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EXHIBIT 10.7
MERCHANT FACTORS CORP.
0000 XXXXXXXX
XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX 00000
December 3, 1998
Provident Bank
00 X. Xxxxxx Xx. Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Intercreditor Agreement relating to
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Company (the "Company")
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to our factoring agreement dated January 25, 1996 as
amended from time to time (the "Factoring Agreement") and related documents with
the Company, we have been granted a lien on and security interest in certain
assets of the Company, including but not limited to its accounts, contract
rights, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, all proceeds
thereof and all returned and repossessed goods represented thereby (the
"Accounts") arising from all of the Company's sales, as security for any
indebtedness or obligations now or hereafter owing to us by the Company, all as
more fully set forth in the Factoring Agreement and related documents between us
and the Company. The Accounts include accounts generated by the sale of
merchandise by the Company to stores operated under the names Wal-Mart, K-Mart
and Target Stores (the "Specified Accounts") as well as by sales to all other
customers (the "Other Accounts").
We understand that pursuant to agreements entered into between
you and the Company you have also been granted a lien on or security interest in
the Accounts, as well as in certain of the other assets of the Company. Each of
us has filed or will file financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code
covering our security interests.
The purpose of this letter is to set forth, as between you and
us, our understanding relative to our respective positions in the Accounts.
Notwithstanding any agreement or arrangement which you may now or hereafter have
with the Company, or any rule of law, and notwithstanding the time, order or
method of attachment, perfection, filing or recording, you hereby agree and
acknowledge that (a) any security interest, lien, claim or right now or
hereafter asserted by you with respect to the Other Accounts shall be subject,
junior and subordinate to any security interest, lien, claim or right now or
hereafter asserted by us with respect to the Other Accounts; (b) any security
interest, lien, claim or right now or hereafter asserted by us with respect to
the Specified Accounts shall be subject, junior and subordinate to any security
interest, lien, claim or right now or hereafter asserted by you with respect to
the Specified Accounts; (c) we have not been granted a lien or security interest
by the Company in any collateral other than the Accounts; (d) we agree not to
make loans or advances to the Company under the Factoring Agreement, or
otherwise, secured either by (i) any of the Specified Accounts, or (ii) by any
of the Other Accounts which have not been credit approved
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by us or our re-factor; (e) upon default by the Company in any of its
obligations to you, you will give us prompt written notice thereof and will take
no action to enforce or realize upon your security interest in the Other
Accounts until we have advised you in writing that the Company has satisfied in
full its obligations to us; and (f) upon default by the Company in any of its
obligations to us, we will give you prompt written notice thereof and will take
no action to enforce or realize upon our security interest in the Specified
Accounts until you have advised us in writing that the Company has satisfied in
full its obligations to you.
Unless and until you have notified us in writing that you have
been paid in full, if we receive any of the Specified Accounts or any proceeds
thereof we will hold the same in trust for your benefit and promptly deliver the
same to you. Unless and until we have notified you that we have been paid in
full, if you receive any of the Other Accounts or any proceeds thereof you shall
hold the same in trust for our benefit and shall promptly deliver the same to
us.
At any time either of us may, without notice to the other,
enter into such agreements with the Company as we may deem proper extending the
time of payment or renewing or otherwise altering the terms of all or any of the
obligations of the Company to us, or affecting any security for any such
obligations, or we may exchange, sell, surrender or otherwise deal with any such
security or may release any funds of the Company held by us (except in violation
of the preceding paragraph) without impairing or affecting this Agreement in any
way.
Except as herein otherwise specifically provided, the rights and
priorities of the parties shall be determined in accordance with applicable law.
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and,
unless the context of this agreement otherwise requires, all terms used herein
which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code shall have the meanings therein
stated.
This agreement is solely for the benefit of both of us, and our
respective successors and assigns. No other person, firm, entity or corporation
shall have any right, benefit, priority or interest under, or because of, the
existence of this agreement.
If the foregoing is in accordance with our understanding, please
sign and return to us the enclosed copy of this letter to so indicate.
Very truly yours,
MERCHANT FACTORS CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: President
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
PROVIDENT BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
ACKNOWLEDGED:
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX & COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
as CFO for
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xx.
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