FOURTH AMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL LOAN AGREEMENT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.4
FOURTH
AMENDMENT TO
AND
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL LOAN AGREEMENT and SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated
as
of February 13, 2007 (this "Fourth Amendment"), is between VERICHIP
CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation (the "Borrower" or "Debtor"), and APPLIED
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.,
a
Missouri corporation (the "Lender").
Recitals:
WHEREAS,
on December 27, 2005, the Borrower and the Lender entered into a Commercial
Loan
Agreement (the "Agreement") pursuant to which Lender made a Loan to Borrower
subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement;
WHEREAS,
on October 6, 2006, the Borrower and the Lender entered into a First Amendment
to Commercial Loan Agreement pursuant to which Lender increased the principal
amount of the Loan by Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00)
(including a change in the applicable interest rate) in order to meet the
Borrower's working capital needs, IPO costs, and cash needs in connection with
Perceptis' potential election to take its final (deferred) payment in cash
and
to make certain other amendments to the Agreement contained herein;
WHEREAS,
on
January 19, 2007, the Borrower and the Lender entered into a Second Amendment
to
Commercial Loan Agreement pursuant to which Lender increased the principal
amount of the Loan by One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00)
in order to meet the Borrower's working capital needs and IPO
costs;
WHEREAS,
on February 8, 2007, the Borrower and the Lender entered into a Third Amendment
to Commercial Loan Agreement, a Third Amended and Restated Revolving Line of
Credit Note, and a Third Amendment to Security Agreement, pursuant to which
certain payment terms were changed and the revolving nature of the Loans would
be deemed changed upon the occurrence of certain events; and
WHEREAS,
the Lender and the Borrower desire to clarify certain terms now existing under
the Loan Documents;
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Agreement.
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Recitals.
The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated
by
this reference.
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2.
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Definitions.
All
capitalized terms used herein, except as modified or defined in this
Fourth Amendment, shall have the meaning given to such terms in the
Agreement or in the Security Agreement as applicable. All references
to
the Agreement in all documents executed by Borrower, Guarantor and/or
Lender in connection with the Agreement are hereby deemed to refer
to the
Agreement, as hereby amended.
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3.
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Amendments:
The following sections of the Agreement or the Security Agreement,
as
indicated, are hereby amended or clarified as
follows:
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a.
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Credit
Agreement.
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(i)
Bank
Accounts.
Section
VIII (O) of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
"Borrower shall maintain its primary operating and deposit accounts at such
locations and with such financial institutions as shall be approved by Lender
from time to time, such approval not to be unreasonably conditioned or
withheld."
(ii)
Capital
Structure.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the Lender hereby ratifies and confirms that the Borrower's
IPO shall not be deemed a breach of or an event of default under the Agreement,
including without limitation, under Sections IX (C) or XI (4)
thereof.
(iii) Permitted
Liens.
Section
VII (N) of the Agreement is hereby amended by removing the parenthetical
"("Permitted Encumbrances")" at the end of the sentence and replacing it with
the following: "or any other liens arising in the ordinary course of the
Borrower's business or by operation of law so long as, in any such case, either
such lien shall not be prior in right and dignity to the lien in favor of the
Lender or the existence of such lien shall not have a material adverse effect
on
the Borrower ("Permitted Encumbrances")."
b. Security
Agreement.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the Lender hereby ratifies and confirms that the existence
of any lien on the Debtor's assets, including the Collateral, shall not be
deemed a breach of or an event of default under the Security Agreement,
including without limitation, Sections 3(e) and 5(b) thereof, if such liens
arise in the ordinary course of the Debtor's business or by operation of law
and, in any such case, either such lien shall not be prior in right and dignity
to the security interest granted to the Lender under the Security Agreement
or
the existence of such lien shall not have a material adverse effect on the
Debtor.
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Representations
and Warranties.
The terms and conditions, representations and warranties, and covenants
as
set forth in the Agreement, the Security Agreement, and all other
loan
documents executed by Borrower in favor of Lender in connection with
the
Loan are hereby ratified and affirmed by Borrower, and Borrower hereby
agrees that the said terms and conditions, and covenants are valid,
true
and correct as if made on the date hereof.
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5.
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No
Implied Modifications; Inconsistencies.
Except as expressly modified hereby, all terms and provisions of
the
Agreement and the Security Agreement shall remain unchanged and in
full
force and effect. In
the event of an inconsistency between the terms of this Fourth Amendment
and the terms of the Agreement or the Security Agreement, the terms
hereof
shall control.
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6.
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Counterparts.
This Fourth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
and
all such counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument.
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7.
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Governing
Law.
This Fourth Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New
Hampshire.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have by their duly authorized
representatives executed this Fourth Amendment on the date first above
written.
BORROWER:
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VERICHIP
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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LENDER:
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APPLIED
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC., a Missouri corporation
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
Officer
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