CONTINGENT INTEREST PAYMENT AGREEMENT
This
CONTINGENT
INTEREST PAYMENT AGREEMENT
(the
"Agreement"),
dated
as of November 30, 2007, is made by and between NATIONAL
INVESTMENT MANAGERS INC.,
a
Florida corporation (the "Company"),
and
each of the undersigned (the “Holders”).
In
connection with the entering into of that certain Securities Purchase and
Loan
Agreement (the “Securities
Purchase and Loan Agreement”),
dated
as of the date hereof, among the Company and the Holders, the Company hereby
agrees to pay to the Holders, and/or their assignees pursuant to Section
3
hereof, a contingent interest payment (the "CIP
Obligation")
with
respect to the Notes issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase and Loan
Agreement, the terms and conditions of which shall be governed by this
Agreement. The Holders of the CIP Obligation hereunder shall have all the
rights, and be entitled to all of the benefits and subject to all of the
obligations of a holder of the CIP Obligation under the Securities Purchase
and
Loan Agreement and the Notes, as well as the rights, benefits and obligations
of
a holder of the CIP Obligation hereunder.
Capitalized
terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given such term in the
Securities Purchase and Loan Agreement.
SECTION
1. CIP
OBLIGATION.
In
consideration of the foregoing and for the purpose of defining the terms
and
provisions regarding the right to receive the CIP Obligation and the respective
rights and obligations of the parties hereto hereunder, the Company, for
value
received, agrees with each of the Holders as follows:
1.1. Right
to Payment.
At any
time and from time to time after the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date or
(ii)
the date of consummation of a Capital Transaction, or on such earlier date
as
may be determined under Section 10.2(b) or Section 11.7 of the Securities
Purchase and Loan Agreement, the Majority Holders (an "Exercising Holder")
may,
by notice to the Company (a "CIP Notice"),
elect
to require the Company to pay (and the Company hereby agrees to pay), the
CIP
Amount (defined below) to such Exercising Holder. Each Holder shall be entitled
to its percentage of the CIP Amount as set forth on Schedule 1
hereto.
1.2. Payment
of CIP Amount.
The CIP
Amount shall be due and payable for each CIP Payment Date (defined below)
during
the period (the “CIP Period”)
from
(a) the date (the “CIP Commencement Date”)
that
is ninety (90) days after the CIP Notice is delivered to the Company until
(b)
the date on which all of the Warrants and Warrant Stock have been repurchased
by
the Company pursuant to Section 11 of the Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“Payment Closing Date”).
The
CIP Amount shall be paid on the CIP Commencement Date and at the end of each
calendar quarter ending thereafter so long as the Warrants and Warrant Stock
remain outstanding and on the Payment Closing Date (each such payment date
referred to herein as a “CIP Payment Date”).
1.3. Payment.
The
Company shall pay the CIP Amount out of funds legally available therefor
in
cash, or otherwise, immediately available funds. In the event that any portion
of the CIP Amount then due and payable is not paid as a result of any
insufficiency of legally available funds or otherwise, each Exercising Holder
shall retain all of its rights hereunder and under and in connection with
the
Warrant Shares and Warrants held by such Exercising Holder, until such time
as
the unpaid portion of the CIP Amount then due and payable and interest thereon,
determined as set forth below, shall be paid to such Exercising Holder; and
each
Exercising Holder shall, at any time or from time to time prior to payment
of
the CIP Amount, be entitled, by notice to the Company (the "Rescission Notice"),
to
rescind its demand for payment of the CIP Amount. Unless and until the Company
receives a Rescission Notice, the unpaid portion of the CIP Amount then due
and
payable shall remain an obligation of the Company and shall become due and
payable, in cash or immediately available funds, as soon as there are funds
legally available therefor. Interest shall accrue from the date 90 days after
the date on which the Company receives the applicable CIP Notice on any unpaid
portion of the CIP Amount then due and payable at the rate of 18% per annum,
compounded on a monthly basis to the extent permitted by law and payable
on
demand.
1.4. CIP
Amount.
The CIP
Amount shall be an amount equal to (a) on the CIP Commencement Date, five
percent (5.00%) of Equity Value (as such term is defined in the Fee Agreement)
as of the CIP Commencement Date and
(b)
on each CIP Payment Date thereafter, one and one-half percent (1.50%) of
the
Equity Value (as such term is defined in the Fee Agreement) as of the CIP
Commencement Date (collectively, the “CIP
Amount”);
provided
that the
CIP Amount payable over the term of this Agreement shall not exceed, in the
aggregate, 15% of the Equity Value (as such term is defined in the Fee
Agreement) as of the CIP Commencement Date.
1.5.
Warrants
and Warrant Shares.
For
purposes of this Section 1, and the calculation of any amounts payable
hereunder, it shall not be relevant whether the provisions of Section 11
of the
Securities Purchase and Loan Agreement have become effective in accordance
with
the terms thereof (including for purposes of determining the Repurchase Price
thereunder), and all calculations described in this Section 1 shall be made
as
if those provisions were in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.
Similarly, it shall not be relevant for purposes of this Section 1 whether
the
Warrants have become exercisable in accordance with their terms, it being
assumed for purposes of this Section 1 and the calculations hereunder, that
all
Warrants are exercisable from and after the date hereof.
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1.6. Limitations
on Ability to Pay.
The
Company hereby agrees that it shall not enter into any document, instrument
or
agreement which would in any manner restrict the Company's ability to pay
to the
Holder the CIP Amount when due and payable.
1.7.
Information.
Except
to the extent prohibited by applicable law, prior to the CIP Payment Date,
the
Company will provide the Holders (on a confidential basis) with all available
information that may be material to the exercise of the Holders’ rights under
this Section 1, including any plans or proposals for any mergers, sales of
assets, acquisitions and substantial sales of stock or other equity interests
by
its stockholders.
SECTION
2. NOTICES.
Any
notice pursuant to this Agreement to the Company or any Holder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) if mailed by certified
or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, when received,
(b) if by facsimile transmission, when electronic confirmation of receipt
is
received, and (c) if by overnight courier, when receipted for, in each case
when
addressed to them at their respective addresses for notices set forth in
the
Securities Purchase and Loan Agreement (or such other address as any of them
may
designate by written notice to the others, in accordance herewith), or if
all or
part of the CIP Obligation has been transferred to any other Holder, to such
other Holder at the address provided by such Holder in the transfer
notice.
SECTION
3. RESTRICTIONS
ON TRANSFER.
The CIP
Obligation shall be transferable, in whole or in part, by the Holder to any
Person; provided
that no
Holder shall transfer the CIP Obligation in violation of any applicable laws
and
regulations.
SECTION
4. CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION.
The
Company hereby agrees to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts
in and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and consent that service of
process
with respect to all courts in and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts may
be
made by registered mail to it at its address for notices determined pursuant
to
Section 2 hereof.
SECTION
4. MISCELLANEOUS.
THIS
AGREEMENT IS INTENDED TO TAKE EFFECT AS A SEALED INSTRUMENT AND MAY BE EXECUTED
IN ANY NUMBER OF COUNTERPARTS WHICH TOGETHER SHALL CONSTITUTE ONE INSTRUMENT
AND
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC SUBSTANTIVE
LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE
OR
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE
DOMESTIC SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF ANY OTHER STATE, AND SHALL BIND AND INURE TO
THE
BENEFIT OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED
ASSIGNS.
This
Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents set forth the entire
understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and supersede any prior written or oral understandings
with
respect thereto. The invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision
hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other term
or
provision hereof. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not alter or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, as of the date first
written above.
COMPANY:
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NATIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS INC. | |
By:
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/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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Name:Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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Title:
CEO
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HOLDERS:
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WOODSIDE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, LLC, as a Holder | |
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By: Woodside
Opportunity Partners, LLC, its Manager
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By:
Woodside Capital Management, LLC, its
Manager
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By:
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/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President
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WOODSIDE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV QP, LLC, as a Holder | |
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By: Woodside
Opportunity Partners, LLC, its Manager
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By:
Woodside Capital Management, LLC, its
Manager
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By:
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/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President
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XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as a Holder | |
By:
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/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
Chief Credit Officer
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WOODSIDE AGENCY SERVICES, LLC, as Collateral Agent | ||
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By:
Woodside Capital Management, LLC, its Manager
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By:
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/s/Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President
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Schedule
1
Fee
Percentages
Percentage
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Woodside
Capital Partners IV, LLC
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22.8
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% | |
Woodside
Capital Partners IV QP, LLC
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27.2
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% | |
Xxxxxx
Commercial Paper Inc.
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50.0
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% |
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