SECURITIES PURCHASE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.8
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT, dated as of January 22, 2008, between MetaSwarm,
Inc., a Florida corporation
(the “Issuer”),
and AIS Funding, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Subscriber”).
Background
A.
The Issuer has requested that the Subscriber provide loans to the Issuer in
the
aggregate original maximum principal amount of $1,000,000.00, which will be
evidenced by one or more promissory notes in the aggregate amount not to exceed
$1,000,000.
B.
The Subscriber has agreed to provide the Loan, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth below.
Agreement
The
parties hereby agree as
follows:
1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING
TERMS
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Section
1.01
As used in this Agreement,
the
following terms have the following meanings (terms defined in the singular
to
have the same meaning when used in the plural and vice
versa):
“Affiliate”shall
mean any Person (a) which directly
or indirectly Controls, or is Controlled by or is under common Control with
the
Issuer or a subsidiary, (b) which directly or indirectly beneficially holds
or
owns 5% or more of any class of voting stock of the Issuer or any subsidiary,
or
(c) 5% or more of the voting stock of which is directly or indirectly
beneficially owned or held by the Issuer or a subsidiary.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
as used herein shall
mean
Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”.
“Collateral”shall
have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 4.
“Control”
shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management
and policies of any Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise.
“Conversion
Shares”means those Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Note(s).
“Debt”means
, without duplication (a) indebtedness or liability
for
borrowed money; (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other
similar instruments; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property
or services (including trade obligations); (d) obligations as lessee under
capital leases; (e) current liabilities in respect of unfunded vested benefits
under plans covered by ERISA; (f) obligations under Letters of Credit; (g)
obligations under acceptance facilities; (h) all guaranties, endorsements (other
than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other
contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply
funds to invest in any Person or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss;
and (i) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have
been assumed.
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“Distributions”
shall mean all payment
or
distributions to Owners in cash or in property other than reasonable salaries,
bonuses and expense reimbursements.
“Environmental
Law”means any federal,
state, local or other governmental statute, regulation, law or ordinance dealing
with the protection of human health and the environment.
“ERISA”shall
mean the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Event
of
Default”shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.01.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting
principles.
“Hazardous
Substances”means
pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, petroleum
and
fractions thereof, and all other chemicals, wastes, substances and materials
listed in, regulated by or identified in any Environmental
Law.
“Lien”means
any mortgage, deed of trust,
pledge, security interest, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), or preference, priority, or other
security agreement or preferential arrangement, charge, or encumbrance of any
kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially
the
same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing
statement under the UCC or comparable law of any jurisdiction to evidence any
of
the foregoing).
“Loan”shall
mean the loan described herein and
evidenced by this Agreement, the Note(s) and the remaining Loan
Documents.
“Loan
Amount”means an amount
equal to $1,000,000.00 or such lesser amount equal to the sum of the original
principal amount(s) under one or more Note(s) executed and delivered by Issuer
to Subscriber.
“Loan
Documents”
means,
collectively, this
Agreement, the Note(s), the Patent
Assignment, the Warrants, and all other documents executed in connection with
this Agreement.
“Obligations”
shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 5.
“Organizational
Documents”means (a) with
respect to Issuer or any other corporation, its certificate or articles of
incorporation and by-laws; (b) with respect to a partnership, its partnership
certificate and partnership agreement; (c) with respect to a limited liability
company, its articles or certificate of formation and its operating or
management agreement; and (d) with respect to a trust, the declaration of trust;
and, with respect to any of them, any other document required to be filed with
public authorities to evidence or establish authority to conduct
business.
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“OTC”means
the over-the-counter pink
sheets.
“Owner”means
with respect to Issuer, any Person
having legal or beneficial title to Shares or other ownership interest in Issuer
or a right to acquire such an interest.
“Permitted
Liens”shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.04.
“Permitted
Protests”
means the right of the
Issuer to protest any Lien (other than a Lien that secures the Obligations),
tax
(other than payroll taxes or taxes that are the subject of a federal or state
tax lien) or rental payment, provided that (x) a reserve with respect to such
liability is established on the books of the Issuer in an amount that is
reasonably satisfactory to the Subscriber, (y) any such protest is instituted
and diligently prosecuted by the Issuer in good faith, and (z) the Subscriber
is
satisfied that, while such protest is pending, there will be no impairment
of
the enforceability, validity or priority of any of the Liens of the Issuer
in
and to the Collateral.
“Person”means
an individual, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business
trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
governmental authority, or other entity of whatever nature.
“Plan”means
any employee plan subject to Title
IV of ERISA maintained for employees of Issuer, any subsidiary of Issuer or
any
other trade or business under common control with Issuer within the meaning
of
Section 414(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any regulations
thereunder.
“Registration
Statement” means a registration
statement filed by the Issuer with the SEC for a public offering and sale of
securities of the Issuer on Form SB-2 or other available form for which Issuer
is eligible (other than a registration statement on Form X-0, Xxxx X-0, or
successor form to either, or any registration statement covering only
securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another
corporation).
“SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the
time administering the Securities Act.
“Securities
Act”means the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended since, and all regulationspromulgated
thereunder.
“Securities
Exchange
Act”means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amendedsince, and all regulations
promulgated
thereunder.
“Shares”
means
shares of common stock, no par
value, of Issuer.
“UCC”shall
mean the Florida Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.
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“Warrant
Shares”means those Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
Section
1.02 All accounting terms
not specifically
defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP consistent with those
applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section
7.05, and all financial data submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be
prepared in accordance with such principles.
Section
1.03 Unless otherwise defined
in this
Agreement, capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth in the
UCC.
2.
LOAN.
Section
2.01 Subject to the terms
and provisions of
this Agreement, Subscriber agrees to make a loan to Issuer in the Loan Amount,
to be secured by Issuer’s Inventory, Accounts and all other Collateral and the
proceeds thereof (the “Loan”).
Section
2.02 The Loan shall be
evidenced by and repayable according to this Agreement and one or more
Convertible Promissory Note(s), the initial one being of even date, issued
by
Issuer to Subscriber in the form attached as Exhibit 1 (whether one or two
are
issued, the “Note(s)”),
and made a part hereof. The Note(s) shall be due and payable, if not
paid in full earlier or converted in full earlier, one year following the
Closing Date (the “Maturity
Date”). Subscriber agrees to provide Issuer with the loan
proceeds under the Loan, in the principal amount of $1,000,000.00 upon the
conditions under Article 3 being satisfied (the “Closing” and the date hereof,
being the “Closing
Date”). Simultaneous with the
issuance of the first Note(s) to Subscriber and payment of loan proceeds by
Subscriber to Issuer in the original principal amount of the first Note(s),
Issuer will also issue to Subscriber and Subsciber will purchase for an
aggregate purchase price of $10.00, the warrants to purchase Shares in the
form
attached as Exhibit 2-1 (the “Warrants”,
which term also includes the Selling
Agent Warrants).
Section
2.03. If any amount due pursuant
to this
Agreement or under the Note(s) is not paid within ten days after the date it
is
due and payable, without in any way affecting Subscriber’s right to declare an
Event of Default to have occurred, Subscriber may in its sole discretion assess
a late charge equal to five percent of such late payment against Issuer, which
late charge shall be immediately due and payable and may be paid by treating
the
same as a loan made to Issuer.
Section
2.04
It is the intention of the parties
hereto to comply strictly with applicable usury laws, if any; accordingly,
notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement or any other
documents or instruments executed in connection herewith, in no event shall
this
Agreement or such documents or instruments require or permit the payment,
taking, reserving, receiving, collecting or charging of any sums constituting
interest under applicable laws which exceed the maximum amount permitted by
such
laws. If any such excess interest is called for, contracted for,
charged, paid, taken, reserved, collected or received in connection with the
Obligations or in any communication by Subscriber or any other Person to the
Issuer or any other Person, or in the event all or part of the principal of
the
Obligations or interest thereon shall be prepaid or accelerated, so that under
any of such circumstances or under any other circumstance whatsoever the amount
of interest contracted for, charged, taken, collected, reserved, or received
on
the amount of principal actually outstanding from time to time under this
Agreement shall exceed the maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable
usury laws, if any, then in any such event it is agreed as follows: (a) the
provisions of this paragraph shall govern and control, (b) neither the Issuer
nor any other Person now or hereafter liable for the payment of the Obligations
shall be obligated to pay the amount of such interest to the extent such
interest is in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted by applicable
usury laws, if any, (c) any such excess which is or has been received
notwithstanding this paragraph shall be credited against the then unpaid
principal balance hereof or, if the Obligations have been or would be paid
in
full by such credit, refunded to the Issuer, and (d) the provisions of this
Agreement and the other documents or instruments executed in connection
herewith, and any communication to the Issuer, shall immediately be deemed
reformed and such excess interest reduced, without the necessity of executing
any other document, to the maximum lawful rate allowed under applicable laws
as
now or hereafter construed by courts having jurisdiction hereof or
thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, all calculations of the rate
of interest contracted for, charged, taken, collected, reserved, or received
in
connection herewith which are made for the purpose of determining whether such
rate exceeds the maximum lawful rate shall be made to the extent permitted
by
applicable laws by amortizing, prorating, allocating and spreading during the
period of the full term of the Obligations, including all prior and subsequent
renewals and extensions, all interest at any time contracted for, charged,
taken, collected, reserved or received. The terms of this paragraph
shall be deemed to be incorporated in every document and communication relating
to the Obligations.
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Section
2.05 Any
statement rendered by Subscriber to Issuer of Issuer’s loan account with
Subscriber hereunder shall be considered correct and to have been accepted
by
Issuer and shall be conclusively binding upon Issuer absent manifest
error, in respect of all charges,
debits and credits of whatsoever nature contained therein under or pursuant
to
this Agreement, and the closing balance shown therein, unless Issuer notifies
Subscriber in writing of any discrepancy within 21 days from the mailing (or
emailing) by Subscriber to Issuer of any such statement.
3.
CONDITIONS TO THE SUBSCRIBER’S
OBLIGATIONS.
The
obligation of Subscriber to
consummate at the Closing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including delivery of the Loan proceeds to Issuer, is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
Section
3.01
Representations
and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Issuer in this Agreement shall be true, accurate and correct when made and
shall
be true, accurate and correct as of the Closing Date except that representations
and warranties which address matters as of a specified date shall remain true,
accurate and correct as of such date.
Section
3.02
No Adverse
Change. There shall not have been any adverse change in the
business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the
Issuer taken as a whole as of the Closing.
Section
3.03
Compliance
with
Agreement. The Issuer shall have performed and complied with
all of its obligations under this Agreement which are to be performed or
complied with by it or them on or prior to the Closing Date.
Section
3.04
Proceedings
and
Instruments Satisfactory. All proceedings, corporate or other,
to be taken by the Issuer in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, shall be reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the
Subscriber and Subscriber’s Counsel.
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Section
3.05
Documentation
at
Closing. The Subscriber’s counsel shall have received on
behalf of Subscriber at or prior to the Closing all of the following, each
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Subscriber and its counsel,
Xxxxxx, Breed, Xxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C. (“Subscriber’s
Counsel”).
(a)
A certificate from the Secretary of the Issuer certifying (i) the duly adopted
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Issuer unanimously authorizing
and
approving the execution and delivery by the Issuer of this Agreement, the
remaining Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby; (ii) as to the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation, as
amended to date; (iii) as to the Issuer’s By-laws, as amended to date; and (iv)
as to the incumbency of the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Issuer
executing the Loan Documents on behalf of the Issuer.
(b)
A certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Issuer
certifying that (i) the representations and warranties of the Issuer set forth
in this Agreement are true and correct on the Closing Date and (ii) all
conditions required to be performed by the Issuer at or prior to the Closing
have been so performed.
(c)
Any and all consents or waivers necessary on the part of the Issuer to execute
and deliver this Agreement, the Note, the Warrants and the remaining Loan
Documents, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
which consents and waivers shall be in full force and effect as of the
Closing.
(d)
A Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Florida as to the legal existence
and corporate good standing of the Issuer.
(e)
A certificate of the foreign qualification good standing of the Issuer from
the
Secretary of State of California; provided that Issuer shall not be deemed
in
violation of this clause (e) unless such certificate has not been received
by
Subscriber that day seven days after Subscriber disburses to Issuer any portion
of the Loan.
(f)
A copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Issuer, as amended to date,
certified by the Secretary of State of Florida.
(g)
The Note(s).
(h)
The Warrants, duly executed by the Issuer and issued to the
Subscriber.
(i)
The warrants in the form of attached Exhibit 3.05(i) (the
“Selling
Agent Warrants”), duly executed by the Issuer and for issuance
to First Montauk Securities Corp. (the “Selling Agent”).
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(j)
The Patent Security Agreement, duly executed by the Issuer.
(k)
A certificate of insurance on Accord Form 25 complying with the terms of Article
11 of this Agreement.
(l)
An escrow letter agreement in the form of attached Exhibit 3.05(l), duly
executed by the Issuer.
(m)
A disbursement authorization letter in the form of attached Exhibit 3.05(m), duly
executed by the Issuer, providing in part for payment from the Loan proceeds,
before disbursement to Issuer, of all costs and expenses reasonably incurred
by
Issuer in connection with the consummation of the Loan and other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
3.06
UCC-1 Financing
Statement. The Subscriber shall have filed with the Florida
Secretary of State a UCC-1 Financing Statement naming Issuer as debtor and
Subscriber as secured party thereunder.
Section
3.07
Filing of
Patent
Security Agreement. The Subscriber shall have filed with the
United States Patent Office, the Patent Security Agreement.
4.
SECURITY
INTEREST.
Issuer,
as a debtor under the UCC, for
valuable consideration, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby grants
to
Subscriber, as secured party under the UCC, a continuing security interest
in
and to, all
assets of the Issuer, wherever
located and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without
limitation, the following:
(a)
all inventory, including all
goods, merchandise, raw materials, goods and work in process, finished goods,
and other tangible personal property now owned or hereafter acquired and held
for sale or lease or furnished or to be furnished under contracts of service
or
used or consumed in Issuer’s business (all hereinafter called the “Inventory”);
(b)
all Accounts, contracts, contract
rights, notes, bills, drafts, acceptances, General Intangibles (including
without limitation registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks and
tradenames, together with the goodwill therein; copyrights; customer lists;
all
other goodwill; computer programs; computer records; computer
software; computer data; trade secrets; inventions; patents and patent
applications; ledger sheets; files; records; data processing records relating
to
any Accounts and all tax refunds of every kind and nature to which Issuer is
now
or hereafter may become entitled to, no matter how arising including, without
limitation, the intellectual property listed in the attached Schedule
4(b)), Instruments,
Documents, Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic), Deposit Accounts,
Letter of Credit Rights (whether or not the Letter of Credit is evidenced by
a
writing), Securities, Security Entitlements, Security Accounts, Investment
Property, Supporting Obligations, choses in action, Commercial Tort Claims,
and
all other debts, obligations and liabilities in whatever form, owing to Issuer
from any Person, whether now existing or hereafter arising, now or hereafter
received by or belonging or owing to Issuer, for goods sold by it or for
services rendered by it, or however otherwise same may have been established
or
created, all guarantees and securities therefor, all right, title and interest
of Issuer in the merchandise or services which gave rise thereto, including
the
rights of reclamation and stoppage in transit, all rights to replevy goods,
and
all rights of an unpaid seller of merchandise or services
(all hereinafter called the “Receivables”);
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(c)
all machinery, Equipment, Fixtures
and other Goods whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Issuer and
wherever located, all replacements and substitutions therefor or accessions
thereto and all proceeds thereof (all hereinafter called the “Equipment”);
and
(d)
all proceeds and products of
all
of the foregoing in any form, including, without limitation, all proceeds of
credit, fire or other insurance, and also including, without limitation, rents
and profits resulting from the temporary use of any of the foregoing (which,
with Inventory, Receivables and Equipment are all hereinafter called
“Collateral”).
Issuer
further collaterallyassigns
to Subscriber all of the
foregoing Collateral except for trademarks, service marks and trade
names.
This
foregoing security interest shall
be instantiated in the Patent Security Assignment of Schedule
4, which may be recorded
with any state, federal, or foreign authorities in lieu of recording this entire
agreement, at the option of Subscriber.
5.
OBLIGATIONS
SECURED.
The
security interest granted hereby is
to secure payment and performance of the Loan, debts, liabilities and
obligations of Issuer to Subscriber hereunder, under the Note(s), and under
the
remaining Loan Documents, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, primary
or
secondary, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, under
this Agreement, the Note(s) or the remaining Loan Documents, regardless of how they arise
or by
what agreement or instrument they may be evidenced or whether evidenced by
any
agreement or instrument, and includes obligations to perform acts and refrain
from taking action as well as obligations to pay money including, without
limitation, all interest, fees, charges, expenses and overdrafts, and also
including, without limitation, all obligations and liabilities which
Lender may incur or become
liable for, on account of, or as a result of, any of the Loan or any of
the Loan
Documents (all hereinafter
called “Obligations”).
6.
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ISSUER’S
PLACES
OF BUSINESS, INVENTORY LOCATIONS.
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Section
6.01
Issuer warrants that
Issuer has no
places of business other than that shown at the end of this Agreement, and
on
attached Schedule
6.01.
Section
6.02
Issuer’s principal executive
office and the office where Issuer keeps its records concerning its accounts,
contract rights and other property, is that shown at the end of this
Agreement. All Inventory presently owned by Issuer is stored at the
locations set forth on Schedule
6.01.
Section
6.03
Issuer will promptly
notify
Subscriber in writing of any change in the location of any place of business
or
the location of any Inventory or the establishment of any new place of business
or location of Inventory or office where its records are kept which would be
shown in this Agreement if it were executed after such
change.
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7.
ISSUER’S ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Issuer
represents and warrants
that:
Section
7.01
Organization
and Standing. Issuer is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing as a corporationunder the laws of the
State of
Floridaand
shallremain in good
standing in that state, and is duly qualified and in good standing in every
other state in which it is doing business, and shall hereafter remain duly
qualified and in good standing in every other state in which the failure to
qualify or become licensed could have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition, business or operations of the Issuer.
Section
7.02
Issuer
Name; Federal Identification Number. Issuer’s exact legal name
is as set forth in this Agreement and Issuer will not undertake or commit to
undertake any act which will result in a change of Issuer’s legal name, without
giving Subscriber at least 30 days’ prior written notice of the
same. The federal identification number of Issuer is as set forth on
Schedule
6.01.
Section
7.03
Corporate
Action. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note(s), the
Warrants, and any other document executed by Issuerin
connection herewith, are within the
Issuer’s powers, have been duly authorized, are not in contravention of law or
the terms of the Issuer’s Organizational Documents, or of any indenture,
agreement or undertaking to which the Issuer is a party or by which it or any
of
its properties may be bound. Without limitation to the foregoing,
Issuer has all necessary corporate power and has taken all corporate
action required to make this Agreement, the Note(s), the Warrants, and any
other
agreements and instruments executed in connection herewith the valid and
enforceable obligations of the Issuer. Sufficient shares of
authorized but unissued common stock of the Issuer have been reserved by
appropriate corporate action in connection with the prospective conversion
of
the Note and exercise of the Warrants. The issuance and sale of the
Note(s) and Warrants, and the issuance of the Shares, upon the conversion of
the
Note(s) and exercise of the Warrants, are not subject to preemptive or other
preferential rights, or similar statutory or contractual rights, either arising
pursuant to any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or which
are otherwise binding upon the Issuer.
Section
7.04
Governmental
Approvals. All authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses,
exemptions from or filings, or registrations with any court or governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic
or
foreign, necessary for, or in connection with, the offer, issuance, sale,
execution or delivery of the Note(s) or the Warrants, or for the performance
by
Issuer of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note(s) or the Warrants,
or
the Shares issuable upon conversion of the Note(s) or exercise of the Warrants,
shall have been made prior to, and shall be effective as of, the date
hereof. The Issuer is in compliance in all respects with the terms
and provisions of its charter documents, as amended to date, by-laws, as
amended, and with the terms and provisions of each mortgage, indenture, lease,
contract and other instrument to which the Issuer is a party, and of all
judgments, decrees, governmental orders, statutes, rules or regulations by
which
it is bound or to which its properties or assets are subject. Neither
the execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Note(s), the Warrants or the
issuance of the Shares upon conversion of the Note(s) or exercise of the
Warrants, nor the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby, has
constituted or resulted in or will constitute or result in a default or
violation of any term or provision in any of the foregoing documents or
instruments.
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Section
7.05
Books
and Records. All
Organizational Documents and all amendments thereto of Issuer have been duly
filed (to the extent
required)and are in proper
order. All ownership interests of Issuer outstanding was and is
properly issued and all books and records of Issuer, including but not limited
to its minute books, Organizational Documents and books of account, are accurate
and up to date and will be so maintained.
Section
7.06
Financial
Statements. The
(a) balance sheet
of the Issuer as at June 30, 2007, and the related
statements of income and retained earnings of the Issuer for the 6-month period
then ended, and (b) financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006,
and the accompanying footnotes, together with the opinion thereon, of the
Borrower’s independent certified public accountants (collectively, the “Financial Statements”),
copies of which have been
furnished to or made available to the Subscriber, are
in all material respects complete and
correct and fairly present the financial condition of the Issuer as at such
dates and the results of the operations of the Issuer for the periods covered
by
such statements, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (subject
for
those Financial Statements for the 6-month interim period ended June 30, 2007
to
year-end adjustments in the case of the interim financial statements), and since June
30, 2007, there has been no
material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), business,
or
operations of the Issuer. There are no liabilities of the Issuer,
fixed or contingent, which are material but are not reflected in the financial
statements or in the notes thereto, other than liabilities arising in the
ordinary course of business since June 30, 2007. No information,
exhibit, or report furnished by the Issuer to the Subscriber in connection
with
the negotiation of this Agreement or the remaining Loan Documents contained
any
material misstatement of fact or omitted to state a material fact or any fact
necessary to make the statement contained therein not materially
misleading.
Section
7.07
Title
to Assets. Issuer owns all of the
assets reflected in the most recent of Issuer’s financial statements provided to
Subscriber, except assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course
of business since the date thereof, and such assets together with any assets
acquired since such date, including without limitation the Collateral, are
free
and clear of any Lien, except (a) the security interests and other encumbrances
(if any) listed on attached Schedule
7.07(a), (b) those leases
set forth on attached Schedule
7.07(b), (c) those liens
permitted pursuant to Section 12.04 of this Agreement, (d) liens and security
interests in favor of Subscriber, or (e) Permitted Liens.
Section
7.08
Taxes. Except
as set forth on Schedule
7.08, Issuer has made or
filed all tax returns, reports and declarations relating to any material tax
liability required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (any tax liability
which may result in a lien on any Collateral being hereby deemed material);
has
paid all taxes shown or determined to be due thereon except those being
contested in good faith and which Issuer has, prior to the date of such contest,
identified in writing to Subscriber as being contested; and has made adequate
provision for the payment of all taxes so contested, so that no lien will
encumber any Collateral.
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Section
7.09
Compliance
with Other Instruments; No Violations. Issuer (a) is not subject
to any restrictions in its Organization Documents or other legal restriction,
or
any judgment, award, decree, order, governmental rule or regulation or
contractual restriction which could have a material adverse effect on its
financial condition, business or prospects, and (b) is in compliance with its
Organization Documents, all contractual requirements by which it or any of
its
properties may be bound and all applicable laws, rules and regulations
(including without limitation those relating to environmental protection) other
than laws, rules or regulations the validity or applicability of which it is
contesting in good faith or provisions of any of the foregoing the failure
to
comply with which cannot reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect
its financial condition, business or prospects or the value of any
Collateral.
Section
7.10
Litigation. Except
as set forth in Schedule
7.10, there is no action,
suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to Issuer’s knowledge, threatened
against or affecting it or any of its assets before or by any court or other
governmental authority which, if determined adversely to it, would have a
material adverse effect on its financial condition, business or prospects or
the
value of any Collateral.
Section
7.11
ERISA. Issuer
is in compliance with ERISA; no
Reportable Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to any Plan; and
it
has no unfunded vested liability under any Plan.
Section
7.12.
Anti-Terrorism.
(a)
Neither Issuer nor, to the
knowledge of Issuer, any of its Affiliates or Owners who are Issuer employees
or
contractors, is in violation of any laws relating to terrorism or money
laundering (“Anti-Terrorism
Laws”), including Executive
Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001 (the
“Executive
Order”), and the Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.
(b)
Neither Issuer nor, to the
knowledge of Issuer, any of its Affiliates or Owners who are Issuer employees
or
contractors, or other agent of Issuer acting or benefitting in any capacity
in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder, is any of the
following: (a) a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject
to the provisions of, the Executive Order; (b) a Person owned or controlled
by,
or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or
is
otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order; (c) a Person with
which Subscriber is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any
transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law; (d) a Person that commits, threatens
or
conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order;
or (e) a Person that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked
person” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)
at its official website or any
replacement website or other replacement official publication of such
list.
(c)
Neither Issuer nor, to the
knowledge of Issuer, any agent of any of its Affiliates or, to the extent
employees or contractors of Issuer, Owners acting in any capacity in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereunder (a) conducts any business or
engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services
to
or for the benefit of any Person described in Section 7.13, (b) deals in, or
otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interest
in
property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order, or (c) engages in or conspires
to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of
evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth
in any Anti-Terrorism Law.
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Section
7.13.
Compliance
with Laws. Issuer has complied
and will comply with all applicable federal or state securities laws (including
but not limited to the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange
Act) in connection with the issuance and sale of the Warrants and the
Warrant Shares. Neither the Issuer nor anyone acting on its behalf
has offered or will offer to sell the Shares issuable upon conversion of the
Note(s), exercise of the Warrants, or similar securities to, or solicit offers
with respect thereto from, or enter into any preliminary conversations or
negotiations relating thereto with, any person or entity so as to bring the
issuance and sale of such securities under the registration provisions of the
Securities Act.
Section
7.14. Capitalization. Issuer
has a total authorized capitalization consisting of (a) 100,000,000 shares
of
preferred stock, no par value, none of which are issued or outstanding, and
(b)
300,000,000 shares of its common stock, no par value, 102,381,508 Shares of
which are issued and outstanding, of which the officers and directors of Issuer
beneficially own 61,212,000 Shares as more particularly set forth in (i) the
Form 10-SB filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or
about October 10, 2007 (“Form
10-SB”), (ii) as supplemented by a subsequent issuance of 150,000 Shares
to the Issuer’s Treasurer, and (iii) a subsequent issuance of 9,000,000 Shares
upon conversion of previously outstanding 24,000 shares of the Issuer’s Series A
Preferred Stock. Issuer also has issued convertible securities as
described in Item 4 of Part II of the Form 10-SB as supplemented by the
following subsequent issuances: (i) On October 17, 2007, the Issuer
issued a convertible note in the principle amount of $62,500 which is
convertible into an aggregate of 500,000 Shares and in connection with such
offering the Issuer issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 Shares
at an exercise price of $0.18 per Share; (ii) On November 16, 2007, the Issuer
issued a convertible note in the principle amount of $25,000 which is
convertible into 250,000 Shares and in connection with such offering the Issuer
issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 Shares at an exercise price
of $0.15 per Share; (iii) On December 1, 2007, the Issuer issued a convertible
note in the principle amount of $90,000 which is convertible into an aggregate
of 1,000,000 Shares and in connection with such offering the Issuer issued
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 Shares at an exercise price
of
$0.15 per Share; (iv) On January 3, 2008, the Issuer issued a convertible note
in the principle amount of $20,000 which is convertible into an aggregate of
200,000 Shares and in connection with such offering the Issuer issued warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 Shares; and (v) pursuant to the Investment
Contract by and between the Issuer and Beijing InfoSure Technology Ltd., the
Issuer is obligated to issue 200,000 Shares to the shareholders of Beijing
InfoSure (the “Beijing InfoSure
Shares”). Except as set forth in this Section 7.14, there are
no options, warrants or rights to purchase Shares or other Issuer
securities authorized, issued or outstanding, nor is the Issuer obligated in
any
other manner to issue Shares or other Issuer securities, except to Subscriber
under the Loan Documents and to the Selling Agent in the form of the Selling
Agent Warrant. All of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer have been
and will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. All Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
options have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the terms of such options or warrants, will be validly issued and fully
paid and nonassessable. The Shares issuable upon conversion of the
Note and Warrants, when respectively issued, delivered and paid for in
accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly authorized, validly issued and
fully paid and nonassessable. There are no restrictions imposed by
the Issuer or any other person or entity in an agreement to which the Issuer
is
a party or of which the Issuer has knowledge on the transfer of Shares or other
Issuer securities convertible into Shares other than those imposed by relevant
state and federal securities laws. No holder of any security of
the Issuer is entitled to preemptive or similar statutory or contractual rights,
either arising pursuant to any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer
is a
party or that are otherwise binding upon the Issuer. The offer and
sale of all shares of capital stock or other securities of the Issuer issued
before the date hereof complied with or were exempt from registration or
qualification under all federal and state securities laws.
Section
7.15.
Disclosure. This
Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, contains no untrue statement of
a
material fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
Section
7.16
Registration
Rights. Except as provided in Article 14 and as set forth on
Schedule
7.16,
no Person has the right to demand or other rights to cause the Issuer to file
any registration statement under the Securities Act relating to any securities
of the Issuer, presently outstanding or that may be subsequently issued, or
any
right to participate in any such registration statement.
Section
7.17
No Brokers
or
Finders. No Person has or will have, as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on actions taken by the Issuer
or to the Issuer’s knowledge anyone acting on its behalf, any right, interest or
valid claim against or upon the Subsciber or the Issuer for any commission,
fee
or other compensation as a finder or broker, other than fees due the Selling
Agent by Issuer; and the Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold the Subscriber
harmless against any such commissions, fees or other
compensation. The only fees due from Issuer to the Selling Agent in
connection with the transactions described in the Loan Documents are a cash
fee
of $85,000 and the Selling Agent Warrant for 500,000 Shares.
8.
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SALES OF INVENTORY
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So
long as Issuer is not in default
hereunder, Issuer shall have the right, in the regular course of business,
to
process and sell Issuer’s Inventory. A sale in the ordinary course of
business shall not include a transfer in total or partial satisfaction of a
debt.
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9.
FINANCING
STATEMENTS.
Issuer
hereby irrevocably authorizes
Subscriber at any time and from time to time to file in any UCC jurisdiction
any
initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the
Collateral (i) as all assets of Issuer or words of similar effect, regardless
of
whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope
of Article 9 of the UCC of such jurisdiction, or (ii) as being of an equal
or
lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) contain any other information
required by the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any
financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether Issuer is an
organization, the type of organization and any organization identification
number issued to Issuer, and (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed
as
a fixture filing or indicating Collateral as as-extracted Collateral or timber
to be cut, a sufficient description of real property to which the Collateral
relates. Issuer agrees to furnish any such information to Subscriber
promptly upon request. Issuer also ratifies its authorization for
Subscriber to have filed in any UCC jurisdiction any like initial financing
statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date
hereof. Issuer further hereby irrevocably authorizes Subscriber at
any time and from time to time to file and record in the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and an any other appropriate federal, foreign or
international agency this Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement of
Schedule
4, or a summary thereof,
to
be recorded against the Issuer’s patent applications or patents. Upon full
repayment of Issuer’s Obligations, Subscriber shall provide to Issuer for
recordation a release and termination of Subscriber’s assignment in security,
re-assigning to Issuer said patents and patent applications.
10.
ISSUER’S
REPORTS.
Section
10.01
Issuer will furnish
Subscribera copy of its
periodic reports within five days of when filed with the SEC pursuant to Section
13 of the Securities Exchange Act; provided that if the Issuer fails to timely
file any such periodic reports with he SEC, then Issuer, in addition to such
failure being an Event of Default hereunder, shall provide Subscriber with
such
financial statements during the continuation of such failure as Subscriber
may
request from time to time, such financial statements to be prepared in
accordance with GAAP, certified by the chief financial officer of the Issuer
(subject to year end adjustment).
Section
10.02 In addition to the foregoing,
the Issuer
promptly shall provide Subscriber with such other and additional information
concerning the Issuer, the Collateral, the operation of the Issuer’s business,
and the Issuer’s financial condition, including financial reports and
statements, as Subscriber may from time to time reasonably request
from the Issuer. All
financial information provided Subscriber by the Issuer shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP or generally accepted auditing principles (as applicable)
applied consistently in the preparation thereof and with prior periods to fairly
reflect the financial conditions of the Issuer at the close of, and its results
of operations for, the periods in question.
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11.
GENERAL AGREEMENTS OF BORROWER.
Section
11.01 Issuer agrees to keep
all the Collateral
insured with coverage and in amounts not less than that usually carried by
one
engaged in a like business and in any event not less than that required by
Subscriber with loss payable to Subscriber and Issuer, as their interests may
appear, hereby appointing Subscriber as attorney for Issuer in obtaining,
adjusting, settling for claims in excess of $10,000.00 following
the occurrence and during the
continuance uncured of an Event of Default and
canceling such insurance and
endorsing any draftsin
excess of such amount following the occurrence
and during the
continuance uncured of an Event of Default. As further assurance
for
the payment and performance of the Obligations, Issuer hereby assigns to
Subscriber all such sums to
which Subscriber has the foregoing rights, which
may become payable under any
policy of insurance on the Collateral and Issuer hereby directs each insurance
company issuing any such policy to make payment of such sums directly to
Subscriber.
Section
11.02 Subscriber or its agents
have the right
at reasonable times after reasonable notice, to inspect the Collateral
and all records pertaining thereto
at intervals to be determined by Subscriber and without hindrance or
delay.
Section
11.03
Issuer will at all times
keep
accurate and complete records of Issuer’s Inventory, Accounts and other
Collateral, and Subscriber, or any of its agents, shall have the right to call
at Issuer’s place or places of business at reasonable times after
reasonable notice at intervals to
be determined by Subscriber, and without
hindrance or
delay, to inspect, audit, check, and make extracts from any copies of the books,
records, journals, orders, receipts, correspondence which relate to Issuer’s
Accounts, and other Collateral or other transactions, between the parties
thereto and the general financial condition of Issuer and Subscriber may remove
any of such records temporarily for the purpose of having copies made
thereof. Issuer shall pay to Subscriber all reasonable audit fees,
plus all travel and other expenses incurred in connection with any such
audit.
Section
11.04 Issuer will maintain
a standard and
modern system of accounting which enables Issuer to produce financial statements
in accordance with GAAP and maintain records pertaining to the Collateral that
contain information as from time to time may be requested by
Subscriber.
Section
11.05 Issuer will maintain
its existence in
good standing and comply with all laws and regulations of the United States
or
of any state or states thereof or of any political subdivision thereof, or
of
any governmental authority which may be applicable to it or to its
business , except for those the application of which to Issuer is being
contested in good faith.
Section
11.06 Issuer will pay all real
and personal
property taxes, assessments and charges and all franchises, income,
unemployment, old age benefits, withholding, sales and other taxes assessed
against it, or payable by it at such times and in such manner as to prevent
any
penalty from accruing or any lien or charge from attaching to its
property , except for those being contested in good faith.
Section
11.07 If any of Issuer’s Accounts arise out
of
contracts with the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality
thereof, Issuer will immediately notify Subscriber thereof in writing and
execute any instruments and take any steps required by Subscriber in order
that
all monies due and to become due under such contracts shall be assigned to
Subscriber and notice thereof given to the Government under the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act.
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Section
11.08 If
any of Issuer’s Accounts should be
evidenced by promissory notes, trade acceptances, or other instruments for
the
payment of money, Issuer will immediately deliver same to Subscriber,
appropriately endorsed to Subscriber’s order and, regardless of the form of such
endorsement, Issuer hereby waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor,
protest and notice of protest and all other notices with respect
thereto.
Section
11.09 If
any goods are at any time in the
possession of a bailee, Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber thereof and,
if
requested by Subscriber, shall promptly obtain an acknowledgment from the
bailee, in form and substance satisfactory to Subscriber, that the bailee holds
such Collateral for the benefit of Subscriber and shall act upon the
instructions of Subscriber, without the further consent of
Issuer. Subscriber agrees with Issuer that Subscriber shall not give
any such instructions unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuingor would occur
after taking into account any action by Issuer with respect to the
bailee.
Section
11.10 If
Issuer is at any time a beneficiary
under a letter of credit now or hereafter issued in favor of Issuer, Issuer
shall promptly notify Subscriber thereof and, at the request and option of
Subscriber, Issuer shall, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Subscriber, either (a) arrange for the issuer and any confirmer
of such letter of credit to consent to an assignment to Subscriber of the
proceeds of any drawing under the letter of credit, or (b) arrange for
Subscriber to become the transferee beneficiary of the letter of credit, with
Subscriber agreeing, in each case, that the proceeds of any drawing under the
letter of credit are to be applied in the same manner as any other
payment on an Account.
Section
11.11 If
Issuer shall at any time hold or
acquire a commercial tort claim, Issuer shall immediately notify Subscriber
in a
writing signed by Issuer of the brief details thereof and grant to Subscriber
in
such writing a security interest therein, and in the
proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such
writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to
Subscriber.
Section
11.12 Issuer
will promptly pay when due all
taxes and assessments upon the Collateral or for its use or operation or upon
this Agreement, or upon any note or notes evidencing the Obligations, and will,
at the request of Subscriber, promptly furnish Subscriber the receipted bills
therefor. At its option, Subscriber may discharge taxes, Liens or
other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral, may pay
for
insurance on the Collateral and may pay for the maintenance and preservation
of
the Collateral. Issuer agrees to reimburse Subscriber on demand for
any payments made, or any expenses incurred by Subscriber pursuant to the
foregoing authorization, and upon failure of the Issuer so to reimburse
Subscriber, any such sums paid or advanced by Subscriber shall be deemed secured
by the Collateral and constitute part of the Obligations. Issuer
shall not abandon any patent application without consent of Subscriber, in
writing, and Issuer shall continue to prosecute its patent applications in
good
faith, paying all legal fees and government fees as they become
due.
Section
11.13 Issuer
will immediately notify
Subscriber upon receipt of notification of any potential or known release or
threat of release of Hazardous Substance from any site operated by Issuer or
of
the incurrence of any expense or loss in connection therewith or with the
Issuer’s obtaining knowledge of any investigation, action or the incurrence of
any expense or loss by any governmental authority in connection with the
assessment, containment or removal of any Hazardous Substance for which expense
or loss the Issuer may be liable.
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Section
11.14
Except for Subscriber’s proven
gross negligence or willful misconduct, Issuer will indemnify and save
Subscriber harmless from all loss, costs, damage, liability or expenses
(including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) that
Subscriber may sustain or incur by reason of defending or protecting this
security interest or the priority thereof or enforcing the Obligations, or
in
the prosecution or defense of any action or proceeding concerning any matter
growing out of or in connection with this Agreement and/or any other documents
now or hereafter executed in connection with this Agreement and/or the
Obligations and/or the Collateral. This indemnity shall survive the
repayment of the Obligations and the termination of Subscriber’s agreement to
make the Loan available to Issuer and the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
11.15
At the option of Subscriber,
Issuer will furnish to Subscriber, from time to time, within five days after
the
accrual in accordance with applicable law of Issuer’s obligation to make
deposits for F.I.C.A. and withholding taxes and/or sales taxes, proof
satisfactory to Subscriber that such deposits have been made as
required.
Section
11.16 Should
Issuer fail to make any of such
deposits or furnish such proof then Subscriber may, in its sole and absolute
discretion, (a) make any of such deposits or any part thereof, (b) pay such
taxes, or any part thereof, or (c) set up such reserves as Subscriber, in
its judgment,
shall deem necessary to
satisfy the liability for such taxes. Each amount so deposited or
paid shall constitute an advance under the terms hereof, repayable on demand
with interest, as provided herein, and secured by all Collateral and any other
property at any time pledged by Issuer with Subscriber. Nothing
herein shall be deemed to obligate Subscriber to make any such deposit or
payment or set up such reserve and the making of one or more of such deposits
or
payments or the setting up of such reserve shall not constitute (i) an agreement
on Subscriber’s part to take any further or similar action, or (ii) a waiver of
any default by Issuer under the terms hereof.
Section
11.17 All
advances by Subscriber to Issuer
under this Agreement constitute one Loan, and all indebtedness of Issuer to
Subscriber under this and under any other Loan Documentconstitute
one general
Obligation. Any and all advances to Issuer hereunder or otherwise
shall be made upon the security of all of the Collateral held and to be held
by
Subscriber. It is distinctly understood and agreed that all of the
rights of Subscriber contained in this Agreement shall likewise apply, insofar
as applicable, to any modification of or supplement to this Agreement and to
any
other Loan
Document. Any
default of this Agreement by Issuer shall constitute, likewise, a default by
Issuer of each other Loan Document, and any default by
Issuer of any
remaining Loan Documentshall constitute a default
of this
Agreement. The entire Obligation of Issuer to Subscriber shall become
due and payable when payments become due and payable hereunder upon termination
of this Agreement.
Section
11.18 Issuer
will, at its expense, upon
request of Subscriber promptly and duly execute and deliver such documents
and
assurances and take such actions as may be necessary or desirable or as
Subscriber may request in order to correct any defect, error or omission which
may at any time be discovered or to more effectively carry out the intent and
purpose of this Agreement and to establish, perfect and protect Subscriber’s
security interest, rights and remedies created or intended to be created
hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the above, Issuer will
join with Subscriber in executing notices appropriate under applicable Federal
or state law in form satisfactory to Subscriber and filing the same in all
public offices and jurisdictions wherever and whenever requested by
Subscriber.
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Section
11.19 Issuer
shall promptly notify Subscriber
in writing of any litigation, proceeding, or counterclaim against, or of any
investigation of, Issuer if: (a) the outcome of such litigation,
proceeding, counterclaim, or investigation may materially and adversely affect
the finances or operations of Subscriber or title to, or the value of, any
Collateral; or (b) such litigation, proceeding, counterclaim, or investigation
questions the validity of this Agreement or any action taken, or to be taken,
pursuant to this Agreement, Issuer shall furnish to Subscriber such information
regarding any such litigation, proceeding, counterclaim, or investigation as
Subscriber shall request.
Section
11.20 In
connection with the Subscriber’s
exercise of the Subscriber’s rights after the occurrence ofand during the continuance
ofan Event of Default,
the
Subscriber may enter
upon
any premises or place of business which Issuer presently has or may hereafter
have and where any Collateral may be located for the purpose of accessing such
Collateral. The Subscriber shall not be required to remove any of the
Collateral from any such premises upon the Subscriber’s taking possession
thereof, and may render any Collateral unusable to the Issuer. In no
event shall the Subscriber be liable to the Issuer for any rental for any
access, use or occupancy by the Subscriber of any such premises pursuant to
this
Agreement.
Section
11.21 Any
and all instruments, documents,
policies and certificates of insurance, securities, goods, accounts, choses
in
action, general intangibles, chattel papers, cash, property and the proceeds
thereof (whether or not the same are Collateral or proceeds thereof hereunder)
owned by Issuer or in which Issuer has an interest, which now or hereafter
are
at any time in possession or control of Subscriber or in transit by mail or
carrier to or from Subscriber or in the possession of any third party acting
in
Subscriber’s behalf, without regard to whether Subscriber received the same in
pledge, for safekeeping, as agent for collection or transmission or otherwise
or
whether Subscriber had conditionally released the same, shall constitute
additional security for the Obligations and may be applied at any time following
the occurrence of and
during the continuance ofan
Event of Default, to any Obligations.
Section
11.22 Issuer
shall pay to Subscriber on demand
any and all reasonable counsel fees and other expenses incurred by Subscriber
in
connection with the preparation, interpretation, enforcement, administration
or
amendment of this Agreement, or of any documents relating thereto, and any
and
all expenses, all
attorneys’ fees and expenses, and all other expenses of like or unlike nature
which may be expended by Subscriber to obtain or enforce payment of any Account
either as against the account debtor, Issuer, or any guarantor or surety of
Issuer or in the prosecution or defense of any action or concerning any matter
growing out of or connected with the subject matter of this Agreement, the
Obligations or the Collateral or any of Subscriber’s rights or interests therein
or thereto, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any
reasonablecounsel fees or
expenses incurred in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and all costs
and
expenses incurred or paid by Subscriber in connection with the administration,
supervision, protection or realization on any security held by Subscriber for
the debt secured hereby, whether such security was granted by Issuer or by
any
other Person primarily or secondarily liable (with or without recourse) with
respect to such debt, and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by
Subscriber in connection with the defense, settlement or satisfaction of any
action, claim or demand asserted against Subscriber in connection with the
debt
secured hereby, all of which amounts shall be considered advances to protect
Subscriber’s security, and shall be secured hereby. Issuer shall also
pay Subscriber a $15,000 Loan facility fee, payable from the proceeds of the
first Note(s).
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Section
11.23 Issuer
does hereby make, constitute and
appoint any officer or agent of Subscriber as Issuer’s true and lawful
attorney−in−fact, with power to endorse the name of Issuer or any of Issuer’s
officers or agents upon any notes, checks, drafts, money orders, or other
instruments of payment (including payments payable under any policy of insurance
on the Collateral) or Collateral that may come into possession of Subscriber
in
full or part payment of any amounts owing to Subscriber; to sign and endorse
the
name of Issuer or any of Issuer’s officers or agents upon any invoice, freight
or express xxxx, xxxx of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against
debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with Accounts,
and
any instrument or documents relating thereto or to Issuer’s rights therein; to
give written notice to such office and officials of the United States Post
Office to effect such change or changes of address so that all mail addressed
to
Issuer may be delivered directly to Subscriber; granting upon Issuer’s said
attorney full power to do any and all things necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully and effectually as Issuer might or could do, and hereby
ratifying all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. Neither Subscriber nor the attorney shall be liable for any
acts or omissions nor for any error of judgment or mistake, except for their
gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power of attorney shall
be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and all transactions hereunder
and
thereafter as long as Issuer may be indebted to Subscriber. Subscriber agrees not
to exercise the
foregoing power of attorney prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default
which
is continuing.
Section
11.24
Issuercovenants
and agrees that during the
term of this Agreement, neither Issuer nor any of its employees or agents or
Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise,
knowingly cause or permit (a) any of the funds or properties of Issuer or any
of
its Affiliates that are used to repay the Loans to constitute property of,
or be
beneficially owned directly or indirectly by, any Person subject to sanctions
or
trade restrictions under United States law (“Embargoed
Person”or “Embargoed
Persons”) that is
identified on (i) the “List of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons” (the “SDN
List”) maintained by OFAC
and/or on any other similar list (“Other
List”) maintained by OFAC
pursuant to any authorizing statutes including, but not limited to, the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., The
Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Order
or
regulation promulgated thereunder, with the result that the investment of such
funds in Issuer (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law, or the
Loan made by Subscriber would be in violation of law, or (ii) the Executive
Order, any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders,
or (b) any Embargoed Person to have any direct or indirect interest, or any
nature whatsoever in Issuer or any of its Owners or Affiliates, with the result
that the investment in Issuer (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited
by
law or any of the transactions contemplated hereunder is in violation of
law.
Section
11.25 Issuer
covenants and agrees during the
term of this Agreement, to comply with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any governmental authority (including but not limited
to compliance with the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act)
noncompliance with which could materially adversely affect its business or
condition, financial or otherwise, except non-compliance being contested in
good
faith through appropriate proceedings so long as the Issuer shall have set
up
and funded sufficient reserves, if any, required under generally accepted
accounting principles with respect to such items. Issuer further
covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement, Issuer shall comply
in all respects with all Securities and Exchange Commission requirements
currently applicable to Issuer and other OTC reporting and other requirements
currently applicable to Issuer and/or its Shares.
12.
ISSUER’S
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Issuer will not at any
time:
Section
12.01
Issue evidence of Debt
or suffer
to exist Debt in addition to the Obligations, except (a) Debt or liabilities
of
Issuer other than for money borrowed, incurred or arising in the ordinary course
of business, or (b) Debt related to Permitted Liens;
Section
12.02 After there has occurred
an Event of
Default which has not been cured, Issuer shall not make any distributions or
dividends to its Owners whatsoever at any time after there has occurred an
Event
of Default which has not been cured;
Section
12.03 Sell, assign, exchange,
license or
otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the Collateral, other than Collateralconsisting
ofscrap, waste, defective
goods and the
like; obsolete goods;
finished
goods sold in the
ordinary course of business or any interest therein to any Person;
andEquipment which is no
longer required or deemed necessary for the conduct of Issuer’s business, so
long as Issuer receives therefor a sum substantially equal to such Equipment’s
fair value;
Section
12.04 Create, permit to be
created or suffer
to exist any Lien upon any of the Collateral or any other property of Issuer,
now owned or hereafter acquired, except: (a) landlords’, carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’ and other similar liens arising by operation of law
in the ordinary course of Issuer’s business; (b) arising out of pledge or
deposits under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension,
social security, retirement benefits or other similar legislation; (c) purchase
money Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (so long as the Debt
secured thereby does not exceed the lesser of the cost or fair market value
of
the property subject thereto, and such Lien extends to no other property);
(d)
Liens for unpaid taxes that are either (i) not yet due and payable, or (ii)
the
subject of Permitted Protests; (e) Liens which are the subject of Permitted
Protests; (f) those Liens and encumbrances set forth on attached Schedule
12.04; (g) in favor of
Subscriber; and (h) other Liens and encumbrances approved by Subscriber in
writing and subject to subordination and intercreditor agreements as approved
by
Subscriber (collectively, “Permitted
Liens”);
Section
12.05 Pay or make any distribution
on account
of (except as permitted under Section 12.02) any class of Issuer’s ownership
interest in cash or in property (other than additional ownership interest),
or
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the
ownership interests;
Section
12.06 Make any loans or advances
to any
Person, including without limitation Issuer’s directors, officers and employees,
except advances to officers or employees with respect to expenses incurred
by
them in the ordinary course of their duties which are properly reimbursable
by
Issuer and are consistent with past practice;
Section
12.07 Assume, guaranty, endorse
or otherwise
become directly or contingently liable in respect of (including without
limitation by way of agreement, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, provide
funds to or otherwise invest in a debtor or otherwise to assure a creditor
against loss), any Debt (except guarantees by endorsement of instruments for
deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and guarantees in
favor
of Subscriber) of any other Person.
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Section
12.08 (a) Use any Loan proceeds
to purchase or
carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System) or (b) invest in or purchase any stock or
securities of any Person except readily marketable direct obligations of, or
obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency
thereof;
Section
12.09 Enter into any lease
or other
transaction with any Owner, officer of Issuer or Affiliate on terms
any less favorable than those which might be obtained at the time from Persons
who are not such an Owner, officer of Issuer or Affiliate;
Section
12.10
Sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any stock or other ownership interest of any subsidiary of Issuer;
or
Section
12.11 (a) Except as set forth
on Schedule
12.11, merge or consolidate
with or into any Person, (b) acquire all or substantially all of the assets
of
any Person, (c) enter into any joint venture or partnership with any Person;
(d)
convey, lease or sell all or any material portion of its property or assets
or
business to any other Person, except for the sale of Inventory in the ordinary
course of its business; or (e) convey, lease or sell any of its assets to any
Person for less than the fair market value thereof.
Section
12.12
Authorize or issue,
or
obligate itself to issue, any shares of capital stock or any equity security
or
preferred stock that is senior to, or pari passu with, the rights of the Note
holder in and to the Collateral upon a liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer,
including any other security convertible into or exercisable for any such
security of the Issuer.
13.
RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN
SUBSEQUENT FINANCINGS.
(a)
The Issuer covenants and agrees that it shall not until the later of (I) the
first anniversary following the Closing Date, and (II) the date that the Note
is
either paid in full or converted into Shares, issue or sell any (A) shares
of
capital stock of the Issuer (including but not limited to Shares), (B)
securities convertible into or carrying any rights to purchase capital stock
of
the Issuer (including but not limited to Shares), or (C) options, warrants
or
other rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any capital stock
of the Issuer (including but not limited to Shares), or (D) debt financing,
unless the Issuer first submits a written offer to the Subscriber to permit
it
to purchase its “Proportionate Share” of such securities (as defined below) on
terms and conditions, including price, not less favorable to the Subscriber
than
those offered to such other prospective purchaser (the “Buyer”). Such
notice shall be delivered to the address of Subscriber as set forth on the
Issuer’s securities record book and shall identify the Buyer (to the extent
known), describe the securities proposed to be issued by the Issuer, specify
price and payment terms and any other material terms related thereto and shall
include any offer letter, term sheet and related correspondence between the
Issuer or its representatives and the Buyer. Subscriber shall have
the right to elect to purchase a number of such securities (or participate
in
such debt financing), as the case may be, based on the ratio which the Shares
owned by the Subscriber or obtainable by the Subscriber upon conversion of
any
rights to acquire Shares and exercise of Warrants bears to all the issued and
outstanding Shares owned by all stockholders or obtainable by all holders of
Issuer securities (including the Subscriber) upon conversion of any rights
to
acquire Shares (the “Proportionate
Share”). The Issuer’s offer to the Subscriber shall remain
open for a period of fourteen days following receipt of the written notice
to
the Subscriber. In the event Subscriber elects to acquire its
Proportionate Share of the securities offered by the Issuer pursuant to this
Section 13, the closing of such purchase shall take place no later than the
thirtieth day from the date of the Subscriber’s acceptance notice, unless
otherwise any agreed to in writing by the Subscriber and the
Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer or the Subscriber
electing to acquire its Proportionate Share may abandon such sale or purchase
without liability in the event the pending sale described in the notice from
the
Issuer referred to above is abandoned for any reason.
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(b)
Any securities offered to the Subscriber pursuant to this section which
Subscriber has not elected to purchase within the time fixed herein may, within
ninety days after the date for making such election, be sold by the Issuer
at
not less than the same price and upon terms not materially less favorable to
the
Issuer than were offered to the Subscriber provided, however,
that if such third party sale or sales are not consummated within such 90-day
period, the Issuer shall not sell such securities as shall not have been so
purchased without again complying with the provisions of this Section
13. Notwithstanding the above, the Issuer may from the date hereof,
without offering or having offered such securities to the Subscriber, issue
or
grant (i) stock options to employees or contractors approved by Issuer’s Board
of Directors; (ii) any Shares or securities convertible into Shares issued
for
or in connection with any joint venture, strategic partnering, merger, or stock
or asset acquisition approved by Issuer’s Board of Directors; (iii) any Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Notes or upon exercise of the Warrants; and
(iv)
any Shares issuable upon conversion of the securities identified in the Form
10-SB; (v) any exercise of rights which when issued, were the subject of an
offering with respect to which the Issuer complied with the requirements of
this
Section 13, or such requirements were waived by the Subscriber in accordance
with Section 13(d).
(c)
Issuer shall not issue any securities without the consent of a majority of
its
Board of Directors or approval of a higher percentage of its Board of Directors
if required by the terms of its certificate of incorporation or any other
agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound.
(d)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subscriber may in writing waive the
provisions of Section 13(a) and (b), provided however, that such waiver shall
not be permitted with respect to any offering of securities in which more than
50% of the securities are sold to the Subscriber or its Affiliates.
14.
COVENANTS RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF SHARES.
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Section
14.1 Registration
Obligation.
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(a)
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The
Issuer represents and warrants that it will file a Registration Statement
promptly following the clearing of all comments on the Issuer’s Form 10-SB
filed with the SEC on October 4, 2007, and that it will use its best
efforts to have such Registration Statement become effective promptly
after the date of filing, and in any event to become effective not
later
than 150 days following the Closing Date. Such Registration
Statement will include to register under the Securities Act all Conversion
Shares and all Warrant Shares provided that the amount of Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares shall be limited to not less than 100%
of the
maximum amount of common stock which may be included in a single
registration statement without exceeding registration limitations
imposed
by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act. In the
event that less than all of the initial registrable securities are
included in the Registration Statement as a result of the limitation
described in Section 14.1(a), then the Issuer will file within fourteen
days of such limits being triggered, an additional registration statement
each registering the amount permitted under Rule 415 until all of
the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares have been registered, such
registration statements to be effective within forty-five days of
the
filing thereof.
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(b)
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The
Issuer’s obligation to register all Conversion Shares and all Warrant
Shares shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
be
deemed satisfied when, and only when, (i) a Registration
Statement or Registration Statements covering all Conversion Shares
and
all Warrant Shares shall have become effective, or (ii) such time
as all
of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are no longer, by reason
of
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, required to be registered for
the
sale thereof by such holders (provided that if clause (ii) applies,
Issuer
shall provide Subscriber with an opinion letter as to same in form
and
from counsel each satisfactory to Subscriber and Issuer’s transfer agent
and Issuer’s obligation to so register such Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares shall not be deemed satisfied until such satisfactory opinion
is
provided); except as expressly provided in this Section
14(b). In the event that a Registration Statement or
Registration Statements to register all the Conversion Shares and
all
Warrant Shares has (or have) not become effective within 150 days
following the Closing Date (for whatever reason), it will be deemed
an
Event of Default under this Agreement, and Subscriber will be entitled
to,
without limitation, the benefit of the provisions of Section 14(c),
in
addition to any other remedies as provided in this Agreement, any
of the
remaining Loan Documents, or otherwise by law.
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(c)
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In
the event that a Registration Statement or Registration Statements
to
register all Conversion Shares and all Warrant Shares has not become
effective by that date 150 days following the Closing Date unless
clause
(ii) of Section 14.1(b) applies including satisfaction of the opinion
letter condition described therein, then whether or not Issuer used
its
best efforts to meet such deadline, the Subscriber shall be entitled
to
liquidated damages on demand, payable in cash by wire transfer according
to wiring instructions given by Subscriber to Issuer, in the amount
equal
to 1% of the Loan Amount, for each thirty days, pro rated daily,
that such
Registration Statement(s) are not effective by such 150-day deadline
or
until clause (ii) of Section 14.1(b) applies including satisfaction
of the
opinion letter condition described therein. Notwithstanding the remaining
provisions of this Section 14.1(c), liquidated damages under the
provisions of this paragraph shall not be imposed for a period beyond
a
maximum of six 30-day periods.
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Section
14.2
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Registration
Procedures. If and whenever the Issuer is required by
the provisions of Section 14.1 to effect the registration of Conversion
Shares and/or Warrant Shares under the Securities Act, the Issuer
will, at
its expense, as expeditiously as possible:
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(a)
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In
accordance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
of the
SEC, prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with
respect
to the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares and use its best efforts
to
cause such Registration Statement to become and remain effective
until the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold, but for no longer than twelve
months subsequent to the effective date of such registration, and
prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments to such Registration Statement
and supplements to the prospectus contained therein as may be necessary
to
keep such Registration Statement effective and such Registration
Statement
and prospectus accurate and complete until the Conversion Shares
and
Warrant Shares covered by such Registration Statement has been sold,
but
for no longer than twelve months subsequent to the effective date
of such
registration;
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(b)
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If
the offering is to be underwritten in whole or in part, enter into
a
written underwriting agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the managing underwriter, if any, of the public
offering and the Subscriber;
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(c)
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Furnish
to the Subscriber and to the underwriters such reasonable number
of copies
of the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus
and such other documents as such underwriters and the Subscriber
may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering of
such
securities;
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(d)
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Use
its best efforts to register or qualify the Conversion Shares and
the
Warrant Shares covered by such Registration Statement under such
state
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions (i) as shall be
reasonably appropriate for the distribution of the Conversion Shares
and
Warrant Shares covered by such Registration Statement or (ii) as
the
Subscriber and underwriters may reasonably request within
ten days following the original filing of such
Registration Statement, except that the Issuer shall not for any
purpose
be required to execute a general consent to service of process, to
subject
itself to taxation, or to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation
in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified;
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(e)
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Notify
the Subscriber promptly after it shall receive notice thereof, of
the date
and time when such Registration Statement and each post-effective
amendment thereto has become effective or a supplement to any prospectus
forming a part of such Registration Statement has been filed;
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(f)
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Notify
the Subscriber promptly of any request by the SEC or any state securities
commission or agency for the amending or supplementing of such
Registration Statement or prospectus or for additional information;
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(g)
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Prepare
and file with the SEC, promptly upon the request of the Subscriber
or any
other participating holder of Shares for which registration is sought
by
such Registration Statements, any amendments or supplements to such
Registration Statement or prospectus which, in the opinion of counsel
representing the Issuer in such Registration, is required under the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder in connection
with
the distribution of the Shares being registered thereby, by such
participating holders of Shares, including the Subscriber, but for
no
longer than twelve months subsequent to the effective date of such
registration;
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(h)
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Prepare
and promptly file with the SEC, and promptly notify such participating
holders of Shares for which registration is sought by such Registration
Statements, including the Subscriber, of the filing of, such amendments
or
supplements to such Registration Statement or prospectus as may be
necessary to correct any statements or omissions if, at the time when
a prospectus relating to such Shares is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act, any event has occurred as the result of
which
any such prospectus or any other prospectus as then in effect would
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein not misleading;
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(i)
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In
case any of such participating holders of Shares, including the
Subscriber, or any underwriter for any such holders of Shares is
required
to deliver a prospectus at a time when the prospectus then in circulation
is not in compliance with the Securities Act or the rules and regulations
of the SEC, prepare promptly upon request such amendments or supplements
to such Registration Statement and such prospectus as may be necessary
in
order for such prospectus to comply with the requirements of the
Securities Act and such rules and regulations;
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(j)
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Advise
such participating holders of Shares, including the Subscriber, promptly
after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge of the issuance
of any
stop order by the SEC or any state securities commission or agency
suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and
promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop
order or
to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
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(k)
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At
the request of the Subscriber (i) furnish to the indemnitors, if
such
registration includes an underwritten public offering, at the closing
provided for in the underwriting agreement, copies of any opinion,
dated
such date, of the counsel representing the Issuer for the purposes
of such
registration, (which opinion need only be addressed to the underwriters),
if any, covering such matters with respect to the registration statement,
the prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, proceedings
under
state and Federal securities laws, other matters relating to the
Issuer, the securities being registered and the offer and sale of
such
securities as are customarily the subject of opinions of issuer’s
counsel provided to underwriters in underwritten public offerings and
(ii) use its best efforts to furnish to the Subscriber a letter dated
each
such effective date and such closing date, from the independent certified
public accountants of the Issuer, addressed to the underwriters,
if any,
and to the Subscriber, stating that they are independent certified
public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and dealing
with such matters as the underwriters may request, or, if the offering
is
not underwritten, that in the opinion of such accountants the
financial statements and other financial data of the Issuer included
in
the Registration Statement or the prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto comply in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Securities Act, and additionally covering
such other financial matters, including information as to the period
ending not more than five business days prior to the date of such
letter
with respect to the Registration Statement and prospectus, as the
Subscriber may reasonably request;
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(l)
Maintain its OTC listing for the Shares and continue to maintain the
qualification of the Shares being registered on the OTC system.
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Section
14.3
Expenses.
(a)
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With
respect to each registration effected pursuant to Section 14.1, all
fees, costs and expenses of and incidental to such registration and
the
public offering in connection therewith shall be borne by the Issuer,
as set forth in paragraph 14.3(b); provided,
however, (i) that holders of Shares being registered thereby, including
the Subscriber, and other holders of the Shares participating in
any such
registration shall bear their pro rata share of the underwriting
discounts
and selling commissions, and (ii) any such fee, cost or expense which
does
not constitute a fee, cost or expense customary in such a
registration and which is attributable solely to one holder of
such Shares or other holder of Shares participating in any such
registration shall be borne by that holder.
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(b)
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The
fees, costs and expenses of registration to be borne as provided
in
paragraph 14.3(a) above, shall include, without limitation, all
registration, filing and OTC fees, fees of any other governmental
authority, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and
accountants for the Issuer, fees and disbursements of counsel for
the
underwriter or underwriters of such securities (if the Issuer and/or
selling security holders are otherwise required to bear such fees
and
disbursements), all legal fees and disbursements and other expenses
of
complying with state securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions
in
which the securities to be offered are to be registered or qualified,
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Subscriber and
the
premiums and other costs of policies of insurance insuring the Issuer
against liability arising out of such public offering.
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Section
14.4
Indemnification
and
Contribution.
(a)
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The
Issuer will indemnify and hold harmless the Subscriber if any Conversion
Shares or Warrant Shares are included in a Registration Statement
pursuant
to the provisions of this Agreement, and any underwriter (as defined
in
the Securities Act) for the Subscriber, and any Person who controls
the
Subscriber or such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities
Act,
and each of their successors, from and against, and will reimburse
the
Subscriber and each such underwriter and controlling Person with
respect
to, any and all claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities,
costs and expenses to which the Subscriber or any such underwriter
or
controlling Person may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such claims, actions, demands, losses, damages,
liabilities, costs or expenses arise out of or are based upon any
untrue
statement or allegedly untrue statement of any material fact contained
in
such Registration Statement, any prospectus contained therein or
any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or arise out of any violation by the Issuer of any rule
or
regulation under the Securities Act applicable to the Issuer and
relating
to action or inaction required of the Issuer in connection with such
registration; provided,
however, that the Issuer will not be liable in any such case to the
extent
that any such claim, action, demand, loss, damage, liability, cost
or
expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in reliance
upon
and in conformity with information furnished by the Subscriber, such
underwriter or controlling Person in writing specifically for use
in the
preparation thereof; and provided,
further,
that
this indemnity shall not be deemed to relieve any underwriter of
any of
its due diligence obligations; and provided further, that if any
claim,
action, demand, loss, damage, liability, cost or expense arises out
of or
is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission
or alleged omission contained in any preliminary prospectus which
did not
appear in the final prospectus and if the Subscriber delivered a
copy of
the preliminary prospectus to the person alleging damage and failed
to
deliver a copy of the final prospectus to such persons, the Issuer
shall
not be liable with respect to the claims of such person.
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(b)
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Promptly
after receipt by the Subscriber of actual knowledge or notice of
the
commencement of any action involving the subject matter of the indemnity
provisions under Section 14.4(a), the Subscriber will, if a claim
thereof
is to be made against the Issuer pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
14.4(a), notify the Issuer of the commencement thereof; but the omission
so to notify the Issuer will not relieve it from any liability which
it
may have to the Subscriber otherwise than under this Section 14.4
and
shall not relieve the Issuer from liability under this Section 14.4
unless
the Issuer is prejudiced by such omission. In case such action is
brought
against the Subscriber and the Subscriber notifies the Issuer of
the
commencement thereof, the Issuer shall have the right to participate
in,
and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Subscriber, and after
notice
from the Issuer to the Subscriber of its election so to assume the
defense
thereof, the Issuer will not be liable to the Subscriber pursuant
to the
provisions of such paragraph 14.4(a) for any legal or other expense
subsequently incurred by the Subscriber in connection with the
defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Subscriber shall have the right to retain its or her own counsel,
with the
fees and expenses to be paid by the Issuer, if representation of
the
Subscriber by the counsel retained by the Issuer would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests, as reasonably determined
by either party, between the Subscriber and any other party represented
by
such counsel in such proceeding. The Issuer shall not be liable
to the Subscriber for any settlement of any action or claim without
the
consent of the Issuer, provided that the Issuer may not unreasonably
withhold its consent to any such settlement. The Issuer
will not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by the
claimant or plaintiff to the Subscriber of a release from all liability
in
respect to such claim or litigation.
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(c)
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In order to provide for just and equitable contribution to joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any holder of Shares exercising rights under this Agreement, or any controlling Person of any such holder of Shares, makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 14.4 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 14.4 provides for the indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any such selling holder of Shares or any such controlling Person in circumstances for which indemnification was provided under this Section 14.4; then, and in each case, the Issuer and each such holder of Shares will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion so that such holder of Shares is responsible for the portion represented by the percentage that the public offering price of its Shares offered by the Registration Statement bears to the public price of all securities offered by such Registration Statement, and the Issuer is responsible for the remaining portion; provided, however, that, in any such case, (A) no Person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 12(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person or entity was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation and (B) no holder of Shares will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the proceeds of such holder of Shares offered by it pursuant to such Registration Statement. |
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(d)
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In
the event of any conflict between the provision of this Section 14.4
and
the provisions of any indemnity agreement entered into by any holder
of
Shares in conjunction with any such Registration Statement, the provisions
of such indemnity agreement shall govern and control.
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Section
14.5
Reporting
Requirements
Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Issuer shall
maintain the registration of its Shares under Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act and shall keep effective such registration and shall timely file
such information, documents and reports as the SEC may require or prescribe
under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act. The
Issuer shall use its best efforts to (whether or not it shall then be
required to do so) timely file such information, documents and reports as the
SEC may require or prescribe under Section 13 or 15(d) (whichever is applicable)
of the Securities Exchange Act. Immediately upon becoming subject to the
reporting requirements of either Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act, the Issuer shall forthwith upon request furnish the Subscriber or any
other
holder of Shares being so registered (i) a written statement by the Issuer
that
it has complied with such reporting requirements, (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of the Issuer, and (iii) such other reports and
documents filed by the Issuer with the SEC as the Subscriber or such holder
of
Shares may reasonably request in availing itself of an exemption for the
sale of Shares, Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares without registration under
the Securities Act. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that the
purposes of the requirements contained in this Section 14.5 are (a) to enable
any of Subscriber or such other holder of such Shares to comply with the current
public information requirement contained in Paragraph (c) of Rule 144 under
the
Securities Act should the Subscriber or such other holder of Shares ever wish
to
dispose of any of the securities of the Issuer acquired by it without
registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Rule 144 (or any other
similar or successor exemptive provision), and (b) to qualify the Issuer
for the use of Registration Statements on Form S-3. In addition, the
Issuer shall take such other measures and file such other information, documents
and reports, as shall hereafter be required by the SEC as a condition to the
availability of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar or successor
exemptive provision hereafter in effect) and the use of Form S-3. The
Issuer also covenants to use its best efforts, to the extent that it is
reasonably within its power to do so, to qualify for the use of Form SB-2 or
Form S-3. From and after the effective date of the first Registration
Statement filed by the Issuer which is first effective after the date hereof,
the Issuer agrees to use its best efforts to facilitate and expedite transfers
of Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar or
successor exemptive provision hereafter in effect), which efforts shall
include timely notice to its transfer agent to expedite such transfers of
Shares.
Section
14.6
Stockholder
Information. The Issuer may require Subscriber and each other
holder of Shares as to which any registration is to be effected pursuant to
this
Agreement to furnish the Issuer in a timely manner such information with respect
to Subscriber or such other holder of such Shares and the distribution of such
Shares as the Issuer may from time to time reasonably request in writing
and as shall be required by law or by the SEC in connection
therewith.
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Section
14.7
Lock-Up
Agreements.
(a)
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Restrictions
on Public
Sale by the Company. The Issuer agrees not to effect any
public sale or other distribution of its equity securities, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such
equity
securities, during the period (not to exceed ninety days) as requested
by
the managing underwriter, following the effective date of any underwritten
public offering of Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, except in
connection with any such underwritten offering of any remaining portion
of
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares not covered by the prior offering
and
except for equity securities issued pursuant to employee stock option
or
employee stock purchase plans or in conjunction with any merger or
consolidation with, or acquisition of the stock or assets of, any
other
entity.
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(b)
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Restrictions
on Public
Sale by Subsequent Holders. Except in the public
offering registered under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall not
issue
or sell any equity security unless each recipient thereof agrees
in
writing with the Issuer not to offer to sell or sell such equity
security
during a period specified by the Issuer and the underwriter thereof
(not
to exceed ninety days), except in conjunction with such underwritten
offering.
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Section
14.8
Other Registration
Rights. The Issuer shall not grant to any third party any
registration rights which would interfere with or delay the exercise by the
Subscriber of its registrations rights hereunder, so long as any of the
registration rights under this Agreement remains in effect, unless such rights
are (i) subordinate to the rights of the Subscriber or (ii) approved in writing
by the Subscriber in its sole discretion, which approval may require that such
rights be granted only pursuant to an amendment or restatement of this
Agreement.
15.
SUBSCRIBER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The
Subscriber represents and warrants to the Issuer that:
(a)
The Subscriber has full legal capacity, power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Subscriber and is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Subscriber enforceable against it in accordance
with the terms hereof, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, fraudulent transfer or other similar
law affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to principles of equity,
including without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing, election of remedies, estoppel and other similar
doctrines affecting the enforceability of agreements generally, regardless
of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(b)
The Subscriber has been advised that the Note and Warrants have not been
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, therefore,
cannot be resold unless they are registered under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration
requirements is available.
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(c)
The Subscriber is purchasing the Note and Warrants to be acquired by
theSubscriber hereunder for its own account and not with a view to, or for
resale inconnection with, the distribution thereof in violation of the
Securities Act.
(d)
The Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that the Subscriber is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the
investment in the Note and Warrants, is able to incur a complete loss of such
investment and is able to bear the economic risk of such investment for an
indefinite period of time.
(e)
The Subscriber is an accredited investor as that term is defined inRegulation
D
under the Securities Act.
(f)
The Subscriber had and continues to have an opportunity (i) to question,
and to receive information from the Issuer concerning the Issuer and the
Subscriber’s purchase of the Note and Warrants each from the Issuer, and
(ii) to obtain any and all additional information necessary to verify the
accuracy of any information which the Subscriber deems relevant to make an
informed investment decision as to the purchase of the Note and Warrants,
provided in both cases that the Issuer possesses such information or can acquire
it without unreasonable effort or expense.
16.
DEFAULT.
Section
16.01
Nothing contained in
this section,
or elsewhere in this Agreement, shall affect the demand nature of such of the
Obligations as are by their terms, demand obligations, including, without
limitation, the Loan under this Agreement. The occurrence of an Event
of Default shall not be a prerequisite for the Subscriber’s requiring payment of
such Obligations upon the Maturity Date.
Upon
the occurrence of any one or more
of the following events (“Events of Default”),
any and all Obligations of Issuer to
Subscriber shall become immediately due and payable, at the option of Lender
and
without notice or demand. The occurrence of any such Event of Default
shall also constitute, without notice or demand, a default under all other
Loan Documents,
whether such agreements now exist or
hereafter arise, namely:
(a)
The failure by Issuer to pay
within five days of when due any amount due under this
Agreement.
(b)
The failure by Issuer to pay
within five days of when due any amount due under the Note.
(c)
The failure of Issuer to pay
within five days of when due any other Obligations.
(c)
The failure by Issuer to promptly,
punctually and faithfully perform, or observe any term, covenant or agreement
on
its part to be performed or observed pursuant to any of the provisions of this
Agreementwhich failure
continues for 14 days after written notice by Subscriber to Issuer(except for failure to
perform or
observe any of the provisions of Section 13 or Section 14.1, for which there
shall be a default for failure to perform with no grace
period).
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(d)
Any representation
or warranty heretofore,
now or hereafter made by Issuer to Subscriber, in any documents,
instrument, agreement, or paper was not true or accurate in any material respect
when given.
(e)
The occurrence of any event
such
that any Debt exceeding
$50,000of Issuer from any
lender other than Subscriber could be accelerated, notwithstanding that such
acceleration has not taken place.
(f)
The occurrence of any event
which
would cause a lien creditor, as that term is defined in Section 9−102 of the
UCC, to take priority over advances made by Subscriber, which event is not
satisfied within fifteen days.
(g)
A filing against or relating
to
Issuer of (i) a federal tax lien in favor of the United States of America or
any
political subdivision of the United States of America, or (ii) a state tax
lien
in favor of any state of the United States of America or any political
subdivision of any such state.
(h)
The occurrence of any event
of
default under any of the remaining Loan Documents, whether such agreement
now exists or
hereafter arises (notwithstanding that Subscriber may not have
exercised its
rights upon default under any such other agreement).
(i)
Any act by, against, or relating
to Issuer, or its property or assets, which act constitutes the application
for,
consent to, or sufferance of the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other
Person, pursuant to court action or otherwise, over all, or any part of Issuer’s
property.
(j)
The granting of any trust mortgage
or execution of an assignment for the benefit of the creditors of Issuer, or
the
occurrence of any other voluntary or involuntary liquidation or extension of
debt agreement for Issuer, the failure by Issuer to generally pay the debts
of
Issuer as they mature; adjudication of bankruptcy or insolvency relative to
Issuer; the entry of an order for relief or similar order with respect to Issuer
in any proceeding pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal
bankruptcy law; the filing of any complaint, application, or petition by
or, if not dismissed within
thirty days, against Issuer
initiating any matter in which Issuer is or may be granted any relief from
the
debts of Issuer pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency statute
or procedure; the calling or sufferance of a meeting of creditors of Issuer;
the
meeting by Issuer of a formal or informal creditor’s committee; the offering by
or entering into by Issuer of any composition, extension or any other
arrangement seeking relief or extension for the debts of Issuer, or the
initiation of any other judicial or non−judicial proceeding or agreement by,
against or including Issuer which seeks or intends to accomplish a
reorganization or arrangement with creditors.
(k)
The entry of any judgment against
Issuer, which judgment is not satisfied or appealed from (with execution or
similar process stayed) within 20 days of its entry.
(l)
The occurrence of any event
or
circumstance with respect to Issuer such that Subscriber shall believe in good
faith that the prospect of payment of all or any part of the Obligations or
the
performance by Issuer under this Agreement is impaired or there
shall occur any
material adverse change in the business or financial condition of
Issuer.
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(m)
The entry of any court order
which
enjoins, restrains or in any way prevents Issuer from conducting all or any
substantialpart
of its business affairs in the
ordinary course of business.
(n)
The service of any process upon
Subscriber seeking to attach by trustee process any assets of Issuer in the
Subscriber’s possession.
(o)
The occurrence of any uninsured
loss, theft, damage or destruction to any material asset(s) of
Issuer.
(p)
Any act by or against, or relating
to Issuer or its assets pursuant to which any creditor of Issuer seeks to
reclaim or repossess or reclaims or repossesses all or a material portion
of Issuer’s
assets.
(q)
The termination of existence,
dissolution, or liquidation of Issuer or the ceasing to carry on actively any
substantial part of Issuer’s current business.
(r)
This Agreement shall, at any
time
after its execution and delivery and for any reason, cease (i) to create a
valid
and perfected first priority security interest in and to the property purported
to be subject to this Agreement; or (ii) to be in full force and effect or
shall
be declared null and void, or the validity or enforceability hereof shall be
contested by Issuer or any guarantor of Issuer denies it has any further
liability or obligation hereunder.
(s)
Any of the following events
occur
or exist with respect to Issuer or any ERISA affiliate: (i) any “prohibited
transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code) involving any Plan; (ii) any “reportable event” (as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such Section) shall
occur
with respect to any Plan; (iii) the filing under Section 4041 of ERISA of a
notice of intent to terminate any Plan or the termination of any Plan; (iv)
any
event or circumstance exists which might constitute grounds entitling the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to institute proceedings under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or for the appointment of a
trustee to administer, any Plan, or the institution by the PBGC of any such
proceedings; or (v) partial withdrawal under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA
from
a Multiemployer Plan or the reorganization, insolvency, or termination of any
Multiemployer Plan; and in each case above, such event or condition, together
with all other events or conditions, if any, could in the opinion of Subscriber
subject Issuer to any tax, penalty, or other liability to a Plan, a
Multiemployer Plan, the PBGC, or otherwise.
(t)
The occurrence of any of the
foregoing Events of Default with respect to any guarantor, endorser, or surety
to Subscriber of the Obligations, as if such guarantor, endorser or surety,
were
the “Issuer” described therein.
(u)
Any guarantor or Person signing
a
guaranty or support agreement in favor of Subscriber shall repudiate, purport
to
revoke or fail to perform his obligations under such guaranty or support
agreement in favor of Subscriber.
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(v)
Issuer will take or participate
in
any action which would be prohibited under the provisions of any subordination
agreement or make any payment with respect to indebtedness that has been
subordinated pursuant to any subordination agreement.
17.
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RIGHTS
AND
REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT; EXPENSES; POWER OF ATTORNEY.
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Upon
the occurrence and
continuanceof an Event of
Default or, if the Note is not then paid in full or converted in full, on the
Maturity Date, the Subscriber shall have the following rights and
remedies.
Section
17.01
Subscriber may declare
any
obligation Subscriber may have hereunder to be cancelled, declare all
Obligations of Issuer to be due and payable and proceed to enforce payment
of
the Obligations and to exercise any and all of the rights and remedies afforded
to Subscriber by the UCC or under the terms of this Agreement or
otherwise. Upon the occurrence of, and during the continuance of, an
Event of Default, the Issuer, as additional compensation to the Subscriber
for
its increased credit risk, promises to pay interest on all Obligations
(including, without limitation, principal, whether or not past due, past due
interest and any other amounts past due under this Agreement) at a per annum
rate of 3 ½% greater than the Interest Rate, as defined in the
Note.
Section
17.02
Upon the filing of any
complaint,
application, or petition by or against the Issuer initiating any matter in
which
the Issuer is or may be granted any relief from the debts of the Issuer pursuant
to the Bankruptcy Code, Subscriber’s obligation hereunder shall be canceled
immediately, automatically, and without notice, and all Obligations of the
Issuer then outstanding shall become immediately due and payable without
presentation, demand, or notice of any kind to the Issuer.
Section
17.03
Any sale or other disposition
of
the Collateral may be at public or private sale upon such terms and in such
manner as the Subscriber deems advisable, having due regard to compliance with
any statute or regulation which might affect, limit or apply to the Subscriber’s
disposition of the Collateral. The Subscriber may conduct any such
sale or other disposition of the Collateral upon the Issuer’s
premises. Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline
speedily in value, or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market
(in
which event the Subscriber shall provide the Issuer with such notice as may
be
practicable under the circumstances), the Subscriber shall give the Issuer
at
least the greater of the minimum notice required by law or seven days prior
written notice of the date, time and place of any proposed public sale, and
of
the date after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral
may
be made. The Subscriber may purchase the Collateral, or any portion
of it at any such sale.
If
the Subscriber sells any of the
Collateral on credit, the Issuer will be credited only with payments actually
made by the purchaser of such Collateral and received by the
Subscriber. If the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral,
the Subscriber may re-sell the Collateral and the Issuer shall be credited
with
the proceeds of the sale.
Section
17.04
The Subscriber may require
the
Issuer to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Subscriber at
the
Issuer’s sole risk and expense at a place or places which are reasonably
convenient to both the Subscriber and the Issuer.
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Section
17.05
In connection with Subscriber’s
exercise of Subscriber’s rights under this Agreement, Subscriber may enter upon,
occupy and use any premises owned or occupied by Issuer, and may exclude Issuer
from such premises or portion thereof as may have been so entered upon,
occupied, or used by Subscriber. Subscriber shall not be required to
remove any of the Collateral from any such premises upon Subscriber’s taking
possession thereof, and may render any Collateral unusable to
Issuer. In no event shall Subscriber be liable to Issuer for use or
occupancy by Subscriber of any premises pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section
17.06
Issuer shall, following
the
occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, deliver to Subscriber,
daily, a schedule in form and content satisfactory to Subscriber describing
the
invoices issued by Issuer since the last schedule submitted to
Subscriber. The schedules to be provided under this subsection are
solely for the convenience of Subscriber in administering this Agreement and
maintaining records of the Collateral. Issuer’s failure to provide
Subscriber with any such schedule shall not affect the security interest of
Subscriber in such Accounts.
Section
17.07
From and after the occurrence
of
an Event of Default which is continuing, Issuer will immediately, upon receipt
of all checks, drafts, cash and other remittances in payment of any Inventory
sold or in payment or on account of Issuer’s accounts, contracts, contract
rights, notes, bills, drafts, acceptances, general intangibles, choses in action
and all other forms of obligations, deliver the same to Subscriber accompanied
by a remittance report in form specified by Subscriber. Said proceeds
shall be delivered to Subscriber in the same form received except for the
endorsement of Issuer where necessary to permit collection of items, which
endorsement Issuer agrees to make. Subscriber will credit
(conditional upon final collection) all such payments against the principal
or
interest of the Loan secured hereby; provided, however, for the purpose of
computing interest, any items requiring clearance or payment shall not be
considered to have been credited against the Loan secured hereby until
threebusiness
days after receipt by
Subscriber of any such
items. The order and method of such application shall be in the sole
discretion of Subscriber and any portion of such funds which Subscriber elects
not to so apply shall be paid over from time to time by Subscriber to
Issuer. Subscriber will at all times have the right to require
Issuer to enter into a lockbox arrangement with Subscriber for the collection
of
such remittances and payments.
Section
17.08
Subscriber may at any
time, after
the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing,
notify account debtors that Collateral
has been assigned to Subscriber and that payments
shall be
made directly to or as directed by Subscriber. Upon request of
Subscriber at any timeafter
an Event of Default which is continuing, Issuer will so notify
such account
debtors and will indicate on all xxxxxxxx to such account debtors that their
Accounts must be paid directly to or as directed by Subscriber. After an
Event of Default which is continuing, Subscriber shall have full power to
collect, compromise, endorse, sell or otherwise deal with the Collateral or proceeds thereof
in its own
name or in the name of Issuer.
Section
17.09
Borrower hereby appoints
Lender as
its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of Borrower
and
in the name of Borrower, Lender, or otherwise, from time to time in Lender’s
discretion, to take any actions and to execute any instruments which Lender
may
deem necessary or desirable to obtain, adjust, make claims under, and otherwise
deal with insurance required pursuant hereto and to receive, endorse, and
collect any drafts or other instruments delivered in connection
therewith. This power of attorney shall be irrevocable for the term
of this Agreement and all transactions hereunder and thereafter as long as
Borrower may be indebted to Lender. Lender agrees not to exercise the
foregoing power of attorney until the occurrence of an Event of Default which
is
continuing.
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18.
STANDARDS FOR EXERCISING
REMEDIES.
To
the extent that applicable law
imposes duties on Subscriber to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable
manner, Issuer acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable
for Subscriber (a) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant
by
Subscriber to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to complete raw
material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products
for
disposition, (b) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral
to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to
obtain governmental or third party consents for the collection or disposition
of
Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (c) to fail to exercise collection
remedies against account debtors or other Persons obligated on Collateral or
to
remove liens or encumbrances on or any adverse claims against Collateral, (d)
to
exercise collection remedies against account debtors and other Persons obligated
on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other
collection specialists, (e) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through
publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral
is
of a specialized nature, (f) to contact other Persons, whether or not in the
same business as Issuer, for expressions of interest in acquiring all
or any portion of the Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional
auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the
Collateral is of a specialized nature, (h) to dispose of the Collateral by
utilizing Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types
included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing
so,
or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets in
wholesale rather than retail markets, (j) to disclaim disposition warranties
specifically to disclaim any warranties of title or the like, (k) to purchase
insurance or credit enhancements to insure Subscriber against risks of loss,
collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to Subscriber a guaranteed
return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (l) to the extent
deemed appropriate by Subscriber, to obtain the services of other brokers,
investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist Subscriber
in
the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. Issuer acknowledges
that
the purpose of this section is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what
actions or omissions by Subscriber would not be commercially unreasonable in
Subscriber’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions
or omissions by Subscriber shall not be deemed commercially unreasonable solely
on account of not being indicated in this section. Without limitation
upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
grant any rights to Issuer or to impose any duties on Subscriber that would
not
have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by applicable law in the
absence of this section.
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19.
WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL.
ISSUER
AND SUBSCRIBER EACH HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. Issuer hereby certifies
that neither Subscriber nor any of its representatives, agents or counsel has
represented, expressly or otherwise, that Subscriber would not, in the event
of
any such suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce this waiver of right to
trial by jury. Issuer acknowledges that it has read the provisions of
this Agreement and in particular, this section; has consulted legal counsel;
understands the right it is granting in this Agreement and is waiving in this
section in particular; and makes the above waiver knowingly, voluntarily and
intentionally.
20.
CONSENT TO
JURISDICTION.
Issuer
and Subscriber agree that any
action or proceeding to enforce or arising out of this Agreement may be
commenced in any court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sitting in the
County of Middlesex, the County of Suffolk or in the District Court of the
United States for the District of Massachusetts, and Issuer waives personal
service of process and agrees that a summons and complaint commencing an action
or proceeding in any such court shall be properly served and confer personal
jurisdiction if served by registered or certified mail to Issuer, or as
otherwise provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the
United States of America.
21.
TERMINATION
This
Agreement may be terminated at any
time by either party giving written notice of termination to the other party;
provided, however, that unless and until any Loan made by the Subscriber to
the
Issuer hereunder and all other Obligations or commitments of the Subscriber
under which an Obligation could arise, outstanding as of the time of giving
or
receipt as the case may be, of such notice by the Subscriber have been paid
in
full, such termination shall in no way affect the security interest or other
rights and powers herein granted to the Subscriber, and until such payment
in
full the security interest of the Subscriber in all Inventory, Accounts and
other Collateral of the Issuer, whether existing as of the time of such
termination or thereafter arising, and all rights and powers herein granted
to
the Subscriber in respect thereof shall remain in full force and
effect. Until all of the Obligations of Issuer to Subscriber have
been fully paid and satisfied and all commitments of the Subscriber under which
an Obligation could arise have expired, Issuer shall fully comply with the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement as herein provided. Prior to such
payment in full of all of the Obligations of Issuer to Subscriber, this
Agreement shall be a continuing agreement in every respect.
22.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Section
22.01
No delay or omission
on the part
of Subscriber in exercising any rights shall operate as a waiver of such right
or any other right. Waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a
bar
to or waiver of any right or remedy on any future occasion. All
Subscriber’s rights and remedies, whether evidenced hereby or by any other
agreement, instrument or paper, shall be cumulative and may be exercised
singularly or concurrently.
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Section
22.02
This Agreement shall
bind and
inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the
parties hereto; provided,
however,
that Issuer may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without Subscriber’s prior written
consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void. No
consent to an assignment by Subscriber shall release Issuer from its
Obligations. Subscriber may assign this Agreement and its rights and
duties hereunder and no consent or approval by Issuer is required in connection
with any such assignment. Subscriber reserves the right to sell,
assign, transfer or negotiate in all or any part of, or any interest in
Subscriber’s rights and benefits hereunder. In connection with any
assignment, Subscriber may disclose all documents and information which
Subscriber now or hereafter may have relating to Issuer or Issuer’s
business. To the extent that Subscriber assigns its rights and
obligations hereunder to another party, Subscriber thereafter shall be released
from such assigned obligations to Issuer and such assignment shall effect a
novation between Issuer and such other party.
Section
22.03
Issuer agrees that any
and all
Loans made by Subscriber to Issuer or for its account under this Agreement
shall
be conclusively deemed to have been authorized by Issuer and to have been made
pursuant to duly authorized requests therefor on its behalf.
Section
22.04
Paragraph and section
headings
used in this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall not effect the
construction of this Agreement. If one or more provisions of this
Agreement (or the application thereof) shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, the same shall not, invalidate
or render illegal or unenforceable such provision (or its application) in any
other jurisdiction or any other provision of this Agreement (or its
application). This Agreement is the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior written
or
verbal communications or instruments relating thereto.
Section
22.05
Unless otherwise provided
in this
Agreement, all notices or demands by any party relating to this Agreement or
any
other loan document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements
and
other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage
prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified
mail
(postage
prepaid, return receipt
requested ), overnight courier, or facsimile to Issuer or to Subscriber, as the case
may be, at its
address set forth below:
If to Subscriber: | AIS Funding, LLC |
0 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | |
Attn:Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Manager | |
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | |
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | |
If to Issuer: | MetaSwarm, Inc. |
000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | |
Attn:Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, President | |
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | |
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 |
The
parties hereto may change the
address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing
in
the foregoing manner given to the other. All notices or demand sent
in accordance with this section shall be deemed received on the earlier of
the
date of actual receipt or three days after the deposit thereof in the
mail.
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Section
22.06 Neither
this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or
resolved against Subscriber or Issuer, whether under any rule of construction
or
otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all
parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning
of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of
all
parties hereto.
Section
22.07Each provision of this
Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for
the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific
provision.
Section
22.08 This
Agreement, together with the remaining Loan Documents and other documents and
instruments executed concurrently herewith, represent the entire and final
understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by evidence of any prior,
contemporaneous or subsequent other agreement, oral or written, before the
date
hereof.
Section
22.09 This
Agreement can only be amended by a writing signed by both Subscriber and
Issuer.
Section
22.10 The laws
of Massachusetts shall govern the construction of this Agreement and the rights
and duties of the parties hereto, but without reference to choice of law
principles. This Agreement shall take effect as a sealed
instrument.
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Section
22.11 Subscriber and Issuer agree
to
issue a joint press release in form mutually satisfactory. In
addition, Issuer agrees that Subscriber is entitled, at Subscriber’s election,
to an acknowledgement line designating that Issuer is an “AIS Funding,
LLC-funded company” but in such precise form as selected by Subscriber but
subject to Issuer approval, in all Issuer press releases during any time period
that the Note remains outstanding.
METASWARM, INC. | |||
Witnessed
by:
|
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Address: 000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |||
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
AIS FUNDING, LLC | |||
|
By:
|
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Manager | |||
Address:4 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx XxxxxxXxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 |
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