INTERIM RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.13
THIS INTERIM RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT, (the “Agreement”), is dated of the [___] day of
November, 2007 (“Agreement Date”) by and among (i) the LENDERS that are signatories hereto
(collectively, the “Lenders”); (ii) EARTH BIOFUELS, INC., a Delaware Corporation,
(“EBOF”); (iii) XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, (“XxXxxxxxxx”) an individual; and (iv) entities
listed on the SCHEDULE OF EBOF SUBSIDIARIES attached hereto as Schedule A (individually, a
“Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Radcliffe SPC, Ltd. for and on behalf of the Class A Convertible Crossover
Segregated Portfolio (“Radcliffe”), Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd.
(“Castlerigg”), and Capital Ventures International (“CVI”; collectively, the
“Initial Bridge Lenders”) are parties to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June
7, 2006 (the “Initial Bridge Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Earth Biofuels, Inc.
(“EBOF”), pursuant to which EBOF issued, among other things, warrants to purchase 1,500,000
shares of common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), of EBOF at the exercise
price of $2.93 (the “Initial Bridge Warrants”) and in connection with the Initial Bridge
Securities Purchase Agreement, EBOF executed a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Initial
Bridge Registration Rights Agreement,” collectively with the Initial Bridge Securities Purchase
Agreement and the Initial Bridge Warrants, the “Initial Bridge Transaction Documents”)
under which it agreed to cooperate in the registration of the securities under the Initial Bridge
Securities Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, Castlerigg (the “Second Bridge Lender”) is a party to a Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2006 (the “Second Bridge Securities Purchase Agreement”)
with EBOF, pursuant to which EBOF issued, among other things, warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares
of Common Stock at the exercise price of $2.50 (the “Second Bridge Warrants”) and in
connection with the Second Bridge Securities Purchase Agreement, EBOF executed a Registration
Rights Agreement (the “Second Bridge Registration Rights Agreement,” collectively with the
Second Bridge Securities Purchase Agreement, Second Bridge Warrants, the “Second Bridge
Transaction Documents”) under which it agreed to cooperate in the registration of the
securities under the Second Bridge Securities Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, Radcliffe, Castlerigg, CVI, YA Global Investments, L.P. (formerly known as Cornell
Capital, L.P. (“Yorkville”)), Cranshire Capital L.P. (“Cranshire”), Portside Growth
and Opportunity Fund (“Portside”), Evolution Master Fund Ltd. SPC, Segregated Portfolio M
(“Evolution”), and Kings Road Investments Ltd. (“Kings Road”; collectively, the
“Noteholders”) are parties to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2006
(the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with EBOF, pursuant to which EBOF issued (i) 8%
Senior Convertible Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of
$52.5 million, which were unsecured and convertible into shares of Common Stock at $2.90 per share,
and (ii) warrants to purchase in excess of 9,000,000 shares of common stock of EBOF at the exercise
price of $2.90 (the “Warrants”) and in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement,
EBOF executed a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement,”
collectively with the Initial Bridge Transaction Documents, the Second Bridge Transaction
Documents, the Securities
Purchase Agreement, Notes, and Warrants, the “Transaction Documents”) under which it agreed
to cooperate in the registration of the securities under the Securities Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, each Noteholder delivered an Event of Default Redemption Notice to EBOF identifying
various events of default under its Note and demanding that EBOF redeem the Noteholder’s interest
in the Note at the Event of Default Redemption Price and EBOF failed to remit the Event of Default
Redemption Price;
WHEREAS, numerous Events of Default as defined in the Transaction Documents have occurred and
are continuing;
WHEREAS, on July 11, 2007, Radcliffe, Yorkville, Portside, Castlerigg and Evolution (the
“Petitioning Creditors”) commenced an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding against EBOF
pursuant to Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Case No. 07-10928 (CSS) (the “Bankruptcy
Case”);
WHEREAS, for the past several months, EBOF has engaged in discussions with Castlerigg and
certain of the other Noteholders regarding the terms of an out-of-court restructuring;
WHEREAS, EBOF wishes to further explore the possibility of restructuring and modifying the
existing rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents with the Noteholders, through one
or more definitive documents to be negotiated during the course of the next 6 to 12 months (the
“Restructuring Transaction”);
WHEREAS, at EBOF’s request, the Lenders are willing, subject to and on the terms and
conditions hereof and of the documents to be executed in connection herewith, to forbear from
exercising rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents and, as applicable, to consent to
dismissal of the Bankruptcy Case in exchange for the terms hereof and of the documents to be
executed in connection herewith.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable
consideration recited in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are herein
acknowledged, the Lenders, EBOF, XxXxxxxxxx and the Subsidiaries (each, a “Party”;
collectively, the “Parties”) agree to the following:
1. Dismissal of Bankruptcy Case
(a) | EBOF and each Lender that is a Petitioning Creditor shall consent, subject to section 2(b) below, to the dismissal of the Bankruptcy Case pursuant to Section 303(j) of the Bankruptcy Code, with each Party to bear its own costs. | ||
(b) | Concurrently with the filing of the joint motion to dismiss (the “Dismissal Motion”), which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lenders that are Petitioning Creditors, EBOF shall also file with the Bankruptcy Court a verified list of creditors who shall receive notice of the motion to dismiss the Bankruptcy Case. |
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(c) | EBOF and the Lenders that are Petitioning Creditors shall file the Dismissal Motion to dismiss the Bankruptcy Case with the Bankruptcy Court by no later November [___], 2007.1 |
2. New Collateral Documents
(a) | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Parties (as applicable) shall execute the following documents, forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibits A — D) (collectively, the “Collateral Documents”) all which shall be effective as of the Dismissal Date (as defined in section 8 below): |
(i) | release agreement; | ||
(ii) | guaranty from XxXxxxxxxx (“XxXxxxxxxx Guaranty”) in favor of the Lenders; | ||
(iii) | confessions of judgment by EBOF in favor of each of the Lenders (individually and collectively, the “Confessions of Judgment”); and | ||
(iv) | guaranty from the Subsidiaries (“Subsidiary Guaranty”) in favor of the Lenders. |
3. Forbearance
(a) | Each Lender hereby agrees to forebear from exercising or enforcing any contractual, legal or equitable rights or remedies (including, but not limited to, exercising any creditor remedies) arising under or related to the Transaction Documents or Collateral Documents from the Dismissal Date (defined in section 8 below) until the earliest of the following to occur (each a “Standstill Expiration Event”): |
(i) | June [___], 2008, which may be extended with the prior written consent of all Lenders in their sole discretion; 2 | ||
(ii) | 180 days from the Dismissal Date, which may be extended with the prior written consent of all Lenders in their sole discretion; | ||
(iii) | final consummation of all aspects of the restructuring (as determined by the Lenders holding 66 2/3% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Required Lenders”) in their sole discretion); | ||
(iv) | any of the following events occur: |
1 | Insert date that is 5 calendar days after execution of this Agreement. | |
2 | Insert date that 225 days from the execution of this Agreement. |
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(1) | prior to the Restructuring Consummation Deadline (as defined in section 3(a)(iv)(5) below), either (x) an order for relief is entered in a case under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to EBOF or any Subsidiary, or (y) an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against either EBOF or any Subsidiary and such petition is not dismissed on or before sixty (60) days after the date such petition is filed; | ||
(2) | failure of EBOF to execute security documents (in form and substance acceptable to the Required Lenders as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion) sufficient to provide the Lenders with liens, subject only to any valid then-existing liens, on all of EBOF’s assets to secure EBOF’s obligations under the Confessions of Judgment and the Transaction Documents on or before ten (10) days after the Dismissal Date; | ||
(3) | failure of all Subsidiaries to execute security documents (in form and substance acceptable to the Required Lenders as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion) in favor of the Lenders subject only to any valid then-existing liens, securing their respective obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty on or before ten (10) days after the Dismissal Date; | ||
(4) | failure of EBOF and Subsidiaries to execute a term sheet with the material terms of a restructuring (in form and substance acceptable to the Required Lenders in their sole discretion) (the “Restructuring Term Sheet”) on or before thirty (30) days after the Dismissal Date; | ||
(5) | failure of EBOF and Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated in the Restructuring Term Sheet fully (as determined by the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion) (“Restructuring Consummation Deadline”) on or before one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Dismissal Date; | ||
(6) | any action is commenced to void, avoid, invalidate, subordinate, recharacterize, reduce or recover (in whole or in part) any or all of the Collateral Documents, any claim of any of the Lenders under any of the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents, any lien granted to secure any such claim or any obligation under any of the Collateral Documents or any of the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the actions described in sections 5(b) and (c) below), or any payment made in respect of such claim or obligation; and | ||
(7) | EBOF or any Subsidiary grants or permits to exist any lien not in existence as of the date of this Agreement on any of its assets. |
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(b) | The Required Lenders can waive a Standstill Expiration Event under section 3(a)(iv) (1)-(7) only by a writing signed by the Required Lenders delivered to EBOF with written notice to all other Lenders. | ||
(c) | Any proceeds recovered by any Lender under any of the Collateral Documents shall be held by such other Lender in trust for the Pro Rata benefit of the other Lenders and distributed accordingly. The term “Pro Rata” shall mean, as to any Lender, the ratio determined by dividing (x) the face amount of Notes then held by such Lender by (y) the face amount of Notes then held by all Lenders. This provision shall survive termination of this Agreement. | ||
(d) | Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit any Lender from (i) acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any securities issued upon the exercise of the Warrants or upon the conversion of the Notes, (ii) exercising or refraining from exercising, the Warrants, (iii) converting, or refraining from converting, the Notes, or (iv) taking any action to compel EBOF to comply with any such exercise or conversion. |
4. | Restructuring Transaction. Until the occurrence of a Standstill Expiration Event, each Lender expressly agrees that it shall be bound to accept any Restructuring Transaction proposed by EBOF and accepted in writing by the Required Lenders with written notice to all Lenders; provided, however, that no proposed Restructuring Transaction or any other transaction or agreement with EBOF, its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates or with XxXxxxxxxx relating to the Transaction Documents shall be approved or accepted by any Lender unless the transaction or agreement offers the same consideration and the same terms and conditions to all Lenders, with each such Lender’s share of such consideration to be determined on a Pro Rata basis, and no consideration is offered or given to any person or entity in connection therewith other than the Lenders. The Parties acknowledge that the Restructuring Transaction may be implemented in stages. Nothing contained in this section, elsewhere in this Agreement or in any Collateral Document shall, or shall be used to, impose on any Lender any monetary obligation (including, without limitation, making any loan, investing any capital, or making any other financial accommodation) as a result of, or relating to, or arising out of the Bankruptcy Case or the Restructuring Transaction without the prior written consent of such Lender, which may be granted or withheld in such Lender’s sole discretion. No Lender shall be bound by any such obligation absent such prior written consent by it. |
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5. | Acknowledgement of Total Debt. |
(a) | Subject only to section 6 below, EBOF, XxXxxxxxxx and the Subsidiaries acknowledge that the aggregate amount due and owing from EBOF to the Noteholders pursuant to the Transaction Documents is $100,651,173 (as of September 28, 2007) (as set forth on Schedule B) plus fees, costs, and expenses, and that such amount is immediately due and payable to the Noteholders without set-off, counterclaim, deduction, offset or defense (the “Total Debt”). | ||
(b) | Subject only to section 6 below, EBOF, XxXxxxxxxx, and the Subsidiaries shall not directly or indirectly object to, challenge, contest or otherwise seek to invalidate or reduce (or support directly or indirectly any other person or entity in any such objection, challenge or contest) the existence, validity or amount of the Total Debt, the obligations under the Transactions Documents or the Collateral Documents or any lien granted to secure such obligations to the extent such claims are held by or obligations are owed to the Lenders. | ||
(c) | EBOF, XxXxxxxxxx and the Subsidiaries shall not directly or indirectly seek to subordinate or recharacterize any claim of any Lender. |
6. | Reservation of Rights. The acknowledgement and covenants in section 5 above shall only apply with respect to the claims and liens that are held by the Lenders. EBOF reserves all rights to challenge any claim held by any Noteholder that is not a signatory to this Agreement. |
7. | After Acquired Claims. In the event that a Lender acquires and continues to hold the Notes and Warrants (the “Excluded Securities”) under the Transaction Document of a Noteholder that is not a signatory hereto (an “Excluded Noteholder”), such Excluded Securities acquired (and held) by such Lender shall be deemed to be Notes and Warrants of such Lender governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (and the benefits thereunder) as if such Excluded Securities were held by such Lender as of the date of this Agreement (but only for so long as such Excluded Securities are held by such Lender). The Pro Rata share of any Lender that acquires Notes from an Excluded Noteholder (or that transfers any portion of its Notes) shall be adjusted accordingly. |
8. | Effective Date. This Agreement and the Collateral Documents shall be placed into escrow pursuant to an escrow agreement (the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E) and shall be released from escrow and shall become effective on the date that an order dismissing the Bankruptcy Case (a “Dismissal Order”) is entered on the docket provided that such order is not stayed (the “Dismissal Date”); provided, however, that if the Dismissal Date fails to occur on or before December 21, 2007 (or such later date as may be agreed in writing by all Lenders prior to the expiration of such date or dates) (a “Failure Event”), then, (a) EBOF shall immediately file a notice to withdraw the Dismissal Motion (the “Withdrawal Notice”), which the Lenders that are Petitioning Creditors hereby authorize upon the occurrence of a Failure Event (or if EBOF fails to do so, EBOF hereby authorizes the Lenders that are Petitioning Creditors to do so on EBOF’s behalf), and (b) this Agreement and the Collateral Documents shall be null and void upon entry of the Withdrawal Notice on the docket of the Bankruptcy Court, provided that a Dismissal Order has not been previously docketed. If (i) the Dismissal Motion is denied, then this Agreement and the Collateral Documents shall be null and void or (ii) a Withdrawal Notice is filed before a Dismissal Order (if any) is entered, then this Agreement and the Collateral Documents shall be null and void as contemplated in clause (b) above, and, in each case, to the fullest extent possible, each of the Parties shall be restored to the position it held immediately before the Agreement Date. The Parties shall cooperate to seek dismissal of the Bankruptcy Case as expeditiously as possible and such cooperation agreement shall be effective upon execution of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, sections 1, 2, 7, 8-15, and 17-20 shall be effective immediately upon execution of this Agreement and such sections shall terminate and be of no further force or effect if this Agreement and the Collateral Documents become null and void as described above. |
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9. | Interim Protections. Between the date of execution of this Agreement and the Dismissal Date, neither EBOF nor any of its Subsidiaries shall (a) incur any debt or transfer any asset outside the ordinary course of business, (b) grant any lien or permit any lien to arise on any of its assets, or (c) otherwise take any action that would be inconsistent with, or adverse in any way to, any of the terms of this Agreement or of any of the Collateral Documents, as if such agreements were in full force and effect, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders. |
10. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such Party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. |
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11. | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature. |
12. | Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. |
13. | Recitals. Each of the Recitals is incorporated herein by this reference and shall become part of the Agreement. |
14. | No Conflict Intended. Any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Exhibits attached hereto shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement. |
15. | Integration; Effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and all prior negotiations and representations relating thereto are merged herein. The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement are the product of joint draftsmanship by all Parties, each being represented or having the opportunity to be represented by counsel, and any ambiguities in this Agreement or any documentation prepared pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall not be construed against any of the parties because of draftsmanship. This Agreement, is not intended to modify and does not modify the rights, remedies and obligations of the signatories under the Transaction Documents, except to the extent expressly set forth herein and then only with respect to the Parties hereto. |
16. | Pending Litigation. To the extent that any Lender and EBOF are currently parties to an action on the Notes or other Transaction Documents, at the request of such Lender, EBOF shall consent to the dismissal of such action without prejudice and with each side to bear its own costs. |
17. | Waiver of Adjustment of Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Common Stock. EBOF and the Lenders (as applicable) agree to waive the application of section 7(a) of the Notes, section 6(e) of the Initial Bridge Warrants, section 6(e) of the Second Bridge Warrants, and section 2(a) of the Warrants (collectively, the “Anti-Dilution Provisions”) beginning on the date hereof and continuing until the earlier of (i) the date that this Agreement and the Collateral Documents becomes null and void pursuant to section 8 of this Agreement; or (ii) the occurrence of a Standstill Expiration Event (each, a “Termination Event”). If a Termination Event occurs, and upon such Termination Event occurring, the Anti-Dilution Provisions shall apply retroactively to any dilutive issuances that occur between the date hereof and the occurrence of such Termination Event. |
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18. | Third Party Beneficiaries. Unless expressly stated herein, this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and no other person or entity shall be a third-party beneficiary hereof. |
19. | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, each Party and its respective successors and assigns (“Assigns”). In the case of an assignment or transfer of a Note, the assignee or transferee acquiring any interest in the Note shall execute and deliver to each Lender and EBOF (other than the respective assignor or transferor) a written acknowledgment of receipt of a copy of this Agreement and the written agreement by such person to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. |
20. | Notices. Any written notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be sent to the following by mail, electronic mail or facsimile, and shall be deemed given upon such mailing and sending by facsimile: |
If to Earth Biofuels, Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx, or the Subsidiaries:
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Akin Gump Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If to Castlerigg (to the extent it executes this Agreement):
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Cem Hacioglu (xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Cem Hacioglu (xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.(xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx)
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.(xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxx.xxx)
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.(xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx)
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.(xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxx.xxx)
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If to Radcliffe (to the extent it executes this Agreement):
x/x XX Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.
0 Xxxx Xxxxx — East, Suite 501
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
(xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
0 Xxxx Xxxxx — East, Suite 501
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
(xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. (Xxxxxx.Xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. (Xxxxxx.Xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
If to Yorkville (the extent it executes this Agreement):
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq. (xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq. (xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: X. Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx, Esq.
(xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: X. Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx, Esq.
(xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
If to Cranshire (to the extent it executes this Agreement):
Xxxxxxxxx Traurig LLP
00 X. Xxxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. (xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx)
00 X. Xxxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. (xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx)
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If to Evolution (the extent it executes this Agreement):
c/o Evolution Capital Management LLC
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000X
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxx (xxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx)
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000X
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxx (xxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx)
with a copy to:
Cadwalader, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx)
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx)
If to Kings Road (the extent it executes this Agreement):
c/o Polygon Investment Partners LP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxxx
(xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxxx
(xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. (xxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxx)
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq. (xxxx.xxxxx@xx.xxx)
If to CVI (the extent it executes this Agreement):
c/o Heights Capital Management
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (Xxxxxxx.Xxxxxx@xxx.xxx)
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (Xxxxxxx.Xxxxxx@xxx.xxx)
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with a copy to:
Klehr, Harrison, Xxxxxx, Branzburg & Xxxxxx, LLP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq. (xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx)
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq. (xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx)
If to Portside (the extent it executes this Agreement):
c/o Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxx Xxxx (xxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxx Xxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx)
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxxx Xxxx (xxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx)
Xxxx Xxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx)
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. (xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. (xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused their respective signature page
to this Interim Restructuring Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
Earth Biofuels, Inc. | Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd. | |||||
By: Xxxxxxx Asset Management Corp. | ||||||
By:
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By: | |||||
Name: | Name: | |||||
Title: | Title: | |||||
Evolution Master Fund Ltd. SPC, Segregated Portfolio M | Capital Ventures International | |||||
By: | Heights Capital Management, Inc. | |||||
its authorized agent | ||||||
By:
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By: | |||||
Name: | Name: | |||||
Title: | Title: | |||||
Radcliffe SPC, Ltd. for and on behalf of the Class A Convertible Crossover Segregated Portfolio | YA Global Investments, L.P. (formerly,
Cornell Capital Partners, LP By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC |
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By:
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RG Capital Management Company, LLC |
Its: | General Partner | |||
By:
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RGC Management Company, LLC | |||||
By:
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By: | |||||
Name: | Name: | |||||
Title: | Title: | |||||
Cranshire Capital, LP | Portside Growth and Opportunity Fund | |||||
By:
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By: | |||||
Name: | Name: | |||||
Title: | Title: | |||||
Kings Road Investments Ltd. | ||||||
By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused their respective signature page
to this Interim Restructuring Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
Name | ||||
Signature | ||||
Address |
STATE OF TEXAS
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COUNTY OF DALLAS
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BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, known
to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me
that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity
therein stated.
Given
under my hand and seal of office, this ___ day of , 2007.
(Seal)
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Notary Public, State of Texas | |||
(Notary’s Name Typed or Printed) | ||||
My Commission Expires: |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused their respective signature page
to this Interim Restructuring Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
Earth LNG, Inc. | Earth Biofuels, Technology Co, LLC d/b/a Advanced Biofuels Technology, LLC |
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By:
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By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: | |||||||
Applied LNG Technologies, USA, LLC | Earth Biofuels Distribution Co. | |||||||
By:
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By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: | |||||||
Alternative Dual Fuels, Inc. d/b/a Apollo Leasing, Inc. |
Earth Biofuels of Cordele, LLC | |||||||
By:
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By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: | |||||||
Arizona LNG, LLC | B20 Customs LLC | |||||||
By:
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By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: | |||||||
Fleet Star, Inc. | Earth Biofuels Operating, Inc. | |||||||
By:
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By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: | |||||||
Xxxxxx Biofuels, LLC | Earth Biofuels Retail Fuels, Co. | |||||||
By:
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By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: |
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Earth Ethanol of Washington LLC | Earth Ethanol, Inc. | |||||||
By:
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By: | |||||||
Name: | Name: | |||||||
Title: | Title: |
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SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF EBOF SUBSIDIARIES
Subsidiary
Earth LNG, Inc.
Applied LNG Technologies, USA, LLC
Alternative Dual Fuels, Inc.
d/b/a Apollo Leasing, Inc.
d/b/a Apollo Leasing, Inc.
Arizona LNG, LLC
Fleet Star, Inc.
Xxxxxx Biofuels, LLC
Earth Biofuels, Technology Co, LLC
d/b/a Advanced Biofuels Technology, LLC
d/b/a Advanced Biofuels Technology, LLC
Earth Biofuels Distribution Co
Earth Biofuels of Cordele, LLC
B20 Customs LLC
Earth Biofuels Operating, Inc.
Earth Biofuels Retail Fuels, Co.
Earth Ethanol, Inc.
Earth Ethanol of Washington LLC
SCHEDULE B
SCHEDULE OF AMOUNTS DUE AND OWING
Amount Due as of | ||||
Lender | September 28, 2007 | |||
Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd. |
$ | 21,760,827 | ||
Evolution Master Fund Ltd. SPC, Segregated Portfolio M |
$ | 22,036,827 | ||
Kings Road Investments Ltd. |
$ | 19,162,458 | ||
Capital Ventures International |
$ | 15,526,233 | ||
Radcliffe SPC, Ltd. for and on behalf of the Class A
Convertible Crossover Segregated Portfolio |
$ | 9,581,229 | ||
YA Global Investments, L.P. (formerly, Cornell Capital
Partners, L.P.) |
$ | 5,876,738 | ||
Portside Growth & Opportunity Fund |
$ | 3,832,492 | ||
Cranshire Capital LP |
$ | 2,874,369 | ||
Total |
$ | 100,651,173 | ||
EXHIBIT A
RELEASE
EXHIBIT B
XXXXXXXXXX GUARANTY
EXHIBIT C
CONFESSIONS OF JUDGMENT
EXHIBIT D
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY
EXHIBIT E
ESCROW AGREEMENT