Contract
Exhibit 10.1
THIS NOTE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION HEREOF
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND HAVE
BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN
CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THIS NOTE, THE
REPAYMENT OF ALL INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY AND THE EXERCISE OF
ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY HEREUNDER BY THE HOLDER HEREOF ARE SUBJECT TO
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION
AGREEMENT, DATED ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, BY AND BETWEEN
CROSSROADS FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC AND THE INITIAL HOLDER HEREOF. IN
THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF SUCH SUBORDINATION
AGREEMENT AND THIS NOTE, THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.
Amended and Restated Convertible Secured Promissory
Note
$2,735,199
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Effective as of July 1, 2020 (the “Effective
Date”)
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CPN-3
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Los Angeles, California
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WHEREAS,
MusclePharm
Corporation, a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”), previously (i) issued
to Xxxx Xxxxxxx or his
assigns (the “Holder”) a secured revolving
promissory note dated as of October 4, 2019, $1,348,216 of which is
outstanding as of the Effective Date (the “Revolver Note”), (ii) entered into
a collateral receipt and security agreement with Holder dated as of
December 27, 2019, $252,500 of which is outstanding as of the
Effective Date (the “Bond”) and (iii) issued to Holder
a convertible secured promissory note dated as of November 8, 2017,
$1,134,483 of which is outstanding as of the Effective Date (the
“Convertible
Note”; together with the Revolver Note and the Bond,
the “Prior
Notes”);
and
WHEREAS, certain of
the Prior Notes are currently secured by a lien on and security
interest in all of the assets and properties of the Company, as
described in the Third Amended and Restated Security Agreement
dated as of November 3, 2017, by and between the Company and the
Holder (the “Prior Security
Agreement”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Holder hereby amend and restate the terms of, and supersede in
their entirety, the Prior Notes as follows:
For
value received, the Company promises to pay to the Holder the
principal sum of Two Million, Seven
Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand, One Hundred Ninety-Nine
Dollars ($2,735,199), plus interest on the outstanding
principal amount at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum, in
each case in accordance with the terms and subject to adjustment as
set forth in this amended and restated note (this
“Note”).
This
Note is secured by a lien on and security interest in all of the
assets and properties of the Company, as described in the Fourth
Amended and Restated Security Agreement of even date herewith by
and between the Company and the Holder (the “Security Agreement”).
This
Note is subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Maturity.
(a) Repayment. Unless earlier converted or
repaid (as applicable) as provided in Sections 1(d), 2
or 3, all outstanding principal (including any PIK Interest)
and any accrued but unpaid interest under this Note (whether or not
that interest has been capitalized) (the “Conversion Amount”), shall be due
and payable on November 1, 2020 (as such date may be accelerated
solely in accordance with the terms hereof, the “Maturity Date”).
(b) Interest.
(i) Interest on this
Note shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue and
accrue daily at the applicable rate on the outstanding principal
amount until paid in full or converted in accordance with this
Note.
(ii) Interest
shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days for the actual
number of days elapsed.
(iii) Interest
shall accrue on this Note and be paid in kind by adding such
interest then due to the unpaid principal amount of this Note,
compounded annually, and such interest shall be referred to herein
as “PIK
Interest.”
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(c) Events of Default.
(i) Notwithstanding
Section 1(a) above, at the option and upon the declaration of the
Holder and upon written notice to the Company, the entire
Conversion Amount shall become due and payable upon an Event of
Default. The occurrence of the following shall constitute an
“Event of
Default”:
(1) the
Company fails to pay any and all unpaid principal, accrued and
unpaid interest and all other amounts owing under the Note and the
Security Agreement when due and payable pursuant to the terms of
the Note, provided, however,
that an Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred on
account of a failure to pay due solely to an administrative or
operational error of any depositary institution that is crediting
by ACH or wiring such payment if the Company had the funds to make
the payment when due and payment is received by the Holder within
two (2) business days following the Company’s knowledge of
such failure to pay;
(2) the
Company or any of its subsidiaries files any petition or action for
relief under any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or
moratorium law or any other law for the relief of, or relating to,
debtors, now or hereafter in effect, or makes any general
assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(3) an
involuntary petition is filed against the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (unless such petition is dismissed or discharged
within forty-five (45) days) under any bankruptcy statute or
similar law now or hereafter in effect, or a custodian, receiver,
trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors (or other similar
official) is appointed to take possession, custody or control of
any property of the Company; or
(4) the
Company breaches any other material term of this Note or the
Security Agreement (unless, in the case of any curable material
breach, such material breach is cured within thirty (30) days of
the earlier of the date on which (x) the Holder has given notice of
such breach to the Company and (y) the Company has actual knowledge
of such breach);
(5) the
Company amends or modifies the terms of any existing indebtedness
in a manner that increases the principal amount thereof or the
interest rate applicable thereto, accelerates the maturity of the
obligations thereunder or otherwise adversely affects the Holder;
provided,
that, the foregoing shall not constitute an Event of Default
if undertaken, caused, approved or voted in favor of by the Holder
in his capacity as an employee, officer or director of the
Company;
(6) a
final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in
excess of $100,000 that are not covered by insurance or an
indemnity from a creditworthy party are rendered against the
Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and which judgments are not,
within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged
or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within thirty (30)
days after the expiration of such stay;
(7) the
Company fails to pay, when due, giving effect to any applicable
grace period, any payment with respect to any funded indebtedness
in excess of $100,000 due to any third party (other than, with
respect to unsecured funded indebtedness only, payments contested
by the Company in good faith by proper proceedings and with respect
to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment
thereof in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles) or is otherwise in breach or violation of any agreement
for monies owed or owing in an amount in excess of $100,000, other
than unsecured trade obligations in the ordinary course of
business, which breach or violation permits the other party thereto
to declare a default or otherwise accelerate amounts due
thereunder; provided, that, the
foregoing shall not constitute an Event of Default if undertaken,
caused, approved or voted in favor of by the Holder in his capacity
as an employee, officer or director of the Company; or
(8) there
exists any circumstances or events that would, with or without the
passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or
event of default under any agreement binding the Company or any
subsidiary, which default or event of default would or is likely to
have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations
or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole; provided, that, the
foregoing shall not constitute an Event of Default if such
circumstances or events are undertaken, caused, approved or voted
in favor of by the Holder in his capacity as an employee, officer
or director of the Company; provided,
however,
that all obligations under this Note, including without limitation
all principal (including any PIK Interest) and all accrued and
unpaid interest, shall be accelerated, and shall be immediately and
automatically due and payable without any notice to the Company or
other action, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described
in clause (2) or (3) of this Section 1(c)(i).
(d) Conversion. The Holder may, on the
Maturity Date, in the sole discretion of the Holder, upon written
notice to the Company, elect to convert all or a portion of the
Conversion Amount into shares of the Company’s Common Stock,
$0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price per
share equal to the greater of (i) the closing price per share of
the Common Stock on the last business day immediately preceding the
Maturity Date and (ii) seventeen cents ($0.17), in each case
rounded down to the nearest whole share.
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2. Mechanics
and Effect of Conversion.
(a) Effectiveness of Conversion. Upon
conversion of this Note, the Company will be forever released from
all of its obligations and liabilities under this Note with respect
to that portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, including
without limitation the obligation to repay such portion of the
principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest. Principal and
accrued and unpaid interest on this Note will be converted
proportionally unless otherwise specified by the Holder. Upon
conversion of this Note, the Company shall take all such actions as
are necessary in order to ensure that the Common Stock issuable
with respect to such conversion shall be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
(b) Issuance of Certificates. Upon
conversion of this Note, the Holder shall surrender this Note, duly
endorsed, at the principal offices of the Company or any transfer
agent of the Company. At its expense, the Company shall, as soon as
practicable thereafter, issue and deliver to such Holder, at such
principal office, a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled upon such
conversion, together with any other securities and property to
which the Holder is entitled upon such conversion under the terms
of this Note, including a check payable to the Holder for any cash
amounts payable as described herein. Upon any partial conversion of
this Note, a new Note containing the same date and provisions of
this Note shall, at the request of the Holder, be issued by the
Company to the Holder for the principal balance of this Note and
interest which shall not have been converted or paid.
(c) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares
of the Company’s Common Stock will be issued upon conversion
of this Note. If any fractional share of Common Stock would, except
for the provisions hereof, be deliverable upon conversion of this
Note, the Company, in lieu of delivering such fractional share,
shall pay an amount in cash equal to the value of such fractional
share, as determined by the per share conversion price used to
effect such conversion.
3. Payment; Prepayment. All payments shall
be made in lawful money of the United States of America at such
place as the Holder hereof may from time to time designate in
writing to the Company. Payment shall be credited first to any fees
and expenses due and payable hereunder, then to accrued and unpaid
interest, and then the remainder shall be applied to principal. The
Company may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time
following at least fifteen (15) and no more than sixty (60)
days’ advance written notice to the Holder, provided that the
Holder shall retain all rights of conversion until the date of
repayment, notwithstanding the pendency of any prepayment
notice.
4. Adjustment Provisions. If after the
Effective Date the Company shall make or issue, or shall fix a
record date for the determination of eligible holders of its
capital stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution
payable with respect to the Common Stock that is payable in
securities of the Company, assets (including cash), or rights or
warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock or securities
convertible into shares of Common Stock (each, a
“Dividend
Event”), and such dividend or other distribution is
actually made, then, and in each such case, the Holder, upon
conversion of all or a portion of the Conversion Amount into shares
of Common Stock at any time after such Dividend Event, shall
receive, in addition to the Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion of the Note, the securities or other assets, rights or
warrants that would have been issuable to the Holder had the
Holder, immediately prior to such Dividend Event, converted such
Conversion Amount into Common Stock.
5. Covenants.
(a) Restrictions on Additional Indebtedness and
Liens and Subordination. The Company may not incur or suffer
to exist any Indebtedness (as defined below) other than Permitted
Indebtedness (as defined below) or any Lien (as defined below)
other than Permitted Liens (as defined below).
(i) “Indebtedness” shall mean any and
all indebtedness for borrowed money; all obligations in respect of
any deferred purchase price; all obligations in respect of capital
leases; all reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of
credit, surety bonds and similar instruments; all obligations
evidenced by notes, bonds, loan agreements, debentures and similar
instruments; and all guarantee obligations and contingent
obligations in respect of any of the foregoing.
(ii) “Permitted
Indebtedness” shall mean (a) Indebtedness evidenced by
this Note; (b) Indebtedness in respect of taxes, fees, assessments
or other governmental charges or levies, either not delinquent or
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
provided, that
Company maintains adequate reserves therefor; (c) Indebtedness
existing as of the date hereof and set forth on the schedule of
Permitted Indebtedness attached hereto, or pursuant to an
instrument set forth on such schedule; (d) Indebtedness to trade
creditors (including suppliers) incurred in the ordinary course of
business, including Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of
business with corporate credit cards; (e) extensions, refinancings,
repayment and renewals of the obligations under this Note and under
any Permitted Indebtedness described in clause (d) above,
provided
that the principal amount is not increased or the terms modified to
impose materially more burdensome terms upon the Company, and (f)
Subordinated Indebtedness incurred after the date of this Note and
approved by a majority of the independent directors of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
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(iii) “Subordinated
Indebtedness” means secured and/or unsecured
Indebtedness expressly subordinated to the obligations of the
Company to the Holder hereunder and under the Security Agreement,
including in payment and lien priority.
(iv) “Lien”
shall mean any lien, claim, encumbrance or similar interest in or
on any asset, including without limitation any security interest or
mortgage.
(v) “Permitted Lien” shall mean (a)
Liens securing Indebtedness evidenced by this Note; (b) Liens for
taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies,
either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, provided that the
Company maintains adequate reserves therefor; (c) claims of
materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, processors or
landlords arising out of operation of law so long as the
obligations secured thereby (i) are not past due or (ii) are being
properly contested and for which the Company has established
adequate reserves; (d) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made
in the ordinary course of business in connection with
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social
security and similar laws; (e) Liens on equipment (including
capital leases) to secure purchase money Indebtedness existing as
of the date hereof, or any permitted refinancing thereof, so long
as such security interests do not apply to any property of the
Company other than the equipment so acquired, and the Indebtedness
secured thereby does not exceed the cost of such equipment, and
provided
that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to
the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal
amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, or refinanced
(as may have been reduced by any payment thereon) does not
increase; (f) Liens on accounts, inventory, machinery, equipment,
instruments, documents, chattel paper, general intangibles and
other assets to secure purchase money Indebtedness under agreements
set forth on the schedule of Permitted Indebtedness attached hereto
and (g) Liens to secure the obligations under agreements set forth
on the schedule of Permitted Liens attached hereto.
6. Transfer; Successors and Assigns. The
terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the
Company and the Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder
may not assign, pledge or otherwise transfer this Note without the
prior written consent of the Company. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Note may be transferred only upon surrender of the
original Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed, or
accompanied by a duly executed written instrument of transfer in
form satisfactory to the Company. Thereupon, a new note for the
same principal amount and interest will be issued to, and
registered in the name of, the transferee. Interest and principal
are payable only to the registered holder of this
Note.
7. Governing Law. This Note shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of California (without giving effect to any conflict of laws
principles that would require application of the laws of another
jurisdiction).
8. Jurisdiction. Each of the Company and
the Holder irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of
the State of California and of the United States sitting in the
State of California, and of the courts of its own corporate or
individual domicile with respect to actions or proceedings brought
against it as a defendant, for purposes of all proceedings. Each of
the Company and the Holder irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or
hereafter have to the laying of venue of any proceeding and any
claim that any proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. Any process or summons for purposes of any proceeding may be
served on the Company or the Holder, as applicable, by mailing a
copy thereof by registered mail, or a form of mail substantially
equivalent thereto, addressed to it at its address as provided for
notices under this Note.
9. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Company and the Holder hereby
irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any
proceeding.
10. Notices. Any notice required or
permitted by this Note shall be in writing and shall be deemed
sufficient when delivered personally or by overnight courier or
sent by email or fax (upon customary confirmation of receipt), or
forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as
certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the
party to be notified at such party’s address or fax
number as set forth on
the signature page, as subsequently modified by written notice, or
if no address is specified on the signature page, at the most
recent address set forth in the Company’s books and records;
provided, that, any notice to the Company by the Holder also shall
be provided to the independent directors of the Board.
11. Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this
Note may be amended only with the written consent of the Company
and the Holder. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance
herewith shall be binding upon the Company, the Holder and each
transferee of this Note.
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12. Entire Agreement. This Note, together
with the Security Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement
between the Company and the Holder pertaining to the subject matter
hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements existing
between the Company and the Holder are expressly
canceled.
13. Counterparts. This Note may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be
an original and all of which together will constitute a single
agreement.
14. Action to Collect on Note. The Company
promises to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorney’s fees, incurred in connection with the collection
or enforcement of this Note or any obligation hereunder, including
without limitation during or in the context of any bankruptcy,
receivership, trusteeship, reorganization or insolvency proceeding
or other proceeding under any other law for the relief of, or
relating to, debtors, now or hereafter in effect, and all such
amounts shall be payable on demand (or, if the Holder is prevented
by applicable law from making demand, as and when incurred by the
Holder) and, if not paid when due, shall be capitalized and become
part of the principal amount of this Note, and interest shall
accrue thereon as set forth for other principal amounts under this
Note.
15. Loss of Note. Upon receipt by the
Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Note or any Note exchanged for
it, and indemnity satisfactory to the Company (in case of loss,
theft or destruction) or surrender and cancellation of such Note
(in the case of mutilation), the Company will make and deliver in
lieu of such Note a new Note of like tenor.
16. Interest Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
interest paid or agreed to be paid under this Note shall not exceed
the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable
law (the “Maximum
Rate”). If the Holder shall receive interest in an
amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be
applied to the principal amount remaining owed under this Note or,
if it exceeds such unpaid principal amount, refunded to the
Company. In determining whether the interest contracted for,
charged, or received by the Holder exceeds the Maximum Rate, the
Holder may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i)
characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee,
or premium rather than interest, (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments
and the effects thereof, and (iii) amortize, prorate, allocate and
spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest
throughout the contemplated term of this Note.
17. Indemnification. The Company shall, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify (but only to the
extent of and out of Company assets) the Holder against all
reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the Holder in connection with any claim,
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, before or by any court or any administrative or
legislative body or authority, in which the Holder is involved, as
a party or otherwise, or with which the Holder may be threatened,
arising in connection with this Note or the Security Agreement
(each, an “Action”), except to the extent the
same has been finally adjudicated to constitute fraud, gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Holder or a breach by the
Holder of this Note or the Security Agreement. Promptly after
receipt by the Holder of notice of the commencement or threatened
commencement against it of any third party Action, the Holder will
notify the Company. The Company will be entitled to assume the
defense of the Action unless the Holder shall have reasonably
concluded that a conflict may exist between the Company and the
Holder in conducting the defense of the Action. If the Company
assumes the defense of any Action in accordance with the provisions
of this Section, it will not be liable to the Holder for any legal
or other expenses subsequently separately incurred by the Holder in
connection with the defense of such Action. The Company shall not
be liable for any settlement of a third-party Action effected
without its written consent, which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld.
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18. Severability. In the event that any
provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be
deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and
shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of
law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable
under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Note.
19. Reaffirmation; Amendment and
Restatement. The Company has created a lien on and security
interest in all of the assets and properties of the Company in
favor of the Holder to secure its obligations hereunder, pursuant
to the Security Agreement. The Company hereby acknowledges that it
has reviewed the terms and provisions of this Note and consents to
the amendment and restatement of the Prior Notes effected pursuant
to this Note. The Company hereby confirms that the Security
Agreement will continue to secure, to the fullest extent possible
in accordance with the Security Agreement, the payment and
performance of the obligations set forth herein, as applicable now
or hereafter existing, and that this Note does not constitute a
novation of the obligations and liabilities existing under the
Prior Notes or the Prior Security Agreement. The Company and the
Holder hereby agree that, on the Effective Date, the terms and
provisions of the Prior Notes shall be and hereby are amended and
restated in their entirety by the terms, conditions and provisions
of this Note, and the terms and provisions of the Prior Notes shall
be superseded by this Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have
duly executed this Amended and Restated Convertible Secured
Promissory Note as of the date indicated herein.
MusclePharm
Corporation
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
Acknowledged
and Agreed:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxx Drexler____________________
Execution Date: August 21, 2020______
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Schedule of Permitted Indebtedness
Purchase
and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2016, between the
Company and Prestige Capital Corporation, as amended or modified
through the date hereof, and as hereafter amended or modified with
the consent of the Holder in his capacity as such or as a director
or officer of the Company, providing for aggregate borrowings up to
a maximum principal amount of $12,000,000 (as
amended).
Loan
and Security Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2017, among the
Company, Canada MusclePharm Enterprises Corp. and Crossroads
Financial Group, LLC, as amended or modified through the date
hereof, and as hereafter amended or modified with the consent of
the Holder in his capacity as such or as a director or officer of
the Company, providing for aggregate borrowings up to a maximum
principal amount of $4,000,000 (as amended).
Capital
leases outstanding at December 31, 2019 described in Note 6 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Schedule of Permitted Liens
Loan
and Security Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2017, among the
Company, Canada MusclePharm Enterprises Corp. and Crossroads
Financial Group, LLC, as amended or modified through the date
hereof, and as hereafter amended or modified with the consent of
the Holder in his capacity as such or as a director or officer of
the Company, providing for aggregate borrowings up to a maximum
principal amount of $4,000,000 (as amended).
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