SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
Security Agreement is made as of February 1, 2006 by and among LAURUS MASTER
FUND, LTD., a Cayman Islands corporation (“Laurus”), CONVERSION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), XxXxxxx Associates,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“XxXxxxx”), CSI Sub Corp. (DE), a
Delaware corporation (“CSI Sub”), Integrated Strategies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Integrated”), CSI Sub Corp. II (DE), a Delaware corporation (“CSI
Sub II”) and XxXxxxxx Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“XxXxxxxx).
BACKGROUND
Company
has requested that Laurus make advances available to Company; and
Laurus
has agreed to make such advances to Company on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings and the
terms and conditions contained herein, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. (a) General
Definitions.
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to
them in Annex A.
(b) Accounting
Terms.
Any
accounting terms used in this Agreement which are not specifically defined
shall
have the meanings customarily given them in accordance with GAAP and all
financial computations shall be computed, unless specifically provided herein,
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
(c) Other
Terms.
All
other terms used in this Agreement and defined in the UCC, shall have the
meaning given therein unless otherwise defined herein.
(d) Rules
of Construction.
All
Schedules, Addenda, Annexes and Exhibits hereto or expressly identified to
this
Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and taken together with this
Agreement constitute but a single agreement. The words “herein”, hereof” and
“hereunder” or other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole,
including the Exhibits, Addenda, Annexes and Schedules thereto, as the same
may
be from time to time amended, modified, restated or supplemented, and not to
any
particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement. Wherever
from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular
or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in
the
masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine
and the neuter. The term “or” is not exclusive. The term “including” (or any
form thereof) shall not be limiting or exclusive. All references to statutes
and
related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor
statutes and regulations. All references in this Agreement or in the Schedules,
Addenda, Annexes and Exhibits to this Agreement to sections, schedules,
disclosure schedules, exhibits, and attachments shall refer to the corresponding
sections, schedules, disclosure schedules, exhibits, and attachments of or
to
this Agreement. All references to any instruments or agreements, including
references to any of this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements shall include any and all modifications or amendments
thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof.
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2. Loans.
(a)(i)
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Ancillary
Agreements, Laurus may make revolving loans (the “Revolving Loans”) to the
Company and the Eligible Subsidiaries from time to time during the Term which,
in the aggregate at any time outstanding, will not exceed the lesser of (x)
(I)
the Capital Availability Amount minus (II) such reserves as Laurus may
reasonably in its good faith judgment deem proper and necessary from time to
time (the “Reserves”) and (y) an amount equal to (I) the Accounts Availability
minus (II) the Reserves. The amount derived at any time from Section
2(a)(i)(y)(I) minus 2(a)(i)(y)(II) shall be referred to as the “Formula
Amount”.
Company
shall execute and deliver to Laurus on the Closing Date a Secured
Non-Convertible Term Note and a Secured Non-Convertible Revolving
Note.
The
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary hereby each acknowledge and agree that
Laurus’ obligation to purchase the Secured Non-Convertible Revolving Note and
the Secured Non-Convertible Term Note from the Company and the Eligible
Subsidiaries on the Closing Date shall be contingent upon the satisfaction
(or
waiver by Laurus) of the items and matters set forth in the closing checklist
provided by Laurus to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date.
(ii) Notwithstanding
the limitations set forth above, if requested by Company, Laurus retains the
right to lend to Company from time to time such amounts in excess of such
limitations as Laurus may determine in its sole discretion.
(iii) If
Company does not pay any interest, fees, costs or charges to Laurus when due,
Company shall thereby be deemed to have requested, and Laurus is hereby
authorized at its discretion to make and charge to Company’s account, a Loan to
Company as of such date in an amount equal to such unpaid interest, fees, costs
or charges.
(iv) If
Company at any time fails to perform or observe any of the covenants contained
in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Laurus may, but need not, perform
or observe such covenant on behalf and in the name, place and stead of Company
(or, at Laurus’ option, in Laurus’ name) and may, but need not, take any and all
other actions which Laurus may deem necessary to cure or correct such failure
(including the payment of taxes, the satisfaction of Liens, the performance
of
obligations owed to Account Debtors, lessors or other obligors, the procurement
and maintenance of insurance, the execution of assignments, security agreements
and financing statements, and the endorsement of instruments). The amount of
all
monies expended and all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and legal
expenses) incurred by Laurus in connection with or as a result of the
performance or observance of such agreements or the taking of such action by
Laurus shall be charged to Company’s account as a Loan and added to the
Obligations. To facilitate Laurus’ performance or observance of such covenants
of Company, Company hereby irrevocably appoints Laurus, or Laurus’ delegate,
acting alone, as Company’s attorney in fact (which appointment is coupled with
an interest) with the right (but not the duty) from time to time to create,
prepare, complete, execute, deliver, endorse or file in the name and on behalf
of Company any and all instruments, documents, assignments, security agreements,
financing statements, applications for insurance and other agreements and
writings required to be obtained, executed delivered or endorsed by
Company.
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(v) Laurus
will account to Company monthly with a statement of all Loans and other
advances, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement, and such account
rendered by Laurus shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive unless Laurus
is notified by Company in writing to the contrary within thirty (30) days of
the
date each account was rendered specifying the item or items to which objection
is made.
(vi) During
the Term, Company may borrow and prepay Loans in accordance with the terms
and
conditions hereof.
(b) Following
the occurrence of an Event of Default which continues to exist, Laurus may,
at
its option, elect to convert the credit facility contemplated hereby to an
accounts receivable purchase facility. Upon such election by Laurus (subsequent
notice of which Laurus shall provide to Company), Company shall be deemed to
hereby have sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered to Laurus,
and
Laurus shall be deemed to have purchased and received from Company, all right,
title and interest of Company in and to all Accounts which shall at any time
constitute Eligible Accounts (the “Receivables Purchase”). All outstanding Loans
hereunder shall be deemed obligations under such accounts receivable purchase
facility. The conversion to an accounts receivable purchase facility in
accordance with the terms hereof shall not be deemed an exercise by Laurus
of
its secured creditor rights under Article 9 of the UCC. Immediately following
Laurus’ request, Company shall execute all such further documentation as may be
required by Laurus to more fully set forth the accounts receivable purchase
facility herein contemplated, including, without limitation, Laurus’ standard
form of accounts receivable purchase agreement and account debtor notification
letters, but Company’s failure to enter into any such documentation shall not
impair or affect the Receivables Purchase in any manner whatsoever.
(c) Term
Loan.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Ancillary Agreements,
Laurus shall make a term loan (the “Term Loan”) to Company in an aggregate
amount equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). The Term Loan shall be
advanced on the Closing Date and shall be, with respect to principal, payable
in
consecutive monthly installments of principal commencing on February 1, 2006
and
on the first day of each month thereafter, subject to acceleration upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default or termination of this Agreement. The Term
Loan shall be evidenced by the Secured Non-Convertible Term Note.
3. Repayment
of the Loans.
Company
(a) may prepay the Obligations from time to time in accordance with the terms
and provisions of the Notes (and Section 16 hereof if such prepayment is due
to
a termination of this Agreement); (b) shall repay the Term Loan on the Maturity
Date (as defined in the Secured Non-Convertible Term Note) (i) the then
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan together with accrued
and unpaid interest, fees and charges and; (ii) all other amounts owed Laurus
under Secured Non-Convertible Term Note, (c) shall repay the Revolving Loans
on
the expiration of the Term (i) the then aggregate outstanding principal balance
of the Revolving Loans together with accrued and unpaid interest, fees and
charges and (ii) all other amounts owed Laurus under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements; and (d) subject to Section 2(a)(ii), shall repay on any
day on which the then aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans
are
in excess of the Formula Amount at such time, Loans in an amount equal to such
excess. Any payments of principal, interest, fees or any other amounts payable
hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement shall be made prior to 12:00 noon
(New York time) on the due date thereof in immediately available
funds.
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4. Procedure
for Revolving Loans.
Company
may by written notice request a borrowing of Revolving Loans prior to 12:00
p.m.
(New York time) on the Business Day of its request to incur, on the next
business day, a Revolving Loan. Together with each request for a Revolving
Loan
(or at such other intervals as Laurus may request), Company shall deliver to
Laurus a Borrowing Base Certificate in the form of Exhibit A, which shall be
certified as true and correct by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer of Company together with all supporting documentation relating thereto.
All Revolving Loans shall be disbursed from whichever office or other place
Laurus may designate from time to time and shall be charged to Company’s account
on Laurus’ books. The proceeds of each Revolving Loan made by Laurus shall be
made available to Company on the Business Day following the Business Day so
requested in accordance with the terms of this Section 4 by way of credit to
Company’s operating account maintained with such bank as Company designated to
Laurus. Any and all Obligations due and owing hereunder may be charged to
Company’s account and shall constitute Revolving Loans.
5. Interest
and Payments.
(a) Interest.
(i) Except
as
modified by Section 5(a)(iii) below, Company shall pay interest at the Contract
Rate on the unpaid principal balance of each Loan until such time as such Loan
is collected in full in good funds in dollars of the United States of
America.
(ii) Interest
and payments shall be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed in a year
of
360 days. At Laurus’ option, Laurus may charge Company’s account for said
interest.
(iii) Effective
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as any Event of
Default shall be continuing, the Contract Rate shall automatically be increased
as set forth Notes, respectively, (such increased rate, the “Default Rate”), and
all outstanding Obligations, including unpaid interest, shall continue to accrue
interest from the date of such Event of Default at the Default Rate applicable
to such Obligations.
(iv) In
no
event shall the aggregate interest payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate
permitted under any applicable law or regulation, as in effect from time to
time
(the “Maximum Legal Rate”) and if any provision of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement is in contravention of any such law or regulation, interest
payable under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall be computed
on
the basis of the Maximum Legal Rate (so that such interest will not exceed
the
Maximum Legal Rate).
(v) Company
shall pay principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder, or under
any Ancillary Agreement, without any deduction whatsoever, including any
deduction for any set-off or counterclaim.
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(b) Payments;
Certain Closing Conditions.
(i) Closing/Annual
Payments.
Upon
execution of this Agreement by Company and Laurus, Company shall pay to Laurus
Capital Management, L.L.C. a closing payment in an amount equal to one percent
(1.00%) of the Total Investment Amount. Such payment shall be deemed fully
earned on the Closing Date and shall not be subject to rebate or proration
for
any reason.
(ii) [Intentioanlly
Omitted]
(iii) Overadvance
Payment.
Without
affecting Laurus’ rights hereunder in the event the Loans exceed the Formula
Amount (each such event, an “Overadvance”), all such Overadvances shall bear
interest at an annual rate equal to two percent (2%) of the amount of such
Overadvances for each month or portion thereof such amounts shall be outstanding
and in excess of the Formula Amount.
(iv) Financial
Information Default.
Without
affecting Laurus’ other rights and remedies, in the event Company fails to
deliver the financial information required by Section 11 on or before the date
required by this Agreement, Company shall pay Laurus a fee in the amount of
$250.00 per week (or portion thereof) for each such failure until such failure
is cured to Laurus’ satisfaction or waived in writing by Laurus. Such fee shall
be charged to Company’s account upon the occurrence of each such
failure.
(v) Expenses.
The
Company shall reimburse Laurus for its reasonable expenses (including legal
fees
and expenses) incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as hereinafter defined), and
expenses incurred in connection with Laurus’ due diligence review of the Company
and its Subsidiaries and all related matters. Amounts required to be paid under
this Section 5(b)(v) will be paid on the Closing Date and shall be $5,000 for
such expenses.
6. Security
Interest.
(a) To
secure
the prompt payment to Laurus of the Obligations, each of Company and each
Eligible Subsidiary hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Laurus a continuing
security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral. All of Company’s and
each Eligible Subsidiary’s Books and Records relating to the Collateral shall,
until delivered to or removed by Laurus, be kept by Company and each Eligible
Subsidiary, as the case may be, in trust for Laurus until all Obligations have
been paid in full. Each confirmatory assignment schedule or other form of
assignment hereafter executed by Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall
be
deemed to include the foregoing grant, whether or not the same appears
therein.
(b) Company
and each Eligible Subsidiary hereby (i) authorizes Laurus to file any financing
statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto that (x) indicate
the
Collateral (1) as all assets and personal property of Company or such Eligible
Subsidiary, as the case may be, 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 (2) as being of an equal or
lesser scope or with greater detail, and (y) contain any other information
required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office
acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment
and
(ii) ratifies its authorization for Laurus to have filed any initial financial
statements, or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. Each of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary acknowledges that it is not authorized
to
file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect
to any financing statement without the prior written consent of Laurus and
agrees that it will not do so without the prior written consent of Laurus,
subject to Company’s and such Eligible Subsidiary’s rights under Section
9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.
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(c) Each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary hereby grants to Laurus an irrevocable,
non-exclusive license (exercisable upon the termination of this Agreement due
to
an occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default without payment
of royalty or other compensation to Company or such Eligible Subsidiary, as
the
case may be) to use, transfer, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property
now owned, licensed to, or hereafter acquired by Company and/or such Eligible
Subsidiary, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license
access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored
and to all computer and automatic machinery software and programs used for
the
compilation or printout thereof, and represents, promises and agrees that any
such license or sublicense is not and will not be in conflict with the
contractual or commercial rights of any third Person; provided, that such
license will terminate on the termination of this Agreement and the payment
in
full of all Obligations.
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants Concerning the Collateral.
Each of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary represents, warrants (each of which such
representations and warranties shall be deemed repeated upon the making of
each
request for a Revolving Loan and made as of the time of each and every Revolving
Loan hereunder
are
supplemented by, and subject to, Company's Exchange Act Filings (as defined
below))
and
covenants as follows:
(a) all
of
the Collateral (i) is owned by Company and/or an Eligible Subsidiary, as the
case may be, free and clear of all Liens (including any claims of infringement)
except those in Laurus’ favor and Permitted Liens and (ii) is not subject to any
agreement prohibiting the granting of a Lien or requiring notice of or consent
to the granting of a Lien.
(b) neither
the Company nor any Eligible Subsidiary shall encumber, mortgage, pledge, assign
or grant any Lien in any Collateral or any of Company’s or any Eligible
Subsidiary other assets to anyone other than Laurus and except for Permitted
Liens.
(c) the
Liens
granted pursuant to this Agreement, upon completion of the filings and other
actions listed on Schedule
7(c)
(which,
in the case of all filings and other documents referred to in said Schedule,
have been delivered to Laurus in duly executed form) constitute valid perfected
security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of Laurus as security
for
the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, enforceable
in accordance with the terms hereof against any and all creditors of and any
purchasers from Company
and the
Eligible Subsidiaries and such security interest is prior to all other Liens
in
existence on the date hereof.
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(d) no
effective security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement,
equivalent security or Lien instrument or continuation statement covering all
or
any part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any public
office, except those relating to Permitted Liens.
(e) neither
Company nor any Eligible Subsidiary shall dispose of any of the Collateral
whether by sale, lease or otherwise, except for (x) Collateral, the fair market
value of which at the time of any such disposition, does not exceed $250,000
in
the aggregate for all such dispositions after the date hereof and (y) the sale
of Inventory in the ordinary course of business and for the disposition or
transfer in the ordinary course of business during any fiscal year of obsolete
and worn-out Equipment having an aggregate fair market value of not more than
$50,000 and only (in the case of this clause (y)) to the extent that (i) the
proceeds of any such disposition are used to acquire replacement Equipment
which
is subject to Laurus’ first priority security interest or are used to repay
Loans or to pay general corporate expenses, or (ii) following the occurrence
of
an Event of Default which continues to exist the proceeds of which are remitted
to Laurus to be held as cash collateral for the Obligations.
(f) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall defend the right, title and interest
of Laurus in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons
whomsoever, and take such actions, including (i) all actions necessary to grant
Laurus “control” of any Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit
Rights or electronic Chattel Paper owned by Company and each Eligible
Subsidiary, with any agreements establishing control to be in form and substance
satisfactory to Laurus, (ii) the prompt (but in no event later than five (5)
Business Days following Laurus’ request therefor) delivery to Laurus of all
original Instruments, Chattel Paper, negotiable Documents and certificated
Stock
owned by Company and each Eligible Subsidiary (in each case, accompanied by
stock powers, allonges or other instruments of transfer executed in blank),
(iii) notification of Laurus’ interest in Collateral at Laurus’ request, and
(iv) the institution of litigation against third parties as shall be prudent
in
order to protect and preserve Company’s, each Eligible Subsidiary’s and/or
Laurus’ respective and several interests in the Collateral.
(g) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall promptly, and in any event within
five (5) Business Days after the same is acquired by it, notify Laurus of any
commercial tort claim (as defined in the UCC) acquired by it and unless
otherwise consented by Laurus, each of Company and/or each Eligible Subsidiary,
as the case may be, shall enter into a supplement to this Agreement granting
to
Laurus a Lien in such commercial tort claim.
(h) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall place notations upon its Books and
Records and any financial statement of Company and each Eligible Subsidiary,
as
the case may be, to disclose Laurus’ Lien in the Collateral.
(i) If
either
Company and/or any Eligible Subsidiary retains possession of any Chattel Paper
or Instrument with Laurus’ consent, upon Laurus’ request such Chattel Paper and
Instruments shall be marked with the following legend: “This writing and
obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest
of
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.”
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(j) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall perform in a reasonable time all
other steps requested by Laurus to create and maintain in Laurus’ favor a valid
perfected first Lien in all Collateral subject only to Permitted
Liens.
(k) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall notify Laurus promptly and in any
event within three (3) Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof (i)
of
any event or circumstance that to Company’s or any Eligible Subsidiary’s
knowledge would cause Laurus to consider any then existing Account as no longer
constituting an Eligible Account; (ii) of any material delay in Company’s or any
Eligible Subsidiary’s performance of any of its obligations to any Account
Debtor; (iii) of any assertion by any Account Debtor of any material claims,
offsets or counterclaims; (iv) of any allowances, credits and/or monies granted
by Company or any Eligible Subsidiary to any Account Debtor; (v) of all material
adverse information relating to the financial condition of an Account Debtor;
(vi) of any material return of goods; and (vii) of any loss, damage or
destruction of any of the Collateral.
(l) All
Eligible Accounts (i) which are billed on a construction completion basis but
not payable until the project is completed, represent complete bona fide
transactions which require no further act under any circumstances on Company’s
or any Eligible Subsidiary’s part to make such Accounts payable by the Account
Debtors, (ii) are not subject to any present, future contingent offsets or
counterclaims, and (iii) do not represent xxxx and hold sales, consignment
sales, guaranteed sales, sale or return or other similar understandings or
obligations of any Affiliate or Subsidiary of either Company or any Eligible
Subsidiary. Neither Company nor any Eligible Subsidiary has made, and neither
Company nor any Eligible Subsidiary will make, any agreement with any Account
Debtor for any extension of time for the payment of any Account, any compromise
or settlement for less than the full amount thereof, any release of any Account
Debtor from liability therefor, or any deduction therefrom except a discount
or
allowance for prompt or early payment allowed by Company or any Eligible
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business consistent with historical
practice and as previously disclosed to Laurus in writing.
(m) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall keep and maintain its Equipment
in
good operating condition, except for ordinary wear and tear, and shall make
all
necessary repairs and replacements thereof so that the value and operating
efficiency shall at all times be maintained and preserved. Neither Company
nor
any Eligible Subsidiary shall permit any such items to become a Fixture to
real
estate or accessions to other personal property.
(n) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall maintain and keep all of its Books
and Records concerning the Collateral at such person’s executive offices listed
in Schedule
12(bb).
(o) each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall maintain and keep the tangible
Collateral at the addresses listed in Schedule
12(bb),
provided, that each of Company and/or any such Eligible Subsidiary may change
such locations or open a new location, provided that Company or any such
Eligible Subsidiary, as the case may be, provides Laurus at least thirty (30)
days prior written notice of such changes or new location and (ii) prior to
such
change or opening of a new location where Collateral having a value of more
than
$50,000 will be located, Company and/or any such Eligible Subsidiary, as the
case may be, executes and delivers to Laurus such agreements as Laurus may
request, including landlord agreements, mortgagee agreements and warehouse
agreements, each in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus.
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(p) Schedule
7(p)
lists
all banks and other financial institutions at which Company and each Eligible
Subsidiary maintains deposits and/or other accounts, and such Schedule correctly
identifies the name, address and telephone number of each such depository,
the
name in which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the account,
and the complete account number. Neither the Company nor any Eligible Subsidiary
shall establish any depository or other bank account of any with any
financial institution
(other than the accounts set forth on Schedule
7(p))
without
Laurus’ prior written consent.
8. Payment
of Accounts.
(a) Each
of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary will irrevocably direct all of its present
and future Account Debtors and other Persons obligated to make payments
constituting Collateral to make such payments directly to the lockboxes
maintained by Company and each Eligible Subsidiary (the “Lockboxes”) with North
Fork Bank (Account
Name: Conversion Services International, Inc, Account Number: 2704052105)
or
such
other financial institution accepted by Laurus in writing as may be selected
by
Company and/or any Eligible Subsidiary (the “Lockbox Bank”) pursuant to the
terms of lockbox and other control agreements acceptable to Laurus. On or prior
to the Closing Date, each of Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall and
shall cause the Lockbox Bank to enter into all such documentation acceptable
to
Laurus pursuant to which, among other things, the Lockbox Bank agrees to: (a)
sweep the Lockbox on a daily basis and deposit all checks received therein
to an
account designated by Laurus in writing and (b) comply only with the
instructions or other directions of Laurus concerning the Lockbox. All of
Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s invoices, account statements and other
written or oral communications directing, instructing, demanding or requesting
payment of any Account of Company or any Eligible Subsidiary or any other amount
constituting Collateral shall conspicuously direct that all payments be made
to
the Lockbox or such other address as Laurus may direct in writing. If,
notwithstanding the instructions to Account Debtors, Company or any Eligible
Subsidiary receives any payments, Company or such Eligible Subsidiary, as the
case may be, shall immediately remit such payments to Laurus in their original
form with all necessary endorsements. Until so remitted, Company and each
Eligible Subsidiary shall hold all such payments in trust for and as the
property of Laurus and shall not commingle such payments with any of its other
funds or property.
(b) At
Laurus’ election, following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is
continuing, Laurus may notify each of Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s
Account Debtors of Laurus’ security interest in the Accounts, collect them
directly and charge the collection costs and expenses thereof to Company’s and
the Eligible Subsidiaries joint and several account.
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9. Collection
and Maintenance of Collateral.
(a) Laurus
may verify Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s Accounts from time to time,
but not more often than once every three (3) months unless an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, utilizing an audit control company or any other
agent of Laurus.
(b) Proceeds
of Accounts received by Laurus will be deemed received on the Business Day
after
Laurus’ receipt of such proceeds in good funds in dollars of the United States
of America in Laurus’ account. Any amount received by Laurus after 12:00 noon
(New York time) on any Business Day shall be deemed received on the next
Business Day.
(c) As
Laurus
receives the proceeds of Accounts of Company or any Eligible Subsidiary, it
shall (i) apply such proceeds, as required, to amounts outstanding under the
Notes, and (ii) remit all such remaining proceeds (net of interest, fees and
other amounts then due and owing to Laurus hereunder) to Company and/or any
such
Eligible Subsidiary upon request (but no more often than twice a week).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, Laurus, at its option, may (a) apply such
proceeds to the Obligations in such order as Laurus shall elect, (b) hold all
such proceeds as cash collateral for the Obligations and each of Company and
each Eligible Subsidiary hereby grants to Laurus a security interest in such
cash collateral amounts as security for the Obligations and/or (c) do any
combination of the foregoing.
10. Inspections
and Appraisals.
At all
times during normal business hours, Laurus, and/or any agent of Laurus shall
have the right to (a) have access to, visit, inspect, review, evaluate and
make
physical verification and appraisals of each of Company’s and each Eligible
Subsidiary’s properties and the Collateral, (b) inspect, audit and copy (or take
originals if necessary) and make extracts from Company’s and each Eligible
Subsidiary’s Books and Records, including management letters prepared by
independent accountants, and (c) discuss with Company’s and each Eligible
Subsidiary’s principal officers, and independent accountants, Company’s and each
Eligible Subsidiary’s business, assets, liabilities, financial condition,
results of operations and business prospects. Each of Company and each Eligible
Subsidiary will deliver to Laurus any instrument necessary for Laurus to obtain
records from any service bureau maintaining records for Company and such
Eligible Subsidiary. If any internally prepared financial information, including
that required under this Section is unsatisfactory in any manner to Laurus,
Laurus may request that the Accountants review the same.
11. Financial
Reporting.
Company
will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Laurus each of the following, which
shall be in form and detail acceptable to Laurus:
(a) As
soon
as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each
fiscal year of Company or the due date of the Form 10-KSB (without giving effect
to any extension granted with respect thereto), whichever is longer, Company’s
audited financial statements with a report of independent certified public
accountants of recognized standing selected by Company and acceptable to Laurus
(the “Accountants”), which annual financial statements shall include Company’s
balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year and the related statements
of
Company’s income, retained earnings and cash flows for the fiscal year then
ended, prepared, if Laurus so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated
basis to include all Subsidiaries and Affiliates, all in reasonable detail
and
prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with (i) if and when available,
copies of any management letters prepared by such accountants; and (ii) a
certificate of Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer stating that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP and whether or not such officer has knowledge of the occurrence of
any
Default or Event of Default hereunder and, if so, stating in reasonable detail
the facts with respect thereto;
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(b) As
soon
as available and in any event within forty five (45) days after the end of
each
quarter or the due date of the Form 10-QSB (without giving effect to any
extension granted with respect thereto), whichever is longer, an
unaudited/internal balance sheet and statements of income, retained earnings
and
cash flows of Company as at the end of and for such quarter and for the year
to
date period then ended, prepared, if Laurus so requests, on a consolidating
and
consolidated basis to include all Subsidiaries and Affiliates, in reasonable
detail and stating in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date
and periods in the previous year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject
to year-end adjustments and accompanied by a certificate of Company’s
President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, stating (i)
that
such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject
to
year-end audit adjustments, and (ii) whether or not such officer has knowledge
of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder not theretofore
reported
and
remedied and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect
thereto;
(c) Within
thirty (30) days after the end of each month (or more frequently if Laurus
so
requests), agings of Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s Accounts,
unaudited trial balances and their accounts payable and a calculation of
Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s Accounts, Eligible Accounts,
provided,
however, that if Laurus shall request the foregoing information more often
than
as set forth in the immediately preceding clause, Company and/or any Eligible
Subsidiary shall have thirty (30) days from each such request to comply with
Laurus’ demand; and
(d) Promptly
after (i) the filing thereof, copies of Company’s most recent registration
statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which Company
files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”), and (ii) the issuance thereof, copies of such financial
statements, reports and proxy statements as Company shall send to its
stockholders.
12. Additional
Representations and Warranties.
Company
hereby represents and warrants to Laurus as follows (which representations
and
warranties are supplemented by, and subject to, Company's filings under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 made prior to the date of this Agreement
(collectively, the "Exchange Act Filings"):
(a) Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
Each of
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization. Each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries has the corporate
power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, to execute
and
deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to issue and sell the
Notes, to issue and sell the Options and the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Options (the “Option Shares”),and to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to carry on its
business as presently conducted is applicable. Each of Company and each of
its
Subsidiaries is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions, except for those
jurisdictions in which the failure to do so has not had, or could not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b) Subsidiaries.
Each
direct and indirect Subsidiary of Company, the direct owner of such Subsidiary
and its percentage ownership thereof, is set forth on Schedule 12(b).
(c) Capitalization;
Voting Rights
(i) The
authorized capital stock of the Company, as of the date hereof consists of
[1,020,000,000] shares, of which [1,000,000,000] are shares of Common Stock,
par
value $0.001 per share, [766,129,715] shares of which are issued and
outstanding, and 20,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001
per
share of which [0] shares of are issued and outstanding. The authorized capital
stock of each Subsidiary of the Company is set forth on Schedule 12
(c).
[Company to update].
(ii) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule 12(c), other than: (i) the shares reserved for issuance
under Company's stock option plans; and (ii) shares which may be issued pursuant
to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, there are no outstanding
options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights
of first refusal), proxy or stockholder agreements, or arrangements or
agreements of any kind for the purchase or acquisition from Company of any
of
its securities. Except as disclosed on Schedule 12(c), neither the offer,
issuance or sale of any of the Notes or the Options, or the issuance of any
of
the Option Shares, nor the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby
will result in a change in the price or number of any securities of Company
outstanding, under anti-dilution or other similar provisions contained in or
affecting any such securities.
(iii) All
issued and outstanding shares of Company's Common Stock: (i) have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; and (ii)
were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning
the issuance of securities.
(iv) The
rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the shares of the Common
Stock are as stated in Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Charter").
The
Option Shares have been duly and validly reserved for issuance. When issued
in
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and Company's Charter, each
Note, the Option and the Common Stock underlying the Option will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or
encumbrances; provided, however, that the Securities may be subject to
restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws as set
forth
herein or as otherwise required by such laws at the time a transfer is
proposed.
(d) Authorization;
Binding Obligations.
All
corporate action on the part of each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries,
their respective officers and directors necessary for the authorization of
this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, the performance of all obligations
of
Company and each of its Subsidiaries hereunder and under the Ancillary
Agreements on the Closing Date and, the authorization, sale, issuance and
delivery of the Notes and the Option has been taken or will be taken prior
to
the Closing Date. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, when executed
and
delivered and to the extent it is a party thereto, will be valid and binding
obligations of each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries enforceable in
accordance with their terms, except:
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(i) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights;
and
(ii) general
principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable or legal
remedies.
The
sale
of the Notes are not and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights
of first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with. The
issuance of the Options and the subsequent exercise of the Options for Option
Shares are not and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of
first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with.
(e) Liabilities.
Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contingent liabilities, except
current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and liabilities
disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings.
(f) Agreements;
Action.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 12(f) or as disclosed in any Exchange Act
Filings:
(i) There
are
no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts, proposed transactions,
judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or to its knowledge by which it is bound which may involve: (i)
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries in excess of $50,000 (other than obligations of, or payments to,
Company or any of its Subsidiaries arising from purchase or sale agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business); or (ii) the transfer or
license of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right to
or
from Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than licenses arising from the
purchase of "off the shelf" or other standard products); or (iii) provisions
restricting the development, manufacture or distribution of Company's or any
of
its Subsidiaries’ products or services; or (iv) indemnification by Company or
any of its Subsidiaries with respect to infringements of proprietary
rights.
(ii) Since
December 31, 2004, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has: (i) declared
or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or with
respect to any class or series of its capital stock; (ii) incurred any
indebtedness for money borrowed or any other liabilities (other than ordinary
course obligations) individually in excess of $50,000 or, in the case of
indebtedness and/or liabilities individually less than $50,000, in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate; (iii) made any loans or advances to any Person not
in
excess, individually or in the aggregate, of $100,000, other than ordinary
advances for travel expenses; or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed
of
any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its Inventory in the
ordinary course of business.
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(iii) For
the
purposes of subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section 12(f) above, all
indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts
and proposed transactions involving the same person or entity (including persons
or entities Company has reason to believe are affiliated therewith or with
any
Subsidiary thereof) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the
individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsections.
(iv) the
Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”)
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Parent
in
the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the
rules and forms of the SEC.
(v) The
Company makes and keeps books, records, and accounts, that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
its
assets. It maintains internal control over financial reporting (“Financial
Reporting Controls”) designed by, or under the supervision of, its principal
executive and principal financial officers, and effected by its management,
and
other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with GAAP, including that:
(1) transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization;
(2) unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements are prevented or timely
detected;
(3) transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with GAAP, and that its receipts and expenditures are being made
only
in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and board of
directors;
(4) transactions
are recorded as necessary to maintain accountability for assets;
and
(5) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals, and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(vi) There
is
no weakness in any of its Disclosure Controls or Financial Reporting Controls
that is required to be disclosed in any of the Exchange Act Filings, except
as
so disclosed.
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(g) Obligations
to Related Parties.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 12(g), there are no obligations of Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries to officers, directors, stockholders or employees of Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries other than:
(i) for
payment of salary for services rendered and for bonus payments;
(ii) reimbursement
for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(iii) for
other
standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees (including
stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan approved by
the
Board of Directors of Company); and
(iv) obligations
listed in Company's financial statements or disclosed in any of its Exchange
Act
Filings.
Except
as
described above or set forth on Schedule 12(g), none of the officers, directors
or, to the best of Company's knowledge, key employees or stockholders of
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any members of their immediate families,
are
indebted to Company or any of their Subsidiaries, individually or in the
aggregate, in excess of $50,000 or have any direct or indirect ownership
interest in any firm or corporation with which Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is affiliated or with which Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has
a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes with Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, other than passive investments in publicly traded
companies (representing less than one percent (1%) of such company) which may
compete with Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as described above,
no
officer, director or stockholder, or any member of their immediate families,
is,
directly or indirectly, interested in any material contract with Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries and no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions
are contemplated between Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any such person.
Except as set forth on Schedule 12(g), neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other
person, firm or corporation.
(h) Changes.
Since
December 31, 2003, except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filing or in any
Schedule to this Agreement or to any of the Ancillary Agreements, there has
not
been:
(i) any
change in the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise),
properties, operations or prospects of Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) any
resignation or termination of any officer, key employee or group of employees
of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(iii) any
material change, except in the ordinary course of business, in the contingent
obligations of Company or any of its Subsidiaries by way of guaranty,
endorsement, indemnity, warranty or otherwise;
(iv) any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, which has
had,
or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect;
(v) any
waiver by Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a valuable right or of a
material debt owed to it;
(vi) any
direct or indirect material loans made by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to
any stockholder, employee, officer or director of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than advances made in the ordinary course of
business;
(vii) any
material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee,
officer, director or stockholder;
(viii) any
declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution of the assets
of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ix) any
labor
organization activity related to Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(x) any
debt,
obligation or liability incurred, assumed or guaranteed by Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries, except those for immaterial amounts and for current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) any
sale,
assignment or transfer of any patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets
or
other intangible assets;
(xii) any
change in any material agreement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is
a party or by which it is bound which, either individually or in the aggregate,
has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect;
(xiii) any
other
event or condition of any character that, either individually or in the
aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(xiv) any
arrangement or commitment by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to do any of
the
acts described in subsection (i) through (xiii) of this Section
12(h).
(i) Title
to Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 12(i), each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries
has
good and marketable title to its properties and assets, and good title to its
leasehold estates, in each case subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, lease,
encumbrance or charge, other than:
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(i) those
resulting from taxes which have not yet become delinquent;
(ii) minor
liens and encumbrances which do not materially detract from the value of the
property subject thereto or materially impair the operations of Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries; and
(iii) those
that have otherwise arisen in the ordinary course of business.
All
facilities, machinery, Equipment, Fixtures, vehicles and other properties owned,
leased or used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries are in good operating
condition and repair and are reasonably fit and usable for the purposes for
which they are being used. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(i), each of
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all material terms
of each lease to which it is a party or is otherwise bound.
(j) Intellectual
Property
(i) Each
of
Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses sufficient legal rights
to all Intellectual Property necessary for its business as now conducted and
to
Company's knowledge as presently proposed to be conducted, without any known
infringement of the rights of others. There are no outstanding options, licenses
or agreements of any kind relating to such Intellectual Property of Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, nor is Company or any of its Subsidiaries bound by
or a
party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the
Intellectual Property of any other person or entity other than such licenses
or
agreements arising from the purchase of "off the shelf" or standard
products.
(ii) Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any communications alleging
that Company or any of its Subsidiaries has violated any of the patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other
proprietary rights of any other person or entity, nor is Company aware of any
basis therefor.
(iii) Company
does not believe it is or will be necessary to utilize any inventions, trade
secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees made prior to their
employment by Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for inventions, trade
secrets or proprietary information that have been rightfully assigned to Company
or any such Subsidiary.
(k) Compliance
with Other Instruments.
Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of (x) any term
of its Charter or Bylaws or other governing documents, or (y) of any provision
of any indebtedness, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or instrument
to
which it is party or by which it is bound or of any judgment, decree, order
or
writ, which violation or default, in the case of this clause (y), has had,
or
could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of and
compliance with this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is
a
party, and the issuance and sale of the Notes by Company and the other
Securities by Company each pursuant hereto and thereto, will not, with or
without the passage of time or giving of notice, result in any such material
violation, or be in conflict with or constitute a default under any such term
or
provision, or result in the creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance
or charge upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal
of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries, its business or operations or any of its assets or
properties.
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(l) Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 12(l), there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to Company's knowledge, currently threatened against
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that prevents Company or any of its
Subsidiaries from entering into this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements,
or
from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or which
has
had, or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or could result in any change in the
current equity ownership of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor is Company
aware that there is any basis to assert any of the foregoing. Neither Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to the provisions of any
order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency
or
instrumentality. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently pending or which Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries intends to initiate.
(m) Tax
Returns and Payments.
Each of
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all tax returns (federal,
state and local) required to be filed by it. All taxes shown to be due and
payable on such returns, any assessments imposed, and all other taxes due and
payable by each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries on or before the Closing
Date, have been paid or will be paid prior to the time they become delinquent.
Except as set forth on Schedule 12(m), neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has been advised:
(i) that
any
of its returns, federal, state or other, have been or are being audited as
of
the date hereof; or
(ii) of
any
deficiency in assessment or proposed judgment to its federal, state or other
taxes.
Company
has no knowledge of any liability of any tax to be imposed upon its properties
or assets as of the date of this Agreement that is not adequately provided
for.
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(n) Employees.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 12(n), neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has
any collective bargaining agreements with any of its employees. There is no
labor union organizing activity pending or, to Company's knowledge, threatened
with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in
the
Exchange Act Filings or on Schedule 12(n), neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any currently effective employment
contract, deferred compensation arrangement, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit
sharing plan, retirement agreement or other employee compensation plan or
agreement. To Company's knowledge, no employee of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any consultant with whom Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has contracted, is in violation of any term of any employment contract,
proprietary information agreement or any other agreement relating to the right
of any such individual to be employed by, or to contract with, Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries because of the nature of the business to be conducted by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and to Company's knowledge the continued
employment by Company and its Subsidiaries of their respective present
employees, and the performance of Company's and its Subsidiaries contracts
with
its independent contractors, will not result in any such violation. Company
is
not aware that any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ employees is obligated
under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature)
or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court
or
administrative agency, that would interfere with their duties to Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice alleging that any such violation has occurred. Except for employees
who have a current effective employment agreement with Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, no employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been granted
the right to continued employment by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
to
any material compensation following termination of employment with Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(n), neither Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware that any officer, key employee or group
of
employees intends to terminate his, her or their employment with Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries, nor does Company or any of its Subsidiaries have a present
intention to terminate the employment of any officer, key employee or group
of
employees.
(o) Registration
Rights and Voting Rights.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 12(o) and except as disclosed in Exchange Act Filings,
neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is presently not under any
obligation, and has not granted any rights, to register any of Company's or
any
such Subsidiary’s presently outstanding securities or any of its securities that
may hereafter be issued. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(o) and except as
disclosed in Exchange Act Filings, to Company's knowledge, no stockholder of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any agreement with respect
to the voting of equity securities of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(p) Compliance
with Laws; Permits.
Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, to Company’s knowledge, in violation of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or is in violation of any SEC related regulation
or rule or any rule of the Principal Market promulgated thereunder or any other
applicable statute, rule, regulation, order or restriction of any domestic
or
foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof in respect of the
conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties which has had, or
could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect. No governmental orders, permissions, consents,
approvals or authorizations are required to be obtained and no registrations
or
declarations are required to be filed in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the issuance of any
of
the Securities, except such as has been duly and validly obtained or filed,
or
with respect to any filings that must be made after the Closing Date, as will
be
filed in a timely manner. Each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries has
all
material franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary
for
the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it, the lack of which
could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(q) Environmental
and Safety Laws.
Neither
Company is nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any applicable
statute, law or regulation relating to the environment or occupational health
and safety, and to its knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be
required in order to comply with any such existing statute, law or regulation.
Except as set forth on Schedule 12(q), no Hazardous Materials (as defined below)
are used or have been used, stored, or disposed of by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to Company's knowledge, by any other person or entity on any
property owned, leased or used by Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For the
purposes of the preceding sentence, "Hazardous Materials" shall
mean:
(i) materials
which are listed or otherwise defined as "hazardous" or "toxic" under any
applicable local, state, federal and/or foreign laws and regulations that govern
the existence and/or remedy of contamination on property, the protection of
the
environment from contamination, the control of hazardous wastes, or other
activities involving hazardous substances, including building materials;
and
(ii) any
petroleum products or nuclear materials.
(r) Valid
Offering.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Laurus contained
in this Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities will be exempt
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and will have been registered or qualified (or are
exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit
or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
(s) Full
Disclosure.
Each of
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has provided Laurus with all information
requested by Laurus in connection with its decision to purchase the Notes and
the Options, including all information Company believes is reasonably necessary
to make such investment decision. Neither this Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements nor the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto nor any other
document delivered by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to Laurus or its
attorneys or agents in connection herewith or therewith or with the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
nor omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are
made, not misleading. Any financial projections and other estimates provided
to
Laurus by Company and its Subsidiaries were based on Company's and its
Subsidiaries’ experience in the industry and on assumptions of fact and opinion
as to future events which Company and/or such Subsidiary, at the date of the
issuance of such projections or estimates, believed to be reasonable.
(t) Insurance.
Each of
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has general commercial, product liability,
fire and casualty insurance policies with coverages which Company believes
are
customary for companies similarly situated to Company and its Subsidiaries
in
the same or similar business.
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(u) SEC
Reports
and
Financial Statements
(v) .
Except
as set forth on Schedule 12(u), Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed
all proxy statements, reports and other documents required to be filed by it
under the Exchange Act. Company has furnished Laurus with copies of: (i) its
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2004; and
(ii) its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for its fiscal quarters ended March
31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005 and the Form 8-K filings which
it
has made during its fiscal years 2005 and 2006 to date (collectively, the "SEC
Reports"). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, each SEC Report was, at the
time of its filing, in substantial compliance with the requirements of its
respective form and none of the SEC Reports, nor the financial statements (and
the notes thereto) included in the SEC Reports, as of their respective filing
dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited
interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be
condensed) and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
the results of operations and the cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries,
on
a consolidated basis, as of, and for, the periods presented in each such SEC
Report.
(w) Listing.
The
Company's Common Stock currently trades on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Over the Counter Bulletin Board (“NASD OTCBB”) and satisfies
all requirements for the continuation of such trading. The Company has not
received any notice that its Common Stock will not be eligible to be traded
on
the NASD OTCBB or that its Common Stock does not meet all requirements for
such
trading.
(x) No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of its affiliates, nor any person
acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under
circumstances that would cause the offering of the Securities pursuant to this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings
by
Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would prevent Company from
selling the Securities pursuant to Rule 506 under the Securities Act, or any
applicable exchange-related stockholder approval provisions, nor will Company
or
any of its affiliates or Subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause
the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other
offerings.
(y) Stop
Transfer.
The
Securities are restricted securities as of the date of this Agreement. Company
will not issue any stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale and
delivery of any of the Securities at such time as the Securities are registered
for public sale or an exemption from registration is available, except as
required by state and federal securities laws.
(z) Dilution.
Company
specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of the Options is binding upon Company and enforceable
regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests
of
other shareholders of Company.
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(aa) Patriot
Act. Company
certifies that, to the best of Company’s knowledge, neither Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a
“suspected terrorist” as defined in Executive Order 13224. Company hereby
acknowledges that Laurus seeks to comply with all applicable laws concerning
money laundering and related activities. In furtherance of those efforts,
Company hereby represents, warrants and agrees that: (i) none of the cash or
property that Company or any of its Subsidiaries will pay or will contribute
to
Laurus has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that
is
deemed criminal under United States law; and (ii) no contribution or payment
by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to Laurus, to the extent that they are within
Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s control shall cause Laurus to be in violation
of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money
Laundering Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money
Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001. Company shall
promptly notify Laurus if any of these representations ceases to be true and
accurate regarding Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Company agrees to provide
Laurus with any additional information regarding Company and each Subsidiary
thereof that Laurus deems necessary or convenient to ensure compliance with
all
applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities. Company
understands and agrees that if at any time it is discovered that any of the
foregoing representations are incorrect, or if otherwise required by applicable
law or regulation related to money laundering similar activities, Laurus may
undertake appropriate actions to ensure compliance with applicable law or
regulation, including but not limited to segregation and/or redemption of
Laurus’ investment in Company. Company further understands that Laurus may
release confidential information about Company and its Subsidiaries and, if
applicable, any underlying beneficial owners, to proper authorities if Laurus,
in its sole discretion, determines that it is in the best interests of Laurus
in
light of relevant rules and regulations under the laws set forth in subsection
(ii) above.
(bb) Schedule
12(bb)
sets
forth Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s name as it appears in official
filing in the state of its incorporation, the type of entity of Company and
each
Eligible Subsidiary, the organizational identification number issued by
Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s state of incorporation or a statement
that no such number has been issued, Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s
state of incorporation, and the location of Company’s and each Eligible
Subsidiary’s chief executive office, corporate offices, warehouses, other
locations of Collateral and locations where records with respect to Collateral
are kept (including in each case the county of such locations) and, except
as
set forth in such Schedule
12(bba),
such
locations have not changed during the preceding twelve months. As of the Closing
Date, during the prior five years, except as set forth in
Schedule
12(bb),
neither
Company nor any Eligible Subsidiary has been known as or conducted business
in
any other name (including trade names). Each of Company and each Eligible
Subsidiary has only one state of incorporation.
(cc) ERISA.
Based upon the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), and
the regulations and published interpretations thereunder: (i) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any Prohibited Transactions
(as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code); (ii) the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has met all applicable minimum funding
requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect of its plans; (iii) neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any event or
occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to
institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any employee benefit
plan(s); (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any fiduciary
responsibility for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit
of persons other than its or such Subsidiary’s employees; and (v) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has withdrawn, completely or partially,
from
any multi-employer pension plan so as to incur liability under the Multiemployer
Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980.
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13. Covenants.
Company
covenants and agrees with Laurus as follows:
(a) Stop-Orders.
Company
will advise Laurus, promptly after it receives notice of issuance by the SEC,
any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority of any stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending any offering of any securities
of
Company, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock of
Company for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any
proceeding for any such purpose.
(b) Listing.
Company
shall promptly secure the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Options on the NASD OTCBB (the "Principal Market") upon which
shares of Common Stock are listed (subject to official notice of issuance)
and
shall maintain such listing so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall
be
so listed. Company will maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the
Principal Market, and will comply in all material respects with Company's
reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the
National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and such exchanges, as
applicable.
(c) Market
Regulations.
Company
shall notify the SEC, NASD and applicable state authorities, in accordance
with
their requirements, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and
permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid
issuance of the Securities to Laurus and promptly provide copies thereof to
Laurus.
(d) Reporting
Requirements.
Company
will timely file with the SEC all reports required to be filed pursuant to
the
Exchange Act and refrain from terminating its status as an issuer required
by
the Exchange Act to file reports thereunder even if the Exchange Act or the
rules or regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
(e) Use
of
Funds.
Company
agrees that it will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of
the
sale of the Notes (i) to refinance its existing term note facility and revolving
credit facility with Laurus and (ii) for working capital purposes.
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(f) Access
to Facilities.
Company
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives
designated by Laurus (or any successor of Laurus), upon reasonable notice and
during normal business hours, at such person's expense and accompanied by a
representative of Company or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be,
to:
(i) visit
and
inspect any of the properties of Company or any such Subsidiary;
(ii) examine
the corporate and financial records of Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(unless such examination is not permitted by federal, state or local law or
by
contract) and make copies thereof or extracts therefrom; and
(iii) discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
the directors, officers and independent accountants of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will provide
any
material, non-public information to Laurus unless Laurus signs a confidentiality
agreement and otherwise complies with Regulation FD, under the federal
securities laws.
(g) Taxes.
Company
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, promptly pay and discharge,
or
cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes,
assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits,
property or business of Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be;
provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy need not be
paid if the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and if Company and/or such Subsidiary shall have set
aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided,
further, that Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay
all
such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement
of
proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security
therefor.
(h) Insurance.
Each of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary, as the case may be, will bear the full
risk of loss from any loss of any nature whatsoever with respect to the
Collateral. Each of Company and each of its Subsidiaries will keep its assets
which are of an insurable character insured by financially sound and reputable
insurers against loss or damage by fire, explosion and other risks customarily
insured against by companies in similar business similarly situated as Company
and its Subsidiaries; and Company and its Subsidiaries will maintain, with
financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance against other hazards and
risks and liability to persons and property to the extent and in the manner
which Company and/or such Subsidiary thereof reasonably believes is customary
for companies in similar business similarly situated as Company and its
Subsidiaries and to the extent available on commercially reasonable
terms.
Company
and each of its Subsidiaries will jointly and severally bear the full risk
of
loss from any loss of any nature whatsoever with respect to the assets pledged
to Laurus as security for its obligations hereunder and under the Ancillary
Agreements.
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At
Company's own cost and expense in amounts and with carriers reasonably
acceptable to Laurus, Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall (i) keep all
its insurable properties and properties in which it has an interest insured
against the hazards of fire, flood, sprinkler leakage, those hazards covered
by
extended coverage insurance and such other hazards, and for such amounts, as
is
customary in the case of companies engaged in businesses similar to Company's
or
the respective Subsidiary's including business interruption insurance; (ii)
maintain a bond in such amounts as is customary in the case of companies engaged
in businesses similar to Company and its Subsidiaries insuring against larceny,
embezzlement or other criminal misappropriation of insured's officers and
employees who may either singly or jointly with others at any time have access
to the assets or funds of Company or any of its Subsidiaries either directly
or
through governmental authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally
the disposition of such assets; (iii) maintain public and product liability
insurance against claims for personal injury, death or property damage suffered
by others; (iv) maintain all such worker's compensation or similar insurance
as
may be required under the laws of any state or jurisdiction in which Company
or
any
of
its Subsidiaries is
engaged in business; and (v) furnish Laurus with (x) copies of all policies
and
evidence of the maintenance of such policies at least thirty (30) days before
any expiration date, (y) excepting Company's and its Subsidiaries’ workers'
compensation policy, endorsements to such policies naming Laurus as "co-insured"
or "additional insured" and appropriate loss payable endorsements in form and
substance satisfactory to Laurus, naming Laurus as loss payee, and (z) evidence
that as to Laurus the insurance coverage shall not be impaired or invalidated
by
any act or neglect of Company
or any
of its Subsidiaries
and the
insurer will provide Laurus with at least thirty (30) days notice prior to
cancellation. Company shall instruct the insurance carriers that in the event
of
any loss thereunder, the carriers shall make payment for such loss to Laurus
and
not to Company and/or any Subsidiary thereof and Laurus jointly. If any
insurance losses are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to Company
and/or any Subsidiary thereof and Laurus jointly, Laurus may endorse Company’s
and/or such Subsidiary’s name thereon and do such other things as Laurus may
deem advisable to reduce the same to cash. Laurus is hereby authorized to adjust
and compromise claims. All loss recoveries received by Laurus upon any such
insurance may be applied to the Obligations, in such order as Laurus in its
sole
discretion shall determine or shall otherwise be delivered to Company and/or
such Subsidiary thereof. Any surplus shall be paid by Laurus to Company and/or
such Subsidiary thereof or applied as may be otherwise required by law. Any
deficiency thereon shall be paid by Company and its Subsidiares to Laurus,
on
demand.
(i) Intellectual
Property.
Company
shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force
and
effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and
other
rights to use Intellectual Property owned or possessed by it and reasonably
deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business.
(j) Properties.
Company
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep its properties in good
repair, working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and
from
time to time make all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements,
additions and improvements thereto; and Company will, and will cause each of
its
Subsidiaries to, at all times comply with each provision of all leases to which
it is a party or under which it occupies property if the breach of such
provision could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(k) Confidentiality.
Company
agrees that it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
disclose, and will not include in any public announcement, the name of Laurus,
unless expressly agreed to by Laurus or unless and until such disclosure is
required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to the extent of such
requirement. Company may disclose Laurus’ identity and the terms of this
Agreement to its current and prospective debt and equity financing
sources.
(l) Required
Approvals.
For so
long as at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the original aggregate principal
amount of any Note is outstanding, the Company, without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser, shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to: (i)
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness (exclusive of trade
debt) whether secured or unsecured other than Company’s indebtedness to Laurus
and as set forth on Schedule
13(l)(i) attached
hereto and made a part hereof; (ii) cancel any debt owing to it in excess of
$50,000 in the aggregate during any 12 month period; (iii) assume, guarantee,
endorse or otherwise become directly or contingently liable in connection with
any obligations of any other Person, except the endorsement of negotiable
instruments by a Company for deposit or collection or similar transactions
in
the ordinary course of business; (iv) directly or indirectly declare, pay or
make any dividend or distribution on any class of its Stock other than to pay
dividends on shares of Preferred Stock outstanding on the date hereof or apply
any of its funds, property or assets to the purchase, redemption or other
retirement of any Stock of Company outstanding on the date hereof, or issue
any
Preferred Stock manditorily redeemable prior to the sixth month anniversary
of
the Maturity Date (as defined in the Notes); (v) purchase or hold beneficially
any Stock or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of, make or permit
to
exist any loans or advances to, or make any investment or acquire any interest
whatsoever in, or transfer any assets to, any other Person, including any
partnership or joint venture, except (x) travel advances, (y) loans to Company’s
officers and employees not exceeding at any one time an aggregate of $10,000,
and (z) existing Subsidiaries of Company which (x) are party to a guaranty,
master security agreement and stock pledge agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, guaranteeing and securing the Obligations for the benefit of Laurus,
(y)
have granted to Laurus a first priority perfected security interest in
substantially all of such Subsidiary’s assets to secure the Obligations; (vi)
create or permit to exist any Subsidiary, other than any Subsidiary in existence
on the date hereof and listed in Schedule
12(b)
unless
such new Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary and is designated by Laurus
as
either a co-borrower or guarantor hereunder and such Subsidiary shall have
entered into all such documentation required by Laurus, including, without
limitation, to grant to Laurus a first priority perfected security interest
in
substantially all of such Subsidiary’s assets to secure the Obligations; (vii)
directly or indirectly, prepay any indebtedness (other than to Laurus and in
the
ordinary course of business), or repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire
any indebtedness (other than to Laurus and in the ordinary course of business)
except to make scheduled payments of principal and interest thereof; (viii)
enter into any merger, consolidation or other reorganization with or into any
other Person or acquire all or a portion of the assets or Stock of any Person
or
permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge with it, unless (1) Company
is the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation, (2) no Event of Default
shall exist immediately prior to and after giving effect to such merger or
consolidation, (3) Company shall have provided Laurus copies of all
documentation relating to such merger or consolidation and (4) Company shall
have provided Laurus with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of
such merger or consolidation; (ix) materially change the nature of the business
in which it is presently engaged; (x) become
subject to (including, without limitation, by way of amendment to or
modification of) any agreement or instrument which by its terms would (under
any
circumstances) restrict the Company's right to perform the provisions of this
Agreement or any of the agreements contemplated thereby;
(xi)
change its fiscal year or make any changes in accounting treatment and reporting
practices without prior written notice to Laurus except as required by GAAP
or
in the tax reporting treatment or except as required by law; (xii) enter into
any transaction with any employee, director or Affiliate, except in the ordinary
course on arms-length terms; or (xiii) xxxx Accounts under any name except
the
present name of Company or its existing Subsidiaries.
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(m) Reissuance
of Securities.
Company
agrees to reissue certificates representing the Securities without the legends
set forth in Section 37 below at such time as:
(i) the
holder thereof is permitted to dispose of such Securities pursuant to Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act; or
(ii) upon
resale subject to an effective registration statement after such Common Stock
underlying the Option are registered under the Securities Act.
Company
agrees to cooperate with Laurus in connection with all resales pursuant to
Rule
144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary to allow such
resales provided Company and its counsel receive reasonably requested
representations from Laurus and broker, if any.
(n) Opinion.
On the
Closing Date, Company will deliver to Laurus an opinion acceptable to Laurus
from Company's legal counsel. Company will provide, at Company's expense, such
other legal opinions in the future as are reasonably necessary for the exercise
of the Options.
(o) Legal
Name, etc.
Neither
Company nor any of its Eligible Subsidiaries will, without providing Laurus
with
30 days prior written notice, change (i) its name as it appears in the official
filings in the state of its incorporation or formation, (ii) the type of legal
entity it is, (iii) its organization identification number, if any, issued
by
its state of incorporation, (iv) its state of incorporation or (v) amend its
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational
document.
(p) Compliance
with Laws.
The
operation of each of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ business is and
will continue to be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
federal, state and local laws, rules and ordinances, including to all laws,
rules, regulations and orders relating to taxes, payment and withholding of
payroll taxes, employer and employee contributions and similar items,
securities, employee retirement and welfare benefits, employee health safety
and
environmental matters.
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(q) Notices.
Each of
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries will promptly inform Laurus in writing
of: (i) the commencement of all proceedings and investigations by or before
and/or the receipt of any notices from, any governmental or nongovernmental
body
and all actions and proceedings in any court or before any arbitrator against
or
in any way concerning any event which could reasonably be expected to have
singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any change which
has
had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; (iii)
any Event of Default or Default; and (iv) any default or any event which with
the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a default
under
any agreement for the payment of money to which Company or
any of
its Subsidiaries is
a
party or by which Company
or any
of its Subsidiaries
or any
of Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s properties may be bound the breach of
which would have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(r) Margin
Stock.
The
Company will not permit any of the proceeds of the Loans made hereunder to
be
used directly or indirectly to “purchase” or “carry” “margin stock” or to repay
indebtedness incurred to “purchase” or “carry” “margin stock” within the
respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time
hereafter in effect.
(s) Offering
Restrictions.
Except
as previously disclosed in the SEC Reports or in the Exchange Act Filings,
or
stock or stock options granted to employees or directors of the Company (these
exceptions hereinafter referred to as the "Excepted Issuances"), neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will, for so long as at least twenty-five
percent (25%) of the Capital Availability Amount is outstanding in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, issue any
securities with a continuously variable/floating conversion feature which are
or
could be (by conversion or registration) free-trading securities (i.e. common
stock subject to a registration statement) prior to the full repayment of the
Notes (together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees related thereto
(the "Exclusion Period").
(t) Authorization
and Reservation of Shares.
Company
will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares
of
Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the Options.
(v) Financing
Right of First Refusal.
(i) For
so long as the Obligations have not been indefeasibly repaid to Laurus in full,
the Company hereby grants to the Purchaser a right of first refusal to provide
any Additional Financing (as defined below) to be issued by the Company and/or
any of its Subsidiaries, subject to the following terms and conditions. From
and
after the date hereof, prior to the incurrence of any additional indebtedness
and/or the sale or issuance of any equity interests of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries (an “Additional Financing”), the Company and/or any Subsidiary of
the Company, as the case may be, shall notify Laurus of its intention to enter
into such Additional Financing. In connection therewith, the Company and/or
the
applicable Subsidiary thereof shall submit a fully executed term sheet (a
“Proposed Term Sheet”) to Laurus setting forth the terms, conditions and pricing
of any such Additional Financing (such financing to be negotiated on “arm’s
length” terms and the terms thereof to be negotiated in good faith) proposed to
be entered into by the Company and/or such Subsidiary. Laurus shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to deliver its own proposed term sheet (the
“Laurus Term Sheet”) setting forth the terms and conditions upon which Laurus
would be willing to provide such Additional Financing to the Company and/or
such
Subsidiary. The Laurus Term Sheet shall contain terms no less favorable to
the
Company and /or the Subsidiary than those outlined in Proposed Term Sheet.
Laurus shall deliver such Laurus Term Sheet within ten business days of receipt
of each such Proposed Term Sheet. If the provisions of the Laurus Term Sheet
are
at least as favorable to the Company and/or such Subsidiary, as the case may
be,
as the provisions of the Proposed Term Sheet, the Company and/or such Subsidiary
shall enter into and consummate the Additional Financing transaction outlined
in
the Laurus Term Sheet.
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(ii)
The
Company will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries to, agree, directly
or
indirectly, to any restriction with any person or entity which limits the
ability of Laurus to consummate an Additional Financing with the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries.
14. Further
Assurances.
At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of Laurus and at the sole
expense of Company, each of Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall promptly
and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents
and take such further action as Laurus may request (a) to obtain the full
benefits of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (b) to protect,
preserve and maintain Laurus’ rights in the Collateral and under this
Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, or (c) to enable Laurus to exercise all or any
of
the rights and powers herein granted or any Ancillary Agreement.
15. Representations
and Warranties of Laurus.
Laurus
hereby represents and warrants to Company as follows:
(a) Requisite
Power and Authority.
Laurus
has all necessary power and authority under all applicable provisions of law
to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to carry
out
their provisions. All corporate action on Laurus' part required for the lawful
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements have
been
or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing Date. Upon their execution
and
delivery, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements will be valid and binding
obligations of Laurus, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (a)
as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights,
and (b) as limited by general principles of equity that restrict the
availability of equitable and legal remedies.
(b) Investment
Representations.
Laurus
understands that the Securities are being offered and sold pursuant to an
exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act based in part upon
Laurus' representations contained in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, that Laurus is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act. Laurus has received or has had full
access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make
an
informed investment decision with respect to the Notes to be purchased by it
under this Agreement and the Securities acquired by it upon the exercise of
the
Options.
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(c) Laurus
Bears Economic Risk.
Laurus
has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private placement
transactions of securities in companies similar to Company so that it is capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in Company and has the
capacity to protect its own interests. Laurus must bear the economic risk of
this investment until the Securities are sold pursuant to (i) an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) an exemption from
registration is available.
(d) Acquisition
for Own Account.
Laurus
is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment only, and not
as
a nominee or agent and not with a view towards or for resale in connection
with
their distribution.
(e) Laurus
Can Protect Its Interest.
Laurus
represents that by reason of its, or of its management's, business and financial
experience, Laurus has the capacity to evaluate the merits and risks of its
investment in the Notes, and the Securities and to protect its own interests
in
connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, and the
Ancillary Agreements. Further, Laurus is aware of no publication of any
advertisement in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Agreement
or the Ancillary Agreements.
(f) Accredited
Investor.
Laurus
represents that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Regulation
D
under the Securities Act.
(g) Shorting.
Neither
Laurus nor any of its Affiliates or investment partners has, will, or will
cause
any person or entity, to directly engage in “short sales” of Company’s common
stock directly related to Company’s Common Stock as long as any Note (as defined
in each of this Agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement) shall be
outstanding.
(h) Patriot
Act. Laurus
certifies that, to the best of Laurus’ knowledge, Laurus has not been
designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as
defined in Executive Order 13224. Laurus seeks to comply with all applicable
laws concerning money laundering and related activities. In furtherance of
those
efforts, Laurus hereby represents, warrants and agrees that: (i) none of the
cash or property that Laurus will use to purchase the Notes has been or shall
be
derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United
States law; and (ii) no disbursement by Laurus to the Company, to the extent
within Laurus’ control, shall cause Laurus to be in violation of the United
States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering
Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering
Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001. Laurus shall promptly notify
the Company if any of these representations ceases to be true and accurate
regarding Laurus. Laurus agrees to provide the Company any additional
information regarding Laurus that the Company deems necessary or convenient
to
ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and
similar activities. Laurus understands and agrees that if at any time it is
discovered that any of the foregoing representations are incorrect, or if
otherwise required by applicable law or regulation related to money laundering
similar activities, Laurus may undertake appropriate actions to ensure
compliance with applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to
segregation and/or redemption of Laurus’ investment in the Company. Laurus
further understands that the Company may release information about Laurus and,
if applicable, any underlying beneficial owners, to proper authorities if the
Company, in its sole discretion, determines that it is in the best interests
of
the Company in light of relevant rules and regulations under the laws set forth
in subsection (ii) above.
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(i) Limitation
on Acquisition of Common Stock.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any
Ancillary Agreement, or any document, instrument or agreement entered into
in
connection with any other transaction entered into by and between Laurus and
the
Company (and/or Subsidiaries or Affiliates of the Company), Laurus shall not
acquire stock in the Company (including, without limitation, pursuant to a
contract to purchase, by exercising an option or warrant, by converting any
other security or instrument, by acquiring or exercising any other right to
acquire, shares of stock or other security convertible into shares of stock
in
the Company, or otherwise, and such options, warrants, conversion or other
rights shall not be exercisable) to the extent such stock acquisition would
cause any interest (including any original issue discount) payable by the
Company to Laurus not to qualify as portfolio interest, within the meaning
of
Section 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)
by reason of Section 881(c)(3) of the Code, taking into account the constructive
ownership rules under Section 871(h)(3)(C) of the Code (the “Stock Acquisition
Limitation”). The Stock Acquisition Limitation shall automatically become null
and void without any notice to the Company upon the earlier to occur of either
(a) the Company’s delivery to Laurus of a Notice of Redemption (as defined in
the Secured Non-Convertible Term Note) or (b) the existence of an Event of
Default at a time when the average closing price of the Common Stock as reported
by Bloomberg, L.P. on the Principal Market for the immediately preceding five
trading days is greater than or equal to 150% of the Exercise Price (as defined
in the Options).
16. Power
of Attorney.
Each of
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary hereby appoints Laurus, or any other Person
whom Laurus may designate as Company’s and/or any Eligible Subsidiary’s
attorney, with power to: (i) endorse Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s
name on any checks, notes, acceptances, money orders, drafts or other forms
of
payment or security that may come into Laurus’ possession; (ii) sign Company’s
and each Eligible Subsidiary’s name on any invoice or xxxx of lading relating to
any Accounts, drafts against Account Debtors, schedules and assignments of
Accounts, notices of assignment, financing statements and other public records,
verifications of Account and notices to or from Account Debtors; (iii) verify
the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Account by mail,
telephone, telegraph or otherwise with Account Debtors; (iv) do all things
necessary to carry out this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement and all related
documents; and (v) on or after the occurrence and continuation of an Event
of
Default, notify the post office authorities to change the address for delivery
of Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s mail to an address designated by
Laurus, and to receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to Company or
any
Eligible Subsidiary. Each of Company and each Eligible Subsidiary hereby
ratifies and approves all acts of the attorney. Neither Laurus, nor the attorney
will be liable for any acts or omissions or for any error of judgment or mistake
of fact or law, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power,
being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable so long as Laurus has a security
interest and until the Obligations have been fully satisfied.
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17. Term
of Agreement.
Laurus’
agreement to make Revolving Loans and extend financial accommodations under
and
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect until the expiration of the Initial Term.
At
Laurus’ election following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Laurus may
terminate this Agreement. The termination of the Agreement shall not affect
any
of Laurus’ rights hereunder or any Ancillary Agreement and the provisions hereof
and thereof shall continue to be fully operative until all transactions entered
into, rights or interests created and the Obligations have been irrevocably
disposed of, concluded or liquidated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Laurus
shall release its security interests at any time after thirty (30) days notice
upon irrevocable payment to it of all Obligations as calculated by Laurus in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements if
Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall have paid to Laurus an early payment
fee in an amount equal to (1) five percent (5%) of the Capital Availability
Amount if such payment occurs prior to the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, (2) four percent (4%) of the Capital Availability Amount if such payment
occurs on or after the first anniversary and prior to the second anniversary
of
the Closing Date and (3) three percent (3%) of the Capital Availability Amount
if such termination occurs thereafter during the Initial Term; such fee being
intended to compensate Laurus for its costs and expenses incurred in initially
approving this Agreement or extending
same.
Such
early payment fee shall be due and payable by Company to Laurus upon termination
by acceleration of this Agreement by Laurus due to the occurrence and
continuance of an Event of Default.
18. Termination
of Lien.
The
Liens and rights granted to Laurus hereunder and any Ancillary Agreements and
the financing statements filed in connection herewith or therewith shall
continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement or the fact that Company’s account may from time to time be
temporarily in a zero or credit position, until (a) all of the Obligations
of
Company have been paid or performed in full after the termination of this
Agreement. Laurus shall not be required to send termination statements to
Company or any Eligible Subsidiary, or to file them with any filing office,
unless and until this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall have been
terminated in accordance with their terms and all Obligations paid in full
in
immediately available funds.
19. Events
of Default.
The
occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “Event of
Default”:
(a) failure
to make payment of any of the Obligations when required hereunder;
(b) failure
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any taxes when due unless
such
taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which adequate reserves have been provided on Company’s and/or such
Subsidiary’s books;
(c) failure
to perform under, and/or committing any breach of, in any material respect,
this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement between Company
and/or any Subsidiary thereof, on the one hand, and Laurus, on the other hand,
which failure or breach shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after
the occurrence thereof;
(d) the
occurrence of any event of default (or similar term) under any indebtedness
which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with third
parties;
(e) any
representation, warranty or statement made by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
hereunder, in any Ancillary Agreement, any certificate, statement or document
delivered pursuant to the terms hereof, or in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement should at any time be false or misleading in
any
material respect;
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(f) an
attachment or levy is made upon Company’s assets having an aggregate value in
excess of $150,000 or a judgment is rendered against Company or Company’s
property involving a liability of more than $150,000 which shall not have been
vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded within thirty (30) days from the entry
thereof;
(g) any
change in Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ condition or affairs (financial
or otherwise) which in Laurus’ reasonable, good faith opinion, could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(h) any
Lien
created hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement for any reason ceases to
be
or is not a valid and perfected Lien having a first priority
interest;
(i) if
Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) apply for, consent to or suffer
to
exist the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian,
trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property,
(ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) commence
a
voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in
effect), (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (v) file a petition
seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for the relief of debtors,
(vi) acquiesce to, or fail to have dismissed, within thirty (30) days, any
petition filed against it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws,
or
(vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
(j) Company
or any of its Subsidiaries shall admit in writing its inability, or be generally
unable to pay its debts as they become due or cease operations of its present
business;
(k) Company
directly or indirectly sells, assigns, transfers, conveys, or suffers or permits
to occur any sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance of any assets of Company
or any interest therein, except as permitted herein;
(l) (i)
Any
“Person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof) is or becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the then
outstanding voting equity interest of the Company or (ii) the Board of Directors
of the Company shall cease to consist of a majority of the Board of Directors
of
the Company on the date hereof (or directors appointed by a majority of the
Board of Directors in effect immediately prior to such appointment);
(m) the
indictment or threatened indictment of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any
executive officer of Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any criminal
statute, or commencement or threatened commencement of criminal or civil
proceeding against Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any executive officer
of Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which statute or proceeding
penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture of any of the
property of Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
or
(n) if
an
Event of Default shall occur under and as defined in any Note or in any
Ancillary Agreement;.
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(o) the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall breach any term or provision of any
Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party which is not cured within any
applicable cure or grace period;
(p) if
the
Company of any of its Subsidiaries attempts to terminate, challenges the
validity of, or its liability under any Ancillary Agreement; or
(q) should
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries default in its obligations under any
Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party or if any proceeding shall be brought
to challenge the validity, binding effect of any Ancillary Agreement to which
it
is a party or should the Company or any of its Subsidiaries breach any
representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Ancillary Agreement to
which it is a party or should any Ancillary Agreement cease to be a valid,
binding and enforceable obligation of the Company of any of its Subsidiaries
(to
the extent such Persons are a party thereto);
(r) an
SEC
stop trade order or Principal Market trading suspension of the Common Stock
shall be in effect for five (5) consecutive days or five (5) days during a
period of ten (10) consecutive days, excluding in all cases a suspension of
all
trading on a Principal Market, provided that the Company shall not have been
able to cure such trading suspension within thirty (30) days of the notice
thereof or list the Common Stock on another Principal Market within sixty (60)
days of such notice; or
(s) the
Company’s failure to deliver Common Stock to Laurus pursuant to and in the form
required by the Option and this Agreement, if such failure to deliver Common
Stock shall not be cured within three (3) Business Days or the Company is
required to issue a replacement Note to Laurus and the Company shall fail to
deliver such replacement Note within seven (7) Business Days.
20. Remedies.
Following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Laurus shall have the right
to
demand repayment in full of all Obligations, whether or not otherwise due.
Until
all Obligations have been fully satisfied, Laurus shall retain its Lien in
all
Collateral. Laurus shall have, in addition to all other rights provided herein
and in each Ancillary Agreement, the rights and remedies of a secured party
under the UCC, and under other applicable law, all other legal and equitable
rights to which Laurus may be entitled, including the right to take immediate
possession of the Collateral, to require Company and/or each Eligible Subsidiary
to assemble the Collateral, at Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiaries’ joint
and several expense, and to make it available to Laurus at a place designated
by
Laurus which is reasonably convenient to both parties and to enter any of the
premises of Company or any Eligible Subsidiary or wherever the Collateral shall
be located, with or without force or process of law, and to keep and store
the
same on said premises until sold (and if said premises be the property of
Company or any Eligible Subsidiary, Company agrees not to charge Laurus for
storage thereof), and the right to apply for the appointment of a receiver
for
Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s property. Further, Laurus may, at any
time or times after the occurrence of an Event of Default, sell and deliver
all
Collateral held by or for Laurus at public or private sale for cash, upon credit
or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as Laurus, in Laurus’ sole
discretion, deems advisable or Laurus may otherwise recover upon the Collateral
in any commercially reasonable manner as Laurus, in its sole discretion, deems
advisable.
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The
requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is mailed postage
prepaid to Company or any such Eligible Subsidiary, as the case may be, at
Company’s or such Eligible Subsidiary’s address as shown in Laurus’ records, at
least ten (10) days before the time of the event of which notice is being given.
Laurus may be the purchaser at any sale, if it is public. In connection with
the
exercise of the foregoing remedies, Laurus is granted permission to use all
of
Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s trademarks, tradenames, tradestyles,
patents, patent applications, licenses, franchises and other proprietary rights.
The proceeds of sale shall be applied first to all costs and expenses of sale,
including attorneys’ fees, and second to the payment (in whatever order Laurus
elects) of all Obligations. After the indefeasible payment and satisfaction
in
full in cash of all of the Obligations, and after the payment by Laurus of
any
other amount required by any provision of law, including Section 608(a)(1)
of
the Code (but only after Laurus has received what Laurus considers reasonable
proof of a subordinate party’s security interest), the surplus, if any, shall be
paid to Company, such Eligible Subsidiary or its representatives or to whosoever
may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent
jurisdiction may direct. Each of Company and each Eligible Subsidiary shall
remain jointly and severally liable to Laurus for any deficiency. Company
and Laurus acknowledge that the actual damages that would be incurred by Laurus
after the occurrence of an Event of Default would be difficult to quantify
and
that Company and Laurus have agreed that the fees and obligations set forth
in
this Section and in this Agreement would constitute fair and appropriate
liquidated damages in the event of any such termination.
The
parties hereto each hereby agree that the exercise by any party hereto of any
right granted to it or the exercise by any party hereto of any remedy available
to it (including, without limitation, the issuance of a notice of redemption,
a
borrowing request and/or a notice of default), in each case, hereunder or under
any Ancillary Agreement which has been publicly filed with the SEC shall not
constitute confidential information and no party shall have any duty to the
other party to maintain such information as confidential.
21. Waivers.
To the
full extent permitted by applicable law, each of Company and each Eligible
Subsidiary hereby waives (a) presentment, demand and protest, and notice of
presentment, dishonor, intent to accelerate, acceleration, protest, default,
nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal
of
any or all of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or any other notes,
commercial paper, Accounts, contracts, Documents, Instruments, Chattel Paper
and
guaranties at any time held by Laurus on which Company or any such Eligible
Subsidiary may in any way be liable, and hereby ratifies and confirms whatever
Laurus may do in this regard; (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior
to
Laurus’ taking possession or control of, or to Laurus’ replevy, attachment or
levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by
any
court prior to allowing Laurus to exercise any of its remedies; and (c) the
benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption laws. Each of Company and
each
Eligible Subsidiary acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel of its
choices and decisions with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
and the transactions evidenced hereby and thereby.
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22. Expenses.
Company
shall pay all of Laurus’ reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including
reasonable fees and disbursements of in-house or outside counsel and appraisers,
in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the Ancillary Agreements subject to the limitation set forth in Section
5(b)(v),
and,
without limitation, in connection with the prosecution or defense of any action,
contest, dispute, suit or proceeding concerning any matter in any way arising
out of, related to or connected with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
Company shall also pay all of Laurus’ reasonable fees, charges, out-of-pocket
costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel and appraisers,
in connection with (a) the preparation, execution and delivery of any waiver,
any amendment thereto or consent proposed or executed in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, (b)
Laurus’ obtaining performance of the Obligations under this Agreement and any
Ancillary Agreements, including, but not limited to, the enforcement or defense
of Laurus’ security interests, assignments of rights and Liens hereunder as
valid perfected security interests, (c) any attempt to inspect, verify, protect,
collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of any Collateral, (d) any
appraisals or re-appraisals of any property (real or personal) pledged to Laurus
by Company or any of its Subsidiaries as Collateral for, or any other Person
as
security for, Company’s Obligations hereunder and (e) any consultations in
connection with any of the foregoing. Company shall also pay Laurus’ customary
bank charges for all bank services (including wire transfers) performed or
caused to be performed by Laurus for Company or any of its Subsidiaries at
Company’s or such Subsidiary’s request or in connection with Company’s loan
account with Laurus. All such costs and expenses together with all filing,
recording and search fees, taxes and interest payable by Company to Laurus
shall
be payable on demand and shall be secured by the Collateral. If any tax by
any
Governmental Authority
is or may be imposed on or as a result of any transaction between Company and/or
any Subsidiary thereof, on the one hand, and Laurus on the other hand, which
Laurus is or may be required to withhold or pay, Company agrees to indemnify
and
hold Laurus harmless in respect of such taxes, and Company will repay to Laurus
the amount of any such taxes which shall be charged to Company’s account; and
until Company shall furnish Laurus with indemnity therefor (or supply Laurus
with evidence satisfactory to it that due provision for the payment thereof
has
been made), Laurus may hold without interest any balance standing to Company’s
credit and Laurus shall retain its Liens in any and all Collateral.
23. Assignment
By Laurus.
Laurus
may assign any or all of the Obligations together with any or all of the
security therefor to any Person which is not a competitor of Company and any
such transferee shall succeed to all of Laurus’ rights with respect thereto.
Upon such transfer, Laurus shall be released from all responsibility for the
Collateral to the extent same is assigned to any transferee. Laurus may from
time to time sell or otherwise grant participations in any of the Obligations
and the holder of any such participation shall, subject to the terms of any
agreement between Laurus and such holder, be entitled to the same benefits
as
Laurus with respect to any security for the Obligations in which such holder
is
a participant. Company agrees that each such holder may exercise any and all
rights of banker’s lien, set-off and counterclaim with respect to its
participation in the Obligations as fully as though Company were directly
indebted to such holder in the amount of such participation.
24. No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
Failure
by Laurus to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Agreement, any
Ancillary Agreement or any supplement hereto or thereto or any other agreement
between Company and Laurus or delay by Laurus in exercising the same, will
not
operate as a waiver; no waiver by Laurus will be effective unless it is in
writing and then only to the extent specifically stated. Laurus’ rights and
remedies under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements will be cumulative
and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which Laurus may
have.
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25. Application
of Payments.
Company
irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments
at any time or times hereafter received by Laurus from or on Company’s behalf
and Company hereby irrevocably agrees that Laurus shall have the continuing
exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all payments received at any time
or times hereafter against the Obligations hereunder in such manner as Laurus
may deem advisable notwithstanding any entry by Laurus upon any of Laurus’ books
and records.
26. Indemnity.
Company
agrees to indemnify and hold Laurus, and its respective affiliates, employees,
attorneys and agents (each, an “Indemnified Person”), harmless from and against
any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities
and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and
disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those
incurred upon any appeal) which may be instituted or asserted against or
incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been
extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements or with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance
and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to, this
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
or any other documents or transactions contemplated by or referred to herein
or
therein and any actions or failures to act with respect to any of the foregoing,
except to the extent that any such indemnified liability is finally determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from such
Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. NO INDEMNIFIED
PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO COMPANY OR TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR TO
ANY
SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING
CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN
EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY
AGREEMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR
THEREUNDER.
27. Revival.
Company
further agrees that to the extent Company makes a payment or payments to Laurus,
which payment or payments or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be
repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy act,
state
or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such
payment or repayment, the obligation or part thereof intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment
had
not been made.
28. Notices.
Any
notice or request hereunder may be given to Company or Laurus at the respective
addresses set forth below or as may hereafter be specified in a notice
designated as a change of address under this Section. Any notice or request
hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, hand delivery, overnight mail or telecopy (confirmed by mail).
Notices and requests shall be, in the case of those by hand delivery, deemed
to
have been given when delivered to any officer of the party to whom it is
addressed, in the case of those by mail or overnight mail, deemed to have been
given three
(3)
business days after the date when
deposited in the mail or with the overnight mail carrier, and, in the case
of a
telecopy, when confirmed.
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Notices
shall be provided as follows:
If
to Laurus:
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Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd.
c/o
Laurus Capital Management, LLC
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx
Xx.
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to Company or any Eligible Subsidiary:
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Conversion
Services International, Inc.
000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief
Financial Officer
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Ellenoff
Xxxxxxxx & Schole LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter in accordance with
this
Section 28 by such Person.
29. Governing
Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW.
(b) COMPANY
AND EACH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR
FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN
COMPANY AND/OR EACH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY, ON THE ONE HAND, AND LAURUS, ON THE
OTHER HAND, PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS
OR
TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE
ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS; PROVIDED,
THAT
LAURUS, EACH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY AND COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM
THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY
OF
NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK; AND
FURTHER PROVIDED,
THAT
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE LAURUS FROM
BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT
THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF LAURUS.
EACH OF COMPANY AND EACH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS
IN
ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT,
AND COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF
PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM
NON CONVENIENS.
EACH OF
COMPANY AND EACH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE
SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND
AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE
BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO COMPANY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH
IN
SECTION 27 AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER
OF COMPANY’S OR SUCH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY’S, AS THE CASE MAY BE, ACTUAL RECEIPT
THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE
PREPAID.
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(c) THE
PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH
APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS
OF
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS
TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE,
WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN LAURUS, ANY ELIGIBLE
SUSBIDIARY AND/OR COMPANY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL
TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR
THERETO.
30. Limitation
of Liability.
Company
acknowledges and understands that in order to assure repayment of the
Obligations hereunder Laurus may be required to exercise any and all of Laurus’
rights and remedies hereunder and agrees that, except as limited by applicable
law, neither Laurus nor any of Laurus’ agents shall be liable for acts taken or
omissions made in connection herewith or therewith except for actual bad
faith.
31. Entire
Understanding; Maximum Interest.
This
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements contain the entire understanding between
Company and Laurus as to the subject matter hereof and thereof and any promises,
representations, warranties or guarantees not herein contained shall have no
force and effect unless in writing, signed by Company’s and Laurus’ respective
officers. Neither this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, nor any portion
or
provisions thereof may be changed, modified, amended, waived, supplemented,
discharged, cancelled or terminated orally or by any course of dealing, or
in
any manner other than by an agreement in writing, signed by the party to be
charged. Nothing contained in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or in
any
document referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed
to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges
in
excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. In the event that the
rate of interest or dividends required to be paid or other charges hereunder
exceed the maximum rate permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such
maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to Laurus and
thus
refunded to the Company.
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32. Severability.
Wherever possible each provision of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the Ancillary
Agreements shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law such provision
shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions
thereof.
33. Survival.
The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein shall
survive any investigation made by Laurus and the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby to the extent provided therein. All statements as to factual
matters contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on
behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant hereto in connection
with the transactions contemplated herebly shall be deemed to be representations
and warranties by the Company or such Subsidiary hereunder solely as of the
date
of such certificate or instrument. All indemnities set forth herein shall
survive the execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements and the making and repaying of the
Obligations.
34. Captions.
All
captions are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind
whatsoever.
35. Counterparts;
Telecopier Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
and
the same agreement. Any signature delivered by a party via telecopier
transmission shall be deemed to be any original signature hereto.
36. Construction.
The
parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement
and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities
are
to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the
interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments, schedules or exhibits
thereto.
37. Publicity.
Company
hereby authorizes Laurus to make appropriate announcements of the financial
arrangement entered into by and between Company and Laurus,
including, without limitation, announcements which are commonly known as
tombstones, in such publications and to such selected parties as Laurus shall
in
its sole and absolute discretion deem appropriate, or as required by applicable
law.
Laurus
shall obtain Company’s approval before making any such announcements, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
38. Joinder. It
is
understood and agreed that any person or entity that desires to become an
Eligible Subsidiary hereunder, or is required to execute a counterpart of this
Agreement after the date hereof pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, shall become an Eligible Subsidiary hereunder by
(x)
executing a Joinder Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus,
(y)
delivering supplements to such exhibits and annexes to this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements as Laurus shall reasonably request and (z) taking all
actions as specified in this Agreement as would have been taken by such Assignor
had it been an original party to this Agreement, in each case with all documents
required above to be delivered to Laurus and with all documents and actions
required above to be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of
Laurus.
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39. Legends.
The
Securities shall bear legends as follows;
(a) The
Notes
shall bear substantially the following legend:
"THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR
ANY APPLICABLE, STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS
OR
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO CONVERSION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
(b) Any
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to exercise of the Options, shall bear
a
legend which shall be in substantially the following form until such shares
are
covered by an effective registration statement filed with the SEC:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE, STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN
THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED.”
(c) The
Options shall bear substantially the following legend:
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“THIS
OPTION AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS OPTION HAVE NOT
BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE
STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THIS OPTION AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
OF
THIS OPTION MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN
THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS OPTION OR THE
UNDERLYING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO CONVERSION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Security Agreement as of the
date first written above.
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXXXX
ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXXX
ASSOCIATES, LLC
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
CSI
SUB CORP. (DE)
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
INTEGRATED
STRATEGIES, INC.
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
CSI
SUB CORP. II (DE)
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
LAURUS
MASTER FUND, LTD.
By:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Annex
A - Definitions
“Account
Debtor”
means
any Person who is or may be obligated with respect to, or on account of, an
Account.
“Accountants”
has
the
meaning given to such term in Section 11(a).
“Accounts”
means
all “accounts”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person, including: (a) all accounts receivable, other
receivables, book debts and other forms of obligations (other than forms of
obligations evidenced by Chattel Paper or Instruments) (including any such
obligations that may be characterized as an account or contract right under
the
UCC); (b) all of such Person’s rights in, to and under all purchase orders or
receipts for goods or services; (c) all of such Person’s rights to any goods
represented by any of the foregoing (including unpaid sellers’ rights of
rescission, replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit and rights to
returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods); (d) all rights to payment due to
such
Person for Goods or other property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise
disposed of, for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, for a secondary
obligation incurred or to be incurred, for energy provided or to be provided,
for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, arising
out
of the use of a credit card or charge card, or for services rendered or to
be
rendered by such Person or in connection with any other transaction (whether
or
not yet earned by performance on the part of such Person); and (e) all
collateral security of any kind given by any Account Debtor or any other Person
with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Accounts
Availability”
means
the amount of Loans against Eligible Accounts Laurus may from time to time
make
available to Company up to ninety percent (90%) of the net face amount of
Eligible Accounts based on Accounts of Company and the Eligible
Subsidiaries.
“Affiliate”
of
any
Person means (a) any Person (other than a Subsidiary) which, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control
with
such Person, (b) any Person who is a director or officer (i) of such Person,
(ii) of any Subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any Person described in clause
(a) above. For the purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean
the power (direct or indirect) to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person whether by contract or
otherwise.
“Ancillary
Agreements”
means,
the Notes, the Options, the Registration Rights Agreements, each Security
Document and all other agreements, instruments, documents, mortgages, pledges,
powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, security
agreements, trust agreements and guarantees whether heretofore, concurrently,
or
hereafter executed by or on behalf of Company or any other Person or delivered
to Laurus, relating to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or otherwise relating to the relationship between the Company
and
Laurus, as each of the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time.
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“Books
and Records”
means
all books, records, board minutes, contracts, licenses, insurance policies,
environmental audits, business plans, files, computer files, computer discs
and
other data and software storage and media devices, accounting books and records,
financial statements (actual and pro forma), filings with Governmental
Authorities and any and all records and instruments relating to the Collateral
or otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or the realization
thereupon.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day on which Laurus is open for business and that is not a Saturday, a Sunday
or
other day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State
of
New York.
“Capital
Availability Amount”
means
$10,000,000.
“Charter”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 12(c)(iv).
“Chattel
Paper”
means
all “chattel paper,” as such term is defined in the UCC, including electronic
chattel paper, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date on which Company shall first receive proceeds of the initial Loans
or
the date hereof, if no Loan is made under the facility on the date
hereof.
“Code”
has the meaning given such term in Section 15(i).
“Collateral”
means
all of Company’s and each Eligible Subsidiary’s property and assets, whether
real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, or in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any
right, title or interests including all of the following property in which
it
now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or
interest:
(a) all
Inventory;
(b) all
Equipment;
(c) all
Fixtures;
(d) all
Goods;
(e) all
General Intangibles;
(f) all
Accounts;
(g) all
Deposit Accounts, other bank accounts and all funds on deposit
therein;
(h) all
Investment Property;
(i) all
Stock;
(j) all
Chattel Paper;
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(k) all
Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(l) all
Instruments;
(m) all
commercial tort claims set forth on Schedule
1(A);
(n) all
Books
and Records;
(n)
all Intellectual Property;
(o)
all
Supporting Obligations including letters of credit and guarantees issued in
support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles and Investment
Property;
(p)(i)
all money, cash and cash equivalents and (ii) all cash held as cash collateral
to the extent not otherwise constituting Collateral, all other cash or property
at any time on deposit with or held by Laurus for the account of Company and/or
any Eligible Subsidiary (whether for safekeeping, custody, pledge, transmission
or otherwise); and
(q)
all
products and Proceeds of all or any of the foregoing, tort claims and all claims
and other rights to payment including insurance claims against third parties
for
loss of, damage to, or destruction of, and (ii) payments due or to become due
under leases, rentals and hires of any or all of the foregoing and Proceeds
payable under, or unearned premiums with respect to policies of insurance in
whatever form.
“Common
Stock”
the
shares of stock representing the Company’s common equity interests.
“Contract
Rate”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the respective Note.
“Default”
means
any act or event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both,
would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default
Rate”
has
the
meaning given to such term in Section 5(a)(iii).
“Deposit
Accounts”
means
all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC, now or hereafter held
in the name of any Person, including, without limitation, the Lockbox
Account(s).
“Disclosure
Controls” has the meaning given such term in Section 12(f)(iv)
“Documents”
means
all “documents”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person, wherever located, including all bills of lading, dock
warrants, dock receipts, warehouse receipts, and other documents of title,
whether negotiable or non-negotiable.
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“Eligible
Accounts”
means
and includes each Account of the Company and each Eligible Subsidiary which
conforms to the following criteria: (a) shipment of the merchandise or the
rendition of services has been completed; (b) no return, rejection or
repossession of the merchandise has occurred; (c) merchandise or services shall
not have been rejected or disputed by the Account Debtor and there shall not
have been asserted any offset, defense or counterclaim; (d) continues to be
in
full conformity with the representations and warranties made by Company and
each
Eligible Subsidiary to Laurus with respect thereto; (e) Laurus is, and continues
to be, satisfied with the credit standing of the Account Debtor in relation
to
the amount of credit extended; (f) there are no facts existing or threatened
which are likely to result in any adverse change in an Account Debtor’s
financial condition; (g) is documented by an invoice in a form approved by
Laurus and shall not be unpaid more than ninety (90) days from invoice date;
(h)
not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the unpaid amount of invoices due
from such Account Debtor remains unpaid more than ninety (90) days from invoice
date; (i) is not evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument of any kind with
respect to or in payment of the Account unless such instrument is duly endorsed
to and in possession of Laurus or represents a check in payment of a Account;
(j) the Account Debtor is located in the United States; provided,
however,
Laurus
may, from time to time, in the exercise of its sole discretion and based upon
satisfaction of certain conditions to be determined at such time by Laurus,
deem
certain Accounts as Eligible Accounts notwithstanding that such Account is
due
from an Account Debtor located outside of the United States; (k) Laurus has
a
first priority perfected Lien in such Account and such Account is not subject
to
any Lien other than Permitted Liens; (l) does not arise out of transactions
with
any employee, officer, director, stockholder or Affiliate of Company or any
Eligible Subsidiary; (m) is payable to Company or any Eligible Subsidiary;
(n)
does not arise out of a xxxx and hold sale prior to shipment and does not arise
out of a sale to any Person to which Company or any Eligible Subsidiary is
indebted; (o) is net of any returns, discounts, claims, credits and allowances;
(p) if the Account arises out of contracts between Company and/or any Eligible
Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the United States, on the other hand, any
state, or any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them, Company
and/or such Eligible Subsidiary, as the case may be, has so notified Laurus,
in
writing, prior to the creation of such Account, and there has been compliance
with any governmental notice or approval requirements, including compliance
with
the Federal Assignment of Claims Act; (q) is a good and valid account
representing an undisputed bona fide indebtedness incurred by the Account Debtor
therein named, for a fixed sum as set forth in the invoice relating thereto
with
respect to an unconditional sale and delivery upon the stated terms of goods
sold by Company or any Eligible Subsidiary or work, labor and/or services
rendered by Company or any Eligible Subsidiary; (r) does not arise out of
progress xxxxxxxx prior to completion of the order; (s) the total unpaid
Accounts from such Account Debtor does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%)
of
all Eligible Accounts; (t) Company’s or such Eligible Subsidiary’s right to
payment is absolute and not contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition
whatsoever; (u) Company or such Eligible Subsidiary, as the case may be, is
able
to bring suit and enforce its remedies against the Account Debtor through
judicial process; (v) does not represent interest payments, late or finance
charges owing to Company or such Eligible Subsidiary, as the case may be, and
(w) is otherwise satisfactory to Laurus as determined by Laurus in the exercise
of its sole discretion. In the event Company requests that Laurus include within
Eligible Accounts certain Accounts of one or more of Company’s acquisition
targets, Laurus shall at the time of such request consider such inclusion,
but
any such inclusion shall be at the sole option of Laurus and shall at all times
be subject to the execution and delivery to Laurus of all such documentation
(including, without limitation, guaranty and security documentation) as Laurus
may require in its sole discretion.
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“Eligible
Subsidiary”
shall
mean XxXxxxx, CSI Sub, Integrated, CSI Sub II, XxXxxxxx and each other
Subsidiary of the Company consented to in writing by Laurus to be included
as
and “Eligible Subsidiary” for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Equipment”
means
all “equipment” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person, wherever located, including any and all machinery,
apparatus, equipment, fittings, furniture, fixtures, motor vehicles and other
tangible personal property (other than Inventory) of every kind and description
that may be now or hereafter used in such Person’s operations or that are owned
by such Person or in which such Person may have an interest, and all parts,
accessories and accessions thereto and substitutions and replacements
therefor.
“ERISA”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 12(g).
“Event
of Default”
means
the occurrence of any of the events set forth in Section 18.
“Excepted
Issuances”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 13(t).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange
Act Filings”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.
“Exclusion
Period”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 13(t).
“Fixtures”
means
all “fixtures” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person.
“Formula
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i).
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles, practices and procedures in effect
from time to time in the United States of America.
“General
Intangibles”
means
all “general intangibles” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Person including all right, title and interest that
such Person may now or hereafter have in or under any contract, all Payment
Intangibles, customer lists, Licenses, Intellectual Property, interests in
partnerships, joint ventures and other business associations, permits,
proprietary or confidential information, inventions (whether or not patented
or
patentable), technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge, know-how,
Software, data bases, data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models,
drawings, materials, Books and Records, Goodwill (including the Goodwill
associated with any Intellectual Property), all rights and claims in or under
insurance policies (including insurance for fire, damage, loss, and casualty,
whether covering personal property, real property, tangible rights or intangible
rights, all liability, life, key-person, and business interruption insurance,
and all unearned premiums), uncertificated securities, choses in action, deposit
accounts, rights to receive tax refunds and other payments, rights to received
dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of
or
in exchange for pledged Stock and Investment Property, and rights of
indemnification.
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“Goods”
means
all “goods”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired
by any Person, wherever located, including embedded software to the extent
included in “goods” as defined in the UCC, manufactured homes, standing timber
that is cut and removed for sale and unborn young of animals.
“Goodwill”
means
all goodwill, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, technical
information, procedures, formulae, quality control standards, designs, operating
and training manuals, customer lists, and distribution agreements now owned
or
hereafter acquired by any Person.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof,
and
any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Hazardous
Materials”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 12(q).
“Indemnified
Person”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 25.
“Initial
Term”
means
the Closing Date through the close of business on the day immediately preceding
the third anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to acceleration at the option
of Laurus upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or other
termination hereunder.
“Instruments”
means
all “instruments”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person, wherever located, including all certificated securities
and all promissory notes and other evidences of indebtedness, other than
instruments that constitute, or are a part of a group of writings that
constitute, Chattel Paper.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
any and all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade
secrets, Licenses, information and other proprietary rights and
processes
“Inventory”
means
all “inventory”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person, wherever located, including all inventory, merchandise,
goods and other personal property that are held by or on behalf of such Person
for sale or lease or are furnished or are to be furnished under a contract
of
service or that constitute raw materials, work in process, finished goods,
returned goods, or materials or supplies of any kind, nature or description
used
or consumed or to be used or consumed in such Person’s business or in the
processing, production, packaging, promotion, delivery or shipping of the same,
including all supplies and embedded software.
“Investment
Property”
means
all “investment property”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Person, wherever located.
“Letter-of-Credit
Rights”
means
“letter-of-credit rights” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Person, including rights to payment or performance
under a letter of credit, whether or not such Person, as beneficiary, has
demanded or is entitled to demand payment or performance.
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“License”
means
any rights under any written agreement now or hereafter acquired by any Person
to use any trademark, trademark registration, copyright, copyright registration
or invention for which a patent is in existence or other license of rights
or
interests now held or hereafter acquired by any Person.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, security deed, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,
security interest, lien (whether statutory or otherwise), charge, claim or
encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement held or asserted in respect of any asset of any kind or nature
whatsoever including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing,
and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the
UCC
or comparable law of any jurisdiction.
“Loans”
means
the Revolving Loans and the Term Loan and shall include all other extensions
of
credit hereunder and under any Ancillary Agreement.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
a
material adverse effect on (a) a material adverse effect on the business,
assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), properties, operations
or prospects of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (taken individually or as
a
whole), (b) Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s ability to pay or perform the
Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof or any Ancillary Agreement,
(c)
the value of the Collateral, the Liens on the Collateral or the priority of
any
such Lien or (d) the practical realization of the benefits of Laurus’ rights and
remedies under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
“Maximum
Legal Rate”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 5(a)(iv).
“NASD”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 13(b).
“NASD
OTCBB” shall have the meaning given such term in Section
12(w).
“Notes”
means
each of the Secured Non-Convertible Term Note and the Secured Non-Convertible
Revolving Note made by Company in favor of Laurus in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, as the same may be amended, modified and
supplemented from time to time, as applicable.
“Obligations”
means
all Loans, all advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties
owing by Company or any of its Subsidiaries to Laurus (or any corporation that
directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with Laurus) of every kind and description (whether or not evidenced by any
note
or other instrument and whether or not for the payment of money or the
performance or non-performance of any act), direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or
unliquidated, whether existing by operation of law or otherwise now existing
or
hereafter arising including any debt, liability or obligation owing from Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to others which Laurus may have obtained by
assignment or otherwise and further including all interest (including interest
accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the
maturity of the Loans and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided
in this Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the
commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether
or
not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding), charges or any other payments Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is
required to make by law or otherwise arising under or as a result of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, together with all reasonable expenses
and reasonable attorneys’ fees chargeable to Company’s or any of its
Subsidiary’s account or incurred by Laurus in connection with Company’s or any
of its Subsidiary’s account whether provided for herein or in any Ancillary
Agreement.
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“Option
Shares”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 12(a).
“Options”
means
that certain Common Stock Purchase Option dated as of the Closing Date made
by
the Parent in favor of Laurus and each other Option made by the Parent in favor
Laurus, as each of the same may be amended, restated, modified and/or
supplemented from time to time.
“Payment
Intangibles”
means
all “payment intangibles” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Person, including, a General Intangible under which
the Account Debtor’s principal obligation is a monetary obligation.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
(a) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, artisans, bailees, mechanics and
materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business securing sums not
overdue; (b) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection
with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of
governmental insurance or benefits, relating to employees, securing sums (i)
not
overdue or (ii) being diligently contested in good faith provided that adequate
reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or
any
Subsidiary thereof in conformity with GAAP; (c) Liens in favor of Laurus; (d)
Liens for taxes (i) not yet due or (ii) being diligently contested in good
faith
by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto
are maintained on the books of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof in
conformity with GAAP provided, that, the Lien shall have no effect on the
priority of Liens in favor of Laurus or the value of the assets in which Laurus
has a Lien; (e) Purchase Money Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness to
the
extent permitted in this Agreement and (f) Liens specified on Schedule
2
hereto.
“Person”
means
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation,
limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity
or
government (whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise,
including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof),
and shall include such Person’s successors and assigns.
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“Principal
Market”
means
the NASD Over The Counter Bulletin Board, NASDAQ Capital Market, NASDAQ National
Market System, American Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange (whichever
of
the foregoing is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the
Common Stock).
“Proceeds”
means
“proceeds”, as such term is defined in the UCC and, in any event, shall include:
(a) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty
payable to Company, any Eligible Subsidiary or any other Person from time to
time with respect to any Collateral; (b) any and all payments (in any form
whatsoever) made or due and payable to Company or any Eligible Subsidiary from
time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation,
seizure or forfeiture of any Collateral by any governmental body, governmental
authority, bureau or agency (or any person acting under color of governmental
authority); (c) any claim of Company or any Eligible Subsidiary against third
parties (i) for past, present or future infringement of any Intellectual
Property or (ii) for past, present or future infringement or dilution of any
trademark or trademark license or for injury to the goodwill associated with
any
trademark, trademark registration or trademark licensed under any trademark
License; (d) any recoveries by Company or any Eligible Subsidiary against third
parties with respect to any litigation or dispute concerning any Collateral,
including claims arising out of the loss or nonconformity of, interference
with
the use of, defects in, or infringement of rights in, or damage to, Collateral;
(e) all amounts collected on, or distributed on account of, other Collateral,
including dividends, interest, distributions and Instruments with respect to
Investment Property and pledged Stock; and (f) any and all other amounts ,
rights to payment or other property acquired upon the sale, lease, license,
exchange or other disposition of Collateral and all rights arising out of
Collateral.
“Purchase
Money Indebtedness”
means
(a) any indebtedness incurred for the payment of all or any part of the purchase
price of any fixed asset, including indebtedness under capitalized leases,
(b)
any indebtedness incurred for the sole purpose of financing or refinancing
all
or any part of the purchase price of any fixed asset, and (c) any renewals,
extensions or refinancings thereof (but not any increases in the principal
amounts thereof outstanding at that time).
“Purchase
Money Lien”
means
any Lien upon any fixed assets that secures the Purchase Money Indebtedness
related thereto but only if such Lien shall at all times be confined solely
to
the asset the purchase price of which was financed or refinanced through the
incurrence of the Purchase Money Indebtedness secured by such Lien and only
if
such Lien secures only such Purchase Money Indebtedness.
“Receivables
Purchase”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 2(b).
“Registration
Rights Agreements”
means
those registration rights agreements from time to time entered into between
Company and Laurus, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to
time.
“SEC”
shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Reports”
shall
have the meaning provided such term in Section 12(u).
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“Secured
Non-Convertible Revolving
Note”
means
that secured revolving note made by Company in favor of Laurus in the original
face amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), as the same may be amended,
supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Secured
Non-Convertible Term
Note”
means
that secured term note made by Company in favor of Laurus in the original face
amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), as the same may be amended,
supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Securities”
means
the Notes and the Options being issued by Company to Laurus pursuant to this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the shares of the Common Stock which
may be issued pursuant to exercise of the Options.
“Securities
Act”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 12(r).
“Security
Documents”
means
all security agreements, mortgages, cash collateral deposit letters, pledges
and
other agreements which are executed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
in
favor of Laurus.
“Software”
means
all “software” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person, including all computer programs and all supporting
information provided in connection with a transaction related to any
program.
“Stock”
means
all certificated and uncertificated shares, options, warrants, membership
interests, general or limited partnership interests, participation or other
equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting,
including common stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such
term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated
by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
“Subsidiary”
of
any
Person means (i) a corporation or other entity whose shares of stock or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other
ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a
contingency) to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation, or other
persons or entities performing similar functions for such person or entity,
are
owned, directly or indirectly, by such person or entity or (ii) a corporation
or
other entity in which such person or entity owns, directly or indirectly, more
than 50% of the equity interests at such time.
“Supporting
Obligations”
means
all “supporting obligations” as such term is defined in the UCC.
“Term”
means,
as applicable, the Initial Term and any Renewal Term, subject to acceleration
at
the option of Laurus upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or
other termination hereunder.
“Term
Loan”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2(c).
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“Total
Investment Amount”
means
$11,000,000.“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time be in effect
in
the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory
provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of,
or
remedies with respect to, Laurus’ Lien on any Collateral is governed by the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State
of
New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in
such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement
relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes
of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that to the extent
that UCC is used to define any term herein or in any Ancillary Agreement and
such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the
UCC,
the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall
govern.
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LAURUS
MASTER FUND, LTD.
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CSI
SUB
CORP. (DE)
XXXXXXX
ASSOCIATES, LLC
INTEGRATED
STRATEGIES, INC.
CSI
SUB
CORP. II (DE)
XXXXXXXX
ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dated:
February 1, 2006
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
1.
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General.
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1
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2.
|
Loans.
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2
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3.
|
Repayment
of the Loans.
|
3
|
4.
|
Procedure
for Revolving Loans.
|
4
|
5.
|
Interest
and Payments.
|
4
|
6.
|
Security
Interest.
|
5
|
7.
|
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants Concerning the Collateral.
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7
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8.
|
Payment
of Accounts.
|
9
|
9.
|
Collection
and Maintenance of Xxxxxxxxxx.
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00
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00.
|
Inspections
and Appraisals.
|
10
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11.
|
Financial
Reporting.
|
10
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12.
|
Additional
Representations and Warranties.
|
11
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13.
|
Covenants.
|
23
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14.
|
Further
Assurances.
|
29
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15.
|
Representations
and Warranties of Laurus.
|
29
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16.
|
Power
of Attorney.
|
31
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17.
|
Term
of Agreement.
|
31
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18.
|
Termination
of Lien.
|
32
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19.
|
Events
of Default.
|
32
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20.
|
Remedies.
|
34
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21.
|
Waivers.
|
35
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22.
|
Expenses.
|
35
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23.
|
Assignment
By Laurus.
|
36
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24.
|
No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
|
36
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25.
|
Application
of Payments.
|
37
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26.
|
Indemnity.
|
37
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27.
|
Revival.
|
37
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28.
|
Notices.
|
37
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29.
|
Governing
Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.
|
38
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30.
|
Limitation
of Liability.
|
39
|
31.
|
Entire
Understanding; Maximum Interest.
|
39
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32.
|
Severability.
|
40
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33.
|
Captions.
|
40
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34.
|
Counterparts;
Telecopier Signatures.
|
40
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35.
|
Construction.
|
40
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36.
|
Publicity.
|
40
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37.
|
Joinder.
|
40
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38.
|
Legends.
|
41
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LIST
OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A-Borrowing Base
Certificate
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