Exhibit 10.8
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of July 14, 2006, by and
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among SimplaGene USA USA, Inc a Nevada corporation, ("Company"), and Dutchess
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Private Equities Fund, LP and Dutchess Private Equities Fund, II, LP, both
Delaware Limited partnerships, as the secured parties signatory hereto and their
respective endorsees, transferees and assigns (collectively, the "Secured
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Party") (sometimes hereinafter the Company and the Secured Party are
collectively referred to as the "parties").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Subscription Agreement, dated the date hereof between
Company and the Secured Party (the "Subscription Agreement"), Company has agreed
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to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has agreed to purchase from
Company certain of Company's ten percent (10%) Secured Convertible Debentures,
due five years from the date of issue (the "Debentures"), which are convertible
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into shares of Company's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common
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Stock"). In connection therewith, Company shall issue to the Secured Party
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certain Common Stock purchase warrants dated as of the date hereof to purchase
the number of shares of Common Stock (the "Warrants"); and
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WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Debentures,
Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement
for the benefit of the Secured Party and to grant to it a first priority
security interest in certain property of Company to secure the prompt payment,
performance and discharge in full of all of Company's obligations under the
Debentures and exercise and discharge in full of Company's obligations under the
Warrants.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
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shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms used but not
otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC
(such as "general intangibles" and "proceeds") shall have the respective
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meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.
(a) "Collateral" means the collateral in which the Secured Party is granted
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a security interest by this Agreement and which shall include the following,
whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into
existence, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and
replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof,
including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the
Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in
connection therewith.
(i) All Goods of the Company, including, without limitation, all inventory,
machinery, equipment, computers, motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships,
appliances, furniture, special and general tools, fixtures, test and quality
control devices and other equipment of every kind and nature and wherever
situated, together with all documents of title and documents representing the
same, all additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts
therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing and all other items used
and useful in connection with the Company's businesses and all improvements
thereto (collectively, the "Equipment"); and
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(ii) Intentionally omitted; and,
(iii) All of the Company's contract rights and general intangibles,
including, without limitation, all partnership interests, stock or other
securities, licenses, distribution and other agreements, computer software
development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control
procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, trademarks, service marks, trade
styles, trade names, patents, patent applications, copyrights, deposit accounts,
and income tax refunds (collectively, the "General Intangibles"); and
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(iv) All Receivables of the Company, except those liens held by Shoppers
Charge Accounts Co, including all insurance proceeds, and rights to refunds or
indemnification whatsoever owing, together with all instruments, all documents
of title representing any of the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising,
goods, equipment, motor vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent,
and all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to each
Receivable, including any right of stoppage in transit; and
(v) All of the Company's documents, instruments and chattel paper, files,
records, books of account, business papers, computer programs and the products
and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses (i)-(iv)
above.
(b) "Company" shall mean, collectively, Company and all of the subsidiaries
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of Company, a list of which is contained in Schedule A, attached hereto.
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(c) "Obligations" means all of the Company's obligations under this
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Agreement and the Debentures, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing,
voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated
or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or
not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later decreased, created or
incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are
paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered
directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent
transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented,
converted, extended or modified from time to time.
(d) "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code, as currently in effect in the
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2. Grant of Security Interest. As an inducement for the Secured Party to
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purchase the Debentures and to secure the complete and timely payment,
performance and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the
Obligations, the Company hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, pledges,
grants and hypothecates to the Secured Party, a continuing security interest in,
a continuing first lien upon, an unqualified right to possession and
disposition of and a right of set-off against, in each case to the fullest
extent permitted by law, all of the Company's right, title and interest of
whatsoever kind and nature in and to the Collateral (the "Security Interest").
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3. Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Company.
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The Company represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the
Secured Party as follows:
(a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action
on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company.
This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditor's rights generally.
(b) The Company represents and warrants that it has no place of business or
offices where its respective books of account and records are kept (other than
temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or places where
Collateral is stored or located, except as set forth on Schedule A attached
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hereto;
(c) The Company is the sole owner of the Collateral (except for
non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the ordinary course of
business), free and clear of any liens, except those liens held by Shoppers
Charge Accounts Co., security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims, and is
fully authorized to grant the Security Interest in and to pledge the Collateral.
There is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or
recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement, license
or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that have
been filed in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or
affecting any of the Collateral. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect,
the Company shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in
any such office or agency any such financing statement or other document or
instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
(d) No part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or unenforceable. No
written claim has been received that any Collateral or the Company's use of any
Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no adverse
decision to the Company's claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to
use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to the Company's right to keep and
maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no proceeding
involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company,
threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory agency,
arbitrator or other governmental authority.
(e) The Company shall at all times maintain its books of account and records
relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and its
Collateral at the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not
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relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral unless it
delivers to the Secured Party at least 30 days prior to such relocation (i)
written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be
within the United States) and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing
statements and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other
steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interest to create in favor of the
Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing first priority liens in the
Collateral.
(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Party a valid security
interest in the Collateral securing the payment and performance of the
Obligations and, upon making the filings described in the immediately following
sentence, a perfected first priority security interest in such Collateral.
Except for the filing of financing statements on Form-1 under the UCC with the
jurisdictions indicated on Schedule B, attached hereto, no authorization or
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approval of or filing with or notice to any governmental authority or regulatory
body is required either (i) for the grant by the Company of, or the
effectiveness of, the Security Interest granted hereby or for the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or (ii) for the
perfection of or exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies
hereunder.
(g) On the date of execution of this Agreement, the Company will deliver to
the Secured Party one or more executed UCC financing statements on Form-1 with
respect to the Security Interest for filing with the jurisdictions indicated on
Schedule B, attached hereto and in such other jurisdictions as may be
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requested by the Secured Party.
(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not
conflict with or cause a breach or default, or an event that with or without the
passage of time or notice, shall constitute a breach or default, under any
agreement to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound. No
consent (including, without limitation, from stock holders or creditors of the
Company) is required for the Company to enter into and perform its obligations
hereunder.
(i) The Company shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interest
provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first priority liens and security
interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement
and the Security Interest hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section 11.
The Company hereby agrees to defend the same against any and all persons. The
Company shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the
Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, the Company will sign and
deliver to the Secured Party at any time or from time to time one or more
financing statements pursuant to the UCC (or any other applicable statute) in
form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of
filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the
Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations
provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the
Collateral and the Security Interest hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and
furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases
and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the
priority of the Security Interest hereunder.
(j) The Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license
(except in the ordinary course of business), sell or otherwise dispose of any of
the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.
(k) The Company shall keep and preserve its Equipment, Inventory and other
tangible Collateral in good condition, repair and order and shall not operate or
locate any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any area
excluded from insurance coverage.
(l) The Company shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge thereof,
advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial
change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a
material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Party's
security interest therein.
(m) The Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such
further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing
statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take
such further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may
in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its
security interest in the Collateral including, without limitation, the execution
and delivery of a separate security agreement with respect to the Company's
intellectual property ("Intellectual Property Security Agreement") in which the
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Secured Party has been granted a security interest hereunder, substantially in a
form acceptable to the Secured Party, which Intellectual Property Security
Agreement, other than as stated therein, shall be subject to all of the terms
and conditions hereof.
(n) The Company shall permit the Secured Party and its representatives and
agents to inspect the Collateral at any time, and to make copies of records
pertaining to the Collateral as may be requested by the Secured Party from time
to time.
(o) The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently
pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of
action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.
(p) The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail
upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other
legal process levied against any Collateral in excess of ten thousand dollars
($10,000) and of any other information received by the Company that may
materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security Interest or the
rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder.
(q) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured
Party by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the Collateral is accurate
and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.
(r) Schedule A attached hereto contains a list of all of the subsidiaries of
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Company.
4. Defaults. The following events shall be "Events of Default":
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(a) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Transaction
Documents) under the Transaction Documents, or breach of the terms of the
Transaction Documents.
(b) Any representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement shall
prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;
(c) The failure by the Company to observe or perform any of its obligations
hereunder in any material respect.
5. Duty To Hold In Trust. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and
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at any time thereafter while uncured, if subject to cure, the Company shall,
upon receipt by it of any revenue, income or other sums subject to the Security
Interest, whether payable pursuant to the Debentures or otherwise, or of any
check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an
obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Party and
shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such sums or instruments, or both,
to the Secured Party for application to the satisfaction of the Obligations.
6. Rights and Remedies Upon Default. Upon occurrence of any Event of
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Default and at any time thereafter while uncured, if subject to cure, the
Secured Party shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies conferred
hereunder and under the Debentures, and the Secured Party shall have all the
rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and/or any other applicable
law (including the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction in which any
Collateral is then located). Without limitation, the Secured Party shall have
the following rights and powers:
(a) The Secured Party shall have the right to take possession of the
Collateral set forth in Section 1 (a), and, for that purpose, enter, with the
aid and assistance of any person, any premises where the Collateral, or any part
thereof, is or may be placed and remove the same, and the Company shall
assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Secured Party at places
which the Secured Party shall reasonably select, whether at the Company's
premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Secured Party, without rent,
all of the Company's respective premises and facilities for the purpose of the
Secured Party taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral in
saleable or disposable form.
(b) The Secured Party shall have the right to operate the business of the
Company using the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or
private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or
stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or
parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, for such sale
price or prices, and upon such terms and conditions as the Secured Party may
deem commercially reasonable, all without (except as shall be required by
applicable statute and cannot be waived) advertisement or demand upon or notice
to the Company or right of redemption of the Company, which are hereby expressly
waived. Upon each such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of Collateral,
the Secured Party may, unless prohibited by applicable law which cannot be
waived, purchase all or any part of the Collateral being sold, free from and
discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption and equities of the
Company, which are hereby waived and released.
7. Applications of Proceeds. The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other
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disposition of the Collateral hereunder shall be applied first, to the expenses
of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and
the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs
incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Party in enforcing its
rights hereunder and in connection with collecting, storing and disposing of the
Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations, and to the payment
of any other amounts required by applicable law, after which the Secured Party
shall pay to the Company any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or
other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to
pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company will
be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of 18%
per annum (the "Default Rate"), and the reasonable fees of any attorneys
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employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Company waives all claims, damages and demands
against the Secured Party arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or
sale of the Collateral, unless due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Secured Party.
8. Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all out-of-pocket fees,
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costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required
hereunder, including without limitation, any financing statements, continuation
statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or
any expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Secured Party. The
Company shall also pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable
opinion of the Secured Party might prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the
Collateral or the Security Interest therein. The Company will also, upon
demand, pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses,
including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and
agents, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with (i) the enforcement
of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii) the
exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party under the
Debentures. Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the
principal amount of the Debentures and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
9. Responsibility for Collateral. The Company assumes all liabilities and
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responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the obligations of the
Company hereunder or under the Transaction Documents shall in no way be affected
or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of
the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason.
10. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Secured Party and all
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Obligations of the Company hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
the Debentures, the Warrants or any agreement entered into in connection with
the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change in the time,
manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or
any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to
any departure from the Debentures, the Warrants or any other agreement entered
into in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release or
nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of
or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or
any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the
Secured Party to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any
insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral;
or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or
equitable defense available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part of
the Security Interest granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been
paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even
if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the
running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. The Company expressly
waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and
demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any
Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be
deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a
voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency
laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party
other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, the Company's obligations
hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be
discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this
Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in
accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The Company waives all right
to require the Secured Party to proceed against any other person or to apply any
Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to marshal assets,
or to pursue any other remedy. The Company waives any defense arising by reason
of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured
hereby.
11. Term of Agreement. This Agreement and the Security Interest shall
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terminate on the date on which all payments under the Debentures have been made
in full and all other Obligations of the Company have been paid or discharged.
Upon such termination, the Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of
the Company, will join in executing any termination statement with respect to
any financing statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.
12. Power of Attorney; Further Assurances.
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(a) The Company authorizes the Secured Party, and does hereby make,
constitute and appoint it, and its respective officers, agents, successors or
assigns with full power of substitution, as the Company's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with power, in its own name or in the name of the Company, to,
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (i)
endorse any notes, checks, drafts, money orders, or other instruments of payment
(including payments payable under or in respect of any policy of insurance) in
respect of the Collateral that may come into possession of the Secured Party;
(ii) to sign and endorse any UCC financing statement or any invoice, freight or
express bill, bill of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against
debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and
other documents relating to the Collateral; (iii) to pay or discharge taxes,
liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on
or threatened against the Collateral; (iv) to demand, collect, receipt for,
compromise, settle and sue for monies due in respect of the Collateral; and (v)
generally, to do, at the option of the Secured Party, and at the Company's
expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the
Secured Party deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the
Collateral and the Security Interest granted therein in order to effect the
intent of this Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants, all as fully and
effectually as the Company might or could do; and the Company hereby ratifies
all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for
the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations
shall be outstanding.
(b) On a continuing basis, the Company will make, execute, acknowledge,
deliver, file and record, as the case may be, in the proper filing and recording
places in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the
jurisdictions indicated on Schedule B, attached hereto, all such instruments,
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and take all such action as may reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or
as reasonably requested by the Secured Party, to perfect the Security Interest
granted hereunder and otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this
Agreement, or for assuring and confirming to the Secured Party the grant or
perfection of a security interest in all the Collateral.
(c) The Company hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party as the
Company's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the
Company and in the name of the Company, from time to time in the Secured Party's
discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement, including the filing, in its sole discretion, of one or more
financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of
the Collateral without the signature of the Company where permitted by law.
13. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
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hereunder shall be in writing, with copies to all the other parties hereto, and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when (i) if delivered by hand, upon
receipt, (ii) if sent by facsimile, upon receipt of proof of sending thereof,
(iii) if sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt
requested), the next business day or (iv) if mailed by first-class registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, four days after
posting in the U.S. mails, in each case if delivered to the following addresses:
If to the Company:
Paul Roman
SimplaGene USA, Inc,
500 Bi-County Blvd. Ste. 400
Farmingdale, NY 11735-3940
Telephone: 631-694-1111
Facsimile: 631-694-8493
With Copy to:
Gary T. Moomjian
Moomjian & Waite, LLP
100 Jericho Quadrangle - Suite 225
Jericho, New York 11753
Phone: 516-937-5900, Ext. 47
Fax: 516-937-5050
If to the Secured Party:
Dutchess Capital Management, LLC
Douglas Leighton
50 Commonwealth Ave, Suite 2
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 301-4700
(617) 249-0947
14. Other Security. To the extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter
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secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee,
endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity,
then the Secured Party shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue,
relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect thereto,
without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Party's rights and
remedies hereunder.
15. Miscellaneous.
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(a) No course of dealing between the Company and the Secured Party, nor any
failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured
Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Debentures shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(b) All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Party with respect to the
Collateral, whether established hereby or by the Debentures or by any other
agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be
exercised singly or concurrently.
(c) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and is intended to supersede all prior
negotiations, understandings and agreements with respect to the subject matter
hereof. Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, no provision of
this Agreement may be modified or amended except by a written agreement
specifically referring to this Agreement and signed by the parties hereto.
(d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction for any reason, unless such
provision is narrowed by judicial construction, this Agreement shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be construed as if such invalid, prohibited or unenforceable
provision had been more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or
unenforceable. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this
Agreement is held to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective to
the extent of such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining portion of such provision or the other provisions of
this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision or the other provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) No waiver of any breach or default or any right under this Agreement
shall be considered valid unless in writing and signed by the party giving such
waiver, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or
default or right, whether of the same or similar nature or otherwise.
(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each
party hereto and its successors and assigns.
(g) Each party shall take such further action and execute and deliver such
further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the
provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
(h) The validity, terms, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall
be governed and construed by the provisions hereof and in accordance with
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts applicable to agreements that are
negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
(i) All disputes arising under this agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The parties to this agreement
will submit all disputes arising under this agreement to arbitration in
Boston, Massachusetts before a single arbitrator of the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA"). The arbitrator shall be selected by application of the
rules of the AAA, or by mutual agreement of the parties, except that such
arbitrator shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. No party to this agreement will challenge the jurisdiction or
venue provisions as provided in this section. Nothing in this section shall
limit the Holder's right to obtain an injunction for a breach of this Agreement
from a court of law.
(j) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that
any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall
create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf
such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature were the original thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement to be
duly executed on the day and year first above written.
SIMPLAGENE USA, INC.
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By: /s/Paul Roman
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Name: Paul Roman
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/Thomas McNeill
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Name: Thomas McNeill
Title: Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
DUTCHESS PRIVATE EQUITIES FUND, L.P.
DUTCHESS PRIVATE EQUITIES FUND, II, L.P.
BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER DUTCHESS
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/Douglas H. Leighton
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Name: Douglas H. Leighton
Title: A Managing Member