time all or any of the following powers:
(i) to file the Financing Statements and any financing
statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements
referred to in Sections 4(a)(i), 4(a)(ii), and 4(a)(iii) hereof,
(ii) to demand, ▇▇▇ for, collect, receive and give acquittance
for any and all monies due or to become due with respect to any
Collateral or by virtue thereof,
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(iii) to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any
action or proceeding with respect to any Collateral,
(iv) to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with
the Collateral and the Proceeds thereof, as fully and effectually as if
the Agent were the absolute owner thereof, and
(v) to extend the time of payment and to make any allowance
and other adjustments with reference to the Collateral;
provided that the Agent shall not take any of the actions described in this
Section 7 except those described in clause (i) above unless an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing and the Agent shall give the Grantor not
less than ten (10) days' prior written notice of the time and place of any sale
or other intended disposition of any of the Collateral, except any Collateral
which is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type
customarily sold on a recognized market. The Grantor agrees that any such notice
constitutes "reasonable notification" within the meaning of Section 9-504(3) of
the UCC (to the extent such Section is applicable).
(b) The Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power
coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
(c) The Grantor also authorizes the Agent at any time and from time to
time, to execute, in connection with the sale provided for in Section 8 hereof,
any endorsements, assign ments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer
with respect to the Collateral.
SECTION 8. Remedies Upon Event of Default.
(a) If any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent
may exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights of a secured party
under the UCC (whether or not in effect in the jurisdiction where such rights
are exercised) and, in addition, the Agent may (i) withdraw all cash, if any, in
the Collateral Account and investments made with amounts on deposit in the
Collateral Account, and apply such monies, investments and other cash, if any,
then held by it as Collateral as specified in Section 10 hereof and (ii) if
there shall be no such monies, investments or cash or if such monies,
investments or cash shall be insufficient to pay all the Secured Obligations in
full, sell the Collateral or any part thereof at public or private sale, for
cash, upon credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices as the
Agent may deem satisfactory. The Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any
or all of the Collateral so sold at any public sale (or, if the Collateral is of
a type customarily sold in a recognized market or is of a type which is the
subject of widely distributed standard price quotations or if otherwise
permitted under applicable law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the
same, absolutely, free from any right or claim of the Grantor of whatsoever
kind. The Grantor will execute and deliver
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such documents and take such other action as the Agent deems reasonably
necessary or advisable in order that any such sale may be made in compliance
with law. Upon any such sale the Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign
and transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold (without warranty).
Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so sold to it
absolutely, free from any claim or right of the Grantor of whatsoever kind,
including any equity or right of redemption of the Grantor. To the extent
permitted by law, the Grantor hereby specifi cally waives all rights of
redemption, stay or appraisal which it has or may have under any law now
existing or hereafter adopted. The notice of such sale shall be given to the
applicable Grantor ten (10) days prior to such sale and (A) in case of a public
sale, state the time and place fixed for such sale, and (B) in the case of a
private sale, state the day after which sale may be consummat ed. Any such
public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours
and at such place or places as the Agent may fix in the notice of such sale. At
any such sale the Collateral may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in
separate parcels, as the Agent may determine. The Agent shall not be obligated
to make any such sale pursuant to any such notice. The Agent may, without notice
or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be
adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the
sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the same may be so
adjourned. In case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral on credit or
for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Agent until
the selling price is paid by the purchaser thereof, but the Agent shall not
incur any liability in case of the failure of such purchaser to take up and pay
for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may
again be sold upon like notice. The Agent, instead of exercising the power of
sale herein conferred upon it, may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in
equity to foreclose the Security Interests and sell the Collateral, or any
portion thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent
jurisdiction. The Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency.
(b) For the purpose of enforcing any and all rights and remedies under
this Agreement, the Agent may if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing (i) require each Grantor to, and the Grantor agrees that it will, at
its expense and upon the request of the Agent, forthwith assemble all or any
part of the Collateral as directed by the Agent and make it available at a place
designated by the Agent which is, in the Agent's opinion, reasonably convenient
to the Agent and the Grantor, whether at the premises of the Grantor or
otherwise, (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, enter, with or
without process of law and without breach of the peace, any premise where any of
the Collateral is or may be located and, without charge or liability to the
Agent, seize and remove such Collateral from such premises, (iii) have access to
and use the Grantor's books and records relating to the Collateral and (iv)
prior to the disposition of the Collateral, store or transfer such Collateral
without charge in or by means of any storage or transportation facility owned or
leased by the Grantor, process, repair or recondition such Collateral or
otherwise prepare it for disposition in any manner and to the extent the Agent
deems appropriate and, in connection with such preparation and disposition, use
without charge any Trademark, trade name, Copyright, Patent or technical process
used by the Grantor.
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(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing,
(i) the Agent may license, or sublicense, whether general,
special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive
basis, any Patents or Trademarks included in the Collateral throughout
the world for such term or terms, on such conditions and in such manner
as the Agent shall in its sole discretion determine;
(ii) the Agent may (without assuming any obligations or
liability thereunder), at any time and from time to time, enforce (and
shall have the exclusive right to enforce) against any licensee or
sublicensee all rights and remedies of the Grantor in, to and under any
Patent Licenses or Trademark Licenses and take or refrain from taking
any action under any thereof, provided, that no such actions shall
result in the failure of such Patent Licenses or Trademark Licenses to
remain in compliance with all Applicable Law, and the Grantor hereby
releases the Agent and each of the Lenders from and against any claims
arising out of, any lawful action so taken or omitted to be taken with
respect thereto except with respect to the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Agent or the Lenders; and
(iii) upon request by the Agent, the Grantor will execute and
deliver to the Agent a power of attorney, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, for the imple mentation of any lease,
assignment, license, sublicense, grant or option, sale or other
disposition of a Patent or Trademark. In the event of any such
disposition pursuant to this Section, the Grantor shall supply its
know-how and expertise relating to the manufacture and sale of the
products bearing Trademarks or the products or services made or
rendered in connection with Patents, and its customer lists and other
records relating to such Patents or Trademarks and to the distribution
of said products, to the Agent.
SECTION 9. Limitation on Duty of Agent in Respect of Collateral. Beyond
reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Agent shall have no duty as to any
Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any
agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights
against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Agent shall be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its
possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that
which it accords its own property, and the Agent shall not be liable or
responsible for any loss or damage to any of the Collateral, or for any
diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any
warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other agent or bailee
selected by the Agent in good faith.
SECTION 10. Application of Proceeds. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, the proceeds of any sale of, or other
realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by the
Agent as follows:
first, to payment of the out-of-pocket expenses of such sale
or other realization, including all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
liabilities and advances incurred or made
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by the Agent in connection therewith, and any other unreimbursed
expenses for which the Agent, the Disbursing Agent or any Lender is to
be reimbursed pursuant to Section 13.2 of the Credit Agreement, or
Section 4(f) or 13 hereof or any corresponding provision of any of the
other Loan Documents;
second, to payment of any fees and commissions owing to the
Agent, the Disbursing Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement in
accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement;
third, to the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and
principal, if any, due to the Disbursing Agent for advances made to the
Grantor and not reimbursed by the Lenders or the Grantor;
fourth, to ratable payment of accrued but unpaid interest
(including post-petition interest) on the Secured Obligations and any
termination payments due in respect of any Hedging Agreement with any
Lender (pro rata in accordance with all such amounts due);
fifth, to the ratable payment of unpaid principal of the
Secured Obligations;
sixth, to the ratable payment of all other Secured
Obligations, until all Secured Obligations shall have been paid in
full; and
finally, to payment to the applicable Grantor or their
respective successor or assigns, or as a court of competent
jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then remaining from such
proceeds.
The Agent may make distribution hereunder in cash or in kind or, on a ratable
basis, in any combination thereof.
SECTION 11. Concerning the Agent. The provisions of Article XII of the
Credit Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Agent in respect of this
Agreement and shall be binding upon the parties to the Credit Agreement in such
respect. In furtherance and not in derogation of the rights, privileges and
immunities of the Agent therein set forth:
(a) The Agent is authorized to take all such action as is
provided to be taken by it as Agent hereunder and all other action
incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for
herein, the Agent may request instructions from the Lenders and shall
act or refrain from acting in accordance with written instructions from
the Required Lenders (or, when expressly required by this Agreement or
the Credit Agreement, all the Lenders) or, in the absence of such
instructions, in accordance with its discretion.
(b) The Agent shall not be responsible for the existence,
genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity,
perfection, priority or enforceability of the
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Security Interests, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason
of any action or omission to act on its part (other than any such
action or inaction constituting gross negligence or willful
misconduct). The Agent shall have no duty to ascertain or inquire as to
the performance or observance of any of the terms of this Agreement by
the Grantor.
SECTION 12. Appointment of Collateral Agents. At any time or times, in
order to comply with any legal requirement in any jurisdiction or in order to
effectuate any provision of the Loan Documents, the Agent may appoint another
bank or trust company or one or more other Persons, either to act as collateral
agent or agents, jointly with the Agent or separately, on behalf of the Agent
and the Lenders with such power and authority as may be necessary for the
effectual operation of the provisions hereof and specified in the instrument of
appointment (which may, in the discretion of the Agent, include provisions for
the protection of such collateral agent similar to the provisions of Section 11
hereof).
SECTION 13. Expenses. In the event that the Grantor fails to comply
with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, such that the value of any Collateral or the validity, perfection,
rank or value of the Security Interests are thereby diminished or potentially
diminished or put at risk, the Agent if requested by the Required Lenders may,
but shall not be required to, effect such compliance on behalf of the Grantor,
and the Grantor shall reimburse the Agent for the reasonable costs thereof on
demand. All insurance expenses and all reasonable expenses of protecting,
storing, warehousing, insuring, handling, maintaining and shipping the
Collateral, any and all excise, stamp, intangibles, transfer, property, sales,
and use taxes imposed by any state, federal, or local authority or any other
Governmental Authority on any of the Collateral, or in respect of the sale or
other disposition thereof, shall be borne and paid by the Grantor; and if the
Grantor fails promptly to pay any portion thereof when due, the Agent or any
Lender may, at its option, but shall not be required to, pay the same and charge
the Grantor's account therefor, and the Grantor agrees to reimburse the Agent or
such Lender therefor on demand. All sums so paid or incurred by the Agent or any
Lender for any of the foregoing and any and all other sums for which the Grantor
may become liable hereunder and all costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees, legal expenses and court costs) incurred by the Agent or any
Lender in enforcing or protecting the Security Interests or any of their rights
or remedies thereon shall be payable by the Grantor on demand and shall bear
interest (after as well as before judgment) until paid at the rate then
applicable to Base Rate Loans under the Credit Agreement and shall be additional
Secured Obligations hereunder.
SECTION 14. Notices. All notices, communications and distributions
hereunder shall be given or made in accordance with Section 13.1 of the Credit
Agreement.
SECTION 15. Waivers, Non-Exclusive Remedies. No failure on the part of
the Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising and no course of
dealing with respect to, any right under the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or
any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof or hereof; nor shall
any single or partial exercise by the Agent or any
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Lender of any right under the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof, and the exercise of any
rights in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law. This
Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 16. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is for the benefit
of the Agent and the Lenders and their successors and assigns (as permitted by
the Credit Agreement), and in the event of an assignment of all or any of the
Secured Obligations, the rights hereunder, to the extent applicable to the
indebtedness so assigned, may be transferred with such indebted ness. This
Agreement shall be binding on the Grantor and its successor and assigns;
provided, that the Grantor may not assign any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent and the Lenders.
SECTION 17. Changes in Writing. Neither this Agreement nor any
provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but
only in writing signed by the Grantor and the Agent with the consent of the
Required Lenders (or, when expressly required by this Agreement or the Credit
Agreement, all of the Lenders).
SECTION 18. Powers Coupled with an Interest. All authorizations and
agencies herein contained with respect to the Collateral are irrevocable and
powers coupled with an interest.
SECTION 19. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES
THEREOF.
SECTION 20. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Grantor hereby irrevocably
consents to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in any action, claim or other proceeding
arising out of or any dispute in connection with this Agreement, any rights or
obligations hereunder, or the performance of such rights and obligations. The
Grantor hereby irrevocably consents to the service of a summons and complaint
and other process in any action, claim or proceeding brought by the Agent or any
Lender in connection with this Agreement, any rights or obligations hereunder,
or the performance of such rights and obligations, on behalf of itself or its
property, in the manner provided in Section 13.1 of the Credit Agreement.
Nothing in this Section 20 shall affect the right of the Agent or any Lender to
serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law or affect
the right of the Agent or any Lender to bring any action or proceeding against
the Grantor or its properties in the courts of any other jurisdictions.
SECTION 21. Waiver of Jury Trial. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN, IN THE EVENT ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IS
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INSTITUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
THE AGENT AND EACH LENDER BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE BENEFITS
HEREOF AND THE GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY
TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS
HEREUNDER, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
SECTION 22. Severability. If any provision hereof is invalid and
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
(a) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such
jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Agent and the
Lenders in order to carry out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as
may be possible; and (b) the invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions
hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
such provision in any other jurisdic tion.
SECTION 23. Headings. The various headings of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement or any provisions hereof.
SECTION 24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.
SECTION 25. Legal Fees. Any reference herein to fees of counsel shall
mean fees based upon such counsel's normal hourly rates.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and
year first written above.
TEXFI INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[CORPORATE SEAL]
Agent:
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NATIONSBANK, N.A., as Agent
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
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