SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement is made as of September 7, 2005 (this "Agreement")
by and among GSSF MASTER FUND L.P. ("GSSF"), AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.,
a Nevada corporation (the "Parent"), and each party listed on Exhibit A attached
hereto (each an "Eligible Subsidiary" and collectively, the "Eligible
Subsidiaries") (the Parent and each Eligible Subsidiary, each a "Company" and
collectively, the "Companies").
BACKGROUND
The Companies have requested that GSSF make advances available to the
Companies; and
GSSF has agreed to make such advances 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. General Definitions and Terms; Rules of Construction.
(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. Note.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Ancillary Agreements, GSSF shall make a Convertible Note to the Companies in an
amount equal to $250,000 (the "Note") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
"B". The Loan shall be advanced on the Closing Date and shall be, with respect
to principal, payable on the terms set forth therein.
3. Repayment of the Loans. The Companies shall pay all amounts payable
hereunder, under the Loans, or under any Ancillary Agreement prior to 12:00 noon
(New York time) on the due date thereof in immediately available funds.
4. [Omitted]
5. Interest and Payments.
(a) Interest.
(i) Except as modified by Section 5(a)(iii) below, the Companies
shall jointly and severally 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 GSSF's option, GSSF may charge Companies'
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 in each (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) The Companies shall jointly and severally 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
each Company and GSSF, the Companies shall jointly and severally pay to GSSF a
closing payment in an amount equal to three and three-quarters percent (3.75%)
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) [Omitted]
(iii) [Omitted]
(iv) Financial Information Default. Without affecting GSSF's other
rights and remedies, in the event any Company fails to deliver the financial
information required by Section 11 on or before the date required by this
Agreement, the Companies shall jointly and severally pay GSSF an aggregate fee
in the amount of $250.00 per week (or portion thereof) for each such failure
until such failure is cured to GSSF's satisfaction or waived in writing by GSSF.
All amounts that are incurred pursuant to this Section 5(b)(iv) shall be due and
payable by the Companies monthly, in arrears, on the first business of each
calendar month and upon expiration of the Term.
(v) Expenses. The Companies shall jointly and severally reimburse
GSSF for its reasonable expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses)
incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, and expenses incurred in connection with GSSF's
due diligence review of each 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.
6. Security Interest.
(a) To secure the prompt payment to GSSF of the Obligations, each Company
hereby assigns, pledges and grants to GSSF a continuing security interest in and
Lien upon all of the Collateral. All of each Company's Books and Records
relating to the Collateral shall, until delivered to or removed by GSSF, be kept
by such Company in trust for GSSF until all Obligations have been paid in full.
Each confirmatory assignment schedule or other form of assignment hereafter
executed by each Company shall be deemed to include the foregoing grant, whether
or not the same appears therein.
(b) Each Company hereby (i) authorizes GSSF to file any financing
statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto that (x) indicate the
Collateral (1) as all assets and personal property of such Company 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 GSSFGSSF to have
filed any initial financial statements, or amendments thereto if filed prior to
the date hereof. Each Company 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 GSSF and agrees that it
will not do so without the prior written consent of GSSF, subject to such
Company's rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.
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(c) Each Company hereby grants to GSSF 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 such Company) to use, transfer, license or sublicense any
Intellectual Property now owned, licensed to, or hereafter acquired by such
Company, 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 Company represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(a) all of the Collateral (i) is owned by it free and clear of all Liens
(including any claims of infringement) except those in GSSF's 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) it shall not encumber, mortgage, pledge, assign (other than as
expressly permitted under this Agreement) or grant any Lien in any Collateral or
any other assets to anyone other than GSSF 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
GSSF in duly executed form) constitute valid perfected security interests in all
of the Collateral in favor of GSSF as security for the prompt and complete
payment and performance of the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the
terms hereof against any and all of its creditors and purchasers and such
security interest is prior to all other Liens in existence on the date hereof
other than Permitted Liens.
(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) it shall not dispose of any of the Collateral whether by sale, lease
or otherwise except for 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 $100,000 and only to the extent that (i) the
proceeds of any such disposition are used to acquire replacement Equipment which
is subject to GSSF's 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 GSSF to
be held as cash collateral for the Obligations.
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(f) it shall defend the right, title and interest of GSSF 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 GSSF "control" of any
Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit Rights or electronic
Chattel Paper owned by it, with any agreements establishing control to be in
form and substance satisfactory to GSSF, (ii) the prompt (but in no event later
than five (5) Business Days following GSSF's request therefor) delivery to GSSF
of all original Instruments, Chattel Paper, negotiable Documents and
certificated Stock owned by it (in each case, accompanied by stock powers,
allonges or other instruments of transfer executed in blank), (iii) notification
of GSSF's interest in Collateral at GSSF's request, and (iv) the institution of
litigation against third parties as shall be prudent in order to protect and
preserve its and/or GSSF's respective and several interests in the Collateral.
(g) it shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days
after the same is acquired by it, notify GSSF of any commercial tort claim (as
defined in the UCC) acquired by it and unless otherwise consented by GSSF, it
shall enter into a supplement to this Agreement granting to GSSF a Lien in such
commercial tort claim.
(h) it shall place notations upon its Books and Records and any of its
financial statements to disclose GSSF's Lien in the Collateral.
(i) if it retains possession of any Chattel Paper or Instrument with
GSSF's consent, upon GSSF's 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 GSSF Master Fund, L.P."
Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the indefeasible payment in full of all
obligations and liabilities owing by the Companies to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.
(the "Laurus Debt"), upon the reasonable request of GSSF, such Chattel Paper and
Instruments shall be delivered to GSSF.
(j) it shall perform in a reasonable time all other steps requested by
GSSF to create and maintain in GSSF's favor a valid perfected first Lien in all
Collateral subject only to Permitted Liens.
(k) it shall notify GSSF promptly and in any event within three (3)
Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof (i) of any event or circumstance
that, to its knowledge, would cause GSSF to consider any then existing Account
and/or Inventory as no longer constituting an Eligible Account or Eligible
Inventory, as the case may be; (ii) of any material delay in its 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 it 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.
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(l) it 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. It shall not permit any such items to become
a Fixture to real estate or accessions to other personal property.
(m) it shall maintain and keep all of its Books and Records concerning the
Collateral at its executive offices listed in Schedule 12(aa).
(n) it shall maintain and keep the tangible Collateral at the addresses
listed in Schedule 12(bb), provided, that it may change such locations or open a
new location, provided that it provides GSSF 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, it executes and delivers to GSSF such agreements deemed
reasonably necessary or prudent by GSSF, including landlord agreements,
mortgagee agreements and warehouse agreements, each in form and substance
satisfactory to GSSF, to adequately protect and maintain GSSF's security
interest in such Collateral.
(o) Schedule 7(p) lists all banks and other financial institutions at
which it 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. It shall not establish any depository or other
bank account with any financial institution (other than the accounts set forth
on Schedule 7(p)) without GSSF's prior written consent.
(p) All Inventory manufactured by it in the United States of America shall
be produced in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations and orders related
thereto or promulgated thereunder.
8. Payment of Accounts.
(a) Following the indefeasible payment in full of the Laurus Debt, each
Company 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 such Company (the
"Lockboxes") with Frost National Bank or such other financial institution
accepted by GSSF in writing as may be selected by such Company (the "Lockbox
Bank") pursuant to the terms of the certain agreements among one or more
Companies, GSSF and/or the Lockbox Bank. On or prior to the Closing Date, each
Company shall and shall cause the Lockbox Bank to enter into all such
documentation acceptable to GSSF 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 GSSF in writing and (b)
comply only with the instructions or other directions of GSSF concerning the
Lockbox. All of each Company's invoices, account statements and other written or
oral communications directing, instructing, demanding or requesting payment of
any Account of any Company or any other amount constituting Collateral shall
conspicuously direct that all payments be made to the Lockbox or such other
address as GSSF may direct in writing. If, notwithstanding the instructions to
Account Debtors, any Company receives any payments, such Company shall
immediately remit such payments to GSSF in their original form with all
necessary endorsements. Until so remitted, such Company shall hold all such
payments in trust for and as the property of GSSF and shall not commingle such
payments with any of its other funds or property.
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(b) Following the indefeasible payment in full of the Laurus Debt, at
GSSF's election, following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is
continuing, GSSF may notify each Company's Account Debtors of GSSF's 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.
9. Collection and Maintenance of Collateral.
(a) GSSF may verify each Company'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 or GSSF believes that such verification is necessary
to preserve or protect the Collateral, utilizing an audit control company or any
other agent of GSSF.
(b) Proceeds of Accounts received by GSSF will be deemed received on the
Business Day after GSSF's receipt of such proceeds in good funds in dollars of
the United States of America to an account designated by GSSF. Any amount
received by GSSF after 12:00 noon (New York time) on any Business Day shall be
deemed received on the next Business Day.
(c) As GSSFGSSF receives the proceeds of Accounts of any Company, it shall
(i) apply such proceeds, as required, to amounts outstanding under the Note, and
(ii) remit all such remaining proceeds (net of interest, fees and other amounts
then due and owing to GSSF hereunder) to Company Agent (for the benefit of the
applicable Companies) 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, GSSF, at its option, may (a) apply such
proceeds to the Obligations in such order as GSSF shall elect, (b) hold all such
proceeds as cash collateral for the Obligations and each Company hereby grants
to GSSF 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,
and upon reasonable notice (provided that no such prior notice shall be required
to be given in the event GSSF believes such access is necessary to preserve or
protect the Collateral or following the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default) GSSF, and/or any agent of GSSF shall have the right to (a)
have access to, visit, inspect, review, evaluate and make physical verification
and appraisals of each Company's properties and the Collateral, (b) inspect,
audit and copy (or take originals if necessary) and make extracts from each
Company's Books and Records, including management letters prepared by the
Accountants, and (c) discuss with each Company's directors, principal officers,
and independent accountants, each Company's business, assets, liabilities,
financial condition, results of operations and business prospects. Each Company
will deliver to GSSF any instrument necessary for GSSF to obtain records from
any service bureau maintaining records for such Company. If any internally
prepared financial information, including that required under this Section is
unsatisfactory in any manner to XXXX, XXXX may request that the Accountants
review the same.
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11. Financial Reporting. Company Agent will deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to GSSF each of the following, which shall be in form and detail
acceptable to GSSF:
(a) As soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after
the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, each Company's audited financial
statements with a report of independent certified public accountants of
recognized standing selected by the Parent and acceptable to GSSF (the
"Accountants"), which annual financial statements shall be without qualification
and shall include each Company's balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year
and the related statements of each Company's income, retained earnings and cash
flows for the fiscal year then ended, prepared, if GSSF so requests, on a
consolidating and consolidated basis to include all Subsidiaries and Affiliates
of each Company, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP,
together with (i) if and when available, copies of any management letters
prepared by the Accountants; and (ii) a certificate of the Parent'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;
(b) As soon as available and in any event within forty five (45) days
after the end of each quarter, an unaudited/internal balance sheet and
statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of each Company as at the
end of and for such quarter and for the year to date period then ended,
prepared, if GSSF so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated basis to
include all Subsidiaries and Affiliates of each Company, 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 the Parent'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 GSSF so requests), agings of each Company's Accounts, unaudited
trial balances and their accounts payable and a calculation of each Company's
Accounts, Inventory and/or Eligible Inventory, provided, however, that if GSSF
shall request the foregoing information more often than as set forth in the
immediately preceding clause, each Company shall have thirty (30) days from each
such request to comply with GSSF's demand; and
(d) Promptly after (i) the filing thereof, copies of the Parent's most
recent registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular
reports which the Parent files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), and (ii) the issuance thereof, copies of such financial statements,
reports and proxy statements as the Parent shall send to its stockholders.
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12. Additional Representations and Warranties. Each Company hereby
represents and warrants to GSSF as follows:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. It and each of its
Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the
case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization. It and each of its Subsidiaries has
the corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be,
power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets and, insofar as
it is or shall be a party thereto, to (i) execute and deliver this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) to issue the Convertible Note and the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Note (the "Note
Shares"), (iii) to issue and grant the Option and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Option (the "Option Shares"), (iv) to issue the
Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Warrants
(the "Warrant Shares"), and to (v) carry out the provisions of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements and to carry on its business as presently
conducted. It and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and is authorized
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or
limited liability company, as the case may be, in all jurisdictions in which the
nature or location of its activities and of its properties (both owned and
leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in
which failure to do so has not had, or could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Subsidiaries. Each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, the direct
owner of each 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 Parent, as of the date
hereof consists 1,010,502,000 of which 1,000,000,000 are shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share, 99,776,704 shares of which of which are issued and
outstanding and 10,502,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
share of which 378,061 shares of Series A preferred stock are issued and
outstanding. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of each
Subsidiary of each Company is set forth on Schedule 12(c).
(ii) Except as disclosed on Schedule 12(c), other than: (i) the
shares reserved for issuance under the Parent'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 the Parent of any of its securities. Except as
disclosed on Schedule 12(c), neither the offer or issuance of any of the Note,
the Options or the Warrants, or the issuance of any of the Note Shares, the
Option Shares or the Warrant Shares, nor the consummation of any transaction
contemplated hereby will result in a change in the price or number of any
securities of the Parent outstanding, under anti-dilution or other similar
provisions contained in or affecting any such securities.
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(iii) All issued and outstanding shares of the Parent'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 the Parent's Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Charter"). The Note Shares, the Option Shares and the
Warrant Shares have been duly and validly reserved for issuance. When issued in
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Parent's Charter, the
Securities 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, partnership or
limited liability company, as the case may be, action on its and its
Subsidiaries' part (including their respective officers and directors) necessary
for the authorization of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, the
performance of all of its and its Subsidiaries' obligations hereunder and under
the Ancillary Agreements on the Closing Date and, the authorization, issuance
and delivery of the Note, the Options and the Warrants have 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 its
and its Subsidiaries' valid and binding obligations enforceable against each
such Person in accordance with their terms, except:
(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 issuance of the Note and the subsequent conversion of the Note into Note
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. The issuance
of the Warrants and the subsequent exercise of the Warrants for Warrant 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 it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
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 it 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, it or any
of its Subsidiaries in excess of $75,000 (other than obligations of, or payments
to, it 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 it (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 its or any of its Subsidiaries' products or
services; or (iv) indemnification by it or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to infringements of proprietary rights.
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(ii) Since June 30, 2005 (the "Balance Sheet Date") neither it 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.
(iii) For the purposes of subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section
12(f), all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments,
contracts and proposed transactions involving the same Person (including Persons
it or any of its applicable Subsidiaries 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 Parent 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 board of directors, 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
Parent'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 Parent's management and board of directors;
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(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.
(g) Obligations to Related Parties. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(g),
neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to their respective
officers, directors, stockholders or employees other than:
(i) for payment of salary for services rendered and for bonus
payments;
(ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on its or its
Subsidiaries' behalf;
(iii) for other standard employee benefits made generally available
to all employees (including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock
option plan approved by its and its Subsidiaries' Board of Directors, as
applicable); and
(iv) obligations listed in its and each of its Subsidiary's
financial statements or disclosed in any of the Parent's Exchange Act Filings.
Except as described above or set forth on Schedule 12(g), none of its officers,
directors or, to the best of its knowledge, key employees or stockholders, any
of its Subsidiaries or any members of their immediate families, are indebted to
it or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of
$50,000 or have any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Person with
which it or any of its Subsidiaries is affiliated or with which it or any of its
Subsidiaries has a business relationship, or any Person which competes with it
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 it or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as described above, none of
its officers, directors or stockholders, or any member of their immediate
families, is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material contract with
it or any of its Subsidiaries and no agreements, understandings or proposed
transactions are contemplated between it or any of its Subsidiaries and any such
Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(g), neither it nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other
Person.
(h) Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, 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 its or any of its Subsidiaries' business, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), properties, operations or
prospects, which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably
be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(ii) any resignation or termination of any of its or its
Subsidiaries' officers, key employees or groups of employees;
(iii) any material change, except in the ordinary course of
business, in its or any of its Subsidiaries' contingent obligations 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 it 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 it or any of its
Subsidiaries to any of its or any of its Subsidiaries' stockholders, employees,
officers or directors, 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 its or any of its Subsidiaries' assets;
(ix) any labor organization activity related to it or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(x) any debt, obligation or liability incurred, assumed or
guaranteed by it 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 Intellectual Property
or other intangible assets;
(xii) any change in any material agreement to which it or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which either it or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, 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, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; or
(xiv) any arrangement or commitment by it or any of its Subsidiaries
to do any of the acts described in subsection (i) through (xiii) of this Section
12(h).
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(i) Title to Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc. Except as set forth on
Schedule 12(i), it and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to
their respective properties and assets, and good title to its leasehold
interests, in each case subject to no Lien, other than Permitted Liens.
All facilities, Equipment, Fixtures, vehicles and other properties owned, leased
or used by it 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), it and each of its
Subsidiaries is in compliance with all material terms of each lease to which it
is a party or is otherwise bound.
(j) Intellectual Property.
(i) It and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses sufficient
legal rights to all Intellectual Property necessary for their respective
businesses as now conducted and, to its 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 its or any
of its Subsidiary's Intellectual Property, nor is it 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 other than such
licenses or agreements arising from the purchase of "off the shelf" or standard
products.
(ii) Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
communications alleging that it or any of its Subsidiaries has violated any of
the Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights of any other Person, nor
is it or any of its Subsidiaries aware of any basis therefor.
(iii) Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries believes 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 it or any of its
Subsidiaries, except for inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information
that have been rightfully assigned to it or any of its Subsidiaries.
(k) Compliance with Other Instruments. Neither it nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation or default of (x) any term of its Charter or
Bylaws, or (y) 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 of the Note and the other
Securities 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 Lien upon any of its or any of its Subsidiary's
properties or assets or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or
nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to it or
any of its Subsidiaries, their businesses or operations or any of their 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 its knowledge, currently
threatened against it or any of its Subsidiaries that prevents it 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 its or
any of its Subsidiaries' current equity ownership, nor is it aware that there is
any basis to assert any of the foregoing. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries
is a party to 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 it or any of its Subsidiaries
currently pending or which it or any of its Subsidiaries intends to initiate.
(m) Tax Returns and Payments. It 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 it 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 it 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 adjustment, deficiency, assessment or court decision in
respect of its federal, state or other taxes.
Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any 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.
(n) Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(n), neither it 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 its
knowledge, threatened with respect to it or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as
disclosed in the Exchange Act Filings or on Schedule 12(n), neither it 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 its knowledge, none of its or any of its Subsidiaries' employees,
nor any consultant with whom it 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, it or any of its Subsidiaries because of
the nature of the business to be conducted by it or any of its Subsidiaries; and
to its knowledge the continued employment by it and its Subsidiaries of their
present employees, and the performance of its and its Subsidiaries contracts
with its independent contractors, will not result in any such violation. Neither
it nor any of its Subsidiaries is 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 it or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither it 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 it or any of its Subsidiaries, none of its or any of its Subsidiaries'
employees has been granted the right to continued employment by it or any of its
Subsidiaries or to any material compensation following termination of employment
with it or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(n),
neither it 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 it
or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, nor does it or any of its
Subsidiaries have a present intention to terminate the employment of any
officer, key employee or group of employees.
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(o) Registration Rights and Voting Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule
12(o) and except as disclosed in Exchange Act Filings, neither it nor any of its
Subsidiaries is presently under any obligation, and neither it nor any of its
Subsidiaries has granted any rights, to register any of its or any of its
Subsidiaries' 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 its knowledge, none of its or any of its
Subsidiaries' stockholders has entered into any agreement with respect to its or
any of its Subsidiaries' voting of equity securities.
(p) Compliance with Laws; Permits. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in violation of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or 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 have 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. It 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.
(q) Environmental and Safety Laws. Neither it 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 it or any of its Subsidiaries or, to its knowledge, by any other Person on
any property owned, leased or used by it 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
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(ii) any petroleum products or nuclear materials.
(r) Valid Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of GSSF contained in this Agreement, the offer 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. It and each of its Subsidiaries has provided GSSF
with all information requested by GSSF in connection with GSSF's decision to
enter into this Agreement, including all information each Company and its
Subsidiaries believe 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 it or any of its
Subsidiaries to GSSF 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 GSSF by it or any of its Subsidiaries were based
on its and its Subsidiaries' experience in the industry and on assumptions of
fact and opinion as to future events which it or any of its Subsidiaries, at the
date of the issuance of such projections or estimates, believed to be
reasonable.
(t) Insurance. It and each of its Subsidiaries has general commercial,
product liability, fire and casualty insurance policies with coverages which it
believes are customary for companies similarly situated to it and its
Subsidiaries in the same or similar business.
(u) SEC Reports and Financial Statements. Except as set forth on Schedule
12(u), it and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all proxy statements, reports
and other documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act. The
Parent has furnished GSSF with copies of: (i) its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for its fiscal years ended December 31, 2004; and (ii) its Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-QSB for its fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005, and
the Form 8-K filings which it has made during its fiscal year 2005 to date
(collectively, the "SEC Reports"). Except as set forth on Schedule 12(u), 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 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 cash
flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of, and
for, the periods presented in each such SEC Report.
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(v) Listing. The Parent's Common Stock is listed or quoted, as applicable,
on the Principal Market and satisfies all requirements for the continuation of
such listing or quotation, as applicable, and the Parent shall do all things
necessary for the continuation of such listing or quotation, as applicable. The
Parent has not received any notice that its Common Stock will be delisted from,
or no longer quoted on, as applicable, the Principal Market or that its Common
Stock does not meet all requirements for such listing or quotation, as
applicable.
(w) No Integrated Offering. Neither it, 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 it for purposes of the Securities Act which
would prevent it from issuing the Securities pursuant to Rule 506 under the
Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder approval
provisions, nor will it 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.
(x) Stop Transfer. The Securities are restricted securities as of the date
of this Agreement. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries will 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.
(y) Dilution. It specifically acknowledges that the Parent's obligation to
issue the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Note and exercise of the
Options and the Warrants are binding upon the Parent and enforceable regardless
of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other
shareholders of the Parent.
(z) Patriot Act. It certifies that, to the best of its knowledge, neither
it nor any of its Subsidiaries has been designated, nor is or shall be owned or
controlled, by a "suspected terrorist" as defined in Executive Order 13224. It
hereby acknowledges that GSSF seeks to comply with all applicable laws
concerning money laundering and related activities. In furtherance of those
efforts, it hereby represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) none of the cash
or property that it or any of its Subsidiaries will pay or will contribute to
GSSF 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
it or any of its Subsidiaries to GSSF, to the extent that they are within its or
any such Subsidiary's control shall cause GSSF 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. It shall promptly notify
GSSF if any of these representations, warranties and covenants ceases to be true
and accurate regarding it or any of its Subsidiaries. It shall provide GSSF with
any additional information regarding it and each Subsidiary thereof that GSSF
deems necessary or convenient to ensure compliance with all applicable laws
concerning money laundering and similar activities. It understands and agrees
that if at any time it is discovered that any of the foregoing representations,
warranties and covenants are incorrect, or if otherwise required by applicable
law or regulation related to money laundering or similar activities, GSSF may
undertake appropriate actions to ensure compliance with applicable law or
regulation, including but not limited to segregation and/or redemption of GSSF's
investment in it. It further understands that GSSF may release confidential
information about it and its Subsidiaries and, if applicable, any underlying
beneficial owners, to proper authorities if GSSF, in its sole discretion,
determines that it is in the best interests of GSSF in light of relevant rules
and regulations under the laws set forth in subsection (ii) above.
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(aa) Company Name; Locations of Offices, Records and Collateral. Schedule
12(aa) sets forth each Company's name as it appears in official filings in the
state of its organization, the type of entity of each Company, the
organizational identification number issued by each Company's state of
organization or a statement that no such number has been issued, each Company's
state of organization, and the location of each Company'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(aa), 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(aa), no Company has been known as or conducted business in any other
name (including trade names). Each Company has only one state of organization.
(bb) ERISA. Based upon the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
("ERISA"), and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder: (i)
neither it 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) it and each of its Subsidiaries has met all applicable minimum funding
requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect of its plans; (iii) neither
it 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 it 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 it 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.
13. Covenants. Each Company, as applicable, covenants and agrees with GSSF
as follows:
(a) Stop-Orders. It shall advise GSSF, 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 the Parent, or of the suspension of the
qualification of the Common Stock of the Parent for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any such purpose.
(b) Listing. It shall promptly secure the listing or quotation, as
applicable, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note
and exercise of the Options and the Warrants on the Principal Market upon which
shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted, as applicable, (subject to official
notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing or quotation, as applicable,
so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed or quoted, as
applicable. The Parent shall maintain the listing or quotation, as applicable,
of its Common Stock on the Principal Market, and will comply in all material
respects with the Parent's reporting, filing and other obligations under the
bylaws or rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and
such exchanges, as applicable.
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(c) Market Regulations. It 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 GSSF and
promptly provide copies thereof to GSSF.
(d) Reporting Requirements. It shall 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. It shall use the proceeds of the Loans solely to fund
the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Documentation and for general
working capital purposes.
(f) Access to Facilities. It shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by GSSF (or any successor
of GSSF), upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, at Company's
expense and accompanied by a representative of Company Agent (provided that no
such prior notice shall be required to be given and no such representative shall
be required to accompany GSSF in the event GSSF believes such access is
necessary to preserve or protect the Collateral or following the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default), to:
(i) visit and inspect any of its or any such Subsidiary's
properties;
(ii) examine its or any such Subsidiary's corporate and financial
records (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 its or any such Subsidiary's affairs, finances and
accounts with its or any such Subsidiary's directors, officers and Accountants.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall
provide any material, non-public information to GSSF unless GSSF signs a
confidentiality agreement and otherwise complies with Regulation FD, under the
federal securities laws.
(g) Taxes. It shall, and shall 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 it and
its Subsidiaries' income, profits, property or business, as the case may be;
provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy need not be
paid currently if (i) the validity thereof shall currently and diligently be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) such tax, assessment,
charge or levy shall have no effect on the Lien priority of GSSF in the
Collateral, and (iii) if it and/or such Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have
set aside on its and/or such Subsidiary's books adequate reserves with respect
thereto in accordance with GAAP; and provided, further, that it shall, and shall
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.
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(h) Insurance. It shall bear the full risk of loss from any loss of any
nature whatsoever with respect to the Collateral. It and each of its
Subsidiaries shall 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 it and its Subsidiaries; and it and its
Subsidiaries shall 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 it and/or such Subsidiary thereof
reasonably believes is customary for companies in similar business similarly
situated as it and its Subsidiaries and to the extent available on commercially
reasonable terms. It 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 GSSF as security for its obligations hereunder and
under the Ancillary Agreements. At its own cost and expense in amounts and with
carriers reasonably acceptable to GSSF, it and each of its Subsidiaries shall
(i) keep all their insurable properties and properties in which they have 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 it 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 it 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 its or any of its Subsidiaries assets or funds 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 it or any
of its Subsidiaries is engaged in business; and (v) furnish GSSF with (x) a copy
of all policies and evidence of the maintenance of such policies at least thirty
(30) days before any expiration date, (y) excepting its and its Subsidiaries'
workers' compensation policy, endorsements to such policies naming GSSF as
"co-insured" or "additional insured" and appropriate loss payable endorsements
in form and substance satisfactory to GSSF, naming GSSF as lenders loss payee,
and (z) evidence that as to GSSF the insurance coverage shall not be impaired or
invalidated by any act or neglect of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
the insurer will provide GSSF with at least thirty (30) days notice prior to
cancellation. It shall instruct the insurance carriers that in the event of any
loss thereunder, the carriers shall make payment for such loss to GSSF and not
to any Company or any of its Subsidiaries and GSSF jointly. If any insurance
losses are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to any Company
and/or any of its Subsidiaries and XXXX xxxxxxx, XXXX may endorse, as
applicable, such Company's and/or any of its Subsidiaries' name thereon and do
such other things as GSSF may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash. GSSF is
hereby authorized to adjust and compromise claims. All loss recoveries received
by GSSF upon any such insurance may be applied to the Obligations, in such order
as GSSF in its sole discretion shall determine or shall otherwise be delivered
to Company Agent for the benefit of the applicable Company and/or its
Subsidiaries; provided; however, any loss recoveries received by GSSF arising
from the damage or destruction of Collateral may be used by the Companies to
repair, restore or replace such Collateral, as the case may be, so long as the
fair market value of any such Collateral damaged or destroyed in any single
incident is less than $25,000 and the fair market value, in the aggregate, of
all such Collateral owned by Borrower and damaged, destroyed or condemned during
any twelve-month period is less than $50,000. Any surplus shall be paid by GSSF
to Company Agent for the benefit of the applicable Company and/or its
Subsidiaries, or applied as may be otherwise required by law. Any deficiency
thereon shall be paid, as applicable, by Companies and their Subsidiaries to
GSSF, on demand.
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(i) Intellectual Property. It 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. It shall, and shall 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 it shall, and
shall 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.
(k) Confidentiality. It shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, disclose, and will not include in any public announcement, the
name of GSSF, unless expressly agreed to by GSSF or unless and until such
disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to the
extent of such requirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Company and its
Subsidiaries may disclose GSSF's identity and the terms of this Agreement to its
current and prospective debt and equity financing sources.
(l) Required Approvals. It shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of GSSF, (i) create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness (exclusive of trade debt) whether
secured or unsecured other than each Company's indebtedness to GSSF 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 $100,000 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 it or its Subsidiaries 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 or apply any of its funds, property or
assets to the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any of its or its
Subsidiaries' Stock outstanding on the date hereof, or issue any preferred
stock; (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, any other Person,
including any partnership or joint venture, except (x) travel advances, (y)
loans to its and its Subsidiaries' officers and employees not exceeding at any
one time an aggregate of $10,000, and (z) loans to its existing Subsidiaries so
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long as such Subsidiaries are designated as either a co-borrower hereunder or
has entered into such guaranty and security documentation required by GSSF,
including, without limitation, to grant to GSSF 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 GSSF as
either a co-borrower or guarantor hereunder and such Subsidiary shall have
entered into all such documentation required by GSSF, including, without
limitation, to grant to GSSF 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 GSSF and in the
ordinary course of business), or repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire
any indebtedness (other than to GSSF 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 (A) (1)
such 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) such Company shall have provided GSSF copies
of all documentation relating to such merger or consolidation and (4) such
Company shall have provided GSSF with at least thirty (30) days' prior written
notice of such merger or consolidation or (B) (1) such merger or consolidation
results in the indefeasible payment in full of all Obligations (including,
without limitation, all early termination and prepayment fees required to be
paid hereunder and under the terms of the Ancillary Agreements), (2) such
Company shall have provided GSSF copies of all documentation relating to such
merger or consolidation and (3) such Company shall have provided GSSF at least
thirty (30) days' prior written notice of such early prepayment of the
Obligations; (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 its or any of its Subsidiaries'
right to perform the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements; (xi) change its fiscal year or make any changes in accounting
treatment and reporting practices without prior written notice to GSSF 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; (xiii) xxxx Accounts under
any name except the present name of such Company; or (xiv) sell, lease, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets, or any of the
properties or assets of its Subsidiaries, except for (1) the sale of Inventory
in the ordinary course of business, (2) the disposition or transfer in the
ordinary course of business during any fiscal year of obsolete and worn-out
Equipment and only to the extent that (x) the proceeds of any such disposition
are used to acquire replacement Equipment which is subject to GSSF's first
priority security interest or are used to repay Loans or to pay general
corporate expenses, or (y) following the occurrence of an Event of Default which
continues to exist, the proceeds of which are remitted to GSSF to be held as
cash collateral for the Obligations; and (3) the sale of real property so long
as the Company Agent has received the prior written consent of GSSF with respect
to such sale, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that,
(x) the Company Agent provided GSSF not less than thirty (30) days prior written
notice of such sale, (y) such sale is on commercially reasonable terms in an
arms-length transaction and (z) all proceeds of such sale are remitted directly
to GSSF to repay the Obligations in such order as XXXX xxxxx xxxxx.
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(x) Xxxxxxxxxx of Securities. The Parent shall reissue certificates
representing the Securities without the legends set forth in Section 40 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 Securities are registered under the Securities Act.
The Parent agrees to cooperate with GSSF in connection with all resales pursuant
to Rule 144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary to allow
such resales provided the Parent and its counsel receive reasonably requested
representations from GSSF and broker, if any.
(n) Opinion. Each Company will provide, at the Companies' joint and
several expense, such legal opinions in the future as are reasonably necessary
for the conversion of the Note and the exercise of the Warrants.
(o) Legal Name, etc. It shall not, without providing GSSF with 30 days
prior written notice, change (i) its name as it appears in the official filings
in the state of its organization, (ii) the type of legal entity it is, (iii) its
organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of organization,
(iv) its state of organization or (v) amend its certificate of incorporation,
by-laws or other organizational document.
(p) Compliance with Laws. The operation of each of its and each of its
Subsidiaries' business is and shall 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 and safety and environmental matters.
(q) Notices. It and each of its Subsidiaries shall promptly inform GSSF 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 it or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of its or any such Subsidiary's properties may be bound the breach of which
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Margin Stock. It shall 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.
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(s) Offering Restrictions. Except as previously disclosed in the SEC
Reports or in the Exchange Act Filings, or stock or stock options granted to its
employees or directors, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, prior to
the full repayment or conversion of the Note (together with all accrued and
unpaid interest and fees related thereto), (x) enter into any equity line of
credit agreement or similar agreement or (y) issue, or enter into any agreement
to issue, any securities with a variable/floating conversion and/or pricing
feature which are or could be (by conversion or registration) free-trading
securities (i.e. common stock subject to a registration statement).
(t) Authorization and Reservation of Shares. The Parent shall at all times
have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to
provide for the conversion of the Note and exercise of the Options and the
Warrants.
(u) [Omitted]
14. Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the
written request of GSSF and at the sole expense of Companies, each Company shall
promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and
documents and take such further action as GSSF may request (a) to obtain the
full benefits of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (b) to protect,
preserve and maintain GSSF's rights in the Collateral and under this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, and/or (c) to enable GSSF to exercise all or any of
the rights and powers herein granted or any Ancillary Agreement.
15. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of XXXX. XXXX hereby
represents, warrants and covenants to each Company as follows:
(a) Requisite Power and Authority. GSSF 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 GSSF's 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 shall be valid and binding obligations of
GSSF, 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. GSSF understands that the Securities are
being offered pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the
Securities Act based in part upon GSSF's representations contained in this
Agreement, including, without limitation, that GSSF is an "accredited investor"
within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act. GSSF 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 Note to
be issued to it under this Agreement and the Securities acquired by it upon the
conversion of the Note.
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(c) GSSF Bears Economic Risk. GSSF has substantial experience in
evaluating and investing in private placement transactions of securities in
companies similar to the Parent so that it is capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of its investment in the Parent and has the capacity to protect its
own interests. GSSF 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) Investment for Own Account. The Securities are being issued to GSSF
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) GSSF Can Protect Its Interest. GSSF represents that by reason of its,
or of its management's, business and financial experience, GSSF has the capacity
to evaluate the merits and risks of its investment in the Note, and the
Securities and to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements. Further, GSSF is
aware of no publication of any advertisement in connection with the transactions
contemplated in the Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.
(f) Accredited Investor. GSSF represents that it is an accredited investor
within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
(g) Shorting. Neither GSSF nor any of its Affiliates or investment
partners has, will, or will cause any Person, to directly engage in "short
sales" of the Parent's Common Stock as long as any Note shall be outstanding.
(h) Patriot Act. GSSF certifies that, to the best of GSSF's knowledge,
GSSF has not been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a "suspected
terrorist" as defined in Executive Order 13224. GSSF seeks to comply with all
applicable laws concerning money laundering and related activities. In
furtherance of those efforts, GSSF hereby represents, warrants and covenants
that: (i) none of the cash or property that GSSF will use to make the Loans 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 GSSF to any
Company to the extent within GSSF's control, shall cause GSSF 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. GSSF shall
promptly notify the Company Agent if any of these representations ceases to be
true and accurate regarding XXXX. XXXX agrees to provide the Company any
additional information regarding GSSF that the Company deems necessary or
convenient to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money
laundering and similar activities. GSSF 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, GSSF may undertake appropriate actions to ensure
compliance with applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to
segregation and/or redemption of GSSF's investment in the Parent. GSSF further
understands that the Parent may release information about GSSF and, if
applicable, any underlying beneficial owners, to proper authorities if the
Parent, in its sole discretion, determines that it is in the best interests of
the Parent 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 GSSF and any Company (and/or
Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any Company), GSSF shall not acquire stock in the
Parent (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 Parent, 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 any Company to GSSF 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 any
Company upon the earlier to occur of either (a) the Parent's delivery to GSSF of
a Notice of Redemption (as defined in the 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 Fixed
Conversion Price (as defined in the Note).
16. Power of Attorney. Each Company hereby appoints GSSF, or any other
Person whom GSSF may designate as such Company's attorney, with power to: (i)
endorse such Company's name on any checks, notes, acceptances, money orders,
drafts or other forms of payment or security that may come into GSSF's
possession; (ii) sign such Company'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 during the continuation of an
Event of Default, notify the post office authorities to change the address for
delivery of such Company's mail to an address designated by GSSF, and to
receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Company. Each Company
hereby ratifies and approves all acts of the attorney. Neither GSSF, 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 GSSF has a
security interest and until the Obligations have been fully satisfied.
17. Term of Agreement. GSSF's agreement to make 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 Term. At GSSF's election following the occurrence of an Event of Default,
GSSF may terminate this Agreement. The termination of the Agreement shall not
affect any of GSSF's 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, GSSF shall release its security interests at any time after thirty
(30) days notice upon irrevocable payment to it of all Obligations if each
Company shall have (i) provided GSSF with an executed release of any and all
claims which such Company may have or thereafter have under this Agreement and
all Ancillary Agreements and (ii) paid to GSSF an early payment fee in an amount
equal to (1) five percent (5%) of the Total Investment Amount if such payment
occurs prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (2) four percent (4%)
of the Total Investment Amount if such payment occurs on or after the first
anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the second anniversary of the
Closing Date and (3) three percent (3%) of the Total Investment Amount if such
termination occurs thereafter during the Term; such fee being intended to
compensate GSSF for its costs and expenses incurred in initially approving this
Agreement or extending same. Such early payment fee shall be due and payable
jointly and severally by the Companies to GSSF upon termination by acceleration
of this Agreement by GSSF due to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of
Default.
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18. Termination of Lien. The Liens and rights granted to GSSF 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 any Company's account may
from time to time be temporarily in a zero or credit position, until all of the
Obligations have been indefeasibly paid or performed in full after the
termination of this Agreement. GSSF shall not be required to send termination
statements to any Company, 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 indefeasibly 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, and, in any such case, such failure shall continue for a period of
three (3) days following the date upon which any such payment was due;
(b) failure by any 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
such 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 covenant contained herein, which failure
or breach shall continue without remedy for a period of fifteen (15) days after
the occurrence thereof;
(d) any representation, warranty or statement made by any 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 prove to be false or
misleading in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made;
(e) the occurrence of any default (or similar term) in the observance or
performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any indebtedness or
contingent obligation of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries beyond the
period of grace (if any), the effect of which default is to cause, or permit the
holder or holders of such indebtedness or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such
contingent obligation to cause, such indebtedness to become due prior to its
stated maturity or such contingent obligation to become payable;
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(f) attachments or levies in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate are made
upon any Company's assets or a judgment is rendered against any Company's
property involving a liability of more than $100,000 which shall not have been
vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded within thirty (30) days from the entry
thereof;
(g) any change in any Company's or any of its Subsidiary's condition or
affairs (financial or otherwise) which in GSSF's 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) any Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Guarantor 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 without challenge within
ten (10) days of the filing thereof, or failure 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) any Company any of its Subsidiaries or any Guarantor 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) any Company or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly sells,
assigns, transfers, conveys, or suffers or permits to occur any sale,
assignment, transfer or conveyance of any assets of such Company or any interest
therein, except as permitted herein;
(l) 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 any Company (other than a
"Person" or "group" that beneficially owns 35% or more of such outstanding
voting equity interests of the respective Company on the date hereof) or (ii)
the Board of Directors of the Parent shall cease to consist of a majority of the
Parent's board of directors 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 any Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any executive officer of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries
under any criminal statute, or commencement or threatened commencement of
criminal or civil proceeding against any Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any executive officer of any 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 any Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(n) an Event of Default (or similar term) shall occur under and as defined
in any Note or in any other Ancillary Agreement;
(o) any Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall breach any term or
provision of any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, in any material
respect which breach is not cured within any applicable cure or grace period
provided in respect thereof (if any);
(p) any Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Guarantor attempts to
terminate, challenges the validity of, or its/her/his liability under this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or any proceeding shall be brought to
challenge the validity, binding effect of any Ancillary Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement ceases to be a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of
such Company or any of its Subsidiaries (to the extent such Persons are a party
thereto);
(q) 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 Parent 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;
(r) the Parent's failure to deliver Common Stock to GSSF pursuant to and
in the form required by the Convertible Note and this Agreement, if such failure
to deliver Common Stock shall not be cured within two (2) Business Days or any
Company is required to issue a replacement Note to GSSF and such Company shall
fail to deliver such replacement Note within seven (7) Business Days;
(s) a default or event of default shall have occurred under any of the
Acquisition Documentation which is not cured during any applicable cure or grace
period; or
(t) the failure of the Companies to at all times maintain a cash balance
in a deposit account, with respect to which GSSF shall have a first priority
perfected security interest, in an amount not less than $3,000,000.
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20. Remedies. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default, GSSF shall
have the right to demand repayment in full of all Obligations, whether or not
otherwise due. Until all Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly satisfied,
GSSF shall retain its Lien in all Collateral. GSSF 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 GSSF may be entitled, including the
right to take immediate possession of the Collateral, to require each Company to
assemble the Collateral, at Companies' joint and several expense, and to make it
available to GSSF at a place designated by GSSF which is reasonably convenient
to both parties and to enter any of the premises of any Company 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 any Company, such Company agrees not to charge GSSF for storage
thereof), and the right to apply for the appointment of a receiver for such
Company's property. Further, GSSF may, at any time or times after the occurrence
of an Event of Default, sell and deliver all Collateral held by or for GSSF at
public or private sale for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and
upon such terms as GSSF, in GSSF's sole discretion, deems advisable or GSSF may
otherwise recover upon the Collateral in any commercially reasonable manner as
GSSF, in its sole discretion, deems advisable. The requirement of reasonable
notice shall be met if such notice is mailed postage prepaid to Company Agent at
Company Agent's address as shown in GSSF's records, at least ten (10) days
before the time of the event of which notice is being given. GSSF may be the
purchaser at any sale, if it is public. In connection with the exercise of the
foregoing remedies, GSSF is granted permission to use all of each Company's
Intellectual Property. 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 GSSF elects) of all Obligations. After the indefeasible payment
and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations, and after the payment by
GSSF of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Section
9-608(a)(1) of the UCC (but only after GSSF has received what GSSF considers
reasonable proof of a subordinate party's security interest), the surplus, if
any, shall be paid to Company Agent (for the benefit of the applicable
Companies) or its representatives or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to
receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. The
Companies shall remain jointly and severally liable to GSSF for any deficiency.
In addition, the Companies shall jointly and severally pay GSSF a liquidation
fee ("Liquidation Fee") in the amount of five percent (5%) of the actual amount
collected in respect of each Account outstanding at any time during a
Liquidation Period". For purposes hereof, "Liquidation Period" means a period:
(i) beginning on the earliest date of (x) an event referred to in Section 19(i)
or 19(j), or (y) the cessation of any Company's business; and (ii) ending on the
date on which GSSF has actually received all Obligations due and owing it under
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. The Liquidation Fee shall be paid
on the date on which GSSF collects the applicable Account by deduction from the
proceeds thereof. Each Company and GSSF acknowledge that the actual damages that
would be incurred by GSSF after the occurrence of an Event of Default would be
difficult to quantify and that such Company and GSSF 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.
21. Waivers. To the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Company
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 GSSF on which such Company may in any way be liable, and
hereby ratifies and confirms whatever GSSF may do in this regard; (b) all rights
to notice and a hearing prior to GSSF's taking possession or control of, or to
GSSF's replevin, attachment or levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security
that might be required by any court prior to allowing GSSF to exercise any of
its remedies; and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption
laws. Each Company 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. The Companies shall jointly and severally pay all of GSSF's
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, and 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.
The Companies shall also jointly and severally pay all of GSSF's 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) GSSF's obtaining performance of the Obligations
under this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements, including, but not limited
to, the enforcement or defense of GSSF's 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 GSSF by any Company or any of its Subsidiaries as
Collateral for, or any other Person as security for, the Obligations hereunder
and (e) any consultations in connection with any of the foregoing. The Companies
shall also jointly and severally pay GSSF's customary bank charges for all bank
services (including wire transfers) performed or caused to be performed by GSSF
for any Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any Company's or such Subsidiary's
request or in connection with any Company's loan account with GSSF. All such
costs and expenses together with all filing, recording and search fees, taxes
and interest payable by the Companies to GSSF 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 any Company
and/or any Subsidiary thereof, on the one hand, and GSSF on the other hand,
which GSSF is or may be required to withhold or pay, the Companies hereby
jointly and severally indemnifies and holds GSSF harmless in respect of such
taxes, and the Companies will repay to GSSF the amount of any such taxes which
shall be charged to the Companies' account; and until the Companies shall
furnish GSSF with indemnity therefor (or supply GSSF with evidence satisfactory
to it that due provision for the payment thereof has been made), GSSF may hold
without interest any balance standing to each Company's credit and GSSF shall
retain its Liens in any and all Collateral.
23. Assignment By XXXX. XXXX may assign any or all of the Obligations
together with any or all of the security therefor to any Person and any such
assignee shall succeed to all of GSSF's rights with respect thereto; provided
that GSSF shall not be permitted to effect any such assignment to a competitor
of any Company unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Upon
such assignment, GSSF shall be released from all responsibility for the
Collateral to the extent same is assigned to any transferee. GSSF 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 GSSF and such holder, be entitled to the same benefits as GSSF with
respect to any security for the Obligations in which such holder is a
participant. Each 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 such Company were directly
indebted to such holder in the amount of such participation.
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24. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. Failure by GSSF to exercise any right,
remedy or option under this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any supplement
hereto or thereto or any other agreement between or among any Company and GSSF
or delay by GSSF in exercising the same, will not operate as a waiver; no waiver
by GSSF will be effective unless it is in writing and then only to the extent
specifically stated. GSSF's rights and remedies under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or
remedy which GSSF may have.
25. Application of Payments. Each Company irrevocably waive the right to
direct the application of any and all payments at any time or times hereafter
received by GSSF from or on such Company's behalf and each Company hereby
irrevocably agrees that GSSF 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 GSSF may deem advisable
notwithstanding any entry by GSSF upon any of GSSF's books and records.
26. Indemnity. Each Company hereby jointly and severally indemnify and
hold GSSF, 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 ANY 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. The Companies further agree that to the extent any Company
makes a payment or payments to GSSF, 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.
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28. Borrowing Agency Provisions.
(a) Each Company hereby irrevocably designates Company Agent to be its
attorney and agent and in such capacity to borrow, sign and endorse notes, and
execute and deliver all instruments, documents, writings and further assurances
now or hereafter required hereunder, on behalf of such Company, and hereby
authorizes GSSF to pay over or credit all loan proceeds hereunder in accordance
with the request of Company Agent.
(b) The handling of this credit facility as a co-borrowing facility with a
borrowing agent in the manner set forth in this Agreement is solely as an
accommodation to the Companies and at their request. GSSF shall not incur any
liability to any Company as a result thereof. To induce GSSF to do so and in
consideration thereof, each Company hereby indemnifies GSSF and holds GSSF
harmless from and against any and all liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and
claims of damage or injury asserted against GSSF by any Person arising from or
incurred by reason of the handling of the financing arrangements of the
Companies as provided herein, reliance by GSSF on any request or instruction
from Company Agent or any other action taken by GSSF with respect to this
Paragraph 28.
(c) All Obligations shall be joint and several, and the Companies shall
make payment upon the maturity of the Obligations by acceleration or otherwise,
and such obligation and liability on the part of the Companies shall in no way
be affected by any extensions, renewals and forbearance granted by GSSF to any
Company, failure of GSSF to give any Company notice of borrowing or any other
notice, any failure of GSSF to pursue to preserve its rights against any
Company, the release by GSSF of any Collateral now or thereafter acquired from
any Company, and such agreement by any Company to pay upon any notice issued
pursuant thereto is unconditional and unaffected by prior recourse by GSSF to
any Company or any Collateral for such Company's Obligations or the lack
thereof.
(d) Each Company expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation,
reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution or any other claim which
such Company may now or hereafter have against the other or other Person
directly or contingently liable for the Obligations, or against or with respect
to any other's property (including, without limitation, any property which is
Collateral for the Obligations), arising from the existence or performance of
this Agreement, until all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full and
this Agreement has been irrevocably terminated.
(e) Each Company represents and warrants to GSSF that (i) the Companies
have one or more common shareholders, directors and officers, (ii) the
businesses and corporate activities of the Companies are closely related to, and
substantially benefit, the business and corporate activities of the Companies,
(iii) the financial and other operations of the Companies are performed on a
combined basis as if the Companies constituted a consolidated corporate group,
(iv) the Companies will receive a substantial economic benefit from entering
into this Agreement and will receive a substantial economic benefit from the
application of each Loan hereunder, in each case, whether or not such amount is
used directly by any Company and (v) all requests for Loans hereunder by the
Company Agent are for the exclusive and indivisible benefit of the Companies as
though, for purposes of this Agreement, the Companies constituted a single
entity.
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29. Notices. Any notice or request hereunder may be given to any Company,
Company Agent or GSSF 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.
Notices shall be provided as follows:
If to GSSF: GSSF Master Fund L.P.
c/o _____________________
Attention: ________________
Telephone: _______________
Facsimile: ________________
With a copy to: ____________________
Attention: __________________
Telephone: __________________
Facsimile: __________________
If to any Company,
or Company Agent: American Technologies Group, Inc.
XX Xxx 00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxx Xxxxx, CEO
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: ___________________
With a copy to: Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
1065 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter in accordance
with this Section 29 by such Person.
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30. 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) EACH COMPANY 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 ANY COMPANY,
ON THE ONE HAND, AND GSSF, 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 GSSF AND EACH
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
GSSF 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
GSSF. EACH COMPANY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH
JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH COMPANY
HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL
JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH COMPANY 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 AGENT
AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29 AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED
COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF COMPANY AGENT'S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE
(3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.
(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 GSSF, AND/OR
ANY 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.
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31. Limitation of Liability. Each Company acknowledges and understands
that in order to assure repayment of the Obligations hereunder GSSF may be
required to exercise any and all of GSSF's rights and remedies hereunder and
agrees that, except as limited by applicable law, neither GSSF nor any of GSSF's
agents shall be liable for acts taken or omissions made in connection herewith
or therewith except for actual bad faith.
32. Entire Understanding; Maximum Interest. This Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements contain the entire understanding among each Company and
GSSF 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 each Company's and GSSF's
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
Companies to GSSF and thus refunded to the Companies.
33. 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.
34. Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
made herein shall survive any investigation made by GSSF 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 Companies pursuant hereto in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be representations and
warranties by the Companies 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.
35. Captions. All captions are and shall be without substantive meaning or
content of any kind whatsoever.
36. 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.
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37. 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.
38. Publicity. Each Company hereby authorizes GSSF to make appropriate
announcements of the financial arrangement entered into by and among each
Company and GSSF, including, without limitation, announcements which are
commonly known as tombstones, in such publications and to such selected parties
as GSSF shall in its sole and absolute discretion deem appropriate, or as
required by applicable law.
39. Joinder. It is understood and agreed that any Person that desires to
become a Company 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 a Company hereunder by (a) executing a
Joinder Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to GSSF, (b) delivering
supplements to such exhibits and annexes to this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements as GSSF shall reasonably request and (c) taking all actions as
specified in this Agreement as would have been taken by such Company had it been
an original party to this Agreement, in each case with all documents required
above to be delivered to GSSF and with all documents and actions required above
to be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of XXXX.
00. Legends. The Securities shall bear legends as follows;
(a) The Note shall bear substantially the following legend:
"THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY
APPLICABLE, STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE
UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO
THIS NOTE OR SUCH SHARES UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO AMERICAN
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
(b) Any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to conversion of the Note
or exercise of the Options or the Warrants, 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:
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"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 AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP,
INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
(c) The Options shall bear substantially the following legend:
"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 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 AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES
GROUP, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
(d) The Warrants shall bear substantially the following legend:
"THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES
ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT OR THE UNDERLYING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, 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.
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
By:
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NORTH TEXAS STEEL COMPANY, INC.
By:
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Title:
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OMAHA HOLDINGS CORP.
By:
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GSSF MASTER FUND, L.P.
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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.
"Acquisition Documentation" means the Share Purchase Agreement by and
among the Parent and Sellers dated as of ________, 2005 and all documents,
instruments and agreements entered into in connection therewith.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, (a) any other Person (other
than a Subsidiary) which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Person or (b) any other
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 Note, the Options, the Warrants, the
Registration Rights Agreements, each Security Document, each Guaranty Agreement
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 any Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other
Person or delivered to GSSF, relating to this Agreement or to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise relating to the relationship between
or among any Company and GSSF, as each of the same may be amended, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Balance Sheet Date" has the meaning given such term in Section 12(f)(ii).
"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 GSSF 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.
"Charter" has 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 any 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 each Company'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 General Intangibles;
(e) all Accounts;
(f) all Deposit Accounts, other bank accounts and all funds on deposit
therein;
(g) all Investment Property;
(h) all Stock;
(i) all Chattel Paper;
(j) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(k) all Instruments;
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(l) all commercial tort claims set forth on Schedule 1(A);
(m) 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 GSSF for the account of
any Company (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 (i) insurance claims
against third parties for loss of, damage to, or destruction of, the foregoing
Collateral 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" means the shares of stock representing the Parent's common
equity interests.
"Company Agent" means the Parent.
"Contract Rate" has the meaning given such term 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.
"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 Lockboxes.
"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.
"Eligible Subsidiary" means each Subsidiary of the Parent set forth on
Exhibit A hereto, as the same may be updated from time to time with GSSF's
written consent.
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"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" has the meaning given such term in Section 12(bb).
"Event of Default" means the occurrence of any of the events set forth in
Section 19.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Exchange Act Filings" means the Parent's filings under the Exchange Act
made prior to the date of this Agreement.
"Financial Reporting Controls" has the meaning given such term in Section
12(f)(v).
"Fixtures" means all "fixtures" as such term is defined in the UCC, now
owned or hereafter acquired by any Person.
"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.
"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.
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"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.
"Guarantors" means the Term Loan B Guarantors and any and all other
Persons who may from time to time guaranty all or a portion of the Obligations.
"Guaranty Agreements" means any and all guaranty agreements made from time
to time by Guarantors in favor of GSSF, as the same may be amended,
supplemented, restates and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
"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.
"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.
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"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 Note and shall include all other extensions of credit
hereunder and under any Ancillary Agreement.
"Lockboxes" has the meaning given such term in Section 8(a).
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), properties,
operations or prospects of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries (taken
individually and as a whole), (b) any 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 GSSF's rights and remedies under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements.
"Mortgage Documentation" means (a) the second Deed of Trust dated as of
the date hereof made by NTSCO in favor of GSSF with respect to the real property
located at 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, (b) the second Deed of
Trust dated as of the date hereof made by NTSCO in favor of GSSF with respect to
the real property located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, (c)
the second Mortgage dated as of the date hereof made by certain Persons in favor
of GSSF with respect to the real property located at 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000, (d) the Mortgage dated as of the date hereof made
by the Term Note B Guarantors in favor of GSSF with respect to the real property
located at 69 Xxxxxxxxx, Unit 105, Bridgeport, Connecticut and (e) all other
documents, instruments and agreements which are executed by any Company or any
of its Subsidiaries and/or in favor of GSSF in connection therewith
"NASD" has the meaning given such term in Section 13(b).
"Next Unissued Serialized Note" has the meaning given such term in Section
2(a)(i).
"Note Shares" has the meaning given such term in Section 12(a).
"Note" means the Note as that term is defined in Section 2(a) hereof and
any other notes made by Companies in favor of GSSF in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, as each of the same may be amended,
supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
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"NTSCO" means North Texas Steel Company, Inc., a Texas corporation.
"Obligations" means all Loans, all advances, debts, liabilities,
obligations, covenants and duties owing by each Company and each of its
Subsidiaries to GSSF (or any corporation that directly or indirectly controls or
is controlled by or is under common control with GSSF) 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 any Company and/or each of its
Subsidiaries to others which GSSF 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 or allowable in such proceeding), charges or
any other payments each Company and each of its Subsidiaries is required to make
by law or otherwise arising under or as a result of this Agreement, the
Ancillary Agreements or otherwise, together with all reasonable expenses and
reasonable attorneys' fees chargeable to the Companies' or any of their
Subsidiaries' accounts or incurred by GSSF in connection therewith.
"Option Shares" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 12(a).
"Options" means those certain Option each dated as of the Closing Date
made by the Parent in favor of GSSF and each other option made by the Parent in
favor of GSSF, 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 worker'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
Companies and their Subsidiaries, as applicable, in conformity with GAAP; (c)
Liens in favor of GSSF; (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
Companies and their Subsidiaries, as applicable, in conformity with GAAP; and
which have no effect on the priority of Liens in favor of GSSF or the value of
the assets in which GSSF has a Lien; (e) Purchase Money Liens securing Purchase
Money Indebtedness to the extent permitted in this Agreement and (f) Liens
granted to Laurus Master Fund, L.P. and (g) Liens set forth on Schedule 2
hereto.
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"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.
"Principal Market" means the NASD Over The Counter Bulletin Board, NASDAQ
SmallCap 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 any Company 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 any Company 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 any Company 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 any
Company 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.
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"Registration Rights Agreements" means that certain Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and between the Parent and GSSF and
each other registration rights agreement by and between the Parent and GSSF, as
each of the same may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SEC Reports" has the meaning given such term in Section 12(u).
"Securities" means the Note, the Options and the Warrants and the shares
of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to conversion of such Note in whole
or in part or exercise of such Warrants.
"Securities Act" has the meaning given such term in Section 12(r).
"Security Documents" means the Mortgage Documentation and all other
security agreements, mortgages, cash collateral deposit letters, pledges and
other agreements which are executed by any Company, any of its and or any
Guarantor favor of GSSF.
"Sellers" means, collectively, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Jr.,
North Texas Steel Company, Inc. Pension Plan and the other Persons named
therein.
"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" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any other Person 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 or other
governing body of such other Person, are owned, directly or indirectly, by such
Person or (ii) any other Person in which such Person 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 the Closing Date through the close of business on the day
immediately proceeding the Maturity Date (as defined in the Note), subject to
acceleration at the option of GSSF upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
hereunder or other termination hereunder.
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"Term Note B" means that certain Secured Convertible Term Note B dated as
of the Closing Date made by Companies in favor of Laurus Master Fund, L.P. in
the original principal amount of $2,000,000 as the same may be amended,
supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
"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, GSSF's 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.
"Warrant Shares" has the meaning given such term in Section 12(a).
"Warrants" means that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of
the Closing Date made by the Parent in favor of GSSF and each other warrant made
by the Parent in favor of GSSF, as each of the same may be amended, restated,
modified and/or supplemented from time to time.
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Exhibit A
Eligible Subsidiaries
North Texas Steel Company, Inc., a Texas corporation
Omaha Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation
SECURITY AGREEMENT
GSSF MASTER FUND, L.P.
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
and
EACH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY NAMED THEREIN
Dated: ___________, 2005
1. General Definitions and Terms; Rules of Construction......................1
2. Loan Facility.............................................................2
3. Repayment of the Loans....................................................5
4. Omitted...................................................................5
5. Interest and Payments.....................................................5
6. Security Interest.........................................................7
7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants Concerning the Collateral.......7
8. Payment of Accounts......................................................10
9. Collection and Maintenance of Collateral.................................11
10. Inspections and Appraisals...............................................11
11. Financial Reporting......................................................11
12. Additional Representations and Warranties................................12
13. Covenants................................................................23
14. Further Assurances.......................................................29
15. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of GSSF........................30
16. Power of Attorney........................................................31
17. Term of Agreement........................................................32
18. Termination of Lien......................................................32
19. Events of Default........................................................33
20. Remedies.................................................................35
21. Waivers..................................................................36
22. Expenses.................................................................36
23. Assignment By GSSF.......................................................37
24. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies...........................................37
25. Application of Payments..................................................37
26. Indemnity................................................................37
27. Revival..................................................................38
28. Borrowing Agency Provisions..............................................38
29. Notices..................................................................39
30. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.....................40
31. Limitation of Liability..................................................41
32. Entire Understanding; Maximum Interest...................................41
33. Severability.............................................................42
34. Survival.................................................................42
35. Captions.................................................................42
36. Counterparts; Telecopier Signatures......................................42
37. Construction.............................................................42
38. Publicity................................................................42
39. Joinder..................................................................42
40. Legends..................................................................43
