GUARANTY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
GUARANTY
AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of August 8, 2006, is by and among Xxxxxxxx.xxx, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”),
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx (the “Pledgor”),
and
the pledgees signatory hereto and their respective endorsees, transferees and
assigns (collectively, the “Pledgees”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to a Promissory Note, dated the date hereof, between the Company and
the Pledgees (the “Promissory
Note”,
“Note”
or “Notes”), the Company has agreed to repay with interest the sum of $50,000,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note. In connection therewith,
the
Company has agreed to issue to the Pledgees certain Common Stock purchase
warrants to purchase up to seventy five thousand shares of common stock of
the
Company at an exercise price of $1.00 per share with a term of five (5) years
from the date of issuance and to be exercisable on a cash basis only (the
“Warrant”)
and
the Company has agreed to provide certain piggyback registration rights to
a
certain portion of the shares under the Warrant (“Registration Rights
Agreement”) (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”); and
WHEREAS,
as a material inducement to the Pledgees to enter into the Promissory Note,
the
Pledgees have required and the Pledgor and the Company have agreed (i) to
guarantee, subject only to any senior rights held by Cogent Capital Group,
LLC
and/or Cogent Financial Management, LLC (“Cogent”) under any UCC-1 statement or
other contractual obligation held by Cogent in connection with the Company,
the
timely and full satisfaction of all obligations of the Company, whether matured
or unmatured, now or hereafter existing or created and becoming due and payable
and those certain loan transaction made by and between the Company and 55 South
Investments between July 10, 2006 and July 17, 2006 (collectively the
“Obligations”)
to the
Pledgees, their successors, endorsees, transferees or assigns under the
Transaction Documents (as defined in the Promissory Note) to the extent of
the
Collateral (as defined in Section 5 hereof), and (ii) to grant to the Pledgees,
their successors, endorsees, transferees or assigns a security interest in
the
number of shares of Common Stock currently owned by the Pledgor as set forth
in
Section 5 and below the Pledgor’s signature on the signature page hereto
(collectively, the “Shares”),
as
collateral security for Obligations. Terms used and not defined herein shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in the Promissory Note.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and the mutual covenants
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Guaranty.
To the
extent of the Collateral, the Pledgor and the Company hereby absolutely and
irrevocably, subject to any senior rights held by Cogent Capital Group, LLC
and/or Cogent Financial Management, LLC (“Cogent”) under any UCC-1 statement or
other contractual obligation held by Cogent in connection with the Company,
guarantee to the Pledgees, their successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns
the due and punctual performance and payment of the Obligations owing to the
Pledgees, their successors, endorsees, transferees or assigns when due, all
at
the time and place and in the amount and manner prescribed in, and otherwise
in
accordance with, the Transaction Documents, regardless of any defense or set-off
counterclaim which the Company or any other person may have or assert, and
regardless of whether or not the Pledgees or anyone on behalf of the Pledgees
shall have instituted any suit, action or proceeding or exhausted its remedies
or taken any steps to enforce any rights against the Company or any other person
to compel any such performance or observance or to collect all or part of any
such amount, either pursuant to the provisions of the Transaction Documents
or
at law or in equity, and regardless of any other condition or contingency.
The
Pledgor shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Pledgees beyond the
Collateral pledged for the Obligations set forth herein.
2. Waiver
of Demand.
The
Pledgor and the Company hereby unconditionally: (i) waive any requirement that
the Pledgees, in the event of a breach in any material respect by the Company
of
any of its representations or warranties in the Transaction Documents, first
make demand upon, or seek to enforce remedies against, the Company or any other
person before demanding payment of enforcement hereunder; (ii) covenant that
this Agreement will not be discharged except by complete performance of all
the
Obligations to the extent of the Collateral; (iii) agree that this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be
affected or impaired, without limitation, by, any invalidity, irregularity
or
unenforceability in whole or in part of the Transaction Documents or any
limitation on the liability of the Company thereunder, or any limitation on
the
method or terms of payment thereunder which may now or hereafter be caused
or
imposed in any manner whatsoever; and (iv) waive diligence, presentment and
protest with respect to, and notice of default in the performance or payment
of
any Obligation by the Company under or in connection with the Transaction
Documents.
3. No
Release.
The
obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Pledgor or the Company
hereunder shall not be released, affected or impaired by any assignment or
transfer, in whole or in part, of the Transaction Documents or any Obligation
by
the Pledgees, although made without notice to or the consent of the Pledgor,
or
any waiver by the Pledgees, or by any other person, of the performance or
observance by the Company or the Pledgor of any of the agreements, covenants,
terms or conditions contained in the Transaction Documents, or any indulgence
in
or the extension of the time or renewal thereof, or the modification or
amendment (whether material or otherwise), or the voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the stock or
assets of the Company or the Pledgor, or any receivership, insolvency,
bankruptcy, reorganization, or other similar proceedings, affecting the Company
or the Pledgor or any assets of the Company or the Pledgor, or the release
of
any proper from any security for any Obligation, or the impairment of any such
property or security, or the release or discharge of the Company or the Pledgor
from the performance or observance of any agreement, covenant, term or condition
contained in or arising out of the Transaction Documents by operation of law,
or
the merger or consolidation of the Company, or any other cause, whether similar
or dissimilar to the foregoing.
4. Subrogation.
(a) Unless
and until complete performance of all the Obligations to the extent of the
Collateral, the Pledgor and the Company shall not be entitled to exercise any
right of subrogation to any of the rights of the Pledgees against the Company
or
any collateral security or guaranty held by the Pledgees for the payment or
performance of the Obligations, nor shall the Pledgor seek any reimbursement
from the Company in respect of payments made by the Pledgor
hereunder.
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(b) To
the
extent that the Pledgor shall become obligated to perform or pay any sums
hereunder, or in the event that for any reason the Company is now or shall
hereafter become indebted to the Pledgor, the amount of such sum shall at all
times be subordinate as to lien, time of payment and in all other respects,
to
the amounts owing to the Pledgees under the Transaction Documents and the
Pledgor shall not enforce or receive payment thereof until all Obligations
due
to the Pledgees under the Transaction have been performed or paid. Nothing
herein contained is intended or shall be construed to give to the Pledgor any
right of subrogation in or under the Transaction Documents, or any right to
participate in any way therein, or in any right, title or interest in the assets
of the Pledgees.
5. Security
Interest and Registration Rights.
(a) Security
Interest. As collateral security for the punctual payment and performance,
when
due, by the Company of all the Obligations, the Pledgor and the Company hereby
pledges with, hypothecates, transfers and assigns to the Pledgees: (i) FROM
THE
COMPANY: a total of $200,000 worth of restricted common stock of the Company
(“Innofone Stock”); and (ii) FROM PLEDGOR: $200,000 worth of restricted common
stock of the Company personally held by Pledgor (“Lightman Stock” together with
the Innofone Stock, the “Collateral”).
For
purposes of calculating the Collateral shares, a conversion or purchase price
of
$1.00 per share shall be used.
(b) Registration
Rights. The Innofone Stock and the Lightman Stock, if issued due to default
by
Innofone, shall carry demand registration rights in favor of the Pledgees and
any registration fees and costs incurred therein shall be paid by
Innofone.
6. Voting
Power, Dividends, Etc. and other Agreements.
(a) Unless
and until an Event of Default (as set forth in Section 7 hereof) has occurred,
the Pledgor shall, related to the common stock shares he owns specifically,
be
entitled to:
(i) Exercise
all voting and/or consensual powers pertaining to the Collateral, or any part
thereof, for all purposes;
(ii) Receive
and retain dividends paid with respect to the Collateral; and
(iii) Receive
the benefits of any income tax deductions available to the Pledgor as a
shareholder of the Company.
(b) The
Pledgor and the Company agree that they will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge,
hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Collateral.
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(c) The
Pledgor and the Company jointly and severally agree to pay all costs including
all reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred by the Pledgees in
enforcing this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
7. Default
and Remedies.
(a) For
the
purposes of this Agreement, “Event
of Default”
shall
mean:
(i) default
in or under any of the obligations under the Promissory Note after the
expiration, without cure, of any applicable cure period;
(ii) a
material breach in any material respect by the Company of any of its
representations or warranties in the Transaction Documents; or
(iii) a
material breach in any material respect by the Pledgor of any of its
representations or warranties in this Agreement.
(b) the
Pledgees shall have the following rights upon any Event of Default:
(i) the
rights and remedies provided by the Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”)
(as
said law may at any time be amended);
(ii) the
right
to receive and retain all dividends, payments and other distributions of any
kind upon any or all of the Collateral;
(iii) the
right
to cause any or all of the Collateral to be transferred to their own names
or to
the names of their designee and have such transfer recorded in any place or
places deemed appropriate by the Pledgees; and
(iv) the
right
to sell, at a public or private sale, the Collateral or any part thereof for
cash, upon credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices in
accordance with the UCC (as such law may be amended from time to time). Upon
any
such sale the Pledgees shall have the absolute and unqualified right to deliver,
assign and transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold. The
Pledgees shall give the Pledgor not less than ten (10) days’ written notice of
its intention to make any such sale. Any such sale, shall be held at such time
or times during ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the
Pledgees may fix in the notice of such sale. The Pledgees may adjourn or cancel
any sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement
at
the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time
or
place to which the same may be so adjourned. In case of any sale of all or
any
part of the Collateral upon terms calling for payments in the future, any
Collateral so sold may be retained by the Pledgees until the selling price
is
paid by the purchaser thereof, but the Pledgees shall incur no liability in
the
case of the failure of such purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral
so
sold and, in the case of such failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon
like notice. The Pledgees, however, instead of exercising the power of sale
herein conferred upon them, may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity
to foreclose the security interest and sell the Collateral, or any portion
thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent
jurisdiction, the Pledgor having been given due notice of all such action.
The
Pledgees shall incur no liability as a result of a sale of the Collateral or
any
part thereof. All proceeds of any such sale, after deducting the reasonable
expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such sale,
shall be applied in reduction of the Obligations, and the remainder, if any,
shall be paid to the Pledgor.
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8. Application
of Proceeds; Release.
The
proceeds of any sale or enforcement of or against all or any part of the
Collateral, and any other cash or collateral at the time held by the Pledgees
hereunder, shall be applied by the Pledgees first to the payment of the
reasonable costs of any such sale or enforcement, then to reimburse the Pledgees
for any damages, costs or expenses incurred by the Pledgees as a result of
an
Event of Default, then to the payment of the principal amount or stated valued
(as applicable) of, and interest or dividends (as applicable) and any other
payments due in respect of, the Obligations. The remainder, if any, shall be
paid to the Pledgor. As used in this Agreement, “proceeds”
shall
mean cash, securities and other property realized in respect of, and
distributions in kind of, the Collateral, including any thereof received under
any reorganization, liquidation or adjustment of debt of any issuer of
securities included in the Collateral.
9. Representations
and Warranties.
(a) The
Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Pledgees that:
(i) the
Pledgor has full power and authority and legal right to pledge the Pledgor
Shares to the Pledgees pursuant to this Agreement and the ancillary agreements
hereto and such Agreements constitute legal, valid and binding obligations
of
the Pledgor, enforceable in accordance with their terms.
(ii) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the ancillary agreements
hereto, and other instruments contemplated herein will not violate any provision
of any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality or of any
mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to which the Pledgor is a
party
or by which the Pledgor and the Pledgor Shares may be bound, and will not result
in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance on, or security
interest in, any of the Pledgor’s properties pursuant to the provisions of such
mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement.
(iii) the
Pledgor is the sole record and beneficial owner of all of the Pledgor Shares;
and
(iv) the
Pledgor owns the Pledgor Shares free and clear of all Liens.
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(v) the
Pledgor has no knowledge that any of the representations or warranties of the
Company herein are incorrect or false in any material respect;
(b) The
Company represents and warrants to the Pledgees that:
(i) the
Company has full power and authority and legal right to pledge the Company
Shares to the Pledgees pursuant to this Agreement and the ancillary Agreements
hereto, and such Agreements constitute legal, valid and binding obligations
of
the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms.
(ii) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the ancillary Agreements
hereto, and other instruments contemplated herein will not violate any provision
of any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality or of any
mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to which the Company is a
party
or by which the Company and the Company Shares may be bound.
(iii) the
Company has no knowledge that any of the representations or warranties of the
Pledgor herein are incorrect or false in any material respect;
(iv) all
of
the Company Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
and
(v) the
Company is the record holder of the Company Shares.
10. No
Waiver; No Election of Remedies.
No
failure on the part of the Pledgees to exercise, and no delay in exercising,
any
right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall
any single or partial exercise by the Pledgees of any right, power or remedy
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and are
not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law. In addition, the exercise of any
right or remedy of the Pledgees at law or equity or under this Agreement or
any
of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of the Pledgees’ rights
or remedies under such documents or at law or equity.
11. Termination.
This
Agreement shall terminate on the date on which all Obligations have been
performed, satisfied, paid or discharged in full.
12. Further
Assurances.
The
parties hereto agree that, from time to time upon the written request of any
party hereto, they will execute and deliver such further documents and
performance such other acts and things as such party may reasonably request
in
order fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement. The Pledgees acknowledge
that they are aware that Pledgor shall have no obligations whatsoever to the
Pledgees beyond the Collateral pledged for the Obligations set forth herein,
and
no request for further assurance may or shall increase such
Obligations.
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13. Miscellaneous.
(a) Modification.
This
Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties with respect
to
the subject matter hereof and specifically incorporates all prior oral and
written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof. No portion or
provision of this Agreement may be changed, modified, amended, waived,
supplemented, discharged, canceled 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.
(b) Notice.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this
Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific time) on a Business Day (as defined in
the
Promissory Note), (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if
such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone
number specified in this Agreement later than 5:30 p.m. (Pacific time) on any
date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) on such date, (iii) the Business
Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight
courier services, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice
is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall
be as follows:
If
to the Company:
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Xxxxxxxx.xxx,
Incorporated
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
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If
to the Pledgor:
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Xx.
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx c/o Xxxxxxxx.xxx, Incorporated
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
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If
to the Pledgees:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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__________________
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__________________
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__________________
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Telephone:
(___) ___-___
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Facsimile:
(___) ___-____
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(c) Benefit
of Agreement.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns.
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(d) Mutual
Agreement.
This
Agreement embodies the arm’s length negotiation and mutual agreement between the
parties hereto and shall not be construed against either party as having been
drafted by it.
(e) Nevada
to Govern.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the
internal laws of the State of Nevada
without
regard to the principals of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and Federal
courts sitting in the State of Nevada,
for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court or
that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in
any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at
the
address in effect for notices to it under this agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Guaranty and Pledge
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of
the
date first indicated above.
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Pledgees: | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Pledgor: | ||
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Amount of Shares subject to this pledge: 200,000 from | |
Company; 200,000 from Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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