AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD. AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. and EACH ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY NAMED THEREIN January 31, 2007
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
LAURUS
MASTER FUND, LTD.
AMERICAN
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
and
EACH
ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARY NAMED THEREIN
January
31, 2007
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General
Definitions and Terms; Rules of Construction
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2.
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Loan
Facility
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3.
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Repayment
of the Loans
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4.
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Procedure
for Revolving Loans
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5.
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Interest
and Payments
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6.
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Security
Interest
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7.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants Concerning the Collateral
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8.
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Payment
of Accounts
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Collection
and Maintenance of Xxxxxxxxxx
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Inspections
and Appraisals
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11.
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Financial
Reporting
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Additional
Representations and Warranties
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13.
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Covenants
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14.
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Further
Assurances
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15.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Laurus.
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16.
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Power
of Attorney
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17.
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Term
of Agreement
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Events
of Xxxxxxx
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Waivers
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Expenses
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23.
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Assignment
By Laurus
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No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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25.
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Application
of Payments
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Indemnity
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Borrowing
Agency Provisions
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29.
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Notices
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Governing
Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial
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31.
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Limitation
of Liability
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Entire
Understanding; Maximum Interest
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Severability
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Survival
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Captions
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Counterparts;
Telecopier Signatures
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Construction
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Publicity
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Joinder
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Legends
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT
This
Amended and Restated Security Agreement is made as of January 31, 2007 (this
“Agreement”)
by and
among LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD., a Cayman Islands corporation (“Laurus”),
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 and Laurus are parties to a Security Agreement dated as of September
7, 2005 (the “Original
Closing Date”)
(as
amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the
“Original
Security Agreement”),
pursuant to which Laurus provides financial accommodations to the Companies
as
indicated therein;
The
Companies have requested that Laurus amend certain provisions of the Original
Credit Agreement and continue to provide financial accommodations to the
Companies; and
Laurus
has agreed to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement and to continue
to
make such advances to the Companies on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
AMENDMENT
AND RESTATEMENT
As
of the
date of this Agreement, the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties contained in the Original Security Agreement
shall be deemed amended and restated in their entirety as set forth in this
Agreement and the Original Security Agreement shall be consolidated with and
into and superseded by this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
nothing contained in this Agreement shall impair or affect the Liens on the
Collateral heretofore pledged, granted and/or assigned by each Company to Laurus
as security for the Obligations under the Original Security
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.
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(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.
2. Loan
Facility.
(a) Revolving
Loans.
(i) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Ancillary Agreements,
Laurus may make revolving loans (the “Revolving
Loans”)
to the
Companies from time to time during the Term which, in the aggregate at any
time
outstanding, will not exceed the lesser of (x) (I) the Capital Availability
Amount, minus (II) such reserves as Laurus may reasonably in its good faith
judgment deem proper and necessary from time to time (the “Reserves”)
and
(y) an amount equal to (I) the Accounts Availability, plus (II) the Inventory
Availability, minus (III) the Reserves. The amount derived at any time from
Section 2(a)(i)(y)(I), plus Section 2(a)(i)(y)(II) minus 2(a)(i)(y)(III) shall
be referred to as the “Formula
Amount.”
The
Companies shall, jointly and severally, execute and deliver to Laurus on the
Closing Date the Revolving Note and the Minimum Borrowing Note evidencing the
Revolving Loans funded on the Original Closing Date. Each Company hereby
acknowledges and agrees that Laurus’ obligation to continue to make Loans to the
Companies hereafter shall be contingent upon the satisfaction (or waiver by
Laurus in its sole discretion) of the items and matters set forth in the closing
checklist provided by Laurus to the Companies on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(ii) Notwithstanding
the limitations set forth above, if requested by any Company, Laurus retains
the
right (but not the obligation) to lend to such Company from time to time such
amounts in excess of such limitations as Laurus may determine in its sole
discretion.
(iii) The
Companies acknowledge that the exercise of Laurus’ discretionary rights
hereunder may result during the Term in one or more increases or decreases
in
the advance percentages used in determining Accounts Availability and/or
Inventory Availability and each of the Companies hereby consent to any such
increases or decreases which may limit or restrict advances requested by the
Companies.
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(iv) If
any
interest, fees, costs or charges payable to Laurus hereunder are not paid when
due, each of the Companies shall thereby be deemed to have requested, and Laurus
is hereby authorized at its discretion to make and charge to the Companies’
account, a Loan as of such date in an amount equal to such unpaid interest,
fees, costs or charges.
(v) If
any
Company at any time fails to perform or observe any of the covenants contained
in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Laurus may, but need not, perform
or observe such covenant on behalf and in the name, place and stead of such
Company (or, at Laurus’ option, in Laurus’ name) and may, but need not, take any
and all other actions which Laurus may deem necessary to cure or correct such
failure (including the payment of taxes, the satisfaction of Liens, the
performance of obligations owed to Account Debtors, lessors or other obligors,
the procurement and maintenance of insurance, the execution of assignments,
security agreements and financing statements, and the endorsement of
instruments). The amount of all monies expended and all costs and expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) incurred by Laurus in connection
with or as a result of the performance or observance of such agreements or
the
taking of such action by Laurus shall be charged to the Companies’ account as a
Revolving Loan and added to the Obligations. To facilitate Laurus’ performance
or observance of such covenants by each Company, each Company hereby irrevocably
appoints Laurus, or Laurus’ delegate, acting alone, as such Company’s attorney
in fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest) with the right (but
not
the duty) from time to time to create, prepare, complete, execute, deliver,
endorse or file in the name and on behalf of such Company any and all
instruments, documents, assignments, security agreements, financing statements,
applications for insurance and other agreements and writings required to be
obtained, executed, delivered or endorsed by such Company.
(vi) Laurus
will account to Company Agent monthly with a statement of all Loans and other
advances, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement, and such account
rendered by Laurus shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive unless Laurus
is notified by Company Agent in writing to the contrary within thirty (30)
days
of the date each account was rendered specifying the item or items to which
objection is made.
(vii) During
the Term, the Companies may borrow and prepay Loans in accordance with the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement and the Notes.
(viii) If
any
Eligible Account is not paid by the Account Debtor within ninety (90) days
after
the date that such Eligible Account was invoiced or if any Account Debtor
asserts a deduction, dispute, contingency, set-off, or counterclaim with respect
to any Eligible Account, (a “Delinquent
Account”),
the
Companies shall jointly and severally (i) reimburse Laurus for the amount of
the
Revolving Loans made with respect to such Delinquent Account plus an adjustment
fee in an amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the gross face
amount of such Eligible Account, provided that no such adjustment fee shall
be
payable in the event Laurus is so reimbursed within ten (10) Business Days
following the date such applicable Eligible Account is deemed a Delinquent
Account or (ii) immediately replace such Delinquent Account with an otherwise
Eligible Account.
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(b) Receivables
Purchase.
Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
Laurus may, at its option, elect to convert the credit facility contemplated
hereby to an accounts receivable purchase facility. Upon such election by Laurus
(subsequent notice of which Laurus shall provide to Company Agent), Companies
shall be deemed to hereby have sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and
delivered to Laurus, and Laurus shall be deemed to have purchased and received
from the Companies, all right, title and interest of Companies in and to all
Accounts which shall at any time constitute Eligible Accounts (the “Receivables
Purchase”).
All
outstanding Loans hereunder shall be deemed obligations under such accounts
receivable purchase facility. The conversion to an accounts receivable purchase
facility in accordance with the terms hereof shall not be deemed an exercise
by
Laurus of its secured creditor rights under Article 9 of the UCC. Immediately
following Laurus’ request, Companies shall execute all such further
documentation as may be required by Laurus to more fully set forth the accounts
receivable purchase facility herein contemplated, including, without limitation,
Laurus’ standard form of accounts receivable purchase agreement and account
debtor notification letters, but any Company’s failure to enter into any such
documentation shall not impair or affect the Receivables Purchase in any manner
whatsoever.
(c) Minimum
Borrowing Note.
After
a
registration statement registering the resale of the Registrable Securities
(as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) has been declared effective by
the
SEC, conversions of the Minimum
Borrowing
Note
into the Common Stock may be initiated as set forth in the Minimum Borrowing
Note.
(d) Term
Loans.
(i) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Ancillary Agreements,
Laurus made a term loan (“Term
Loan A”)
to the
Companies in an aggregate amount equal to $3,000,000. Term Loan A was advanced
on the Original Closing Date and shall be, with respect to principal, payable
in
monthly installments of principal, subject to acceleration upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default or termination of this Agreement, as follows: (A) $50,000
on the first Business Day of each month from January, 2006 through March, 2006,
(B) $98,275 on the first Business Day of April, 2006 and May, 2006 and (C)
$98,275 on the first Business Day of each month from [February, 2007] through
the Maturity Date; provided,
however,
that
the entire unpaid principal balance of Term Loan A plus all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon shall be due and payable in full on September 6, 2008, subject
to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or termination of
this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the outstanding principal amount of
Term
Loan A is $2,662,500. Term Loan A shall be evidenced by Term Note A.
(ii) On
the
Original Closing Date, Laurus made a term loan (“Term
Loan B”
together with Term Loan A, each a “Term
Loan”
and
collectively the “Term
Loans”)
to the
Companies in an aggregate amount equal to $2,000,000. Term Loan B was advanced
on the Closing Date and the entire unpaid principal balance of Term Loan B
plus
all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable in full on
March 6, 2007, subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default or termination of this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the
outstanding principal amount of Term Loan B is $2,000,000. Term Loan B shall
be
evidenced by Term Note B.
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3. Repayment
of the Loans.
The
Companies (a) may prepay the Obligations from time to time in accordance with
the terms and provisions of the Notes (and Section 17 hereof if such prepayment
is due to a termination of this Agreement); (b) shall repay on the expiration
of
the Term (i) the then aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans
together with accrued and unpaid interest, fees and charges and; (ii) all other
amounts owed Laurus under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements; and
(c)
subject to Section 2(a)(ii), shall repay on any day on which the then aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans are in excess of the
Formula Amount at such time, Revolving Loans in an amount equal to such excess.
Any payments of principal, interest, fees or any other amounts payable hereunder
or under any Ancillary Agreement shall be made prior to 12:00 noon (New York
time) on the due date thereof in immediately available funds.
4. Procedure
for Revolving Loans.
Company
Agent may by written notice request a borrowing of Revolving Loans prior to
12:00 noon (New York time) on the Business Day of its request to incur, on
the
next Business Day, a Revolving Loan. Together with each request for a Revolving
Loan (or at such other intervals as Laurus may request), Company Agent shall
deliver to Laurus a Borrowing Base Certificate in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto, which shall be certified as true and correct by the Chief Executive
Officer or Chief Financial Officer of Company Agent together with all supporting
documentation relating thereto. All Revolving Loans shall be disbursed from
whichever office or other place Laurus may designate from time to time and
shall
be charged to the Companies’ account on Laurus’ books. The proceeds of each
Revolving Loan made by Laurus shall be made available to Company Agent on the
Business Day following the Business Day so requested in accordance with the
terms of this Section 4 by way of credit to the applicable Company’s operating
account maintained with such bank as Company Agent designated to Laurus. Any
and
all Obligations due and owing hereunder may be charged to the Companies’ account
and shall constitute Revolving Loans.
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 Laurus’ option, Laurus 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 the Notes (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.
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(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.
(b) Payments;
Certain Closing Conditions.
(i) Closing/Annual
Payments.
On the
Original Closing Date, the Companies jointly and severally paid to Laurus
Capital Management, LLC a closing payment in an amount equal to three and
three-quarters percent (3.75%) of the Total Investment Amount. Such payment
was
deemed fully earned on the Original Closing Date and shall not be subject to
rebate or proration for any reason.
(ii) Unused
Line Payment.
If,
during any month, the average of the aggregate Loans outstanding during such
month (the “Average
Loan Amount”)
does
not equal the Total Investment Amount, the Companies shall jointly and severally
pay to Laurus at the end of such month a payment (calculated on a per annum
basis) in an amount equal to one-half percent (0.50%) of the amount by which
the
Total Investment Amount exceeds the Average Loan Amount. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any such due and unpaid fee shall come immediately due and payable
upon termination of this Agreement.
(iii) Overadvance
Payment.
Without
affecting Laurus’ rights hereunder in the event the Revolving Loans exceed the
Formula Amount (each such event, an “Overadvance”),
all
such Overadvances shall bear additional interest at a rate equal to two percent
(2%) per month of the amount of such Overadvances for all times such amounts
shall be in excess of the Formula Amount. All amounts that are incurred pursuant
to this Section 5(b)(iii) shall be due and payable by the Companies monthly,
in
arrears, on the first business day of each calendar month and upon expiration
of
the Term.
(iv) Financial
Information Default.
Without
affecting Laurus’ 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 Laurus
an aggregate fee in the amount of $250.00 per week (or portion thereof) for
each
such failure until such failure is cured to Laurus’ satisfaction or waived in
writing by Laurus. 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.
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(v) Expenses.
The
Companies shall jointly and severally reimburse Laurus 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 Laurus’ 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) Each
Company hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that Laurus has a continuing
security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral heretofore granted
pursuant to the Original Security Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing,
to
secure the prompt payment to Laurus of the Obligations, each Company hereby
assigns, pledges and grants to Laurus 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 Laurus, be kept by such
Company in trust for Laurus 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 Laurus 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 Laurus 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 Laurus and agrees
that
it will not do so without the prior written consent of Laurus, subject to such
Company’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.
(c) Each
Company hereby grants to Laurus an irrevocable, non-exclusive license
(exercisable upon the termination of this Agreement due to an occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default without payment of royalty or
other compensation to 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 (each of which such representations and warranties
shall be deemed repeated upon the making of each request for a Revolving Loan
and made as of the time of each and every Revolving Loan hereunder) and
covenants as follows:
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(a) all
of
the Collateral (i) is owned by it free and clear of all Liens (including any
claims of infringement) except those in Laurus’ favor and Permitted Liens and
(ii) is not subject to any agreement prohibiting the granting of a Lien or
requiring notice of or consent to the granting of a Lien.
(b) 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 Laurus and except for Permitted Liens.
(c) the
Liens
granted pursuant to this Agreement, upon completion of the filings and other
actions listed on Schedule
7(c)
(which,
in the case of all filings and other documents referred to in said Schedule,
have been delivered to Laurus in duly executed form) constitute valid perfected
security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of Laurus as security
for
the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, enforceable
in accordance with the terms hereof against any and all of its creditors and
purchasers and such security interest is prior to all other Liens in existence
on the date hereof.
(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
Laurus’ first priority security interest or are used to repay Loans or to pay
general corporate expenses, or (ii) following the occurrence of an Event of
Default which continues to exist the proceeds of which are remitted to Laurus
to
be held as cash collateral for the Obligations.
(f) it
shall
defend the right, title and interest of Laurus in and to the Collateral against
the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever, and take such actions,
including (i) all actions necessary to grant Laurus “control” of any
Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit Rights or electronic
Chattel Paper owned by it, with any agreements establishing control to be in
form and substance satisfactory to Laurus, (ii) the prompt (but in no event
later than five (5) Business Days following Laurus’ request therefor) delivery
to Laurus of all original Instruments, Chattel Paper, negotiable Documents
and
certificated Stock owned by it (in each case, accompanied by stock powers,
allonges or other instruments of transfer executed in blank), (iii) notification
of Laurus’ interest in Collateral at Laurus’ request, and (iv) the institution
of litigation against third parties as shall be prudent in order to protect
and
preserve its and/or Laurus’ respective and several interests in the Collateral.
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(g) it
shall
promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the same is
acquired by it, notify Laurus of any commercial tort claim (as defined in the
UCC) acquired by it and unless otherwise consented by Laurus, it shall enter
into a supplement to this Agreement granting to Laurus 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 Laurus’ Lien in the Collateral.
(i) if
it
retains possession of any Chattel Paper or Instrument with Laurus’ consent, upon
Laurus’ request such Chattel Paper and Instruments shall be marked with the
following legend: “This writing and obligations evidenced or secured hereby are
subject to the security interest of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.” Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon the reasonable request of Laurus, such Chattel Paper and
Instruments shall be delivered to Laurus.
(j) it
shall
perform in a reasonable time all other steps requested by Laurus to create
and
maintain in Laurus’ favor a valid perfected first Lien in all Collateral subject
only to Permitted Liens.
(k) it
shall
notify Laurus promptly and in any event within three (3) Business Days after
obtaining knowledge thereof (i) of any event or circumstance that, to its
knowledge, would cause Laurus 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.
(l) all
Eligible Accounts (i) represent complete bona fide transactions which require
no
further act under any circumstances on its part to make such Accounts payable
by
the Account Debtors, (ii) are not subject to any present, future contingent
offsets or counterclaims, and (iii) do not represent xxxx and hold sales,
consignment sales, guaranteed sales, sale or return or other similar
understandings or obligations of any Affiliate or Subsidiary of such Company.
It
has not made, nor will it make, any agreement with any Account Debtor for any
extension of time for the payment of any Account, any compromise or settlement
for less than the full amount thereof, any release of any Account Debtor from
liability therefor, or any deduction therefrom except a discount or allowance
for prompt or early payment allowed by it in the ordinary course of its business
consistent with historical practice and as previously disclosed to Laurus in
writing.
(m) 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.
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(n) it
shall
maintain and keep all of its Books and Records concerning the Collateral at
its
executive offices listed in Schedule
12(aa).
(o) 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 Laurus at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such
changes or new location and (ii) prior to such change or opening of a new
location where Collateral having a value of more than $50,000 will be located,
it executes and delivers to Laurus such agreements deemed reasonably necessary
or prudent by Laurus, including landlord agreements, mortgagee agreements and
warehouse agreements, each in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus, to
adequately protect and maintain Laurus’ security interest in such
Collateral.
(p) 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
Laurus’ prior written consent.
(q) 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) 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 Laurus
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, Laurus and/or
the
Lockbox Bank. On or prior to the Original Closing Date, each Company shall
and
shall cause the Lockbox Bank to enter into all such documentation acceptable to
Laurus pursuant to which, among other things, the Lockbox Bank agrees to: (a)
sweep the Lockbox on a daily basis and deposit all checks received therein
to an
account designated by Laurus in writing and (b) comply only with the
instructions or other directions of Laurus concerning the Lockbox. All of 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 Laurus may
direct in writing. If, notwithstanding the instructions to Account Debtors,
any
Company receives any payments, such Company shall immediately remit such
payments to Laurus 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 Laurus and shall not commingle such payments with any of its other
funds or property.
(b) At
Laurus’ election, following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is
continuing, Laurus may notify each Company’s Account Debtors of Laurus’ security
interest in the Accounts, collect them directly and charge the collection costs
and expenses thereof to Company’s and the Eligible Subsidiaries joint and
several account.
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9. Collection
and Maintenance of Collateral.
(a) Laurus
may verify 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 Laurus believes that such verification is necessary to preserve
or
protect the Collateral, utilizing an audit control company or any other agent
of
Laurus.
(b) Proceeds
of Accounts received by Laurus will be deemed received on the Business Day
after
Laurus’ receipt of such proceeds in good funds in dollars of the United States
of America to an account designated by Laurus. Any amount received by Laurus
after 12:00 noon (New York time) on any Business Day shall be deemed
received on the next Business Day.
(c) As
Laurus
receives the proceeds of Accounts of any Company, it shall (i) apply such
proceeds, as required, to amounts outstanding under the Notes, and (ii) remit
all such remaining proceeds (net of interest, fees and other amounts then due
and owing to Laurus hereunder) to Company 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, Laurus, at its option, may (a) apply such
proceeds to the Obligations in such order as Laurus shall elect, (b) hold all
such proceeds as cash collateral for the Obligations and each Company hereby
grants to Laurus a security interest in such cash collateral amounts as security
for the Obligations and/or (c) do any combination of the foregoing.
10. Inspections
and Appraisals.
At all
times during normal business hours, and upon reasonable notice (provided that
no
such prior notice shall be required to be given in the event Laurus believes
such access is necessary to preserve or protect the Collateral or following
the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default) Laurus, and/or
any
agent of Laurus shall have the right to (a) have access to, visit, inspect,
review, evaluate and make physical verification and appraisals of each 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 Laurus any
instrument necessary for Laurus 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 Laurus, Laurus may request that the Accountants review the
same.
11. Financial
Reporting.
Company
Agent will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Laurus each of the following,
which shall be in form and detail acceptable to Laurus:
(a) As
soon
as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each
fiscal year of 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 Laurus (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 Laurus 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;
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(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 Laurus 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 Laurus
so
requests), agings of each Company’s Accounts, unaudited trial balances and their
accounts payable and a calculation of each Company’s Accounts, Eligible
Accounts, Inventory and/or Eligible Inventory, provided, however, that if Laurus
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 Laurus’ 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.
12. Additional
Representations and Warranties.
Each
Company hereby represents and warrants to Laurus 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 Notes and the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes (the
“Note
Shares”),
(iii)
to issue and grant the Options and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Options (the “Option
Shares”),
(iv)
to issue the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
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.
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(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 of
1,050,000,000 shares, of which 1,000,000,000 are shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share, 10,382,047 shares of which are issued and outstanding,
and 50,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share of
which 10,000,000 shares of Series A, 500,000 shares of Series B, 2,000 shares
of
Series C, 900,000 shares of Series D, 25,000 shares of Series E and 900,000
shares of Series F are authorized, and of which 378,061 shares of Series
A and 1,500 shares of Series E 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) 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.
(iii) 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 Notes, 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:
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(i) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights;
and
(ii) general
principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable or legal
remedies.
The
issuance of the Notes and the subsequent conversion of the Convertible Notes
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. The issuance
of the Options and the subsequent exercise of the Options for Option Shares
are
not and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal
that have not been properly waived or complied with.
(e) Liabilities.
Neither
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.
(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.
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(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;
(4) transactions
are recorded as necessary to maintain accountability for assets;
and
(5) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals, and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(vi) There
is
no weakness in any of its Disclosure Controls or Financial Reporting Controls
that is required to be disclosed in any of the Exchange Act Filings, except
as
so disclosed.
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(g) Obligations
to Related Parties.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
12(g),
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;
(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;
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(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).
(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.
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(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 Notes
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.
(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.
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(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 Original 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 Original 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
(ii) any
petroleum products or nuclear materials.
(r) Valid
Offering.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Laurus contained
in this Agreement, the offer 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.
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(s) Full
Disclosure.
It and
each of its Subsidiaries has provided Laurus with all information requested
by
Laurus in connection with Laurus’ 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 Laurus or
its
attorneys or agents in connection herewith or therewith or with the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
nor omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are
made, not misleading. Any financial projections and other estimates provided
to
Laurus by 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 Laurus with copies of: (i) its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its
fiscal years ended July 31, 2006; and (ii) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
for its fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2006, and the Form 8-K filings which
it
has made during its fiscal year 2006 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.
(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.
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(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 Convertible Notes 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 Laurus 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 Laurus has
been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed
criminal under United States law; and (ii) no contribution or payment by it
or
any of its Subsidiaries to Laurus, to the extent that they are within its or
any
such Subsidiary’s control shall cause Laurus to be in violation of the United
States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering
Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering
Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001. It shall promptly notify
Laurus if any of these representations, warranties and covenants ceases to
be
true and accurate regarding it or any of its Subsidiaries. It shall provide
Laurus with any additional information regarding it and each Subsidiary thereof
that Laurus 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, Laurus may undertake appropriate actions to ensure
compliance with applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to
segregation and/or redemption of Laurus’ investment in it. It further
understands that Laurus may release confidential information about it and its
Subsidiaries and, if applicable, any underlying beneficial owners, to proper
authorities if Laurus, in its sole discretion, determines that it is in the
best
interests of Laurus in light of relevant rules and regulations under the laws
set forth in subsection (ii) above.
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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
Original 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 Laurus as
follows:
(a) Stop-Orders.
It
shall advise Laurus, promptly after it receives notice of issuance by the SEC,
any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority of any stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending any offering of any securities
of
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 Convertible Notes 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 Laurus and promptly provide copies thereof to
Laurus.
(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 Laurus (or any successor of Laurus), 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
Laurus in the event Laurus 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 Laurus unless Laurus 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 Laurus 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 Laurus 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 Laurus, 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 Laurus 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 Laurus as “co-insured” or “additional
insured” and appropriate loss payable endorsements in form and substance
satisfactory to Laurus, naming Laurus as lenders loss payee, and (z) evidence
that as to Laurus 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 Laurus 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 Laurus and not
to
any Company or any of its Subsidiaries and Laurus jointly. If any insurance
losses are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to any Company
and/or any of its Subsidiaries and Laurus jointly, Laurus may endorse, as
applicable, such Company’s and/or any of its Subsidiaries’ name thereon and do
such other things as Laurus may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash.
Laurus is hereby authorized to adjust and compromise claims. All loss recoveries
received by Laurus upon any such insurance may be applied to the Obligations,
in
such order as Laurus in its sole discretion shall determine or shall otherwise
be delivered to Company Agent for the benefit of the applicable Company and/or
its Subsidiaries; provided; however, any loss recoveries received by Laurus
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 Laurus 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 Laurus, 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 Laurus, unless expressly
agreed to by Laurus or unless and until such disclosure is required by law
or
applicable regulation, and then only to the extent of such requirement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Company and its Subsidiaries may disclose
Laurus’ identity and the terms of this Agreement to its current and prospective
debt and equity financing sources.
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(l) Required
Approvals.
It
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior
written consent of Laurus, (i) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
indebtedness (exclusive of trade debt) whether secured or unsecured other than
(x) each Company’s indebtedness to Laurus, (y) the Parent’s unsecured
indebtedness owing to Whitco so long as, at such time as the aggregate amount
of
such indebtedness exceeds $50,000, Whitco executes and delivers to Laurus a
subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus pursuant
to
which all of the indebtedness owing by the Parent to Whitco is subordinated
to
the Obligations and (z) 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
(including, without limitation, any dividends or distributions by NTSCO to
any
other Company) other than (x) so long as the Parent has received prior written
consent from Laurus with respect to any such dividend or distribution, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, dividends or distributions to the
Parent, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Parent solely to pay the
Parent’s reasonable and actual costs and expenses for the preparation and filing
of all proxy statements, reports and other documents required to be filed by
the
Parent under the Exchange Act and (y) dividends and distributions by Whitco
to
any Company) 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 long as such
Subsidiaries are designated as either a co-borrower hereunder or has entered
into such guaranty and security documentation required by Laurus, including,
without limitation, to grant to Laurus a first priority perfected security
interest in substantially all of such Subsidiary’s assets to secure the
Obligations; (vi) create or permit to exist any Subsidiary, other than any
Subsidiary in existence on the date hereof and listed in Schedule
12(b)
unless
such new Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary and is designated by Laurus
as
either a co-borrower or guarantor hereunder and such Subsidiary shall have
entered into all such documentation required by Laurus, including, without
limitation, to grant to Laurus a first priority perfected security interest
in
substantially all of such Subsidiary’s assets to secure the Obligations; (vii)
directly or indirectly, prepay any indebtedness (other than to Laurus and in
the
ordinary course of business), or repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire
any indebtedness (other than to Laurus and in the ordinary course of business)
except to make scheduled payments of principal and interest thereof; (viii)
enter into any merger, consolidation or other reorganization with or into any
other Person or acquire all or a portion of the assets or Stock of any Person
or
permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge with it, unless (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
Laurus copies of all documentation relating to such merger or consolidation
and
(4) such Company shall have provided Laurus 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 Laurus copies of all documentation relating
to such merger or consolidation and (3) such Company shall have provided Laurus
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 Laurus except
as required by GAAP or in the tax reporting treatment or except as required
by
law; (xii) enter into any transaction with any employee, director or Affiliate,
except in the ordinary course on arms-length terms; (xiii) xxxx Accounts under
any name except the present name of such Company; (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 Laurus’ 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 Laurus 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 Laurus with respect
to
such sale, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that,
(x)
the Company Agent provided Laurus 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 Laurus to repay the Obligations in such order as Laurus shall elect; (xv)
directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase, retire or otherwise acquire or
make
any payment or distribution with respect to the Subordinated Debt except to
the
extent permitted pursuant to the applicable Subordination Agreement; or (xvi)
change or modify the terms of any Subordinated Debt
Documentation.
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(m) Reissuance
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 Laurus in connection with all resales pursuant
to Rule 144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary to allow
such resales provided the Parent and its counsel receive reasonably requested
representations from Laurus and broker, if any.
(n) Opinion.
On the
Original Closing Date, delivered to Laurus an opinion acceptable to Laurus
from
each Company’s and each Term Loan B Guarantor’s legal counsel. Each Company will
provide, at the Companies’ joint and several expense, such other legal opinions
in the future as are reasonably necessary for the conversion of the Convertible
Notes and the exercise of the Options and the Warrants.
(o) Legal
Name, etc.
It
shall not, without providing Laurus with 30 days prior written notice, change
(i) its name as it appears in the official filings in the state of its
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 Laurus in writing of: (i) the
commencement of all proceedings and investigations by or before and/or the
receipt of any notices from, any governmental or nongovernmental body and all
actions and proceedings in any court or before any arbitrator against or in
any
way concerning any event which could reasonably be expected to have singly
or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any change which has had, or
could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) any
Event
of Default or Default; and (iv) any default or any event which with the passage
of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a default under any
agreement for the payment of money to which 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.
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(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.
(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
Convertible Notes (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 Convertible Notes
and exercise of the Options and the Warrants.
(u) Financing
Right of First Refusal.
(i) It
hereby
grants to Laurus a right of first refusal to provide any Additional Financing
(as defined below) to be issued by any Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries
(the “Additional
Financing Parties”),
subject to the following terms and conditions. From and after the date hereof,
prior to the incurrence of any additional indebtedness and/or the sale or
issuance of any equity interests of the Additional Financing Parties (an
“Additional
Financing”),
Company Agent shall notify Laurus of such Additional Financing. In connection
therewith, Company Agent shall submit a fully executed term sheet (a
“Proposed
Term Sheet”)
to
Laurus setting forth the terms, conditions and pricing of any such Additional
Financing (such financing to be negotiated on “arm’s length” terms and the terms
thereof to be negotiated in good faith) proposed to be entered into by the
Additional Financing Parties. Laurus shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to deliver to Company Agent its own proposed term sheet (the
“Laurus
Term Sheet”)
setting forth the terms and conditions upon which Laurus would be willing to
provide such Additional Financing to the Additional Financing Parties. The
Laurus Term Sheet shall contain terms no less favorable to the Additional
Financing Parties than those outlined in Proposed Term Sheet. Laurus shall
deliver to Company Agent the Laurus Term Sheet within ten Business Days of
receipt of each such Proposed Term Sheet. If the provisions of the Laurus Term
Sheet are at least as favorable to the Additional Financing Parties as the
provisions of the Proposed Term Sheet, the Additional Financing Parties shall
enter into and consummate the Additional Financing transaction outlined in
the
Laurus Term Sheet.
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(ii) It
shall
not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, agree, directly or indirectly,
to
any restriction with any Person which limits the ability of Laurus to consummate
an Additional Financing with it or any of its Subsidiaries.
(v) Prohibition
of Amendments to Subordinated Debt Documentation.
It
shall not, without the prior written consent of Laurus, amend, modify or in
any
way alter the terms of any of the Subordinated Debt Documentation.
(w) Prohibition
of Grant of Collateral for Subordinated Debt Documentation.
It
shall not, without the prior written consent of Laurus, grant or permit any
of
its Subsidiaries to grant to any Person any Collateral of such Company or any
collateral of any of its Subsidiaries as security for any obligation arising
under the Subordinated Debt Documentation.
(x) Prohibitions
of Payment Under Subordinated Debt Documentation.
Neither
it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of
Laurus, make any payments in respect of the indebtedness evidenced by the
Subordinated Debt Documentation, other than as expressly permitted by the terms
thereof.
14. Further
Assurances.
At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of Laurus 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 Laurus may request (a) to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and
the
Ancillary Agreements, (b) to protect, preserve and maintain Laurus’ rights in
the Collateral and under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and/or
(c)
to enable Laurus to exercise all or any of the rights and powers herein granted
or any Ancillary Agreement.
15. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Laurus.
Laurus
hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Company as
follows:
(a) Requisite
Power and Authority.
Laurus
has all necessary power and authority under all applicable provisions of law
to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to carry
out
their provisions. All corporate action on Laurus’ part required for the lawful
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements have
been
or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing Date. Upon their execution
and
delivery, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall be valid and binding
obligations of Laurus, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (a)
as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights,
and (b) as limited by general principles of equity that restrict the
availability of equitable and legal remedies.
(b) Investment
Representations.
Laurus
understands that the Securities are being offered pursuant to an exemption
from
registration contained in the Securities Act based in part upon Laurus’
representations contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation,
that
Laurus is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the
Securities Act. Laurus has received or has had full access to all the
information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment
decision with respect to the Notes to be issued to it under this Agreement
and
the Securities acquired by it upon the conversion of the Convertible
Notes.
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(c) Laurus
Bears Economic Risk.
Laurus
has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private placement
transactions of securities in companies similar to 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. Laurus must bear the economic
risk of this investment until the Securities are sold pursuant to (i) an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) an exemption
from registration is available.
(d) Investment
for Own Account.
The
Securities are being issued to Laurus for its own account for investment only,
and not as a nominee or agent and not with a view towards or for resale in
connection with their distribution.
(e) Laurus
Can Protect Its Interest.
Laurus
represents that by reason of its, or of its management’s, business and financial
experience, Laurus has the capacity to evaluate the merits and risks of its
investment in the Notes, and the Securities and to protect its own interests
in
connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, and the
Ancillary Agreements. Further, Laurus is aware of no publication of any
advertisement in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Agreement
or the Ancillary Agreements.
(f) Accredited
Investor.
Laurus
represents that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Regulation
D
under the Securities Act.
(g) Shorting.
Neither
Laurus nor any of its Affiliates or investment partners has, will, or will
cause
any Person, to directly engage in “short sales” of the Parent’s Common Stock as
long as any Convertible Note shall be outstanding.
(h) Patriot
Act.
Laurus
certifies that, to the best of Laurus’ knowledge, Laurus has not been
designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as
defined in Executive Order 13224. Laurus seeks to comply with all applicable
laws concerning money laundering and related activities. In furtherance of
those
efforts, Laurus hereby represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) none of
the
cash or property that Laurus 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 Laurus to any Company to the extent
within Laurus’ control, shall cause Laurus to be in violation of the United
States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering
Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering
Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001. Laurus shall promptly notify
the Company Agent if any of these representations ceases to be true and accurate
regarding Laurus. Laurus agrees to provide the Company any additional
information regarding Laurus that the Company deems necessary or convenient
to
ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and
similar activities. Laurus understands and agrees that if at any time it is
discovered that any of the foregoing representations are incorrect, or if
otherwise required by applicable law or regulation related to money laundering
similar activities, Laurus may undertake appropriate actions to ensure
compliance with applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to
segregation and/or redemption of Laurus’ investment in the Parent. Laurus
further understands that the Parent may release information about Laurus 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 Laurus and
any
Company (and/or Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any Company), Laurus 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
Laurus not to qualify as portfolio interest, within the meaning of Section
881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)
by
reason of Section 881(c)(3) of the Code, taking into account the constructive
ownership rules under Section 871(h)(3)(C) of the Code (the “Stock
Acquisition Limitation”).
The
Stock Acquisition Limitation shall automatically become null and void without
any notice to any Company upon the earlier to occur of either (a) the Parent’s
delivery to Laurus of a Notice of Redemption (as defined in the Notes) 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 Minimum Borrowing Note).
16. Power
of Attorney.
Each
Company hereby appoints Laurus, or any other Person whom Laurus 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 Laurus’ 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 Laurus, 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 Laurus, nor the attorney will be liable for any acts
or
omissions or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law, except for
gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power, being coupled with an
interest, is irrevocable so long as Laurus has a security interest and until
the
Obligations have been fully satisfied.
17. Term
of Agreement.
Laurus’
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 Laurus’
election following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Laurus may terminate
this Agreement. The termination of the Agreement shall not affect any of Laurus’
rights hereunder or any Ancillary Agreement and the provisions hereof and
thereof shall continue to be fully operative until all transactions entered
into, rights or interests created and the Obligations have been irrevocably
disposed of, concluded or liquidated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Laurus
shall release its security interests at any time after thirty (30) days notice
upon irrevocable payment to it of all Obligations if each Company shall have
(i)
provided Laurus 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 Laurus 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 Original Closing Date, (2) four percent
(4%) of the Total Investment Amount if such payment occurs on or after the
first
anniversary of the Original Closing Date and prior to the second anniversary
of
the Original 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 Laurus 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 Laurus upon termination
by
acceleration of this Agreement by Laurus 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 Laurus hereunder and any Ancillary Agreements and
the financing statements filed in connection herewith or therewith shall
continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement or the fact that 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.
Laurus 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;
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(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 (including, without
limitation, the indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debt Documentation)
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;
(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 Laurus’ reasonable, good faith opinion, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(h) any
Lien
created hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement for any reason ceases to
be
or is not a valid and perfected Lien having a first priority
interest;
(i) any
Company, 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);
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(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;
(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, 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 if any individual Guarantor shall die, 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, any of its Subsidiaries or any Guarantor
(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 Laurus pursuant to and in the form
required by the Notes 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 Laurus 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 Laurus shall have a first priority perfected
security interest, in an amount not less than $3,000,000; or
(u) any
Company, or any of its Subsidiaries shall take or participate in any action
which would be prohibited under the provisions of any Subordination Agreement
or
make any payment on the indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debt
Documentation to a Person that was not entitled to receive such payments under
the provisions of the applicable Subordination Agreement.
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20. Remedies.
Following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Laurus shall have the right
to
demand repayment in full of all Obligations, whether or not otherwise due.
Until
all Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly satisfied, Laurus shall retain
its Lien in all Collateral. Laurus shall have, in addition to all other rights
provided herein and in each Ancillary Agreement, the rights and remedies of
a
secured party under the UCC, and under other applicable law, all other legal
and
equitable rights to which Laurus may be entitled, including the right to take
immediate possession of the Collateral, to require each Company to assemble
the
Collateral, at Companies’ joint and several expense, and to make it available to
Laurus at a place designated by Laurus which is reasonably convenient to both
parties and to enter any of the premises of 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 Laurus for storage
thereof), and the right to apply for the appointment of a receiver for such
Company’s property. Further, Laurus may, at any time or times after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, sell and deliver all Collateral held by
or
for Laurus at public or private sale for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at
such
prices and upon such terms as Laurus, in Laurus’ sole discretion, deems
advisable or Laurus may otherwise recover upon the Collateral in any
commercially reasonable manner as Laurus, in its sole discretion, deems
advisable. 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
Laurus’ records, at least ten (10) days before the time of the event of which
notice is being given. Laurus may be the purchaser at any sale, if it is public.
In connection with the exercise of the foregoing remedies, Laurus is granted
permission to use all of 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 Laurus elects) of
all Obligations. After the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of
all
of the Obligations, and after the payment by Laurus of any other amount required
by any provision of law, including Section 9-608(a)(1) of the UCC (but only
after Laurus has received what Laurus considers reasonable proof of a
subordinate party’s security interest), the surplus, if any, shall be paid to
Company 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 Laurus for any deficiency. In addition, the
Companies shall jointly and severally pay Laurus 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 Laurus
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
Laurus collects the applicable Account by deduction from the proceeds thereof.
Each Company and Laurus acknowledge that the actual damages that would be
incurred by Laurus after the occurrence of an Event of Default would be
difficult to quantify and that such Company and Laurus have agreed that the
fees
and obligations set forth in this Section and in this Agreement would constitute
fair and appropriate liquidated damages in the event of any such
termination.
Each
party hereto hereby agrees that the exercise by any party hereto of any right
granted to it or the exercise by any party hereto of any remedy available to
it
(including, without limitation, the issuance of a notice of redemption, a
borrowing request and/or a notice of default), in each case, hereunder or under
any Ancillary Agreement which has been publicly filed with the SEC shall not
constitute confidential information and no party shall have any duty to the
other party to maintain such information as confidential, except for the
portions of such publicly filed documents that are subject to confidential
treatment request made by the Companies to the SEC.
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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 Laurus on which such Company may in any way be liable, and hereby ratifies
and confirms whatever Laurus may do in this regard; (b) all rights to notice
and
a hearing prior to Laurus’ taking possession or control of, or to Laurus’
replevy, attachment or levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security that
might be required by any court prior to allowing Laurus to exercise any of
its
remedies; and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption laws.
Each 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.
22. Expenses.
The
Companies shall jointly and severally pay all of Laurus’ reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable fees and disbursements
of
in-house or outside counsel and appraisers, in connection with the preparation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, 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 Laurus’ reasonable fees, charges,
out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel
and appraisers, in connection with (a) the preparation, execution and delivery
of any waiver, any amendment thereto or consent proposed or executed in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary
Agreements, (b) Laurus’ obtaining performance of the Obligations under this
Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements, including, but not limited to, the
enforcement or defense of Laurus’ security interests, assignments of rights and
Liens hereunder as valid perfected security interests, (c) any attempt to
inspect, verify, protect, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of
any
Collateral, (d) any appraisals or re-appraisals of any property (real or
personal) pledged to Laurus by 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 Laurus’ customary bank charges for all bank
services (including wire transfers) performed or caused to be performed by
Laurus 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
Laurus. All such costs and expenses together with all filing, recording and
search fees, taxes and interest payable by the Companies to Laurus shall be
payable on demand and shall be secured by the Collateral. If any tax by any
Governmental Authority is or may be imposed on or as a result of any transaction
between any Company and/or any Subsidiary thereof, on the one hand, and Laurus
on the other hand, which Laurus is or may be required to withhold or pay, the
Companies hereby jointly and severally indemnifies and holds Laurus harmless
in
respect of such taxes, and the Companies will repay to Laurus the amount of
any
such taxes which shall be charged to the Companies’ account; and until the
Companies shall furnish Laurus with indemnity therefor (or supply Laurus with
evidence satisfactory to it that due provision for the payment thereof has
been
made), Laurus may hold without interest any balance standing to each Company’s
credit and Laurus shall retain its Liens in any and all
Xxxxxxxxxx.
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00. Assignment
By Laurus.
Laurus
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
Laurus’ rights with respect thereto; provided that Laurus 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, Laurus shall
be
released from all responsibility for the Collateral to the extent same is
assigned to any transferee. Laurus may from time to time sell or otherwise
grant
participations in any of the Obligations and the holder of any such
participation shall, subject to the terms of any agreement between Laurus and
such holder, be entitled to the same benefits as Laurus with respect to any
security for the Obligations in which such holder is a participant. 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.
24. No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
Failure
by Laurus to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Agreement, any
Ancillary Agreement or any supplement hereto or thereto or any other agreement
between or among any Company and Laurus or delay by Laurus in exercising the
same, will not operate as a waiver; no waiver by Laurus will be effective unless
it is in writing and then only to the extent specifically stated. Laurus’ rights
and remedies under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements will be
cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which Laurus may
have.
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 Laurus from or on such
Company’s behalf and each Company hereby irrevocably agrees that Laurus shall
have the continuing exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all payments
received at any time or times hereafter against the Obligations hereunder in
such manner as Laurus may deem advisable notwithstanding any entry by Laurus
upon any of Laurus’ books and records.
26. Indemnity.
Each
Company hereby jointly and severally indemnifies and holds Laurus, and its
respective affiliates, employees, attorneys and agents (each, an “Indemnified
Person”),
harmless from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims,
damages, losses, liabilities and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or
defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) which may be instituted
or
asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of
credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement or
any
of the Ancillary Agreements or with respect to the execution, delivery,
enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising
out
of or relating to, this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or any other
documents or transactions contemplated by or referred to herein or therein
and
any actions or failures to act with respect to any of the foregoing, except
to
the extent that any such indemnified liability is finally determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from such Indemnified Person’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct. NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO 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.
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27. Revival.
The
Companies further agree that to the extent any Company makes a payment or
payments to Laurus, which payment or payments or any part thereof are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside
and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under
any
bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then,
to
the extent of such payment or repayment, the obligation or part thereof intended
to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as
if
said payment had not been made.
28. 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 Laurus
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. Laurus shall not incur any liability to
any
Company as a result thereof. To induce Laurus to do so and in consideration
thereof, each Company hereby indemnifies Laurus and holds Laurus harmless from
and against any and all liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and claims of
damage or injury asserted against Laurus by any Person arising from or incurred
by reason of the handling of the financing arrangements of the Companies as
provided herein, reliance by Laurus on any request or instruction from Company
Agent or any other action taken by Laurus 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 Laurus to any
Company, failure of Laurus to give any Company notice of borrowing or any other
notice, any failure of Laurus to pursue to preserve its rights against any
Company, the release by Laurus 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 Laurus
to
any Company or any Collateral for such Company’s Obligations or the lack
thereof.
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(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 Laurus 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.
29. Notices.
Any
notice or request hereunder may be given to any Company, Company Agent or Laurus
at the respective addresses set forth below or as may hereafter be specified
in
a notice designated as a change of address under this Section. Any notice or
request hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, hand delivery, overnight mail or telecopy (confirmed by mail).
Notices and requests shall be, in the case of those by hand delivery, deemed
to
have been given when delivered to any officer of the party to whom it is
addressed, in the case of those by mail or overnight mail, deemed to have been
given three (3) Business Days after the date when deposited in the mail or
with
the overnight mail carrier, and, in the case of a telecopy, when
confirmed.
Notices
shall be provided as follows:
If
to Laurus:
|
Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd.
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c/o
Laurus Capital Management, LLC
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx Xx.
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to:
|
Loeb
& Loeb LLP
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|
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000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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|
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
|
|
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
|
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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|
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to any Company,
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|
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or
Company Agent:
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American
Technologies Group, Inc.
|
|
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000
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx
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|
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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|
|
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx III, CEO
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|
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxxx, P.C.
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00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
|
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|
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
|
|
|
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
|
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter in accordance with
this
Section 29 by such Person.
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 LAURUS, ON THE OTHER HAND, PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE
ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS; PROVIDED,
THAT
LAURUS 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 LAURUS FROM
BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT
THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF LAURUS.
EACH 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.
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(c) THE
PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH
APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS
OF
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS
TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE,
WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN LAURUS, 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.
31. Limitation
of Liability.
Each
Company acknowledges and understands that in order to assure repayment of the
Obligations hereunder Laurus may be required to exercise any and all of Laurus’
rights and remedies hereunder and agrees that, except as limited by applicable
law, neither Laurus nor any of Laurus’ agents shall be liable for acts taken or
omissions made in connection herewith or therewith except for actual bad
faith.
32. Entire
Understanding; Maximum Interest.
This
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements contain the entire understanding among
each Company and Laurus as to the subject matter hereof and thereof and any
promises, representations, warranties or guarantees not herein contained shall
have no force and effect unless in writing, signed by each Company’s and Laurus’
respective officers. Neither this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, nor
any
portion or provisions thereof may be changed, modified, amended, waived,
supplemented, discharged, cancelled or terminated orally or by any course of
dealing, or in any manner other than by an agreement in writing, signed by
the
party to be charged. Nothing contained in this Agreement, any Ancillary
Agreement or in any document referred to herein or delivered in connection
herewith shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of
interest or other charges in excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law. In the event that the rate of interest or dividends required to be paid
or
other charges hereunder exceed the maximum rate permitted by such law, any
payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by
the
Companies to Laurus and thus refunded to the Companies.
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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 Laurus and the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby to the extent provided therein. All statements as to factual
matters contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on
behalf of the 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.
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 Laurus to make appropriate announcements of the
financial arrangement entered into by and among each Company and Laurus,
including, without limitation, announcements which are commonly known as
tombstones, in such publications and to such selected parties as Laurus shall
in
its sole and absolute discretion deem appropriate, or as required by applicable
law.
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 Laurus, (b) delivering supplements to
such
exhibits and annexes to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements as Laurus
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 Laurus and with all documents and actions required above to be
taken to the reasonable satisfaction of Laurus.
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40. Legends.
The
Securities shall bear legends as follows;
(a) The
Convertible Notes 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) The
Revolving Note shall bear substantially the following legend:
“THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR
ANY APPLICABLE, STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT 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.”
(c) Any
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to conversion of the Convertible Notes
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:
“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.”
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(d) 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.”
(e) 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 Amended and Restated Security
Agreement as of the date first written above.
AMERICAN
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:___________________________________
NORTH
TEXAS STEEL COMPANY, INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:___________________________________
OMAHA
HOLDINGS CORP.
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:___________________________________
LAURUS
MASTER FUND, LTD.
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:___________________________________
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Annex
A - Definitions
“Account
Debtor”
means
any Person who is or may be obligated with respect to, or on account of, an
Account.
“Accountants”
has
the
meaning given to such term in Section 11(a).
“Accounts”
means
all “accounts”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Person, including: (a) all accounts receivable, other
receivables, book debts and other forms of obligations (other than forms of
obligations evidenced by Chattel Paper or Instruments) (including any such
obligations that may be characterized as an account or contract right under
the
UCC); (b) all of such Person’s rights in, to and under all purchase orders or
receipts for goods or services; (c) all of such Person’s rights to any goods
represented by any of the foregoing (including unpaid sellers’ rights of
rescission, replevin, reclamation and stoppage in transit and rights to
returned, reclaimed or repossessed goods); (d) all rights to payment due to
such
Person for Goods or other property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise
disposed of, for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, for a secondary
obligation incurred or to be incurred, for energy provided or to be provided,
for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, arising
out
of the use of a credit card or charge card, or for services rendered or to
be
rendered by such Person or in connection with any other transaction (whether
or
not yet earned by performance on the part of such Person); and (e) all
collateral security of any kind given by any Account Debtor or any other Person
with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Accounts
Availability”
means
up to ninety percent (90%) of the net face amount of Eligible
Accounts.
“Acquisition
Documentation”
means
the Share Purchase Agreement by and among the Parent and Sellers dated as of
September 7, 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 Notes, 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 Laurus, relating to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or otherwise relating to the relationship between or among any
Company and Laurus, as each of the same may be amended, supplemented, restated
or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“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 Laurus is open for business and that is not a Saturday, a Sunday
or
other day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State
of
New York.
“Capital
Availability Amount”
means
$7,000,000.
“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
January 31, 2007.
“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
Goods;
(e) all
General Intangibles;
(f) all
Accounts;
(g) all
Deposit Accounts, other bank accounts and all funds on deposit
therein;
(h) all
Investment Property;
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(i) all
Stock;
(j) all
Chattel Paper;
(k) all
Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(l) all
Instruments;
(m) all
commercial tort claims set forth on Schedule
1(A);
(n) all
Books
and Records;
(o) all
Intellectual Property;
(p) all
Supporting Obligations including letters of credit and guarantees issued in
support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles and Investment
Property;
(q)
(i)
all
money, cash and cash equivalents and (ii) all cash held as cash collateral
to
the extent not otherwise constituting Collateral, all other cash or property
at
any time on deposit with or held by Laurus for the account of any Company
(whether for safekeeping, custody, pledge, transmission or otherwise);
and
(r)
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.
“Convertible
Notes”
means,
collectively, the Terms Notes and the Minimum Convertible 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.
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“Eligible
Accounts”
means
each Account of each Company which conforms to the following criteria: (a)
shipment of the merchandise or the rendition of services has been completed;
(b)
no return, rejection or repossession of the merchandise has occurred;
(c) merchandise or services shall not have been rejected or disputed by the
Account Debtor and there shall not have been asserted any offset, defense or
counterclaim; (d) continues to be in full conformity with the representations
and warranties made by such Company to Laurus with respect thereto; (e) Laurus
is, and continues to be, satisfied with the credit standing of the Account
Debtor in relation to the amount of credit extended; (f) there are no facts
existing or threatened which are likely to result in any adverse change in
an
Account Debtor’s financial condition; (g) is documented by an invoice in a form
approved by Laurus and shall not be unpaid more than ninety (90) days from
invoice date; (h) not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the unpaid amount
of invoices due from such Account Debtor remains unpaid more than ninety (90)
days from invoice date; (i) is not evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument
of any kind with respect to or in payment of the Account unless such instrument
is duly endorsed to and in possession of Laurus or represents a check in payment
of an Account; (j) the Account Debtor is located in the United States;
provided,
however,
Laurus
may, from time to time, in the exercise of its sole discretion and based upon
satisfaction of certain conditions to be determined at such time by Laurus,
deem
certain Accounts as Eligible Accounts notwithstanding that such Account is
due
from an Account Debtor located outside of the United States; (k) Laurus has
a
first priority perfected Lien in such Account and such Account is not subject
to
any Lien other than Permitted Liens; (l) does not arise out of transactions
with
any employee, officer, director, stockholder or Affiliate of any Company; (m)
is
payable to such Company; (n) does not arise out of a xxxx and hold sale prior
to
shipment and does not arise out of a sale to any Person to which such Company
is
indebted; (o) is net of any returns, discounts, claims, credits and allowances;
(p) if the Account arises out of contracts between such Company, on the one
hand, and the United States, on the other hand, any state, or any department,
agency or instrumentality of any of them, such Company has so notified Laurus,
in writing, prior to the creation of such Account, and there has been compliance
with any governmental notice or approval requirements, including compliance
with
the Federal Assignment of Claims Act; (q) is a good and valid account
representing an undisputed bona fide indebtedness incurred by the Account Debtor
therein named, for a fixed sum as set forth in the invoice relating thereto
with
respect to an unconditional sale and delivery upon the stated terms of goods
sold by such Company or work, labor and/or services rendered by such Company;
(r) does not arise out of progress xxxxxxxx prior to completion of the order;
(s) the total unpaid Accounts from such Account Debtor does not exceed
twenty-five percent (25%) of all Eligible Accounts; (t) such Company’s right to
payment is absolute and not contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition
whatsoever; (u) such Company is able to bring suit and enforce its remedies
against the Account Debtor through judicial process; (v) does not represent
interest payments, late or finance charges owing to such Company, and (w) is
otherwise satisfactory to Laurus as determined by Laurus in the exercise of
its
reasonable discretion. In the event any Company requests that Laurus include
within Eligible Accounts certain Accounts of one or more of such Company’s
acquisition targets, Laurus shall at the time of such request consider such
inclusion, but any such inclusion shall be at the sole option of Laurus and
shall at all times be subject to the execution and delivery to Laurus of all
such documentation (including, without limitation, guaranty and security
documentation) as Laurus may require in its sole discretion.
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“Eligible
Inventory”
means
Inventory owned by a Company which Laurus, in its sole and absolute discretion,
determines: (a) is subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of Laurus
and is subject to no other Liens whatsoever (other than Permitted Liens); (b)
is
located on a premises owned by such Company or a premises leased by such Company
with respect to which Laurus has received a landlord or mortgagee waiver
acceptable in form and substance to Laurus; (c) is not in transit; (d) is in
good condition and meets all standards imposed by any governmental agency,
or
department or division thereof having regulatory Governmental Authority over
such Inventory, its use or sale including the Federal Fair Labor Standards
Act
of 1938 as amended, and all rules, regulations and orders thereunder; (e) is
currently either usable or salable in the normal course of such Company’s
business; (f) is not placed by such Company on consignment or held by such
Company on consignment from another Person; (g) is in conformity with the
representations and warranties made by such Company to Laurus with respect
thereto; (h) is not subject to any licensing, patent, royalty, trademark, trade
name or copyright agreement with any third parties; (i) does not require the
consent of any Person for the completion of manufacture, sale or other
disposition of such Inventory and such completion, manufacture or sale does
not
constitute a breach or default under any contract or agreement to which such
Company is a party or to which such Inventory is or may be subject; (j) is
not
work-in-process; (k) is covered by casualty insurance acceptable to Laurus
and
under which Laurus has been named as a lender’s loss payee and additional
insured; and (l) not to be ineligible for any other reason.
“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 Laurus’ written
consent.
“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.
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“Formula
Amount”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2(a)(i).
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles, practices and procedures in effect
from time to time in the United States of America.
“General
Intangibles”
means
all “general intangibles” as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Person including all right, title and interest that
such Person may now or hereafter have in or under any contract, all Payment
Intangibles, customer lists, Licenses, Intellectual Property, interests in
partnerships, joint ventures and other business associations, permits,
proprietary or confidential information, inventions (whether or not patented
or
patentable), technical information, procedures, designs, knowledge, know-how,
Software, data bases, data, skill, expertise, experience, processes, models,
drawings, materials, Books and Records, Goodwill (including the Goodwill
associated with any Intellectual Property), all rights and claims in or under
insurance policies (including insurance for fire, damage, loss, and casualty,
whether covering personal property, real property, tangible rights or intangible
rights, all liability, life, key-person, and business interruption insurance,
and all unearned premiums), uncertificated securities, choses in action, deposit
accounts, rights to receive tax refunds and other payments, rights to received
dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of
or
in exchange for pledged Stock and Investment Property, and rights of
indemnification.
“Goods”
means
all “goods”, as such term is defined in the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired
by any Person, wherever located, including embedded software to the extent
included in “goods” as defined in the UCC, manufactured homes, standing timber
that is cut and removed for sale and unborn young of animals.
“Goodwill”
means
all goodwill, trade secrets, proprietary or confidential information, technical
information, procedures, formulae, quality control standards, designs, operating
and training manuals, customer lists, and distribution agreements now owned
or
hereafter acquired by any Person.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof,
and
any agency, department or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“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
Laurus, 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.
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“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.
“Inventory
Availability”
means
up to the lesser of (a) fifty percent (50%) of the value of Companies’ Eligible
Inventory (calculated on the basis of the lower of cost or market, on a first-in
first-out basis) and (b) $1,000,000.
“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.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, security deed, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,
security interest, lien (whether statutory or otherwise), charge, claim or
encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement held or asserted in respect of any asset of any kind or nature
whatsoever including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing,
and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the
UCC
or comparable law of any jurisdiction.
“Loans”
means
the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans 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 Laurus’ rights and remedies
under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
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“Minimum
Borrowing Amount”
means
$3,000,000.
“Minimum
Borrowing Note”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note
effective as of the Original Closing Date made by the Companies in favor of
Laurus in the original principal amount of $3,000,000, as the same may be
amended, supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Mortgage
Documentation”
means
(a) the Deed of Trust dated as of the date hereof made by NTSCO in favor of
Laurus with respect to the real property located at 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, (b) the Deed of Trust dated as of the date hereof made
by
NTSCO in favor of Laurus with respect to the real property located at 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, (c) the Mortgage dated as of the
date
hereof made by the Term Note B Guarantors in favor of Laurus 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 Laurus 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
the Term Note B Guarantors in favor of Laurus in connection
therewith.
“NASD”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 13(b).
“Note
Shares”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 12(a).
“Notes”
means
the Minimum Borrowing Notes, the Revolving Note and the Term Notes made by
Companies in favor of Laurus 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.
“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 Laurus (or any corporation
that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with Laurus) of every kind and description (whether or not evidenced
by
any note or other instrument and whether or not for the payment of money or
the
performance or non-performance of any act), direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or
unliquidated, whether existing by operation of law or otherwise now existing
or
hereafter arising including any debt, liability or obligation owing from any
Company and/or each of its Subsidiaries to others which Laurus may have obtained
by assignment or otherwise and further including all interest (including
interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after
the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing at the then applicable rate
provided in this Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy,
or
the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether
or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed 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 Laurus in
connection therewith.
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“Option
Shares”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 12(a).
“Options”
means
that certain Option dated as of the Original Closing Date made by the Parent
in
favor of Laurus
and each other option made by the Parent in favor of Laurus, as each of the
same
may be amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to
time.
“Original
Closing Date”
has
the
meaning given such term in the background section hereof.
“Original
Security Agreement”
has
the
meaning given such term in the background section hereof.
“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 Laurus; (d) Liens for taxes (i) not yet due or (ii) being diligently
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate
reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Companies
and
their Subsidiaries, as applicable, in conformity with GAAP; and which have
no
effect on the priority of Liens in favor of Laurus or the value of the assets
in
which Laurus has a Lien; (e) Purchase Money Liens securing Purchase Money
Indebtedness to the extent permitted in this Agreement and (f) Liens specified
on Schedule
2
hereto.
“Person”
means
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership,
joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation,
limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity
or
government (whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise,
including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof),
and shall include such Person’s successors and assigns.
“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.
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“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.
“Registration
Rights Agreements”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of
the
Closing Date by and between the Parent and Laurus and each other registration
rights agreement by and between the Parent and Laurus, as each of the same
may
be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.
“Revolving
Loans”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2(a)(i).
“Revolving
Note”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Secured Revolving Note effective as of the
Original Closing Date made by the Companies in favor of Laurus in the original
principal amount of $7,000,000, as the same may be amended, supplemented,
restated and/or otherwise modified 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 Notes, the Options and the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock which
may
be issued pursuant to conversion of the Convertible Notes in whole or in part
or
exercise of the Warrants and the Options.
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“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 Subsidiaries and/or any Guarantor in favor of
Laurus.
“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).
“Subordinated
Debt Documentation”
means
collectively, (a) the Security Agreement by and among the Companies and
Gryphon
Master Fund, L.P. and
any
other note, document, instrument or agreement now or any time hereafter executed
and/or delivered in connection therewith, (b) the Security Agreement by and
among the Companies and GSSF
Master Fund, LP and
any
other note, document, instrument or agreement now or any time hereafter executed
and/or delivered in connection therewith and (c) all other notes, documents,
instruments or agreements now or any time hereafter executed and/or delivered
by
any Company with or in favor of any Subordinated Lender which evidences the
principal, interest and other amounts owed by such Company to such Subordinated
Lender.
“Subordinated
Lender”
means
collectively, Gryphon
Master Fund, L.P., GSSF Master Fund, LP and
any
other Person who enters into a Subordination Agreement with Laurus with respect
to amounts owed by any Company to such Subordinated Lender.
“Subordination
Agreement”
means
collectively, the Subordination Agreement executed by Gryphon
Master Fund, L.P. and GSSF Master Fund, LP
in favor
of Laurus and acknowledged by each Company, and any and all other subordination
agreements accepted by Laurus from time to time with respect to indebtedness
of
any Company.
“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.
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“Term”
means
the Original Closing Date through the close of business on the day immediately
preceding the third anniversary of the Original Closing Date, subject to
acceleration at the option of Laurus upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
hereunder or other termination hereunder.
“Term
Loan A”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2(d)(i).
“Term
Loan B”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2(d)(ii).
“Term
Loans”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 2(d)(ii).
“Term
Loan B Guarantors”
means
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
“Term
Note A”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Term Note A effective
as
of the Original Closing Date made by Companies in favor of Laurus in the
original principal amount of $3,000,000, as the same may be amended,
supplemented, restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Term
Note B”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Term Note B effective
as
of the Original Closing Date made by Companies in favor of Laurus 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.
“Term
Notes”
means,
collectively, Term Note A and Term Note B.
“Total
Investment Amount”
means
$12,000,000.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time be in effect
in
the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory
provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of,
or
remedies with respect to, Laurus’ Lien on any Collateral is governed by the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State
of
New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in
such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement
relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes
of definitions related to such provisions; provided further, that to the extent
that UCC is used to define any term herein or in any Ancillary Agreement and
such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the
UCC,
the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall
govern.
“Warrant
Shares”
has
the
meaning given such term in Section 12(a).
“Warrants”
means
that certain Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of the Original Closing
Date
made by the Parent in favor of Laurus and each other warrant made by the Parent
in favor of Laurus, as each of the same may be amended, restated, modified
and/or supplemented from time to time.
“Whitco”
means
Whitco Poles, Inc., a Texas corporation.
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Exhibit
A
Eligible
Subsidiaries
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc., a Texas corporation
Omaha
Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation
13
Exhibit
B
Borrowing
Base Certificate
[To
be
inserted]
14
SCHEDULES
TO
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
AMONG
LAURUS
MASTER FUND, LTD.,
AMERICAN
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.,
OMAHA
HOLDINGS CORP.
AND
NORTH
TEXAS STEEL COMPANY, INC.
15
Schedule
1(A)
Commercial
Tort Claims
None.
16
Schedule
2
Permitted
Liens
None.
17
Schedule
7(c)
Actions
With Respect to Liens
(f) Uniform
Commercial Code Filings
1.
The filing of a UCC-1 Financing Statement with the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada naming American Technologies Group, Inc. as debtor, Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd. as secured party and listing all the assets of American
Technologies Group, Inc. as collateral.
2.
The filing of a UCC-1 Financing Statement with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware naming Omaha Holdings Corp. as debtor, Laurus Master Fund,
Ltd. as secured party and listing all the assets of Omaha Holdings Corp. as
collateral.
3.
The filing of a UCC-1 Financing Statement with the Secretary of State of the
State of Texas naming North Texas Steel Company, Inc. as debtor, Laurus Master
Fund, Ltd. as secured party and listing all the assets of North Texas Steel
Company, Inc. as collateral.
Intellectual
Property Filings
Filing
of
Intellectual Property Security Agreement in the US Patent and Trademark Office
against American Technologies Group, Inc. with respect to the trademarks listed
therein.
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Schedule
7(p)
Bank
and Other Financial Institutions
American
Technologies Group, Inc.
Name
of
bank: Bank of America
Address:
000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone
number: 000-000-0000
Name
in
which account is held: American Technologies Group, Inc.
Purpose
of account: operating account
Complete
account number: 00000-00000
Name
of
bank: FBR Fund for Government Investors
Address:
XX Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Telephone
number: 000-000-0000
Name
in
which account is held: American Technologies Group, Inc.
Purpose
of account: operating account
Complete
account number: 00-0000000
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc.
Name
of
bank: Frost National Bank
Address:
XX Xxx 00000, Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000; 00 Xxxx Xx., Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX
00000
Telephone
number: 000-000-0000
Name
in
which account is held: North Texas Steel Company, Inc.
Purpose
of account: Operating
Complete
account number: 00-0000000
OTHER
ACCOUNTS AT FROST BANK:
Payroll
Tax Account: 65-00000000
Payroll
Account: 00-0000000
Frost
Brokerage Services, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
XX
Xxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone:
0-000-000-0000
H9H-009067:
North Texas Steel Company, Inc.
0672-0791397524:
Dreyfus Govt Cash Inv.
THESE
ACCOUNTS ARE USED FOR WORKING CAPITAL
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Schedule
12(b)
Subsidiaries
Omaha
Holdings Corp.
100%
owned by American Technologies Group, Inc.
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc.
100%
owned by Omaha Holdings Corp.
Whitco
Poles, Inc.
100%
owned by North Texas Steel Company, Inc.
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Schedule
12(c)
Capitalization
Omaha
Holdings Corp.
10,000,000
shares of common stock and 250,000 shares of preferred stock authorized. One
share of common stock outstanding. No shares of preferred stock
outstanding.
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc.
3,000
shares of common stock authorized; 2673 issued and outstanding.
21
Schedule
12(f)
Agreements;
Actions
None.
22
Schedule
12(g)
Obligations
to Related Parties
None
23
Schedule
12(i)
Title
to Properties and Assets; Liens, etc.
None
24
Schedule
12(l)
Litigation
None
25
Schedule
12(m)
Tax
Returns and Payments
None.
26
Schedule
12(n)
Employees
American
Technologies Group, Inc.
None.
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc.
List
of
Benefit Plans:
1.
|
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc. Pension Plan; while this Plan has not
terminated, the Plan, effective October 31, 2004, was frozen, such
that
all benefit accruals under the Plan ceased on October 31,
2004;
|
2. |
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc. Deferred Profit Sharing
Plan;
|
3.
|
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc. Group Accident and Health Insurance Policy,
a
contract between Aetna Life Insurance Company and North Texas Steel
Company, Inc., Policy Number GP-667260, issued April 21,
2005;
|
4.
|
North
Texas Steel Co., Inc. Cafeteria Plan; included within the document
establishing such Plan is a Depended Care Reimbursement Plan and
a Medical
Care Expense Reimbursement Plan;
|
5.
|
North
Texas Steel Company Group Life Insurance Plan through American United
Life
Insurance Company , Group Policy Number 00606346-0000-000, effective
date,
May 1, 2005;
|
6.
|
North
Texas Steel Company Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance through American
United Life Insurance Company, Policy Number FC/01090/VTL/01 for
employees
in Class 001 [All Eligible Full-Time Semi-Month Paid] and Policy
Number
FC/1091VTL/02 for employees in Class 002 [All Eligible Full-Time
Weekly
Paid Employees] Note:
the coverages provided under these policies are noncontributory on
the
part of the Company, and are made available to eligible employees
who
voluntarily wish to participate by way of their own employee
contributions;
|
7.
|
American
United Life Insurance Company Group Disability Policy Number VD1B,
Group
Voluntary Disability Insurance, Participating Unit Number: G
0063416-0000-000; Note:
this plan is noncontributory on the part of the Company, and is made
available to employees who voluntarily wish to participate by way
of their
own employee contributions, offering two separate employee classes
(Class
001 and Class 002) to select between two different Schedule of Benefits
(Plan Number 01 and Plan Number 02)
|
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8.
|
North
Texas Steel Dental Select Plan offered through ACE USA, Policy Number
79040001; Note:
this plan is noncontributory on the part of North Texas Steel Company,
and
is made available to employees who voluntarily wish to participate
by way
of their own employee
contributions;
|
9.
|
The
Company maintains no formal “personnel policies and procedures” for its
employees, although the Company:
|
A. Maintains
a separate policy titled, “Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Testing Policy of North
Texas Steel Company”;
B. Provides
each new employee a letter summarizing certain employee benefits in a form
substantially as attached to this Disclosure Schedule; and
C. Provides
an “Employee Safety Guide” for those employees working in Company’s
Shop;
10. Payroll
Practices/Method of Compensation. Methods and rates of compensation for each
employee listing, for example, job classification, full/part-time status; hourly
vs. salary; and frequency of payroll are maintained by the Company, and a
current listing of such methods and rate for the Company’s employees has been
made available to the Buyer.
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Schedule
12(o)
Registration
Rights and Voting Rights
American
Technologies Group, Inc. has agreed to register for resale shares of its Common
Stock in the amounts and to the persons or entities identified
below:
Person/Entity
to be Registered
|
Number
of Shares
|
|||
Gryphon
Master Fund, L.P.
|
4,555,690
|
|||
GSSF
Master Fund LP
|
4,555,690
|
|||
Nite
Capital LP
|
449,991
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
1,963,506
|
|||
Luther
Capital Management, Inc.
|
70,750
|
|||
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, III
|
420,750
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Trust
|
350,000
|
|||
Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
|
275
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
3,209
|
|||
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
2,000
|
|||
BWN
Nuchen Waste Elim
|
1,585
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
and Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
10,134
|
|||
Xxx
Xxx
|
6,662
|
|||
Yin
Lo
|
6,411
|
|||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
8,256
|
|||
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
|
8,326
|
|||
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
386
|
|||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Eastham
|
1,377
|
|||
KNF
Corporation
|
4,743
|
|||
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
79
|
|||
Xxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
157
|
|||
Xxxxx
XxXxxxxx
|
930
|
|||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
930
|
|||
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
930
|
|||
Xxxxxx
XxXxxxx
|
930
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
Communications, LLC
|
784
|
|||
Mountain
Partners, LLC
|
6,738
|
|||
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
000
|
|||
Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
267
|
|||
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
|
3,334
|
|||
Xxxxxx
& Rogga Sikorsky
|
4,238
|
|||
I-Xxx
Xxx
|
451
|
|||
The
Spectrum Group
|
1,283
|
|||
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxx & Co.
|
219
|
|||
Xxxxx
Pay Worldwide Scientific Pub Co.
|
65
|
|||
US
Filter
|
79
|
29
Schedule
12(q)
Environmental
and Safety Laws
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc.
Hazardous
material
Asbestos
in floor tiles at the 4410 Xxxxxxxx location was reported in a Phase I Site
Assessment dated March 27,2 005, performed by Xxx X. Xxxxxx, Certified
Environmental Inspector (“CEI”). CEI reported in a letter dated July 7, 2005
that the floor tile has been covered with new tile, as suggested by
CEI.
30
Schedule
12(u)
SEC
Reports and Financial Statements
None.
31
Schedule
12(aa)
Company
Name; Location of Offices, Records and Collateral
American
Technologies Group, Inc.
|
|
Entity:
|
Nevada
Corporation
|
Chief
Executive Office:
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX, XX 00000
|
Organization
ID:
|
NVC7732-1988
|
Omaha
Holdings Corp.
|
|
Entity:
|
Delaware
Corporation
|
Chief
Executive Office:
|
000
Xxx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
|
Xx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
|
Organization
ID:
|
DE4006170
|
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc.
|
|
Entity:
|
Texas
Corporation
|
Chief
Executive Office:
|
000
Xxxx Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
|
Organization
ID:
|
TX0008622000
|
Additional
locations of North Texas Steel Company, Inc.:
· |
0000
Xxx Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
|
· |
0000
Xxx Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
|
· |
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
|
32
Schedule
12(bb)
Locations
of Collateral
American
Technologies Group, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX, XX 00000
Omaha
Holdings Corp.
000
Xxx
Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Ft
Lauderdale, FL 33301
North
Texas Steel Company, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
0000
Xxx
Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
0000
Xxx
Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
33
Schedule
13(l)(i)
Required
Approvals
None.
34