GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT HOLDINGS, INC. CONSENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Exhibit 10.2
THIS CONSENT AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES (this “Consent”), dated
as of March 11, 2009, is entered into by (a) Global Employment Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), (b) Victory Park Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, in its capacity as Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for the holders (the
“Noteholders”) of the Senior Secured Convertible Notes, as amended (the “Notes”), issued by the
Company pursuant to the Notes Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, as amended
(the “Purchase Agreement”), and (c) the Noteholders listed on the signature pages hereto,
representing more than 66-2/3% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes.
WHEREAS:
A. The Company’s subsidiary Global Employment Solutions, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“GES”),
desires to sell certain Assets (as defined in the proposed Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement to be
entered into by and among the Company, Temporary Placement Service, Inc., a Georgia corporation
(“TPS”), and Eastern Staffing, LLC, a California limited liability company, d.b.a. Select Staffing,
a copy of which is set forth in Attachment A hereto) of its subsidiary TPS (the “TPS Asset Sale”)
and use the proceeds therefrom to partially pay down the outstanding balances on the Company’s
working capital revolving credit line and term note with Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., and for working
capital purposes.
B. Pursuant to Section 5(g)(i) of the Security Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, as
amended, made by the Company and its subsidiaries in favor of the Collateral Agent, and Section
6(e) of the Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, as amended, made by the Company and its
subsidiaries in favor of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent’s consent, on behalf of the
Noteholders, is required to consummate the TPS Asset Sale.
C. In consideration for the Collateral Agent’s consent to the TPS Asset Sale, the Company has
agreed to amend the definition of the term “Senior Indebtedness” in the Notes (the “Amendment”).
X. Xxxxxxxx to the terms of the Notes, the consent of the holders of 66-2/3% of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Notes is required to approve the Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree and consent as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Notes.
2. Consent of the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent hereby consents to the TPS
Asset Sale.
3. Amendment to Section 28 of the Notes. Effective 90 days after closing of the TPS
Asset Sale, the following subsections of Section 28 of the Notes are amended to read in their
entirety as follows:
“(m) ‘Credit Facility’ means the Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of
April 29, 2008, by and among certain subsidiaries of the Company and Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A., acting through its Xxxxx Fargo Business Credit operating division (as
the same may be amended from time to time) and all other Loan Documents (as defined
therein), each as has been amended and may be amended from time to time, or any
refunding or replacement thereof.”
“(mm) ‘Senior Indebtedness’ means the principal of (and premium, if any),
interest on, and all fees and other amounts (including, without limitation, any
reasonable out-of-pocket costs, enforcement expenses (including reasonable
out-of-pocket legal fees and disbursements), collateral protection expenses and
other reimbursement or indemnity obligations relating thereto) payable by Company
under or in connection with the Credit Facility; provided, however,
that (1) the aggregate amount of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Advances
(as defined in the Credit Facility) made pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Credit
Facility, the outstanding Term Advance (as defined in the Credit Facility) and the
outstanding L/C Amount (as defined in the Credit Facility) will not at any time
exceed $20,000,000 prior to April 30, 2009, and $15,000,000 on or after April 30,
2009, in each case as such amount is reduced from time to time by principal payments
of the portion of the Senior Indebtedness constituting term loans and permanent
reductions of the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility, (2) the aggregate
amount of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Advances (as defined in the Credit
Facility) made pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Credit Facility and the outstanding
L/C Amount (as defined in the Credit Facility) will not at any time exceed
$10,000,000, and (3) such Senior Indebtedness shall not at any time, respective of
the base rate used and excluding any Default Period (as defined in the Credit
Facility), bear an annual interest rate in excess of the sum of the WFBC Base Rate
(as defined in the Credit Facility) plus 3% (excluding commitment and similar per
annum fees) with respect to Revolving Advances (as defined in the Credit Facility)
and the sum of the WFBC Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Facility) plus 5%
(excluding commitment and similar per annum fees) with respect to Term Advances.”
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4. Release of Liens. Upon closing of the TPS Asset Sale, the Collateral Agent shall
release all liens, security interests, and encumbrances of any kind or nature on, in or of the
Assets, and the Company, GES and TPS are authorized to prepare, file and record (a) any and all
partial UCC releases or amendments necessary to evidence such release with respect to UCC financing
statements covering the Assets filed against TPS by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of the Noteholders. Further, the Collateral Agent shall cause a release of the assignments
for security with respect to all of the Intellectual Property Rights (as defined in
the Purchase Agreement) contained in the Assets to be filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.
5. No Other Changes. Except as explicitly set forth in this Consent, all of the terms
and conditions of the Notes remain in full force and effect.
6. Condition Precedent. Effectiveness of Sections 3 and 4 hereof are conditioned upon
closing of the TPS Asset Sale.
7. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall do and perform, or cause to be done
and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other
agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in
order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Consent and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
8. Facsimile Signatures; Counterparts. This Consent may be executed in two or more
identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall
become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the
signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a
facsimile signature.
9. Governing Law. This Consent shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York (without reference to conflict of laws principles).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Consent to be executed and
delivered as of the date first written above.
| THE COLLATERAL AGENT: | THE COMPANY: | |||||||||
| VICTORY PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC | GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx | By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
| Title: Manager | Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||||||||
| THE NOTEHOLDERS: | ||||||||||
| VICTORY PARK CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, LTD. | RADCLIFFE SPC, LTD., for and on behalf of the Class A Convertible Crossover Segregated Portfolio | |||||||||
By:
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Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC | By: | RG Capital Management, L.P. | |||||||
| By: RGC Management Company, L.L.C. | ||||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
| Title: Principal | Title: Managing Director | |||||||||
Consent and Second Amendment to Notes
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ATTACHMENT A
Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement
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