FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.2
FORBEARANCE
AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Forbearance Agreement and Third
Amendment to Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of March 31, 2009, by and among QSGI Inc. (“Parent”), QualTech
International Corporation (“International”), QualTech
Services Group, Inc. (“Services”), QSGI-DPV Inc.
(“DPV”), QSGI-CCSI,
INC. (“QSGI-CCSI”), Contemporary Computer
Services, Inc. (“CCSI”)
(each of the foregoing companies, together with Parent, a “Company” and collectively, the
“Companies”),
Victory Park Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Lender”) and Victory Park
Management, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lender
(the “Agent”).
WHEREAS:
A. The
Companies, the Lender and the Agent are parties to that certain Amended and
Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2008 (as amended or
modified by that certain letter agreement, dated August 4, 2008, that certain
first amendment, dated November 12, 2008, that certain second amendment
dated February 25, 2009, and as may be further amended, modified, supplemented
or restated from time to time, the “Amended SPA”), pursuant to
which the Lender agreed to purchase up to $10,000,000 of senior secured notes of
the Companies on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Amended SPA.
B. The
transactions contemplated by the Amended SPA are evidenced, governed and secured
by, among other things: (i) the Amended SPA; (ii) the Senior Secured
Revolving Note, dated July 10, 2008, in the stated principal amount of
$7,500,000 issued by the Companies to the Lender (the “Revolving Note”); (iii) the
Security Agreement; (iv) the Registration Rights Agreement; (v) the Trademark
Security Agreement; (vi) the Subordination Agreement executed by Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxx; (vii) certain UCC financing statements; and (viii) the Senior Secured
Term Note, dated November 17, 2008, in the stated principal amount of $750,000
issued by the Companies to the Lender (the “Term Note”).
C. As
of the date of this Agreement, certain Events of Default have occurred and are
continuing to occur under the Transaction Documents, including, without
limitation, the Events of Default set forth on Exhibit A
attached hereto (the “Acknowledged Events of
Default”).
D. As
a result of the Events of Default, the Lender and the Agent may exercise any and
all of their respective rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents and
applicable law.
E. The
Companies have requested that the Lender and the Agent (i) agree to forbear from
exercising certain of their rights and remedies against the Companies with
respect to the Acknowledged Events of Default during the Forbearance Period (as
defined below), (ii) amend the Amended SPA, the Revolving Note and the Term
Note, and (iii) advance additional funds in an amount equal to $850,000 (the
“Additional Borrowing”)
to the Companies.
F. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender and the Agent have
agreed to (i) forbear from exercising certain of their default-related rights
and remedies against the Companies during the Forbearance Period, (ii) amend the
Amended SPA, the Revolving Note and the Term Note as set forth in Sections 4 and
5 herein, and (iii) advance the Additional Borrowing to the
Companies.
G. Contemporaneously
with the execution of this Agreement, the Lender, the Agent and the Companies
are executing that certain Side Letter, dated as of even date herewith, with
respect to Customer 1 (the “Side Letter”).
H. This
Agreement constitutes one of the Transaction Documents (as defined in the
Amended SPA).
I. The
obligations owed by the Companies to the Lender and the Agent under this
Agreement (as well as the other Transaction Documents) are secured pursuant to
the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents, and by the
collateral and security interests described therein, and reference is made
thereto for a statement of terms and provisions of such collateral security, a
description of Collateral and the rights of the Agent and the Lender in respect
thereof. The Lender and the Agent each constitute one of the “Secured
Parties” under the Security Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The
recitals set forth above constitute an integral part of this Agreement,
evidencing the intent of the parties in executing this Agreement, and describing
the circumstances surrounding this execution. Accordingly, such
recitals are, by express reference, hereby acknowledged and agreed among the
parties and made a part of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed
in the light thereof.
2. Additional
Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings set forth below:
(a) “Claims” means claims, actions,
causes of action, suits, debts, accounts, interests, liens, promises,
warranties, damages and consequential damages, demands, agreements, bonds,
bills, specialties, covenants, controversies, variances, trespasses, judgments,
executions, costs, expenses or any other claims whatsoever (including, without
limitation, cross-claims, counterclaims, rights of set-off and
recoupment).
(b) “Customer 1” shall have the
meaning ascribed to it in the Side Letter.
(c) “Forbearance Default” means (i)
the occurrence of any Event of Default other than the Acknowledged Events of
Defaults; (ii) the failure of any Company to timely comply with any term,
condition or covenant set forth in this Agreement; (iii) the failure of any
representation or warranty made by any Company under or in connection with this
Agreement to be true and complete as of the date when made, or any other breach
of any such representation or warranty; or (iv) any occurrence, event or change
in facts or circumstances occurring on or after the Forbearance Effective Date
that would have a Material Adverse Effect on any Company or its financial
condition, business, prospects or assets. The parties hereby agree
that, notwithstanding any provision in the Transaction Documents, there shall be
no cure period for any Forbearance Default.
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(d) “Forbearance Effective Date”
means the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 25
hereof have been met (or waived) as determined by the Agent in its sole
discretion.
(e) “Forbearance Period” means the
period beginning on the Forbearance Effective Date and ending on the earlier to
occur of (i) the termination of the Forbearance Period as a result of any
Forbearance Default or (ii) May 29, 2009.
(f) “Releasees” means the Lender,
the Agent and their respective affiliates, affiliated and/or managed funds,
subsidiaries, shareholders and “controlling persons” (within the meaning of the
federal securities laws), and their respective successors and assigns and each
and all of the officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys and other
representatives of each of the foregoing in their capacities as
such.
(g) “Releasors” means each Company
and its respective agents, representatives, officers, directors, advisors,
employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns.
Unless
otherwise defined above or elsewhere in this Agreement, capitalized terms used
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Amended SPA.
3. Confirmation of Obligations
and Acknowledged Events of Default.
(a) Each
Company acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date of this Agreement, the
aggregate principal balance of the outstanding obligations under the Transaction
Documents is not less than $6,089,370, and that the respective principal
balances of the Revolving Note and the Term Note as of the date of this
Agreement are not less than the following:
Revolving
Note:
|
$5,339,370
|
Term
Note:
|
$750,000
|
Total:
|
$6,089,370
|
The
foregoing amounts do not include interest, fees, expenses or other amounts that
are chargeable or otherwise reimbursable under the Transaction Documents. All of
the obligations, including those set forth above, are valid and outstanding, and
the Companies have no rights of offset, defenses, claims or counterclaims with
respect to any of the obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(b) Each
Company acknowledges and agrees that, except for the Acknowledged Events of
Default set forth on Exhibit A, no other
Events of Default have occurred or are continuing to occur as of the date of
this Agreement, or are expected to occur during the Forbearance
Period.
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4. Amendments to the Amended
SPA. Effective as of the Forbearance Effective Date, the
Amended SPA shall be amended as follows. For the avoidance of doubt,
the Amended SPA shall remain amended as set forth in this Section 4
after the Forbearance Period expires or terminates.
(a) Amendments to Article I of
the Amended SPA.
(i) A
new definition, “Base
Rate” is hereby added, and shall be defined as follows:
“Base
Rate” means, as of any date, the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the
Three-Month LIBOR Rate, (c) the Six-Month LIBOR Rate and (d) the applicable
treasury rate.
(ii) A
new definition, “NOLV”
is hereby added, and shall be defined as follows:
“NOLV”
means the appraised orderly liquidation value as determined by an appraiser
acceptable to the Agent, net of the estimated costs and expenses associated with
such liquidation.
(iii) A
new definition, “Six-Month
LIBOR Rate” is hereby added, and shall be defined as
follows:
“Six-Month
LIBOR Rate” means a rate of interest determined by the Agent on a daily basis
equal to:
(a) the
offered rate on such date for deposits in United States Dollars for the
six-month period that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m.
(London time) on such day (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which event
the next succeeding Business Day will be used); divided by
(b) a
number equal to 1.0 minus the aggregate
(but without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of
reserve requirements in effect on such day (including basic, supplemental,
marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Federal Reserve
Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto,
as now and from time to time in effect) for Eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve
Board) that are required to be maintained by a member bank of the Federal
Reserve System.
If such
interest rate shall cease to be available from Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, the
Six-Month LIBOR Rate shall be determined from such financial reporting service
or other information as shall be mutually acceptable to the Agent and
Parent.
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(iv) A
new definition, “Three-Month
LIBOR Rate” is hereby added, and shall be defined as
follows:
“Three-Month
LIBOR Rate” means a rate of interest determined by the Agent on a daily basis
equal to:
(a) the
offered rate on such date for deposits in United States Dollars for the
three-month period that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m.
(London time) on such day (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which event
the next succeeding Business Day will be used); divided by
(b) a
number equal to 1.0 minus the aggregate
(but without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of
reserve requirements in effect on such day (including basic, supplemental,
marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Federal Reserve
Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto,
as now and from time to time in effect) for Eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve
Board) that are required to be maintained by a member bank of the Federal
Reserve System.
If such
interest rate shall cease to be available from Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, the
Three-Month LIBOR Rate shall be determined from such financial reporting service
or other information as shall be mutually acceptable to the Agent and
Parent.
(v) The
definition of “Borrowing
Base” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“Borrowing
Base” means as of any measurement date, an amount determined by the Agent, by
reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate, which is equal to the
sum of (a) Eligible Accounts Receivable, plus (b) the lesser
of (i) Eligible Pre-Billed Receivables and (ii) $500,000, plus (c) (i) Eligible
Inventory (subject to in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c) to confirmatory
diligence by the Agent), less (ii) reserves
and allowances as the Agent deems proper or necessary in its Permitted
Discretion (which shall include, without limitation, the greater of (x) a
reserve in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) of the value of all Inventory and
(y) the Companies’ allowance for excess and obsolescence).
(vi) The
definition of “Eligible
Accounts Receivable” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:
“Eligible
Accounts Receivable” means, except for any Accounts with Customer 1, eighty-five
percent (85%) of the net amount of all Accounts of each Company, other than
Ineligible Accounts Receivable. With respect to any Accounts with
Customer 1, “Eligible Accounts Receivable” shall also include the lesser of
(a) ninety percent (90%) of the net amount of such Accounts, other than
Ineligible Accounts Receivable with respect to Customer 1 and
(b) $1,750,000; provided that the Companies
shall first (y) establish a new lockbox solely for Customer 1 into which
payments received from Customer 1 will be deposited and the funds of which shall
be used solely to purchase equipment that shall be sold to Customer 1, and (z)
use their best efforts to secure a definitive written agreement from Customer 1
(in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in its sole
discretion) to (i) pay all outstanding invoices in U.S. dollars via wire
transfer and (ii) never carry an outstanding invoice balance more than
$1,500,000.
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(vii) The
definition of “Eligible
Inventory” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“Eligible
Inventory” means the lesser of (a) sixty percent (60%) of the lesser of (i) cost
(determined on a first in first out basis) or (ii) market value of each
Company’s Inventory, other than Ineligible Inventory (each of (i) and (ii) shall
be determined in accordance with GAAP and subject to reserves determined by the
Lender and the Agent in their sole discretion); and (b) (i) seventy percent
(70%) of the most recent NOLV for Parent, International and Services plus (ii) sixty
percent (60%) of the lesser of (x) cost (determined on a first in first out
basis) or (y) market value of each Company’s Inventory, other than Ineligible
Inventory of CCSI (each of (x) and (y) shall be determined in accordance with
GAAP and subject to reserves determined by the Lender and the Agent in their
sole discretion).
(viii) The
definition of “Maturity
Date” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“Maturity
Date” means the earlier of (a) January 31, 2010 or (b) such earlier date as the
unpaid principal balance of all outstanding Revolving Notes and Acquisition
Notes becomes due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such
Notes and any other Transaction Document.
(b) Amendment to Section
2.2(a). Beginning on the Forbearance Effective Date, the
Revolving Note and the Acquisition Note (as applicable) shall bear interest on
the unpaid principal amount thereof through the date such Note is paid in full
(whether upon final maturity, by redemption, prepayment, acceleration or
otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) the Base Rate plus twelve and
one-half percent (12.5%) or (ii) fifteen percent (15%). Interest on
the Revolving Note and the Acquisition Note (as applicable) shall be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in
arrears for each calendar month on the first day of the succeeding calendar
month. “Base Rate” shall have the same meaning set forth in Section
4(a)(i) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest under the
Revolving Note for the period from March 5, 2009 through and including
April 30, 2009 shall be due and payable on
May 1, 2009.
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(c) Amendment to Section
2.2(c). Section 2.2(c) of the Amended SPA is hereby deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:
Default
Rate. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Revolving
Notes and the Acquisition Notes shall bear interest on the unpaid principal
amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to twenty-five percent (25%) (the
“Default Rate”) from the occurrence of the Event of Default through and
including the date such Event of Default is cured. In the event that
such Event of Default is subsequently cured, the adjustment referred to in the
preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the date of such cure;
provided that Interest
as calculated and unpaid at the Default Rate during the continuance of such
Event of Default shall continue to be due to the extent relating to the days
after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of
cure of such Event of Default.
(d) Maintenance
Fee. On the Forbearance Effective Date, the monthly
maintenance fee set forth in the Fee Letter shall be increased to $7,500 (the
“Maintenance Fee”).
(e) PIK
Interest. In addition to the interest set forth in Sections
2.2(b) and 2.2(c) of the Amended SPA (as amended and modified by this
Agreement), on the Forbearance Effective Date, payment-in-kind interest on the
Revolving Note and the Acquisition Note (if any) shall commence accruing at a
rate equal to five percent (5%) per annum. Such interest shall accrue
monthly, and shall be capitalized and added to the outstanding principal of the
Revolving Note or the Acquisition Note, as the case may be, in arrears for each
calendar month on the first day of the succeeding calendar month during the
period beginning on the Forbearance Effective Date and ending on, and including,
the Maturity Date thereof.
(f) Cash
Disbursements. Except for trade payables incurred in the
ordinary course of business as set forth in the Cash Flow Forecasts (as defined
below), no Company shall voluntarily pay, prepay, redeem, repurchase or make any
other cash disbursements with respect to any principal of, or interest,
dividends or other amounts owing with respect to, any junior indebtedness or
equity (including preferred equity), unless and until all obligations under the
Transaction Documents are paid in full in cash to the Lender and the Agent, as
applicable.
(g) Put
Option.
(i) Grant of Put
Rights.
(A) In
consideration of, among other things, the Lender’s and the Agent’s execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Additional Borrowing, in the event the
Companies have not satisfied in full all of their respective obligations under
the Transaction Documents pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof
(including, without limitation, the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all
principal, interest, fees and any other amounts due under the Amended SPA, the
Revolving Note and the Term Note) on or before the Maturity Date of the
Revolving Note, the Lender shall have the full, unfettered and unrestricted
right (collectively, the “Put
Rights”), but not the obligation, by delivery of a written notice to the
Parent (the “Put Notice”) at any time
to cause the Parent to purchase, and the Parent shall purchase, up to that
number of shares of Common Stock held by the Lender as set forth in the Put
Notice (the “Put
Securities”), at a price equal to $0.35 per share (the “Per Share Put
Price”).
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(B) The
number of Put Securities to be purchased by the Parent as set forth in the
applicable Put Notice multiplied by the Per Share Put Price (as adjusted
pursuant to Section 4(g)(i)(C) hereof) is hereinafter referred to as the “Aggregate Put
Price”. The Put Rights granted hereby may be exercised as to
all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock held by the
Lender. The Put Rights may be exercised more than once.
(C) In
the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock of the Parent by reason of
stock dividends, split-ups, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations
or exchanges of shares, separations, reorganizations, liquidations, mergers or
other similar events, the Per Share Put Price shall be correspondingly adjusted
to give the Lender, upon exercise of the Put Rights granted hereunder, the same
aggregate payment as the Lender would have been entitled to receive had such Put
Rights been exercised immediately prior to such event.
(ii) Purchase of Put
Securities.
(A) The
closing of the purchase of the Put Securities by the Parent pursuant to Section
4(g)(i) hereof (the “Put
Closing”) shall take place at the principal office of the Parent as soon
as practicable but not later than five (5) days (the “Required Put Closing Date”)
after a Put Notice has been given to the Parent. At the Put Closing,
the Parent shall deliver the payment for the Put Securities in cash in U.S.
dollars by delivery to the Lender of the applicable Aggregate Put Price by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in
writing by the Lender prior to the Put Closing. If for any reason the
Parent fails or is unable to deliver the required cash to the Lender in the full
amount of the Aggregate Put Price on the Required Put Closing Date, then
notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4(g), (a) the Lender shall
thereupon be freely entitled to bring any suit, proceeding or any other action
or to otherwise pursue any and all remedies to enforce the Parent’s obligations
under this Section 4(g) or to recover damages for the breach of this
Agreement by the Parent (including without limitation, an action for the
Aggregate Put Price plus all accrued interest thereon, plus all costs and
expenses, as set forth below), and (b) the Aggregate Put Price shall accrue
interest at twenty-five percent (25%) per annum from and after the date of the
Put Notice. The Parent shall reimburse and pay over to the Lender the
full amount of any and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to any such enforcement and/or recovery of
damages.
(B) Without
limiting the terms of Section 4(g)(ii)(A) hereof, the Parent shall exercise its
reasonable best efforts to procure all legally available funds, including funds
obtained by amending and/or refinancing its agreements and indentures with
financial institutions governing indebtedness for borrowed money, necessary to
facilitate the payment of the full amount of the Aggregate Put Price in cash on
the Required Put Closing Date. The Parent shall not enter into any
agreement after the date of this Agreement (including any amendment or
restatement of any existing agreement) which would prohibit or restrict its
ability to pay the full amount of the Aggregate Put Price in cash on the
Required Put Closing Date.
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(iii) The
provisions of this Section 4(g) shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
permitted assigns of the Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) the
obligations owed by the Companies to the Lender and the Agent under the
provisions of this Section 4(g) shall be and hereby are secured pursuant to the
Security Agreement and the other Security Documents and by the collateral
and security interests described therein, and (b) the Lender and the Agent shall
each constitute one of the “Secured Parties” under the Security Agreement.
5. Amendment to the Term
Note. Effective as of the Forbearance Effective Date, the Term
Note shall be amended as follows. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Term Note shall remain amended as set forth in this Section 5 after the
Forbearance Period expires or terminates.
(a) Additional
Borrowing.
(i) The
Lender shall fund the Additional Borrowing directly into a blocked account
established and maintained by the Agent (the “Blocked Account”) as follows:
(A) $500,000 of the Additional Borrowing on the Forbearance Effective Date and
(B) the remaining amounts available under the Additional Borrowing on the one
(1) week anniversary of the Forbearance Effective Date (the “Second Funding”); provided that the Lender
shall not be obligated to fund the Second Funding if there is any default under
this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or a Material Adverse
Change. The Blocked Account shall be subject to a deposit account
control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in its sole
discretion necessary to provide the Lender and the Agent with a perfected,
first-lien priority interest in such account and the cash deposited
therein. The Companies shall maintain the Blocked Account until all
principal, interest and any other amounts owed under the Term Note have been
indefeasibly paid in full in cash.
(ii) The
Companies shall utilize the Additional Borrowing for the sole purpose of
purchasing equipment directly pursuant to purchase orders from Customer 1 and
the payment of incidental costs and expenses associated
therewith. The Companies shall instruct Customer 1 to make all
payments with respect to such purchase orders, resulting invoices therefrom and
all other payments owing from Customer 1 to the Companies by wire transfer of
immediately available funds into the Blocked Account. In the event
that the Companies receive any funds from Customer 1 outside of the Blocked
Account by means of wire, check, cash or otherwise, the Companies shall take all
actions necessary to immediately (and in no event later than one (1) Business
Day after receipt of such funds) transfer and/or deposit such funds into the
Blocked Account. For the avoidance of doubt, the Companies’ failure
to transfer and/or deposit such funds within one (1) Business Day of the
Companies’ receipt of such funds shall constitute a Forbearance
Default.
(b) Principal. The
outstanding principal balance of the Term Note shall be increased by the amount
of the Additional Borrowing to an amount equal to $1,600,000.
(c) Maturity
Date. The Maturity Date set forth in the Term Note shall be
extended to and including September 30, 2009.
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(d) Interest. Beginning
on the Forbearance Effective Date, the Term Note shall bear interest on the
unpaid principal amount thereof through the date the Term Note is paid in full
(whether upon final maturity, by redemption, prepayment, acceleration or
otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) the Base Rate plus fifteen percent
(15%) or (ii) twenty percent (20%). Interest on the Term Note shall
be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed and shall be
payable in arrears for each calendar month on the first day of the succeeding
calendar month. “Base Rate” shall have the same meaning set forth in
Section 4(a)(i) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest under
the Term Note for the period from March 5, 2009 through and including April
30, 2009 shall be due and payable on May 1, 2009.
(e) Default
Interest. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
Term Note shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a rate
per annum equal to twenty-five percent (25%) from the occurrence of the Event of
Default through and including the date such Event of Default is
cured. In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently cured,
the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective
as of the date of such cure; provided that interest as
calculated and unpaid at the default rate during the continuance of such Event
of Default shall continue to be due to the extent relating to the days after the
occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of cure of
such Event of Default.
(f) PIK
Interest. In addition to the interest set forth in Sections
5(d) and 5(e) hereof, on the Forbearance Effective Date, payment-in-kind
interest on the Term Note shall commence accruing at a rate equal to five
percent (5%) per annum. Such interest shall accrue monthly, and shall
be capitalized and added to the outstanding principal of the Term Note in
arrears for each calendar month on the first day of the succeeding calendar
month during the period beginning on the Forbearance Effective Date and ending
on, and including, the Maturity Date of the Term Note.
(g) Amortization. Beginning
on the first (1st)
Business Day of the fourth (4th) week
after the Forbearance Effective Date and continuing on the first (1st)
Business Day of each successive week thereafter, the Companies shall
indefeasibly pay in cash to the Lender an amount equal to $75,000 to be applied
to the principal, interest, expenses and any other amounts owed under the
Term Note.
6. Forbearance
Fee. In consideration for, among other things, the Lender’s
and the Agent’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Companies shall be
obligated to pay to the Lender a fee in an amount equal to $100,000 (the “Forbearance Fee”), which
amount shall be (a) fully earned upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Lender and the Agent and (b) payable in four (4) equal
monthly installments of $25,000 on October 31, 2009, November 30, 2009, December
31, 2009 and January 31, 2010; provided that payment of the
Forbearance Fee in full in cash shall be accelerated and become immediately
due and payable in the event the Companies redeem or prepay the Revolving Note
in full or the obligations under the Revolving Note are accelerated for any
reason pursuant to the terms of the Amended SPA.
7. Documentation
Fee. Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Companies shall indefeasibly pay in full in cash a documentation fee in an
amount equal to $10,000 to the Agent (the “Documentation Fee”).
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8. Forbearance; Forbearance
Default Rights and Remedies.
(a) Effective
on the Forbearance Effective Date, each of the Lender and the Agent agrees that
until the expiration or termination of the Forbearance Period, it will forbear
from exercising its default-related rights and remedies against any Company or
the Collateral solely with respect to the Acknowledged Events of Defaults,
including acceleration and foreclosure; provided that (i) the Lender
and the Agent shall have no obligation to make any further loans or other
extensions of credit to any Company; (ii) each Company shall comply with all
limitations, restrictions or prohibitions that would otherwise be effective or
applicable under the Transaction Documents during the continuance of any Event
of Default; (iii) nothing herein shall restrict, impair or otherwise affect the
Lender’s or the Agent’s rights and remedies under any agreements containing
subordination provisions in favor of the Lender or the Agent (including, without
limitation, any rights or remedies available to the Lender or the Agent as a
result of the occurrence or continuation of any Acknowledged Event of Default)
or amend or modify any provision thereof; and (iv) nothing herein shall
restrict, impair or otherwise affect the Agent’s right to file, record, publish
or deliver a notice of default or document of similar effect under any state
foreclosure law upon the expiration or termination of the Forbearance Period.
Any Forbearance Default shall constitute an immediate Event of Default under
this Agreement and the Transaction Documents without the requirement of any
demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind to any Company (all of which
each Company waives).
(b) Upon
the occurrence of a Forbearance Default or the expiration of the Forbearance
Period, the agreement of the Lender and the Agent hereunder to forbear from
exercising their respective default-related rights and remedies shall
immediately terminate without the requirement of any demand, presentment,
protest or notice of any kind to any Company (all of which each Company
waives). Each Company agrees that the Lender and the Agent may at any
time thereafter proceed to exercise any and all of their respective rights and
remedies under the Transaction Documents or applicable law, including, without
limitation, their respective rights and remedies with respect to the
Acknowledged Events of Default. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Forbearance Default or the expiration of the
Forbearance Period, the Lender and the Agent may, in their sole discretion and
without the requirement of any demand, presentment, protest or notice of any
kind to any Company (all of which each Company waives): (i) suspend
or terminate any commitment to provide loans or other extensions of credit under
any Transaction Document; (ii) commence any legal or other action to collect any
or all of the obligations under the Transaction Documents from any Company;
(iii) foreclose or otherwise realize on any or all of the Collateral; (iv) set
off or apply to the payment of any or all of the obligations under the
Transaction Documents any property belonging to any Company that is held by the
Lender or the Agent; and (v) take any other enforcement action or otherwise
exercise any or all rights and remedies provided for by any Transaction Document
or applicable law, all of which rights and remedies are fully reserved by the
Lender and the Agent.
(c) Any
agreement by the Lender and the Agent to extend the Forbearance Period or to
waive a Forbearance Default must be set forth in writing and signed by a duly
authorized signatory of each of the Lender and the Agent. The Lender and the
Agent are not obligated to extend the Forbearance Period or waive a Forbearance
Default, and may decide to do so (or not do so) in their sole
discretion. Each Company acknowledges that the Lender and the Agent
have not made any assurances concerning any extension of the Forbearance Period
or waiver of any Forbearance Default.
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(d) The
parties hereto agree that the running of all statutes of limitation or doctrine
of laches applicable to all claims or causes of action that the Lender or the
Agent may be entitled to take or bring in order to enforce its rights and
remedies against any Company is, to the fullest extent permitted by law, tolled
and suspended during the Forbearance Period.
(e) Each
Company acknowledges and agrees that any loan or other financial accommodation
which the Lender or the Agent makes on or after the Forbearance Effective Date
has been made by such party in reliance upon, and is consideration for, among
other things, the general releases and indemnities contained in Section 10
hereof and the other covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of
the Companies hereunder.
9. Supplemental Terms,
Conditions and Covenants. The parties hereto agree to comply
with the following terms, conditions and covenants, in each case notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary set forth in any Transaction
Document:
(a) Cash Flow
Forecasts. Beginning on the Forbearance Effective Date and
continuing on the first (1st)
Business Day of each successive week thereafter, the Companies shall prepare and
deliver to the Agent a 13-week cash flow forecast in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion, which shall reflect
the Companies’ good faith projection of all cash receipts and disbursements in
connection with the operation of their businesses during the 13-week period
beginning on the date of delivery of such cash flow forecast.
(b) Cost-Cutting
Initiatives. As soon as practicable after the Forbearance
Effective Date, but no later than April 30, 2009, the Companies shall prepare
and deliver a business plan (with a level of completeness, clarity and detail
that is reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion), detailing
the Companies’ proposed plan for reducing their operating costs on a
going-forward basis. Without limiting the foregoing, until all
principal, interests, fees and any other amounts outstanding under the Amended
SPA, the Revolving Note and the Term Note are paid in full in cash (whether upon
final maturity, by redemption, prepayment, acceleration or otherwise), (i) no
non-executive employee shall earn cash compensation (base, commission or
otherwise) of more than $12,500 per month and (ii) no executive employee
shall earn cash compensation (base, commission or otherwise) of more than
$17,500 per month; provided that, until a new
chief financial officer is retained pursuant to Section 9(d) hereof, the current
chief financial officer shall not earn cash compensation (base, commission or
otherwise) of more than $10,000 per month.
(c) Additional Financial
Information. The Companies shall deliver to the Agent such
additional documents, financial information, reports, cash flows and/or budgets
(each with a level of completeness, clarity and detail that is reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion) as the Agent shall reasonably
request.
(d) Interim
CFO. As soon as practicable after the Forbearance Effective
Date, but no later than April 30, 2009, the Companies shall commence a search
for and retain a new chief financial officer reasonably acceptable to the Agent
in its sole discretion on an interim basis and on terms and conditions
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in its sole
discretion.
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(e) Sale of Slow Moving
Inventory. As soon as practicable after the Forbearance
Effective Date, but no later than April 30, 2009, the Companies shall (i)
request bids from at least three (3) companies reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent in its sole discretion with respect to the sale(s) of the Companies’ slow
moving inventory, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the
Companies’ slow moving inventory on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent in its sole discretion. Immediately upon the sale of any
of the Companies’ slow moving inventory, the Companies shall use one hundred
percent (100%) of any cash proceeds received by the Companies, net of any
reasonable expenses incurred, in connection therewith to prepay the outstanding
principal amount of the Revolving Note and, to the extent the Revolving Note is
paid in full in cash, to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term
Note.
(f) Accounts Receivable
Insurance. As soon as practicable after the Forbearance Effective Date,
but no later than April 30, 2009, the Companies shall obtain (and thereafter
maintain) accounts receivable insurance with respect to all of their accounts on
terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in its sole
discretion.
(g) Compliance with Transaction
Documents. Each Company shall comply with all terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, except as such
Transaction Documents may be modified by this Agreement.
(h) Third-Party
Consultants. On or before April 15, 2009, the Companies shall
discontinue and terminate its engagements with their current third-party
consultants and replace such third-party consultants with a chief restructuring
officer and a certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the Agent in
its sole discretion on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Agent
in its sole discretion.
(i) Affiliate
Transactions. The Companies shall substantiate the arm’s
length nature of any transaction that it seeks to consummate with any of its
Affiliates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent in its sole
discretion.
10. General Release;
Indemnity.
(a) IN CONSIDERATION
OF, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE LENDER AND THE AGENT’S EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE RELEASORS HEREBY FOREVER AGREES AND COVENANTS NOT TO
XXX OR PROSECUTE AGAINST ANY RELEASEE AND HEREBY FOREVER WAIVES, RELEASES AND
DISCHARGES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH RELEASEE FROM ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS THAT SUCH RELEASOR NOW HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE, OF WHATSOEVER
NATURE AND KIND, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER
ARISING, WHETHER ARISING AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, AGAINST THE RELEASEES, BASED IN
WHOLE OR IN PART ON FACTS, WHETHER OR NOT NOW KNOWN, EXISTING ON OR BEFORE THE
FORBEARANCE EFFECTIVE DATE, THAT RELATE TO, ARISE OUT OF OR OTHERWISE ARE IN
CONNECTION WITH: (I) ANY OR ALL OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED THEREBY OR ANY ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; OR
(II) ANY ASPECT OF THE DEALINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OR AMONG THE COMPANIES,
ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE LENDER AND/OR THE AGENT, ON THE OTHER HAND, RELATING TO
ANY OR ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS, TRANSACTIONS, ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS REFERENCED IN
CLAUSE (I) HEREOF. THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY EACH COMPANY
SHALL CONSTITUTE A RATIFICATION, ADOPTION, AND CONFIRMATION BY SUCH PARTY OF THE
FOREGOING GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE RELEASEES WHICH ARE BASED IN
WHOLE OR IN PART ON FACTS, WHETHER OR NOT NOW KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, EXISTING ON OR
PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT. IN ENTERING INTO THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH COMPANY CONSULTED WITH, AND HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY, LEGAL
COUNSEL AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RELIANCE ON ANY REPRESENTATIONS, ACTS OR
OMISSIONS BY ANY OF THE RELEASEES AND HEREBY AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
VALIDITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RELEASES SET FORTH ABOVE DO NOT DEPEND IN ANY
WAY ON ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS
OR VALIDITY HEREOF. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE THE
TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, AND PAYMENT IN FULL OF
THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
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(b) EACH
COMPANY HEREBY AGREES THAT IT SHALL BE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY OBLIGATED TO
INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE RELEASEES HARMLESS WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL
LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS,
EXPENSES OR DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER INCURRED BY THE
RELEASEES, OR ANY OF THEM, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, AS A
RESULT OF OR ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY PROCEEDING BY, OR ON BEHALF OF ANY
PERSON, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
AGENTS, TRUSTEES, CREDITORS, PARTNERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF ANY COMPANY, OR ANY OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, WHETHER THREATENED OR INITIATED, IN RESPECT OF
ANY CLAIM FOR LEGAL OR EQUITABLE REMEDY UNDER ANY STATUTE, REGULATION OR COMMON
LAW PRINCIPLE ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION, PREPARATION,
EXECUTION, DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE
TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED OR
DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; PROVIDED, THAT NO COMPANY SHALL HAVE ANY
OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY OR HOLD HARMLESS ANY RELEASEE HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO
LIABILITIES TO THE EXTENT THEY RESULT FROM THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THAT
RELEASEE AS FINALLY DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. IF AND TO
THE EXTENT THAT THE FOREGOING UNDERTAKING MAY BE UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON,
EACH COMPANY AGREES TO MAKE THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION TO THE PAYMENT AND
SATISFACTION THEREOF WHICH IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. THE FOREGOING
INDEMNITY SHALL SURVIVE THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY TRANSACTION
DOCUMENT, AND THE PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS.
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(c) EACH
COMPANY, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND OTHER LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVES, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY, COVENANTS
AND AGREES WITH AND IN FAVOR OF EACH RELEASEE THAT IT WILL NOT XXX (AT LAW, IN
EQUITY, IN ANY REGULATORY PROCEEDING OR OTHERWISE) ANY RELEASEE ON THE BASIS OF
ANY CLAIM RELEASED, REMISED AND DISCHARGED BY ANY COMPANY PURSUANT TO SECTION 10
HEREOF. IF ANY COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS OR OTHER
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES VIOLATES THE FOREGOING COVENANT, EACH COMPANY, FOR ITSELF
AND ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, AGREES TO PAY, IN
ADDITION TO SUCH OTHER DAMAGES AS ANY RELEASEE MAY SUSTAIN AS A RESULT OF SUCH
VIOLATION, ALL ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY ANY RELEASEE AS A RESULT OF
SUCH VIOLATION.
11. Representations and
Warranties of the Companies. To induce the Lender and the
Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement, each Company represents, warrants
and covenants that:
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by each Company of this Agreement and all
documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action required on its part, and this
Agreement and all documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith are
legal, valid and binding obligations of such Company enforceable against such
Company in accordance with its terms except as the enforcement thereof may be
subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Except
with respect to the Acknowledged Events of Default, each of the representations
and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents is true and correct on and
as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which
case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such
earlier date, and each of the agreements and covenants in the Transaction
Documents is hereby reaffirmed with the same force and effect as if each were
separately stated herein and made as of the date hereof.
(c) Neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all documents and
instruments delivered in connection herewith nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby does or shall contravene, result in
a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of any Company’s corporate charter,
bylaws, operating agreement or other governing documents, (ii) any law or
regulation, or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality or
(iii) any mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which
any Company is a party, or by which any Company or its property is
bound.
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(d) As
of the date of this Agreement, except for the Acknowledged Events of Default, no
Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document.
(e) The
Agent’s and the Lender’s security interests in the Collateral continue to be
valid, binding and enforceable first-priority security interests which secure
the obligations under the Transaction Documents and no tax or judgment liens are
currently on record against any Company.
(f)
Except with respect to the Acknowledged Events of
Default, any misrepresentation of a Company, or any failure of a Company to
comply with the covenants, conditions and agreements contained in any agreement,
document or instrument executed or delivered by any Company with, to or in favor
of any Company shall constitute a Forbearance Default hereunder and an immediate
Event of Default under the Amended SPA.
(g) The
recitals in this Agreement are true and correct.
12. Ratification of
Liability. Each Company, as debtor, grantor, pledgor,
guarantor, assignor, or in other similar capacity in which such party grants
liens or security interests in its properties or otherwise acts as an
accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, under the Transaction
Documents, hereby ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance
obligations and obligations to indemnify, contingent or otherwise, under each
Transaction Document to which such party is a party, and each such party hereby
ratifies and reaffirms its grant of liens on or security interests in its
properties pursuant to such Transaction Documents to which it is a party as
security for the obligations under or with respect to the Amended SPA, the
Revolving Note and the Term Note, and confirms and agrees that such liens and
security interests hereafter secure all of the obligations under the Transaction
Documents, including, without limitation, all additional obligations hereafter
arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any
Transaction Document. Each Company further agrees and reaffirms that
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party now apply to all obligations as
modified hereby (including, without limitation, all additional obligations
hereafter arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement
or any Transaction Document). Each such party (a) further
acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement and all other agreements,
documents, and instruments executed or delivered in connection herewith,
(b) consents to the terms and conditions of same, and (c) agrees and
acknowledges that each of the Transaction Documents, as modified hereby, remains
in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. Except
as expressly provided herein, the execution of this Agreement shall not operate
as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lender or the Agent, nor
constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents nor
constitute a novation of any of the obligations under the Transaction
Documents.
13. Reference to and Effect Upon
the Transaction Documents.
(a) Except
as specifically amended hereby, all terms, conditions, covenants,
representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents, and all
rights of the Lender and the Agent and all of the obligations under the
Transaction Documents, shall remain in full force and effect. Each
Company hereby confirms that the Transaction Documents are in full force and
effect, and that no Company has any right of setoff, recoupment or other offset
or any defense, claim or counterclaim with respect to any Transaction Document
or the Companies’ obligations thereunder.
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(b) Except
as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Agreement and any consents or waivers set forth herein shall not directly or
indirectly: (i) create any obligation to make any further loans or to continue
to defer any enforcement action after the occurrence of any Event of Default
(including, without limitation, any Forbearance Default); (ii) constitute a
consent or waiver of any past, present or future violations of any provisions of
this Agreement and the Transaction Documents; (iii) amend, modify or operate as
a waiver of any provision of any Transaction Document or any right, power or
remedy of the Lender or the Agent; (iv) constitute a consent to any merger or
other transaction or to any sale, restructuring or refinancing transaction; or
(v) constitute a course of dealing or other basis for altering any obligations
under the Transaction Documents or any other contract or
instrument. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Lender and the
Agent reserve all of their rights, powers, and remedies under the Transaction
Documents and applicable law. All of the provisions of the Transaction
Documents, including, without limitation, the time of the essence provisions,
are hereby reiterated, and if ever waived previously, are hereby
reinstated.
(c) From
and after the Forbearance Effective Date, (i) the term “Agreement” in the
Amended SPA, and all references to the Amended SPA in any Transaction Document
shall mean the Amended SPA, as amended by this Agreement, and (ii) the term
“Transaction Documents” defined in the Amended SPA shall include, without
limitation, this Agreement and any agreements, instruments and other documents
executed or delivered in connection herewith.
(d) Neither
the Lender nor the Agent has waived, is by this Agreement waiving, or has any
intention of waiving (regardless of any delay in exercising such rights and
remedies), any Event of Default or Forbearance Default which may be continuing
on the date hereof or any Event of Default or Forbearance Default which may
occur after the date hereof (whether the same or similar to the Acknowledged
Events of Defaults or otherwise). Neither the Lender nor the Agent
has agreed to forbear with respect to any of its rights or remedies concerning
any Event of Default or Forbearance Default (other than, during the Forbearance
Period, the Acknowledged Events of Default solely to the extent expressly set
forth herein), which may have occurred or are continuing as of the date hereof,
or which may occur after the date hereof.
(e) Each
Company agrees and acknowledges that the Lender’s and the Agent’s agreement to
forbear from exercising certain of their default-related rights and remedies
with respect to the Acknowledged Events of Default during the Forbearance Period
does not in any manner whatsoever limit the Lender’s or the Agent’s right to
insist upon strict compliance by the Companies with this Agreement or any
Transaction Document during the Forbearance Period, except as expressly set
forth herein.
(f) This
Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a satisfaction, reinstatement,
novation or release of the Transaction Documents.
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14. Costs and
Expenses. In addition to, and not in lieu of, the terms of the
Transaction Documents relating to the reimbursement of the Lender’s and the
Agent’s fees and expenses, the Companies shall reimburse the Lender and the
Agent, as the case may be, promptly on demand for all fees, costs, charges and
expenses, including the fees, costs and expenses of counsel and other expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and any other agreements and
documents executed or delivered in connection with this Agreement.
15. Governing Law;
Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by
the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or
any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in Chicago, Illinois, 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.
16. No Strict
Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent,
and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any
party.
17. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile
or by electronic media or similar means shall be deemed to be their original
signature for all purposes.
18. Agent and Lender are
Creditors Only. Neither for purposes of this Agreement nor
otherwise has either the Lender or the Agent agreed or consented to be an agent,
principal, participant, joint venturer, partner, instrumentality or alter ego of
any of the Companies. Neither the Lender nor the Agent is, or shall
be deemed to be, in control of any of the Companies, its respective operations
or properties, nor is the Lender or the Agent acting as a “responsible person”
with respect to the operation and management of any of the Companies or its
respective properties.
19. Severability. The
invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provision in or obligation
under this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect or impair the
validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations
under this Agreement or of such provision or obligation in any other
jurisdiction. If feasible, any such offending provision shall be
deemed modified to be within the limits of enforceability or validity; provided that if the
offending provision cannot be so modified, it shall be stricken and all other
provisions of this Agreement in all other respects shall remain valid and
enforceable.
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20. Time of
Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of each of
the obligations of the Companies hereunder and with respect to all conditions to
be satisfied by such parties.
21. No Other Creditor
Action. The Lender’s and the Agent’s agreement to forbear
hereunder are expressly conditioned upon all other creditors of the Companies
(including, without limitation, trade creditors and subordinated secured and
unsecured creditors) having a valid claim in excess of $100,000 refraining from
taking any action against any Company or the Collateral (including, without
limitation, acceleration of indebtedness) during the Forbearance Period to
collect its claim. In the event that any such creditor takes any such
action, all of the Lender’s and the Agent’s obligations hereunder shall, at the
option of the Agent, terminate without further notice or demand, and Sections
8(b) through 8(d) of this Agreement shall apply.
22. Further
Assurances. The parties hereto shall do and perform, or cause
to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute
and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents,
as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
23. Headings. The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
24. Notices. All
notices, requests, and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be
given in accordance with the Amended SPA.
25. Effectiveness. This
Agreement shall become effective on the Forbearance Effective Date, provided
that all of the following conditions precedent have been met (or waived) as
determined by the Agent in its sole discretion:
(a) The
Agent shall have received duly executed signature pages for this Agreement
signed by the Agent, the Lender, and all Companies. Each Company hereby
represents that it has received all necessary internal consents to enter into
this Agreement.
(b) The
representations and warranties contained herein shall be true and correct, and
no Forbearance Default, Event of Default or event which with notice, the passage
of time or both would constitute a Forbearance Default or an Event of Default
(other than the Acknowledged Events of Default) shall exist on the date
hereof.
(c) The
Agent shall have received the deposit account control agreement with respect to
the Blocked Account, duly executed by the applicable Companies and bank (as the
Agent may request) and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent in its sole discretion.
(d) The
Lender shall have received payment in full in cash of the Documentation
Fee.
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(e) The
Agent shall have received payment in full in cash of the Maintenance Fee for
April 2009.
26. Waivers by the
Companies. EACH COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES (A) IF THIS AGREEMENT IS
FOUND NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE
TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE COLLATERAL; (B) PRESENTMENT, DEMAND AND PROTEST,
AND NOTICE OF PRESENTMENT, PROTEST, DEFAULT, NONPAYMENT, MATURITY, RELEASE WITH
RESPECT TO ALL OR ANY PART OF THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR
ANY COMMERCIAL PAPER, ACCOUNTS, CONTRACT RIGHTS, DOCUMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, CHATTEL
PAPER AND GUARANTIES AT ANY TIME HELD BY THE LENDER OR THE AGENT ON WHICH ANY
COMPANY MAY IN ANY WAY BE LIABLE AND HEREBY RATIFIES AND CONFIRMS WHATEVER THE
LENDER OR THE AGENT MAY DO IN THIS REGARD; (C) NOTICE PRIOR TO TAKING POSSESSION
OR CONTROL OF THE COLLATERAL OR ANY BOND OR SECURITY WHICH MIGHT BE REQUIRED BY
ANY COURT PRIOR TO ALLOWING THE LENDER OR THE AGENT TO EXERCISE ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES; (D) THE BENEFIT OF ALL VALUATION, APPRAISEMENT
AND EXEMPTION LAWS AND ALL RIGHTS WAIVABLE UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE; (E) ANY RIGHT ANY COMPANY MAY HAVE UPON PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS TO REQUIRE THE LENDER OR THE AGENT
TO TERMINATE ITS SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL OR IN ANY OTHER PROPERTY OF
ANY COMPANY UNTIL TERMINATION OF THE AMENDED SPA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS
AND THE EXECUTION BY THE COMPANIES, AND BY ANY PERSON WHO PROVIDES FUNDS TO THE
COMPANIES WHICH ARE USED IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO SATISFY THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER
THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, OF AN AGREEMENT INDEMNIFYING THE LENDER AND THE AGENT
FROM ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ANY SUCH PARTY MAY INCUR AS THE RESULT OF DISHONORED
CHECKS OR OTHER ITEMS OF PAYMENT RECEIVED BY SUCH PARTY FROM THE COMPANIES, OR
ANY ACCOUNT DEBTOR AND APPLIED TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RELEASING AND
INDEMNIFYING, IN THE SAME MANNER AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 10 OF THIS AGREEMENT,
THE RELEASEES FROM ALL CLAIMS ARISING ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF SUCH TERMINATION
STATEMENT; AND (F) NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AND THE COMPANIES EACH
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVERS ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO THE AGENT’S
AND LENDER’S ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SUCH PARTIES ARE RELYING UPON
THE FOREGOING WAIVERS IN THEIR FUTURE DEALINGS WITH THE
COMPANIES. EACH OF THE COMPANIES WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS
REVIEWED THE FOREGOING WAIVERS WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND HAS KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVED ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A
WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
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27. Assignments; No Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of each of the Companies, the Lender, the Agent and their respective
successors and assigns; provided that no Company
shall be entitled to delegate any of its duties hereunder and shall not assign
any of its rights or remedies set forth in this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Agent in its sole discretion. No Person other than the
parties hereto (and in the case of Section 10 hereof, the Releasees) shall have
any rights hereunder or be entitled to rely on this Agreement and all
third-party beneficiary rights (other than the rights of the Releasees under
Section 10 hereof) are hereby expressly disclaimed.
28. Final Agreement. This
Agreement sets forth in full the terms of agreement between the parties hereto
with respect to the forbearance and the amendment to the Amended SPA and the
Term Note specified herein, and is intended to be the full, complete, and
exclusive contract governing those matters, superseding all other discussions,
promises, representations, warranties, agreements, and understandings between
the parties with respect thereto. No term of this Agreement may be
modified or amended, nor may any rights thereunder be waived, except in a
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the modification,
amendment, or waiver is sought. Any waiver of any condition in, or
breach of, any of the foregoing in a particular instance shall not operate as a
waiver of other or subsequent conditions or breaches of the same or a different
kind. The Lender’s or the Agent’s exercise or failure to exercise any
rights or remedies under any of the foregoing in a particular instance shall not
operate as a waiver of its right to exercise the same or different rights and
remedies in any other instances. There are no oral agreements among the parties
hereto that are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the day and
year first above written.
COMPANIES:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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QUALTECH
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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QUALTECH
SERVICES GROUP, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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QSGI-DPV
INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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QSGI-CCSI,
INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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CONTEMPORARY
COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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AGENT:
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VICTORY
PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxx
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Title:
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Manager
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LENDER:
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VICTORY
PARK CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, LTD.
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By: Victory
Park Capital Advisors, LLC
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Its: Investment
Manager
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By:
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Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
General
Counsel
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EXHIBIT
A
Acknowledged
Events of Default
1.
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Event
of Default under Section 10.1(a) of the Amended SPA arising from the
Companies’ failure to pay the Availability Payment pursuant to Section
2.3(b)(ii) of the Amended SPA.
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2.
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Event
of Default under Section 10.1(a) of the Amended SPA arising from the
Companies’ failure to pay the amount of any Overadvance pursuant to
Section 2.3(b)(iv) of the Amended
SPA.
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3.
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Event
of Default under Section 10.1(t) of the Amended SPA arising from the
resignations of R. Xxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx from the board of
directors on February 27, 2009 and March 7, 2009,
respectively.
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4.
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Event
of Default under Section 10.3 of the Amended SPA arising from the
Companies’ hiring of third-party consultants, The CEO Advantage Group and
Great Northern Capital, without the Agent’s or the Lender’s request or
consent.
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5.
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Breach
of Section 8.3(c) of the Amended SPA arising from the Companies’ failure
to provide the Agent or the Lender with a notice of
default.
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