PROMISSORY NOTE, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND WARRANT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
4.6
PROMISSORY
NOTE, SECURITY AGREEMENT
AND
WARRANT AGREEMENT
LENDERS:
LENDERS
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AMT
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WARRANTS
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ATVF
II, LLC
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$
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600,000
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300,000
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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100,000
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50,000
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Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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50,000
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25,000
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Vencore
Solutions, LLC
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100,000
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50,000
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TOTAL
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$
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850,000
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425,000
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San
Antonio, TX
Date:
September 26, 2008
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned ATSI COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Nevada corporation
(“Company),
hereby
promises to pay to
(“Lender”),
at
such place as Lender may specify, in lawful money of the United States of
America, the principal amount of $850,000 (the “Principal
Amount”)
on the
earlier of: (i) a Mandatory Payment Event (as hereinafter defined), or (ii)
According to the attached Payback Schedule (the “Maturity
Date”),
plus
interest on the Principal Amount outstanding from time to time hereunder at
a
rate equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum lawful rate or (ii) ten percent
(10%) per annum. Interest shall be calculated in arrears through the last day
of
each month and shall be due and payable on the first day of the each month,
as
more fully set forth below in Section
1.
1. Advances;
Payments.
On the
date of this Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”)
and
subject to the accuracy of Company’s representations and the conditions set
forth in Section
3
herein,
Lender will deliver to Company in immediately available funds the Principal
Amount specified above (the “Loan”).
All
payments under this Agreement shall be applied first to fees and expenses,
then
to interest and then to reduction of the Principal Amount. Any Principal Amount
outstanding after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default under this Agreement shall bear interest at a rate equal to the lesser
of (i) the lawful legal rate or (ii) seven percent (7%) above the interest
rate
otherwise applicable under this Agreement.
2. Secured
Agreement.
2.1 General.
To
secure
repayment and performance of all Obligations hereunder, Company grants Lender
a
security interest in the Company’s accounts receivable (other than accounts
factored with Xxxxx Fargo), $100,000 certificate of deposit and ATSI’s ownership
in ATSICOM, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any value received
in
exchange for any of the foregoing including, without limitation, all proceeds
of
insurance covering the same and all tort claims in connection therewith
(collectively, the “Collateral”).
For
purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, “Obligations”
means
and includes all loans, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties
owing by the Company to the Lender of any kind or nature, present or future,
whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, which may
arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents or any other agreement executed in connection herewith or therewith,
whether or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of a loan,
guaranty, indemnification or in any other manner, whether direct or indirect
(including those acquired by assignment, purchase, discount or otherwise),
whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due, and however acquired.
The
term includes, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, and any other sum properly chargeable to the Company under this
Agreement, the Note, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement executed
in
connection herewith or therewith.
As
further security for the Obligations, and to provide other assurances to the
Lender, the Lender shall receive, among other things:
(a) This
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement for purposes of the
UCC.
2.3 Recourse
to Security.
Recourse to security shall not be required for any Obligation hereunder and
the
Company hereby waives any requirement that the Lender exhausts any right or
take
any action against any of the Collateral before proceeding to enforce the
Obligations against the Company.
2.4 Special
Provisions Relating to Receivables.
(a) Records,
Collections, Etc.
The
Company shall report all customer credits, disputes and discrepancies in calls
and minutes in each case with a value in excess of $100,000 to the Lender.
Such
report shall include a general description of each such dispute and resolution.
The Company shall not settle or adjust any dispute or claim, or grant any
discount (except ordinary trade discounts), credit or allowance or accept any
disputes, except in the ordinary course of its business, without the Lender’s
consent. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
the Lender may (i) settle or adjust disputes or claims directly with account
debtors for amounts and upon terms which it considers advisable and (ii) notify
account debtors on the Company’s receivables that such receivables have been
assigned to the Lender, and that payments in respect thereof shall be made
directly to the Lender. Where Company receives collateral of any kind or nature
by reason of transactions between itself and its customers or account debtors,
the Company will hold the same on the Lender’s behalf, subject to the Lender’s
instructions, and as property forming part of the Company’s Receivables. If the
Company sells goods or services to a customer which also sells goods or services
to it or which may have other claims against it, the Company will so advise
the
Lender immediately to permit the Lender to establish a reserve
therefore.
(b) Receivables
Covenants.
During
the term of this Agreement, the Company shall always maintain current unfactored
receivables greater than or equal to the Principal Amount. The Company shall
notify the Lender promptly of: any material delay in the Company’s performance
of any of its obligations to any account debtor or the assertion of any claims,
offsets, defenses or counterclaims by any account debtor or any disputes with
account debtors or any settlement, adjustment or compromise thereof, all
material adverse information relating to the financial condition of any account
debtor and any event or circumstance which, to the Company’s knowledge, could be
reasonably expected to cause an Event of Default. The Lender shall have the
right at any time or times, in the Lender’s name or in the name of a nominee of
Lender, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any
account or other Collateral, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or
otherwise.
2.5 Continuation
of Liens, Etc.
The
Company shall defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all
persons at any time claiming any interest therein, other than claims relating
to
liens permitted by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Company
agrees to comply with the requirements of all state and federal laws to grant
to
the Lender valid and perfected security interests in the Collateral and shall
obtain a Deposit Account Control Agreement or Control Agreement from any
securities intermediary or depository bank in possession of any of the Company’s
investment property or deposit accounts. The Lender is hereby authorized by
the
Company to sign the Company’s name on any document or instrument as may be
necessary or desirable to establish and maintain the liens covering the
Collateral and the priority and continued perfection thereof or file any
financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments
covering the Collateral whether or not the Company’s signature appears thereon.
The Company agrees, from time to time, at the Lender’s request, to file notices
of liens, financing statements, similar documents or instruments, and
amendments, renewals and continuations thereof, and cooperate with the Lender’s
representatives, in connection with the continued perfection (and the priority
status thereof) and protection of the Collateral and the Lender’s liens thereon.
The Company agrees that the Lender may file a carbon, photographic or other
reproduction of this Agreement (or any financing statement related hereto)
as a
financing statement.
2.7 Power
of Attorney.
In
addition to all of the powers granted to the Lender hereunder, the Company
hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Lender (and all persons
designated by the Lender) as the Company’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and
authorizes the Lender (and its designees), in the Company’s or the Lender’s
name, to, at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is
continuing (i) demand payment on receivables or other Collateral, (ii) enforce
payment of receivables by legal proceedings or otherwise, (iii) exercise all
of
the Company’s rights and remedies to collect any receivable or other Collateral,
(iv) sell or assign any receivable or other Collateral upon such terms, for
such
amount and at such time or times as the Lender deems advisable, (v) settle,
adjust, compromise, extend or renew any receivable, (vi) discharge and release
any receivable, (vii) prepare, file and sign the Company’s name on any proof of
claim in bankruptcy or other similar document against an account debtor or
other
obligor in respect of any receivables or other Collateral, (viii) notify the
post office authorities to change the address for delivery of remittances from
account debtors or other obligors in respect of receivables or other proceeds
of
Collateral to an address designated by the Lender, and open and dispose of
all
mail addressed to the Company and handle and store all mail relating to the
Collateral; (ix) make any payment or take any action necessary or desirable
to
protect or preserve any Collateral; and (x) do all acts and things which are
necessary, in the Lender’s determination, to fulfill the Company’s Obligations
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Company hereby releases
the Lender and each Lender and their respective officers, employees and
designees from any liabilities arising from any act or acts under this power
of
attorney and in furtherance thereof, whether of omission or commission, except
as a result of the Lender’s or any of its officer’s, employee’s or designee’s
own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined pursuant to a final
non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Lender’s
authority hereunder shall include, without limitation, the authority to execute
and give receipt for any certificate of ownership or any document, to transfer
title to any item of Collateral and to take any other actions arising from
or
incident to the powers granted to the Lender under this Agreement. This power
of
attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Obligations
are repaid in full.
2.8 Perfection
of Security Interests.
(a) The
Company irrevocably and unconditionally authorizes the Lender to file at any
time and from time to time such financing statements and similar instruments
with respect to the Collateral naming the Lender or its designee as the secured
party and the Company as debtor, as the Lender may require, and including any
other information with respect to the Company or otherwise required by the
Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction as the Lender may determine,
together with any amendment and continuations with respect thereto, which
authorization shall apply to all financing statements and similar instruments
filed on, prior to or after the date hereof. The Company hereby ratifies and
approves all financing statements naming the Lender or its designee as secured
party and the Company as debtor with respect to the Collateral (and any
amendments with respect to such financing statements and similar instruments)
filed by or on behalf of the Lender prior to the date hereof and ratifies and
confirms the authorization of the Lender to file such financing statements
and
similar instruments (and amendments, if any). The Company hereby authorizes
the
Lender to adopt on behalf of the Company any symbol required for authenticating
any electronic filing. In no event shall the Company at any time file, or permit
or cause to be filed, any correction statement or termination statement with
respect to any financing statement or similar instrument (or amendment or
continuation with respect thereto) naming the Lender or its designee as secured
party and the Company as debtor, without the prior written consent of the
Lender.
(b) The
Company does not have any chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic) or
instruments as of the date hereof. In the event that any Company shall be
entitled to or shall receive any chattel paper or instrument after the date
hereof, the Company shall promptly notify the Lender thereof in writing.
Promptly upon the receipt thereof, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered to the Lender, all tangible chattel paper and instruments that the
Company has or may at any time acquire, accompanied by such instruments of
transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Lender may from time to
time specify, in each case except as the Lender may otherwise agree. At the
Lender’s option, the Company shall, or the Lender may at any time on behalf of
the Company, cause the original of any such instrument or chattel paper to
be
conspicuously marked in a form and manner acceptable to the Lender with the
following legend referring to chattel paper or instruments as applicable: “This
[chattel paper][instrument] is subject to the security interest of Lender,
and
any sale, transfer, assignment or encumbrance of this [chattel
paper][instrument] violates the rights of such secured party.”
(c) The
Company does not have any deposit accounts, except for Xxxxx Fargo, as of the
date hereof., The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, after the date
hereof open, establish or maintain any deposit account unless each of the
following conditions is satisfied: (i) the Lender shall have received not less
than one (1) Business Days prior written notice of the intention of the Company
to open or establish such account which notice shall specify in reasonable
detail and specificity reasonably acceptable to the Lender the name of the
account, the owner of the account, the name and address of the bank or other
financial institution at which such account is to be opened or established,
the
individual at such bank or other financial institution with whom the Company
is
dealing and the purpose of the account and (ii) on or before the opening of
such
deposit account, the Company shall as the Lender may specify either (A) deliver
to the Lender a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to such deposit
account of the Company duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and the bank at which such deposit account is opened and maintained or (B)
arrange for the Lender to become the customer of the bank with respect to such
deposit account of the Company on terms and conditions acceptable to the Lender.
The terms of this subsection (C) shall not apply to deposit accounts
specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee
wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Company’s salaried
employees.
(d) The
Company shall take any other actions reasonably requested by the Lender from
time to time to cause the attachment and perfection of, and the ability of
the
Lender to enforce, the security interest of the Lender in any and all of the
Collateral, including, without limitation, (i) executing, delivering and, where
appropriate, filing financing statements and similar instruments and amendments
relating thereto under the UCC or other applicable law, to the extent, if any,
that the Company’s signature thereon is required therefore, (ii) causing the
Lender’s name to be noted as secured party on any certificate of title for a
titled good if such notation is a condition to attachment, perfection or
priority of, or ability of the Lender to enforce, the security interest of
the
Lender in such Collateral, (iii) complying with any provision of any statute,
regulation or treaty of the United States as to any Collateral if compliance
with such provision is a condition to attachment, perfection or priority of,
or
ability of the Lender to enforce, the security interest of the Lender in such
Collateral, (iv) obtaining the consents and approvals of any Governmental Person
or third party, including, without limitation, any consent of any licensor,
lessor or other person obligated on Collateral, and taking all actions required
by any earlier versions of the UCC or by other law, as applicable in any
relevant jurisdiction.
2.9 Right
to Cure.
The
Lender may, at its option, (a) upon notice to the Company, cure any default
by
the Company under any material agreement with a third party that affects the
Collateral, its value or the ability of the Lender to collect, sell or otherwise
dispose of the Collateral or the rights and remedies of the Lender therein
or
the ability of the Company to perform its Obligations hereunder or under the
other Loan Documents, (b) pay or bond on appeal any judgment entered against
the
Company, (c) discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances
at
any time levied on or existing with respect to the Collateral and (d) pay any
amount, incur any expense or perform any act which, in the Lender’s good faith
judgment, is necessary or appropriate to preserve, protect, insure or maintain
the Collateral and the rights of the Lender with respect thereto. The Lender
may
add any amounts so expended to the Obligations, such amounts to be repayable
by
the Company on demand. The Lender shall be under no obligation to effect such
cure, payment or bonding and shall not, by doing so, be deemed to have assumed
any obligation or liability of the Company. Any payment made or other action
taken by the Lender under this Section shall be without prejudice to any right
to assert an Event of Default hereunder and to proceed accordingly.
3. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Company.
3.1 Corporate
Existence and Authority.
Company
is and will continue to be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. Company
is and will continue to be qualified and licensed to do business in all
jurisdictions in which any failure to do so would have a material adverse effect
on Company. Company has all requisite power to transact the business it
transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement,
and
all other documents and agreements contemplated by this Agreement, and to
perform the provisions of this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement, and all other documents and agreements contemplated by this
Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, have been duly authorized and approved by Company. This Agreement,
and all other documents and agreements contemplated by this Agreement have
each
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and each is the valid and
binding obligation of, Company enforceable against Company in accordance with
its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws or by legal or equitable principles
relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.
3.2 No
Conflicts.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and any other
documents or agreements contemplated by this Agreement will not
(i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement, corporate
charter, by-laws or other material agreement or instrument to which Company
is a
party or by which Company or any of its properties or the Collateral is bound,
(ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any order of any court, arbitrator or Federal, State, municipal
or
other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign (collectively, “Governmental
Person”)
applicable to Company or (iii) violate any material provision of any statute
or
other rule or regulation of any Governmental Person applicable to Company,
which
could have a material adverse effect on Company.
3.3 Place
of Business; Location of Collateral.
The
address set forth in Section
9.3
of this
Agreement is Company’s chief executive office and the Collateral is located only
at such location and at such other location or locations listed herein. Company
will give Lender prior written notice before opening any additional place of
business, changing its chief executive office, or moving any of the Collateral
to a location other than Company’s chief executive office.
3.4 Title
to Collateral; Permitted Liens.
Company
is now, and will at all times in the future be, the sole owner of all the
Collateral, except for items of equipment which are leased by Company. The
Collateral now is and will remain free and clear of any and all liens, charges,
security interests, encumbrances and adverse claims, other than Permitted Liens.
Lender now has, and will continue to have, a perfected and enforceable security
interest in all of the Collateral subject only to Permitted Liens, and Company
will at all times defend Lender and the Collateral against all claims of others
(subject to the rights of holders of the Permitted Liens). So long as the Loan
is outstanding, none of the Collateral now is or will be affixed to any real
property in such a manner, or with such intent, as to become a fixture. Company
is not and will not become a lessee under any real property lease pursuant
to
which the lessor may obtain any rights in any of the Collateral and no such
lease now prohibits, restrains, impairs or will prohibit, restrain or impair
Company’s right to remove any Collateral from the leased premises (subject to
statutory rights of landlords). Whenever any Collateral is located upon premises
in which any third party has an interest (whether as owner, mortgagee,
beneficiary under a deed of trust, lien or otherwise), Company shall, whenever
requested by Lender, use its best efforts to cause such third party to execute
and deliver to Lender, in form acceptable to Lender, such waivers and
subordinations as Lender shall specify, so as to ensure that Lender’s rights in
the Collateral are, and will continue to be, superior to the rights of any
such
third party. Company will keep in full force and effect, and will comply with
all the terms of, any lease of real property where any of the Collateral now
or
in the future may be located.
As
used
in this Agreement, “Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean (a) the lien, charges, security interests in favor of the Lender (b) liens,
charges, security interests, licenses, leases, and other encumbrances
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attached
hereto and made a part hereof, (c) liens, charges, security interests, and
other
encumbrances arising under or relating to the sale of accounts receivable under
that certain Account Transfer Agreement with Xxxxx Fargo Business Credit and
any
renewal, extension or replacement thereof; (d) liens for taxes or assessments
or
other charges by a Governmental Person that are not yet due and payable or,
if
due and payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and for which appropriate reserves are maintained; (e) mechanics’ materialmen’s,
landlords’, warehousemen’s, carrier’s and other similar liens imposed by law and
securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which are
not
past due for more than thirty (30) days or which are being diligently contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves
have
been established; (f) liens under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance,
Social Security and other similar legislation’ (g) liens, deposits, or pledges
securing the performance of contracts, leases, public or statutory obligations,
surety, stay, appeal and performance bonds and other similar obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business; (h) liens securing capital lease
obligations or the payment of the purchase price of any asset; and (i) with
respect to real property, easements, restrictive covenants, rights-of-way and
other similar liens and encumbrances that do not impair the continued use of
such real property.
3.5 Maintenance
of Collateral.
Company
will maintain the Collateral in good working condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, and Company will not use the Collateral for any unlawful purposes.
Company will immediately advise Lender in writing of any material loss or damage
to the Collateral as more fully set forth in Section
3.29(c).
The
Company will not directly or indirectly, in any fiscal year, sell, transfer
or
otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (other than sales of inventory in
the
ordinary course of business), or grant any option.
3.6 Books
and Records.
Company
has maintained and will maintain at Company’s chief executive or chairman’s
office at the address set forth in Section
9.3
complete
and accurate books and records, comprising an accounting system in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principals. The Company shall, (i) maintain
books and records (including computer records and programs) of account
pertaining to the assets, liabilities and financial transactions of the Company
in such detail, form and scope as is consistent with good business practice
and
(ii) provide the Lender access to the premises of the Company at any time and
from time to time, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice
under
the circumstances, but in all events at least one (1) Business Day notice,
and
at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, for the purposes of (A) inspecting and verifying the Collateral, (B)
inspecting and copying (at the Company’ expense) any and all records pertaining
thereto, and (C) discussing the affairs, finances and business of the Company
with any officer or director thereof, all of whom are hereby authorized to
disclose to the Lender all financial statements, work papers, and other
information relating to such affairs, finances or business.
3.7 Financial
Condition, Statements and Reports.
All
financial statements now or in the future delivered to Lender have been, and
will be, prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”)
and
now and in the future will completely and fairly reflect the financial condition
of Company, at the times and for the periods therein stated. Between the last
date covered by any such statement provided to Lender and the date hereof,
the
Company represents that there has been no material adverse change in the
financial condition or business of Company. The Company will not at any time
make or permit any material change in accounting policies or reporting
practices, except as required by GAAP.
3.8 Compliance
with Law.
Company
has complied, and will comply, in all material respects, with all provisions
of
all applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those
relating to Company’s ownership of real or personal property, the conduct and
licensing of Company’s business, and all environmental matters.
3.9 Litigation.
Except
as disclosed, there is no claim, suit, litigation, proceeding or investigation
pending or (to the best of Company’s knowledge) threatened by or against or
affecting Company in any court or before any Governmental Person (or any basis
therefore known to Company) which could normally or reasonably be expected
to
result, either separately or in the aggregate, in any material adverse change in
the financial condition or business of Company, or in any material impairment
in
the ability of Company to carry on its business in substantially the same manner
as it is now being conducted. Company will promptly inform Lender in writing
of
any claim, proceeding, litigation or investigation in the future threatened
or
instituted by or against Company.
3.10 Use
of
Proceeds.
All
proceeds of the Loan shall be used solely in accordance with this Agreement.
In
no
event shall the Company (i) use any portion of the proceeds of the Loan for
the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U
of the Federal Reserve Board) in any manner which violates the provisions of
Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board or for any other purpose
in
violation of any applicable statute or regulation, or of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, or (ii) take, or permit any person acting on
its
behalf to take, any action which could reasonably be expected to cause this
Agreement or any document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto to violate
any
regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.
3.11 Intellectual
Property.
Company
possesses all material licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents,
copyrights, trademarks and trade names and any other tangible or intangible
or
intellectual property rights, or rights thereto, required to conduct its
business substantially as now conducted and as currently proposed to be
conducted, and such rights do not infringe any material intellectual property
rights of others in any material respect and no claim or litigation is pending,
or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company that
contests its right to sell or use any such product, process, method, substance,
part or other material. The Company shall do and cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and affect all of its material
registrations of intellectual property, including without limitation all
trademarks, service marks and other marks, trade names and other trade
rights.
3.12 Indebtedness.
Except
as set forth on the Debt Schedule, Company has no outstanding indebtedness
of
any kind.
3.13 Disclosure.
No
representation or other statement made by Company to Lender contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to
make
any statements made to Lender not misleading.
3.14 No
Actual or Pending Material Modification of Business.
There
exists no actual or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge after due inquiry,
threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or any modification
or
change in, the business relationship of the Company with any customer or group
of customers which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect.
3.15 No
Broker’s or Finder’s Fees.
No
broker or finder brought about the obtaining, making or closing of the Loan
or
financial accommodations afforded hereunder or in connection herewith by the
Lender or any of its affiliates.
3.16 Investment
Company.
Company
is not an “investment company,” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or
“principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of the
Loan or the application of the proceeds or repayment thereof by the Company,
nor
the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the
other Loan Documents, will violate any provision of such Act or any rule,
regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission there
under.
3.17 Solvency.
Company
is Solvent and will be Solvent upon the completion of all transactions
contemplated to occur on or before the making of the Loan by the Lender. For
purposes of this Agreement “Solvent”
means,
that as of the date as to which the Company’s solvency is to be
measured:
(a) the
present fair saleable value of its assets is in excess of (i) the total amount
of its liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, absolute, fixed,
matured, unmatured, liquidated and unliquidated liabilities) and (ii) the amount
that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Company on its debts
as such debts become absolute and matured;
(b) it
has
sufficient capital to conduct its business; and
(c) it
is
able to meet its debts as they mature.
3.18 Affiliate
Transactions.
Except
as specified in herein,
the
Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement or arrangement (whether
oral
or written) to which any affiliate of the Company is a party except (i) in
the
ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business
of the Company and (ii) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to
the
Company than it could obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an
unaffiliated person.
3.19 Performance.
Company
shall pay the Principal Amount of, and interest on, the Loan evidenced by this
Agreement in the manner provided in this Agreement. The obligation of Company
described in the preceding sentence is absolute and unconditional, irrespective
of any tax or accounting treatment of such obligation including without
limitation any documentary stamp, transfer, ad valorem or other taxes assessed
by any jurisdiction in connection with this transaction.
3.20 Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws.
Company
agrees (to the extent it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist
upon, plead or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage
of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit
or forgive Company from paying all or a portion of the Principal Amount of,
finance fee, or interest on the Loan contemplated by this Agreement, wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereinafter in force, or that may materially affect
the covenants or the performance of this Agreement in any manner inconsistent
with the provisions of this Agreement. Company expressly waives all benefit
or
advantage of any such law. If a court of competent jurisdiction prescribes
that
Company may not waive its rights to take the benefit or advantage of any stay
or
extension law or any usury law or other law in accordance with the prior
sentence, then the obligation to pay interest on the Principal Amount shall
be
reduced to the maximum legal limit under applicable law governing the interest
payable in connection with this Agreement, and any amount of interest paid
by
Company that is deemed illegal shall be deemed to have been a prepayment of
the
Principal Amount on the Loan.
3.21 Taxes.
The
Company has properly completed and timely filed all income tax returns it is
required to file. The information filed within such tax returns is complete
and
accurate in all material respects. All deductions taken in such income tax
returns are appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations,
except deductions that may have been disallowed but are being challenged in
good
faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with
GAAP. All taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges for periods
beginning prior to the date hereof have been timely paid (or, if not yet due,
adequate reserves therefore have been established) by it and the Company has
no
liability for taxes in excess of the amounts so paid or reserves so established.
No deficiencies for taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any taxing
or other Governmental Person against the Company and no tax liens have been
filed with respect thereto. There are no pending or threatened audits,
investigations or claims for or relating to any liability of the Company for
taxes and there are no matters under discussion with any Governmental Person
which could result in an additional liability for taxes. No extension of a
statute of limitations relating to taxes, assessments, fees or other
governmental charges is in effect with respect to the Company. Company is not
a
party to, and has no obligations under, any written tax sharing agreement or
agreement regarding payments in lieu of taxes. Until payment and satisfaction
of
all Obligations in full the Company shall pay, when due, (i) all tax
assessments, and other governmental charges and levies imposed against it or
any
of its property and (ii) all lawful claims that, if unpaid, might by law become
a lien upon its property; provided, however, that, unless such tax assessment,
charge, levy or claim has become a lien on any of the property of the Company
it
need not be paid if it is being contested in good faith, by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted and an adequate reserve or other appropriate
provision shall have been established therefore as required in accordance with
GAAP.
3.22 Limitations
on Indebtedness.
Without
Lender’s prior written consent, Company shall not, directly or indirectly,
create, incur, assume, suffer to exist or otherwise in any manner become liable
or commit to become liable for any indebtedness other than (a) indebtedness
incurred under and in accordance with this Agreement; (b) indebtedness listed
on
Debt Schedule,
including any extension and renewals thereof; (c) indebtedness incurred in
connection with the purchase (or the capitalized or capitalizable lease) of
assets used in the business, which shall not exceed the purchase price (or
aggregate lease obligations relating to) such assets; (d) indebtedness relating
to or arising from the sale of accounts receivable under that certain Account
Transfer Agreement with Xxxxx Fargo Business Credit and any renewal, extension
or replacement thereof; and (e) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course
of
business not in excess of US $2 million in the aggregate.
3.23 Qualified
Business.
Company
acknowledges and agrees that Lender is providing the Loan to the Company
pursuant to the Texas CAPCO Law as a qualified business. The Company understands
that in order for the Loan to be made by the Lender the following
representations must be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and
as
of the date that any Loan is outstanding by the Lender.
(a)
The
Company is headquartered in Texas, its principal business operations and books
and records are in Texas and the Company at all times intends to remain in
Texas. As of the date hereof, the Company does not and has not had more than
100
employees at any given time. At least 80% of the Company’s employees reside in
Texas or the Company pays at least 80% of its payroll to Texas residents.
(b)
The
Company’s primary business is and will continue to remain in: (i) manufacturing,
processing, or assembling products; (ii) conducting research and development;
or
(iii) providing services.
(c)
The
Company does not and will not incur more than 20% of its expenses and does
not
receive more than 20% of its income from:
(i)
retail sales;
(ii)
real
estate development;
(iii)
the
business of financial services including insurance, banking, or lending; or
(iv)
the
provision of professional services provided by accountants, attorneys, or
physicians.
(d)
The
Company was not formed or organized, directly or indirectly, by Aegis Texas
Venture Fund, LP or an affiliate of Aegis Texas Venture Fund, LP, (ii) is not
a
franchisee of Aegis Texas Venture Fund, LP; (iii) is not an affiliate of Aegis
Texas Venture Fund, LP; or (iv) did not have any financial relationship with
Aegis Texas Venture Fund, LP before the date on which Lender made its first
investment in the Company. The Company will not at any time make any material
change in the lines of its business as carried on at the date hereof or enter
into any new line of business, except reasonable extensions of the current
business.
3.24 Corporate
Changes.
Company
will not merge or consolidate with any person or entity, or make any
investments, or dispose of any substantial portion of its assets, or amend,
alter or modify its Articles of Incorporation or by-laws, its legal name,
mailing address, chief executive office or principal places of business,
structure, status or existence, or liquidate or dissolve itself (or suffer
any
liquidation or dissolution) or issue any capital stock or other equity interests
without Lender’s prior written consent or Loan repayment.
3.25 Insurance.
The
Company shall at all times, maintain with financially sound and reputable
insurers insurance with respect to the Collateral against loss or damage and
all
other insurance of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured against
or
carried by corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar
businesses and similarly situated. Such policies of insurance shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Lender as to form, amount and insurer. The
Company shall furnish certificates, policies or endorsements to the Lender
as
the Lender shall request as proof of such insurance, and, if the Company fails
to do so, the Lender is authorized, but not required, to obtain such insurance
at the expense of the Company. All policies shall provide for at least thirty
(30) days prior written notice to the Lender of any cancellation or reduction
of
coverage and that the Lender may act as attorney for the Company in obtaining,
and at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing,
adjusting, settling, amending and canceling such insurance. The Company shall
cause the Lender to be named as a loss payee and an additional insured (but
without any liability for any premiums) under such insurance policies and the
Company shall obtain non-contributory lender’s loss payable endorsements to all
insurance policies in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. Such
Lender’s loss payable endorsements shall specify that the proceeds of such
insurance shall be payable to the Lender as its interests may appear and further
specify that the Lender shall be paid regardless of any act or omission by
a
Company or any of its affiliates. In the event of a loss that results in a
material adverse effect, at its option, the Lender may apply any insurance
proceeds received by the Lender at any time to the cost of repairs or
replacement of Collateral and/or to payment of the Obligations, whether or
not
then due, in any order and in such manner as the Lender may determine or hold
such proceeds as cash collateral for the Obligations. In all other
circumstances, the Company shall determine whether the insurance proceeds shall
be applied to the cost of repairs or replacement of Collateral or to payment
of
the Obligations.
3.26 Investments.
Until
payment and satisfaction of all Obligations in full, the Company will not
directly or indirectly, at any time make or hold any investment in any person
(whether in cash, securities or other property of any kind) except the Company
may make investments in cash and cash equivalents so long as the Lender has
a
perfected, lien on such cash and cash equivalents pursuant to a Control
Agreement or a Deposit Account Control Agreement;
3.27 Financial
Covenants.
Until
payment and satisfaction of all Obligations in full, the Company
shall:
(a)
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maintain
as of the end of each fiscal quarter during the term of this Agreement,
Tangible Net Worth of at least $250,000, adjusted for non-cash expenses
associated with warrants, stock options and stock grants;
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(b)
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maintain
as of the end of each fiscal quarter during the term of this Agreement,
a
minimum Debt Service Ratio of 1.X., adjusted for non-cash expenses
associated with warrants, stock options and stock grants;
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(c)
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to
permit Lender to conduct on site due diligence and asset review with
reasonable notice;
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(d)
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properly
identify all assets on Company’s books and records; and
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deliver
to Lender unaudited financial statements within 45 days of month
end,
audited statements within 115 days of the fiscal year
end.
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For
purposes of this Agreement
“Tangible
Net Worth”
shall
mean at any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the total assets
determined in accordance with GAAP, on a basis consistent with the latest
audited financial statements of the Company but excluding such assets as are
properly classified as intangible assets under GAAP, minus (ii) the total
liabilities determined in accordance with GAAP, on a basis consistent with
the
latest audited financial statements of the Company, in each case as reported
on
the most recent quarterly or annual financial statements prepared by the
Company.
“Debt
Service Ratio”
shall
mean at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the EBITDA reported by
the
Company for the most recently completed fiscal quarter, to (b) all payments
by
the Company pursuant to Loan for the most recently completed four fiscal
quarters (or lesser number if this Agreement has been in force for less than
four fiscal quarters) divided by four (or such lesser number of fiscal quarters
for which this Agreement has been in force..
“EBITDA”
shall
mean, in any period, all earnings of the Company before all (i) interest and
tax
obligations, (ii) depreciation and (iii) amortization for said period, all
determined in accordance with GAAP on a consistent basis with the latest audited
financial statements of the Company, but excluding the effect of extraordinary
and/or non-reoccurring gains or losses for such period and excluding all
non-cash expenses deducted from earnings during such period.
3.29 Notification
Requirements.
The
Company shall timely give the Lender the following notices and other
documents:
(a) Notice
of Defaults.
Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after becoming aware
of
the occurrence of an Event of Default, a certificate of a senior officer of
the
Company specifying the nature thereof and the Company’s proposed response
thereto, each in reasonable detail.
(b) Proceedings
or Changes.
Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Company
becomes aware of (i) any proceeding being instituted or threatened to be
instituted by or against Company in any federal, state, local or foreign court
or before any commission or other regulatory body (federal, state, local or
foreign) involving a sum, together with the sum involved in all other similar
proceedings, in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, (ii) any order, judgment
or
decree involving a sum, together with the sum of all other orders, judgments
or
decrees, in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate being entered against the
Company or any of its property or assets, (iii) any material notice or
correspondence issued to the Company thereof by a Governmental Person warning,
threatening or advising of the commencement of any investigation involving
the
Company or its property or assets, (iv) any actual or prospective change,
development or event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have
a
material adverse effect, (v) the cessation of the business relationship with
any
customer of a Company whose purchases have accounted for more than 10% of the
sales of the Company in any year, (vi) a change in the location of any
Collateral from the locations specified herein except for changes as otherwise
permitted herein or (vii) a proposed or actual change of the name, identity,
corporate structure or jurisdiction of organization or formation of the
Company.
(c) Casualty
Loss.
The
Company shall (i) provide written notice to the Lender, within ten (10) Business
Days, of any material damage to, the destruction of or any other material loss
to any asset or property owned or used by the Company other than any such asset
or property with a net book value (individually or in the aggregate) less than
$100,000, or any condemnation, confiscation or other taking, in whole or in
part, or any event that otherwise diminishes so as to render impracticable
or
unreasonable the use of such asset or property owned or used by the Company
together with a statement of the amount of the damage, destruction, loss or
diminution in value (a “Casualty
Loss”)
and
(ii) diligently file and prosecute its claim for any award or payment in
connection with a Casualty Loss.
(d) Financial
Reporting.
The
Company shall deliver to the Lender the following:
(i) Annual
financial statements. As soon as available, but not later than one hundred
fifteen (115) days after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal
year ended July 31, 2008, audited financial statements for such fiscal year
together with an Unqualified opinion of the Company’s auditors with respect
thereto.
(ii) Monthly
financial statements. As soon as available, but not later than forty-five (45)
days after the end of each month, commencing with the month in which this
Agreement is executed, (A) interim financial statements as at the end of such
month, for the most recently ended fiscal quarter and for the fiscal year to
date and (B) a certification by the Chief Financial Officer that such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and are fairly stated
in
all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments).
(iii) Other
Financial Information. Within ten (10) Business Days after the request by the
Lender therefore, such additional financial statements, budgets, forecasts,
projections and other related data and information as to the Collateral and
the
business, prospects, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities
or
condition (financial or otherwise) of Company as the Lender may from time to
time reasonably request, and the Company can produce without unreasonable effort
or expense, including, without limitation, reports on sales and use tax
collections, and sales and use tax accruals.
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Unqualified”
shall
mean without any material qualification (i) resulting from a limitation on
the
scope of examination of such financial statements or the underlying data, (ii)
as to the capability of a Company to continue operations as a going concern
or
(iii) which could be eliminated by changes in financial statements or notes
thereto covered by such report (such as by the creation of or increase in a
reserve or a decrease in the carrying value of assets) and which if so
eliminated by the making of any such change and after giving effect thereto
would result in an Event of Default.
4. Conditions
to Funding
The
obligation of the Lender to make the Loan is subject to the satisfaction of
the
following conditions prior to or concurrent with the funding of such
Loan.
4.1 Closing
Documents.
The
Lender shall have received the following; each dated the date hereof or as
of an
earlier date acceptable to the Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to
the
Lender and its counsel:
(a)
The
Note,
duly executed by the Company;
(b) Acknowledgment
copies of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (naming the Lender as
secured party and the Company as debtor) and duly authorized release or
termination statements, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, duly
filed in all jurisdictions that the Lender deems necessary or desirable to
perfect and protect the liens created hereunder and under the Loan Documents;
(c) Such
other agreements, instruments, documents and evidence as the Lender in good
xxxxx xxxxx necessary in its sole and absolute discretion in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.2 Perfection
of Liens. The
liens
in favor of the Lender shall have been duly perfected, and the Collateral shall
be free and clear of all liens other than Permitted Liens.
4.3 Representations
and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
date of such Loan as if then made, other than representations and warranties
that expressly relate solely to an earlier date, in which case they shall have
been true and correct as of such earlier date.
5. Prepayments.
5.1 Optional.
Company
may, from time to time, prepay the Loan evidenced hereby, in whole or in part,
so long as each partial prepayment of the Principal Amount is equal to or
greater than $50,000 and Company has given Lender two (2) or more Business
Days’
notice of such optional prepayment. Any such optional prepayment of the
Principal Amount shall be without premium or penalty. Any Principal Amount
prepaid pursuant to this Section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of,
all payments otherwise required to be paid under this Agreement at the time
of
such prepayment.
5.2 Mandatory.
Unless
otherwise agreed to by Lender, Company shall prepay the Loan to the extent
of
the net proceeds actually received by Company from the following events (each,
a
“Mandatory
Prepayment Event”):
(a)
a
public offering or private placement of equity or debt securities having an
aggregate market value in excess of $2,000,000; provided,
however,
that
the proceeds from the public offering or private placement of Excluded
Securities shall not be subject to this provision and shall not be considered
a
Mandatory Prepayment Event; or
(b)
the
sale of all or a substantial amount of the Company’s assets in a single or group
of related transactions.
As
used
in this Agreement, “Excluded
Securities”
means
(a) issuance and sale of equity securities pursuant to options, warrants,
convertible securities or other rights to acquire such securities outstanding
as
of the date hereof; (b) issuance of equity securities pursuant to options,
warrants, convertible securities or other rights to acquire such securities
issued after the date hereof to employees or consultants of the Company pursuant
to an equity compensation plan adopted by the Company; and (c) equity or debt
securities issued in connection with the acquisition of any other company,
whether in the form of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, exchange
of securities or otherwise.
6. Warrant
Consideration.
(a)
As
additional consideration for this Loan, Lender shall receive an option to
purchase common stock in Company (the “Warrants”).
(b)
Warrant shall have following characteristics:
-
a term
or expiration date of seven (7) years from the Funding Date,
-
include
standard “anti-dilution” protection,
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include
a “put” option and “cashless exercise” provisions
-
include
a “call” provision
7. Events
of Default.
(a)
Events
of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity.
If any
of the following events (“Events
of Default”)
shall
occur and be continuing (for any reason whatsoever and whether it shall be
voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law or otherwise):
(i)
default shall be made in the payment of the Principal Amount of, or interest
on,
the Loan or any other Obligation when and as the same shall become due and
payable, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, upon a Mandatory
Prepayment Event or otherwise; or
(ii)
default shall be made in the performance or observance of any covenant,
agreement or condition contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan
Documents, including but not limited to the failure of any financial covenant
contained herein, and such default shall have continued for a period of ten
(10)
Business Days; provided,
that,
such
ten (10) Business Day period shall not apply in the case of: (A) any failure
to
observe any covenant which is not capable of being cured at all or within such
ten (10) Business Day period or which has been the subject of a prior failure
within a six (6) month period or (B) an intentional breach by the Company of
any
covenant; or
(iii)
Company shall (1) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking
of
possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of
all
or a substantial part of its property and assets, (2) be generally unable to
pay
its debts as such debts become due, (3) make a general assignment for the
benefit of its creditors, (4) commence a voluntary case under the United States
Bankruptcy Code or similar law or regulation (as now or hereafter in effect),
(5) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for
the
relief of debtors, (6) fail to controvert in a timely or appropriate manner,
or
acquiesce in writing to, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case
under the United States Bankruptcy Code or other law or regulation, (7)
dissolve, (8) take any corporate action under any applicable law analogous
to
any of the foregoing, or (9) take any corporate action for the purpose of
effecting any of the foregoing; or
(iv)
a
proceeding or case shall be commenced, without the application or consent of
Company in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (1) the liquidation,
reorganization, dissolution, winding up or composition or readjustment of its
debts, (2) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or
the
like of it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or (3) similar
relief in respect of Company, under any law providing for the relief of debtors,
and such proceeding or case shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in
effect, for a period of sixty (60) days; or an order for relief shall be entered
in an involuntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code or other similar
law or regulation, against Company; or action under the laws of any jurisdiction
affecting Company analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect
to Company and shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of sixty
(60) days; or
(v)
final
judgment for the payment of money shall be rendered by a court of competent
jurisdiction against Company and Company shall not discharge the same or provide
for its discharge in accordance with its terms, or procure a stay of execution
thereof within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof and within said
period of sixty (60) days, or such longer period during which execution of
such
judgment shall have been stayed, appeal therefrom and cause the execution
thereof to be stayed during such appeal, and such judgment together with all
other such judgments shall exceed in the aggregate US$100,000; or
(vi)
any
representation or warranty made by Company in this Agreement, Loan Document,
or
any other documents or agreements contemplated hereby and thereby or in any
certificate or other instrument delivered hereunder or pursuant hereto or in
connection with any provision hereof shall be false or incorrect in any material
respect on the date as of which made; or
(vii) the
indictment by any Governmental Person under any criminal statute, or
commencement or threatened commencement of criminal or civil proceedings against
the Company, pursuant to which statute or proceedings the penalties or remedies
sought or available include forfeiture of (i) any of the Collateral having
a
value in excess of $100,000 or (ii) any other property of the Company which
is
necessary or material to the conduct of its business; or
(viii) (A)
the
acquisition by any person (or group of persons as defined by the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations thereunder) of more than 20% of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company, (B) the public offer by any person
(or group of persons as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the
regulations thereunder) to acquire more than 20% of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company; (C) the election in a contested proxy solicitation
of
candidates nominated by a person other than the Company that represent more
than
a majority of the full board of directors; or (D) any other event or
circumstance in which any person acquires the right or ability to direct the
management or control of the Company who does not presently have the right
or
ability to direct the management or control of the Company without the prior
approval of the Company’s board of directors.
(ix)
the
occurrence of any event or condition that has a material adverse
effect.
then
(x)
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section
7(a)(iii)
or
(iv),
the
unpaid Principal Amount of the Loan, together with the interest accrued thereon
and all other amounts payable by Company under this Agreement, shall
automatically become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by Company or (y) upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default,
Lender may, by notice to Company, declare the unpaid Principal Amount of the
Loan to be, and the same shall forthwith become, due and payable, together
with
the interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable by Company
hereunder.
8. Other
Remedies.
8.1 General.
(a) Upon
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender shall
have all rights and remedies with respect to the Obligations and the Collateral
under applicable law and the Loan Documents, an, subject to the rights of the
holder of any Permitted Lien, the Lender may do any or all of the
following:
(i) remove
for copying all documents, instruments, files and records (including the copying
of any computer records) relating to the Company’s receivables or use (at the
expense of the Company) such supplies or space of the Company at the Company’s
places of business necessary to administer, enforce and collect such receivables
and any supporting obligations;
(ii) accelerate
or extend the time of payment, compromise, issue credits, or bring suit on
a the
Company’s receivables (in the name of the Company or the Lender) and otherwise
administer and collect such receivables;
(iii) sell,
assign and deliver a Company’s receivables with or without advertisement, at
public or private sale, for cash, on credit or otherwise, subject to applicable
law;
(iv) foreclose
the security interests created pursuant to the Loan Documents by any available
procedure, or take possession of any or all of the Collateral, without judicial
process and enter any premises where any Collateral may be located for the
purpose of taking possession of or removing the same;
(v) require
the Company, at the Company’s expense, to assemble and make available to the
Lender any part or all of the Collateral at any place and time designated by
the
Lender; or
(vi) collect,
foreclose, receive, appropriate, setoff and realize upon any and all Collateral;
or
(vii) remove
any or all of the Collateral from any premises on or in which the same may
be
located for the purpose of effecting the sale, foreclosure or other disposition
thereof or for any other purpose; or
(viii) sell,
lease, transfer, assign, deliver or otherwise dispose of any and all Collateral
(including entering into contracts with respect thereto, public or private
sales
at any exchange, broker’s board, at any office of the Lender or elsewhere) at
such prices or terms as the Lender may deem reasonable, for cash, upon credit
or
for future delivery, with the Lender having the right to purchase the whole
or
any part of the Collateral at any such public sale; or
(ix) terminate
this Agreement.
If
any of
the Collateral is sold or leased by the Lender upon credit terms or for future
delivery, the Obligations shall not be reduced as a result thereof until payment
therefore is finally collected by the Lender. In the event the Lender institutes
an action to recover any Collateral or seeks recovery of any Collateral by
way
of prejudgment remedy, the Company waives the posting of any bond which might
otherwise be required.
(b) The
Lender may bid or become a purchaser at any sale, free from any right of
redemption, which right is expressly waived by the Company. If notice of
intended disposition of any Collateral is required by law, it is agreed that
ten
(10) Business Days’ notice shall constitute reasonable notification. The Company
will assemble the Collateral in its possession and make it available at such
locations as the Lender may specify, whether at the premises of the Company
or
elsewhere, and will make available to the Lender the premises and facilities
of
the Company for the purpose of the Lender’s taking possession of or removing the
Collateral or putting the Collateral in saleable form. The Lender may sell
the
Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private
sale,
at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Lender’s offices or elsewhere,
for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the
Lender may deem commercially reasonable. The Lender shall not be obligated
to
make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given.
The
Lender may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement
at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice,
be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Company hereby
grants the Lender a license to enter and occupy any of the Company’s leased or
owned premises and facilities, without charge, to exercise any of the Lender’s
rights or remedies.
(c) The
Lender may, at any time or times that an Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing, enforce any Company’s rights against any account debtor or secondary
obligor or other obligor in respect of any of the Company’s accounts or other
receivables. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lender may
at
such time or times (i) notify any or all account debtors, secondary obligors
or
other obligors in respect thereof that the receivables have been assigned to
the
Lender and that the Lender has a security interest therein and the Lender may
direct any or all accounts debtors, secondary obligors and other obligors to
make payment of receivables directly to the Lender, extend the time of payment
of, compromise, settle or adjust for cash, credit, return of merchandise or
otherwise, and upon any terms or conditions, any and all receivables or other
obligations included in the Collateral and thereby discharge or release the
account debtor or any secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof
without affecting any of the Obligations, demand, collect or enforce payment
of
any receivables or such other obligations, but without any duty to do so, and
the Lender shall not be liable for its failure to collect or enforce the payment
thereof nor for the negligence of the Lender or its attorneys with respect
thereto and take whatever other action the Lender may deem necessary or
desirable for the protection of its interests.
8.2 License
for Use of Software and Other Intellectual Property.
Upon
the occurrence or during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company
hereby grants to the Lender an irrevocable, non-exclusive license or other
right
to use or sublicense, without charge or royalty, all computer software programs,
data bases, processes, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, labels, trade
secrets, service marks, copyrights, copyrightable material, advertising
materials and other rights, assets and materials of Company, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, including in such license reasonable access to all media
in which any of the foregoing may be stored or recorded and to all computer
programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.
8.3 No
Marshaling; Deficiencies; Remedies Cumulative.
The
Lender shall have no obligation to marshal any Collateral or to seek recourse
against or satisfaction of any of the Obligations from one source before seeking
recourse against or satisfaction from another source. The net cash proceeds
resulting from the Lender’s exercise of any of the foregoing rights to liquidate
Collateral shall be applied by the Lender to such of the Obligations and in
such
order as the Lender shall elect in its sole and absolute discretion, whether
due
or to become due. The Company shall remain liable to the Lender and the Lenders
for any deficiency with interest at the highest rate applicable to Loan
hereunder and the Lender agrees to remit to the Company or its successor or
assign, any surplus resulting therefrom. All of the Lender’s remedies under the
Loan Documents shall be cumulative, may be exercised simultaneously against
any
Collateral and the Company or in such order and with respect to such Collateral
or the Company as the Lender may deem desirable, and are not intended to be
exhaustive.
8.4 Waivers.
Except
as may be otherwise specifically provided herein or in any other Loan Document,
the Company hereby waives any right to a judicial or other hearing with respect
to any action or prejudgment remedy or proceeding by the Lender to take
possession, exercise control over, or dispose of any item of Collateral in
any
instance (regardless of where the same may be located) where such action is
permitted under the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or by
applicable law or of the time, place or terms of sale in connection with the
exercise of the Lender’s rights hereunder and also waives any bonds, security or
sureties required by any statute, rule or other law as an incident to any taking
of possession by the Lender of any Collateral. The Company also waives any
damages (direct, consequential or otherwise) occasioned by the enforcement
of
the Lender’s rights under this Agreement or any other Loan Document including
the taking of possession of any Collateral or the giving of notice to any
account debtor or the collection of any receivable of the Company. The Company
also consents that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, the Lender may enter upon any premises owned by or leased to it without
obligations to pay rent or for use and occupancy, through self-help, without
judicial process and without having first obtained an order of any court. These
waivers and all other waivers provided for in this Agreement and the other
Loan
Documents have been negotiated by the parties, and the Company acknowledges
that
it has been represented by counsel of its own choice, has consulted such counsel
with respect to its rights hereunder and has freely and voluntarily entered
into
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as the result of arm’s-length
negotiations.
8.5 Indemnification;
Reimbursement of Expenses of Collection.
Company
hereby agrees that, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents are consummated, the Company will
indemnify, defend and hold harmless (on an after-tax basis) the Lender and
its
successors and assigns and its directors, officers, agents, employees, advisors,
shareholders, attorneys and affiliates (each, an “Indemnified
Party”)
from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies,
obligations, fines, penalties, actions (whether threatened or existing),
judgments, suits (whether threatened or existing) or expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, experts,
consultants and other professionals) imposed on, asserted against or incurred
by
any of them (collectively, “Claims”)
(except, in the case of each Indemnified Party, to the extent that any Claim
is
determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have directly resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct) arising out of or by reason of (i) any
litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding related to (A) this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
(B)
any actual or proposed use by the Company of the proceeds of the Loan, or (C)
the Lender’s entering into this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other
agreements and documents relating hereto (other than consequential damages
and
loss of anticipated profits or earnings), including, without limitation, amounts
paid in settlement, court costs and the fees and disbursements of counsel
incurred in connection with any such litigation, investigation, claim or
proceeding, and (ii) any pending, threatened or actual action, claim, proceeding
or suit by any shareholder or director of the Company or any actual or purported
violation of a the Company’s governing documents or any other agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which any of its properties
is
bound. In addition, the Company shall, upon demand, pay to the Lender all costs
and expenses incurred by the Lender (including the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel and other professionals) in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment
of
the Loan Documents, and pay to the Lender all costs and expenses (including
the
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and other professionals) paid
or
incurred by the Lender in (A) enforcing or defending its rights under or in
respect of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other document or
instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered in connection herewith,
(B)
collecting the Obligations or otherwise administering this Agreement and (C)
foreclosing or otherwise realizing upon the Collateral or any part thereof.
If
and to the extent that the obligations of the Company hereunder are
unenforceable for any reason, the Company hereby agrees to make the maximum
contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations that is
permissible under applicable law. The Company’s obligations hereunder shall
survive any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
the
payment in full of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in
substitution of, any of the other Obligations.
8.6 Remedies
Cumulative.
No
remedy herein conferred upon Lender is intended to be exclusive of any other
remedy and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in
addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing
at
law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Reliance
on and Survival of Representations.
All
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Company herein shall
be
deemed to be material and to have been relied upon by Lender and shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, for so long as the Loan remains
outstanding.
9.2 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Company,
Lender and each of their respective successors and assigns, and, in addition,
shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each person who shall from
time to time be a holder of the Loan.
9.3 Notices.
All
notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in
writing and delivered by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or
delivered by overnight courier (for next Business Day delivery) or telecopied,
addressed as follows, or at such other address as any of the parties hereto
may
hereafter designate by notice to the other parties given in accordance with
this
Section:
1) |
if
to the Company:
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ATSI
Communications, Inc.
Attn:
Xxxxxx X Xxxxx, President & CEO
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx. VP of Finance
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
2)
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if
to Lenders:
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ATVF
II LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx
Vencore
Solutions LLC.
0000
XX
Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Any
such
notice or communication shall be deemed to have been duly given on the fifth
day
after being so mailed, the next Business Day after delivery by overnight
courier, when received when sent by telecopy or email, or upon receipt when
delivered personally.
9.4 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Signatures may be exchanged by telecopy, with original signatures
to
follow. Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will be bound by its own
telecopied signature and that it accepts the telecopied signatures of the other
parties to this Agreement. The original signature pages shall be forwarded
to
Lender or its counsel and Lender or its counsel will provide all of the parties
hereto with a copy of the entire Agreement.
9.5 Amendments.
This
Agreement may only be amended by a writing duly executed by the parties
hereto.
9.6 Severability.
If any
term or provision of this Agreement or any other document executed in connection
herewith shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, all other terms
and
provisions hereof and thereof shall nevertheless remain effective and shall
be
enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
9.7 Governing
Law; Submission to Process.
THIS
AGREEMENT AND ALL AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS, WAIVERS AND CONSENTS RELATING HERETO
OR THERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. THE COMPANY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS ITSELF TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE
STATE
AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT
SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON IT IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RELATING HERETO
BY ANY MEANS ALLOWED UNDER TEXAS OR FEDERAL LAW. THE COMPANY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY
NOW
OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN
SUCH
COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. THE COMPANY SHALL APPOINT AN AGENT FOR SERVICE
OF PROCESS IN TEXAS AND SHALL NOTIFY HOLDER OF ANY FUTURE CHANGE THEREIN.
9.8 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement contains the entire Agreement of the parties hereto with respect
to
the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all previous oral and
written, and all previous contemporaneous oral negotiations, commitments and
understandings.
9.9 Further
Assurances.
Company
agrees promptly to execute and deliver such documents and to take such other
acts as are reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
9.10 Headings.
The
headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
9.11 Assignments
and Participations.
Company
may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder or under the Loan without
the
prior written consent of Lender. Lender may assign all or any portion of the
Loan without the prior consent of Company. Lender may sell or agree to sell
to
one or more other persons a participation in all or any part of any of the
Loan
or Warrants without the prior consent of Company. Upon surrender of the Loan
or
Warrants, Company shall execute and deliver one or more substitute notes,
warrants or other securities in such denominations and of a like aggregate
unpaid Principal Amount or other amount issued to Lender and/or to Lender’s
designated transferee or transferees. Lender may furnish any information in
the
possession of Lender concerning Company, or any of its respective subsidiaries,
from time to time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees
and participants).
9.12 JURY
WAIVER.
HOLDER
AND COMPANY EACH WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION ARISING OUT OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREIN.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
as
of the day and year set forth above.
COMPANY:
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ATSI
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
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a
Nevada corporation
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By:
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/S/
Xxxxxx X Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X Xxxxx
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Title:
President & CEO
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HOLDERS:
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ATVF
II LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx
|
Officer
|
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Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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|
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
E.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
|
|
By:
|
/s/
E. Xxxxx Xxxxx
|
Officer
|
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Vencore
Solutions LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Officer
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EXHIBIT
A
The
Collateral shall consist of all right, title and interest of Company in and
to
the following:
(a) Account
Receivables other than accounts that have been sold to Xxxxx Fargo under the
Account Transfer Agreement dated December 6, 2007.
(b)
Certificate
of deposit at Xxxxx Fargo for $100,000
(b)
ownership
interest in ATSICOM.
WARRANT
CERTIFICATE
Warrant
No. ____
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425,000
Warrants
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WARRANT
TO PURCHASE
COMMON
STOCK OF
ATSI
COMMUNICATIONS, , INC.
THIS
WARRANT IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS
ON
TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE
AGREEMENT
REFERENCED BELOW.
The
registered holder of the above indicated number of Warrants, each Warrant
entitling such owner to purchase one (1) share of common stock, $0.001 par
value
(“Common
Stock”),
of
ATSI Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (hereinafter called the
“Company”)
at the
price per share of $0.19.
The
registered holder may exercise all or a portion of the Warrants evidenced hereby
by surrender, to the Company at its principal office, of this Warrant
Certificate and the form of Notice to Exercise attached hereto, both duly filled
in and signed, along with payment in full to the Company of the Exercise Price
in cash or immediately available funds or pursuant to a cashless exercise,
all
as provided in the Warrant Agreement, as such term is defined below, and upon
compliance with and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the
Warrant Agreement.
According
to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants shall cease to be
exercisable at 5:00 p.m. Texas time, on September 26, 2015.
The
Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the Warrant Purchase
Agreement dated as of September 26, 2008 (the “Warrant
Agreement”),
by
and between the Company and holder and is subject to the terms and provisions
of
the Warrant Agreement, which terms and provisions are hereby incorporated by
reference herein and made a part hereof. Each holder of this Warrant Certificate
consents to all of the terms contained in the Warrant Agreement by acceptance
hereof. A copy of the Warrant Agreement is available for inspection by the
registered holder hereof at the principal office of the Company in San Antonio,
Texas.
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
AND
MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE WARRANTS AND ANY
SECURITIES ISSUED UPON EXERCISE THEREOF ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF A
CERTAIN WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, INCLUDING
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH THEREIN. THE COMPANY WILL NOT
TRANSFER SUCH SECURITIES EXCEPT UPON RECEIPT OF A FAVORABLE OPINION OF COUNSEL
AND/OR EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS
OF
SUCH ACT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
AND
THAT SUCH TRANSFER WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. A
COMPLETE AND CORRECT COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT
THE
PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE FURNISHED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
AND
WITHOUT CHARGE.
The
Warrant Agreement and each Warrant Certificate, including this Warrant
Certificate, shall be deemed a contract made under the laws of the State of
Texas and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Texas.
Dated:
September 26, 2008
ATSI
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
Title:
|
Chief
Executive Officer
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
(To
be
executed only upon exercise of warrant)
To
_____________________
The
undersigned registered holder of the attached Warrant Certificate hereby
irrevocably exercises and surrenders to ATSI Communications, Inc. such Warrants
for, and purchases thereunder, ________*
shares
of Common Stock, and herewith makes payment of $__________ therefor, in cash
or
immediately available funds or pursuant to a cashless exercise as requested
below, and requests that the certificates for such shares (less any shares,
if
any, utilized pursuant to a cashless exercise) be issued in the name of, and
delivered to ___________________________, whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
Check
one of the following boxes:
|
o
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Payment
in cash or immediately available funds
|
o
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Cashless
Exercise
|
Dated:
_________________
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(Signature)
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(Street
Address)
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(City) (State) (Zip
Code)
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*
Insert
here the number of shares called for on the face of this Warrant Certificate
(or, in the case of a partial exercise, the portion thereof as to which this
Warrant Certificate is being exercised), in either case without making any
adjustment for additional shares of Common Stock or any other stock or other
securities or property or cash which, pursuant to the adjustment provisions
of
the Warrant Agreement, may be delivered upon exercise. In the case of a partial
exercise, a new Warrant Certificate will be issued and delivered, representing
the unexercised portion of the warrants, to the holder surrendering the same.