EXHIBIT 10.18
ALL ASSETS DEBENTURE
GIVEN BY
XCEL POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED
REG. NO. 00575679
IN FAVOUR OF
LLOYDS TSB COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED
ORDER OF CLAUSES
1. Covenant to Pay
2. Charging Provisions
3. Company's Obligations
4. Additional Obligations of the Company
5. Further Assurance and Power of Attorney
6. Acts of Default
7. Power of Possession and Sale
8. Appointment of Receiver and his Powers
9. Additional Powers
10. Application of Monies
11. Protection of Third Parties
12. H M Land Registry
13. Continuing and Additional Security
14. Currency Indemnity
15. Discharge
16. Service of Notices and Process
17. Jurisdiction
18. Representations, Warranties and Undertakings by Company
19. Transfers and Disclosures
20. Miscellaneous
21. Definitions and Interpretation
THIS DEBENTURE IS MADE on the date referred to immediately after the Fifth
Schedule hereto BY THE PARTY DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE HERETO ("Company")
of the one part in favour of LLOYDS TSB COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED of Boston
House, The Little Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1QE registered in England and
Wales with number 733011 ("Security Holder") of the other part.
1. COVENANT TO PAY
1.1 The Company agrees with the Security Holder:
1.1.1 to pay the Secured Monies, which are now or shall be due,
owing and payable to the Security Holder, in accordance with
the terms of the transaction, security, instrument or other
obligation giving rise to the Company's indebtedness to the
Security Holder, including those under the Financing
Agreement; and
1.1.2 to discharge all obligations and liabilities, whether actual,
accruing or contingent, now or in future due, owing or
incurred to the Security Holder by the Company, in whatever
currency denominated and on whatever account and howsoever
arising, whether alone or jointly and in whatever style, name
or form and whether as principal or surety.
2. CHARGING PROVISIONS
2.1 As security for the payment of the Secured Monies, the Company with
full title guarantee now gives the following mortgages and charges in
favour of the Security Holder namely:
2.1.1 a FIXED CHARGE by way of legal mortgage on all freehold and
leasehold property owned by the Company, including but not
limited to land of which the Company is registered as
proprietor at H. M. Land Registry (details of which are set
out in the Third Schedule to this deed)
2.1.2 a FIXED CHARGE on all of the following assets, whether now or
in future belonging to the Company:
(i) the freehold and leasehold properties of the Company
not effectively mortgaged under clause 2.1.1
including such as may hereafter be acquired;
(ii) all fixtures and fittings (including trade fixtures
and fittings) and fixed plant and machinery in, on or
attached to the property subject to the legal
mortgage under clause 2.1.1 and all spare parts,
replacements, modifications and additions for or to
the same;
(iii) any other freehold and leasehold property which the
Company shall own together with all fixtures and
fittings (including trade fixtures and fittings) and
fixed plant and machinery in, on or attached to such
property and all spare parts, replacements,
modifications and additions for or to the same;
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(iv) all plant and machinery and other equipment listed in
the Fifth Schedule and all spare parts, replacements,
modifications and additions for or to the same;
(v) all fixed plant and machinery, including all spare
parts, replacements, modifications and additions for
or to the same, not listed in the Fifth Schedule;
(vi) all goodwill, unpaid and/or uncalled capital of the
Company; (vii) all the Company's Intellectual
Property; (viii) all the Company's Securities;
(ix) all loan capital, indebtedness or liabilities on any
account or in any manner owing to the Company from
any Subsidiary of the Company or a member of the
Company's Group;
(x) all amounts realised by an administrator or
liquidator of the Company, upon enforcement or
execution of any order of the Court under Part IV of
the Insolvency Act 1986;
2.1.3 A FIXED CHARGE upon all or any of the following assets,
whether now in existence or coming into existence in future:
(i) all documents of title to any item of property which
at any time and for any purpose has been or may be
deposited with the Security Holder;
(ii) the assets mentioned in the title documents referred
to in the immediately preceding sub-paragraph;
(iii) all monies in the bank account specified in clauses
3.1.6(i) and 3.1.7 including Remittances in respect
of which instructions to the Company's bankers have
been given under clause 3.1.6(iii);
(iv) all Remittances in respect of the Company's Other
Debts and Non-Vesting Debts which in accordance with
clause 3.1.6(ii) shall be received by the person or
at the address or post office box specified in that
sub-clause;
(v) all other Remittances in respect of Other Debts and
Non-Vesting Debts received by the Company pending
their being dealt with in accordance with the terms
of this deed or any instructions given in accordance
with it;
(vi) any account in the name of the Company under the
control of or operated in accordance with the
directions of the Security Holder.
2.1.4 A FIXED CHARGE on all the Company's Other Debts and
Non-Vesting .Debts, present and future;
2.1.5 A FLOATING CHARGE on such of the moneys present and future
which the Company may receive in respect of the Company's
Other Debts and Non-Vesting Debts and which, until any
direction from the Security Holder to the contrary, are paid
into the bank account of the Company referred to in clause
3.1.8 and which upon such payment will he released from the
fixed charge thereon;
2.1.6 A FLOATING CHARGE on the remainder of the undertaking,
property rights and assets of the Company whatsoever and
wheresoever, both present and future, not subject to the above
charges.
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2.2 if the Security Holder shall enforce any of the above charges then the
floating charges created by this deed shall immediately and without
further formality become fixed charges. However, the Security Holder
may also at any time give written notice to the Company immediately
converting all or any of the floating charges into fixed charges in
respect of the whole or any part of the Mortgaged Property subject to
such floating charges.
2.3 Until the Security Holder shall:
2.3.1 enforce any of the above charges; or
2.3.2 serve any notice under clause 2.2 on the Company, converting
any of the floating charges into fixed charges; or
2.3.3 give the directions referred to in any of clauses 3.1.4 and
3.1.6 to 3.1.9 inclusive; any Remittance which is paid into
the Company's bank account under clause 3.1.8 shall, be
released from the fixed charge created by clause 2.1.4 and
shall immediately become subject to the floating charge
created by clause 2.1.5. Such release shall not in any way
affect the continuation of the fixed charge created by clause
2.1.4 on the remainder of the Company's Other Debts,
outstanding from time to time.
2.4 This deed shall take effect subject to the provisions of the prior
Encumbrances over the Company's assets detailed in the Fourth Schedule,
except as otherwise varied by any separate deed.
2.5 The floating charges created by this deed shall, unless otherwise
agreed by the Security Holder in writing, automatically and without
notice be converted into fixed charges:
2.5.1 immediately preceding the coming into existence of any
Encumbrance (except: as detailed in the Fourth Schedule) or
any disposition or dealing prohibited by his deed; or
2.5.2 after an Act of Default.
3. COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS
3.1 The Company agrees with the Security Holder that, whilst this
security exists, it:
3.1.1 will deal with the Non-Vesting Debts and their Related Rights
as if they were Debts and their Related Rights purchased by
the Security Holder under the Financing Agreement and in
particular will not bank or deal with Remittances in respect
of them except by dealing with them in accordance with the
Financing Agreement;
3.1.2 will not sell, transfer, lease, licence or dispose of the
Mortgaged .Property subject to the floating charges herein,
except by way of sale at full value in the ordinary course of
its business now being carried on;
3.1.3 will not sell, transfer, lease, license or dispose of the
Mortgaged Property subject to the fixed charges herein without
the prior written consent of the Security Holder but such
restriction shall not prohibit the disposal of an asset (other
than freehold or leasehold property) for the purpose of its
immediate replacement, modification, repair and/or
maintenance;
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3.1.4 will deal with the Company's Other Debts outstanding and
Remittances in accordance with the Security Holder's written
directions; until such directions are given will only deal
with the Company's Other Debts by way of getting in and
realising the same in the ordinary course of its business;
3.1.5 will execute an assignment of the Company's Other Debts in
favour of the Security Holder in such form as the Security
Holder requires, whenever the Security Holder so demands;
3.1.6 give instructions in accordance with the directions of the
Security Holder at any time
(i) to debtors to pay Remittances in respect of the
Company's Other Debts direct into such bank account
under the control of the Security Holder (and whether
in the name of the Company or the Security Holder) as
the Security Holder may specify and whether or not
this is an account opened under the terms hereof;
and/or
(ii) to debtors to pay Remittances in respect of the
Company's Other Debts to such address, or post office
box under the control of the Security Holder or to
such person employed by or only accepting
instructions from the Security Holder as the Security
Holder may specify; and/or
(iii) to the Company's bankers that all Remittances in
respect of Other Debts, received by means of
electronic funds transfers direct into a bank account
of the Company, shall forthwith be transferred to
such bank account as the Security Holder may specify
(whether the specified bank account is in the name of
the Company or the Security Holder and whether or not
it is an account opened under the terms hereof) but
in each case without affecting the right of the
Security Holder under clause 3.1.4 to give other
directions;
3.1.7 will, as directed by the Security Holder, open such bank
accounts in the name of the Company with such mandates as the
Security Holder may specify; such bank accounts can include
separate designated accounts or trust accounts or accounts
where the officers of the Security Holder are irrevocably
appointed as the only persons able to operate the accounts;
will thereafter pay into such bank accounts all Remittances
which the Company may receive in respect of its Other Debts;
will only deal with the monies in such account in accordance
with the written directions of the Security Holder (subject
only to such rights as the bank at which the account is held
may have in respect thereof);
3.1.8 until any contrary direction, demand or requirement by the
Security Holder under this deed, will only pay Remittances,
which the Company may receive in respect of the Company's
Other Debts, into a bank account under the Company's control;
3.1.9 will only pay or otherwise deal with the monies in any of the
Company's bank account referred to in clause 3.1.5 in
accordance with the written directions from time to time given
by the Security Holder (subject to any rights which the bank
at which the account is held has in respect thereof);
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3.1.10 will not, charge, sell, discount, factor, dispose of or,
except in accordance with this deed, otherwise deal with its
Other Debts or the relative Remittances unless it has the
prior written consent of the Security Holder;
3.1.11 after conversion of the floating charges created by clause
2.1.5 and/or 2.1.6 into fixed charges, will not, except as
permitted by the Security Holder, withdraw any credit balance
representing Remittances from any of the Company's bank
accounts under control of the Company;
3.1.12 will authorise its bankers from time to time to provide copy
statements and full particulars of all the Company's accounts
and Facilities with them whenever requested by the Security
Holder;
3.1.13 will provide such other information, as the Security Holder
may reasonably request regarding the Company's affairs;
3.1.14 will, immediately it becomes aware, provide the Security
Holder with details of any present or future litigation,
arbitration or administrative proceedings in progress, pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against it
which might have a material adverse effect on the Company's
ability to perform its obligations under this deed;
3.1.15 will permit the Security Holder free access at all reasonable
times to inspect and take copies or and extracts from the
hooks, accounts and records of the Company and such other
documents as the Security Holder may require and will provide
the Security Holder with all information and facilities which
it may require;
3.1.16 will grant the Security Holder or its solicitors on request
all reasonable facilities to enable it or them to carry out,
at the Company's expense, such investigation of title to the
Mortgaged Property and enquiries about it as would be carried
out by a prudent mortgagee;
3.1.17 will use its best endeavours to detect any infringement of its
rights to the Intellectual Property; if aware of such
infringement, will immediately give the Security Holder all
information available to it about such infringement and will
commence and diligently prosecute (or permit the Security
Holder in the name but at the expense of the Company to
commence and prosecute) all proceedings necessary to prevent
such infringement or to recover damages;
3.1.18 will do everything needed to ensure that the Intellectual
Property, to which the Company is or may become entitled, is
valid and subsisting and remains owned by the Company and will
take all such actions and proceedings as are necessary to
protect such Intellectual Property; if any such intellectual
Property shall at any time lapse or become void, will do
everything necessary to restore such Intellectual Property to
the Company;
3.1.19 will comply in all material respects with all laws concerning
the Mortgaged Property and every notice, order, direction,
licence, consent, permission lawfully made or given in respect
of it and likewise with the requirements of any competent
authority;
3.1.20 will duly and promptly pay all monies which may become due in
respect of any of the Securities; (it being acknowledged by
the Company that the Security Holder shall not incur any
liability whatsoever for such monies);
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3.1.21 forthwith upon the execution of this deed will deposit with
the Security Holder all certificates or documents of title in
respect of the Securities, together as appropriate with duly
executed instruments of transfer or assignments thereof in
blank; (it being acknowledged that the Security Holder shall
at any time be entitled to have any of the Securities
registered either in the name of the Security Holder or
nominees selected by the Security Holder);
3.1.22 will ensure the delivery or payment to the Security Holder of
all stocks, shares, securities, rights, monies or other
property accruing, offered or issued at any time by way of
bonus, redemption, exchange, purchase, substitution,
conversion, preference, option or otherwise in respect of any
Securities or the certificates or other documents of title to
or representing the same, together with executed instruments
of transfer or assignments in blank; (it being acknowledged
that the Security Holder may arrange for any of them to be
registered either in the name of the Security Holder or
nominees selected by the Security Holder).
4. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY
4.1 The Company agrees that, at all times during the continuance of this
security, it:
4.1.1 will carry on the Company's business in a proper and efficient
manner and will not make any material alteration to the
Company's business, constituting as change from that carried
on at the date hereof;
4.1.2 will maintain proper and up to date books of account of its
business; will keep such books of account and all other
documents relating to the affairs of the Company at the
Company's registered office or at such other place where the
same ought to be kept and will promptly provide copies thereof
to the Security Holder upon request;
4.1.3 will deliver to the Security Holder the copies of its audited
financial statements and any reports and notes accompanying
them within 6 months of each year end;
4.1.4 will punctually pay all its debts and liabilities becoming due
and payable and which would, on the winding up of the Company,
have priority over the charges created by this deed;
4.1.5 will punctually pay all outgoings payable in respect of the
Mortgaged Property and will promptly produce the receipts for
them to the Security Holder upon request;
4.1.6 will keep all the Company's freehold and leasehold property in
good and substantial repair and will allow the Security Holder
free access, at all reasonable times, to view the state and
condition of any such property, but without the Security
Holder becoming liable to account as a mortgagee possession;
4.1.7 will observe and perform all the lessee's covenants in any
lease under which any of the Mortgaged Property may be held
and will take no action which might lead to such lease being
surrendered or forfeited;
4.1.8 will allow the Security Holder, at the expense of the Company,
to carry out repairs or take any action which the Security
Holder shall reasonably consider necessary should the Company
fail to observe or perform its obligations as a lessee;
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4.1.9 will not exercise the powers of leasing or accepting,
surrenders of leases, conferred on a mortgagee in possession
by Sections 99 and 100 of the Law & Property Act 1925, or any
other powers of leasing or accepting surrenders of leases,
without the prior written consent of the Security Holder;
4.1.10 will make sure that an order of the Court is obtained, under
Section 38(4) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, excluding
the security of tenure provisions of that Act, before granting
any lease;
4.1.11 will insure and keep insured those parts of' the Mortgaged
Property as are of an insurable nature against loss or damage
by fire and other risks usually insured against and such other
risks that the Security Holder shall reasonably require to
their full insurable value with insurers approved by the
Security Holder;
4.1.12 will make sure that all the Company's insurance policies will
be endorsed with notice of the interest of the Security Holder
in them and will produce to the Security Holder the receipts
for each current premium within fifteen days of its becoming
due; failing such production the Security Holder may effect or
renew any such insurance as the Security Holder shall think
fit at the Company's expense;
4.1.13 will observe and perform all restrictive and other covenants
and stipulations for the time being affecting the Mortgaged
Property or its use or enjoyment;
4.1.14 will not do or allow anything to be done on the Company's
freehold or leasehold property which shall be treated as a
development or a change of use within the meaning of the Town
and Country Planning Acts unless the prior written consent of
the Security Holder has been obtained;
4.1.15 will not infringe the Town and Country Planning Acts in any
way which prejudices the Security Holder's security over the
Mortgaged Property;
4.1.16 will deposit with the Security Holder all deeds and documents
of title; relating to the Company's freehold and leasehold
property and the insurance policies relating to the same,
(subject only to the requirements of any prior Encumbrance or
of the Company's landlord);
4.1.17 will not permit any person to become entitled to any
proprietary right or interest which might affect the value of
the assets subject to the fixed charges herein.
4.2 If the Company holds property as a tenant or lessee and shall be
required by the landlord either to insure or to reimburse the Company's
landlord for any insurance premium paid by him then the Company shall
be treated as having complied with its insuring obligation under this
deed if it duly and promptly complies with such requirements. However
this shall not affect the right of the Security Holder to require the
Company to produce satisfactory evidence that the Company has complied
with the landlord's requirements.
5. FURTHER ASSURANCE AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
5.1 At the Security Holder's request, the Company will immediately sign,
seal, execute, deliver and perfect all deeds and instruments and do all
such other acts and things as the Security Holder or any Receiver
appointed hereunder may require in order to perfect or enforce this
security or to use the powers given to each of them in this deed or to
enforce the obligations of the Company and/or the rights of the
Security Holder under this deed.
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5.2 The Company will, if called upon by the Security Holder, execute a
legal or equitable assignment of any part of the Mortgaged Property, in
such terms as the Security Holder may require. The Company will then
give notice of such assignment to such persons as the Security Holder
may specify and take such other steps as the Security Holder may
require to perfect such assignment.
5.3 The Company irrevocably appoints the Security Holder, any directors,
officers or managers for the time being of the Security Holder and any
other person authorised by the directors of the Security Holder and any
Receiver appointed hereunder, jointly and each of them severally, to be
the lawful attorneys of the Company. Such appointment gives each
attorney the power in the Company's name and on its behalf and as its
act and deed to carry out all acts for the purposes set out in clauses
5.1 and 5.2. Each attorney so appointed may appoint substitute
attorneys to carry out all or any of such purposes. The Company agrees
to ratify and confirm any instrument, act or thing which any such
attorney or substitute attorney may lawfully execute or do.
6. ACTS OF DEFAULT
6.1 The Secured Monies shall become payable and the charges in favour of
the Security Holder shall immediately become enforceable, without
notice or demand, by the Security Holder at any time after any of the
following events occur:
6.1.1 if the Company shall breach any of its obligations under this
deed or in the Financing Agreement or any other agreement with
the Security Holder;
6.1.2 if the Company shall default in paying any of the Secured
Monies as and when they become due; 6.1.3 if the Company shall
fail to give the Security Holder such information as may
reasonably be requested as to the business, affairs or assets
of the Company;
6.1.4 if any representation, warranty or undertaking at any time
made by the Company to the Security Holder is or was, in the
reasonable opinion of the Security Holder, incorrect or
misleading in any respect or, being on an undertaking, shall
not be complied with by the Company;
6.1.5 if the Company shall dispose or attempt to dispose of its
principal undertaking or a substantial part of it, without the
prior written approval of the Security Holder;
6.1.6 if the Company shall be insolvent;
6.1.7 if the Company suspends or threatens to suspend a substantial
part of' its business or if the Security Holder receives
information, from the Company or any responsible third party,
whether orally or in writing, that the Company is
contemplating or is likely to suspend a substantial part of
its business;
6.1.8 if the Company shall commence negotiations with any of its
creditors with a view to the general readjustment or
rescheduling of the Company's indebtedness;
6.1.9 if the Company shall default under any of the following with
any party:
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(i) a trust deed; (ii) a loan agreement; (iii) an
Encumbrance;
(iv) any other agreement or obligation relating to
borrowing or financing (including all liabilities in
respect of accepting, endorsing or discounting any
notes or bills and all liabilities under debt
purchase, factoring, discounting and similar
agreements);
(v) any guarantee or indemnity;
6.1.10 if any borrowing or any ether money payable by the Company:
(i) becomes payable or is capable of being declared
payable prior to its stated date of maturity; or
(ii) is not paid when due;
6.1.11 if any Encumbrance created by the Company in favour of another
party becomes enforceable;
6.1.12 if any guarantee, indemnity or other security for any of the
Secured Liabilities fails or ceases in any respect to have
full force and effect or to be continuing or is terminated or
disputed or is the opinion of the Security Holder in jeopardy,
invalid or unenforceable;
6.1.13 if any governmental authority permits, or procures, or
threatens any reorganisation, transfer or appropriation
(whether with or without compensation) of a substantial part
of the business or assets of. the Company;
6.1.14 if the Company shall, without the prior written consent of the
Security Holder, change the nature of its business or trading
in any way which the Security Holder considers prejudicial to
this security;
6.1.15 if it is unlawful for the Company to perform or comply with
any of its obligations under this deed or under any other
agreement between the Company and the Security Holder or such
obligations or the Company are not or cease to be legally
valid, binding and enforceable;
6.1.16 if, after the date of this deed, control (as defined in
Section 435 of the insolvency Act 1986) or the power to take
control of the Company changes, without prior written consent
of the Security Holder; or
6.1.17 if, in the opinion of the Security Holder, a material adverse
change occurs in the financial condition, results of
operations or business of the Company.
6.2 At any time after any Act of Default:
6.2.1 the Security Holder shall cease to be under any further
commitment to the Company and may at any time thereafter
declare the Secured Monies (or such of them as the Security
Holder may specify) either to be immediately due and payable
or to be payable at any time thereafter immediately on demand,
even if this conflicts with the terms of any other agreement
or arrangement; and/or
6.2.2 the Company shall immediately on demand provide cash cover for
all of its contingent liabilities to the Security Holder
(including under the Financing Agreement) and for all notes or
bills accepted, endorsed or discounted and all guarantees or
other instruments entered into by the Security Holder; and/or
6.2.3 the Security Holder may retain:
(i) any monies in any account referred to in clause
3.1.6; and/or
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(ii) any monies in any account operated by the officers of
the Security Holder under clause 3.1 .7; and/or
(iii) any Remittance received in accordance with clause
3.1.6(ii)
for such period as the Security Holder reasonably considers
necessary to ensure the Company's compliance with the terms of
this deed; and/or
6.2.4 the Security Holder may exercise in the name or the Company
any voting rights attached to the Securities and all powers
given to trustees by Sections 10(3) and (4) of the Trustee Act
1925 (as amended by Section 9 of the Trustee Investments Act
1961) in respect of securities, property subject to a trust
and any powers or rights exercisable by the registered holder
of any of the Securities or by the bearer thereto. The
Security Holder will not then need any consent or authority
from the Company.
7. POWER OF POSSESSION AND SALE
7.1 At any time alter this security shall become enforceable, the Security
Holder and/ or any Receiver appointed under this deed may, in their
discretion, enter upon and take possession of the Mortgaged .Property
or any part of it. They may also at their discretion, when exercising
their powers given in this deed, sell, call in, collect and convert
into monies the Mortgaged .Property or any part of it. By way of
extension of these powers such sale, calling in and conversion may be
done for such consideration as the Security Holder or any Receiver
shall consider sufficient. It is irrelevant whether the consideration
shall consist of cash, shares or debentures in some other company or
any other property or partly of one and partly of some other type of
consideration. Such consideration may be immediately payable or payable
by instalments or deferred. Instalment or deferred payments may be with
or without security and on such other terms as the Security Holder or
the Receiver shall think fit.
8. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER AND HIS POWERS
8.1 Section 109 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (restricting the power to
appoint a receiver) shall not apply to this deed. At any time after an
Act of Default or after any other event, as a result of which this
security shall become enforceable or, if the Company at any time so
requests in writing, the Security Holder may without further notice to
the Company appoint any person to be a Receiver. Their appointment
shall extend to the whole or any part of the Mortgaged Property. The
Security Holder may remove any Receiver (except an administrative
receiver). In case of such removal or the retirement or death of any
Receiver, the Security Holder may appoint another in his place. At the
time of his appointment (or at any time afterwards) the Security Holder
may fix the remuneration of the Receiver on such basis as the Security
Holder shall determine. This may include a fixed fee or an hourly rate
or a commission.
8.2 The Security folder may appoint more than one person to act as the
Receiver. Where more than one person shall be appointed to act as
Receiver, those so appointed shall carry out their duties, exercise
their rights, and be subject to their obligations jointly as well as
severally. References in this deed to the Receiver shall be to each and
all of them as appropriate.
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8.3 Any appointment, or fixing of the remuneration of the Receiver or any
such removal shall be made in writing and be signed by any director or
authorised officer of the Security Holder.
8.4 Any Receiver appointed under this deed shall be the agent of the
Company. He shall be in the same position as a Receiver appointed under
the Law of Property Act 1925. The Company shall be solely responsible
for his acts, omissions, losses, misconduct, defaults and remuneration.
The Security Holder shall not in any way be liable or responsible
either to the Company or to any other person for any of them.
8.5 The Receiver shall, without the need for any consent on the part of the
Company, have all of the following powers, unless any shell
specifically he excluded by the terms of his appointment. He may
exercise these powers in such way, at such time and on such terms as he
shall think necessary or expedient and whether in his name or the name
of the Company. Any Receiver, whether appointed solely or jointly,
shall have the powers granted to a receiver by the Law of Property Act
1925 and the Insolvency Act 1986. He shall also have all of the
following powers:
8.5.1 to enter upon, take possession of, collect and get in the
Mortgaged Property and for that purpose to have possession of
all records, correspondence and other documents relating to
the Mortgaged Property;
8.5.2 to lease the Mortgaged Property, in the name of the Company or
otherwise (whether or not the Receiver shall have taken
possession thereof);
8.5.3 to carry on or permit the carrying on or all or any part of
the business of the Company and to manage, develop,
reconstruct, amalgamate or diversify the Company's business,
including purchasing supplies and materials;
8.5.4 to do all acts which the Company might do for the protection
or improvement of the Mortgaged Property or for obtaining
income or returns from it;
8.5.5 to raise or borrow any money, which may be needed from time to
time for any of the purposes of the Receiver's appointment,
whether in the name of the Company or otherwise; for such
purpose the Receiver shall have power to secure any monies so
borrowed by mortgage or charge over the Mortgaged Property,
whether ranking in priority to or pari passu with or after any
or all of the charges created by this deed.
8.5.6 to sell or concur in selling the Mortgaged Property including
by public or private treaty, by tender, for cash or on credit,
in one lot or in parcels, with or without special conditions
or stipulations as to title, time or mode of payment of
purchase money or otherwise and whether forthwith upon his
appointment or later;
8.5.7 to allow the whole or any part of the sale monies of the
Mortgaged Property to remain outstanding on mortgage of the
property sold or on any other security or even without any
security and without being responsible for any loss caused and
with full power to buy in and rescind or vary any contract for
sale and to resell without being responsible for loss;
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8.5.8 to let or let on hire, lease or surrender and accept
surrenders of the Mortgaged Property;
8.5.9 to execute assurances of the Mortgaged Property in the name
and on behalf of the Company or otherwise and to do all other
acts and things for completing the sale of the Mortgaged
Property;
8.5.10 to sever fixtures belonging to the Company and sell them
separately from any other part of the Mortgaged Property;
8.5.11 to make any arrangement or compromise with any person in
respect of the Mortgaged Property;
8.5.12 to repair, decorate, furnish, maintain, alter, improve, renew
or add to any of the Mortgaged Property as he shall think fit
and effect maintain, renew or increase indemnity insurance and
other insurances and obtain bonds;
8.5.13 to settle, arrange, compromise, and submit to arbitration any
accounts, claims, questions or disputes whatsoever which may
arise in connection with the business of the Company or any
part of the Mortgaged Property or in any way relating to the
security constituted by this deed and to bring, prosecute,
defend, enforce, compromise, submit to and discontinue any
actions, suits, arbitrations or proceedings whatsoever,
whether civil or criminal;
8.5.14 to enter into, complete, disclaim, abandon or disregard,
determine or rectify any of the outstanding contracts or
arrangements of the Company and allow time for payment of any
debts, either with or without security;
8.5.15 to exercise or permit the Company or any nominee of the
Company to exercise any powers or rights incidental to the
ownership of the Mortgaged Property, in such manner as he may
think fit;
8.5.16 to form a subsidiary of the Company and transfer, lease or
licence to such subsidiary or any other person all or any part
of the Mortgaged Property on such terms and conditions as he
may think fit;
8.5.17 to give complete discharges in respect of all monies and other
assets which may come into the hands of the Receiver in the
exercise of his powers;
8.5.18 to carry out and enforce specific performance of or obtain the
benefit of all the Company's contracts or those entered into
in exercise of the powers or authorities conferred by this
deed;
8.5.19 to make, or require the directors of the Company to make,
calls upon the shareholders of the Company in respect of any
capital of the Company;
8.5.20 to enforce payment, of any call so made by action (in the name
of the Company or the Receiver) or in any other way;
8.5.21 to exercise all or any of the powers and authorities conferred
on the Receiver under the provisions of the Law of Property
Act 1925 without any further consent by or notice to the
Company;
8.5.22 to demand and get in all rents and other income, whether
accrued before or after the date or his appointment;
8.5.23 to exercise the powers conferred on a landlord or a tenant
under the Landlord and Tenant Acts 1927 and 1954 but without
liability for powers so exercised;
8.5.24 to do all things necessary to make sure that the Company
performs or observes all of its obligations to the Security
Holder;
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8.5.25 to delegate to any person, for such time as the Security
Holder shall approve, any of the powers conferred upon the
Receiver;
8.5.26 to take legal proceedings for all or any of the purposes set
out above;
8.5.27 to employ and dismiss managers, solicitors, officers, agents,
auctioneers, workmen and employees for the purpose of carrying
out any of the powers and duties of the Receiver or the
obligations of the Company at such salaries or remuneration
and on such other terms of service as the Receiver in his
discretion may think fit;
8.5.28 to have access to and make use of the premises, plant,
equipment and accounting and other records of the Company and
the services of its staff in order to exercise his powers and
duties;
8.5.29 to do all such other acts and things without limitation, as
the Receiver may consider to be incidental or conducive to the
lawful exercise of his powers and duties.
8.6 The Security Holder may at any time give up possession of any part of
the Mortgaged Property and/or withdraw from the receivership.
8.7 Whether or not a Receiver shall be appointed under this deed, the
Security Holder may at any time after this security shall have become
enforceable and without giving notice, exercise all or any of the
powers, authorities and discretions conferral on a Receiver as set out
above.
9 ADDITIONAL, POWERS
9.1 In addition to the powers of leasing or accepting surrenders of' leases
conferred on mortgagees by Sections 99 and 100 of the Law of Property
Act 1925, it shall he lawful for the Security Holder or any Receiver
without the restrictions contained in those Sections:
9.1.1 to grant any lease of the Mortgaged Property upon such terms
as the Security Holder or the Receiver shall in its absolute
and unfettered discretion think fit; and
9.1.2 to accept a surrender of any lease of the Mortgaged Property
on such terms as the Security Holder or the Receiver in its or
his discretion shall think fit.
9.2 Section 103 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (restricting the power of
sale) shall not apply. However the power or sale and the other powers
conferred on mortgagees by that Act shall apply to this security but
without the Act's restrictions as to giving notice or otherwise.
Accordingly for the purposes of a sale or other exercise of any such
powers the whole of the Secured Monies shall be treated as due and
payable immediately upon the execution and delivery of this document.
9.3 The restrictions on the right of consolidating mortgage securities,
which are contained in Section 93 of the Law of Property Act, shall not
apply to this security.
9.4 The Security Holder may, at any time without discharging or in any
other way affecting this security or any remedy that the Security
Holder may have, grant to the Company (or to any other person) time or
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indulgence or abstain from perfecting or enforcing any remedies,
securities, guarantees or rights which the Security Holder may now or
afterwards have from or against the Company or any other person.
9.5 If the Security Holder receives or is treated as having received notice
of any subsequent mortgage or charge affecting any of the Mortgaged
Property then the Security Holder may open a new account with the
Company. If it does not open a new account, it shall nevertheless be
treated as it had done so at the time when it received or was treated
as having received such notice. From that time all payments made by the
Company to the Security Holder shall be credited or be treated as
having been credited to the new account. Such payments shall not
operate to reduce the amount secured by this deed when the Security
Holder received or was treated as having received such notice.
10. APPLICATION OF MONIES
10.1 All monies received by the Security Holder or by the Receiver under or
by virtue of this deed shall be applied in the following order;
10.1.1 in the discharge of' all Liabilities having priority to the
mortgages and charges hereby created or the matters referred
to hereafter in this clause 10.1;
10.1.2 in payment of all costs, charges and expenses incurred in or
incidental to the exercise or performance (or attempted
exercise or performance) of any of the powers or authorities
conferred by or in any other way connected with this deed; AND
THEN
10.1.3 in payment to the Receiver of his remuneration fixed in
accordance with clause 8.1 of this deed; AND THEN
10.1.4 in payment to the Security Holder of the Secured Monies due to
the Security Holder in such order as the Security Holder in
its absolute discretion thinks lit; AND THEN
10.1.5 in payment to the Company of any surplus.
10.2 Any surplus shall not carry interest. The Receiver or the Security
Holder may pay any surplus into any of the Company's bank accounts
including an account opened specifically for such purpose. The Security
Holder shall then have no further liability for such surplus.
10.3 Following the enforcement of this security, any monies received by the
Security Holder may be appropriated by the Security Holder in its
discretion in or towards the payment and discharge of any part of the
Secured Monies.
10.4 The Security Holder or the Receiver may credit any monies to a suspense
account for so long and in such manner as the Security Holder may from
time to time determine. The Receiver may retain the same for such
period as the Receiver and the Security Holder consider expedient.
10.5 All monies received by the Company under any insurance policy on the
Mortgaged Property shall be treated as part of the Mortgaged Property
subject only to any rights of third parties having priority and to the
requirements of any lease of the Mortgaged Property. They shall be
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applied at the discretion of the Security Holder either in reducing the
Secured Monies or towards making good the loss or damage for which the
monies became payable. Any monies received by the Company under any
insurance on the Mortgaged Property shall be held on trust for payment
to the Security Holder pending such application.
11. PROTECTION OF THIRD PARTIES
11.1 No person paying or handing over monies to the Receiver and obtaining a
discharge shall have any responsibility or liability to see to their
correct application.
11.2 No person dealing with the Security Holder or the Receiver need enquire
:
11.2.1 whether any event has happened giving either the Security
Holder or the Receiver the right to exercise any of his
powers;
11.2.2 as to the propriety or regularity of any act purporting or
intending to be an exercise of such powers;
11.2.3 as to the validity or regularity of the appointment of any
Receiver purporting to act or to have been appointed us such;
or
11.2.4 whether any money remains owing upon this security.
11.3 All the protection to purchasers contained in Sections 104 and 107 of
the Law of Property Act 1925 shall apply to any person purchasing from
or dealing with the Receiver or the Security Holder as if the Secured
Monies had become due and the statutory power of sale and appointing a
receiver in relation to the Mortgaged Property had arisen on the date
of this deed.
11.4 No person dealing with the Security Holder or the Receiver shall be
affected by express notice that any act is unnecessary or improper.
12. H.M. LAND REGISTRY
12.1 The Company will notify the Security Holder of any freehold or
leasehold property which it now owns or which it may own alter the date
or this deed. The Company will, upon request and at its cost , join
with the Security Holder in registering this security as a fixed charge
against any of the freehold or leasehold property of which the Company
is now registered or may in future apply to be registered as the
proprietor at H.M. Land Registry.
12.2 The Company hereby applies to the Chief Land Registrar for a
restriction to be entered on the Company's title to any land in the
following terms:
"Except under an order of the .Registrar no disposition or
dealing by the proprietor of the land is to be registered or
noted without the consent of the proprietor for the time being
of Charge No....................."
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13. CONTINUING AND ADDITIONAL SECURITY
13.1 This security is a continuing security. It shall apply to all the
Secured Monies despite any interim settlement of account until a final
discharge of this security shall be given by the Security Holder to the
Company.
13.2 This security is in addition to and shall not merge or otherwise
prejudice or affect any other right or remedy of the Security Holder or
any assignment, bill, note, guarantee, mortgage or other security now
or in future in favour of the Security Holder or held by or available
to the Security Holder, whether created by the Company or any third
party.
13.3 This security shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by:
13.3.1 any guarantee, mortgage or other security now or in future
held by or available to the Security Holder or by the
invalidity of any of them or by the Security Holder now or
afterwards dealing with, exchanging, releasing, modifying or
abstaining from perfecting or enforcing any of then or any
rights which it may now or afterwards have; or
13.3.2 by the Security Holder giving time, the payment or indulgence
or compounding with the Company or any other persons.
14. CURRENCY INDEMNITY
14.1 For the purpose of or pending the discharge of any of the Secured
Liabilities secured by this deed the Security Holder or any Receiver
appointed hereunder may convert any monies received, recovered or
realised under this deed (including the proceeds of any previous
conversion) from their existing currency into such other currency as
the Security Holder or such Receiver may think fit. Any such conversion
shall be effected at the then prevailing spot selling rate of exchange,
of the Security Holder's bankers, for such other currency against the
existing currency.
14.2 The Company will indemnify the Security Holder against any shortfall
between:
14.2.1 any amount received or recovered by the Security Holder in
respect of any of the Secured Liabilities which is converted
in accordance with clause 14.1 into the currency in which such
liability was payable; and
14.2.2 the amount payable to the Security Holder under this deed in
the currency of such liability.
15. DISCHARGE
15.1 Upon payment and complete discharge and performance of all the Secured
Liabilities and of all costs, charges and expenses incurred by the
Security Holder under or in relation to this deed, the Security Holder
shall, at the request and cost or the Company, duly discharge this
security and any further security given in accordance with its terms.
The Security Holder will also transfer to the Company any of' the
Mortgaged Property which has been assigned or transferred to the
Security Holder.
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15.2 The right of the Security Holder to recover the Secured Monies or to
enforce the terms of this deed shall not be affected by any payment or
any act or thing which may be avoided or adjusted under the laws
relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or under Part VI of the Insolvency
Act 1986. Any release or discharge given or settlement made by the
Security Holder relying on any such payment, act or thing shall be void
and of no effect.
16. SERVICE OF NOTICES AND PROCESS
16.1 Except as stated to the contrary herein, any written notice from the
Security Holder to the Company and any proceedings issued by the
Security Holder requiring service on the Company may be given or
served:
16.1.1 by delivering it at or posting it to the Company's registered
office or to such other address of the Company advised to and
acknowledged by the Security Holder as being effective for the
purposes of this clause; or
16.1.2 by delivering it at or posting it to any address last known to
the Security Holder at which the Company carried on business;
16.1.3 by handing it Company's officers;
16.1.4 by a fax or e-mail to the Company's number or address advised
to and acknowledged by the Security Holder as suitable for
communication between the parties.
16.2 Any such notice or process shall be considered served:
16.2.1 if delivered - at the time of delivery; or
16.2.2 if sent by post - 48 hours from the time of posting; or
16.2.3 if sent by fax or e-mail - at the time of transmission; or
16.2.4 if handed over - at the time of handing over.
16.3 Any notice in writing by the Company to the Security Holder required
hereunder shall take effect at the time it is received by the Security
Holder at its registered office or at such other address the Security
Holder may advise in writing to the Company for this purpose.
17. JURISDICTION
17.1 This deed shall be interpreted and shall be governed by the laws of
England. The Company will accept the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
English Courts in connection with any matter arising under this deed.
18. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS BY COMPANY
18.1 The Company certifies that the execution of this deed has been duly
authorised by a resolution of the Company's Board of Directors and that
it does not break any of the provisions of the Company's Memorandum and
Articles of Association or of any other Encumbrance, security or
agreement entered into prior to the date of this deed or the laws of
any jurisdiction applying to the Company.
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18.2 The Company represents and warrants to the Security Holder that:
18.2.1 it is and will at all times be the sole beneficial owner with
full title guarantee of all the Mortgaged Property and that no
Encumbrances affect it except the Encumbrances (if any) set
out in the Fourth Schedule and general liens in the ordinary
course of business;
18.2.2 it has and will at all times have the necessary power to enter
into and perform its obligations under this deed;
18.2.3 this deed constitutes its legal, valid, binding and
enforceable obligations and is an effective security over all
and every part of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with
its terms;
18.2.4 all necessary authorisations and consents to enable or entitle
it to enter into this deed have been obtained and these will
remain in full force and effect during the existence or this
security;
18.2.5 the Company has acquired, maintained and complied with all
Environmental Licences (if any) needed for its use or
occupation of the Mortgaged Property or for the conduct of its
current business;
18.2.6 the Company has complied with all other applicable
Environmental Laws and has not done or permitted any act or
omission whereby its Environmental Licences (if any) could be
varied or revoked;
18.2.7 so far as the Company is aware there has been no discharge,
spillage, release or emission of any prescribed, dangerous,
noxious or offensive substance or any controlled waste on,
into or from any of the Mortgaged Property or any premises
adjoining any part of it; and no such substances or any
controlled waste have been stored or disposed of on or in any
part of the Mortgaged Property or, so far as the Company is
aware, in any adjoining premises except in accordance with the
requirements of the applicable Environmental Laws;
18.2.8 the Company is not in breach of and has not incurred or become
subject to any civil or criminal liability under any
Environmental Laws or the terms of any Environmental Licence;
18.2.9 the Company has obtained and maintained all such insurance
policies as would be maintained by prudent companies carrying
on business of the type carried on by the Company at all
relevant times and has complied in all material respects with
the terms and conditions or such policies.
18.3 The Company undertakes that no Encumbrances (other than a general lien
in the ordinary course of business) ranking in priority to or pari
passu with the charges created by this deed will arise after the date
of this deed over the Mortgaged Property.
19. TRANSFERS AND DISCLOSURES
19.1 This deed is freely transferable by the Security Holder. References in
this deed to the Security Holder's shall include its successors,
assignees and transferees.
19.2 The Company may not assign or transfer any of its obligations under
this deed. Nor may the Company enter into any transaction which would
result in any such obligations passing to another person.
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19.3 The Security Holder may disclose any information about the Company and
any member of the Company's Group and any other person connected or
associated with it to any member of the Security Holder's Group and/or
to any person to whom it: is proposing to transfer or assign or has
transferred or assigned this deed. The Company represents and warrants
that it has and (so far as permitted by law) will maintain any
necessary authority by or on behalf or any such persons to agree to the
provisions of this clause.
20. MISCELLANEOUS
20.1 No delay or omission on the part of the Security Holder in exercising
any right or remedy under this deed shall impair that right or remedy
or operate as or be taken to be a waiver of it. Any single, partial or
defective exercise of any such right or remedy shall not prevent the
further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
20.2 The Security Holder's rights under this deed are cumulative. They are
not exclusive of any rights provided by law. They may be exercised from
time to time and as often as the Security Holder sees fit.
20.3 Any waiver by the Security Holder of any terms of this deed or any
consent or approval given by the Security Holder under it shall only be
effective if given in writing. Such consent and approval shall then
only apply for the purpose stated and be subject to any written terms
and conditions imposed by the Security Holder.
20.4 If at any time any one or more of the provisions of this deed is or
becomes illegal, invalid or enforceable in any respect under the laws
of any jurisdiction then neither the legality, validity or
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this deed nor the
legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of
any other jurisdiction shall be in any way affected or impaired as a
result.
20.5 Any certificate signed by a director or authorised officer of the
Security Holder us to the amount of the Secured Monies at the date of
such certificate shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive
evidence of such amount and be binding on the Company.
20.6 This deed may be executed in any number of counterparts. It will then
be as effective as if all signatures on the counterparts were on a
single copy or this deed.
20.7 The paper on which this deed is written is, and will remain at all
times, the property of the Security Holder, even after the discharge of
this security.
21. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
21.1 In this deed any words whose meaning is defined in the Financing
Agreement shall have the same meaning.
21.2 In this deed the following words shall have the meaning set out after
each of them:
"ACT OF DEFAULT" - in relation to the Company - any event set out in
clause 6.1;
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"DEBTS"; has the same meaning as in the Financing Agreement;
"ENCUMBRANCE" - any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment,
hypothecation, security interest, title retention, flawed asset
agreement, preferential right, trust arrangement or other security
arrangement, whether by law or agreement.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAW"; - all laws, directions and regulations and all
codes of practice, circulars and guidance notes issued by any competent
authority or agency (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere and
whether or not having the force of law) concerning the protection of
the environment or human health, including without limitation the
conservation of natural resources, the production, storage,
transportation, treatment, recycling or disposal of any waste or any
noxious, offensive or dangerous substance or the liability of any
person, whether civil or criminal, for any damage to or pollution of
the environment or the rectification thereof or any related mutters.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LICENCE"; - any permit, licence, authorisation, consent
or other approval required by any Environmental Law.
"FINANCING AGREEMENT"; - the agreement (if any) for the sale and
purchase or Debts and/or a conditional sale agreement and/or any other
type of agreement between the Company and the Security Holder, details
of which are set out in the Second Schedule and any amendments or
alterations to it or them and any replacement of it which may he agreed
between the parties.
"GROUP"; - IN RELATION TO ANY COMPANY, that company, the company and
its Subsidiaries, its holding company (as defined in Section 736 of the
Companies Act 1985) and the Subsidiaries of that holding company.
"INSOLVENT"; - the happening of any of the following events in relation
to the Company:
1. a distress or execution being levied on or issued against any
of the Mortgaged Property;
2. entering or seeking to enter into any formal scheme of
arrangement of its affairs or composition in satisfaction of
its debts with its creditors in accordance with the insolvency
Act 1986;
3. taking any corporate action by the Company for its winding up,
dissolution or re-organisation (otherwise than for the
purposes of an amalgamation or reconstruction while solvent on
terms previously approved in writing by the Security Holder)
or for the appointment of a Receiver, administrator, trustee
or similar officer to in respect of it all or any part of its
revenue or assets;
4. a petition being presented or an order being made for the
winding up of the Company;
5. an administration order being made or applied for;
6. a meeting of creditors being called for winding up the Company
or for any other purpose referred to in the insolvency Act
1986;
7. a statutory demand under the Insolvency Act 1986 being served;
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8. an encumbrancer taking possession of any part of the
undertaking or properly of the Company or a Receiver or being
appointed over it;
9. entering into any informal arrangement or composition with or
for the benefit of the Company's general body of creditors;
10. being unable to pay its debts as they become due; 11. being
deemed insolvent under the insolvency Act 1986;
12. the appointment of an administrator by the holder all
qualifying floating charge under Schedule B1 to Insolvency Act
1986 (introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002); and
13. taking any steps towards a moratorium under the Insolvency Act
2000.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" - all patents (including applications,
improvements, prolongations, extensions and right to apply therefor)
designs (whether registered or unregistered) copyrights, design rights,
trade marks and service marks (whether registered or unregistered)
utility models, trade and business names, know-how, formulae,
inventions, confidential information, trade secrets and computer
software programs and systems (including the benefit of any licences or
consents relating to any of the above) and all fees, royalties or other
rights derived therefrom or incidental thereto in any part or the
world.
"MORTGAGED PROPERTY"; - the subject matter of the mortgages and charges
(or any or any part of them, if the context so allows) created by this
deed and set out at clause 2.
"NON VESTING DEBTS"; - all or any Debts of the Company to be purchased
by the Security Holder pursuant to the Financing Agreement but which
fail to vest absolutely and effectively in the Security Holder for any
reason, together with the Related Rights to such Debts.
"OTHER DEBTS"; - all sums due and owing or accruing due and owing to
the Company whether or not on account of its trading both present and
future except:
1. Non-Vesting Debts; and
2. any Debts whilst they remain absolutely and effectively vested
in or held on trust for the Security Holder under the
`Financing Agreement and whether such vesting results from a
legal or equitable assignment.
"RECEIVER"; - includes a receiver or a manager or a receiver and
manager or an administrative receiver as defined in Section 29(2) of
the Insolvency Act 1986 or a receiver of part only of the property of
the Company or a receiver only of the income arising from such property
or from part of it.
- includes an administrator appointed or to be appointed by the
Security Holder under Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986
(introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002) (where this deed constitutes a
qualifying floating charge under that Act);
"RELATED RIGHTS"; - has the same meaning as in the Financing Agreement.
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"REMITTANCES"; - cash, cheques, bills of exchange, negotiable and
non-negotiable instruments, letters of credit, orders, drafts,
promissory notes, electronic payments and any other instruments,
methods or forms of payment or engagement.
"SECURED LIABILITIES"; - both the Secured Monies and the obligations
and liabilities in clause 1.1.2.
"SECURED MONIES"; - all the monies which now or at any time to future
may be owing due and/or payable (but remaining unpaid) by the Company
to the Security Holder in any manner and for any reason on any account;
Secured Monies include all such monies due by the Company, either alone
or jointly with any other person or on any partnership account (even
though the whole or any part of such monies is represented or secured
by any mortgages, guarantees, trust receipts, bills of exchange,
leasing, hire or conditional sale agreements, assignments, agreements
for discounting or factoring of Debts or any other agreements or
securities) and whether or not any or them have or has fallen due or
become payable and whether or not default shall have been made in
respect thereof, Secured Monies also means any or the following items,
whether now or in the future:
1. all monies due or payable under the Financing Agreement (if
any) or by virtue of any guarantee or indemnity given by the
Company to the Security Holder;
2. all advances which the Security Holder has made or shall make
to the Company;
3. any indebtedness now or hereafter to be incurred by the
Security Holder for or at the request of the Company,
including all monies which the Security Holder shall pay or
become liable to pay for or on account of the Company or any
other person at the request or order of the Company or under
its authority, either alone or jointly with any other person
and whether or not by any of the following:
3.1 the Security Holder making direct advances; or
3.2 the Security Holder drawing, accepting, endorsing,
paying or discounting any Remittance; or
3.3 the Security Holder entering into any bond,
guarantee, indemnity or letter of credit; or
3.4 the Security Holder confirming orders; or
3.5 the Security Holder otherwise accepting any other
liability for or on behalf of the Company;
4. all monies which the Security Holder can charge to the Company
and all costs charges and expenses incurred by the Security
Holder following default in payment of any such monies or of
breach by the Company of any of the provisions of this deed.
5. the charges of surveyors and/or solicitors instructed by the
Security Holder in connection with any part or the Mortgaged
Property.
6. all costs and charges and expenses which the Security Holder
may from time to time incur in:
6.1 stamping, perfecting, registering or enforcing this
security; or
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6.2 the negotiations for the preparation and execution of
this deed, and the Financing Agreement or any
guarantee, indemnity, priority arrangement, waiver or
consent in respect or them; or
6.3 obtaining payment or discharge of Secured Monies; or
6.4 paying any rent, rates, taxes or outgoings for the
Mortgaged Property; or
6.5 insuring, repairing, maintaining, managing or
realising any part of the Mortgaged Property; or
6.6 the preservation or exercise of any rights under or
in connection with this deed or any attempt to do so;
or
6.7 giving a discharge or release of this security; or
6.8 dealing with or obtaining advice about any other
matter or question arising out of or in connection
with this deed with the intention that the Security
Holder shall be afforded a full complete and
unlimited indemnity against all costs, charges and
expenses paid or incurred by it and whether arising
directly or indirectly in respect of this security or
of any other security held by the Security Holder for
the Secured Monies;
7. all monies expended by any attorney appointed under clause 5.3
in exercising his powers;
8. interest on all monies due and owing to the Security Holder at
such rate as may from time to time be payable pursuant to any
agreement or arrangement relating thereto.
"SECURITIES"; - all stocks, shares, bonds and securities of any kind
whatsoever and whether marketable or otherwise and all other interests
(including but not limited to loan capital) both present and future
held by the Company in any person and includes all allotments, rights,
benefits and advantages whatsoever at any time accruing, offered or
arising in respect of or incidental to the same and all money or
property offered at any time by way of dividend, conversion,
redemption, bonus, preference, option or otherwise in respect thereof.
"SECURITY HOLDER"; - where the context permits includes its officers,
agents and representatives.
"SUBSIDIARY"; -
1. a subsidiary within the meaning of Section 736 of the
Companies Act 1985; and
2. unless the context otherwise requires, a subsidiary
undertaking within the meaning of Sections 258-260 of
the Companies Act 1985 its substituted by Section 21
of the Companies Act 1989.
21.3 In the construction and interpretation of this deed:
21.3.1 the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;
reference to one gender shall include a reference to
any other genders;
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21.3.2 references to persons shall be treated as including
individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations,
organs of government, whether local, national or
supra national and any other entity recognised by
law;
21.3.3 references to any Act of Parliament shall be treated
as including each Act as amended, modified or
re-enacted from time to time and all rules,
regulations, orders and subordinate legislation made
in accordance with it;
21.3.4 references to clauses and to schedules are to those
in this deed;
21.3.5 where the Company has an obligation to carry out an
act then it shall be fully responsible for the costs
and expenses or doing so;
21.3.6 where the Security Holder acts in accordance with
this deed the Company will indemnify the Security
Holder against all costs and expenses incurred;
21.3.7 where any discretion is vested in a Receiver or the
Security Holder it shall be treated as an absolute
discretion;
21.3.8 each of the provisions of this deed shall be
severable and distinct from one another;
21.3.9 references to this deed and other documents referred
to in it includes any supplemental or collateral
document to each of them or which is entered into
pursuant to each of them and any document varying,
supplementing, novating or replacing the same from
time to time;
21.3.10 references to charges shall be treated as references
to mortgages and charges created by this deed;
21.3.11 references to this security shall be treated as
reference to the security created by this deed;
2.1.3.12 any powers given in this deed to an administrator
shall apply to the littlest extent permitted by the
insolvency Act 1986;
21.3.13 headings to clauses are for reference only and shall
not affect the interpretation of this deed;
21.3.14 the meaning of general words introduced by the word
other or the word otherwise shall not be limited by
reference to any preceding word or enumeration
indicating a particular class of acts, matters or
things.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
(Page 3 - The Parties)
The Company Xcel Power Systems Limited, a Company registered in England and
Wales with Companies Registry number 00575679 and whose registered office is at:
Brunswick Road, Cobbs Wood, Ashford, Kent TN23 1EB
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Clause 21 (Definition of "Financing Agreement"),
Clauses 1.11 and 6.1.1)
The Agreement for the purchase of Debts entered into between the Company and the
Security Holder dated
THIRD SCHEDULE
(Clause 2.1.1)
Land Registered at H.M. Land Registry
None
London Borough/County and District
Title Numbers and Description
FOURTH SCHEDULE
(Clauses 2.4 and 18.2.l)
Encumbrances to which this security is subject.
FIFTH SCHEDULE
(Clause 2.1.2(iv))
(Plant and machinery subject to chattel mortgage hereunder)
To be Advised
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IN WITNESS whereof the parties have executed this deed on the 28 day of
June 2005 which is the date on which this deed becomes effective.
THE COMPANY
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED )
)
BY XCEL POWER SYSTEMS LIMITED )
)
)
and by ........................ )
(Director)** ) Signature of Director
)
)
and** ......................... )
(* Director/Company Secretary ) Signature of *Director/Company
) Secretary
THE SECURITY HOLDER
SIGNED and :DELIVERED as a Deed on
day of on behalf of
LLOYDS TSB COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED
)
by 1.** )
duly appointed attorney )
) Attorney (s) for Lloyds
2.** ) TSB Commercial Finance
duly appointed attorney ) imited
)
In the presence of: )
Signature: .................................. )
)
Name:** .................................. ) Witness (only required
) if one attorney signs)
Occupation: .................................. )
)
Address: .................................. )
)
.................................. )
Key ** insert full names
* delete as applicable
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