EXHIBIT 10.37
FORM OF GENERAL SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the *, day of * 2004
BETWEEN:
BST ACQUISITION, LTD., a corporation incorporated under
the laws of the Province of New Brunswick with its
principal place of business and chief executive office
at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxx
"X", Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
(hereinafter called the "DEBTOR")
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BOLTON STEEL TUBE CO. LTD., a corporation incorporated
under the laws of Ontario, with its office at 000X
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0
(hereinafter called the "CREDITOR")
WHEREAS the Debtor and the Creditor, together with others, are
parties to an asset purchase agreement dated *, 2004 (the "ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT");
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement the Debtor has
executed and delivered to the Creditor a promissory note dated the date hereof
in the principal amount of $1,200,000 (the "NOTE");
AND WHEREAS in order to provide security for the payment of the
amounts owing under the Note and certain other obligations as set out herein,
the Debtor has executed among other security documents, this General Security
Agreement in favour of the Creditor;
IN CONSIDERATION OF good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the Debtor, the Debtor agrees to
enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set out.
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION
1.1 Defined Terms - In this Agreement, unless there in something in the context
or subject matter inconsistent therewith,
(a) "ACT" means the Personal Property Security Act, (Ontario), as
amended from time to time, and any regulations thereto;
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(b) "COLLATERAL" has the meaning set out in Section 2.1 hereof;
(c) "OBLIGATIONS" means the aggregate of all indebtedness, obligations
and liabilities of the Debtor to the Creditor pursuant to the Note,
pursuant to the obligation of the Debtor to pay for inventories
pursuant to Section 1.8(d) of the Asset Purchase Agreement and
pursuant to this Agreement;
(d) "PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES" means any one or more of the following:
(i) liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies
not at the time due or the validity of which is being
contested at the time by the Debtor in good faith by proper
legal proceedings;
(ii) the lien of any judgment rendered in an amount not to exceed
$50,000 or claim filed against the Debtor which it is
contesting in good faith by proper legal proceedings;
(iii) undetermined or inchoate liens and charges incidental to
current operations which have not at such time been filed
pursuant to law against the Debtor or which relate to
obligations not due or delinquent;
(iv) security given to a public utility or any municipality,
governmental or other public authority when required by such
utility or other authority in connection with the operations
of the Debtor, all in the ordinary course of its business;
(v) security given to the Creditor;
(vi) security given to the Debtor's bank to which the Creditor has
consented in writing in advance in accordance with the Asset
Purchase Agreement; and
(vii) a pledge of all of the shares of Steelbank Inc. to the former
owners of Steelbank Inc. pursuant to a pledge agreement of the
Debtor and such individuals.
1.2 Other Usages - References to "THIS AGREEMENT", "HEREOF, "HEREIN", "HERETO"
and like references refer to this General Security Agreement and not to any
particular article, section or other subdivision of this Agreement.
1.3 Plural and Singular - Where the context so requires, words importing the
singular number include the plural and vice versa.
1.4 Headings - The insertion of headings in this Agreement is for convenience of
reference only and will not affect the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
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1.5 Currency - Unless otherwise specified herein, all statements of or
references to dollar amounts in this Agreement will mean lawful money of Canada.
ARTICLE II
SECURITY INTEREST
2.1 Description of Collateral - The following undertaking, property and assets
of the Debtor will be subject to the security interest in favour of the Creditor
created by this Agreement:
(a) Accounts - all debts, accounts, demands, claims and choses in action
which now are, or which may at any time hereafter be, due or owing
to or owned by the Debtor; all securities, mortgages, bills, notes
and other documents now held or owned, or which may be hereafter
taken, held or owned, by or on behalf of the Debtor, in respect of
the said debts, accounts, demands, claims and choses in action or
any part thereof; and all books, documents and papers recording,
evidencing or relating to the said debts, accounts, demands, claims
and choses in action or any part thereof, all of which are herein
collectively called the "ACCOUNTS";
(b) Documents - all books, accounts, invoices, letters, papers,
documents and other records in any form evidencing or relating to
collateral subject to the Security Interest, all of which are herein
collectively called the "DOCUMENTS";
(c) Documents of Title - any writing now or hereafter owned by the
Debtor that purports to be issued by or addressed to a bailee and
purports to cover such goods and chattels in the bailee's possession
as are identified or fungible portions of an identified mass,
whether such goods and chattels are Inventory or Equipment, and
which writing is treated as establishing that the person in
possession of such writing is entitled to receive, hold and dispose
of the said writing and the goods and chattels it covers, and
further, whether such writing is negotiable in form or otherwise,
including bills of lading and warehouse receipts, all of which are
herein collectively called the "DOCUMENTS OF TITLE";
(d) Equipment - all tools, machinery, equipment, plant, furniture,
chattels, fixtures, vehicles of any kind, parts, accessories and
other tangible personal property now owned or hereafter acquired by
the Debtor which are not Inventory, all of which is herein
collectively called the "EQUIPMENT";
(e) Instruments - all present and future bills, notes and cheques (as
such are defined pursuant to the Bills of Exchange Act (Canada)),
and all other writings that evidence a right to the payment of money
and are of a type that in the ordinary course of business are
transferred by delivery without
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any necessary endorsement or assignment, all of which are herein
collectively called the "INSTRUMENTS";
(f) Intangibles - all intangible property now owned or hereafter
acquired by the Debtor and which is not Accounts including, without
limitation, all contractual rights, chattel paper, goodwill,
patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights and other intellectual
property of the Debtor, all of which are herein collectively called
the "INTANGIBLES";
(g) Inventory - all present and future inventory of the Debtor,
including all raw materials, materials used or consumed in the
business or profession of the Debtor, work-in-progress, finished
goods, goods used for packing, materials used in the business of the
Debtor not intended for sale, and goods acquired or held for sale or
furnished or to be furnished under contracts of rental or service,
all of which is herein collectively called the "INVENTORY";
(h) Money - all present and future money of the Debtor, whether
authorized or adopted by the Parliament of Canada as part of its
currency or any foreign government as part of its currency, all of
which is herein collectively called the "MONEY";
(i) Securities - all present and future securities, as defined in the
Securities Act (Ontario), held by the Debtor, including shares,
options, rights, warrants, joint venture interests, interests in
limited partnerships, bonds, debentures and all other documents
which constitute evidence of a share, participation or other
interest of the Debtor in property or in an enterprise or which
constitute evidence of an obligation of the issuer; and including an
uncertificated security within the meaning of Part VI (Investment
Securities) of the Business Corporations Act, (Ontario) and all
substitutions therefor and dividends and income derived therefrom,
all of which are herein collectively called the "SECURITIES";
(j) Undertaking - all present and future personal property, business,
and undertaking of the Debtor not being Inventory, Equipment,
Accounts, Intangibles, Documents of Title, Instruments, Money,
Securities or Documents all of which is herein collectively called
the "UNDERTAKING"; and
(k) Proceeds - all personal property in any form derived directly or
indirectly from any dealing with collateral subject to the Security
Interest or the proceeds therefrom, and including any payment
representing indemnity or compensation for loss of or damage thereto
or the proceeds therefrom, all of which are herein collectively
called the "PROCEEDS;"
all of the above mentioned undertaking, property and assets of the Debtor are
herein called the "COLLATERAL." Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
that the creation of the Security
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Interest would constitute a breach or permit the acceleration or termination of
any agreement, right, licence or permit of the Debtor (each, a "RESTRICTED
Asset"), the Security Interest shall not attach to the Restricted Asset but the
Debtor shall hold its interest in the Restricted Asset in trust for the
Creditor. The Security Interest shall not extend to consumer goods.
2.2 Further Description of Collateral - Without limiting the generality of the
description of Collateral as set out in Section 2.1, for greater certainty the
Collateral shall include the personal property of the Debtor as described in
Section 2.1 hereof, located on or about or in transit to or from the address of
the Debtor set out on the first page of this Agreement and the location(s) set
out in any Schedule "A" attached hereto, and all present and future personal
property of the Debtor of the nature or type described in any Schedule "B"
attached hereto. The Debtor agrees to promptly inform the Creditor in writing of
the acquisition by the Debtor of any personal property which is not of the
nature or type described herein, and the Debtor agrees to execute and deliver at
its own expense from time to time amendments to this Agreement or additional
security agreements as may be reasonably required by the Creditor in order that
the Security Interest shall attach to such personal property.
2.3 Grant of Security Interest - As general and continuing security for the
payment and performance of all Obligations, the Debtor hereby grants to the
Creditor a security interest in the Collateral.
Whenever used elsewhere in this Agreement, the expression "SECURITY INTEREST"
refers to the security interest created in the paragraph above.
2.4 Attachment of Security Interest - The Debtor and the Creditor hereby
acknowledge their mutual intention that the Security Interest will attach to the
Collateral when the Debtor executes and delivers this Agreement and hereby
acknowledge and agree that the Debtor has rights in the Collateral and that
value has been given, and the Debtor and Creditor have not agreed to postpone
the time for attachment of the Security Interest.
2.5 Schedules - This Agreement will be in full force and effect whether or not
Schedule "A" or Schedule "B" or any other schedule herein referred to has been
completed.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE DEBTOR
3.1 Representations and Warranties - The Debtor hereby represents and warrants
as follows to the Creditor and acknowledges that the Creditor is relying thereon
(and each of such representations and warranties shall be deemed to be a
condition):
(a) the Debtor has the capacity and authority to incur the Obligations,
create the Security Interest and generally perform its obligations
under this Agreement;
(b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by
the Debtor of its Obligations hereunder has been duly authorized by
all necessary proceedings;
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(c) except for the Security Interest and Permitted Encumbrances, the
Collateral is owned by the Debtor free from any mortgage, lien,
charge, encumbrance, pledge, security interest or other claim
whatsoever;
(d) the chief executive office of the Debtor is located at the address
of the Debtor as set out on the first page of this Agreement;
(e) the Collateral, except for Inventory in transit, is located at the
places as set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto and at no other
place;
(f) the Collateral does not include any goods which are used or acquired
by the Debtor for use primarily for personal, family or household
purposes; and
(g) the Debtor is not a party to, bound by or subject to any indenture,
mortgage, lease, agreement, instrument, charter or by-law provision,
statute, regulation, order, judgment, decree or law which would be
violated, contravened or breached by, or under which any default
would occur as a result of the execution and delivery by the Debtor
of this Agreement or the performance by the Debtor of any of the
terms hereof.
3.2 Covenants - The Debtor hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) the Debtor will keep the Collateral in good order, condition and
repair and not use the Collateral in violation of the provisions of
this Agreement or any other agreement relating to the Collateral or
any applicable statute, law, by-law, rule, regulation or ordinance;
(b) the Debtor will pay all rents, taxes, rates, levies, assessments and
any other charges of every nature which may be lawfully imposed upon
the Collateral, or any part thereof, and upon the income and profits
of the Debtor, when the same becomes payable;
(c) the Debtor will obtain, observe and perform all its obligations
under leases, licences and Agreements necessary for the proper
conduct of its business and the preservation and protection of the
Collateral and the income therefrom;
(d) the Debtor will perform all obligations incidental to any trust
imposed upon it by statute and will ensure that any breaches of the
said obligations and the consequences of any such breach will be
promptly remedied;
(e) the Debtor will permit a representative of the Creditor to inspect
the Collateral and the operations of the Debtor and for that purpose
to enter the Debtor's premises and any other location where the
Collateral may be situated during reasonable business hours and upon
reasonable notice;
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(f) the Debtor will deliver to the Creditor from time to time, promptly
upon request such information concerning the Collateral, the Debtor
and the Debtor's business and affairs as the Creditor may reasonably
request;
(g) the Debtor will keep proper books of account and records covering
all its business and affairs on a current basis and will permit a
representative of the Creditor to inspect the Debtor's books of
account, records and documents and to make copies therefrom during
reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice;
(h) the Debtor will pay all costs and expenses of the Creditor, its
agents, officers and employees (including without limitation legal
fees and disbursements on a solicitor and his own client basis)
incurred with respect to:
(i) the exercising of any or all of the rights, remedies and
powers of the Creditor under this Agreement; and
(ii) recovering or repossessing the Collateral and any other
proceedings taken for the purpose of enforcing the remedies
provided herein, including without limitation, the appointment
of a Receiver (as hereinafter defined), whether by order of
the court or by private appointment;
(iii) the Debtor will indemnify the Creditor for all costs and
expenses as set out in Section 3.2(h) and agrees that all such
costs and expenses will be payable by the Debtor to the
Creditor on demand and will bear interest at the highest rate
borne by any of the Obligations. Such interest will be
calculated and payable in the same manner as the highest rate
borne by any of the Obligations;
(i) if the Debtor changes its name, it will promptly notify the Creditor
in writing of the details of such change;
(j) the Debtor shall insure and keep insured the Collateral against loss
or damage by fire, theft and other insurable risks specified by the
Creditor and obtain and maintain public liability insurance in the
amount which is specified by the Creditor (acting reasonably). All
such insurance shall contain provisions and be with insurers which
are satisfactory to the Creditor. The Debtor shall duly pay all
premiums and other monies payable for maintaining such insurance and
shall cause such insurance to be payable to the Creditor as its
interest may appear and to contain a standard mortgage clause in a
form satisfactory to the Creditor subject to prior claims of
Debtor's bank referred to in Section 1.1(d)(vi). The Debtor hereby
assigns to the Creditor by way of security all such insurance and
all proceeds arising therefrom subject to prior claims of Debtor's
bank referred to in Section 1.1(d)(vi). The Debtor shall deliver to
the Creditor,
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at the Creditor's request, certified copies of each insurance
policy, evidence of the payment of such premiums and other monies,
and evidence of the assignment of such insurance to the Creditor;
and
(k) the Collateral, other than inventory in transit, is now and will be
located at the address or addresses set forth on Schedule "A"; and
(l) the Debtor shall promptly notify the Creditor of any changes in the
location(s) of Collateral and of any new location(s) of Collateral
and of any change in any information provided in this Agreement and
of any actual or potential claim affecting the Debtor, the
Collateral or the Security Interest.
ARTICLE IV
RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OR DISPOSAL OF COLLATERAL
4.1 General Restrictions - Except as herein provided in Section 4.3, the Debtor
will not, without the prior written consent of the Creditor, which consent will
not be unreasonably withheld:
(a) sell, lease, surrender, abandon or otherwise dispose of the
Collateral or any part thereof; or
(b) move or transfer the Collateral or any part thereof from its present
location, being the location set out in Schedule "A" attached
hereto.
4.2 Proceeds Held in Trust - Upon and during the continuance of an event of
default hereunder, all Proceeds that are moneys collected or received by the
Debtor will be received by the Debtor in trust for the Creditor and will be
forthwith paid to the Creditor.
4.3 Permitted Sales - The Debtor may, at any time, provided that there is no
event of default, without the consent of the Creditor:
(a) lease, sell, license, consign or otherwise deal with items of
Inventory in the ordinary course of its business so that the
purchaser thereof takes title clear of the security interest created
by this Agreement but if such sale or lease results in an Account,
such Account will be subject to the security interest created by
this Agreement;
(b) sell or otherwise dispose of such part of its Equipment which has
become worn out or damaged or otherwise unsuitable for its purpose.
ARTICLE V
DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT
5.1 Events of Default - All of the Obligations will immediately become due and
the Security Interest hereby constituted will immediately become enforceable in
each and every one of the following events:
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(a) if the Debtor defaults in payment or performance of any of the
Obligations;
(b) if any of the warranties of the Debtor contained herein is found to
be false or incorrect in any material respect; or
(c) if any event occurs which results in the acceleration of the
maturity of any of the indebtedness of the Debtor to others under
any indenture, agreement or undertaking;
(d) the Debtor (i) becomes insolvent or generally not able to pay its
debts as they become due, (ii) admits in writing its inability to
pay its debt generally or makes a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors, (iii) institutes or has instituted against it any
proceeding seeking (a) to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, (b)
liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of
debtors including, but not limited to, any plan of compromise or
arrangement or other corporate proceeding involving its creditors,
or (c) the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a
receiver, receiver-manager, custodian, trustee or other similar
official for it or for any substantial part of its properties and/or
assets, and in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it
(but not instituted by it), either the proceeding remains
undismissed or unstayed for a period of 30 calendar days or more, or
any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, but not
limited to, the entry of an order for relief against it or the
appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager, trustee, custodian or
other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its
properties and assets) occurs, or (iv) takes any corporate action to
authorize any of the above actions;
(e) if a writ of execution, distress, attachment or similar process is
issued or levied against all or a substantial portion of the
property or assets of the Debtor in connection with any default by
it in the payment of any amount in excess of Cdn. $50,000, or a
final judgment or order in respect of such a default shall be
rendered against the Debtor by a court of competent jurisdiction and
such judgment or order shall not be satisfied in accordance with its
terms and shall continue unstayed and in effect for 30 days or shall
not be diligently contested by the Debtor in good faith in
proceedings before a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(f) if a default under any indenture or instrument under which the
Debtor has at the date of this Agreement or shall hereafter have
outstanding indebtedness in excess of Cdn. $50,000 or the equivalent
amount thereof in another currency shall occur and be continuing and
any such indebtedness shall have been accelerated or shall be or
become due and
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payable prior to the date on which the same would otherwise have
become due and payable; or
(g) if any guarantor of the Debtor to the Creditor is in default under
its guarantee to the Creditor.
5.2 Remedies - At any time after the happening of any event by which the
Security Interest hereby constituted becomes enforceable, the Creditor will have
the following rights, powers and remedies, subject to compliance with the Act:
(a) to appoint any person to be an agent or any person to be a receiver,
manager or receiver and manager (herein called the "RECEIVER") of
the Collateral and to remove any Receiver so appointed and to
appoint another if the Creditor so desires; it being agreed that any
Receiver appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will
have all of the powers of the Creditor hereunder, and in addition,
will have the power to carry on the business of the Debtor;
(b) to make payments to parties having prior charges or encumbrances on
properties on which the Debtor may hold charges or encumbrances;
(c) to take possession of all or any part of the Collateral with power
to exclude the Debtor, its agents and its servants therefrom;
(d) to preserve, protect and maintain the Collateral and make such
replacements thereof and additions thereto as the Creditor may deem
advisable;
(e) to sell, lease or dispose of all or any part of the Collateral
whether by public or private sale or lease or otherwise in such
manner and on such terms as to the Creditor may seem commercially
reasonable, including, without limitation, terms that provide time
for payment or credit, provided that:
(i) the Creditor or the Receiver will not be required to sell,
lease or dispose of the Collateral, but may peaceably and
quietly take, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the
Collateral, without molestation, eviction, hindrance or
interruption by the Debtor or any other person or persons
whomsoever;
(ii) the Creditor or the Receiver may convey, transfer and assign
to a purchaser or purchasers the title to any of the
Collateral so sold; and
(iii) subject to Section 5.7, the Debtor will be entitled to be
credited with the actual proceeds of any such sale, lease or
other disposition only when such proceeds are received by the
Creditor or the Receiver in cash;
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(f) to seize, collect, demand, enforce, recover and receive all or any
part of the Accounts, and to notify account debtors of the Debtor to
pay such Accounts to the Creditor or the Receiver, and to give valid
and binding receipts and discharges therefor and in respect thereof,
and to compromise all or any part of the Accounts that may seem bad
or doubtful to the Creditor or the Receiver, and to give time for
payment thereof, with or without security;
(g) to enjoy and exercise all of the rights and remedies of a secured
party under the Act;
(h) to dispose of all or any part of the Collateral in the condition in
which it was on the date possession of it was taken, or after any
commercially reasonable repair, processing or preparation for
disposition;
(i) if the Collateral is perishable, or the Creditor or the Receiver
believes on reasonable grounds that the Collateral will decline
speedily in value, the Collateral is of a type customarily sold on a
recognized market, the cost of care and storage of the Collateral is
disproportionately large relative to its value, or the Receiver
disposes of the Collateral in the course of the Debtor's business
then the Creditor or Receiver may sell or otherwise dispose of that
part of the Collateral without giving any notice whatsoever;
(j) to commence, continue or defend proceedings in any court of
competent jurisdiction in the name of the Creditor, the Receiver or
the Debtor for the purpose of exercising any of the rights, powers
and remedies set out in this Section 5.2, including the institution
of proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, manager or
receiver and manager of the Collateral; and
(k) at the sole option of the Creditor elect to retain all or any part
of the Collateral in satisfaction of the Obligations.
5.3 Receiver as Agent - The Receiver will be deemed to be the agent of
the Debtor for the purpose of establishing liability for the acts or omissions
of the Receiver and the Creditor will not be liable for such acts or omissions
and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the Debtor hereby
irrevocably authorizes the Creditor to give instructions to the Receiver
relating to the performance of its duties as set out herein.
5.4 Expenses of Enforcement and Borrowings - The Debtor will pay to the
Receiver the remuneration of the Receiver and all costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, legal fees and disbursements on a solicitor and his own
client basis) incurred by the Receiver pursuant to its appointment and the
exercise of its powers hereunder and the obligations of the Debtor pursuant to
this Section 5.4 will be payable on demand and will bear interest at the rate
and in the manner set out in the Note.
5.5 Indulgences and Releases - Either the Creditor or the Receiver may
grant extensions of time and other indulgences, take and give up securities,
accept compositions, grant releases and discharges, release any part of the
Collateral to third parties and otherwise deal with
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the Debtor, debtors of the Debtor, sureties and others and with the Collateral
and other security as the Creditor or the Receiver may see fit without prejudice
to the Obligations or the right of the Creditor and the Receiver to hold and
realize the Collateral.
5.6 Creditor Not Liable for Failure to Exercise Remedies - Neither the
Creditor nor the Receiver will be liable or accountable to the Debtor or to any
other person for any failure to exercise any of the rights, powers and remedies
set out in Section 5.2, and neither of them will be bound to commence, continue
or defend proceedings for the purpose of exercising the same or for the purpose
of preserving or protecting any rights of the Creditor, the Debtor or any other
party in respect of the same.
5.7 Proceeds of Disposition - Subject to the claims, if any, of the
prior secured creditors of the Debtor, all moneys received by the Creditor or by
the Receiver pursuant to Section 5.2 will be applied as follows:
(a) first, in payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Creditor
in the exercise of all or any of the powers granted to it under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses in
Subsection 3.2(h), payment of all of the remuneration of the
Receiver and all costs and expenses incurred by the Receiver in the
exercise of all or any of the powers granted to it under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the remuneration, costs
and expenses referred to in Section 5.4;
(b) second, in payment of all amounts of money borrowed or advanced by
either of the Creditor or the Receiver pursuant to the powers set
out in this Agreement and any interest thereon;
(c) third, in payment of the Obligations, provided that if there are not
sufficient moneys to pay all of the Obligations, the Creditor may
apply the moneys available to such part or parts thereof as the
Creditor, in its sole discretion, may determine;
(d) fourth, in satisfaction of any indebtedness or liability secured by
any security interest in the Collateral subordinate to the security
interest created by this Agreement if written demand therefor is
received by the Creditor or the Receiver before the distribution of
the proceeds of disposition of the Collateral is completed; and
(e) fifth, in payment of any surplus to the Debtor.
5.8 Debtor Liable for Deficiency - If the moneys received by the
Creditor or by the Receiver pursuant to Section 5.2 are not sufficient to pay
the claims set out in Section 5.7(a), (b) or (c), the Debtor will immediately
pay to the Creditor the amount of such deficiency.
5.9 Restriction on Debtor - Upon the Creditor taking possession of the
Collateral or the appointment of a Receiver, all the powers, functions, rights
and privileges of the Debtor or any officer, director, servant or agent of the
Debtor with respect to the Collateral will be suspended unless specifically
continued by the written consent of the Creditor; however, all other
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powers, functions, rights and privileges of the Debtor or any officer, director,
servant or agent of the Debtor will be unaffected by such events.
5.10 Rights Cumulative - All rights and remedies of the Creditor set
out in this Agreement will be cumulative and no right or remedy contained herein
is intended to be exclusive but each will be in addition to every other right or
remedy contained herein or in any existing or future security document or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. The taking of a judgment
or judgments with respect to any of the Obligations will not operate as a merger
of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL
6.1 Document Filings - Debtor hereby authorizes the Creditor to file
such financing statements and other documents and do such acts, matters and
things (including completing and adding schedules hereto identifying the
Collateral or any Permitted Encumbrances affecting the Collateral or identifying
the locations at which the Debtor's business is carried on and the Collateral
and records relating thereto are situate) as the Creditor may deem appropriate
to perfect and continue the Security Interest, to protect and preserve the
Collateral and to realize upon the Security Interest.
6.2 Discharge - The Security Interest shall be discharged upon, but
only upon, full and final payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon
discharge of the Security Interest and at the request and expense of the Debtor,
the Creditor shall execute and deliver to the Debtor such releases and
discharges as the Debtor may reasonably require.
6.3 Waiver - The failure of the Creditor to enforce at any time any of
the provisions of this Agreement or any of its rights in respect thereto or to
insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement will not be
considered to be a waiver of such provision, right or term or in any way to
affect the validity of this Agreement or deprive the Creditor of the right
thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of
this Agreement. The exercise by the Creditor of any of its rights provided by
this Agreement will not preclude or prejudice the Creditor from exercising any
other right it may have by reason of this Agreement or otherwise, irrespective
of any previous action or proceeding taken by it hereunder. Any waiver by the
Creditor hereto of the performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement
will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized
representative of the Creditor.
6.4 Creditor as Attorney - The Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the
Creditor and any person further designated by the Creditor to be the attorney of
the Debtor, so long as an event of default is continuing, for and in the name of
the Debtor to sign, execute or do any deeds, documents, transfers, demands,
assignments, assurances, consents or things that the Debtor is obliged to sign,
execute or do hereunder and, after the happening of any event by which the
security hereby constitutes becomes enforceable, to commence, continue or defend
any proceedings authorized to be taken hereunder and generally to xxx in the
name of the Debtor in the exercise of all or any of the powers hereby conferred
on the Creditor.
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6.5 Protest - The Debtor waives protest of any Instrument constituting the
Collateral at any time held by the Creditor on which the Debtor is in any way
liable and notice of any other action taken by the Creditor.
6.6 Successors and Assigns - This Agreement is not assignable by either the
Creditor or by the Debtor without the prior written consent of the other.
Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
6.7 Amendments - Save for any schedules which may be added hereto pursuant to
the provisions hereof, no modification, variation or amendment of any provision
of this Agreement shall be made except by a written agreement, executed by the
parties hereto and no waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless
in writing.
6.8 Notice - All payments and communications which may be or are required to be
given by either party to the other herein, shall (in the absence of any specific
provision to the contrary) be in writing and delivered or sent by prepaid
registered mail or telecopier to the parties at their following respective
addresses:
(a) If to the Creditor at:
Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxxx
BST Acquisition, Ltd.
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Stikeman Elliott
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
(b) If to the Debtor at:
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Steel Tube Co. Ltd.
000X Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
WeirFoulds LLP
The Exchange Tower, Suite 1600
P.O. Box 480, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
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and any such payment or communication shall be deemed to have been duly given
when mailed. A communication given by any other means shall be deemed duly given
when actually received by the addressee. Either party may from time to time
change its address hereinbefore set forth by notice to the other of them in
accordance with this Section.
6.9 Further Assurances - The Debtor agrees from time to time, subsequent to the
date hereof, to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the
Creditor of such instruments or further assurances as may, in the reasonable
opinion of the Creditor, be necessary or desirable to give effect to the
provisions of this Agreement.
6.10 Additional Security - The Security Interest is in addition to and not in
substitution for any other security now or hereafter held by the Creditor and is
intended to be a continuing Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect.
The taking of any action or proceedings or the refraining from so doing, or any
other dealing with any other security for the moneys secured hereby, shall not
release or affect the Security Interest hereby granted or any proceedings
hereunder for the realization of the security hereby granted and shall not
release or affect any other security held by the Creditor for the moneys hereby
secured.
6.11 No Obligation to Advance - Neither the execution nor delivery of this
Agreement will obligate the Creditor to advance any moneys to the Debtor.
6.12 Binding Effect - This Agreement will enure to the benefit of the Creditor
and be binding upon the Debtor and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
6.13 Governing Law - This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of
Canada applicable therein (but without giving effect to any conflict of laws
rules). The Debtor agrees that the Courts of Ontario shall have jurisdiction to
entertain any action or other legal proceedings based on any provisions of this
Agreement. The Debtor does hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of
the Province of Ontario.
6.14 Time of the Essence - Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement and of
every part hereof and no extension or variation of this Agreement shall operate
as a waiver of this provision.
6.15 Partial Invalidity - If any provision of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held
invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each provision of
this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by
law and be independent of every other provision of this Agreement.
6.16 Construction Clause - This Agreement has been negotiated and approved by
counsel on behalf of all parties hereto and, notwithstanding any rule or maxim
of construction to the contrary, any ambiguity or uncertainty will not be
construed against any party hereto by reason of the authorship of any of the
provisions hereof.
