SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.4
Principal
$675,000.00
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Loan
Date
04-21-2008
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Maturity
04-21-2009
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Loan
No.
000000000
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Call
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Account
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Office
LL
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Initials
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References
in the boxes above are for Xxxxxx’s use only and do not limit the
applicability of this document to any particular loan or
item.
Any
item above containing ***** has been omitted due to text length
limitations.
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Borrower:
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PacificHealth
Laboratories, Inc.
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Lender:
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Grand
Bank, N.A.
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Suite 420
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Xxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Matawan,
NJ 07747
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Xxxxxxxx,
NJ 08619
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Creditor:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Matawan,
NJ 07747
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THIS
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT dated April 21, 2008, is made and executed among
PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc.; 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000; Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
("Borrower); Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 ("Creditor"); and Grand Bank, NA.; One Edinburg Road;
Hamilton, NJ 08619 ("Lender").
DEFINITIONS.
The following capitalized words and terms shall
have the following meanings when used in this Agreement. Unless
specifically stated to the contrary, all references to dollar amounts shall mean
amounts in lawful money of the United States of America. Words and terms used in
the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the
singular, as the context may require. Words and terms not otherwise defined in
this Agreement shall have the meanings attributed to such terms in the Uniform
Commercial Code:
Agreement.
The word 'Agreement' means this Subordination Agreement, as this
Subordination Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time, together
with all exhibits and schedules attached to this Subordination Agreement from
time to time
Borrower.
The word "Borrower' means PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc. and includes
all co-signers and co-makers signing the Note and all their successors and
assigns,
Creditor.
The word "Creditor" means Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx.
Indebtedness.
The word "Indebtedness" means the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or
Related Documents, including all principal and interest together with all other
indebtedness and costs and expenses for which Borrower is responsible under this
Agreement or under any of the Related Documents.
Lender.
The word 'Lender means Grand Bank, N.A., its successors and
assigns.
Note.
The word "Note" means the Note executed by PacificHealth Laboratories,
Inc. in the principal amount of $675,000.00 dated April 21, 2008, together with
all renewals of, extensions of, modifications of, refinancings of,
consolidations of, and substitutions for the note or credit
agreement.
Related
Documents. The words "Related Documents" mean all promissory notes,
credit agreements, loan agreements, environmental agreements, guaranties,
security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds, collateral
mortgages, and all other instruments, agreements and documents, whether now or
hereafter existing, executed in connection with the Indebtedness.
Security
Interest. The words "Security Interest" mean, without limitation, any and
all types of collateral security, present and future, whether in the form of a
lien, charge, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, assignment,
pledge, crop pledge, chattel mortgage, collateral chattel mortgage, chattel
trust, factor's lien, equipment trust, conditional sale, trust receipt, lien or
title retention contract, lease or consignment intended as a security device, or
any other security or lien interest whatsoever whether created by law, contract,
or otherwise.
Subordinated
Indebtedness. The words "Subordinated Indebtedness" mean the indebtedness
described in the section of this Agreement titled "Subordinated
Indebtedness".
Superior
Indebtedness. The words "Superior Indebtedness" mean the indebtedness
described in the section of this Agreement titled “Superior
Indebtedness".
REQUESTED
FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS. Creditor and Borrower each want Lender to
provide financial accommodations to Borrower in the form of (A) new credit or
loan advances, (B) an extension of time to pay or other compromises regarding
all or part of Borrower's present indebtedness to Lender, or (C) other benefits
to Borrower. Borrower and Creditor each represent and acknowledge to Lender that
Creditor will benefit as a result of these financial accommodations from Lender
to Borrower, and Creditor acknowledges receipt of valuable consideration for
entering into this Agreement. Based
on the representations and acknowledgments contained in this Agreement, Borrower
and Creditor agree with
Xxxxxx as follows:
SUBORDINATED
INDEBTEDNESS. The words "Subordinated Indebtedness" as used in this
Agreement mean all present and future indebtedness, obligations, liabilities,
claims, rights, and demands of any kind which may be now or hereafter owing from
Borrower
to Creditor. The term "Subordinated Indebtedness" is used in its broadest
sense and includes without limitation all principal, all interest, all costs,
attorneys' fees, all sums paid for the purpose of protecting the rights of a
holder of security, all contingent obligations of Borrower (such as a guaranty),
and all other obligations, secured or unsecured, of any nature
whatsoever.
SUPERIOR
INDEBTEDNESS. The words "Superior Indebtedness" as used in this Agreement
mean and include all present and future indebtedness, obligations, liabilities,
claims, rights, and demands of any kind which may be now or hereafter owing from
Borrower
to Lender. The term "Superior Indebtedness" is used in its broadest sense
and includes without limitation all principal, all interest, all costs,
attorneys' fees, all sums paid for the purpose of protecting Xxxxxx's rights in
security (such as paying for insurance on collateral if the owner fails to do
so), all contingent obligations of Borrower (such as a guaranty), all
obligations arising by reason of Borrower's accounts with Lender (such as an
overdraft on a checking account), and all other obligations of Borrower to
Lender, secured or unsecured, of any nature whatsoever.
SUBORDINATION.
All Subordinated Indebtedness of Borrower to Creditor is and shall be
subordinated in all respects to all Superior Indebtedness of Borrower to Lender.
If Creditor holds one or more Security Interests, whether now existing or
hereafter acquired, in any of Borrower's real property or personal property,
Creditor also subordinates all Creditor's Security Interests to all Security
Interests held by Xxxxxx, whether now existing or hereafter
acquired.
PAYMENTS
TO CREDITOR. Borrower will not make and Creditor will not accept, at any
time while any Superior Indebtedness is owing to Lender, (A) any payment upon
any Subordinated Indebtedness, (B) any advance, transfer, or assignment of
assets to Creditor in any form whatsoever that would reduce at
any time or in any way the amount of Subordinated Indebtedness, or (C)
any transfer of any assets as security for the Subordinated Indebtedness, except
upon Xxxxxx's prior written consent.
In the
event of any distribution, division, or application, whether partial or
complete, voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise,
of all or
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any part
of Borrower's assets, or the proceeds of Borrower's assets, in whatever form, to
creditors of Borrower or upon any indebtedness of Borrower; whether by reason of
the liquidation, dissolution or other winding-up of Borrower, or by reason of
any execution sale, receivership, insolvency, or bankruptcy proceeding,
assignment for the benefit of creditors, proceedings for reorganization, or
readjustment of Borrower or Borrower's properties, then and in such event, (A)
the Superior Indebtedness shall be paid in full before any payment is made upon
the Subordinated Indebtedness, and (B) all payments and distributions, of any
kind or character and whether in cash, property, or securities, which shall be
payable or deliverable upon or in respect of the Subordinated Indebtedness shall
be paid or delivered directly to Lender for application in payment of the
amounts then due on the Superior Indebtedness until the Superior indebtedness
shall have been paid in full.
In order
that Lender may establish its right to prove claims and recover for its own
account dividends based on the Subordinated Indebtedness, Creditor does hereby
assign all its right, title, and interest in such claims to Lender. Creditor
further agrees to supply such information and evidence, provide access to and
copies of such of Creditor's records as may pertain to the Subordinated
Indebtedness, and execute such instruments as may be required by Lender to
enable Lender to enforce at such claims and collect all dividends, payments, or
other disbursements which may be made on account of the Subordinated
Indebtedness, For such purposes, Creditor hereby irrevocably authorizes Lender
in its discretion to make and present for or on behalf of Creditor such proofs
of claims on account of the Subordinated Indebtedness as Xxxxxx may deem
expedient and proper and to vote such claims in any such proceeding and to
receive and collect any and at dividends, payments, or other disbursements made
thereon in whatever form the same may be paid or issued and to apply the same on
account of the Superior Indebtedness.
Should
any payment, distribution, security, or proceeds thereof be received by Creditor
at any time on the Subordinated Indebtedness contrary to the terms of this
Agreement, Creditor immediately wit deliver the same to Lender in precisely the
form received (except for the endorsement or assignment of Creditor if
necessary), for application on or to secure the Superior Indebtedness, whether
it is due or not due, and until so delivered the same shall be held in trust by
Creditor as property of Lender. In the event Creditor fails to make any such
endorsement or assignment Lender, or any of its officers on behalf of Xxxxxx, is
hereby irrevocably authorized by Creditor to make the same.
CREDITORS
NOTES. Creditor agrees to deliver to Xxxxxx, at Xxxxxx's request, all notes of
Borrower to Creditor, or other evidence of the Subordinated Indebtedness, now
held or hereafter acquired by Creditor, while this Agreement remains in effect.
At Xxxxxx's request Xxxxxxxx also will execute and deliver to Creditor a
promissory note evidencing any book account or claim now or hereafter owed by
Borrower to Creditor, which note also shall be delivered by Creditor to Lender.
Creditor agrees not to set, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer any of such
notes except subject to all the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
CREDITOR'S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Creditor represents and warrants to Lender that:
(A) no representations or agreements of any kind have been made to Creditor
which would limit or qualify in any way the terms of this Agreement (B) this
Agreement is executed at Borrower's request and not at the request of Lender;
(C) Lender has made no representation to Creditor as to the creditworthiness of
Borrower; and (0) Creditor has established adequate means of obtaining from
Borrower on a continuing basis information regarding Borrower's financial
condition. Creditor agrees to keep adequately informed from such means of any
facts, events, or circumstances which might in any way affect Creditor's risks
under this Agreement, and Creditor further agrees that Lender shall have no
obligation to disclose to Creditor information or material acquired by Xxxxxx in
the,
course of its relationship with Borrower.
CREDITOR'S
WAIVERS.
Creditor waives any right to require Lender (A) to make, extend, renew,
or modify any loan to Borrower or to grant any other financial accommodations to
Borrower whatsoever; (B) to make any presentment protest demand, or notice of
any kind, including notice of any nonpayment of the Superior indebtedness or of
any nonpayment related to any Security Interests, or notice of any action or
nonaction on the part of Borrower, Lender, any surety, endorser, or other
guarantor in connection with the Superior Indebtedness, or in connection with
the creation of new or additional Superior Indebtedness; (C) to resort for
payment or to proceed directly or at once against any person, including
Borrower; (D) to proceed directly against or exhaust any Security Interests held
by Lender from Borrower, any other guarantor, or any other person; (E) to give
notice of the terms, time and place of any public or private sale of personal
property security held by Xxxxxx from Borrower or to comply with any other
applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Cod& (F) to pursue any other
remedy within Lenders power; or (G) to commit any act or omission of any kind,
at any time, with respect to any matter whatsoever.
LENDERS
RIGHTS.
Lender may take or omit any and all actions with respect to the Superior
Indebtedness or any Security Interests for the Superior Indebtedness without
affecting whatsoever any of Lender's rights under this Agreement In particular,
without limitation, Lender may without notice of any kind to Creditor, (A) make
one or more additional secured or unsecured loans to Borrower (B) repeatedly
alter, compromise renew, extend, accelerate, or otherwise change the time for
payment or other terms of the Superior Indebtedness or any part thereof,
including increases and decreases of the rate of interest on the Superior
Indebtedness; extensions may be repeated and may be for longer than the original
loan term; (C) take and hold Security Interests for the payment of the Superior
Indebtedness and exchange, enforce, waive, and release any such Security
Interests, with or without the substitution of new collateral; (D) release
substitute, agree not to sue, or deal with any one or more of Borrowers
sureties, endorsers, or guarantors on any terms or manner Lender choose& (E)
determine how, when and what application of payments and credits, shall be made
on the Superior Indebtedness; (F) apply such security and direct the order or
manner of sate thereof, as Lender in its discretion may determine and (G) assign
this Agreement in whole or in part.
DEFAULT
BY BORROWER. If Xxxxxxxx becomes insolvent or bankrupt, this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect Any default by Borrower under the terms of the
Subordinated Indebtedness also shall constitute an event of default under the
terms of the Superior Indebtedness in favor of Xxxxxx.
DURATION
AND TERMINATION. This Agreement will take effect when received by Xxxxxx,
without the necessity of any acceptance by Xxxxxx, in writing, or otherwise, and
will remain in full force and effect until Creditor shall notify Lender in
writing at the address shown above to the contrary. Any such notice shall not
affect the Superior Indebtedness owed Lender by Borrower at the time of such
notice, nor shall such notice affect Superior Indebtedness thereafter granted in
compliance with a commitment made by Xxxxxx to Borrower prior to receipt of such
notice, nor shall such notice affect any renewals of or substitutions for any of
the foregoing. Such notice shall affect only indebtedness of Borrower to Lender
arising after receipt of such notice and not arising from financial assistance
granted by Xxxxxx to Borrower in compliance with Lenders obligations under a
commitment. Any notes lodged with Lender pursuant to the section titled
"Creditors Notes" above need not be returned until this Agreement has no further
force or effect.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
The following miscellaneous provisions are a part of this
Agreement:
Amendments.
This Agreement together with any Related Documents, constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties as to the matters set forth in this
Agreement No alteration of or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective
unless given in writing and signed by the party or parties sought to be charged
or bound by the alteration or amendment.
Attorneys'
Fees; Expenses. Creditor agrees to pay upon demand all of Xxxxxx's costs and
expenses, including Lenders attorneys' fees and Lenders legal expenses, incurred
in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement. Lender may hire or pay
someone else to help enforce this Agreement and Creditor shall pay the costs and
expenses of such enforcement. Costs and expenses include Lenders attorneys' fees
and legal expenses whether or not there is a lawsuit including attorneys' fees
and legal expenses for bankruptcy proceedings (including efforts to modify or
vacate any automatic stay or injunction), appeals, and any anticipated
post-judgment collection services. Creditor also shall pay all court costs and
such additional fees as may be directed by the court.
Authority.
The Person who signs this Agreement as or on behalf of Creditor represents and
warrants that he or she has authority to execute this
Agreement
and to subordinate the Subordinated indebtedness and the Creditor's security
interests in Creditor's property, if any.
Caption
Headings. Caption headings in this Agreement are for convenience purposes only
and are not to be used to interpret or define the provisions of this
Agreement.
Governing
Law. This Agreement will be governed by
federal law applicable to Lender and, to the extent not preempted by
federal law, the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to its conflicts
of law provisions. This Agreement has been accepted by Xxxxxx in the State of
New Jersey.
Choice of
Venue, If there is a lawsuit, Creditor agrees upon Xxxxxx's request to submit to
the jurisdiction of the courts of Xxxxxx County, State of New
Jersey.
Interpretation.
In all cases where there is more than one Creditor, then all words used in this
Agreement in the singular shall be deemed to have been used in the plural where
the context and construction so require; and where there is more than one
Creditor named in this Agreement or when this Agreement is executed by more than
one , the words "Creditor" shall mean all and any one or more of them. Reference
to the phrase "Creditor" includes the heirs, successors, assigns, and
transferees of each of them.
No Joint
Venture or Partnership. The relationship of Borrower and Creditor and Xxxxxx
created by this Agreement is strictly that of debtor-creditor, and nothing
contained in this Agreement or in any of the Related Documents shall be deemed
or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between Borrower and
Creditor and Lender.
Successors
and Assigns. This
Agreement shall be understood to be for the benefit of Lender and for such other
person or persons as may from time to time become or be the holder or owner of
any of the Indebtedness or any interest therein, and this Agreement shall be
transferable to the same extent and with the same force and effect
as any such Indebtedness may be transferable.
No Waiver
by Xxxxxx.
Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any rights under
this Agreement unless such waiver is given in writing and signed by Xxxxxx. No
delay or omission on the part of Lender in exercising any right shall operate as
a waiver of such right or any other right. A waiver by Xxxxxx of a provision of
this Agreement shall not prejudice or constitute a waiver of Lender's right
otherwise to demand strict compliance with that provision or any other provision
of this Agreement. No prior waiver by Xxxxxx, nor any course of dealing between
Xxxxxx and Creditor, shall constitute a waiver of any of Lender's rights or of any of Creditor's
obligations as to any future transactions. Whenever the consent of Lender is
required under this Agreement, the granting of such consent by Lender in any
instance shall not constitute continuing consent to subsequent instances where
such consent is required and in all cases such consent may be granted or
withheld in the sale discretion of Lender.
BORROWER
AND CREDITOR EACH ACKNOWLEDGE HAVING READ ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, AND BORROWER AND CREDITOR EACH AGREE TO ITS TERMS. THIS
AGREEMENT IS DATED APRIL 21, 2008.
BORROWER:
PACIFICHEALTH
LABORATORIES, INC.
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, CEO of PacificHealth
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, CFO of PacificHealth
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Laboratories,
Inc.
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Laboratories,
Inc.
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CREDITOR:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Individually
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Individually
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Acknowledgment
State of
New Jersey
County of
Monmouth
Be it
remembered that on this 21st day of
April 2008, before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, who, I am satisfied is the person named in the foregoing instrument,
and I having first made known to them the contents thereof, they acknowledged
that they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary act and
deed. All of which is hereby certified.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.,
an
attorney duly admitted
to
practice law in New Jersey
Acknowledgment
State of
New Jersey
County of
Monmouth
Be it
remembered that on this 21st day of
April 2008, before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, who, I am satisfied is the person named in the foregoing instrument, and
I having first made known to them the contents thereof, they acknowledged that
they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary act and
deed. All of which is hereby certified.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.,
an
attorney duly admitted
to
practice law in New Jersey