SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is
effective as of February 2, 2006, by and between GREENSHIFT CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP (the
"Secured Party"). For the purposes hereof, "Transaction Documents" means the
Securities Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Obligor and the
Holder and any other agreement delivered in connection with this Agreement or
existing between the parties hereto prior to the date hereof, including, without
limitation, the Convertible Debenture dated April 1, 2005 in the principal
amount of $2,535,611, the Convertible Debenture dated July 15, 2005 in the
principal amount of $565,000, the Convertible Debenture dated October 12, 2005
in the principal amount of $1,475,000, the Convertible Debenture of even date
herewith in the principal amount of $5,000,000, this Agreement, the Second
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith, the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions of even date herewith, and any other
instrument or contract existing between the parties on or before the date
hereof.
WHEREAS, the Secured Party is the holder of (i) that certain Amended and
Restated Secured Convertible Debenture dated April 1, 2005, in the principal
amount of $2,535,611, (ii) that certain Convertible Debenture dated July 15,
2005 in the principal amount of $565,000, (iii) that certain Convertible Secured
Debenture dated October 12, 2005 in the aggregate amount of $1,475,000, and (iv)
that certain Convertible Secured Debenture of even date herewith in the
aggregate amount of $5,000,000 (collectively, the "Convertible Debentures"),
which are convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.001 (the "Common Stock") (as converted, the "Conversion Shares"), in the
respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached
to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
WHEREAS, this Agreement shall amend and restate the Amended and Restated
Security Agreement between the parties dated October 12, 2005.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy
and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
Section 1.1. Recitals.
The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in
their entirety, by this reference.
Section 1.2. Interpretations.
Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to
confer upon any person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim
under or by reason hereof.
Section 1.3. Obligations Secured.
The obligations secured hereby are any and all obligations of the Company
now existing or hereinafter incurred to the Secured Party, whether oral or
written and whether arising before, on or after the date hereof including,
without limitation, those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party under
the Convertible Debentures and the other Transaction Documents (collectively,
the "Obligations").
ARTICLE 2.
PLEDGED COLLATERAL, ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL AND TERMINATION OF
SECURITY INTEREST
Section 2.1. Pledged Property.
(a) The Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the
Secured Party for its benefit, a security interest for such time until
the Obligations are paid in full, in and to all of the property of the
Company as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (collectively, the
"Pledged Property"); provided, however, that Secured Party agrees that
it will subordinate its security interest to the Pledged Property in
the event that the Company requests such subordination to establish a
line of credit with a bank or other financial institution.
The Pledged Property, as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and the
products thereof and the proceeds of all such items are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Pledged Collateral."
(b) Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to
the Secured Party any documents reasonably requested by the Secured
Party to perfect its security interest in the Pledged Property.
Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Secured
Party such documents and instruments, including, without limitation,
financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in
the Secured Party's reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate,
complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security
interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Property, and the Secured
Party shall hold such documents and instruments as a secured party,
subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
Section 2.2. Rights; Interests; Etc.
(a) So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have
occurred and be continuing:
(i) the Company shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights
pertaining to the Pledged Property or any part thereof for any
purpose not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and
(ii) the Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all
payments paid or made in respect of the Pledged Property.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) All rights of the Company to exercise the rights which it would
otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i)
hereof and to receive payments which it would otherwise be
authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii)
hereof shall be suspended, and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in the Secured Party who shall thereupon have the
sole right to exercise such rights and to receive and hold as
Pledged Collateral such payments; provided, however, that if the
Secured Party shall become entitled and shall elect to exercise
its right to realize on the Pledged Collateral pursuant to
Article 5 hereof, then all cash sums received by the Secured
Party, or held by Company for the benefit of the Secured Party
and paid over pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof, shall be
applied against any outstanding Obligations; and
(ii) All interest, dividends, income and other payments and
distributions which are received by the Company contrary to the
provisions of Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust
for the benefit of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from
other property of the Company and shall be forthwith paid over to
the Secured Party; or
(iii) The Secured Party in its sole discretion shall be authorized to
sell any or all of the Pledged Property at public or private sale
in order to recoup all of the outstanding principal plus accrued
interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture as described
herein.
(c) An "Event of Default" shall be deemed to have occurred hereunder upon
a material breach of the terms hereof or upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default under the Convertible Debentures.
ARTICLE 3.
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; PERFORMANCE
Section 3.1. Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company hereby appoints the
Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and
stead of the Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to
time in the Secured Party's discretion to take any action and to execute any
instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish
the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive and
collect all instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in
respect of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge
for the same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle,
compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as
and when the Secured Party may determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured
Party may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property or Pledged
Collateral to make payments directly to the Secured Party.
Section 3.2. Secured Party May Perform.
If the Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured
Party, at its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such
agreement, and the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection
therewith shall be included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the
Company under Section 8.3.
ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.1. Authorization; Enforceability.
Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all
action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and
delivery, this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the
respective party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights or by the principles
governing the availability of equitable remedies.
Section 4.2. Ownership of Pledged Property.
The Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest,
option or other charge or encumbrance except for the security interest created
by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5.
DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL
Section 5.1. Default and Remedies.
(a) If an Event of Default described in Section 2.2(c)(i) and (ii) occurs,
then in each such case the Secured Party may declare the Obligations
to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the
Company, and upon any such declaration, the Obligations shall become
immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default described in
Sections 2.2(c)(iii) or (iv) occurs and is continuing for the period
set forth therein, then the Obligations shall automatically become
immediately due and payable without declaration or other act on the
part of the Secured Party.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall,:
(i) be entitled to receive all distributions with respect to the
Pledged Collateral, (ii) to cause the Pledged Property to be
transferred into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee, (iii)
to dispose of the Pledged Property, and (iv) to realize upon any and
all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the Secured Party.
Section 5.2. Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property:
Other Remedies.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, in addition to any rights and
remedies available at law or in equity, the following provisions shall govern
the Secured Party's right to realize upon the Pledged Property:
(a) Any item of the Pledged Property may be sold for cash or other value
in any number of lots at brokers board, public auction or private sale
and may be sold without demand, advertisement or notice (except that
the Secured Party shall give the Company ten (10) days' prior written
notice of the time and place or of the time after which a private sale
may be made), which notice period is hereby agreed to be commercially
reasonable. At any sale or sales of the Pledged Property, the Company
may bid for and purchase the whole or any part of the Pledged Property
and, upon compliance with the terms of such sale, may hold, exploit
and dispose of the same without further accountability to the Secured
Party. The Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed
and delivered, such instruments, documents, assignments, waivers,
certificates, and affidavits and supply or cause to be supplied such
further information and take such further action as the Secured Party
reasonably shall require in connection with any such sale.
(b) Any cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Collateral and all
cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the
Pledged Collateral shall be applied as follows:
(i) to the payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the
expenses reimbursable to it hereunder or owed to it pursuant to
Section 8.3 hereof;
(ii) to the payment of the Obligations then due and unpaid.
(iii) the balance, if any, to the person or persons entitled thereto,
including, without limitation, the Company.
(c) In addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party
may have pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all
of the rights and remedies provided by law, including, without
limitation, those under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(i) If the Company fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default which is continuing, then the Secured
Party may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of
the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to
judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the
Company and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable
in the manner provided by law out of the property of Company,
wherever situated.
(ii) The Company agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable
fees, expenses and costs incurred by the Secured Party in
connection with enforcement, collection and preservation of the
Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, reasonable
legal fees and expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed
included as Obligations secured hereby and payable as set forth
in Section 8.3 hereof.
Section 5.3. Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relating to the Company or the property of the Company or of
such other obligor or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of whether
the Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by
declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Secured Party shall
have made any demand on the Company for the payment of the Obligations), subject
to the rights of Previous Security Holders, shall be entitled and empowered, by
intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the Obligations
and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Secured Party
(including any claim for the reasonable legal fees and expenses
and other expenses paid or incurred by the Secured Party
permitted hereunder and of the Secured Party allowed in such
judicial proceeding), and
(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or
deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and
any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator,
sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by the Secured Party to make such
payments to the Secured Party and, in the event that the Secured
Party shall consent to the making of such payments directed to
the Secured Party, to pay to the Secured Party any amounts for
expenses due it hereunder.
Section 5.4. Duties Regarding Pledged Collateral.
The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of
the Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any
rights pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of
the Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party's possession.
ARTICLE 6.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until
the Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, unless the Secured Party
shall consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4 hereof):
Section 6.1. Existence, Properties, Etc.
(a) The Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with
due diligence with any actions or courses of action, that may be
reasonably necessary (i) to maintain the Company's due organization,
valid existence and good standing under the laws of its state of
incorporation, and (ii) to preserve and keep in full force and effect
all qualifications, licenses and registrations in those jurisdictions
in which the failure to do so could have a Material Adverse Effect (as
defined below); and (b) the Company shall not do, or cause to be done,
any act impairing the Company's corporate power or authority (i) to
carry on the Company's business as now conducted, and (ii) to execute
or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered in
connection herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1
Financing Statements required by the Secured Party (which other loan
instruments collectively shall be referred to as the "Loan
Instruments") to which it is or will be a party, or perform any of its
obligations hereunder or thereunder. For purpose of this Agreement,
the term "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any material and adverse
affect as determined by Secured Party in its reasonable discretion,
whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the Company's
assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or
otherwise; (b) the Company's ability to make payment as and when due
of all or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.
Section 6.2. Financial Statements and Reports.
The Company shall furnish to the Secured Party such financial data as the
Secured Party may reasonably request. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Company shall furnish to the Secured Party (or cause to be furnished to the
Secured Party) the following:
(a) as soon as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days after
the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the balance sheet of the
Company as of the close of such fiscal year, the statement of earnings
and retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such fiscal
year, and statement of cash flows for the Company for such fiscal
year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, certified by the
chief executive and chief financial officers of the Company as being
true and correct and accompanied by a certificate of the chief
executive and chief financial officers of the Company, stating that
the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each covenant,
term and condition of this Agreement and the other Loan Instruments
during such fiscal year and that no Event of Default hereunder has
occurred and is continuing, or if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, specifying the nature of same, the period of existence
of same and the action the Company proposes to take in connection
therewith;
(b) within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar month, a balance
sheet of the Company as of the close of such month, and statement of
earnings and retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such
month, all in reasonable detail, and prepared substantially in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied, certified by the chief executive and chief financial officers
of the Company as being true and correct; and
(c) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all accountants' reports and
accompanying financial reports submitted to the Company by independent
accountants in connection with each annual examination of the Company.
Section 6.3. Accounts and Reports.
The Company shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and provide,
at its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:
(a) as soon as available, a copy of any notice or other communication
alleging any nonpayment or other material breach or default, or any
foreclosure or other action respecting any material portion of its
assets and properties, received respecting any of the indebtedness of
the Company in excess of $50,000 (other than the Obligations), or any
demand or other request for payment under any guaranty, assumption,
purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement respecting the
indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $50,000, including
any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party or
beneficiary thereof; and
(b) within fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or
filing, a copy of any report, financial statement, notice or other
document, whether periodic or otherwise, submitted to the shareholders
of the Company, or submitted to or filed by the Company with any
governmental authority involving or affecting (i) the Company that
could have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Obligations; (iii) any
part of the Pledged Collateral; or (iv) any of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan Instruments.
Section 6.4. Maintenance of Books and Records; Inspection.
The Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and permit
the Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated
by the Secured Party in writing, at any time to visit and inspect any of its
properties (including but not limited to the collateral security described in
the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and
financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any
employee, officer or director thereof.
Section 6.5. Maintenance and Insurance.
(a) The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own
expense, all of its assets and properties in good working order and
condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear, making all necessary
repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof.
(b) The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own
expense, insurance in form, substance and amounts (including
deductibles), which the Company deems reasonably necessary to the
Company's business, (i) adequate to insure all assets and properties
of the Company, which assets and properties are of a character usually
insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business against
loss or damage resulting from fire or other risks included in an
extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort
claims that may be incurred by the Company; (iii) as may be required
by the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments or applicable
law and (iv) as may be reasonably requested by Secured Party, all with
adequate, financially sound and reputable insurers.
Section 6.6. Contracts and Other Collateral.
The Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to
each instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the
Pledged Property to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a
timely basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation,
this Agreement.
Section 6.7. Defense of Collateral, Etc.
The Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and
to any part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the
Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss could have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company shall defend the Secured Party's right, title and
interest in and to each and every part of the Pledged Property, each against all
manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law.
Section 6.8. Payment of Debts, Taxes, Etc.
The Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all of its indebtedness and
other liabilities and perform, or cause to be performed, all of its obligations
in accordance with the respective terms thereof, and pay and discharge, or cause
to be paid or discharged, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
and levies imposed upon it, upon any of its assets and properties on or before
the last day on which the same may be paid without penalty, as well as pay all
other lawful claims (whether for services, labor, materials, supplies or
otherwise) as and when due.
Section 6.9. Taxes and Assessments; Tax Indemnity.
The Company shall (a) file all tax returns and appropriate schedules
thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of
delinquency, (b) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or upon
any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach
thereto, and (c) pay all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies
that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its properties;
provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any such tax,
assessment, governmental charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses (b)
and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with respect thereto.
Section 6.10. Compliance with Law and Other Agreements.
The Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or
used in connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal,
state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business
operations and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements,
licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party
or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance
with the terms thereof.
Section 6.11. Notice of Default.
The Company shall give written notice to the Secured Party of the
occurrence of any default or Event of Default under this Agreement, the
Transaction Documents or any other agreement of Company for the payment of
money, promptly upon the occurrence thereof.
Section 6.12. Notice of Litigation.
The Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any
actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of
$50,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or affecting any of the
assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen (15)
days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand and any
governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or
financial condition of the Company.
ARTICLE 7.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the
Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, the Company shall not, unless
the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing:
Section 7.1. Liens and Encumbrances.
The Company shall not directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or
permit to exist any assignment, transfer, pledge, mortgage, security interest or
other lien or encumbrance of any nature in, to or against any part of the
Pledged Property or of the Company's capital stock, or offer or agree to do so,
or own or acquire or agree to acquire any asset or property of any character
subject to any of the foregoing encumbrances (including any conditional sale
contract or other title retention agreement), or assign, pledge or in any way
transfer or encumber its right to receive any income or other distribution or
proceeds from any part of the Pledged Property or the Company's capital stock;
or enter into any sale-leaseback financing respecting any part of the Pledged
Property as lessee, or cause or assist the inception or continuation of any of
the foregoing.
Section 7.1. Articles, By-Laws, Mergers, Consolidations,
Acquisitions and Sales.
Without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Company shall not: (a) Amend its
Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; (b) be a party to any merger,
consolidation or corporate reorganization; (c) purchase or otherwise acquire all
or substantially all of the assets or stock of, or any partnership or joint
venture interest in, any other person, firm or entity; (d) sell, transfer,
convey, grant a security interest in or lease all or any substantial part of its
assets; nor (e) create any subsidiaries nor convey any of its assets to any
subsidiary in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate.
Section 7.2. Management, Ownership.
Kevin Kreisler shall remain employed by the Company in his current
capacity. This provision is a material factor in the Secured Party's willingness
to institute and maintain a lending relationship with the Company.
Section 7.3. Dividends, Etc.
Except with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company shall not
declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash, on any class of its capital
stock, nor purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any shares of
such stock, nor make any distribution of any kind in respect thereof, nor make
any return of capital to shareholders, nor make any payments in respect of any
pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock option, stock bonus, incentive
compensation or similar plan (except as required or permitted hereunder),
without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
Section 7.4. Conduct of Business.
The Company will continue to engage, in an efficient and economical manner,
in a business of the same general type as conducted by it on the date of this
Agreement.
Section 7.5. Places of Business.
The location of the Company's chief place of business is 111 Howard Street,
Suite 108, Mount Arlington, New Jersey 07856. The Company shall not change the
location of its chief place of business, chief executive office or any place of
business disclosed to the Secured Party or move any of the Pledged Property from
its current location without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the
Secured Party in each instance.
ARTICLE 8.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1. Notices.
All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given
pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly
given on: (a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person, by nationally
recognized overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after mailing if
mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail, return
receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:
If to the Secured Party: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
101 Hudson Street-Suite 3700
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Attention: Mark Angelo
Portfolio Manager
Telephone: (201) 986-8300
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
With a copy to: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
101 Hudson Street-Suite 3700
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Attention: Troy J. Rillo, Esquire
Managing Director
Capital Markets
Telephone: (201) 986-8300
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
If to the Company, to: GreenShift Corporation
111 Howard Street, Suite 108
Mount Arlington, New Jersey 07856
Attention: Kevin Kreisler
Telephone: (973)-398-8183
Facsimile: (973)-398-8037
With a copy to: Sonageri & Fallon
411 Hackensack Ave
Hackensack, New Jersey
Attention: James Sonageri, Esq.
Telephone: 201-646-1000
Facsimile: 201-646-1084
Any party may change its address by giving notice to the other party
stating its new address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day after the giving of
such notice, such newly designated address shall be such party's address for the
purpose of all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given
pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 8.2. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable,
such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and
shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other
severable provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out
as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
Section 8.3. Expenses.
In the event of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured
Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable
fees and expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in
connection with: (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection
from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Property; (ii) the exercise
or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or (iii) the
failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
Section 8.4. Waivers, Amendments, Etc.
The Secured Party's delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to
require strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or
covenants shall not waiver, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party
under this Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any
waiver by the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect
any other Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent
thereto and whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings,
agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no
Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party, nor
may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver,
amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing
specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the
Secured Party.
Section 8.5. Continuing Security Interest.
This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged
Property and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of
the Obligations; and (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and
heirs and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its successors and
assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full of the Obligations, the
Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of such of the Pledged
Property as shall not have been sold in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or
otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 8.6. Independent Representation.
Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had
the opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that
it has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard
to the substance of this Agreement.
Section 8.7. Applicable Law: Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of
laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in
Hudson County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue
of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County and the United
States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New
Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
Section 8.8. Waiver of Jury Trial.
AS A FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT
AND TO MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO
THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
Section 8.9. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and
supersedes any prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the
subject matter hereof.
Signature Page for Security Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
GREENSHIFT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Kevin Kreisler
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Name: Kevin Kreisler
Title: Chairman and CEO
SECURED PARTY:
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Mark Angelo
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Name: Mark Angelo
Title: Portfolio Manager
HIGHGATE HOUSE FUNDS, LTD.
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By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Mark Angelo
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Name: Mark Angelo
Title: Portfolio Manager
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EXHIBIT A
DEFINITION OF PLEDGED PROPERTY
For the purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by
the Company of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and
irrevocably hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in
and to, and lien upon, the following Pledged Property of the Company:
(a) all goods of the Company, including, without limitation, machinery,
equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, signs, lights, tools,
parts, supplies and motor vehicles of every kind and description, now
or hereafter owned by the Company or in which the Company may have or
may hereafter acquire any interest, and all replacements, additions,
accessions, substitutions and proceeds thereof, arising from the sale
or disposition thereof, and where applicable, the proceeds of
insurance and of any tort claims involving any of the foregoing;
(b) all inventory of the Company, including, but not limited to, all
goods, wares, merchandise, parts, supplies, finished products, other
tangible personal property, including such inventory as is temporarily
out of Company's custody or possession and including any returns upon
any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance proceeds,
resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing;
(c) all contract rights and general intangibles of the Company, including,
without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade styles, trade names,
leasehold interests, partnership or joint venture interests, patents
and patent applications, copyrights, deposit accounts whether now
owned or hereafter created;
(d) all documents, warehouse receipts, instruments and chattel paper of
the Company whether now owned or hereafter created;
(e) all accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of
obligations and rights to payment of the Company (herein collectively
referred to as "Accounts"), together with the proceeds thereof, all
goods represented by such Accounts and all such goods that may be
returned by the Company's customers, and all proceeds of any insurance
thereon, and all guarantees, securities and liens which the Company
may hold for the payment of any such Accounts including, without
limitation, all rights of stoppage in transit, replevin and
reclamation and as an unpaid vendor and/or lienor, all of which the
Company represents and warrants will be bona fide and existing
obligations of its respective customers, arising out of the sale of
goods by the Company in the ordinary course of business;
(f) to the extent assignable, all of the Company's rights under all
present and future authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises
issued or granted in connection with the operations of any of its
facilities;
(g) all products and proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance
proceeds) from the above-described Pledged Property;
(h) all accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of
obligations and rights to payment arising from NorthValue Properties,
LLC, upon which entity the Secured Party has previously recorded its
existing security interest;
(i) all stock of the Company's various portfolio companies, the amounts of
which currently held by the Company are listed here:
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Issuer Class of Stock Number of Shares
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Veridium Corporation Common 7,460,018
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Veridium Corporation Series A Preferred 627,122
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Veridium Corporation Series B Preferred 966,968
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Veridium Corporation Series C Preferred 750,000
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GreenWorks Engineering Corporation Common 1,500,000
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Coriolis Energy Corporation Common 1,000,000
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GreenShift Industrial Design Corporation Common 1,000,000
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GreenShift Advanced Applications Corporation Common 1,000,000
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