Stock Pledge Agreement - Alibris and Martin Manley
STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
In order to secure payment of that certain September 29, 1999 promissory note (the "Note") payable to Alibris, a California corporation (the "Company") having its corporate offices at 1250 45th Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA in the principal amount of ($95,395.04) which Note the Borrower delivered in connection with a loan extended to the Borrower by the Company, the Borrower hereby grants the Company a security interest in, and assigns, transfers to and pledges with the Company, the following securities and other property:
All securities, property and money to be assigned to, transferred to and pledged with the Company shall be herein referred to as the "Collateral" and shall be accompanied by one or more stock power assignments properly endorsed by the Borrower. The Company shall hold the Collateral in accordance with the following terms and provisions:
1. Warranties. The Borrower hereby warrants that the Borrower is the owner of the Collateral and has the right to pledge the Collateral and that the Collateral is free from all liens, advance claims and other security interests (other than those created hereby).
2. Rights and Powers. The Company may, without obligation to do so, exercise one or more of the following rights and powers with respect to the Collateral:
Any action by the Company pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph 2 may be taken without notice to the Borrower. Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with such action shall be payable by the Borrower and form part of the indebtedness secured hereunder as provided in paragraph 9.
So long as there exists no event of default under paragraph 8 of this Agreement, the Borrower may exercise all shareholder voting rights and be entitled to receive any and all regular cash dividends paid on the Collateral. Accordingly, until such time as an event of default occurs under this Agreement,
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all proxy statements and other shareholder materials pertaining to the Collateral shall be delivered to the Borrower at the address indicated below.
Any cash sums that the Company may receive in the exercise of its rights and powers under paragraph 2(b) above shall be applied to the payment of the Note and any other indebtedness secured hereunder, in such order of application as the Company deems appropriate. Any remaining cash shall be paid over to the Borrower.
3. Duty to Deliver. Any new, additional or different securities that may now or hereafter become distributable with respect to the Collateral by reason of (i) any stock dividend, stock split or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, or (ii) any merger, consolidation or other reorganization affecting the capital structure of the Company, shall, upon receipt by the Borrower, be promptly delivered to and deposited with the Company as part of the Collateral hereunder. Such securities shall be accompanied by one or more properly-endorsed stock power assignments.
4. Care of Collateral. The Company shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral, but shall have no obligation to initiate any action with respect to, or otherwise inform the Borrower of, any conversion, call, exchange right, preemptive right, subscription right, purchase offer or other right or privilege relating to or affecting the Collateral; provided, however, that the Company will notify the Borrower of any such rights of the Borrower to protect against adverse claims or to protect the Collateral against the possibility of a decline in market value. The Company shall not be obligated to take any action with respect to the Collateral requested by the Borrower unless the request is made in writing and the Company determines that the requested action will not unreasonably jeopardize the value of the Collateral as security for the note and other indebtedness secured hereunder.
The Company may at any time release and deliver all or part of the Collateral to the Borrower, and the receipt thereof by the Borrower shall constitute a complete and full acquittance for the Collateral so released and delivered. The Company shall accordingly be discharged from any further liability or responsibility for the Collateral, and the released Collateral shall no longer be subject to the provisions of this Agreement. However, any and all releases of the Collateral shall be effected in compliance with the applicable limitations of paragraphs 7(a) and 7(c).
5. Payment of Taxes and Other Charges. The Borrower shall pay, prior to the delinquency date, all taxes, liens, assessments and other charges against the Collateral, and in the event of the Borrower's failure to do so, the Company may at its election pay any or all of such taxes and charges without contesting the validity or legality thereof. The payments so made shall become part of the indebtedness secured hereunder and until paid shall bear interest at the minimum per annum rate, compounded annually, required to avoid the imputation of interest income to the Company and compensation income to the Borrower under the federal tax laws.
6. Transfer of Collateral. In connection with the transfer or assignment of the note (whether by negotiation, discount or otherwise), the Company may transfer all or any part of the Collateral, and the transferee shall thereupon succeed to all the rights, powers and remedies granted the Company hereunder with respect to the Collateral so transferred. Upon such transfer, the Company shall be fully discharged from all liability and responsibility for the transferred Collateral.
7. Release of Collateral. Provided (i) all indebtedness secured hereunder (other than payments not yet due and payable under the Note) shall at the time have been paid in full or cancelled and (ii) there does not otherwise exist any event of default under paragraph 8, the pledged shares of Common Stock, together with any additional Collateral that may hereafter be pledged and deposited
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hereunder, shall be released from pledge and returned to the Borrower in accordance with the following provisions:
8. Events of Default. The occurrence of one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default under this agreement:
Upon the occurrence of any such event of default, the Company may, at its election, declare the Note and all other indebtedness secured hereunder to become immediately due and payable and may exercise any or all of the rights and remedies granted to a secured party under the provisions of the California Uniform Commercial Code (as now or hereafter in effect), including (without limitation) the
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power to dispose of the Collateral by public or private sale or to accept the Collateral in full payment of the Note and all other indebtedness secured hereunder.
Any proceeds realized from the disposition of the Collateral pursuant to the foregoing power of sale shall be applied first to the payment of reasonable expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the disposition, then to the payment of the Note and finally to any other indebtedness secured hereunder. Any surplus proceeds shall be paid over to the Borrower. However, in the event such proceeds prove insufficient to satisfy all obligations of the Borrower under the Note, than the Borrower shall remain personally liable for the resulting deficiency.
9. Other Remedies. The rights, powers and remedies granted to the Company and Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this agreement shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies granted to the Company and Borrower under any statute or rule of law. Any forbearance, failure or delay by the Company or Borrower in exercising any right, power or remedy under this agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such right, power or remedy. Any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this agreement shall not preclude the further exercise thereof, and every right, power and-remedy of the Company and Borrower under this agreement shall continue in full force and effect unless such right, power or remedy is specifically waived by an instrument executed by the Company or Borrower, as the case may be.
10. Costs and Expenses. All reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the Company in the exercise or enforcement of any right, power or remedy granted it under this Agreement shall become part of the indebtedness secured hereunder and shall constitute a personal liability of the Borrower payable immediately upon demand and bearing interest until paid at the Company's bank interest rate then being earned by the Company on its deposits.
11. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California and shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs and assigns of the Borrower.
12. Arbitration. Any controversy between the parties hereto involving the construction or application of any terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the Note, or any claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Note, or the breach hereof or thereof, will be submitted to and settled by final and binding arbitration in San Francisco, California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration then in effect, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. In the event of any arbitration under this Agreement or the Note, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable expenses, attorneys' fees, and costs incurred therein or in the enforcement or collection of any judgment or award rendered therein. The "prevailing party" means the party determined by the arbitrator to have most nearly prevailed, even if such party did not prevail in all matters, not necessarily the one in whose favor a judgment is rendered.
13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid under applicable law, then such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, and neither the remainder of such provision nor any other provisions of this Agreement shall be affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Borrower on this 29th day of September, 1999.
/s/ MARTIN MANLEY | |||
Signature of Borrower | |||
Address: |
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Agreed to and Accepted by: | ||||
ALIBRIS | ||||
By: | /s/ PEGGY DELEON | |||
Name: | Peggy DeLeon | |||
Title: | VP HR | |||
Dated: | 9/29/99 |
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