THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE | ||
among XXXXX XXXXXXX and the MASTER AND A HOUND IRREVOCABLE TRUST as Borrower - and - CHARLOTTE’S WEB HOLDINGS, INC. as Lender | ||
November 13, 2024 |
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THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE dated as of November 13, 2024 (this “Agreement”) is among each of XXXXX XXXXXXX, an individual residing in the State of Colorado (including his heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, “Xxxxxxx”), XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, an individual residing in the State of Colorado, the trustee (in such capacity, including his heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, collectively the “Trustee”) of the MASTER AND A HOUND IRREVOCABLE TRUST, a trust established under the laws of State of Colorado (the “Trust” and together with Xxxxxxx, collectively the “Borrower”) and XXXXXXXXX’S WEB HOLDINGS, INC. (including its successors and assigns, the “Lender”), in connection with that certain Secured Promissory Note dated as of November 13, 2020 in the principal amount of US$1,000,000 issued by the Borrower to and in favour of the Lender, as amended on March 22, 2022, as amended (the “Secured Note”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS the Obligations under the Secured Note mature on November 13, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”);
AND WHEREAS the Borrower and the Lender have agreed to enter into this Agreement in order to provide for an extension of the Maturity Date;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained and for other valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties), the parties agree as follows:
Article 1
INTERPRETATION
INTERPRETATION
1.1Definitions. In this Agreement (including the Preamble and Recitals hereof), unless otherwise defined herein, all terms with initial capital letters have the meanings defined in the Secured Note (as amended by the terms of this Agreement).
1.2Interpretation not Affected by Headings, etc. The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof.
Article 2
AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURED NOTE
AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURED NOTE
2.1Amendments. The Secured Note is hereby amended as follows:
a)Section 1.1 of the Secured Note is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “November 13, 2024” and replacing it with the words “November 13, 2029”.
b)Section 1.6 of the Secured Note is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “November 13, 2024” and replacing it with the words “November 13, 2029”.
c)Section 1.6 of the Secured Note is hereby further amended by adding as a new paragraph at the end of Section 1.6 the following: “Notwithstanding anything contained in this
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Note, including in this Section 1.6, the Lender hereby agrees that within ninety (90) days after the Applicable Regulations permit (as determined by the Lender based on timely, competent advice of counsel) the Lender to take possession of the Pledged Stock, Lender shall either (a) provide notice to accept the Pledged Stock; or (b) notify Borrower that Lender will not accept the Pledged Stock. The Lender hereby confirms that in the event of either circumstance described above, Borrower will have satisfied its obligations in lieu of payment as outlined in this Section 1.6.
d)Section 4.1(b) of the Secured Note is hereby further amended by adding as a subparagraph (vi) the following: “To the extent such are reasonably available, Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Lender (1) Quarterly Financials within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter (in the format currently provided to Lender by the Corporation), and (2) Year-End Financials within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year (in the format currently provided to Lender by the Corporation).
Article 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender as follows (which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement):
(a)all of the representations and warranties contained in the Secured Note or in any other Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except, in each case, for those that relate specifically to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct on and as of such earlier date;
(a)the entering into, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and each other Document to which it is a party: (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or trustee action on its part, (ii) do not and will not violate the Trust Agreement or any applicable law to which the Borrower is subject, and (iii) do not require the consent or approval of, registration or filing with, any other Person;
(b)this Agreement and each other Document to which the Borrower is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the availability of equitable remedies and the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;
(c)as of the date hereof, the unpaid amount of the outstanding Obligations is the aggregate sum of US$1,037,000; and
(d)no Event of Default has occurred which is continuing.
Article 4
GENERAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
GENERAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1Conditions Precedent. This Agreement shall not become effective unless the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.1 have been satisfied, fulfilled or otherwise met to the
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satisfaction of the Lender (the date on which such conditions precedent are satisfied, fulfilled or otherwise met to the satisfaction of the lender is referred to herein as the “Effective Date”):
(a)Documents. The Borrower shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Lender;
(a)Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained herein or in any other Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b)No Default. No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c)Other. The Lender shall have received all such other certificates, documents, opinions, and information that the lender may request in its sole discretion.
Article 5
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1References to Secured Note. The term “hereof”, “herein” and similar terms as used in the Secured Note, and references in the other Documents to the “Secured Note” or “Note”, as the case may be, shall mean and refer to, from and after the Effective Date, the Secured Note as modified and supplemented by this Agreement.
5.2Reaffirmation and Continued Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be deemed to be part of, and a modification to, the Secured Note and shall be governed by all the terms and provisions of the Secured Note with respect to the modifications intended to be made thereto. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to amend, waive or consent to the modification, waiver or consent of any other term, condition, covenant or agreement contained in the Secured Note or any other Document, or be deemed to be a waiver of any Event or Default under the Secured Note or any other Document. The Borrower hereby agrees and acknowledges that, as modified and supplemented by this Agreement, all of the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements and other provisions contained in the Secured Note and the other Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect.
5.3Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the Untied States applicable therein.
5.4Waiver of Trial By Jury. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM, BROUGHT OR INSTITUTED BY THE LENDER ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SECURED NOTE, SHALL BE TRIED ONLY BY A COURT AND NOT BY A JURY. THE BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE LENDER WOULD NOT MAKE THE INVESTMENT IN, OR EXTEND LOANS TO, THE BORROWER IF THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL WERE NOT PART OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SECURED NOTE.
5.5Submission to Jurisdiction. Venue for any adjudication hereof shall be only in the courts of the State of New York or the federal courts in the State of New York, the jurisdiction of which courts
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all parties hereby consent to as the agreement of the parties, as not inconvenient and as not subject to review by any court other than such courts in New York. The Borrower intends that the courts of the jurisdiction(s) in which it is incorporated, formed and conducts business or resides should afford full faith and credit to any judgment rendered by a court of the State of New York against the Borrower hereunder, and should hold that the New York courts have jurisdiction to enter a valid, in personam judgment against the Borrower under the Secured Note. The Borrower agrees that service of any summons or complaint, and other process that may be served in any action, may be made by mailing via registered mail or delivering a copy of such process thereto, and the Borrower and hereby agrees that this submission to jurisdiction and consent to service of process are reasonable and made for the express benefit of the Lender.
5.6Enurement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
5.7Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.
5.8Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement covenants and agrees that, from time to time subsequent to the date hereof, it will at the request and expense of the requesting party, execute and deliver all such documents, including, without limitation, all such additional conveyance, transfers, consents and other assurances and do all such other acts and things as any other party hereto, acting reasonably, may from time to request be executed or done in order to better evidence or perfect or effectuate any provision of this Agreement, the Secured Note or of any other Document or any of the respective obligations intended to be created hereby or thereby, including without limitation, promptly and duly execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Lender from time to time may reasonably request in order to perfect and protect the Liens granted or purported to be granted under the Secured Note or to enable the Lender to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to the Pledged Collateral.
5.9Currency. All dollar amounts specified herein are in United States of America Dollars unless otherwise indicated.
5.10No Novation. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the Obligations or of any other debt, obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Secured Note or in any other Documents, which Obligations and any such other debt, obligation, covenant or agreement shall remain in full force and effect, except to the extent that the terms thereof are modified hereby. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall be construed as a release or other discharge of the Borrower from any Obligations or of any other debt, obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Secured Note or in any other Documents.
5.11Filings and Registrations. The Borrower hereby agrees, consents and authorizes the Lender, its attorneys, agents or representatives to file or register notice of this Agreement in any appropriate registration system, including, without limitation, register any necessary documents, financing statements or financing change statements naming the Trustee as debtor and the Lender as
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secured party, and describing the Pledged Collateral and such other documentation as the Lender (or its successors or assigns) may reasonably require to evidence, protect and perfect the Liens created by any security documents, instruments and agreements granted by the Trustee to the Lender, whether concurrently herewith or any time after the date hereof.
5.12Counterparts. This Agreement and each other Document may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by fax or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Document. The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement or any other Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law. The Lender may, in its discretion, require that any such documents and signatures executed electronically or delivered by fax or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature executed electronically or delivered by fax or other electronic transmission.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first set forth above.
/Xxxxx Xxxxxxx/ XXXXX XXXXXXX | |||||
/Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx/ XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX, as trustee of the MASTER AND A HOUND IRREVOCABLE TRUST | |||||
CHARLOTTE’S WEB HOLDINGS, INC. Per: /Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx/ Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Title: SVP – General Counsel |
Signature Page – Third Amendment to Secured Note