SEVENTH AMENDMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 31, 2008 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG NY HYPERBARIC, LLC, FOREST HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC, SCRANTON HYPERBARIC LLC, JFK HYPERBARIC LLC, TRENTON HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEWARK BI LLC, PASSAIC HYPERBARIC,...
SEVENTH
AMENDMENT
DATED
AS OF MARCH 31, 2008
TO
AMENDED
AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
BY
AND AMONG
NY
HYPERBARIC, LLC, FOREST HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC, SCRANTON HYPERBARIC LLC, JFK
HYPERBARIC LLC, TRENTON HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEWARK BI LLC, PASSAIC HYPERBARIC,
LLC,
ST XXXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC, GREATER BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC (f/k/a Montefiore
Hyperbaric LLC), XXXXX XXXX, LLC, SOUTH NASSAU HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEW YORK
HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS LLC, NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE
CENTERS, L.L.C., VB HYPERBARIC, LLC, EIN HYPERBARIC LLC, MAIMONIDES HYPERBARIC,
LLC, THE SQUARE HYPERBARIC, LLC, SOUTH N HYPERBARIC LLC, MUHLENBERG HYPERBARIC
LLC, XXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC., THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC (f/k/a Modern
Medical, LLC), THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC (f/k/a Modern Medical
Specialties, LLC), NJ HYPERBARIC, LLC, FAR ROCKAWAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES, LLC, CEF PRODUCTS, LLC, CMC HYPERBARIC,
LLC, PENNSYLVANIA HYPERBARIC, LLC, HYPERBARIC, LLC (a/k/a Massachusetts
Hyperbaric, LLC) and MEADOWLANDS HYPERBARIC, LLC, BAYONNE HYPERBARIC, LLC,
RARITAN BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, CFWH MEZZANINE, LLC, SOUTH OCEAN COUNTY HYPERBARIC,
LLC, THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC.
(collectively,
the “Borrower”)
AND
SIGNATURE
BANK
(the
“Bank”)
THIS
SEVENTH AMENDMENT (the “Seventh Amendment”) made as of the 31st
day of
March, 2008 by and among NY HYPERBARIC, LLC, FOREST HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC,
SCRANTON HYPERBARIC LLC, JFK HYPERBARIC LLC, TRENTON HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEWARK
BI
LLC, PASSAIC HYPERBARIC, LLC, ST XXXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC, GREATER BRONX
HYPERBARIC LLC (f/k/a Montefiore Hyperbaric LLC), XXXXX XXXX, LLC, SOUTH NASSAU
HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS LLC, NEW YORK
HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS, L.L.C., VB HYPERBARIC, LLC, EIN HYPERBARIC
LLC, MAIMONIDES HYPERBARIC, LLC, THE SQUARE HYPERBARIC, LLC, SOUTH N HYPERBARIC
LLC, MUHLENBERG HYPERBARIC LLC, XXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC., THE CENTER FOR WOUND
HEALING I, LLC (f/k/a Modern Medical, LLC), THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II,
LLC
(f/k/a Modern Medical Specialties, LLC), NJ HYPERBARIC, LLC, FAR ROCKAWAY
HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES, LLC, CEF
PRODUCTS, LLC, CMC HYPERBARIC, LLC, PENNSYLVANIA HYPERBARIC, LLC, HYPERBARIC,
LLC (a/k/a Massachusetts Hyperbaric, LLC), MEADOWLANDS HYPERBARIC, LLC, BAYONNE
HYPERBARIC, LLC, RARITAN BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, CFWH MEZZANINE, LLC, SOUTH OCEAN
COUNTY HYPERBARIC, LLC, and
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC., each with a place of business at 000 Xxxxx
xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, SIGNATURE BANK, a New York bank having an
office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the
“Bank”).
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
certain of the entities comprising the Borrower and the Bank entered into a
Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of June 17, 2005 as amended by
a
First Amendment dated as of April 7, 2006, a Second Amendment dated as of
February 1, 2007, a Third Amendment and Waiver dated as of May 29, 2007, a
Fourth Amendment and Waiver dated as of July 31, 2007, a Fifth Amendment dated
as of October 11, 2007, and a Sixth Amendment dated as of March 19,
2008 (collectively,
the “Agreement”) providing for certain financial accommodations to the Borrower
and which Agreement is now in full force and effect; and
WHEREAS,
the Borrower and the Bank desire to amend the Agreement on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter
set
forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree
as
follows:
1. As
used
in this Seventh Amendment, capitalized terms, unless otherwise defined, shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
2. The
Bank
and the Borrower agree that the outstanding principal balance of (i) the
Revolving Credit Loans evidenced by the Note is $6,489,000 (ii) and the Term
Loan evidenced by the Term Note is $1,300,002, and that interest has been paid
on such Loans for all Prime Loans comprising all or a portion thereof through
January 31, 2008 and for all Libor Loans comprising all or a portion thereof
through the end of the applicable Interest Period.
3. As
an
inducement for the Bank to enter into this Seventh Amendment, the Borrower
hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(A) There
are
no defenses or offsets to its obligations under the Agreement, the Note or
any
of the other agreements in favor of the Bank referred to in the Agreement,
and
if any such defenses or offsets exist without the knowledge of the Borrower,
the
same are hereby waived.
(B) All
the
representations and warranties made by the Borrower in the Agreement are true
and correct in all material respects as if made on the date hereof.
4. Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Paragraph 8 hereof,
the Borrower and the Bank hereby agree that the Agreement amended as
follows:
(A) The
definition of the term “Termination Date” shall be deleted and in lieu thereof
of the following shall be inserted:
“‛Termination
Date’
shall
mean the earlier of (a) March 31, 2010 or if such date is not a Business Day,
the Business Day next succeeding such date; or (b) the date the Commitment
is
terminated pursuant to Section 8 hereof.”
(B) The
following defined term shall be added to Section 1.1 of the
Agreement:
“‛EBITDA’
shall
mean net income on continuing operations before the payment of income and taxes,
plus depreciation, amortization and non-cash compensation expense, determined
in
accordance with GAAP.”
(C) Section
6.1 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof,
the
following shall be inserted:
“6.1 Debt
Service Coverage Ratio.
The
Borrower shall maintain a ratio of (a) EBITDA minus cash Capital Expenditures
minus dividends and distributions to (b) the current portion of long term Debt
plus interest expense, for each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, tested quarterly
as of the last day of each such fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal
quarter ending March 31, 2008, of not less than 1.3:1.00 at any such
time.”
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(D) Section
6.3 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety, and in lieu thereof,
the
following shall be inserted:
“6.3 Effective
Net Worth.
The
amount by which (a) Total Assets of the Borrower exceeds (b) total liabilities
of the Borrower less the Subordinated Debt of the Borrower, shall at all times
be equal to or greater than $15,000,000. The term “Total Assets” means total
assets determined in accordance with GAAP.
(E) The
definition of the term “Borrowing Base” shall be amended by deleting therefrom
the phrase “eighty-five (85%)” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “eighty
(80%)”.
(F) Section
9.2 of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting therefrom the phrase
“$7,500,000.00 on the life of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx which will be delivered to the
Bank by December 31, 2007” and inserting, in lieu thereof, the phrase
“$5,304,000.00 on the life of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (the “LSAs”) which will be
delivered to the Bank on or prior to April 30, 2008, which collateral
assignment(s) shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
Bank.”
(G) The
first
sentence of Section 2.1 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety,
and
in lieu thereof the following shall be inserted:
“Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, and provided further that the Borrower
is in
compliance with Section 5.2(d) hereof, the Bank agrees to make loans to the
Borrower (the “Revolving Credit Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed the lesser of (i) Five Million Five Hundred Thousand ($5,500,000.00)
Dollars or (ii) the Borrowing Base less the aggregate principal amount of the
Term Loan (the “Commitment”).”
(H) Sections
2.5.1 and 2.5.2 of the Agreement shall be deleted in their respective
entireties, and in lieu thereof the following shall be inserted:
“2.5.1
Term
Loan:
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof and provided that (a) no Default or Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b) the Borrower has executed and
delivered the Term Note referred to in Section 2.5.2 hereof, the principal
amount by which the Commitment shall have reduced on March 31, 2008 (i.e.,
$1,000,000) shall be converted into a term loan (the “Term Loan”) to the
Borrower in the principal amount of $1,000,000. The Term Loan shall bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus 1%.
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2.5.2
Term
Note:
The
Term Loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower in form and
substance satisfactory to the Bank (the “Term Note”) payable to the order of the
Bank and dated March 31, 2008. The principal amount of the Term Note shall
be
payable in twelve (12) consecutive monthly installments of principal commencing
on April 1, 2008 and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter,
each
in the principal amount equal to $83,333.33, with the final installment on
March
31, 2009 (which will be in the amount equal to the then unpaid principal balance
together with unpaid interest). The Borrower will pay interest on the
outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan on the first day of each month
commencing on April 1, 2008, and on March 31, 2009 (when the entire unpaid
principal balance of the Term Note together with all interest accrued and unpaid
shall be paid in full). Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day
year for actual days elapsed and shall be payable as provided in Section 2.8
hereof.”
(I) Section
7.1 of the Agreement will be amended by adding after the phrase “$9,000,000 in
the aggregate during the Commitment Period,” the following:
“or
(iv)
from and after March 31, 2008, “Subordinated Debt” (as such term is defined in
the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement),”.
(J) Section
7.4 of the Agreement will be amended by adding to the end thereof (immediately
before the period) the following:
“;
and
(vi) from and after March 31, 2008, “Subordinated Security Interest” (as such
term is defined in the Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement)”.
5. It
is
expressly understood and agreed that all collateral security for the Loans
set
forth in the Agreement prior to the amendment provided for herein, is and shall
continue to be collateral security for the Loans and other extensions of credit
provided under the Agreement as herein modified. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally confirms
that each document and instrument executed by the Borrower pursuant to the
Agreement continues in full force and effect, is ratified and confirmed and
is
and shall continue to be applicable to the Agreement (as herein
amended).
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6. By
their
execution of this letter in the space provided below, the Guarantors hereby
consent to this amendment and reaffirm their continuing liability under their
guarantees in respect of the Agreement, as amended hereby, and all documents,
instruments and agreements executed pursuant thereto or in connection therewith,
without offset, defense or counterclaim (any such offset, defense or
counterclaim as may exist being hereby irrevocably waived by the
Guarantors).
7. The
amendments set forth herein is limited precisely as written and shall not be
deemed (except as the Agreement is herein modified) to (a) be a consent to
or a
waiver of any term or condition of the Agreement or any of the documents
referred to therein, or (b) prejudice any right or rights which the Bank may
now
have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Agreement or
any
documents referred to therein. Whenever the Agreement is referred to in the
Agreement or any of the instruments, agreements or other documents or papers
executed and delivered in connection therewith, it shall be deemed to mean
the
Agreement (as the case may be) as amended hereby. This Agreement may be signed
in one or more counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one
and
the same document. The parties to this Agreement agree that, for purposes of
the
execution of this Agreement, facsimile signatures and scanned signatures through
email will constitute original signatures.
8. This
Seventh Amendment shall become effective on such date as all of the following
conditions have been satisfied:
(A) Borrower
Authorization.
The
Bank shall have received certified copies of all corporate action (in form
and
substance satisfactory to the Bank) taken by the Borrower to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Seventh Amendment and the borrowings
to be made under the Agreement, together with the Borrower’s updated officers’
certificate;
(B) Additional
Matters.
All
other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance
to
the Bank and its counsel; and
(C) Fees
and Expenses.
The
Bank shall have received evidence of payment of the fees and disbursements
of
the Bank’s counsel;
(D) Bison
Transaction. The
Bison
transaction shall have been consummated, and Bison shall have invested/loaned
in/to The Center for Wound Healing, Inc. not less than $17,500,000.00 on the
date hereof;
(E) Extension
Fee.
The
Borrower shall have paid to the Bank the extension fee which is the subject
of
Section 2.15 of the Agreement (i.e., $125,000.00);
(F) Term
Loan. The
Borrower shall have paid the “Term Loan” (as such term was defined in the
Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Seventh Amendment),
and
all accrued but unpaid interest thereon through the date hereof, to the Bank
in
full, in the aggregate amount of $1,314,590.91.
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(G) Additional
Extension Fee. The
Borrower shall have paid to the Bank an additional extension fee in the amount
of $32,500.00.
(H) Term
Note. The
Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Bank a term note in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Term Note”), which Term Note shall be deemed included within the definition of
the term Loan Documents.
(I) Subordination
and Intercreditor Agreement.
The
Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Bank, and shall have caused
to
be executed and delivered to the Bank, by all the parties thereto other than
the
Bank, a subordination and intercreditor agreement in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit
B
(the
“Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement”), which Subordination and
Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed included within the definition of the
term Loan Documents.
9. The
Borrower shall deliver to the Bank the fully executed and completed LSAs on
or
prior to April 30, 2008.
10. Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Paragraph 8 hereof,
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx shall be released from their respective
Guarantees.
11. This
Seventh Amendment is dated for convenience as of March 31, 2008 and shall be
effective on the date of execution by the Bank.
12. Except
as
hereby amended, the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement is in all respects
ratified and confirmed.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Amendment to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first written
above.
Borrower:
NY
HYPERBARIC, LLC
FOREST
HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC
SCRANTON
HYPERBARIC LLC
JFK
HYPERBARIC LLC
TRENTON
HYPERBARIC, LLC
NEWARK
BI
LLC
PASSAIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
ST
XXXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC
GREATER
BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC
(f/k/a
MONTEFIORE HYPERBARIC LLC)
XXXXX
XXXX, LLC
SOUTH
NASSAU HYPERBARIC LLC
NEW
YORK
HYPERBARIC AND
WOUND
CARE CENTERS LLC (DEL)
NEW
YORK
HYPERBARIC AND
WOUND
CARE CENTERS, L.L.C. (N.Y.)
VB
HYPERBARIC, LLC
EIN
HYPERBARIC LLC
MAIMONIDES
HYPERBARIC, LLC
0
XXX
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, LLC
SOUTH
N
HYPERBARIC LLC
MUHLENBERG
HYPERBARIC LLC
XXXXXX
HYPERBARIC LLC
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC
(f/k/a
MODERN MEDICAL, LLC)
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC
(f/k/a
MODERN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, LLC)
NJ
HYPERBARIC, LLC
FAR
ROCKAWAY HYPERBARIC, LLC
ATLANTIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
ATLANTIC
ASSOCIATES, LLC
CEF
PRODUCTS, LLC
CMC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
PENNSYLVANIA
HYPERBARIC, LLC
HYBERBARIC,
LLC
(a/k/a
MASSACHUSETTS HYPERBARIC, LLC)
BAYONNE
HYPERBARIC, LLC,
RARITAN
BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC,
CFWH
MEZZANINE, LLC,
SOUTH
OCEAN COUNTY HYPERBARIC, LLC
By
their
managers/members
By:____________________
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
By:____________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
Bank:
SIGNATURE
BANK
By:__________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
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State
of New York, County of________________, ss:
On
the
31st
day of
March, in the year 2008, before me the undersigned, personally appeared
XXXXXX
X.
XXXXXXX,
personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence
to
be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his
signature on the instrument, the individual or the person upon behalf of which
the individual acted, executed the instrument.
______________________________
Notary
Public
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TERM
NOTE
NY
HYPERBARIC, LLC, FOREST HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC, SCRANTON HYPERBARIC LLC, JFK
HYPERBARIC LLC, TRENTON HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEWARK BI LLC, PASSAIC HYPERBARIC,
LLC,
ST XXXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC, GREATER BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC (F/K/A Montefiore
Hyperbaric LLC), XXXXX XXXX, LLC, SOUTH NASSAU HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEW YORK
HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS LLC, NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE
CENTERS, L.L.C., VB HYPERBARIC, LLC, EIN HYPERBARIC LLC, MAIMONIDES HYPERBARIC,
LLC, THE SQUARE HYPERBARIC, LLC, SOUTH N HYPERBARIC LLC, MUHLENBERG HYPERBARIC
LLC, XXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC., THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC (F/K/A Modern
Medical, LLC), THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC (F/K/A Modern Medical
Specialties, LLC), NJ HYPERBARIC, LLC, FAR ROCKAWAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES, LLC, CEF PRODUCTS, LLC, CMC HYPERBARIC,
LLC, PENNSYLVANIA HYPERBARIC, LLC, HYPERBARIC, LLC (A/K/A Massachusetts
Hyperbaric, LLC) And MEADOWLANDS HYPERBARIC, LLC, BAYONNE HYPERBARIC, LLC,
RARITAN BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, CFWH MEZZANINE, LLC, SOUTH OCEAN COUNTY HYPERBARIC,
LLC, and THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC. (collectively, the “Borrower”), for
value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of SIGNATURE BANK (the
“Bank”) at the office of the Bank specified in Section 10.1 of the Loan
Agreement dated as of June 17, 2005, between the Borrower and the Bank, as
amended from time to time (as so amended, the “Agreement”; terms defined in the
Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used in this Note), in lawful
money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds the
principal amount of ONE MILLION AND 00/100 ($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS payable
in
twelve consecutive monthly installments of $83,333.33 each, with the last and
final installment equal to the then unpaid principal balance of this Note,
payable on the first day of each month commencing April 1, 2008 and a final
payment equal to the then unpaid principal balance of this Note on March 31,
2009. The Borrower further promises to pay interest at said office in like
money
on the unpaid principal balance of this Note from time to time outstanding
at an
annual interest rate equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time plus
one percent per annum, payable on the first day of each month commencing April
1, 2008, and on March 31, 2009. Interest shall be computed on the basis of
a
360-day year for actual days elapsed and shall be payable as provided in the
Agreement. After the stated or accelerated maturity hereof, this Note shall
bear
interest at a rate as set forth in the Agreement, payable on demand, but in
no
event in excess of the maximum rate of interest permitted under any applicable
law.
This
Note
is the Term Note referred to in the Agreement, and is entitled to the benefits
and subject to the terms thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part (subject
to the indemnity provided in the Agreement) as provided therein. This Note
is
secured by the collateral described in the Security Agreements.
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Upon
the
occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default specified in the
Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid under this Note may be declared
immediately due and payable as provided in the Agreement.
For
purposes of execution of this Note, facsimile signatures and scanned signatures
through email will constitute original signatures.
This
Note
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State
of
New York.
NY
HYPERBARIC, LLC
FOREST
HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC
SCRANTON
HYPERBARIC LLC
JFK
HYPERBARIC LLC
TRENTON
HYPERBARIC, LLC
NEWARK
BI
LLC
PASSAIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
ST
XXXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC
GREATER
BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC
(f/k/a
MONTEFIORE HYPERBARIC LLC)
XXXXX
XXXX, LLC
SOUTH
NASSAU HYPERBARIC LLC
NEW
YORK
HYPERBARIC AND
WOUND
CARE CENTERS LLC (DEL)
NEW
YORK
HYPERBARIC AND
WOUND
CARE CENTERS, L.L.C. (N.Y.)
VB
HYPERBARIC, LLC
EIN
HYPERBARIC LLC
MAIMONIDES
HYPERBARIC, LLC
THE
SQUARE HYPERBARIC, LLC
SOUTH
N
HYPERBARIC LLC
MUHLENBERG
HYPERBARIC LLC
XXXXXX
HYPERBARIC LLC
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC
(f/k/a
MODERN MEDICAL, LLC)
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC
(f/k/a
MODERN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, LLC)
NJ
HYPERBARIC, LLC
FAR
ROCKAWAY HYPERBARIC, LLC
ATLANTIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
ATLANTIC
ASSOCIATES, LLC
CEF
PRODUCTS, LLC
CMC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
PENNSYLVANIA
HYPERBARIC, LLC
HYBERBARIC,
LLC
(a/k/a
MASSACHUSETTS HYPERBARIC, LLC)
BAYONNE
HYPERBARIC, LLC,
RARITAN
BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC,
CFWH
MEZZANINE, LLC,
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SOUTH
OCEAN COUNTY HYPERBARIC, LLC
By
their
managers/members
By:____________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
By:____________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
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SUBORDINATION
AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
This
Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement (this“Agreement”
or
this
“Subordination
Agreement”),
is made
this 31st
day of
March, 2008, by and among:
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC., a
Nevada
corporation, having an office at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Parent”)
and the
entities set forth on Exhibit A hereto (referred to individually and
collectively as the “Borrower”).
The
Parent and the Borrower
are
referred to individually and collectively as the “Company”;
SIGNATURE
BANK,
having
an office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (hereinafter referred
to as “Signature”);
and
BISON
CAPITAL EQUITY PARTNERS II-A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and BISON
CAPITAL EQUITY PARTNERS II-B, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership,
having
an office at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
(hereinafter, collectively referred to as the “Subordinated
Lender”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS:
(A) The
Borrower
and
Signature Bank are on this same date amending a certain credit agreement
(hereinafter, as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented, referred
to as the “Credit
Agreement”)
pursuant to which Signature Bank has agreed to make loans and extend credit
to
the Borrower
(the
“Senior
Loans”),
upon
and subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement;
(B) Pursuant
to the Credit Agreement, certain of the Senior Loans are evidenced by certain
promissory notes of the Borrower
payable
to Signature Bank (such notes, as the same may hereafter be amended, modified,
supplemented or substituted, together with any other notes or replacement notes
of the Borrower
payable
to Signature Bank evidencing the Borrower’s
obligations to pay certain of the Senior Loans, are hereinafter referred to
as
collectively the “Senior
Note”);
(C) The
Borrower
and
Signature Bank are on this same date amending and/or entering into certain
other
“Loan Documents” (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement; such ‘‘Loan
Documents”, collectively with the Credit Agreement, are hereafter, as any of the
same may from time to time be amended or supplemented, collectively referred
to
as the “Loan
Documents”);
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(D) All
of
the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company to Signature,
whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, the
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company under the Credit
Agreement, the Senior Note, the Loan Documents and all other agreements,
documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith,
whether for principal, interest, fees, costs or expenses and whether or not
currently contemplated (regardless of the extent to which such documents are
enforceable against the Company and regardless of the extent to which such
amounts are allowed as claims against the Company in any bankruptcy or other
proceeding relative
to the Company, and, notwithstanding any statute, including, without limitation,
the Federal Bankruptcy Code, any rule of law or bankruptcy procedures to the
contrary, including any interest accruing thereon after the date of filing
any
petition by or against the Company in connection with any bankruptcy or similar
proceeding or any other proceeding referred to in subparagraph 4(b) hereof
and
any other interest that would have accrued thereon but for the commencement
of
such proceeding), together with all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations
hereafter incurred by the Company the proceeds of which are used, directly
or
indirectly, to repay in part or in full any indebtedness that is, at the time
of
such repayment, Senior Debt hereunder, are hereinafter referred to collectively
as the “Senior
Debt”; provided,
however, that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of the
Senior
Debt
exceed
the Cap Amount.
(E) All
of
the Senior Debt (i) is secured by a lien on and security interest in all
personal property and assets of the Company, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, and (ii) is, and may in the future be, secured by a lien on and
security interest in all personal property and assets of the Affiliates, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired (all of the foregoing collateral is hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “Signature
Collateral”;
the
liens and security interests granted on and in such collateral are hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “Senior
Security Interests”);
(F) The
Parent and the Subordinated Lender are on this same date entering into that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the
Parent has agreed to sell to Subordinated Lender, and Subordinated Lender has
agreed to purchase, the Note and Warrant (as defined in the Purchase Agreement)
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase
Agreement;
(G) In
order
to evidence the transaction described in Recital F, the Company executed the
Purchase Agreement, the Note, the Warrant and the other transaction documents
described in the Purchase Agreement (together with all other agreements,
documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, as
each may (subject to subparagraph 5(a) hereof) hereafter be amended, modified,
supplemented or substituted, hereinafter referred to collectively as the
“Subordinated
Transaction Documents”);
(H) All
of
the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company to the Subordinated
Lender, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without
limitation, the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company to
the
Subordinated Lender under the Subordinated Transaction Documents whether for
principal, interest, fees, costs or expenses, and whether or not currently
contemplated (regardless of the extent to which such documents are enforceable
against the Company and regardless of the extent to which such amounts are
allowed, as claims against the Company in any bankruptcy or other proceeding
relative to the Company, and, notwithstanding any statute, including, without
limitation, the Federal Bankruptcy Code, any rule of law or bankruptcy
procedures to the contrary, including any interest accruing thereon after the
date of filing any petition by or against the Company in connection with any
bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any other proceeding referred to in
subparagraph 4(b) hereof and any other interest that would have accrued thereon
but for the commencement of such proceeding) together with all indebtedness,
liabilities and obligations hereafter incurred by the Company, the proceeds
of
which are used, directly or indirectly, to repay in part or in full any
indebtedness that is, at the time of such repayment, subordinated to Senior
Debt hereunder,
are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Subordinated
Debt”;
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(I) All
of
the Subordinated Debt is secured by a lien on and security interest in all
personal property and assets of the Company (all of the foregoing collateral
is
hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Subordinated
Lender Collateral”;
the
liens and security interests granted on and in such collateral are hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “Subordinated
Security Interests”);
(J) Signature
and the Subordinated Lender desire to confirm, as between themselves, among
other things, their rights and priorities with respect to all assets and
properties of the Company that are now or may hereafter be or become part of
the
Signature Collateral and the Subordinated Lender Collateral (such assets and
properties, and any additional properties of the Company, now or hereafter
in
the possession of Signature or the Subordinated Lender, are hereinafter referred
to, collectively, as the “Common
Collateral”);
and
(K) All
capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined herein but that
are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed
thereto therein;
ACCORDINGLY,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
Borrower:
as
defined in the heading of this Agreement.
Cap
Amount:
means
$6,500,000; provided,
that
the Cap Amount shall be reduced by the amount that the principal amount
available under the Credit Agreement is reduced from time to time.
Common
Collateral:
as
defined in Recital J of this Agreement.
Company:
as
defined in the heading of this Agreement.
Credit
Agreement:
as
defined in Recital A of this Agreement.
Enforcement
Action:
as
defined in subparagraph 5(b) of this Agreement.
Event
of Default:
as
defined in subparagraph 4(c) of this Agreement.
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Loan
Documents:
as
defined in Recital C of this Agreement.
Major
Subordinated Debt Default:
as
defined in subparagraph 5(b)(ii) of this Agreement.
Scheduled
Payments:
as
defined in subparagraph 4(c) of this Agreement.
Senior
Debt:
as
defined in Recital D of tins Agreement.
Senior
Loan Documents:
collectively, the Credit Agreement the Senior Note, the Loan Documents and
each
of the other agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered in
connection therewith (as each may hereafter be amended, modified or
supplemented).
Senior
Loans:
as
defined in Recital A of this Agreement.
Senior
Note:
as
defined in Recital B of this Agreement.
Senior
Security Interests:
as
defined in Recital E of this Agreement.
Signature:
as
defined in the heading of this Agreement.
Signature
Collateral:
as
defined in Recital E of this Agreement.
Standstill
Period:
as
defined in subparagraph 5(b)(ii)(E) of this Agreement.
Subordinated
Debt:
as
defined in Recital H of this Agreement
Subordinated
Debt Default:
as
defined in subparagraph 5(b) of this Agreement.
Subordinated
Debt Payment Date:
as
defined in subparagraph 4(c) of this Agreement.
Subordinated
Lender:
as
defined in the heading of this Agreement.
Subordinated
Lender Collateral:
as
defined in Recital I of this Agreement.
Subordinated
Note:
means
the Note, as defined in the Purchase Agreement.
Subordinated
Security Interests:
as
defined in Recital I of this Agreement.
Subordinated
Transaction Documents:
as
defined in Recital G of this Agreement.
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2. Consent;
No Default.
Signature
hereby consents to the execution, delivery and, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, performance by the Company of the Subordinated Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, all notwithstanding any term, covenant or condition of
the
Senior Loan Documents to the contrary. The Subordinated Lender hereby consents
to the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Senior Loan
Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, all notwithstanding any term, covenant or condition of
the
Subordinated Transaction Documents to the contrary. The Subordinated Lender
represents and warrants to Signature that, to Subordinated Lender's knowledge,
as of the date hereof, there does not exist any default or event of default
under any of the Subordinated Transaction Documents or the Subordinated Debt.
Signature represents and warrants to the Subordinated Lender that, to
Signature’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, there does not exist any “Default”
or “Event of Default” (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement) under
any of the other Senior Loan Documents or the Senior Debt.
3. Priorities
Relating to the Common Collateral.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the Senior Loan Documents, the
Subordinated Transaction Documents or in any other instrument or document
executed and delivered in connection with any of them or otherwise, and
notwithstanding any prior recordation of any mortgage or other instrument
creating, evidencing or relating to the liens, or the order or time of
attachment of any lien, or any prior perfection of a security interest or lien
under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, or any other law of any
jurisdiction that is applicable, or the existence of any present or future
filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or other law
of
any jurisdiction that is applicable or in which such filing has been made,
or
any other recordation or filing of any document, as between Signature and the
Subordinated Lender (including, without limitation, any of their respective
successors or assigns), the Senior Security Interests are and shall rank first
and prior to the Subordinated Security Interests and the Subordinated Security
Interests are and shall be junior and subordinate to the Senior Security
Interests.
(b) Subject
to the other provisions of this subparagraph 3(b), if either Signature or the
Subordinated Lender shall, at any time, have possession or control of any of
the
Common Collateral, it shall hold or control such Common Collateral for the
benefit of it and the other, as their respective interests may herein appear.
So
long as any of the Senior Debt shall remain unpaid to Signature, Signature
may
at all times, in its commercially reasonable discretion, exercise any and all
powers and rights, including, without limitation, the right to foreclose or
otherwise realize upon the Common Collateral, that Signature now has or
hereafter may acquire with respect to any of the Common Collateral, whether
or
not in its possession, all without the necessity of obtaining any consent or
approval of the Subordinated Lender and without any accountability to the
Subordinated Lender, nor shall it have any liability to the Subordinated Lender
for any action taken or failure to act with respect to any of such Common
Collateral in its possession beyond the exercise of reasonable care to assure
the safe custody thereof. Upon the irrevocable payment in full of the Senior
Debt, Signature shall assign and deliver to the Subordinated Lender all of
the
Common Collateral then in Signature’s possession, but without recourse and
without any representation or warranty whatsoever, and the Company hereby
consents to such assignment and delivery. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, if any payment made by the Company (or any of the
Persons comprising part of the same) on account of any Senior Debt is rescinded,
recovered from or repaid by Signature, in whole or in part, in or in connection
with any bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding instituted by or against
the
Company (or any Person comprising part of the same), the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence, as well as the provisions of Section 8(b)
hereof, shall not apply to such payments, and the provisions of this Agreement
other than those contained in such immediately preceding sentence or such
Section 8(b) shall govern/control to the same extent as though the payments
that
were recovered or repaid had never originally been made on account of any such
Senior Debt (but only to the extent so recovered or paid); and the Subordinated
Lender and the Company shall take any such actions as are reasonably required
by
Signature in order to effectuate the intention of the provisions of this
sentence.
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(c) With
respect to the collection of the proceeds of any policy of insurance covering
Common Collateral, the proceeds of which are assigned to Signature or the
Subordinated Lender pursuant to any security agreement executed and delivered
by
the Company with Signature or the Subordinated Lender, Signature and the
Subordinated Lender shall join in any instructions to the insurance companies
involved so that the proceeds will be delivered to the parties entitled thereto
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(d) The
Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes Signature or any of its
agents, nominees or designees, at any time after the occurrence of an Event
of
Default (as hereinafter defined) and so long as the Senior Debt has not been
fully, irrevocably paid and satisfied:
(i)
to
collect and receive the proceeds of the Subordinated Debt and to enforce,
foreclose and
(ii) to
realize upon, release and satisfy the Subordinated Security Interests, and
to do
any and all things relating thereto with the same power and authority that
the
Subordinated Lender might or could have done if this Agreement had not been
executed, including the filing and proving of claims in the name of Signature
or
in the name of the Subordinated Lender, in connection with any receivership,
bankruptcy or proceedings, under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. In connection
therewith, so long as the Senior Debt has not been fully, irrevocably paid
and
satisfied, the Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Signature, its
successors and assigns, its lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and
authority for it and in its name to take any of the foregoing actions, and
to
make, execute and acknowledge, publish, file, record and swear to the execution,
acknowledgment, filing and/or recordation, as applicable, of any and all
documents, including, without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code termination
statements relating to the Subordinated Security Interests, all as Signature,
in
its reasonable discretion, shall deem necessary, appropriate and/or advisable
with respect to the enforcement and administration of the Senior Debt and the
furtherance of the collection thereof. To the extent consistent with this
Agreement, the Subordinated Lender hereby ratifies and confirms any and all
acts
or omissions that Signature may take or fail to take with respect to the
administration and/or enforcement of the Subordinated Security Interests, and
hereby remises, releases and forever discharges Signature from any and all
claims in connection therewith, except those claims that arise as a result
of
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Signature. The foregoing power
of
attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. The foregoing rights
of
Signature shall include the right to release or terminate any or all of the
Subordinated Security Interests, given in connection with a sale or other
disposition of all or any portion of the Common Collateral to which Signature
has consented (including, without limitation, executing and filing release
termination instruments in the name of Subordinated Lender releasing and/or
terminating that portion of the Subordinated Security Interests relating to
any
such sale or other disposition). Without in any way limiting or modifying any
of
the foregoing rights of Signature, the Subordinated Lender shall at the request
of Signature, in connection with such sale or other disposition of all or any
portion of the Common Collateral to which Signature has consented upon ten
(10)
days prior notice, execute and deliver to Signature (or authorize Signature
to
execute on its behalf) release or termination instruments, satisfactory in
form
and substance to Signature, releasing and terminating that portion of the
Subordinated Security Interests relating to such sale or other disposition,
which Signature shall file, record or otherwise cause to become effective,
in
the exercise of any of its rights under this subparagraph 3(d). The net amount
received by Signature as a result of its exercise of any of its rights under
this subparagraph 3(d) as proceeds of the payment or collection of the
Subordinated Debt shall be applied to the Senior Debt then, or thereafter to
become, due and the excess, if any shall be remitted to the Subordinated Lender.
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(e) Subordinated
Lender agrees that, it will not contest the validity, perfection, priority
or
enforceability of the Senior Security Interests and Signature agrees that it
will not contest the validity, perfection, priority (after giving effect to
the
provisions of this Agreement) or enforceability of the Subordinated Security
Interests.
4. Subordination
of Subordinated Debt
(a) The
payment of any and all of the Subordinated Debt is hereby expressly subordinated
to the prior payment of the Senior Debt to the extent and in the manner set
forth herein.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained in subparagraph (c) below, in the event of (i) any
insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation,
reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or other similar
proceeding relative to the Company or any of its creditors, as such, or its
properties, or (ii) any proceeding for the voluntary liquidation, dissolution
or
other winding up of the Company, and whether or not involving insolvency or
bankruptcy proceedings, then and in any such event:
(A) all
Senior Debt shall first be paid in full before any payment or distribution
of
any character, whether in cash, securities, obligations or other property,
shall
be made in respect of the Subordinated Debt;
(B) any
payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities,
obligations or other property, which would otherwise (but for the terms hereof)
be payable or deliverable in respect of the Subordinated Debt (including any
payment or distribution in respect of the Subordinated Debt by reason of any
other indebtedness of the Company being subordinated to the Subordinated Debt),
shall be paid or delivered directly to Signature, or its representative, until
all Senior Debt shall have been paid in full, and the Subordinated Lender,
or
any other holder of the Subordinated Debt, irrevocably authorizes, empowers
and
directs all receivers, trustees, liquidators, custodians, conservators and
others having authority in the premises to effect all such payments and
deliveries;
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(C) the
Subordinated Lender may file one or more proofs of claim in such proceeding
with
respect to the Subordinated Debt; provided,
that
the Subordinated Lender shall not be entitled to receive payment of its claims
prior to payment in full of the Senior Debt, and, in the event of any
distribution to the Subordinated Lender with respect to the Subordinated Debt
at
a time when any Senior Debt remains unpaid, the Subordinated Lender shall pay
over such distribution to Signature to be applied by Signature in reduction
of
the Senior Debt;
(D) the
Subordinated Lender may appear and be heard on any matter relating to its claim
in any such proceeding, but shall not seek to assert rights contrary to the
provisions of this Agreement. The Subordinated Lender irrevocably agrees that
Signature may vote the claim of the Subordinated Debt in any such proceeding
in
connection with any matter requiring the vote of creditors in any manner which
it desires, and that if, contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, it shall
be determined that the Subordinated Lender may vote its own claim, it shall
not
vote in favor of any plan that would cause the Subordinated Lender to receive
any payment prior to the payment in full and in cash of the Senior Debt;
and
(E) If
the
Subordinated Lender fails to file a proof of claim within thirty days prior
to
the expiration of the time period within which creditors must file their proofs
of claim or take any other action advisable to preserve its claim against the
Company within thirty days prior to the relevant bar date or other time limit,
Signature may file such claim or take such action as the Subordinated Lender's
attorney-in-fact.
(c) Until
the
Senior Debt shall have been irrevocably paid in full, the Company shall not
make
and the Subordinated Lender shall not receive, accept or retain any direct
or
indirect payment or reduction (whether by way of loan, set-off or otherwise)
in
respect of: all or any portion of the principal of, or any other amount payable
under or in respect of, the Subordinated Debt whether such principal or other
amount of the Subordinated Debt shall have become payable on the maturity of
the
installment or installments thereof provided for in the Subordinated Note,
by
acceleration, by the exercise of any rights of the Subordinated Lender or
otherwise; provided,
however,
that
(i) the Company may make and the Subordinated Lender may receive, accept and
retain regularly scheduled payments of (1) principal, provided that the first
such scheduled payment of principal may not occur or be made at any time prior
to March 31, 2010 and may not be in an amount in excess of
$2,500,000 (notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement or in any other Agreement to the contrary),
and (2) interest (each such scheduled principal or interest payment date, a
“Subordinated
Debt Payment Date”
and
such scheduled payments, collectively, the “Scheduled
Payments”),
if on
or prior to any such Subordinated Debt Payment Date, and if after giving effect
to the payment of such amount, an Event of Default, as defined or specified
in
the Credit Agreement (hereinafter referred to as an “Event
of Default”),
shall
not have occurred and be continuing or will not occur and be continuing; and
(ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all interest or other
payments on Subordinated Debt that are payable in kind or any default amounts
under the Subordinated Debt that the Subordinated Lender elects to be payable
in
kind may be received, accepted and retained by the Subordinated Lender without
restriction.
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(d) In
the
event that a payment of principal, interest or any other amount on, under or
in
respect of any Subordinated Debt is not prohibited under this Agreement at
the
time it is due, such payment may be made by the Company, and accepted, received
and retained by the Subordinated Lender, but only upon, subject and pursuant
to
the terms and provisions, including, without limitation, the dates, amounts
and
rate of principal and interest payments, as are set forth in the Subordinated
Transaction Documents as in effect on the date of this Agreement (or as the
same
may be amended pursuant to the terms hereunder).
(e) If,
notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any payment or distribution
of
any character (whether in cash, securities, or other property) or any security
shall be received by the Subordinated Lender in contravention of the terms
of
this Agreement or as a result of an Enforcement Action, and before all Senior
Debt shall have been paid in full, such payment, distribution or security shall
not be commingled with any asset of the Subordinated Lender, shall be held
in
trust for the benefit of, and shall, within five Business Days of the
Subordinated Lender’s receipt thereof, be paid over or delivered or transferred
to, Signature, or its representative, for application to the payment of all
Senior Debt remaining unpaid, until all of the Senior Debt shall have been
paid
in full.
(f) The
Subordinated Lender shall, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, cause a conspicuous legend to be placed on the Subordinated
Note
to the following effect:
THIS
NOTE
AND THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED HEREBY IS SUBORDINATED IN THE MANNER AND TO
THE
EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
DATED
AS OF MARCH 31, 2008, BY AND AMONG THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC.,
A
NEVADA CORPORATION, SIGNATURE
BANK, BISON
CAPITAL EQUITY PARTNERS II-A, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
AND BISON CAPITAL EQUITY PARTNERS II-B, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP,
AND
EACH HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, SHALL BE BOUND BY THE
PROVISIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENT.
(g) This
Agreement, without further reference shall pass to and may be relied on and
enforced by any transferee or subsequent holder of the Senior Debt. In the
event
of any proposed sale, assignment, disposition or other transfer of all or any
portion of the Subordinated Debt, the Subordinated Lender shall, prior to the
consummation of any such action, cause the transferee thereof to execute and
deliver to Signature an agreement (substantially identical with this Agreement)
providing for the continued subordination of such Subordinated Debt to the
Senior Debt as provided herein and for the continued effectiveness of all of
the
rights of Signature arising under this Agreement.
5. Restrictions
on the Subordinated Lender.
Prior
to
the payment in full of the Senior Debt and notwithstanding anything contained
in
the Subordinated Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Subordinated Lender
shall not, without the prior written consent of Signature, do any of the
following:
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(a) Except
as
otherwise permitted herein, amend, modify or supplement, or agree to any
amendment, modification or supplement of, or otherwise change the terms of
the
Subordinated Note or any other Subordinated Transaction Documents in any manner,
nor shall the Company make any payment consistent with an amendment thereof
or
change thereto, if the effect of any such amendment or change is to increase
the
interest rate on, or any other amounts comprising all or a portion of, the
Subordinated Debt (provided that Subordinated Lender may charge any default
rates, incur and charge any costs and expenses, and capitalize any interest
and
expenses to the extent provided for under the Subordinated Transaction
Documents, and such actions shall not constitute a breach of this clause (a)),
change (to earlier dates) any dates upon which payments of principal, interest
or any other amounts payable thereunder are due thereon, change any event of
default or condition to an event of default with respect thereto (other than
to
eliminate any such event of default or increase any grace period related
thereto), change any redemption, prepayment or defeasance provisions thereof
(other than to eliminate such provisions) or change the subordination of any
guaranty thereof, or if the effect of such amendment or change, together with
all other amendments of changes made, is to increase materially the obligations
of the obligor thereunder or to confer any additional rights on the Subordinated
Lender (or a trustee or other representative on its behalf) which would be
adverse to the rights of Signature hereunder, and any such amendment or
modification will be unenforceable; provided,
however,
that
any changes to the Warrant (as described in the Subordinated Transaction
Documents) that do not require cash payment by the Company shall be permitted
by
Signature. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in the event that the Senior
Loan Documents are amended or otherwise modified to provide for additional
covenants or events of default or to make more restrictive any existing
covenants or events of default applicable to the Company, then the Company
shall, if requested by the Subordinated Lender, execute a modification or
amendment of the Subordinated Transaction Documents to provide for such
additional covenants or events of default or such more restrictive covenants
or
events of default, as the case may be, so long as, in each such case, any
applicable cushion is maintained (determined on a percentage basis based on
the
relevant levels under the Senior Loan Documents and the Subordinated Transaction
Documents on the date hereof); or
(b) Accelerate
the maturity of all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt, or take any action
towards collection of any of the Subordinated Debt or enforcement of any rights,
powers or remedies under the Subordinated Transaction Documents or other
agreements entered into pursuant thereto, or applicable law, or against any
of
the Common Collateral (any such acceleration or action is hereinafter referred
to as an “Enforcement
Action”),
upon
the occurrence of any default or event of default under any of the Subordinated
Transaction Documents (hereinafter referred to as a “Subordinated
Debt Default”)
or any
event which, with the passage of time, or giving of notice, or both, would
constitute a Subordinated Debt Default or on any other basis or for any reason;
provided,
however,
that:
(i) the
Subordinated Lender may, subject to the provisions of this Subordination
Agreement, take an Enforcement Action at any time after (A) Signature has
accelerated the maturity of the Senior Debt or (B) a bankruptcy, insolvency
or
other similar event relating to the Company has occurred (and has not been
stayed); and
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(ii) in
the
event that a Subordinated Debt Default relating to the failure by the Company
to
make a regularly scheduled payment when due on the Subordinated Debt or any
event of default under the Subordinated Transaction Documents entitling the
Subordinated Lender to accelerate the Subordinated Debt (each such event is
hereinafter referred to as a “Major
Subordinated Debt Default”),
has
occurred, and:
(A) the
Subordinated Lender shall have given Signature written notice of the Major
Subordinated Debt Default with a reasonably detailed description
thereof;
(B) neither
the Company nor Signature shall have cured such Major Subordinated Debt Default
or caused it to be cured (and the Subordinated Lender shall permit Signature
to
cure any such Major Subordinated Debt Default, but Signature shall have no
obligation to do so);
(C) Signature
shall not have accelerated the maturity of the Senior Debt (if Signature shall
have done so, clause (i) above, and not this clause (ii), shall be
applicable);
(D) the
Subordinated Lender shall not have, waived in writing such Major Subordinated
Debt Default; and
(E) there
shall have elapsed Ninety (90) days since the date of receipt by Signature
of
the notice from the Subordinated Lender of such Major Subordinated Debt Default
given pursuant to clause (A) above (the “Standstill
Period”),
and
such Major Subordinated Debt Default shall be continuing; provided,
however,
that
there shall be no more than one Standstill Period in any consecutive 360 day
period and no more than three Standstill Periods during the term of this
Agreement;
then,
following such Major Subordinated Debt Default, the Subordinated Lender may,
subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation,
the
below provisions of this sentence), an Enforcement Action based on such Major
Subordinated Debt Default referred to in the notice to Signature given under
clause (A) above, and, simultaneously therewith, give Signature written notice
of the taking of such Enforcement Action, if, but only if: (x) neither the
Company nor Signature shall have cured such Major Subordinated Debt Default
or
caused it to be cured; and (y) such Major Subordinated Debt Default shall
continue to exist until immediately prior to the taking of the Enforcement
Action; and (z) the Subordinated Lender shall have given Signature not less
than
five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of the Enforcement Action. In the
event that Signature shall accelerate the maturity of the Senior Debt at any
time prior to the taking of an Enforcement Action by the Subordinated Lender
which is permitted to be taken by the Subordinated Lender in accordance with
the
applicable provisions of this Agreement, clause (i) above shall be applicable
(i.e., clause (ii) shall be inapplicable). Notwithstanding anything contained
in
this Agreement to the contrary, the Subordinated Lender shall not be permitted
to take any Enforcement Action or any other action to the extent that the same
does or will delay or interfere in any material respect with any Enforcement
Action or any other action taken from time to time by Signature hereunder,
provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Subordinated
Lender will be permitted to take any such actions as may be necessary to protect
its interests in respect of meeting filing dates within statutory time frames,
perfecting its rights with respect to the Subordinated Debt, and taking any
other like actions which do not or will not delay or interfere in any material
respect with any Enforcement Action or any other action taken from time to
time
by Signature hereunder.
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6. Right
of the Subordinated Lender.
In the
event that Signature accelerates any amounts owed by the Borrower under the
Credit Agreement (an “Acceleration”), the Subordinated Lender shall have a right
of first offer to purchase (the "Purchase Option") all, but not less than all,
of the amounts owed (as such amounts may be reduced by payment by the Borrower
or collection by Signature or otherwise) by the Borrower to Signature at the
Purchase Price (as defined below). The Subordinated Lender may exercise the
Purchase Option by (i) delivering to Signature, at any time during the
pendency of such Acceleration, a written notice of the Subordinated Lender's
election to do so and (ii) making payment of the applicable Purchase Price
to Signature within thirty (30) days after the delivery of such notice;
provided, however, that the Subordinated Lender's right to deliver such a
written notice of its election to exercise the Purchase Option or to effect
any
such purchase shall automatically terminate upon the collection by Signature
of
all amounts owed to it by the Borrower in full, and notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, in no event will the provisions of this
section alter, amend or affect in any way any of Signature’s rights under any of
the other sections of this Agreement or under any of the provisions of any
of
the Loan Documents. "Purchase Price" means a price equal to the sum (without
duplication) of all
principal, interest and other amounts due under the Loan Documents; provided,
however; that the Purchase Price shall not include any prepayment premium or
similar fees, but it shall include all reimbursement, indemnity or similar
obligations under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary (including, without limitation the consummation of any purchase
by the Subordinated Lender pursuant to the provisions of this section), all
rights of Signature under the Loan Documents which, pursuant to the provisions
thereof, survive the termination of any such agreements or the payment of any
of
the obligations thereunder will survive any payment(s) by the Subordinated
Lender to Signature of the Purchase Price and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby or relating thereto.
7. Continued
Effectiveness of this Agreement.
The
terms
of this Agreement, the subordination effected hereby, and the rights of
Signature, and the obligations of the Subordinated Lender arising hereunder,
shall not be affected, modified or impaired in any manner or to any extent
by:
(a) any amendment or modification of or supplement to the Credit Agreement,
the
Senior Note, any of the other Senior Loan Documents (provided that the aggregate
principal amount of the Senior Debt shall not exceed the Cap Amount), the
Subordinated Note, any of the other Subordinated Transaction Documents or any
instrument or document executed or delivered pursuant to any of such documents
other than this Agreement; (b) the validity or enforceability of any of such
documents; (c) any exercise or non-exercise of any right, power or remedy under
or in respect of the Senior Debt or any of such instruments or documents
referred to in clause (a) above or in respect of any of the properties or assets
now or hereafter constituting the Common Collateral, whether or not the
Subordinated Lender shall have had notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing
and whether or not it shall have consented thereto. All references to
“Signature” hereunder shall be deemed to refer to Signature Bank (or any agent
on its behalf appointed by it) or any of its successors or assigns, or any
other
person or entity which hereafter may hold all or any portion of the Senior
Debt
including, without limitation, any person or entity that makes any loan, advance
or other extension of credit to the Company the proceeds of which are used,
directly or indirectly, to pay all or any portion of indebtedness that, at
the
time of such payment, constitutes Senior Debt hereunder, and any such successor,
assign or other person or entity shall be entitled to have the benefit of and
enforce this Agreement, as fully as if it were the signatory hereto in the
place
of “Signature”, without the necessity of the execution or delivery of any other
instrument or document. All references to “Subordinated Lender” hereunder shall
be deemed to refer to Bison Capital Equity Partners II-A, L.P., and Bison
Capital Equity Partners II-B, L.P. (or any agent on its behalf appointed by
it)
or any of its successors or assigns, or any other person or entity which
hereafter may hold all or any portion of the Subordinated Debt, including,
without limitation, any person or entity that makes any loan, advance or other
extension of credit to the Company the proceeds of which are used, directly
or
indirectly, to pay all or any portion of indebtedness that, at the time of
such
payment, constitutes Subordinated Debt hereunder, and any such successor, assign
or other person or entity shall be entitled to have the benefit of and enforce
this Agreement as fully as if it were the signatory hereto in the place of
Bison
Capital Equity Partners II-A, L.P., and Bison Capital Equity Partners II-B,
L.P., without the necessity of the execution or delivery of any other instrument
or document.
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8. Miscellaneous.
(a) The
provisions of this Agreement are solely for the purpose of defining the relative
rights of Signature on the one hand and the Subordinated Lender on the other
hand, and nothing herein shall impair as between the Subordinated Lender and
the
Company, its obligation, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay the
Subordinated Lender the principal, interest and other charges due under the
Subordinated Debt as and when the same shall become due in accordance with
its
terms; nor shall anything herein prevent the Subordinated Lender from exercising
all rights and remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default,
subject, however, to the rights of Signature under the provisions of this
Agreement.
(b) If
the
Senior Debt shall have been irrevocably paid in full, and in case cash,
securities or other property otherwise payable or deliverable to the
Subordinated Lender shall have been applied pursuant to this Agreement to the
payment of the Senior Debt, the Subordinated Lender shall be subrogated to
any
right of Signature to receive any further payments or distributions applicable
to the Senior Debt until the Subordinated Debt shall have been paid in
full.
(c) Signature
and the Subordinated Lender shall each use their commercially reasonable best
efforts to give written notice to the other of a failure to pay the principal
of
or interest on the Senior Debt or the Subordinated Debt, respectively;
provided,
however,
that
the failure to give such notice for any reason whatsoever, shall not be deemed
to be a breach of this Agreement and shall not affect the respective rights
of
Signature or the Subordinated Lender hereunder in any way
whatsoever.
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(d) In
the
event of any conflict between any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement
and any term, covenant or condition of any of the Subordinated Transaction
Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and
govern.
(e) All
notices, demands and other communications to be given hereunder shall be made
in
writing and shall be by registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt
requested, facsimile (with receipt confirmed), a recognized overnight delivery
service, courier service, email or personal delivery:
If
to the
Company, to:
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
Xxxxxx.Xxxxxxx@XxxxxxXX.xxx
Attention:
Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, CEO
with
a
copy to, which shall not constitute notice:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
XXxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Partner
and:
King
& Spalding
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
XXxxxxx@XXXXX.xxx
Attention:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Esq.
If
to the
Subordinated Lender, to:
Bison
Capital Equity Partners II-A, L.P.
Bison
Capital Equity Partners II-B, L.P.
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
with
a
copy to, which shall not constitute notice:
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
If
to the
Signature, to:
Signature
Bank
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to, which shall not constitute notice:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
E:mail:
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
All
such
notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given (as
applicable) when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when delivered
by
courier; when delivered by commercial overnight delivery service; if mailed
via
United States Postal Service, five (5) business days after being deposited
in
the mail, postage prepaid; if delivered by facsimile, when receipt is
acknowledged, or if delivered by email, upon confirmed
transmission.
(f) This
Agreement may not be amended or modified orally but may be amended or modified
only in writing, signed by the parties hereto. No waiver of any term or
provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing, making
specific reference to this Agreement and signed by the party against whom such
waiver is sought to be enforced. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement shall be binding upon the Subordinated Lender, the Company and their
respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any person
or
entity that shall acquire all or substantially all of the assets of the
Subordinated Lender) and shall inure to the benefit of Signature, and its
successors and assigns, and any other person or entity that, as stated in
paragraph 3 hereof, hereafter holds any of the Senior Debt. This Agreement
may
be signed in one or more counterparts which, when taken together shall
constitute one and the same document. The parties to this Agreement agree that,
for purposes of the execution of this Agreement, facsimile signatures and
scanned signatures through email will constitute original
signatures.
(g) THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS RULES PERTAINING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT
WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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(h) THE
SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SIGNATURE IRREVOCABLY CONSENT THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING AGAINST EITHER OF THEM UNDER, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY MANNER
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK,
NEW
YORK COUNTY OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF
NEW YORK. THE SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SIGNATURE, BY THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY ASSENT AND SUBMIT TO THE PERSONAL
JURISDICTION OF ANY OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE
SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SIGNATURE FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE SERVICE
OF
ANY COMPLAINT, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR OTHER PROCESS RELATING TO ANY SUCH ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING BY DELIVERY THEREOF TO IT BY HAND OR BY MAIL IN THE MANNER PROVIDED
FOR IN SUBPARAGRAPH (e) ABOVE AS THOUGH SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS HAD BEEN SERVED
ON IT PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR NEW YORK RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
THE
SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SIGNATURE HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY
CLAIM OR DEFENSE IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED ON ANY ALLEGED LACK
OF
PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS
OR ANY SIMILAR BASIS THE SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SIGNATURE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED
IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ASSERT ANY DEFENSE GIVEN OR ALLOWED UNDER
THE LAWS OF ANY STATE OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK UNLESS SUCH DEFENSE
IS
GIVEN OR ALLOWED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(i) This
Agreement shall terminate upon irrevocable payment in full of the Senior
Debt.
(j) The
obligations of the “Persons” (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement)
comprising the Company shall for all purposes hereunder be joint and
several.
This
Agreement has been executed and delivered by each of the parties hereto by
a
duly authorized officer of each such party on the date first set forth
above.
Borrower:
NY
HYPERBARIC, LLC
FOREST
HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC
SCRANTON
HYPERBARIC LLC
JFK
HYPERBARIC LLC
TRENTON
HYPERBARIC, LLC
NEWARK
BI
LLC
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PASSAIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
ST
XXXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC
GREATER
BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC
(f/k/a
MONTEFIORE HYPERBARIC LLC)
XXXXX
XXXX, LLC
SOUTH
NASSAU HYPERBARIC LLC
NEW
YORK
HYPERBARIC AND
WOUND
CARE CENTERS LLC (DEL)
NEW
YORK
HYPERBARIC AND
WOUND
CARE CENTERS, L.L.C. (N.Y.)
VB
HYPERBARIC, LLC
EIN
HYPERBARIC LLC
MAIMONIDES
HYPERBARIC, LLC
THE
SQUARE HYPERBARIC, LLC
SOUTH
N
HYPERBARIC LLC
MUHLENBERG
HYPERBARIC LLC
XXXXXX
HYPERBARIC LLC
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC
(f/k/a
MODERN MEDICAL, LLC)
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC
(f/k/a
MODERN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, LLC)
NJ
HYPERBARIC, LLC
FAR
ROCKAWAY HYPERBARIC, LLC
ATLANTIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
ATLANTIC
ASSOCIATES, LLC
CEF
PRODUCTS, LLC
CMC
HYPERBARIC, LLC
PENNSYLVANIA
HYPERBARIC, LLC
HYBERBARIC,
LLC
(a/k/a
MASSACHUSETTS HYPERBARIC, LLC)
BAYONNE
HYPERBARIC, LLC,
RARITAN
BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC,
CFWH
MEZZANINE, LLC,
SOUTH
OCEAN COUNTY HYPERBARIC, LLC
By
their
managers/members
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC.
By:____________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
THE
CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC.
By:____________________
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
[Signatures
continued on following page]
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SIGNATURE
BANK
By:__________________________________
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
BISON
CAPITAL EQUITY PARTNERS II-A, L.P.
By:__________________________________
Name:________________________________
Title:_________________________________
BISON
CAPITAL EQUITY PARTNERS II-B, L.P.
By:__________________________________
Name:________________________________
Title:_________________________________
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EXHIBIT
A
BORROWERS
NY
HYPERBARIC, LLC, FOREST HILLS HYPERBARIC, LLC, SCRANTON HYPERBARIC LLC, JFK
HYPERBARIC LLC, TRENTON HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEWARK BI LLC, PASSAIC HYPERBARIC,
LLC,
ST XXXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC, GREATER BRONX HYPERBARIC LLC (f/k/a Montefiore
Hyperbaric LLC), XXXXX XXXX, LLC, SOUTH NASSAU HYPERBARIC, LLC, NEW YORK
HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE CENTERS LLC, NEW YORK HYPERBARIC AND WOUND CARE
CENTERS, L.L.C., VB HYPERBARIC, LLC, EIN HYPERBARIC LLC, MAIMONIDES HYPERBARIC,
LLC, THE SQUARE HYPERBARIC, LLC, SOUTH N HYPERBARIC LLC, MUHLENBERG HYPERBARIC
LLC, XXXXXX HYPERBARIC LLC., THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING I, LLC (f/k/a Modern
Medical, LLC), THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING II, LLC (f/k/a Modern Medical
Specialties, LLC), NJ HYPERBARIC, LLC, FAR ROCKAWAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC
HYPERBARIC, LLC, ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES, LLC, CEF PRODUCTS, LLC, CMC HYPERBARIC,
LLC, PENNSYLVANIA HYPERBARIC, LLC, HYPERBARIC, LLC (a/k/a Massachusetts
Hyperbaric, LLC) and MEADOWLANDS HYPERBARIC, LLC, BAYONNE HYPERBARIC, LLC,
RARITAN BAY HYPERBARIC, LLC, CFWH MEZZANINE, LLC, SOUTH OCEAN COUNTY HYPERBARIC,
LLC, THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, INC.