LOAN AGREEMENT between LIVEDEAL, INC., a Nevada corporation LOCAL MARKETING EXPERTS, INC. VELOCITY MARKETING CONCEPTS, INC. TELCO BILLING, INC. TELCO OF CANADA, INC. and LIVEDEAL, INC., a California corporation (as Borrowers) and EVEREST GROUP LLC (as...
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
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between
LIVEDEAL, INC., a Nevada corporation
LOCAL MARKETING EXPERTS, INC.
VELOCITY MARKETING CONCEPTS, INC.
247 MARKETING, LLC
TELCO BILLING, INC.
TELCO OF CANADA, INC.
and
LIVEDEAL, INC., a California corporation
(as Borrowers)
and
EVEREST GROUP LLC
(as Lender)
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Dated: May 13, 2011
Execution Version
This LOAN AGREEMENT is made this 13th day of May, 2011, by and among LiveDeal, Inc. a Nevada corporation, formerly known as YP Corp. ("LiveDeal"), Local Marketing Experts, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Local"), Velocity Marketing Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Velocity"), 247 Marketing, LLC a Nevada limited liability company ("247"), Telco Billing, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Telco Billing"), Telco of Canada, Inc. a Nevada corporation("Telco Canada") and LiveDeal, Inc., a California corporation ("LiveDeal California"), (each of LiveDeal, Local, Velocity, 247, Telco Billing, Telco Canada and LiveDeal California is a "Borrower" and collectively the "Borrowers"), and Everest Group LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("Lender").
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested Lender extend a one million dollar ($1,000,000) loan to the Borrowers, the proceeds of which will be used by the Borrowers for general corporate purposes and provide the Borrowers with working capital; and
1.1. "Affiliate" shall mean any Person which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person. For purposes hereof, "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting stock or other equity interests, by contract or otherwise.
1.2. "Agreement" shall mean this Loan Agreement dated May 13, 2011 between the Borrowers and Lender.
1.3. "Authenticate" shall mean to sign or to execute or otherwise adopt a symbol, or encrypt or similarly process a record in whole or in part, with the present intent of the authenticating person to identify the person and adopt or accept a Record.
1.4. "Banking Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which commercial banks in Nevada are generally open for business.
1.5. "Borrower" or "Borrowers" shall have the meaning given to such terms in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.
1.6. "Capital Interests" shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of each Borrower at any time outstanding, and any and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital interests (but excluding any debt security that is exchangeable for or convertible into such capital interests).
1.7. "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if either (i) LiveDeal ceases to own 100% of the Capital Interests of each of the other Borrowers; (ii) a change in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of LiveDeal which causes Control of LiveDeal or the Persons which own or control LiveDeal to reside in an unaffiliated third Person; (iii) the sale, assignment, pledge, gift, or other transfer of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Borrowers to an unaffiliated third Person; (iv) the merger or consolidation of any Borrower if the surviving, successor corporation is not controlled by LiveDeal's current owners; or (v) the sale of a majority of the shares of voting stock of any Borrower to an unaffiliated third Person.
1.8. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.
1.9. "Collateral" shall mean (i) all of the Property and interests in such Property and (ii) all other property of the Borrowers, in each case, that secures the payment and performance of any of the Obligations pursuant to any of the Loan Documents or otherwise.
1.10. "Control" means having the power to direct the affairs of an entity by reason of: (i) having the power to elect or appoint, through ownership, membership, or otherwise, either directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the governing body of the entity; (ii) owning or controlling the right to vote fifty percent (50%) or more of the shares of voting stock or other voting interest of the entity; or (iii) having the right to direct the general management of the affairs of the entity by contract or otherwise.
1.11. "Deposit Account" shall have the meaning given to such term in the General Security Agreement.
1.12. "Environment" shall mean any water or water vapor, any land surface or subsurface, air, fish, wildlife, biota and all other natural resources.
1.13. "Environmental Laws" shall mean all federal, state and local environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use, safety and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes relating to the protection of the Environment and/or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Substances and the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations, decisions, orders and directives of federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities with respect thereto
1.14. "Equipment" shall have the meaning given to such term in the General Security Agreement.
1.15. "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
1.16. "Events of Default" shall have the meaning given to such term in Article 11 of this Agreement.
1.17. "Fiscal Year" shall mean a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, ending on last day of December of any calendar year.
1.18. "Funded Debt" of any Person shall mean, without duplication, all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services as of such date (other than accrued expenses, and trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices) or which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument.
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1.19. "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and maintained throughout the period indicated and consistent with the prior financial practice of the Borrowers, except for changes mandated or permitted to be adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar accounting authority of comparable standing. Whenever any accounting term is used herein which is not otherwise defined, it shall be interpreted in accordance with GAAP.
1.20. "General Security Agreement" shall mean the General Security Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, dated the date hereof and executed and delivered by Borrowers to Lender, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
1.21. "Governmental Rules" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.23 of this Agreement.
1.22. "Hazardous Substances" shall mean materials that, because of their quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the Environment when improperly used, treated, disposed of, generated, manufactured, transported or otherwise handled, and includes, without limitation, any and all hazardous or toxic substances or materials, as defined or listed under any of the Environmental Laws, and petroleum and its byproducts.
1.23. "Indebtedness" shall mean and include all obligations for borrowed money of any kind or nature, including Funded Debt, contingent obligations under guaranties or letters of credit and all obligations for the acquisition of any fixed asset, including capitalized leases or improvements which are payable over a period longer than one year, regardless of the term thereof or the Person or Persons to whom the same is payable, and the Obligations.
1.24. "Inventory" shall have the meaning given to such term in the UCC.
1.25. "Knowledge of the Borrowers" shall mean the knowledge of any officer or executive of the Borrowers.
1.26. "Lender" shall have the meaning given to such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.
1.27. "Lien" shall mean any deed of trust, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit or preferential arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other) or other security agreement or security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital or financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, a license of intellectual property shall not be deemed a "Lien" hereunder.
1.28. "Loan Documents" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 9 of this Agreement.
1.29. "Loan" shall mean the loan made by Lender under this Agreement.
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1.30. "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, operations or financial condition, of the Borrowers (taken as a whole), (ii) the ability of the Borrowers (taken as a whole) to pay or perform the Obligations in accordance with their terms, (iii) the value, collectability or salability of the Collateral taken as a whole or the perfection or priority of Lender's Liens on the Collateral, (iv) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents or (v) the practical realization of the benefits, rights and remedies inuring to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
1.31. "Note" shall mean the Promissory Note substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, dated the date hereof and executed and delivered by the Borrowers to Lender, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
1.32. "Obligations" shall mean and include all loans (including the Loan), advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Borrowers to Lender of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now due or hereafter arising and howsoever acquired including, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, fees, reasonable out of pocket attorney's fees and expenses and any other sum chargeable to the Borrowers under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
1.33. "Origination Fee" shall mean twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
1.34. ""Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, joint venture, joint stock company, land trust, business trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
1.35. "Plan" shall mean an employee benefit plan or other plan now or hereafter maintained for employees of the Borrowers or any subsidiary of the Borrowers and covered by Title IV of ERISA, other than any "multiemployer plan" (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
1.36. "Prepayment Fee" shall mean an amount equal to the present values (using a 5% discount rate) of prospective payments of interest which, without the full or partial prepayment of the Loan, could otherwise have been received by the Lender over the remaining contractual life of the Note.
1.37. "Proceeds" shall have the meaning given to such term in the UCC.
1.38. "Property" shall have the meaning given to such term in the General Security Agreement.
1.39. "Rate" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.
1.40. "Receivables" shall have the meaning given to the term "Accounts" in the General Security Agreement.
1.41. "Record" shall mean information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. If Lender so specifies with respect to a particular type of Record, that type of Record shall be signed or otherwise Authenticated by the Borrowers.
1.42. "Securities Account" shall have the meaning given to such term in the UCC.
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1.43. "Solvent" shall mean when used with respect to any Person, that such Person (i) owns property the fair value of which is greater than the amount required to pay all of such Person's Indebtedness (including contingent debts), (ii) owns property the present fair salable value of which is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its then existing Indebtedness as such become absolute and matured, (iii) is able to pay all of its Indebtedness as such Indebtedness matures and (iv) has capital sufficient to carry on its then existing business.
1.44. "Termination Date" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.4 of this Agreement.
1.45. "UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.
2.6. Substitution and Addition to Collateral. If the Lender has first consented thereto (which consent shall be in Lender's sole and absolute discretion) in an Authenticated Record, from time to time the Borrowers may substitute, add and obtain the release of certain Collateral securing the Obligations. At the time of making any request for Lender's consent, the Borrowers shall satisfy the conditions precedent in Article 9 of this Agreement with respect to any substituted or added Collateral.
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4.1. Organization; Power and Qualifications. Each of LiveDeal, Local, Telco Canada, Velocity and Telco is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. 247 is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. LiveDeal California is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. Each Borrower has all requisite corporate or company power to own its respective properties and conduct its respective business as now conducted. Each Borrower is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7. Joint Ventures. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, no Borrower is engaged in a joint venture or partnership with any other Person (other than another Borrower) as of the date hereof.
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4.15. Inventory Locations. Attached hereto as Schedule 4.15 is a list showing all places at which each Borrower maintains Inventory on the date hereof. Such list indicates whether the premises are owned or leased by each Borrower or whether the premises are the premises of a warehouseman or other third party, and if owned by a third party, the name and address of such third party.
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4.25. Hazardous Substances. There has not been, during the period of ownership of the Collateral by the Borrowers, nor is there now, any use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substances by any Person on, under or about any Collateral which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrowers have no Knowledge of, or reason to believe, that there has been (i) a breach or violation of any Environmental Laws with respect to any of the Collateral or with respect to any Borrower, which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substances by any prior owner under or about any Collateral which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) any actual or threatened litigation, claim, assessment or administrative proceeding of any nature relating to such matters
5.5. Insurance. Annually, within thirty (30) days of the renewal date of any insurance policy, evidence of insurance in form and content approved by Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and otherwise in compliance with Section 7.6 of this Agreement, together with a copy of the original insurance policy.
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(i) any dispute that may arise between any Borrower and any governmental regulatory body or law enforcement authority, including any action relating to any tax liability of any Borrower, if any, which if adversely determined, would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) any labor controversy resulting in or threatening to result in a strike or work stoppage against any Borrower;
(iii) the maintenance of any portion of the Collateral with a value in excess of $10,000 at any place other than at Borrower's place of business or as permitted under this Agreement;
(iv) any actual change of any Borrower's name, state of organization, or
(v) can reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
in each case, the appropriate Borrower will provide Lender with telephonic notice followed by notice in a Record specifying and describing the nature of such Event of Default or development, and the anticipated effect.
7.2. Trade Names. Transact business in its own name and invoice all of its Receivables in its own name unless it shall have provided thirty (30) days prior notice in writing to Lender of the use of a new or additional name; provided that each Borrower may transact business in the name of "LiveDeal", "Velocity", "Local Marketing Experts", and "Telco Billing".
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7.10. Access to Books and Records. Subject to Section 13.18, provide Lender with such reports and with access, upon reasonable advance notice and during its normal business hours, to its books and records and permit Lender to copy and inspect such reports and books and records all as Lender deems necessary or desirable to enable Lender to monitor the credit facilities extended hereby. Upon reasonable advance notice, Lender may examine and inspect the Inventory, Equipment or other Collateral and may examine, inspect and copy all books and records with respect thereto at any time during its normal business hours. Such Borrower shall maintain records respecting Inventory, including a perpetual inventory, and all other Collateral at all times that are full, accurate and complete in all material respects. Borrowers shall be entitled to have an officer of any Borrower present during any such inspection.
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8.1. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, voluntarily or involuntarily, any Indebtedness, except (i) Obligations to Lender, (ii) trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of its business, (iii) purchase money financing and equipment leases for new equipment which do not exceed in the aggregate $25,000 in any Fiscal Year, (iv) any Indebtedness of any Borrower existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 4.18 and any renewals or refinancings of such Indebtedness, (v) debt incurred by Borrowers to simultaneously prepay in full all Indebtedness to Lender as permitted under this Agreement, and (vi) Indebtedness owing to a Person that is a Borrower.
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8.6. Distributions. Make or declare any dividend or distribution in respect of any Capital Interests of Borrowers, or take any action which would have an effect equivalent to the foregoing, except a periodic dividends to LiveDeal, to the extent LiveDeal is the holder of the Capital Interests of the other Borrowers, limited in any particular year to the federal and state income tax liability of any direct or indirect holder of the Capital Interests of the Borrowers in respect of the taxable income of Borrowers, in the aggregate on a combined basis.
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8.16. Bank and Securities Accounts; Deposits. Establish any new deposit, checking, securities or other similar account (including Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts), maintain any account other than those accounts specified on Schedule 4.22 to this Agreement, deposit Proceeds from the sale of Collateral in any account other than a Deposit Account specified on Schedule 4.22, permit the cash balance of the accounts set forth on Schedule 5.22 to exceed the corresponding balance limit indicated on Schedule 4.22 or permit anything other than the proceeds from lottery sales to be deposited in the account identified as Item 1 on Schedule 4.22.
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(i) Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 of this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such time, except to the extent the same expressly relate to an earlier date.
(ii) All necessary regulatory approvals or consents for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and evidence thereof provided to Lender, any applicable waiting periods shall have expired and such approvals and consents shall remain in full force and effect.
(iii) No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since December 31, 2010, and no Event of Default shall exist hereunder as of such date.
(iv) Lender shall have received such other documents and materials as it may have reasonably requested.
(v) This Agreement and the Note shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers to the Lender.
(vi) The General Security Agreement, UCC-1 financing statements and fixture filings shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers, to the Lender. Said General Security Agreement, UCC-1 financing statements and fixture filings shall secure the Obligations and create first priority Liens on the Property and fixtures to the real property.
(vii) Borrowers' budget, capital projects and expenditures projection for Fiscal Year 2011 in form and content reasonably acceptable to Lender shall have been delivered to Lender.
(viii) [Intentionally omitted.]
(ix) LiveDeal and DatabaseLLC shall have executed and delivered that certain Customer List Agreement dated the date hereof.
(x) [Intentionally omitted.]
(xi) Certificates, dated the date hereof, of an authorized representative of each Borrower shall have been delivered to Lender which (1) attach a true and complete copy of each such Borrowers' certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, bylaws, operating agreement, or other organizational documents, (2) attach a true and complete copy of the resolutions or consents of each such Borrower (in form and substance satisfactory to Lender) and of all documents evidencing all necessary limited liability company action taken by it to authorize this Agreement, the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, (3) set forth the incumbency of each such Borrower's authorized representatives who may sign this Agreement and the Loan Documents, including therein a signature specimen of such authorized representative and (4) attach a certificate of good standing for each such Borrower.
(xii) A legal opinion, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and dated the date hereof, shall have been duly executed and delivered by Borrowers' counsel to the Lender.
(xiii) The Borrowers shall have paid to Lender the Origination Fee and the costs, expenses and fees described in Section 13.7 of this Agreement.
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(xiv) Such other certificates, approvals, opinions and documents as the Lender or the title company may reasonably require shall have been delivered to Lender.
All of the documents referred to above and all other documents to be delivered by the Borrowers to the Lender pursuant to this Agreement are collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents."
(i) if the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment when due on any Obligation under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) Banking Days; or
(ii) if the Borrowers shall fail to maintain the insurance required by Section 7.6 or Section 7.16 of this Agreement; or
(iii) if any Borrower shall fail to comply with any term, condition or covenant contained in this Agreement, other than the failure to maintain insurance in compliance with Section 7.6 of this Agreement, contained in this Agreement and such failure continues for a period in excess of fifteen (15) days after notice thereof is given by Lender to such Borrower; or
(iv) if any Borrower shall fail to comply with any term, condition or covenant contained in any Loan Document or other agreement between Lender and any Borrower and such failure continues for any applicable grace and/or notice period; or
(v) if Borrowers, on a combined basis, shall cease to be Solvent, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, call a meeting of its creditors to obtain any general financial accommodation, suspend business or if any case under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code, including provisions for reorganizations, shall be commenced by or against any Borrower (and if commenced against any Borrower, such case shall not have been discharged or dismissed within forty-five (45) days of its commencement) or if a receiver, trustee or equivalent officer shall be appointed for all or any of the properties of any Borrower; or
(vi) if any statement, representation or warranty contained in any Loan Document or made by any Borrower in connection with this Agreement or any Loan shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made; or
(vii) if any federal or state tax Lien in excess of $5,000 is filed of record against any Borrower and is not bonded or discharged within sixty (60) days of filing, unless such Lien is being contested in good faith and, if necessary, by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, or appropriate reserves therefore have been established and which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material; or
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(viii) if a judgment shall be entered against any Borrower in any action or proceeding and shall not be stayed, vacated, bonded, appealed (with a bond posted), paid or discharged within thirty (30) days of entry, except a judgment where the uninsured portion of the claim together with the uninsured portion of all judgments which have not been stayed, vacated, bonded, paid or discharged within thirty (30) days of entry against all Borrowers is less than $25,000 in the aggregate and the insurance companies have not disputed liability for the insured portion of such judgments in writing; or
(ix) if any obligation of any Borrower in respect of any Indebtedness in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate (other than Indebtedness to Lender) shall be entitled to be declared, or shall become, due and payable prior to its stated maturity and shall not have been paid within the applicable time period; or
(x) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.
Then, and in any such event, Lender may terminate this Agreement without prior notice or demand to any Borrower or may demand payment in full of all Obligations (whether otherwise then payable on demand or not) without terminating this Agreement and shall, in any event, be under no further responsibility to extend any credit or afford any financial accommodation to any Borrower, whether under this Agreement or otherwise.
13.3. Notice. Wherever this Agreement provides for notice to any party (except as expressly provided to the contrary), it shall be given by messenger, facsimile, certified U.S. mail with return receipt requested or nationally recognized overnight courier with receipt requested, and be effective when either received or receipt rejected by the party to whom addressed, and shall be addressed as follows, or to such other address as the party affected may hereafter designate:
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If to Lender: Everest Group LLC
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxxxx0000@xxxxx.xxx
With a copy to: Fraser Stryker PC LLO
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to Borrowers: LiveDeal, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
With a copy to: Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
13.6. Construction of Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the terms and language of this Agreement were the result of negotiations between the parties, and, as a result, there shall be no presumption that any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be resolved against either party. Any controversy over the construction of this Agreement shall be decided mutually without regard to events of authorship or negotiation.
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(i) The Borrowers and Lender recognize that in matters related to the Loan and this Agreement, and as it may be subsequently modified and/or amended, any such party may be entitled to a trial in which matters of fact are determined by a jury (as opposed to a trial in which such matters are determined by a federal or state judge). By execution of this Agreement, Lender and the Borrowers will give up their respective right to a trial by jury. The Borrowers and Lender each hereby expressly acknowledge that this waiver is entered into to avoid delays, minimize trial expenses and streamline the legal proceedings in order to accomplish a quick resolution of claims arising under or in connection with the Note and this Agreement.
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(iii) CERTIFICATIONS. EACH BORROWER HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT NEITHER ANY REPRESENTATIVE NOR AGENT OF LENDER NOR LENDER'S COUNSEL HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, OR IMPLIED THAT LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER. EACH BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LENDER HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATION HEREIN.
(i) any investigation, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Loan, any of the other Loan Documents, any other agreement relating to any of the Obligations, any of the Collateral or any act or omission relating to any of the foregoing, excluding, however, any loss, cost, damage, liability or expenses to the extent arising as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking to be indemnified under this Section 13.10(i); or
(ii) any taxes, liabilities, claims or damages relating to the Collateral or Lender's Liens thereon; or
(iii) any broker's commission, finder's fee or similar charge or fee other than those incurred by Lender or its Affiliates in connection with the Loan and the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
13.12. Waiver. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no claim may be made by any Borrower or any other Person against Lender or any of its affiliates, partners, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or consultants for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract, tort or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to xxx upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. Neither Lender nor any of its affiliates, partners, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or consultants shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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(A) IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEVADA SHALL GOVERN THE VALIDITY AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OR OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LENDER AND EACH BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA.
(B) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER, ANY BORROWER OR OTHER PARTY TO THIS TRANSACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN THE SOLE OPTION OF LENDER IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN NEBRASKA, AND LENDER AND EACH BORROWER WAIVE ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND LENDER AND EACH BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE BORROWERS SHALL DESIGNATE FROM TIME TO TIME AN AUTHORIZED AGENT HAVING AN OFFICE IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH AGENT AT SUCH ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE ON ANY BORROWER MAILED OR DELIVERED TO SUCH BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. EACH BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEBRASKA (WHICH OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS) AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEBRASKA OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR. EACH BORROWER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS CONSENT TO JURISDICTION PROVISION WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND HAS MADE THIS WAIVER KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Loan Agreement to be executed by their representatives thereunto duly authorized on the day and year first above written.
EVEREST GROUP LLC
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LIVEDEAL, INC., a Nevada corporation formerly
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known as YP Corp.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Manager
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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LOCAL MARKETING EXPERTS, INC.
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VELOCITY MARKETING CONCEPTS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: President
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Title: President
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247 MARKETING, LLC
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TELCO BILLING, INC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: President
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Title: President
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TELCO OF CANADA, INC.
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LIVEDEAL, INC., a California corporation
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: President
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Title: President
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