Course Assignments
General Security Agreement GSA Changes
Rationale for this assignment
This agreement is often made at the same time as a General Security Agreement (“GSA”). The above recording of a mini-lecture introduces the use of a General Security Agreement (“GSA”) and Guarantee. Students who complete the two assignments will be able to explain how a GSA creates a security interest in debt financing.
Assignment Description
A one page paper suggesting amendments to the General Security Agreement (GSA) to be proposed by the DEBTOR with reasons to justify the proposals. Your one (1) page should demonstrate that you have prepared for today’s class discussion. Your paper will demonstrate that you have critically reviewed the GSA and you performed the same type of analysis for this agreement as for Assignment #10. However, you are not required for this to find references. INSTEAD, less formally I would like you to suggest which terms are worthy of negotiation by the Debtor, what changes you would request on behalf of the Debtor and why?
So this is like page 9 of your end of semester paper: “Select a party (DEBTOR) and suggest amendments to the contract with reasons”. However, instead of focusing in detail on one part like you did for the Franchise Agreement, I request that you review the whole agreement (GSA) and come prepared to discuss a large number terms. Print the GSA and mark it up while you read it & bring your marked-up GSA to class. After identifying the possible changes, record the most important in your 1 page paper. I do not want you to hand in the contract structure form; but if you complete it, that may help you understand this agreement. You will describe the differing positions the Debtor may take when negotiating material portions of the general security agreement while anticipating the secured party’s responses.
READING: Chapter 28 in the 13th edition or 14e You are NOT required to ‘wordsmith’ but rather identify and describe changes with reasons.