CASTLE BRANDS INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.59
Credit Agreement
Credit Agreement
This Credit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the 17th day
of February, 2006 by and among Castle Brands Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and the Frost Nevada Investments Trust, a Nevada business trust (the
“Lender”).
RECITAL
The Company desires to borrow from the Lender, and the Lender desires to loan
to the Company up to an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 (the
“Commitment”), pursuant to the terms set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties to this
Agreement agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the
following meanings:
“Advance” means the amount of US Dollars advanced pursuant to this
Agreement and as evidenced by the Note.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, a Person that owns or controls
directly or indirectly such Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under
common control with such Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive
officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that
Person’s managers and members;
“Agreement”
means this Credit Agreement, as amended from time to time;
“Business
Day” means any day other than a day on which commercial
banks in New York are required or permitted by law to be closed;
“Closing” means the closing of the issuance of the Note and the initial Advance;
“Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, $.01 par value, per
share, of the Company;
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above;
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7 below;
“Excess Amount Maturity Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Note;
“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in the Section 3.5
below;
“Initial Advance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 below;
“Material Adverse Effect” means a change or effect that is materially adverse
to the financial condition, assets, or operations of the Company, or will prevent the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
“Maturity Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Note;
“Note” means the promissory note issued pursuant to this Agreement at the
Closing, in substantially the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A;
“Person” shall mean and include any individual, partnership, corporation
(including a business trust), joint stock company, limited liability company,
unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental entity or other entity;
“Lender” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above; and
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2. Amount and Terms of Credit
2.1 Closing and Advances. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the Note, the Lender agrees to make advances (the
“Advance(s)”) to the Company, from time to time from the date of this
Agreement until
the Maturity Date (as such terms are defined in the Note), at such times as the
Company may request in writing. The initial Advance on the date hereof
shall be $2,000,000 (the “Initial Advance”) and any additional Advances, up to the
Commitment, shall be in increments of $1,000,000. Each Advance to the Company shall be
made on ten days prior written notice by the Company to the Lender at its address
as set forth on the signature page herein. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Note, the Lender agrees to make any requested Advance to the Company on
the date specified in the Advance Notice.
(b) The Company shall execute
and deliver to the lender the Note to evidence the Commitment and the
Advances, dated the date hereof, and
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the
“Note”). The Note shall represent the
obligation of the Company to pay the amount of the Commitment or, if
less the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances made by
the Lender to the Company. The date and amount of each Advance and
any payment of principal with respect thereto shall be recorded by the Company on its
books and records, and by the Lender on the grid portion of the Note.
(c) At
the Closing, the Lender shall deliver to the Company a validly executed IRS Form W-9 or, if applicable, Form W-8 BEN.
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(d) At
the Closing and upon the receipt of the Initial Advance, the Company shall pay the Lender a facility fee of US $100,000. If the Company
receives aggregate Advances that total $5,000,000, the Company shall promptly pay
the Lender an additional facility fee of US $100,000.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that:
3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification.
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power
and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted or proposed to be
conducted. The Company or its representatives are duly qualified to transact business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure so to qualify would have
a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Authorization.
All corporate actions on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and
holders of Equity Securities necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Note, (ii) the performance of all obligations of the
Company under this Agreement and the Note and (iii) the authorization, issuance and
delivery of the Note have been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing, and this
Agreement and the Note, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their respective terms except (i) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of
general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, or (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief, or other equitable remedies.
3.3 Compliance with Other Instruments; No Events of Default.
The Company is not in violation or default of any provisions of its Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws, as amended, or of any instrument,
judgment, order, writ, or decree, or under any note, indenture, mortgage, lease,
agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound or of
any provision of state or federal statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company, the violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement, the issuance of the Note and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will not result in any such
violation or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of
notice, either a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree or
contract or an event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any assets of the Company in either case which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
No
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Event of Default shall have occurred or occur as a result of the Company’s execution of
this Agreement or the Note.
3.4 Disclosure.
The Company has made available to the Lender such information as the Lender
has requested for deciding whether to acquire the Note.
3.5 Financial Statements.
The Company has made available to the Lender its unaudited financial
statements (including balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash
flows) as of September 30, 2005 and its audited financial statements (including balance
sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2005 (collectively, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, except that the unaudited
Financial Statements may not contain all footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles. The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated
therein, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth in the Financial
Statements, the Company has no material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise,
other than (a) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to
September 30, 2005 and (b) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred
in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted
accounting principles to be reflected in the Financial Statements, which, in both cases,
individually or in the aggregate are not material to the financial condition or operating
results of the
Company.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Lender.
The Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
4.1 Authorization.
The Lender has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This
Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Lender, will constitute a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Lender, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability
of a specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.
4.2 Purchase Entirely for Own Account.
This Agreement is made with the Lender in reliance upon the Lender’s
representation to the Company, which by the Lender’s execution of this
Agreement, the Lender hereby confirms, that the Note to be acquired by the Lender will be
acquired for
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investment for the Lender’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a
view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Lender has no present
intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. By
executing this Agreement, the Lender further represents that the Lender does not
presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to
sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to
any of the Note. The Lender has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring
the Note.
4.3 Knowledge.
The Lender is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition
and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and
knowledgeable decision to acquire the Note.
4.4 Restricted Securities.
The Lender understands that the Note has not been, and will not be, registered
under the Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide
nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Lender’s representations as
expressed herein. The Lender understands that the Note is “restricted security” under
applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and that, pursuant to these laws, the
Lender must hold the Note indefinitely unless it is registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and qualified by state authorities, or an
exemption from such
registration and qualification requirements is available. The Lender acknowledges that
the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Note for resale. The Lender
further acknowledges that if an exemption from registration or
qualification is available,
it may be conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to, the time and
manner of sale, the holding period for the Note, and on requirements relating to the
Company which are outside of the Lender’s control, and which the Company is under no
obligation and may not be able to satisfy.
4.5 No Public Market.
The Lender understands that no public market now exists for any of the
securities issued by the Company, that the Company has made no assurances that a
public market will ever exist for any of the Company’s securities.
4.6 Accredited Investor.
The Lender is an accredited investor as defined in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2),
(a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) of Rule 501 (a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act and is a business trust having a net asset value of at least $5,000,000 and was not
formed to invest in the Company.
5. Conditions to the Lender’s Obligations to make any Advance.
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The obligation of the Lender to make an Advance under the Note is subject to the
fulfillment of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived by the
Lender:
5.1 Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3
shall be true on and as of each applicable Advance with the same effect as though
such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such
Advance;
5.2 Compliance with Agreements.
The Company shall have performed under and complied in all material respects
with each agreement, covenant and obligation required by this Agreement to be so
performed by or complied with by the Company on or before any Advance;
5.3 Consents.
The obtaining of all third party consents, approvals and waivers required for the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
5.4 Compliance with Laws.
Compliance by the Company with all applicable federal and state securities laws
with respect to the issuance of the Note.
6. Affirmative Covenants of the Company.
The
Company will do all of the following for so long as the Note is outstanding:
6.1 Financial Statements; Reports; Certificates.
(a) Deliver to the Lender: (i) as soon as possible, but no later
than sixty (60) days after the last day of each month, the monthly financial
statements and (ii) as soon as available, but no later than 180 days after the last day of
the Company’s fiscal year, audited financial statements, together with an opinion on
the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm
reasonably acceptable to the Lenders.
(b) Allow the Lender to audit the Company at the Lender’s
expense, provided that such audits will be conducted only at such times as an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
6.2 Taxes.
Make timely payment of all material federal, state, and local taxes or
assessments other than any taxes or assessments that the Company is contesting
in good faith and deliver to the Lenders, on demand, appropriate certificates
attesting to such payment.
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6.3 Corporate Existence and Compliance with Laws.
Maintain its and its operating subsidiaries corporate existence and good
standing under the laws of their state of incorporation and remain in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the failure to do so would have a Material Adverse Effect.
7. Events of Default.
Any one of the following is an “Event of Default”:
7.1 Payment Default.
If the Company fails to pay (i) any of the principal amount of and
accrued interest
on the Note on the Maturity Date or, if applicable, the Excess Amount Maturity
Date, of
the Note or (ii) any fees or interest related to the Note when due, and such
failure to pay
such fees or interest remains unremedied after the Company has received ten (10)
Business Days prior written notice.
7.2 Covenant Default.
If the Company fails to perform any obligation under Section 6
and as to any
default that can be cured, has failed to cure such default within thirty (30)
days after the
occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature
be cured
within the thirty (30) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by the
Company be
cured within such thirty (30) day period, and such default is likely to be cured
within a
reasonable time, then the Company shall have an additional reasonable period
(which
shall not in any case exceed sixty (60) additional days) to attempt to cure such
default,
and within such reasonable time period the failure to have cured such default
shall not
be deemed an Event of Default;
7.3 Insolvency.
If the Company becomes insolvent or if the Company begins an insolvency
proceeding or an insolvency proceeding is begun against the Company and not
dismissed or stayed within ninety (90) days;
8. Miscellaneous.
8.1 Successors and Assigns.
Subject to the limitations set forth herein, the Lender may assign this
Agreement
and the rights and obligations conferred hereby, in whole or in part, only to
eligible
financial institutions and only upon the written consent of the
Company. Any
assignment made in violation of this Section 8.1 is null and void. The
terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
and be
binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in
this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than
the
parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
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obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement.
8.2 Governing Law.
This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of law.
8.3 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one
instrument.
8.4 Titles and Subtitles.
The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only
and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
8.5 Notices.
Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed sufficient upon receipt, when delivered personally or by courier,
overnight
delivery service or confirmed facsimile, or 48 hours after being deposited in
the U.S.
mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, if such notice is
addressed to
the party to be notified at such party’s address or facsimile number as set
forth below or
as subsequently modified by written notice.
8.6 Amendments and Waivers.
Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written
consent of the Company and the holder of the Note.
8.7 Severability.
If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under
applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith, in
order to
maintain the economic position enjoyed by each party as close as possible to that
under
the provision rendered unenforceable. In the event that the parties cannot reach a
mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such
provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the
Agreement shall
be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the
Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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8.8 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire
agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof,
and any and all other written or oral agreements existing between the parties hereto are
expressly canceled.
8.9 Exculpation By Lender.
The Lender acknowledges that it is not relying upon any person, firm or
corporation, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making
its investment or decision to invest in the Company.
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The parties have executed this Credit Agreement as of the date first
written above.
| COMPANY: | ||||||||
| CASTLE BRANDS INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
| Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Chairman & CEO | ||||||||
| Address: 29th Floor | ||||||||
| 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
| Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
| Facsimile Number: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||||
| LENDER: | ||||||||
| FROST NEVADA INVESTMENTS TRUST | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, M.D. | |||||||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, M.D. | |||||||
| Title: | Trustee | |||||||
| Address: | 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx. | |||||||
| Xxxxx, XX | ||||||||
| 00000 | ||||||||
| Facsimile Number: | 000-000-0000 | |||||||||
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
EXHIBIT A
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
Promissory Note
| $5,000,000 | Date: February , 2006 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Castle Brands Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay to the order of Frost Nevada
Investments Trust (the “Holder”) the lesser of (x) FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS
(US $5,000,000) and (y) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Advances (as
hereinafter defined) made under this Note to the Company pursuant to the terms
of this Note and the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), together in either
case, with unpaid interest on the unpaid balance of the principal amount
outstanding, on the Maturity Date or, with respect to any Excess Amount, the
Excess Amount Maturity Date, and subject to the following provisions. Unless
otherwise provided herein, accrued interest hereon shall be paid quarterly on the
Interest Payment Dates (as hereinafter defined).
The following is a statement of the rights of the Holder and the conditions to
which this Note is subject, and to which the Holder, by the acceptance of this
Note, agrees:
1. Definitions.
The capitalized terms in this Note shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Note Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein:
“Advance” and “Advances” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.1
below;
“Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the first
date set forth above, by and among the Company and the Holder.
“Borrowing Commitment” means an aggregate of $5,000,000.
“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of New
York.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Note;
“Default Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 below;
“Excess Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 below;
“Excess Amount Maturity Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5 below;
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Note;
“Interest Payment Date(s)” means the last Business Day of each March, June,
September and December;
“Interest Rate” means the rate of 9% per annum, calculated on the basis of a
360 day year based on the number of days elapsed including the first day, but
excluding the day on which such calculation is being made;
“IPO” means a firm commitment public offering by the Company of shares of its
common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 under the
Securities Act of 1993, as amended;
“Maturity Date” means the earlier to occur of one Business Day after the
closing of an IPO and February , 2007;
“Note” means this Promissory Note;
“Principal Amount” means the total Advances made hereunder; or
“Rule 2710(a)(4) Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5 below.
2. Advances and Time of Payment.
2.1 Advances. On the date first set forth above, Holder will make an
advance of Two Million Dollars (US $ 2,000,000) to the Company. With respect to
each
proposed additional advance to the Company under this Note (any advance, an
“Advance” and, collectively, the “Advances”), the Company shall give at least
10 days
prior written notice to the Holder of its intention to borrow hereunder, which
notice shall
specify the date and the principal amount of the proposed Advance (a “Borrowing
Request”). All Advances shall be in increments of $1,000,000. Following the
receipt of
a Borrowing Request, the Holder shall make the Advance on the date and in the
amount
as outlined in the Borrowing Request and the Borrowing Commitment shall be
reduced
by the amount of such Advance. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding,
Holder shall have no obligation to make any Advance to the extent that the
aggregate of
all Advances made, including the Advance contemplated by the first sentence of this
Section 2.1, exceeds the Borrowing Commitment.
2.2 Payment at Maturity Date.
Except with respect to any Excess Amount for which repayment shall be
governed by Section 2.5 below, the Principal Amount together with all
accrued but
unpaid interest under this Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date,
in
accordance with the terms of this Note. If the payment of the Principal Amount
and
interest on this Note becomes due on a day which is not a Business Day, such
payment
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and any such extension of
time
shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment.
2.3 Interest Payments.
Except with respect to any Excess Amount for which payment shall be
governed by Section 2.5 below, the Company shall pay accrued interest
to the Holder
on each applicable Interest Payment Date based upon the Principal Amount
outstanding from time to time at the Interest Rate.
2.4 Prepayment.
The Company may prepay the Principal Amount and/or the accrued but
unpaid interest on this Note or any part thereof without penalty at any time in
the Company’s sole discretion; provided, however, that the Company may not prepay
any portion of the Excess Amount or interest thereon if the Holder is a Rule 2710
(a)(4) Holder.
2.5 Excess Amount.
In the event that (i) the Holder is a “Participating Member,” as defined in
2710(a)(4) of the National Association of Securities Dealers Conduct Rules,
with respect to the IPO (a “Rule 2710(a)(4)Holder”) and (ii) the (x) Principal
Amount, (y)
interest previously paid and (z) future interest payable to such Rule
2710(a)(4) Holder under this Note would exceed 10% of the net proceeds received by the Company
from
such IPO (such excess, the “Excess Amount”), the Maturity Date and Interest
Payment
Dates for such Excess Amount shall be extended until the day after the one year
anniversary of the closing of the IPO (the “Excess Amount
Maturity Date”).
3. Application of Payments.
All payments of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied first
to any accrued but unpaid interest on this Note then due and payable hereunder,
and then to the Principal Amount of this Note then outstanding.
4. Currency.
All payments of Principal Amount or of interest on this Note shall be made in
US dollars at the address of Holder indicated on the signature page hereof, or
such other place as Holder shall designate in writing to Company.
5. Events of Default.
The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default
under
this Note: (a) The Company’s failure to pay the outstanding Principal Amount
and
accrued interest on this Note due on the Maturity Date or, with respect to any
Excess
Amounts, on the Excess Amount Maturity Date; (b) the Company’s failure to pay
any
fees or interest related to this Note when due and any such failure to pay
shall remain
unremedied after the Company has been provided with ten (10) Business Days
prior
written notice or (c) an Event of Default under, and as defined in, the Credit
Agreement.
6. Remedies.
6.1 Remedy Upon an Event of Default.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, (i) this Note shall become due
and payable upon the demand of the Holder, and upon such demand shall
thereafter
become automatically due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or
further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Company,
and (ii) the Interest Rate shall increase by 200 basis points above the
Interest Rate (the
“Default Rate”).
7. Waiver.
The Company waives presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest,
demand, notice of protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of
acceleration and
dishonor, diligence in enforcement and indulgences of every kind.
8. No Waiver.
The acceptance by Holder of any payment under this Note which is less than the
payment in full of all amounts due and payable at the time of such payment
shall not (i)
constitute a waiver of or impair, reduce, release or extinguish any right,
remedy or
recourse of Holder, or nullify any prior exercise of any such right, remedy or
recourse, or
(ii) impair, reduce, release or extinguish the obligations of any party as
originally
provided herein.
9. Cumulative Remedies.
The rights, remedies and recourses of Holder, as provided in this Note, shall
be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued separately, successively or
together as often as occasion therefore shall arise, at the sole discretion of Holder.
10. Governing Law.
This Note shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the
laws of
the State of New York, without giving effect to the rules respecting conflicts
of law.
11. Severability.
If any provision hereof or the application thereof to any Person or
circumstance
shall, for any reason and to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, neither
the
application of such provision to any other Person or circumstance nor the
remainder of
the instrument in which such provision is contained shall be affected thereby
and shall
be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
12. Interpretation.
The headings in this Note are included only for convenience and shall not
affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Note. The words “herein” and “hereof and
other
words of similar import refer to this Note as a whole and not to any
particular part of this Note.
13. Notices.
All notices, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial delivery
service, or
mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via
facsimile
(with acknowledgment of complete transmission), to Holder at its address set
forth
below, or to the Company at its principal executive office (or at such other
address for a
party as shall be specified by like notice).
14. Exchange or Loss of Note.
Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the
loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and (in the case of loss,
theft or
destruction) of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender
and cancellation of this Note, if mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver
a new Note of like tenor and date.
15. Enforceability.
This Note shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns. If any provision of this Note
shall be held
to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, neither the validity nor
the
enforceability of the remainder hereof shall in any way be affected.
16. Limitation on Interest.
Nothing contained in this Note shall be deemed to require the payment of
interest
or other charges by the Company or any other Person in excess of the amount
which
Holder may lawfully charge under the applicable usury laws. In the event that
Holder
shall collect moneys which are deemed to constitute interest which would increase
the
effective Interest Rate to a rate in excess of that permitted to be charged by
applicable
law, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the legal rate shall
be
credited against the Principal Amount then outstanding and the excess shall be
returned
to the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Promissory
Note as of the date first written above.
| CASTLE BRANDS INC. | ||||
| By: | ||||
| Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Chairman and | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| Castle Brands Inc. | ||||
| 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | ||||
| Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO BY:
FROST NEVADA INVESTMENTS TRUST
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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Address: |
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Facsimile Number: |
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TRANSACTIONS
ON
PROMISSORY NOTE
| Amount of | ||||||
| Senior Secured | Outstanding | |||||
| Loan | Principal Balance | Notation | ||||
| Date | Made This Date | This Date | Made By | |||
February , 2006 |
$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Holder and Company | |||
