Revised June 22, 2007) CONSENT, WAIVER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (Convertible Debentures)
Exhibit
10.10
(Revised
June 22, 2007)
CONSENT,
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
(Convertible
Debentures)
This
Consent, Waiver and Amendment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of
June 22, 2007, by and between each of the undersigned purchasers, acting
individually (individually a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”), and
Viking Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
Pursuant
to a securities purchase agreement dated February 24, 2007 among the Company
and
the Purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Purchasers were issued secured
convertible debentures (the “Debentures”) and warrants (the “Warrants”) to
purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”)
and in the individual amounts set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the
signature pages to the Purchase Agreement;
The
Company and the Purchasers desire to provide for the issuance of shares of
the
Company’s common stock to the purchasers for (i) the payment of Liquidated
Damages related to registration rights matters; and (ii) the payment of accrued
interest.
The
Company and Purchasers desire to amend certain terms of the Transaction
Documents and waive certain provisions and other matters contained in the
Transaction Documents.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Purchasers and the Company agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS
AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Section
2.1 Consent, Waivers and other Agreements.
a)
The
Transaction Documents provide that the Company shall file various registration
statements to register the Registrable Securities as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement). The Company has not filed a
registration statement as to the shares underlying the Debentures and the
Warrants (the “Unregistered Shares”) issued pursuant to the Transaction
Documents. The Purchasers hereby agree to waive the requirements of
Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement, and agree that the Company
shall not be required to file a Registration Statement with the Commission
seeking to register any of the Unregistered Shares for resale by the Purchasers
prior to (i) the later of July 31, 2007 or (ii) unless and until it receives
a
written request (a “Demand Notice”, and the registration statement to be
filed in connection therewith, a “Demand Registration”) by the Purchasers
holding a majority or more of the Registrable Securities. For clarity, in
connection with any Demand Registration, the “Filing Date” for purposes of the
Registration Rights Agreement shall be the 30th calendar day following the
date
of the Demand Notice and the “Effectiveness Date” shall be the 120th calendar
day following the Demand Notice.
b)
Each
Purchaser, severally, and not jointly with the other Purchasers, hereby agrees
that in lieu of the payment of (i) accrued but unpaid cash Liquidated Damages
under Section 2(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement as to the Unregistered
Shares in the amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto; (ii) the payment of
accrued interest on the Debentures in the amounts set forth on Schedule A
hereto; and (iii) for the other consideration given to the Purchasers hereunder,
each Purchaser agrees to accept, and the Company agrees to issue to the
Purchasers, an aggregate of 2,389,570 shares of Common Stock (“Liquidated
Damages and Interest Shares”), subject to adjustment for reverse and forward
stock splits and the like). Each Purchaser shall receive a number of
Liquidated Damages and Interest Shares set forth on Schedule A
hereto.
Section
2.2 Effect on Transaction Documents. The foregoing consents and waivers
are given solely in respect of the matters described herein. Except as expressly
set forth herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents
shall continue in full force and effect after the execution of this Agreement,
and shall not be in any way changed, modified or superseded by the terms set
forth herein. This Agreement shall not constitute a novation or satisfaction
and
accord of any Transaction Document.
Section
2.3. Waiver of Certain Breaches. The Transaction Documents
contain numerous provisions which require the Company to take certain actions
or
refrain from taking certain actions (“Requirements”). Some of the
Requirements require that Company take certain actions within prescribed time
periods. The Company is aware that it has not complied in all
respects with the Requirements. Each Purchaser hereby waives any
breach of the Transaction Documents with respect to the Requirements set forth
on Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference made a part
hereof.
ARTICLE
III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
3.1 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be made in accordance
with
the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
Section
3.2 Survival. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties; provided
however that no party may assign this Agreement or the obligations and rights
of
such party hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties
hereto.
Section
3.3 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and
the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed
by
each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both
parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any
signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create
a
valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such
signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile
signature page were an original thereof.
Section
3.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held
to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability
of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way
be
affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid
and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon
so
agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this
Agreement.
Section
3.5 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined pursuant
to
the Governing Law provision of the Purchase Agreement.
Section
3.6 Entire Agreement. The Agreement, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
Section
3.7 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement
will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual
intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any
party.
Section
3.8 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Purchaser hereunder are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchasers hereunder, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or
document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert with respect
to
such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each
Purchaser shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose.
Section
3.9 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any
Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder, by written notice to
the other parties, if the transactions contemplated hereunder are not effective
on or before July 31, 2007.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first
indicated above.
VIKING
SYSTEMS, INC.
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
President and CEO
[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO VKSY AMENDMENT AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated
above.
Name
of
Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
__________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_________________________________________________
Email
Address of
Purchaser:___________________________________________________