SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”),
dated as of January 25, 2008, among MAXIMUS, INC., a Virginia
corporation (the “Borrower”) and each
subsidiary of the Borrower hereafter a party hereto (Borrower and each
Subsidiary hereafter becoming a party hereto shall be collectively known
as the
“Grantors”, and
individually as a “Grantor”), in favor
of SUNTRUST BANK, a
Georgia banking corporation, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”), on its behalf and on behalf of the other banks and lending
institutions (the “Lenders”) from
time
to time party to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
by
and among the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and SunTrust
Bank, as Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank (as amended, restated, supplemented,
or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”).
W
I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to establish a revolving credit
facility on behalf of the Borrower; and
WHEREAS,
it is a condition
precedent to the obligations of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank,
the
Swingline Lender, and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors
enter into this Agreement to secure all obligations of the Borrower under
the
Credit Agreement, secure the obligations of each Subsidiary of the Borrower
under the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and all other Loan Documents to which
each Grantor is a party, and to secure all Hedging Obligations owed to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their affiliates to the extent
expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, and the Grantors desire to satisfy
such condition precedent.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1.01 Definitions. Capitalized
terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein, when
used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings provided for in
the
Credit Agreement. The following additional terms, when used in this
Agreement, shall have the following meanings:
“Account
Debtor” shall
mean any person or entity that is obligated under an Account.
“Accounts”
shall
mean
all “accounts” (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by any
Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights.
“Chattel
Paper” shall
mean all “chattel paper” (as defined in the UCC) owned or acquired by any
Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights.
"Collateral"
shall
mean, collectively, all of the following:
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(ii)
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all
Chattel Paper;
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(iii)
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all
Deposit Accounts;
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(iv)
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all
Documents;
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(v)
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all
Equipment;
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(vi)
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all
Intellectual Property;
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(vii)
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all
General Intangibles;
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(viii)
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all
Instruments;
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(ix)
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all
Inventory;
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(x)
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all
Investment Property;
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(xi)
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all
Software;
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(xii)
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all
money, cash or cash equivalents;
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(xiii)
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all
other Goods and personal property, whether tangible or
intangible;
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(xiv)
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all
Supporting Obligations and Letter-of-Credit Rights of any
Grantor;
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(xv)
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all
books and records pertaining to any of the Collateral (including,
without
limitation, credit files, computer programs, printouts and
other computer
materials and records but excluding customer lists);
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(xvi)
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the
Pledged Notes and the instruments and other documents representing
the
Pledged Notes; and
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(xvii)
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to
the extent not otherwise included, all other property of any
Grantor and
all products and Proceeds of all or any of the Collateral described
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clauses (i) through (xvi) hereof;
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provided,
that Collateral shall not include any Excluded
Property.
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“Copyright
License”
shall mean any and all rights of any Grantor under any written agreement
granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright registration.
“Copyrights”
shall
mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor
or in
which any Grantor now has or hereafter acquires any rights: (a) all copyrights
and general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered),
all
registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the
United States Copyright Office or in any similar office or agency of the
United
States, any state or territory thereof, or any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, and (b) all reissues, extensions or renewals
thereof.
“Deposit
Accounts”
shall mean all “deposit accounts” (as defined in Article 9 the UCC) now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires
any
rights, or other receipts, of any Grantor covering, evidencing or representing
rights or interest in such deposit accounts.
“Documents”
shall
mean
all “documents” (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by any
Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights, or other receipts,
of any Grantor covering, evidencing or representing Goods.
“Equipment”
shall
mean
all “equipment” (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by any
Grantor and wherever located.
"Excluded
Property"
shall mean (i) any lease, license, contract, Equipment, General Intangible,
Copyright License, Trademark License, Patent License, property right or
agreement to which any Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests
thereunder if and only for so long as the grant of a security interest hereunder
shall constitute or result in a material breach or default under any such
lease,
license, contract, Equipment, General Intangible, Copyright License, Trademark
License, Patent License, property right or agreement or would give
rise to a right to terminate any such Equipment, General Intangible, Copyright
License, Trademark License, Patent License (other than to the extent that
any
such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407,
9-408
or 9-409 of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable
law or
principles of equity); provided, however, that such security interest shall
attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract, Equipment,
General Intangible, Copyright License, Trademark License, Patent License,
property rights or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences
specified above, (ii) any rights or property to the extent that any valid
enforceable law or regulation applicable to such rights or property prohibits
the creation of a security interest therein, (iii) any Capital Stock not
constituting Collateral as a result of Section 3(b), and (iv) any Capital
Stock
not constituting Collateral as a result of Section 3(c).
“Event
of Default”
shall have the meaning set forth for such term in Section 7 hereof.
“General
Intangibles”
shall mean all “general intangibles” (as defined in the UCC) now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires
any
rights and, in any event, shall include all right, title and interest in
or
under all contracts, all customer lists, Licenses, Copyrights, Trademarks,
Patents, and all applications therefor and reissues, extensions or renewals
thereof, rights in Intellectual Property, interests in partnerships, joint
ventures and other business associations, licenses, permits, copyrights,
trade
secrets, proprietary or confidential information, inventions (whether or
not
patented or patentable), technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge,
know-how, software, data bases, data, skill, expertise, experience, processes,
models, drawings, materials and records, goodwill (including the goodwill
associated with any Trademark or Trademark License), all rights and claims
in or
under insurance policies (including insurance for fire, damage, loss and
casualty, whether covering personal property, real property, tangible rights
or
intangible rights, all liability, life, key man and business interruption
insurance, and all unearned premiums), uncertificated securities, choses
in
action, deposit, checking and other bank accounts, rights to receive tax
refunds
and other payments, rights of indemnification, all books and records,
correspondence, credit files, invoices, tapes, cards, computer runs, domain
names, prospect lists, customer lists and other papers and
documents.
"Goods"
shall mean all
"goods" (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor
or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights.
“Instruments”
shall
mean all “instruments” (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired
by any Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights.
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired
by any Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights: (a) all
Patents, patent rights and patent applications, Copyrights and copyright
applications, Trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights,
service marks, service mark rights, applications for registration of trademarks,
trade names and service marks, fictitious names registrations and trademark,
trade name and service mark registrations, and all derivations thereof; and
(b)
Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses, Copyright Licenses and other licenses
to
use any of the items described in the preceding clause (a).
“Inventory”
shall
mean
all “inventory” (as defined in the UCC) now owned or hereafter acquired by any
Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires any rights.
“Investment
Property”
shall mean all “investment property” (as defined in the UCC) now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Grantor or in which any Grantor has or acquires
any
rights and, in any event, shall include all “certificated securities”,
“uncertificated securities”, “security entitlements”, “securities accounts”,
“commodity contracts” and “commodity accounts” (as all such terms are defined in
the UCC) of each Grantor.
“Letter-of-Credit
Rights” shall mean “letter-of-credit rights” (as defined in the UCC), now
owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor.
“License”
shall
mean
any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other license
of
rights or interests of each Grantor in Intellectual Property.
“Patent
License” shall
mean any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor
or in
which any Grantor has or acquires any rights granting any right with respect
to
any property, process or other invention on which a Patent is in
existence.
“Patents”
shall
mean
all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor or in
which
any Grantor has or acquires any rights: (a) all letters patent of the United
States or any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and
all
applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country,
including registrations, recordings and applications in the United States
Patent
and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States,
any State or Territory thereof, or any other country; and (b) all reissues,
continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions thereof.
“Pledged
Notes” means
the promissory notes, endorsed by the applicable Grantor, and instruments
described on Schedule IV attached hereto other than Excluded
Property.
“Proceeds”
shall
mean
all “proceeds” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC).
“Secured
Obligations”
shall mean (i) with respect to the Borrower, all Obligations of the
Borrower,
(ii) with respect to any Grantor, all Guaranteed Obligations (as such term
is
defined in the Subsidiary Guaranty) of each such Grantor under the Subsidiary
Guaranty Agreement.
“Secured
Parties”
shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Specified Hedge Providers and the
Specified Treasury
Management Providers.
“Security
Interests”
shall mean the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent
on its
behalf and on behalf of the Secured Parties pursuant to Section 3, as well
as
all other security interests created or assigned as additional security for
the
Secured Obligations pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
“Significant
Intellectual
Property” means Intellectual Property that is material to the business
operations of the Grantors, taken as a whole.
“Software”
shall
mean
all “software” (as defined in the UCC), now owned or hereafter acquired by any
Grantor.
“Specified
Hedge
Provider” means each party to a Hedging Transaction incurred to limit
interest rate or fee fluctuation with respect to the Loans and Letters of
Credit
if at the date of entering into such Hedging Transaction such person was
a
Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and such person executes and delivers
to the
Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance acceptable
to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to which such person (i) appoints the
Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and
(ii)
agrees to be bound by the provisions of Article 9 and 10 of the Credit
Agreement.
“Specified
Treasury
Management Provider” means each Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender that
offers products of the type described in the definition of “Treasury Management
Obligations” contained in the Credit Agreement and such person executes and
delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which such person (i)
appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan
Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Article 9 and
10 of
the Credit Agreement.
"Supporting
Obligations" means all “supporting obligations” (as defined in the
UCC).
"Termination
Time"
means the time that all Secured Obligations (other than (i) Obligations related
to Hedging Obligations except to the extent due on or prior to the Termination
Time, (ii) Obligations related to Treasury Management Services except to
the
extent due on or prior to the Termination Time and (iii) Unasserted Contingent
Obligations) have been paid in full in cash, all Commitments have been
terminated or otherwise reduced to zero and all LC Exposure has either been
cash
collateralized or back stopped by one or more letters of credit in form
acceptable to the Issuing Lender and in an amount equal to 103% of such LC
Exposure.
“Trademark
License”
shall mean any written agreement now owned or hereafter acquired by
any Grantor
or in which any Grantor has or acquires any such rights granting to any Grantor
any right to use any Trademark.
“Trademarks”
shall
mean all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor
or in
which any Grantor has or acquires any such rights: (i) all trademarks, trade
names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business
names, trade styles, service marks, logos, other source or business identifiers,
prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear,
designs
and general intangibles of like nature (whether registered or unregistered),
now
owned or existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and
recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including,
without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of
the
United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, (ii) all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof and
(iii)
all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
“UCC”
shall
mean the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in the State of
New
York; provided
that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect
of perfection or non-perfection of the Security Interests in any Collateral
is
governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other
than New York, “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such
other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such
perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.
“Unasserted
Contingent
Obligations” mean, at any time, Secured Obligations for taxes, costs,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities and contingent
payments in respect of Treasury Management Obligations or obligations described
in clause (d) of the definition of "Obligations" in the Credit Agreement
(excluding contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of amounts that
may
be drawn under outstanding letters of credit or contingent payments that
may be
payable upon termination of a Hedging Agreement), in each case, in respect
of
which no assertion of liability (whether oral or written) and no claim or
demand
for payment (whether oral or written) has been made (and, in the case of
Secured
Obligations for indemnification, no notice for indemnification has been issued
by the indemnitee) at such time.
“United
States” or
“U.S.”
shall
mean the United States of America, any of the fifty states thereof, and the
District of Columbia.
SECTION
2. Representations
and Warranties. Each Grantor
represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Secured
Parties, as follows:
(a) Such
Grantor has rights in and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral
upon
which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder and has good and marketable title
to
all of its Collateral, free and clear of any Liens other than Liens expressly
permitted under Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Other
than
financing statements, security agreements, or other similar or equivalent
documents or instruments with respect to Liens expressly permitted under
Section
7.2 of the Credit Agreement, no financing statement, mortgage, security
agreement or similar or equivalent document or instrument evidencing a Lien
on
all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any
jurisdiction. None of the Collateral is in the possession of a Person
(other than any Grantor) asserting any claim thereto or security interest
therein (except Liens permitted by Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement),
except
that the Administrative Agent or its designee may have possession of Collateral
as contemplated hereby.
(c) When
the
UCC financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified
on Schedule I
attached hereto, the Security Interests shall constitute valid and perfected
security interests in the Collateral, prior to all other Liens and rights
of
others therein except for the Liens expressly permitted under Section 7.2
of the
Credit Agreement, to the extent that a security interest therein may be
perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC, assuming the proper filing and indexing
thereof.
(d) All
Collateral is insured in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.8
of the
Credit Agreement.
(e) None
of
the Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, “farm products” (as defined
in the UCC).
(f) As
of the
Closing Date, Schedule
II correctly sets forth each Grantor’s state of organization, taxpayer
identification number, organizational identification number and correct legal
name indicated on the public record of such Grantor’s jurisdiction of
organization which shows such Grantor to be organized.
(g) As
of the
Closing Date, the Perfection Certificate, which is attached hereto as Schedule III,
correctly sets forth (i) all names and tradenames that each Grantor has
used within the last five (5) years and the names of all Persons that have
merged into or been acquired by each Grantor, (ii) the chief executive
offices of each Grantor over the last five (5) years, (iii) all other
locations in which tangible assets of each Grantor are located, (iv) the
name of each bank at which each Grantor maintains Deposit Accounts, the state
or
other jurisdiction of location of each such bank, and the account numbers
for
each Deposit Account, (v) all letters of credit with a stated amount of in
excess of $1,000,000 under which each Grantor is a beneficiary, (vi) all
third parties with possession of any Inventory or Equipment with a fair market
value in excess of $500,000 of each Grantor and (vii) each Grantor’s
mailing address.
(h) With
respect to the Accounts of the Grantors: (i) there has been no
development or event in respect of the validity or enforcement of any Account
or
Accounts or the amount payable thereunder as shown on the applicable Grantor’s
books and records and all invoices and statements delivered to the
Administrative Agent with respect thereto, which individually or in the
aggregate has had or could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect and (ii) the right to receive payment under each Account is assignable
except where the Account Debtor with respect to such Account is the United
States government or any State government or any agency, department or
instrumentality thereof, to the extent the assignment of any such right to
payment is prohibited or limited by applicable law, regulations, administrative
guidelines or contract, which individually or in the aggregate has had or
could
be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) With
respect to any Inventory, the representations and warranties of each Grantor
set
forth in its respective Perfection Certificate are true and correct in all
material respects, as of the Closing Date.
(j) As
of the
Closing Date, such Grantor does not have any interest in, or title to, any
registered Patent, Trademark or Copyright that constitutes Significant
Intellectual Property except as set forth in the Perfection
Certificate. This Agreement is effective to create a valid and
continuing Lien on and, upon filing of the Copyright Security Agreements
(as
hereinafter defined) with the United States Copyright Office and filing of
the
Patent Security Agreements (as hereinafter defined) and the Trademark Security
Agreements (as hereinafter defined) with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, perfected security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent
in
such Grantor’s Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights that are registered in the
United States and such perfected security interests are enforceable as such
as
against any and all creditors of and purchasers from such
Grantor. Upon filing of the Copyright Security Agreements with the
United States Copyright Office and filing of the Patent Security Agreements
and
the Trademark Security Agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark
Office and the filing of appropriate financing statements listed on Schedule
I
hereto, all action necessary or desirable to protect and perfect the
Administrative Agent’s Lien on such Grantor’s Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights
shall have been duly taken. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall only require
perfection of its security interests in, or other registration with respect
to,
any Patent, Trademark or Copyright registered, or eligible to be registered,
with a country other than the United States or any political subdivision
thereof, to the extent that (i) such Patent, Trademark or Copyright constitutes
Significant Intellectual Property and (ii) the Administrative Agent determines,
in its sole discretion, that such Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and the
registration thereof in such other country or political subdivision thereof,
is
material to the applicable Grantor’s business, taken as a whole.
(k) Each
of
the Pledged Notes purported to be pledged hereunder is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the obligor thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms; each of the Pledged Notes has been duly authorized, authenticated
or
issued and delivered by the issuer thereof, and no such issuer is in default
thereunder[]. Except as disclosed on Schedule IV hereto,
none of the Pledged Notes are subordinated in right of payment to other
indebtedness (except for the Secured Obligations) or subject to the terms
of an
indenture.
SECTION
3. The
Security Interests.
(a) In
order
to secure the full and punctual payment and performance of the Secured
Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, each Grantor
hereby pledges, assigns, hypothecates, sets over and conveys to the
Administrative Agent on its behalf and on behalf of the Secured Parties and
grants to the Administrative Agent on its behalf and on behalf of the Secured
Parties a continuing security interest in and to, all of its rights in and
to
all Collateral now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Grantor or in which
such Grantor now has or hereafter has or acquires any rights, and wherever
located. The Security Interests are granted as security only and
shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to, or transfer
to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, or in any way affect or
modify, any obligation or liability of the Grantor with respect to any
Collateral or any transaction in connection therewith.
(b)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral shall exclude
an
interest in more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the Capital Stock of any
Foreign Subsidiary.
(c)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral shall not
include any Capital Stock owned by any Grantor to the extent such Capital
Stock
is validly pledged by such Grantor pursuant to the terms of the Pledge
Agreement.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall not
operate as a sale, transfer, conveyance or other assignment to Administrative
Agent of any applications by any Grantor to register Trademarks under section
1(b) of the Lanham Act, unless and until an amendment to allege use is filed
pursuant to section 1(c) of the Lanham Act or a verified statement of use
is
filed pursuant to section 1(d) of the Lanham Act, but rather, until such
time as
an amendment to allege use or a verified statement of use is filed, this
Agreement shall operate only to create a security interest for collateral
purposes in favor of Administrative Agent on such Trademark application as
Collateral for the Obligations.
SECTION
4. Further
Assurances;
Covenants.
(a) General.
(i) No
Grantor
shall change the location of its chief executive office or principal place
of
business unless it shall have given the Administrative Agent fifteen (15)
days’
prior notice thereof, as well as executed and delivered to the Administrative
Agent all financing statements and financing statement amendments which the
Administrative Agent may request in connection therewith.
(ii) No
Grantor
shall change its name, organizational identification number, identity or
jurisdiction or form of organization in any manner unless it shall have given
the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof, and
executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent all financing statements
and
financing statement amendments which the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request in connection therewith. No Grantor shall merge or
consolidate into, or transfer any of the Collateral to, any other Person
other
than another Grantor, other than as permitted by the Credit
Agreement.
(iii) Each
Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, its counsel or its
representative, at any time and from time to time, to file financing statements
and amendments that describe the collateral covered by such financing statements
as “all assets of the Grantor”, “all personal property of the Grantor” or words
of similar effect, in such jurisdictions as are necessary or desirable in
order
to perfect the security interests granted by such Grantor under this
Agreement. Each Grantor will, from time to time, at its expense,
execute, deliver, file and record any statement, assignment, instrument,
document, agreement or other paper and take any other action (including,
without
limitation, any filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
Copyright or Patent filings and any filings of financing or continuation
statements under the UCC) that from time to time may be necessary, or that
the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to create, preserve,
upgrade in rank (to the extent required hereby), perfect (to the extent required
hereby), confirm or validate the Security Interests or to enable the
Administrative Agent to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement, or to
enable
the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers
and
remedies hereunder with respect to any of its Collateral. Each
Grantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and file financing
statements, financing statement amendments or continuation statements on
behalf
of such Grantor. Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic,
photostatic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing statement
is sufficient as a financing statement. Grantors shall pay the costs
of, or incidental to, any recording or filing of any financing statements,
financing statement amendments or continuation statements necessary in the
sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent, to perfect the Administrative Agent
and
Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral.
(iv) No
Grantor
shall (A) sell, transfer, lease, exchange, assign or otherwise dispose of,
or
grant any option, warrant or other right with respect to, any of its Collateral
other than sales of assets permitted under the Credit Agreement; or (B) create,
incur or suffer to exist any Lien with respect to any Collateral, except
for the
Liens expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement.
(v) Each
Grantor will, promptly upon request, provide to the Administrative Agent
all
information and evidence it may reasonably request concerning the Collateral,
to
enable the Administrative Agent to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement.
(vi) Each
Grantor shall take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent in order to maintain the perfected (to the extent such
perfection is required by the terms hereof) status of the Security
Interests.
(vii) Unless
authorized by the Administrative Agent, no Grantor shall file any amendment
to
or termination of a financing statement naming any Grantor as debtor and
the
Administrative Agent as secured party, or any correction statement with respect
thereto, in any jurisdiction until the Termination Time.
(viii) Each
Grantor shall take all steps necessary to grant the Administrative Agent
control
of all electronic chattel paper in accordance with the UCC and all “transferable
records” as defined in each of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
(b) Accounts,
Etc.
(i) Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Grantor
shall, at the request and option of the Administrative Agent, notify Account
Debtors and other Persons obligated on the Accounts or any of the Collateral
of
the security interest of Administrative Agent in any Account or other Collateral
and that payment thereof is to be made directly to the Administrative
Agent, and may itself, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, without notice to or demand upon any Grantor, so notify Account
Debtors and other Persons obligated on Collateral. After the making
of such a request or the giving of any such notification, each Grantor shall
hold any proceeds of collection of the Accounts and such other Collateral
received by such Grantor as trustee for the Administrative Agent
without commingling the same with other funds of such Debtor and shall turn
the
same over to the Administrative Agent in the identical form received,
together with any necessary endorsements or assignments. The
Administrative Agent shall apply the proceeds of collection of the Accounts
and
other Collateral received by the Administrative Agent to the Obligations
in
accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, such proceeds to
be
immediately credited after final payment in cash or other immediately available
funds of the items giving rise to them..
(ii) Each
Grantor will perform under and comply with the provisions of Section 5.4 and Section
5.5 of the
Credit Agreement.
(iii) Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each of the Grantors shall remain
liable
under each of its Accounts, contracts and agreements to observe and perform
all
the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder,
all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise to each such
Account or the terms of such contract or agreement. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation or liability
under
any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), contract or agreement
by
reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender of any payment relating to such Account, contract or
agreement pursuant hereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender
be
obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor
under
or pursuant to any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), contract
or
agreement, to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the
sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any
performance by any party under any Account (or any agreement giving rise
thereto), contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any
action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts
which
may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or
times.
(iv) At
any
time and from time to time during the continuance of an Event of Default,
the
Administrative Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make
test
verifications of the Accounts in any manner and through any medium that it
reasonably considers advisable, and the Grantors shall furnish all such
assistance and information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require
in
connection with such test verifications. During the continuance of an
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name
of
others may communicate with Account Debtors on the Accounts to verify with
them
to the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction the existence, amount and
terms of any Accounts.
(c) Patents,
Trademarks,
Etc. Each Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent at the
time that the Borrower is required to deliver a Compliance Certificate of
the
occurrence of each of the following (i) such Grantor’s acquisition after the
date of this Agreement of any Significant Intellectual Property and (ii)
a
Responsible Officer of such Grantor obtaining knowledge, or reason to know,
that
any application or registration relating to any Significant Intellectual
Property owned by or licensed to such Grantor is reasonably likely to become
abandoned or dedicated, or of any material adverse determination or development
(including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination
or
development in, any proceeding in the United States Copyright Office, the
United
States Patent and Trademark Office or any court) regarding such Grantor’s
ownership of any Significant Intellectual Property, its right to register
the
same, or to keep and maintain the same. Each Grantor will,
contemporaneously herewith, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent
the
Patent Security Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement and Copyright Security
Agreement in the forms of Exhibit A, Exhibit
B and Exhibit
C hereto, as
necessary, and shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent any
other
document required to acknowledge or register or perfect in the United States
the
Administrative Agent’s interest in any part of the Intellectual
Property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall only require perfection of its
security interests in, or other registration with respect to, any Patent,
Trademark or Copyright registered, or eligible to be registered, with a country
other than the United States or any political subdivision thereof, to the
extent
that (i) such Patent, Trademark or Copyright constitutes Significant
Intellectual Property and (ii) the Administrative Agent determines, in its
reasonable discretion, that such Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and the
registration thereof in such other country or political subdivision thereof,
is
material to the applicable Grantor’s business, as a whole.
(d) Deposit
Accounts, Chattel
Paper, Investment Property and Letters of Credit.
(i) If
an
Event of Default exists and is continuing, each Grantor will use commercially
reasonable efforts to grant Administrative Agent "control" over its Deposit
Accounts promptly upon request of Administrative Agent.
(ii) No
Grantor
shall become the beneficiary of any Letters of Credit having a stated amount
of
in excess of $1,000,000, unless such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the issuer of such Letter of Credit to consent to the
assignment.
(iii) Each
Grantor, at any time and from time to time, will (a) take such steps as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time for the
Administrative Agent to obtain “control” of any Investment Property that is
Collateral (other than a Securities Account (as defined in the UCC)), except
after the occurrence of an Event of Default) with a fair market value in
excess
of $500,000 or electronic Chattel Paper with a fair market value in excess
of
$500,000, with any agreements establishing control to be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (b) otherwise to
insure
the continued perfection and priority of the Administrative Agent’s security
interest in any of the Collateral described in clause (a) and of the
preservation of its rights therein.
(e) Commercial
Tort
Claims. If any Grantor shall at any time acquire a “commercial
tort claim” (as such term is defined in the UCC) with a claim for damages that
could reasonably be expected to be in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000), such Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof
in a writing, providing a reasonable description and summary thereof, and
shall
execute a supplement to this Agreement granting a security interest in such
commercial tort claim to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Maintenance
of Properties;
Insurance. Each Grantor shall maintain and insure the
Collateral in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.8 of the
Credit Agreement.
SECTION
5. Reporting
and Recordkeeping. Each Grantor
covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent that from and after the
date
of this Agreement and until the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly
paid
in full in cash:
(a) Maintenance
of Records
Generally. Each Grantor will keep and maintain at its own cost
and expense records of its Collateral in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5.6 of the
Credit Agreement. Upon reasonable prior notice, each Grantor will mark its
books
and records pertaining to its Collateral to evidence this Agreement and the
Security Interests. Upon reasonable prior notice, all Chattel Paper will
be
marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or
secured hereby are subject to the security interest of SunTrust Bank, as
Administrative Agent.” For the Administrative Agent’s further
security, each Grantor agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have a
security interest in all of such Grantor’s books and records pertaining to its
Collateral and, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event
of
Default, such Grantor shall deliver and turn over full and complete copies
of
any such books and records to the Administrative Agent or to its representatives
at any time on demand of the Administrative Agent. Upon reasonable
notice from the Administrative Agent, each Grantor shall permit any
representative of the Administrative Agent, to inspect such books and records
and will provide photocopies thereof to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Notices
of Material Events;
Special Provisions Regarding Government Receivables;
(i) Each
Grantor will furnish to the Administrate Agent notices of material events
in
accordance with Section 5.2 of the
Credit Agreement.
(ii) After
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, if any Account, arises out of a contract
with
the United States of America, or any department, agency, subdivision or
instrumentality thereof, or of any state (or department, agency, subdivision
or
instrumentality thereof) where such state has a state assignment of claims
act
or other law comparable to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act, such Grantor
will take any action required or requested by the Administrative Agent to
give
notice of the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Accounts under
the provisions of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any comparable
law or
act enacted by any state or local governmental authority.
(c) Further
Identification of
Collateral. Each Grantor will if so requested by the
Administrative Agent furnish to the Administrative Agent, as often as the
Administrative Agent reasonably requests but in no event more frequently
than
once per calendar quarter and without limit after the occurrence and during
the
continuance of an Event of Default, statements and schedules further identifying
and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the
Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable
detail.
(d) Other
Notices. In addition to the notices required by Section
5(b) hereof,
each Grantor will advise the Administrative Agent promptly, but in no event
later than thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof, in reasonable detail,
(i) of any Lien or claim made or asserted against any of the Collateral
that is not expressly permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement, and
(ii)
of the occurrence of any other event which would have a material adverse
effect
on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the validity, perfection or
priority of the Security Interests.
SECTION
6. General
Authority. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints, so long
as any Obligations remain outstanding, the Administrative Agent its true
and
lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of such Grantor,
the Administrative Agent or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of the
Administrative Agent on its behalf and on behalf of the Secured Parties,
but at
such Grantor’s expense, to exercise, at any time (subject to the proviso below)
all or any of the following powers:
(i) to
file
the financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation
statements referred to in Section 4(a)(iii),
(ii) to
demand,
sue for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies due
or to
become due with respect to any Collateral or by virtue thereof,
(iii) to
settle,
compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding with respect
to any Collateral,
(iv) to
sell,
transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the Collateral or the proceeds
or
avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Administrative Agent were
the
absolute owner thereof, and
(v) to
extend
the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance and other
adjustments with reference to the Collateral;
provided,
however,
that the
powers described in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above may be exercised
by
the Administrative Agent only if an Event of Default then exists and is
continuing.
SECTION
7. Events
of
Default. Each of the
following specified events shall constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement:
(a) The
existence or occurrence of any “Event of Default” as provided under the terms of
the Credit Agreement;
(b)
Any
representation or warranty made by or on behalf of any Grantor under or pursuant
to this Agreement shall have been false or misleading in any material respect
when made; or
(c) Any
Grantor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement set forth
in
this Agreement other than those referenced in paragraphs (a) and (b) above,
and
if such failure is capable of being remedied, such failure shall remain
unremedied for thirty (30) days after notice from the Administrative
Agent.
SECTION
8. Remedies
upon Event of
Default.
(a) If
any
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent
may,
without further notice, exercise all rights and remedies under this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document or that are available to a secured creditor under
the
UCC or that are otherwise available at law or in equity, at any time, in
any
order and in any combination, including to collect any and all Secured
Obligations from the Grantors, and, in addition, the Administrative Agent
may
sell the Collateral or any part thereof at public or private sale, for cash,
upon credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices as the
Administrative Agent may deem satisfactory. The Administrative Agent
shall give the Borrower not less than ten (10) days’ (or such longer period as
may be afforded by the UCC) prior written notice of the time and place of
any
sale or other intended disposition of Collateral, except any Collateral which
is
perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily
sold on a recognized market. Each Grantor agrees that any such notice
constitutes "reasonable notification" within the meaning of Section 9-611
of the UCC (to the extent such Section or any successor provision under the
UCC
is applicable).
(b) The
Administrative Agent may be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral
so
sold at any public sale (or, if such Collateral is of a type customarily
sold in
a recognized market or is of a type which is the subject of widely distributed
standard price quotations or if otherwise permitted under applicable law,
at any
private sale) and thereafter hold the same, absolutely, free from any right
or
claim of whatsoever kind. Each Grantor agrees during an Event of
Default to execute and deliver such documents and take such other action
as the
Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable in order that any such
sale
may be made in compliance with law. Upon any such sale the
Administrative Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer
to the
purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold. Each purchaser at any such
sale shall hold the Collateral so sold to it absolutely, free from any claim
or
right of any kind, including any equity or right of redemption of the
Grantors. To the extent permitted by law, each Grantor hereby
specifically waives all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which it
has or
may have under any law now existing or hereafter adopted. The notice
(if any) of such sale shall (1) in case of a public sale, state the time
and
place fixed for such sale, and (2) in the case of a private sale, state the
day
after which such sale may be consummated. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, any such public sale shall be held at such time or times
within
ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Administrative
Agent
may fix in the notice of such sale. At any such sale Collateral may
be sold in one (1) lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the
Administrative Agent may determine. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any
such
sale pursuant to any such notice. The Administrative Agent may,
without notice or publication (other than any notices required by this Section 8 or by
applicable law), adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to
be
adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for
the
sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the same may
be so
adjourned. In case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral
on credit or for future delivery, such Collateral so sold may be retained
by the
Administrative Agent until the selling price is paid by the purchaser thereof,
but the Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability in case of the
failure of such purchaser to take up and pay for such Collateral so sold
and, in
case of any such failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon like
notice. The Administrative Agent, instead of exercising the power of
sale herein conferred upon it, may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in
equity to foreclose the Security Interests and sell Collateral, or any portion
thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent
jurisdiction. The Grantors shall remain liable for any
deficiency.
(c) For
the
purpose of enforcing any and all rights and remedies under this Agreement,
the
Administrative Agent may (i) require any Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees
that it will, at the joint and several expense of the Grantors, and upon
the
request of the Administrative Agent, forthwith assemble all or any part of
its
Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and make it available
at a
place designated by the Administrative Agent which is, in the Administrative
Agent’s opinion, reasonably convenient to the Administrative Agent and such
Grantor, whether at the premises of such Grantor or otherwise, (ii) to the
extent permitted by applicable law, enter, with or without process of law
and
without breach of the peace, any premise where any such Collateral is or
may be
located and, without charge or liability to the Administrative Agent, seize
and
remove such Collateral from such premises, (iii) have access to and use such
Grantor’s books and records, computers and software (subject to the terms of
applicable licenses) relating to the Collateral, and (iv) prior to the
disposition of any of the Collateral, store or transfer such Collateral without
charge in or by means of any storage or transportation facility owned or
leased
by such Grantor, process, repair or recondition such Collateral or otherwise
prepare it for disposition in any manner and to the extent the Administrative
Agent deems appropriate and, in connection with such preparation and
disposition, use without charge any trademark, trade name, copyright, patent
or
technical process used such Grantor.
(d) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing:
(i) the
Administrative Agent may (without assuming any obligations or liability
thereunder), at any time and from time to time, enforce (and shall have the
exclusive right to enforce) against any licensee or sublicensee all rights
and
remedies of any Grantor in, to and under any Licenses and take or refrain
from
taking any action under any thereof, and each Grantor hereby releases the
Administrative Agent from, and agrees to hold the Administrative Agent free
and
harmless from and against any claims arising out of, any lawful action so
taken
or omitted to be taken with respect thereto except for the
Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a
final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction;
and
(ii) upon
request by the Administrative Agent, each Grantor agrees to execute and deliver
to the Administrative Agent powers of attorney, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the implementation of any lease,
assignment, license, sublicense, grant of option, sale or other disposition
of
any Intellectual Property, in each case subject to the terms of the applicable
License. In the event of any such disposition pursuant to this
Section, each Grantor shall supply its know-how and expertise relating to
the
manufacture and sale of the products bearing Trademarks or the products or
services made or rendered in connection with Patents or Copyrights, and its
customer lists and other records relating to such Intellectual Property and
to
the distribution of said products, to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION
9. Limitation
on Duty of Administrative Agent in Respect of Collateral. Beyond reasonable
care in the custody thereof, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty
as to
any Collateral of any Grantor in its possession or control or in the possession
or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to the
preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining
thereto. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised
reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral of the Grantors in its
possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to
that
which it accords its own property, and the Administrative Agent shall not
be
liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any of the Grantors’ Collateral,
or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission
of
any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency, consignee or other agent or
bailee
selected by the Administrative Agent in good faith.
SECTION
10. Application
of Proceeds. The
proceeds of any sale of, or other realization upon, all or any part of the
Collateral of the Grantors shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in
the
manner set forth in Section 8.2 of the
Credit Agreement.
SECTION
11. Concerning
the Administrative Agent. The provisions
of
Article 9 of the Credit Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the
Administrative Agent in respect of this Agreement and shall be binding upon
the
parties to the Credit Agreement in such respect. In furtherance and
not in derogation of the rights, privileges and immunities of the Administrative
Agent therein set forth:
(a) The
Administrative Agent is authorized to take all such action as is provided
to be
taken by it as the Administrative Agent hereunder or otherwise permitted
under
the Credit Agreement and all other action reasonably incidental
thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for herein or
therein, the Administrative Agent may request instructions from the Lenders
and
shall act or refrain from acting in accordance with written instructions
from
the Required Lenders or, in the absence of such instructions, in accordance
with
its discretion.
(b) The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness
or
value of any of the Grantors’ Collateral or for the validity, perfection,
priority or enforceability of the Security Interests, whether impaired by
operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its
part. The Administrative Agent shall have no duty to ascertain or
inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms of this
Agreement by the Grantors.
SECTION
12. Appointment
of Co-Administrative Agents. At any time
or
times, in order to comply with any legal requirement in any jurisdiction,
the
Administrative Agent may appoint another bank or trust company or one (1)
or
more other Persons reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and, so
long as
no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, the Borrower, either to
act
as co-agent or co-agents, jointly with the Administrative Agent, or to act
as
separate agent or agents on behalf of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
with such power and authority as may be necessary for the effectual operation
of
the provisions hereof and specified in the instrument of appointment (which
may,
in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, include provisions for the
protection of such co-agent or separate agent similar to the provisions of
Section 11
hereof).
SECTION
13. Expenses. In
the event that
any Grantor fails to comply with the provisions of the Credit Agreement,
this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, such that the value of any of its
Collateral or the validity, perfection, rank or value of the Security Interests
are thereby diminished or potentially diminished or put at risk, the
Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, effect such compliance
on behalf of such Grantor, and the Grantors shall jointly and severally
reimburse the Administrative Agent for the reasonable and actual costs thereof
on demand. All insurance expenses and all expenses of protecting,
storing, warehousing, appraising, insuring, handling, maintaining and shipping
such Collateral, any and all excise, stamp, intangibles, transfer, property,
sales, and use taxes imposed by any state, federal, or local authority or
any
other governmental authority on any of such Collateral, or in respect of
periodic appraisals and inspections of such Collateral, or in respect of
the
sale or other disposition thereof, shall be borne and paid by the Grantors
jointly and severally; and if the Grantors fail promptly to pay any portion
thereof when due, the Administrative Agent may, at its option, but shall
not be
required to, pay the same and charge the Grantors’ accounts therefor, and the
Grantors agree jointly and severally to reimburse the Administrative Agent
therefor on demand. All sums so paid or incurred by the
Administrative Agent for any of the foregoing and any and all other sums
for
which the Grantors may become liable hereunder and all reasonable costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, legal expenses and court costs)
incurred by the Administrative Agent in enforcing or protecting the Security
Interests or any of its rights or remedies thereon shall be payable by the
Grantors on demand and shall bear interest (after as well as before judgment)
until paid at the default rate of interest set forth in the Credit Agreement
and
shall be additional Secured Obligations hereunder.
SECTION
14. Termination
of Security Interests; Release of Collateral. Upon the
Termination Time, the Security Interests shall terminate and all rights to
the
Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. Upon any such termination of
the Security Interests or release of such Collateral, the Administrative
Agent
will promptly upon the Grantor’s request and contemporaneously with any
refinancing of the Obligations, at the expense of the Borrower, execute and
deliver to the Borrower such documents as the Grantors shall reasonably request,
but without recourse or warranty to the Administrative Agent, including but
not
limited to written authorization to file termination statements to evidence
the
termination of the Security Interests in such Collateral.
SECTION
15. Notices. All
notices,
requests and other communications to the Grantors or the Administrative Agent
hereunder shall be delivered in the manner required by the Credit Agreement
and
shall be sufficiently given to the Administrative Agent or any Grantor if
addressed or delivered to them at, in the case of the Administrative Agent
and
the Borrower, its addresses and telecopier numbers specified in the Credit
Agreement and in the case of any other Grantors, at their respective addresses
and telecopier numbers provided in the Subsidiary Guaranty
Agreement. All such notices and communications shall be deemed to
have been duly given at the times set forth in the Credit
Agreement.
SECTION
16. No
Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure
or
delay on the part of the Administrative Agent in exercising any right or
remedy
hereunder, and no course of dealing between any Grantor on the one hand and
the
Administrative Agent or any holder of any Note on the other hand shall operate
as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right
or
remedy hereunder or any other Loan Document preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy hereunder or
thereunder. The rights and remedies herein and in the other Loan
Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which
the
Administrative Agent would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on
the Grantors not required hereunder in any case shall entitle any Grantor
to any
other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or
constitute a waiver of the rights of the Administrative Agent to any other
or
further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
SECTION
17. Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement
is
for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their permitted
successors and assigns, and in the event of an assignment of all or any of
the
Secured Obligations, the rights hereunder, to the extent applicable to the
indebtedness so assigned, may be transferred with such
indebtedness. This Agreement shall be binding on the Grantors and
their successors and assigns; provided, however,
that no
Grantor may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
SECTION
18. Amendments. No
amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by
the
Grantors herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall
be in
writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given.
SECTION
19. Governing
Law; Waiver of
Jury Trial.
(a) THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND SECURED OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL
BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT PERFECTION (AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION
AND
NONPERFECTION) AND CERTAIN REMEDIES MAY BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF ANY
JURISDICTION OTHER THAN NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TO BE
A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSES SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
(b) GRANTORS
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMIT, FOR THEMSELF AND THEIR PROPERTY,
TO THE
NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE
UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN ANY ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, OR FOR RECOGNITION
OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY
SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT
OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH FEDERAL
COURT. EACH GRANTOR AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION
OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS
BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO
BRING
ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT AGAINST SUCH GRANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY
JURISDICTION.
(c) EACH
GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION
OR PROCEEDING DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION AND BROUGHT IN ANY
COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH GRANTOR
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE
DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) EACH
GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED
FOR NOTICES IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN
ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
(e) EACH
GRANTOR HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING AMONG
THE
PARTIES HERETO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER
BASED
ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH GRANTOR (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
IT
HAS NOT BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION.
SECTION
20. Severability.
In case any provision in or
obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
in
whole or in part, in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation
in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
SECTION
21. Counterparts. This
Agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties
hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one (1)
and the
same instruments.
SECTION
22. Headings
Descriptive. The headings
of
the several sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction
of
any provision of this Agreement.
SECTION
23. Additional
Subsidiaries. Pursuant to Section
5.11 of the
Credit Agreement, each Subsidiary that that is required to become a Subsidiary
Loan Party after the date of the Credit Agreement is required to enter into
this
Agreement as a Grantor upon becoming such a Subsidiary Loan
Party. Upon execution and delivery after the date hereof by the
Administrative Agent and such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of
Exhibit
D, such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and
effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein. The execution and
delivery of any instrument adding an additional Grantor as a party to this
Security Agreement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor
hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor
as a party to this Security Agreement.
[Signature
Page
Follows]
IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered
by
their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
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MAXIMUS,
INC., a
Virginia corporation
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By:
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/s/
Richard A. Montoni
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Name:
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Richard
A. Montoni
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Title:
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President
and CEO
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MAXIMUS
FEDERAL SERVICES,
INC., a Virginia corporation
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By:
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/s/
David A. Richardson
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Name:
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David
A. Richardson
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Title:
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Vice
President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO SECURITY AGREEMENT]