Delinquent Payment; Handling Charges All past due payments required of Tenant hereunder shall bear interest from the date due until paid at the lesser of twelve percent (f2%) per armum or the maximum laWful rate of interest (such lesser amount is referred to herein as the "Default Rate"); additionally, Landlord, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, may charge Tenant a fee equal to three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the delinquent payment to reimburse Landlord for its cost and inconvenience incurred as a consequence of Tenant's delinquency. In no event, however, shall the charges permitted under this Section 5 or elsewhere in this Lease, to the extent they are considered to be interest under applicable Law, exceed the maximum lawful-rate of interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the late fee referenced above shall not be charged with respect to the first occurrence (but not any subsequent occurrence) during any 12-month period that Tenant fails to make payment when due, unless such failure continues following the expiration of five (5) days after Landlord delivers written notice of such delinquency to Tenant.
Collections, etc Until such time during the existence of a ---------------- Default as Abbott shall notify the Company of the revocation of such power and authority, the Company may, in the ordinary course of its business, at its own expense, sell, lease or furnish under contracts of service any of the Inventory normally held by the Company for such purpose, use and consume, in the ordinary course of its business, any raw materials, work in process or materials normally held by the Company for such purpose, and use, in the ordinary course of its business (but subject to the terms of any agreement with Abbott), the cash proceeds of Collateral and other money which constitutes Collateral. Abbott, however, may, at any time that a Default exists, whether before or after any revocation of such power and authority or the maturity of any of the Liabilities, make payments directly to Abbott of any amounts due or to become due in respect of the Collateral. Upon request by Abbott during the existence of a Default, the Company will forthwith, upon receipt, transmit and deliver to Abbott, in the form received, all cash, checks, drafts and other instruments or writings for the payment of money (properly endorsed, where required, so that such items may be collected by Abbott) which may be received by the Company at any time in full or partial payment or otherwise as proceeds of any of the Collateral. Except as Abbott may otherwise consent in writing, any such items which may be so received by the Company will not be commingled with any other of its funds or property, but will be held separate and apart from its own funds or property and upon express trust for Abbott until delivery is made to Abbott. The Company will comply with the terms and conditions of any consent given by Abbott pursuant to the foregoing sentence. During the existence of a Default, all items or amounts which are delivered by the Company to Abbott on account of partial or full payment or otherwise as proceeds of any of the Collateral shall be deposited to the credit of a deposit account (the "Assignee Deposit Account") of the Company with a ------------------------ financial institution selected by Abbott over which Abbott has sole dominion and control, as security for payment of the Liabilities. The Company shall not have any right to withdraw any funds deposited in the Assignee Deposit Account. Abbott may, from time to time, in its discretion, and shall upon request of the Company made not more than once in any week, apply all or any of the then balance, representing collected funds, in the Assignee Deposit Account toward payment of the Liabilities, whether or not then due, in such order of application as Abbott may determine, and Abbott may, from time to time, in its discretion, release all or any of such balance to the Company. Abbott (or any designee thereof) is authorized to endorse, in the name of the Company, any item, howsoever received by Abbott, representing any payment on or other proceeds of any of the Collateral.
