Exhibit 10.17
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is entered into and made
effective as of June 30, 2006, by and between CITY TECHNOLOGY, INC., a
corporation organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with its
principal place of business located at Taipei, Taiwan (the "COMPANY"), CORNELL
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP (the "SECURED PARTY"), and HIGHGATE HOUSE FUNDS, LTD.
("HIGHGATE").
WHEREAS, the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of City Network, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "PARENT");
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2005 the Company and Highgate entered the Security
Agreement (the "Original SECURITY AGREEMENT") pursuant to which the Company
granted to Highgate a security interest in the Pledged Property (as defined
below) to secure the Parent's obligations then existing and thereafter incurred
to Highgate as described in the Original Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement (the
"Securities Purchase Agreement"), dated as of March 16, 2006, among the Secured
Party and the Parent, the Company shall issue and sell to the Secured Party Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) in aggregate principal amount of secured
convertible debentures (the "CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES") and;
WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the Securities Purchase
Agreement, the Company hereby extends the secured interest granted under the
Original Security Agreement in and to the Pledged Property to the Secured Party
until the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein below;
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 Parent
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 Parent to the Secured Party under
the Convertible Debentures and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the
Secured Party by the Parent thereunder or hereunder (collectively, the
"OBLIGATIONS").
ARTICLE 2.
PLEDGED PROPERTY, ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL
AND TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
Section 2.1. Pledged Property.
(a) 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 and the products thereof and the proceeds of all
such items (collectively, the "PLEDGED PROPERTY"):
(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 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:
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(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 Property
such payments; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Secured Party shall become
entitled and shall elect to exercise its right to realize on the Pledged
Property 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, only to the
extent to recoup all of the outstanding principal of the Convertible Debenture
plus accrued interest and other amounts owed in respect thereof as described
herein.
(c) Each of the following events shall constitute a default under this
Agreement (each an "EVENT OF DEFAULT"):
(i) an Event of Default shall occur under the Convertible Debentures;
(ii) any material default adversely affecting the Secured Party's
security interest in the Pledged Property, whether in whole or in part, shall
occur in the due observance or performance of any obligations or other
covenants, terms or provisions to be performed under this Agreement, which
continues for thirty (30) days after notice from the Secured Party of such
material default;
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 Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge
for the same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle,
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compromise, adjust, xxx 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 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 and as set forth on Schedule 4.2 attached hereto.
ARTICLE 5.
DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL
Section 5.1. Default and Remedies.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall, in
addition to any other remedies available, if it has declared the Obligations due
and payable: (i) be entitled to receive all distributions with respect to the
Pledged Property, (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.
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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 (the "SALE NOTICE")),
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 Property 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 Property 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 this Agreement, 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.
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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) 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 Property.
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 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,
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without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing Statements required by the Secured Party
to which the Company 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 sole 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 within a reasonable time
such financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request, including,
without limitation, the following:
(a) The balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each 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 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) A balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each 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) 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 $15,000
(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 $15,000,
including any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party or
beneficiary thereof; and
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(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 Property; or (iv) any of the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
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
Exhibit A hereto), 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,
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 Securities
Purchase Agreement and/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 full extent permitted by
applicable law.
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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 Event of Default under this Agreement (including defaults
which, with the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder)
or any other agreement of Company for the payment of money, promptly, in light
of the circumstances, upon its knowledge of 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.
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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
having value exceeding $50,000 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 7.2 Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Mergers, Consolidations,
Acquisitions and Sales.
Without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party, the Company
shall not: (a) Amend its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws in any manner
adverse to the Secured Party; (b) be a party to any merger, consolidation or
corporate reorganization, unless the Company's successor pursuant to such
transaction shall agree in writing to be bound hereby; (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 for value
exceeding $1,000,000, (d) sell, transfer, convey, grant a security interest in
or lease all or any substantial part of its assets, unless the transferee shall
acknowledge in writing the Secured Party's rights hereunder; nor (e) create any
subsidiaries nor convey any of its assets to any subsidiary.
Section 7.3 Management, Ownership.
The Company shall not materially change its ownership, executive staff or
management without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. The
ownership, executive staff and management of the Company are material factors in
the Secured Party's willingness to institute and maintain a lending relationship
with the Company.
Section 7.4 Dividends, Etc.
The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash or
in property, 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
(except as required or permitted hereunder) without the prior written consent of
the Secured Party.
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Section 7.5 Guaranties; Loans.
The Company shall not guarantee nor be liable in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, or become contingently liable after the date of this
Agreement in connection with the obligations or indebtedness for money borrowed
of any person or persons, except for (i) the indebtedness currently secured by
the liens identified on the Pledged Property identified on Exhibit A hereto and
(ii) the endorsement of negotiable instruments payable to the Company for
deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The Company shall not
make any loan, advance or extension of credit to any person other than in the
normal course of its business.
Section 7.6 Debt.
The Company shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
additional indebtedness of any description whatsoever not outstanding on the
date hereof in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000, including commitments,
contingencies and credit availabilities, or apply for or offer or agree to do
any of the forgoing (excluding any indebtedness (i) for money borrowed of the
Company to the Secured Party, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business and the endorsement of negotiable
instruments payable to the Company, respectively, for deposit or collection in
the ordinary course of business or (ii) incurred under the facilities set forth
on SCHEDULE I hereto).
Section 7.7 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 and as described or contemplated in the SEC Documents.
Section 7.8 Places of Business.
The location of the Company's chief place of business is Taipei, Taiwan.
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.
Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or
permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and
will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) ten
(10) business days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested, or (iv) two (2) business days after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service or worldwide courier service, in each case
properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile
numbers for such communications shall be:
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If to the Secured Party: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Portfolio Manager
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
And if to the Company: c/o City Network, Inc.
0X-0, Xx.00, Xxxx Xx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx County, 235
Taiwan, ROC F5 235
Attention: Xx Xxxx-Xxxx Xxx
Telephone: 000-0-0000-0000
Facsimile: 886-2-8226-8585
With a copy to: Loeb & Loeb LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other
party of any change in address or facsimile number.
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.
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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 Secured
Party who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding aggregate
principal amount of the Convertible Debentures.
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
Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue
of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx 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, EACH PARTY 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.
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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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Security
Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
CITY TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
Title: President
SECURED PARTY:
HIGHGATE HOUSE FUND, LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Portfolio Manager
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
BY: YORKVILLE ADVISORS, LLC
ITS: GENERAL PARTNER
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
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.
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SCHEDULE I
DEBT FACILITIES
No. Lender Availability from Lender
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1. Xxx Xxx Commercial Bank, LTD (a) up to New Taiwan Dollars ("NTD")
$80,000,000 in letters of credit
(b) up to NTD $20,000,000 in immediate
loan allowances
2. Jih Sun International Bank Tun up to NTD $20,000,000 in standby letters
Hua Branch of credit
3. Xxxxx Xxxx Bank up to NTD $30,000,000 in immediately
available funds
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SCHEDULE 4.2
OTHER LIENS
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