UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2015

 

POSITIVEID CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-33297 06-1637809
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 201

Delray Beach, Florida 33445

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

(561) 805-8000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

_________

 

(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) and any related statements of representatives and partners of the Company contain, or may contain, among other things, certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Such statements may include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company’s plans, objectives, projections, expectations and intentions and other statements identified by words such as “projects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Actual results may differ significantly from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond the Company’s control). The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 22, 2015, PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“PositiveID” or “Company”), entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Shares”) of E-N-G Mobile Systems, Inc., a California close corporation (“ENG”), pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ENG Purchase Agreement”) by and between PositiveID and Dick Glass (“Seller”), the sole shareholder of ENG (collectively, the “Acquisition”).

 

Pursuant to the terms of the ENG Purchase Agreement, as consideration for the Acquisition, PositiveID (i) paid the Seller Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) in cash, (ii) issued a convertible secured promissory note to the Seller in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) (the “ENG Note”), and (iii) will make additional earn-out payments to the Seller equal to 5% of the revenue actually recognized and received from certain contracts and purchase orders subsequent to closing (as more fully described in the ENG Purchase Agreement). The earn-out payments are estimated to be approximately $113,000 and are expected to be paid in the four months following the closing of the Acquisition. The earn-out payments are subject to certain post-closing adjustments. The Company has also entered into a two-year consulting agreement with the Seller.

 

To fund the cash component of the purchase price, the Company also entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, Security Agreement, and Subsidiary Agreement with Dominion Capital LLC (“Dominion”).

 

The ENG Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by, among and for the benefit of the parties.

 

Convertible Note Issued to Seller

 

The ENG Note bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum and matures on December 31, 2016. The ENG Note is convertible six months after its issuance date. The Seller has the right to convert any or all of the Note into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the average of the three (3) lowest daily VWAPs (volume weighted average price) of each of the ten (10) Trading Days prior to the day that the Seller requests conversion. Conversion of the Note is subject to certain volume limitations as defined in the Note.

 

Security Agreement with Seller

 

In connection with the Company’s obligations under the ENG Purchase Agreement and ENG Note, the Company entered into a Security Agreement with the Seller (the “ENG Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted Seller a security interest in the Shares to secure the Company’s obligations under the ENG Note. In the event of a default as defined in the ENG Note, the Seller may take possession of the Shares.

 

 

 

  

Securities Purchase Agreement with Dominion

 

On December 22, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), PositiveID closed a financing transaction by entering into a Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 22, 2015 (the “Dominion Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Dominion for an aggregate subscription amount of $865,000 (the “Purchase Price”). The Company also reimbursed the Purchaser $30,000 for legal fees and expenses from the proceeds of the Note. Pursuant to the Dominion Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company shall issue a 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note (the “Dominion Note”) to Dominion. The Dominion Note will be issued upon payment and will be amortized beginning six months after issuance, with amortization payments being 1/24th of the principal and accrued interest, made in cash or common stock, on a semi-monthly basis, subject to certain conditions contained in the Dominion Securities Purchase Agreement. The amortization payments will begin to be due starting on the 15th day of the month immediately following the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

Under the Dominion Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to reserve an aggregate number of shares of its common stock equal to the number of shares issuable pursuant to the Dominion Note multiplied by three, subject to certain parameters as set forth in the Dominion Securities Purchase Agreement and Dominion Note.

 

The Dominion Securities Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by, among and for the benefit of the parties

 

Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note Issued to Dominion

 

The total principal amount of the Dominion Note is issued with a 4% original issue discount whereby the aggregate Principal Amount of the Dominion Note is $901,041.66, with an aggregate net purchase price of $835,000 (net of the $30,000 of legal fees and expenses). The Dominion Note accrues interest at a rate equal to 12% per annum (interest is guaranteed for the first twelve months) and has a maturity date of June 15, 2017. The Dominion Note is convertible any time after its issuance date. Dominion has the right to convert any or all of the Dominion Note into shares of the Company’s common stock at a fixed conversion price equal to $0.022 (which was a 7% premium to the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on December 21, 2015), subject to adjustment as described in the Dominion Note. The Dominion Note can be prepaid at any time upon five days’ notice to the Dominion by paying an amount in cash equal to the outstanding principal and interest, and a 20% premium.

 

Security Agreement with Dominion

 

In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Dominion Note, the Company entered into a Security Agreement with Dominion (the “Dominion Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted a lien on all assets of the Company, subject to existing security interests (the “Collateral”), for the benefit of the Dominion, to secure the Company’s obligations under the Dominion Note. In the event of a default as defined in the Dominion Note, Dominion may, among other things, collect or take possession of the Collateral, proceed with the foreclosure of the security interest in the Collateral, or sell, lease or dispose of the Collateral.

 

Subsidiary Agreement

 

In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Dominion Security Agreement, pursuant to which the Company granted a lien on all assets of the Company, subject to existing security interests, under a Subsidiary Guaranty, each of our subsidiaries has guaranteed all of our obligations under the Dominion Note.

 

The foregoing description of the terms of the ENG Purchase Agreement, the ENG Note, the ENG Security Agreement, the Dominion Securities Purchase Agreement, the Dominion Note, the Dominion Security Agreement, and the Subsidiary Guarantee do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the provisions of such agreements forms of which are filed as exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 of this Report, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The shares to be issued by PositiveID to the Seller and Dominion under the purchase agreements will be issued in a private placement in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, as amended, and the rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder. The information disclosed under Item 1.01 is incorporated into this Item 3.02 in its entirety.

 

 

 

  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
4.1   Convertible Secured Promissory Note, dated December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation and Dick Glass
4.2   Form of 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation and Dominion Capital, LLC
10.1   Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation and Dick Glass
10.2   Security Agreement, dated December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation and Dick Glass
10.3   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation and Dominion Capital LLC  
10.4   Form of Security Agreement, dated December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation and Dominion Capital, LLC
10.5   Form of Subsidiary Agreement, dated December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation and Dominion Capital, LLC

 

 

 

  

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  POSITIVEID CORPORATION
   
   

 

Date: December 29, 2015

 

By: /s/ William J. Caragol

  Name: William J. Caragol
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 



 

Exhibit 4.1

 

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POSITIVEID CORPORATION

CONVERTIBLE SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$150,000 Dated: December 22, 2015

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, POSITIVEID CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay to Dick Glass (the “Holder”), in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) (the “Principal Amount”), with interest calculated in accordance herewith, on December 31, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”).

 

This convertible secured promissory note (the “Note”) is being issued pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and Holder (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 22, 2015. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to contrary, this Note shall not be in effect unless and until the transaction contemplated by the Agreement has closed.

 

1.Payments.

 

(a)Interest. The Principal Amount shall bear interest at a per annum rate of five percent (5%) from this date until paid.

 

(b)Maturity. The principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid interest, shall be paid in cash to the Holder on the Maturity Date.

 

(c)Manner of Payment. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Holder, all payments on this Note shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Holder in writing. If any payment on this Note is due on a day which is not a Business Day (defined below), such payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day. “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York.

 

(d)Prepayments at the Option of the Company. This Note may, at the option of the Company and upon at least three (3) Business Days’ written notice to Holder, be prepaid in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time. Any prepayments made under this Section 1(d) or any other subsection of this Section 1 shall be applied first to any accrued interest hereon and then to reduce the then outstanding Principal Amount by the amount of such prepayment.

 

(e)Conversion Feature. At any time after the six-month anniversary of the issuance date of this note, the Holder shall have the right from time to time to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal and interest amount of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”), at the Conversion Price (as defined below).

 

   
  

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(i) The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount (as defined herein) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price. “Conversion Amount” means the sum of (x) portion of the principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made and (y) all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such portion of the principal amount. “Conversion Price” means, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, seventy-five percent (75%) of the average of the three (3) lowest daily VWAPs (volume weighted average price) of each of the ten (10) Trading Days prior to the day that the Holder requests conversion.

 

(ii) The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share.

 

(iii) To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a “Conversion Date”), the Holder shall deliver, for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time, on such date, a copy of an written notice of conversion stipulating the amount or principal (in dollars) desired to be converted (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. The Company shall keep track of the amount outstanding on the Note after any Conversion, based on the Conversion Notices received.

 

(iv) Upon receipt by the Company from the Holder of a Conversion Notice the Company shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”). If eligible for DWAC transfer, and so requested in the Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit the shares via DWAC system.

 

(v) Any conversion will be limited by: (i) Holder may not make more than one conversion every five Trading Days, and (ii) the amount of Conversion Shares at any conversion may not be more than the total number of shares of Common Stock traded over the five Trading Days preceding the Conversion Notice multiplied by five percent (5%).

 

   
  

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(vi) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) the Company or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”). Until such time as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate: “NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.”

 

2.Defaults.

 

(a)Events of Default. The occurrence and continuance of any one or more of the following events with respect to the Company shall constitute an event of default hereunder (“Event of Default”):

 

(i) if the Company shall fail to pay when due any amount owed on this Note and such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after Holder notifies the Company thereof in writing of such failure;

 

(ii) if the Company fails to perform or observe any other provision of this Note and such failure continues for thirty (30) calendar days after Holder notifies the Company thereof in writing of such failure;

 

(iii) if there is a Change of Control of the Company The term “Change of Control” shall mean (i) any consolidation or merger involving the Company pursuant to which the Company's stockholders immediately before such transaction own less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such transaction or (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

   
  

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(iv) if, pursuant to or within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state law relating to insolvency or relief of debtors (a “Bankruptcy Law”), the Company shall (i) commence a voluntary case or proceeding; (ii) consent to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case; (iii) consent to the appointment of a trustee, receiver, assignee, liquidator or similar official; (iv) make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; and

 

(v) if a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case,(ii) appoints a trustee, receiver, assignee, liquidator or similar official for the Company or substantially all of the Company’s properties, or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company, and in each case the order or decree is not dismissed within 60 Business Days.

 

(b)Notice by Holder. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder (unless all Events of Default have been waived by Holder or cured), Holder may, at Holder’s option, (i) by written notice to the Company, declare the entire unpaid Principal Amount of this Note (together with any accrued but unpaid interest thereon) immediately due and payable regardless of any prior forbearance, and (ii) subject to the other provisions of this Note (including Section 5 hereof), exercise any and all rights and remedies available to it under applicable law, including, without limitation, the right to collect from the Company all sums due under this Note. The Company shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Holder in connection with Holder’s exercise of any or all of Holder’s rights and remedies under this Note, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements. During the period in which an Event of Default is occurring (and has not been waived by Holder or cured), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(a), the Principal Amount shall bear interest not at 5% as provided in such section, but instead at a rate of fifteen percent (15%).

 

3.Representations and Warranties of Holder. The Holder by his acceptance hereof represents and warrants to the Company that he or she is acquiring the Note for his or her own account for investment only and not with a view to distribution or resale. The Holder agrees not to sell or otherwise dispose of the Note in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The Holder understands that the Note has not been registered by reason of its issuance in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Act. The Holder understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Note under the Act or to file for or comply with an exemption from registration, and recognizes that exemptions from registration, in any case, are limited and may not be available if Holder may wish to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Note. The Holder represents and warrants to the Company that he or she has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of receiving and holding this Note and is able to incur a complete loss of his or her investment and to bear the risk of such a loss for an indefinite period of time. The Holder understands that the Note is a risky and speculative investment. The Holder acknowledges that the Company has given him or her access to the corporate records and accounts of the Company, has made its officers available for interview and has furnished him or her with all documents required by him or her to make an informed decision with regard to the investment in the Note.

 

   
  

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4.Waiver of Presentment, Etc. The Company hereby expressly waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest. Acceptance by Holder of any payment that is less than the full amount then due and owing hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of Holder’s right to receive payment in full at such time or at any prior or subsequent time.

 

5.Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Note s hall be in writing and shall be deemed received when received by fax (with confirmation of actual receipt), when received by express mail with signature confirmation, or seven (7) business days after being deposited in U.S. certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth on the signature page.

 

6.Secured Obligation. The obligations of the Company under this Note are secured by the Shares (as defined Agreement) pursuant to the Security Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015 between the Company and the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

 

7.Transfers; Successors and Assigns. This Note shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Holder and Holder’s heirs, successors and permitted assigns. This Note is non-negotiable and neither party may assign its, his or her rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, except in connection with the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except that the Holder may sell this Note in a private transaction to an accredited investor.

 

8.Headings. The headings in this Note are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Note.

 

9.Severability. If any term or provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Note or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

10.Amendment and Modification. This Note may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto.

 

   
  

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11.Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

 

12.Entire Agreement. This Note, the exhibits and schedules hereto and the other documents to be delivered hereunder constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Note with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Note to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  POSITIVEID CORPORATION  
     
     
  By: /s/ William J. Caragol  
    Name: William J. Caragol  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  
    1690 South Congress Ave., Suite 201, Delray Beach, FL 33445

 

 

   



 

Exhibit 4.2

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

Original Issue Date: December 22, 2015

Original Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $0.022

 

Principal Amount: $901,041.66

Purchase Price: $865,000.00

 

4% ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT SENIOR SECURED

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

DUE June 15, 2017

 

THIS 4% ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE is a duly authorized and validly issued 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note of PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or the “Borrower”), having its principal place of business at 1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 201, Delray Beach, Florida 33445, designated as its 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note due February 15, 2017 (the “Note”).

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to Dominion Capital, LLC or its registered assigns (as permitted in the Transaction Documents) (the “Holder”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $901,041.66 on June 15, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then-outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

Section 1.          Definitions. For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Note, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

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Alternate Conversion Price” means 55% of the lowest VWAP during the thirty (30) Trading Days immediately prior to the applicable Conversion Date.

 

Amortization Conversion Rate” means the lower of the then-current Conversion Price for the Note or 62.5% of the lowest VWAP for the 15 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the applicable Amortization Payment Date.

 

Amortization Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Amortization Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Bankruptcy Event” means any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) thereof commences a case or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof any such case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement, (c) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered, (d) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after such appointment, (e) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (f) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof calls a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts or (g) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary thereof, by any act or failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

Base Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).

 

Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of one-third (1/3) of the voting securities of the Company (other than by means of conversion or exercise of the Note and the Securities issued together with the Note), (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than two-thirds (2/3) of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than two-thirds (2/3) of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors that is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

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Conversion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.

 

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

Conversion Schedule” means the Conversion Schedule in the form of Schedule 1 attached hereto.

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

Dilutive Issuance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

DTC” means the Depository Trust Company.

 

DTC/FAST Program” means the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

 

DWAC” means Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by DTC.

 

DWAC Eligible” means that (a) the Common Stock is eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including without limitation transfer through DTC’s DWAC system, (b) the Company has been approved (without revocation) by DTC’s underwriting department, (c) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program, (d) the Conversion Shares are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC, and (e) the Transfer Agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Conversion Shares via DWAC.

 

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Equity Conditions” means, during the period in question, (a) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions and redemptions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion of the Holder, if any, (b) the Company shall have paid all liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder in respect of this Note, (c) all of the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents (and shares issuable in lieu of cash payments of interest) may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements as determined by the counsel to the Company as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder, (d) the Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents are listed or quoted for trading on such Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (e) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares then issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (f) there is no existing Event of Default and no existing event that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default, (g) the issuance of the shares in question to the Holder would not violate the limitations set forth in Section 4(d) herein, (h) there has been no public announcement of a pending or proposed Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control Transaction that has not been consummated, (i) the applicable Holder is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes, or may constitute, material non-public information, (j) for each Trading Day in a period of twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the applicable date in question, the daily dollar trading volume for the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market exceeds $400,000 per Trading Day, and (k) the Company’s Common Stock must be DWAC Eligible.

 

Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

Late Fees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

 

Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to the applicable date of determination, an amount in cash equal to all of the interest that, but for the applicable conversion or default payment, would have accrued pursuant to Section 2 with respect to the applicable principal amount being so converted or redeemed for the period commencing on the applicable redemption date or Conversion Date or default payment date and ending on February 15, 2017.

 

Mandatory Default Amount” means either, at the Holder’s discretion, (i) the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest hereon, converted at the Alternative Conversion Price or (ii) the payment 125% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and accrued and unpaid interest hereon, in addition to, for both (i) and (ii) above, the payment of (a) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Note and (b) the Make-Whole Amount.

 

New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of the Note, regardless of any transfers of any Note, regardless of the number of Closings, and regardless of the number of instruments that may be issued to evidence such Note.

 

Permitted Indebtedness” means the indebtedness evidenced by the Note.

 

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Permitted Lien” means the individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens imposed by law that were incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens, statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and that (x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien, (c) all Liens that are currently in existence as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(n) of the Purchase Agreement, (d) Liens incurred in connection with Permitted Indebtedness; and (e) the Liens listed on Disclosure Schedules.

 

Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015, among the Company and the original Holders, as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).

 

Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board, or the OTC Markets Group Inc.’s OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTC Pink marketplaces (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)` if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then-outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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Section 2.          Interest.

 

a)          Guaranteed Interest. The Company shall pay interest to the Holder at the rate of 12% per annum on aggregate uncontroverted and then-outstanding principal amount of this Note (and any increases thereto) from and after the date of each Closing (or any such increases) through and including the Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the above and anything to the contrary contained herein, the minimum amount of interest due and payable hereunder shall be an amount not less than equivalent to twelve percent (12%) of the initial principal amount of this Note. For clarity and not for limitation, such minimum of twelve percent (12%) interest shall be (i) guaranteed, independently of any conversion or repayment of any principal hereunder and (ii) added to the principal amount of this Note prior to calculation of any Late Fees, the Make-Whole Amount, or Mandatory Default Amount.

 

b)          Payment of Interest in Cash or Kind. Interest shall be payable on each Conversion Date (as to that principal amount then being converted) and on each Amortization Payment Date or the Maturity Date, as applicable, in cash or in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s option; provided, however, that in the event that all of the Equity Conditions are not met on that certain Conversion Date, Amortization Payment Date or Maturity Date, as applicable, such payment in cash or Common Stock or combination thereof shall be at the Holder’s option. Payment of interest in shares of Common Stock shall otherwise occur pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) herein. Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of this Note (the “Note Register”). Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Company pays interest partially in cash and partially in shares of Common Stock to the holder of the Note, then such payment of cash shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the then-outstanding Note based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Note pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

c)          Late Fee. All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be paid hereunder shall entail a late fee at an interest rate equal to the lesser of twenty-four percent (24%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law (the “Late Fees”) that shall accrue daily from the date such interest is due hereunder through and including the date of actual payment in full.

 

d)          Amortization Payments. Starting on the six-month anniversary and ending on the eighteen-month anniversary of the issuance date of this Note, on the 15th and 30th date of each month therein (each an “Amortization Payment Date”), the Borrower shall redeem one-twenty-fourth (1/24th) of the face amount of this Note and guaranteed interest (each, an “Amortization Payment”) in accordance with the attached Amortization Schedule (Appendix A). Each Amortization Payment shall, at the option of the Company, be made in cash or Common Stock or a combination thereof pursuant to the Amortization Conversion Rate; provided, however, that in the event that all of the Equity Conditions are not met on that certain Amortization Payment Date, such payment in cash or Common Stock or some combination thereof shall be at the Holder’s option. In respect of payments made in cash, the prepayment premium, as set forth in Section 2(e), below shall apply.

 

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Notwithstanding the above, or anything to the contrary in this Note,

 

i.            upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Purchaser, at any time prior to an Amortization Payment becoming due and payable, the Company and the Purchaser may agree that the Company may delay any such amortization payment by up to three weeks from its due day if such delay is accompanied by an additional 3% discount of the then-applicable Amortization Conversion Rate. In connection therewith, upon not less than three day’s written notice, the Purchaser may request that the Company delay payment of the next succeeding Amortization Payment by up to 45 days, subject to a further one-day written notice thereafter by the Purchaser for payment thereof or, at the Purchaser’s sole option, for conversion of some or all of such Amortization Payment into shares of the Company’s common stock. The Purchaser’s exercise, by itself, of any such delay option shall not result in any additional discount of the then-applicable Amortization Conversion Rate. The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to permit the Purchaser to exercise each and every such delay option.

 

ii.         the Purchaser, upon written notice to the Company, may, at any time or from time to time, request that the Company accelerate payment of the lesser of (i) thirty percent (30%) of the original principal amount of the Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon or (ii) the then-outstanding principal and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon; provided, however, that such accelerated payment(s), if any, (a) shall not be made in cash, but shall be made only in Common Stock, the conversion ratio thereof calculated at the then-current Conversion Price, (b) if so made, shall not accrue any prepayment premium, and (c) after application of such payment to interest, as set forth in clause (a) above, shall reduce the then-final amortization payment(s) due and owing under this Note.

 

e)          Prepayment. At any time prior to the Maturity Date, upon five (5) days written notice to the Holder, the Company may prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Note and the relevant portion of the guaranteed interest. If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to the sum of the then-outstanding principal amount of this Note and guaranteed interest multiplied by 120%. The Holder may continue to convert the Note from the date notice of the prepayment is given until the date of the prepayment.

 

Section 3.          Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.

 

a)          Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

b)          Investment Representations. This Note has been issued subject to certain investment representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

c)          Reliance on Note Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Note Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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Section 4.          Conversion.

 

a)          Voluntary Conversion. At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Note is no longer outstanding, this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Note to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required physically to surrender this Note to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Note, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b)          Conversion Price. The fixed conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be $0.022, subject to adjustment herein (the “Conversion Price”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at any time after the occurrence of any Event of Default the Holder may require the Company to, at such Holder’s option and otherwise in accordance with the provisions for conversion herein, convert all or any part of this Note into Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion Price. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification, or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock during such measuring period. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 6 hereof and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

c)Mechanics of Conversion.

 

i.            Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Note to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.

 

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ii.         Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Note, which certificate or certificates shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those that may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) if (i) generated on or after the six-month anniversary of the Original Issue Date (provided that the Securities are then eligible for resale under Rule 144), (ii) such Securities are then the subject of an effective registration statement, or (iii) such Securities are otherwise freely tradable pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration, (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest (if the Company has elected or is required to pay accrued interest in cash) and (C) a bank check in the amount of the Make-Whole Amount. Each certificate or all certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) shall be delivered electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions. If a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares shall not be free of restrictive legends because of the reasons set forth above, then the Conversion Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in the following form, as appropriate:

 

“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

iii.         Failure to Deliver Certificates. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Note delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice. Whether or not the Holder elects to rescind any such Conversion, the Company shall promptly, upon demand therefor, reimburse the Holder in cash for any fees and costs that the Holder may have directly or indirectly incurred by virtue of such untimely delivery or absolute delivery failure. Such fees and costs include, but are not limited to, interest charges, margin fees, and costs of “buy-in.” Further, the principal amount of the Note shall be increased by $1,000.00 for each calendar day that a failure to deliver the certificates continues.

 

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iv.         Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation, or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance that might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Note shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement, or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Note shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Note, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000.00 of principal amount being converted, $10.00 per Trading Day (increasing to $20.00 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 6 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

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v.           Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares that the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Note in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000.00 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Note with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000.00 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000.00. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

vi.         Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to 300% of the Required Minimum (to be adjusted monthly) for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note and payment of interest on this Note, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Note), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then-outstanding principal amount of this Note and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

vii.         Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share that the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

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viii.         Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Note so converted and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for standard or same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion. The Company shall pay all other expenses that may reasonably be expected to be incurred in respect of any conversion, including, but not limited to, legal opinions required for the issuance of such shares of Common Stock and for the removal of any restrictive legends on any certificates evidencing such shares and stop transfer instructions at the Company’s transfer agent.

 

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d)          Holder’s Conversion Limitations. The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Note, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Notes) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Note is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which principal amount of this Note is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Note may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and which principal amount of this Note is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then-outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Note, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Note held by the Holder and the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) that may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Note.

 

Section 5.          Certain Adjustments.

 

a)          Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of, or payment of interest on, the Note), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which, the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination, or re-classification.

 

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b)          Subsequent Equity Sales. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant, or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and each such issuance, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices, or otherwise, or due to warrants, options, or rights per share that are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. If the Company enters into a Variable Rate Transaction, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion price at which such securities may be converted or exercised. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion.

 

c)          Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights that the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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d)          Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Note is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock, or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Note, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

e)          Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Note, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Note), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Note is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Note). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash, or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Note following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Note, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Note a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Note that is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Note) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price that applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Note immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Note and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Note and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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f)         Calculations. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.

 

g)          Notice to the Holder.

 

i.            Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.         Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Note Register, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Note during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 6.          Events of Default.

 

a)          “Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

i.            any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Note or (B) interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise), which default, solely in the case of an interest payment or other default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 3 Trading Days;

 

ii.         the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Note (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (xi) below), which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of (A) 5 Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) 10 Trading Days after the Company has become or should have become aware of such failure;

 

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iii.         a default or event of default (subject to any grace or cure period provided in the applicable agreement, document or instrument) shall occur under (A) any of the Transaction Documents or (B) any other material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is obligated (and not covered by clause (vi) below);

 

iv.         any representation or warranty made in this Note, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

v.           the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) shall be subject to a Bankruptcy Event;

 

vi.         the Company or any Subsidiary shall default on any of its obligations under any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement that (a) involves an obligation greater than $50,000.00, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, and (b) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

 

vii.       the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on a Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five (5) Trading Days or the transfer of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company System is no longer available or “chilled”;

 

viii.       the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction or Fundamental Transaction or shall agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of one-third (1/3) of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions (whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction);

 

ix.         the Company does not meet the current public information requirements under Rule 144 in respect of the Conversion Shares;

 

x.          the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver certificates via DWAC to a Holder prior to the fifth Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of the Note in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

xi.         the Company fails to file with the Commission any required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act such that it is not in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable);

 

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xii.         if the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its properties, (ii) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent or be the subject of an order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any other jurisdiction or foreign country, or (v) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage or any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law, or (vi) take or permit to be taken any action in furtherance of or for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

xiii.       if any order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or appointing a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or of all or any substantial part of its assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of sixty (60) days;

 

xiv.       the occurrence of any levy upon or seizure or attachment of, or any uninsured loss of or damage to, any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary having an aggregate fair value or repair cost (as the case may be) in excess of $100,000.00 individually or in the aggregate, and any such levy, seizure or attachment shall not be set aside, bonded or discharged within thirty (30) days after the date thereof;

 

xv.        the Company shall fail to maintain sufficient reserved shares pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Purchase Agreement; or

 

xvi.       any monetary judgment, writ, or similar final process shall be entered or filed against the Company, any subsidiary, or any of their respective property or other assets for more than $50,000.00, and such judgment, writ, or similar final process shall remain unvacated, unbonded, or unstayed for a period of 45 calendar days.

 

b)          Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs, the Company shall have five (5) days to cure such Event of Default. If following the five-day period the Event of Default remains, then the outstanding principal amount of this Note, plus accrued but unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing five (5) days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Note, the interest rate on this Note shall accrue at an additional interest rate equal to the lesser of two percent (2%) per month (24% per annum) or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Note to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by the Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Note until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 6(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Further to, and not in denigration of any other remedies to which the Holder may be entitled, if any Event of Default occurs and following the five-day cure period the Event of Default remains, then the Holder has the right, but not the obligation, to exercise its rights to convert all or any part of this Note into Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion Price.

 

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Section 7.          Miscellaneous.

 

a)          Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 7(a). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

b)          Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Note ranks pari passu with all other Notes now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.

 

c)          Lost or Mutilated Note. If this Note shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Note, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Note, a new Note for the principal amount of this Note so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Note, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

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d)          Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

e)          Waiver. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Note shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Note. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Note on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Note on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.

 

f)         Severability. If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Note as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Note, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.

 

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g)          Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches, and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note.

 

h)          Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

i)         Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Note and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

j)         Secured Obligation. The obligations of the Company under this Note are secured by all assets of the Company and each Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2015, between the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company and the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.

 

  PositiveID CORPORATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  Facsimile No. for delivery of Notices: ___________________

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note due June 15, 2017, of PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”) of the Company according to the conditions hereof as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.

 

By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4 of this Note, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

Conversion calculations: Date to Effect Conversion:_______________ , 201__
   
  Principal Amount of Note to be Converted: $ ________________________________
   
  Payment of Interest in Common Stock: __ yes __ no
   
  If yes, $ ______________ of Interest Accrued on Account of Conversion at Issue.
   
  Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: ________________________
   
   
  Signature: __________________________________________________________
   
  Name:_____________________________________________________
   
  DWAC Instructions:
   
  Broker Name, address, contact person, and telephone number:
   
   
   
   
   
  Broker DTC No: ______________________________________________________
   
  Account No: ________________________________________________________

 

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Appendix A

 

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

Amortization Payments  Amount   Timing
First Payment:  $37,543.40   June 30, 2016
Second Payment:  $37,543.40   July 15, 2016
Third Payment:  $37,543.40   July 30, 2016
Fourth Payment:  $37,543.40   August 15, 2016
Fifth Payment:  $37,543.40   August 30, 2016
Sixth Payment:  $37,543.40   September 15, 2016
Seventh Payment:  $37,543.40   September 30, 2016
Eighth Payment:  $37,543.40   October 15, 2016
Ninth Payment:  $37,543.40   October 30, 2016
Tenth Payment:  $37,543.40   November 15, 2016
Eleventh Payment:  $37,543.40   November 30, 2016
Twelfth Payment:  $37,543.40   December 15, 2016
Thirteen Payment:  $37,543.40   December 30, 2016
Fourteenth Payment:  $37,543.40   January 15, 2017
Fifteenth Payment:  $37,543.40   January 30, 2017
Sixteenth Payment:  $37,543.40   February 15, 2017
Seventeenth Payment:  $37,543.40   February 28, 2017
Eighteenth Payment:  $37,543.40   March 15, 2017
Nineteenth Payment:  $37,543.40   March 30, 2017
Twentieth Payment:  $37,543.40   April 15, 2017
Twenty-first Payment:  $37,543.40   April 30, 2017
Twenty-second Payment:  $37,543.40   May 15, 2017
Twenty-third Payment:  $37,543.40   May 30, 2017
Twenty-fourth Payment:  $37,543.46   June 15, 2017

 

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Schedule 1

 

CONVERSION SCHEDULE

 

This 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note due on June 15, 2017, in the original principal amount of $869,791.66 is issued by PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation. This Conversion Schedule reflects conversions made under Section 4 of the above referenced Note.

 

Dated: December 22, 2015

 

Date of Conversion

(or for first entry,
Original Issue Date)

  Amount of
Conversion
 

Aggregate
Principal
Amount
Remaining
Subsequent to
Conversion

(or original
Principal
Amount)

  Company Attest
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

by and among

 

POSITIVEID CORPORATION,

 

and

 

the SOLE SHAREHOLDER OF

 

E-N-G MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC.

 

Dated as of December 22, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 22, 2015 is entered into between PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), and the sole shareholder of E-N-G Mobile Systems, Inc., a California close corporation (the “Company”), Dick Glass ( “Seller”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns six hundred (600) shares of capital stock (the “Shares”) of the Company, constituting one hundred percent (100%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock; and

 

WHEREAS, Seller wishes to sell to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from Seller, the Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

The following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article I:

 

Action” means any claim, action, demand, suit, audit, assessment, arbitration or inquiry, or any proceeding, in each case that is by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

 

Acquisition Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).

 

Adjustment Baseline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).

 

Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) 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 securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Arbitrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(c).

 

Auditor” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).

 

Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.

 

Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.

 

Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.

 

 

 

  

Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to be closed for business.

 

Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Buyer Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.

 

Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).

 

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.

 

Closing Net Asset Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and Treasury Regulations.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Company Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a).

 

Company IP Agreements” means all agreements to which the Company is a party or by which any of them is otherwise bound that relate to Intellectual Property, including (i) licenses of Intellectual Property to the Company by any other Person, and (ii) licenses of Intellectual Property by the Company to any other Person.

 

Competing Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13.

 

Competitive Activity” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.13.

 

Constituent Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.

 

Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).

 

Direct Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(c).


Direct Claim Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(c).

 

Direct Claim Dispute Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(c).

 

Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules delivered by Seller and Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c).

 

Earn-Out Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c).

 

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Earn-Out Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c).

 

Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.

 

Employees” means those Persons employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, collateral assignment, license (or sublicense), charge, claim, easement, encroachment, restriction, covenant or other encumbrance or limitation of any kind, or any filing or agreement to file any financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code or any similar Law.

 

Environmental Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, which, together with such Person, is treated as a single employer under section 414 of the Code.

 

ERISA Affiliate Liabilities” means any liabilities arising out of the status of the Company an ERISA Affiliate of Seller or any of the Non-Company Affiliates.

 

Final Closing Net Asset Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b).

 

Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.

 

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.

 

Glass Consulting Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, any agency, instrumentality (including any state-owned or state-controlled enterprise), court, or tribunal of such government or political subdivision or any non-governmental self-regulatory agency, commission or authority.

 

Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

 

Indebtedness” means and includes, whether or not secured by the assets or equity of a Person, (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or indebtedness issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for property or services, including all Seller notes and “earn-out” payments, (iii) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture, mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security, (iv) obligations under any interest rate, currency or other hedging agreement, (v) all obligations under leases which are required under GAAP to be recorded as capital leases in respect of which any such Person is liable as lessee, (vi) obligations under any letters of credit, (vii) guarantees or other contingent liabilities (including so called take-or-pay or keep-well agreements) with respect to any liability of any other Person of a type described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, or (viii) any accrued and unpaid interest or prepayment, unwind, brokerage or redemption penalties or fees owing by such Person with respect to any liability of a type described in clauses (i) through (vii) above.

 

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Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

 

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.

 

Insurance Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12.

 

Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a).

 

IT Systems” means the hardware, Software, data, databases, data communication lines, network and telecommunications equipment, Internet-related information technology infrastructure, wide area network and other information technology equipment owned, leased or licensed by the Company and its Subsidiaries or otherwise used in the operation of the business.

 

Law” or “Laws” means any constitution, statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, judgment, decree, or rule of law of any Governmental Authority.

 

Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interests in real property held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b).

 

Losses” or “Loss” means losses, damages, liabilities, costs, claims, fines, deficiencies, payments or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses.

 

Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(a).

 

Non-Company Affiliate” means any Affiliate of Seller other than the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(d).

 

Owned Real Property” means, as of the date hereof, all land, together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon, and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto, owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Permits” means all permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, authorizations, certifications, consents, or other indicia of authority required to be obtained from Governmental Authorities to own, construct, operate, sell, inventory, disburse, or maintain any asset or conduct any business.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity or Governmental Authority.

 

Post-Closing Period” means any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date and, with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends thereafter, the portion of such Tax period beginning after the Closing Date.

 

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Purchase Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

 

Purchase Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).

 

Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

 
Representative” means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.

 

Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.

 

Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

 

Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Signed Backlog Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c).

 

Software” means computer software programs, including application software, system software, firmware, middleware and mobile digital applications, including all source code, object code, and documentation related thereto, in any and all forms and media.

 

Subsidiary” means, when used with respect to any Person, any Person, whether incorporated or unincorporated, (a) a majority of the securities or other equity interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such Person is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, together with its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, or (b) that, together with its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, controls the direction or management of, such Person.

 

Surviving Provisions” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement or other document filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

 

Taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts, sales, use, production, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, registration, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, estimated, excise, severance, environmental, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real or personal), escheat, unclaimed property, real property gains, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties.

 

Third-Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(a).

 

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Trademarks” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a).

 

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations prescribed under the Code.

 

Uncovered Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(c).

 

WARN Act” means the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, and similar state, local and foreign Laws related to plant closings, relocations, mass layoffs and employment losses.

 

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

Section 2.01 The Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined) on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and as of the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined), Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller, all right, title and interest in and to Seller’ Shares, free and clear of Encumbrances.

 

Section 2.02 Consideration. The price to be paid by the Buyer for the Shares shall be (collectively, the “Purchase Consideration”):

 

(a)                                        Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) in cash (the “Purchase Price”).

 

(b)                                       A convertible promissory note issued by Buyer to Seller in the amount of $150,000, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein (the “Purchase Note”).

 

(c)                                        Additional earn-out payments may be earned by Seller (each payment is an “Earn-Out Payment” and collectively, such payments are the “Earn-Out Payments”). Each Earn-Out Payment, if any, will be calculated at Five Percent (5%) of the revenue actually recognized and realized from each of the contracts and purchase orders identified, with an earn-out value indicated for each on the signed backlog schedule (the “Signed Backlog Schedule”) subsequent to Closing. For purposes of determining whether any Earn-Out Payment will be made and the amount of such payment, the term “Signed Backlog Schedule” means those signed contracts and purchase orders in effect as of the date of Closing but under which the product is yet to be delivered and all or a portion of the revenue is yet to be recognized as of Closing as set forth Schedule 2.02(c). The Earn-Out Payments will be paid in cash within five business days following the date Buyer recognizes the revenue (including deposits held) and receives full payment from the applicable contract or purchase order on the Signed Backlog Schedule. No Earn-Out Payment will be made (i) prior to January 1, 2016, or (ii) later than March 15, 2017. The Earn-Out Payments shall be subject to adjustment as described in Section 2.04 and as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.

 

Section 2.03 Closing Deliverables.

 

(a)                Seller Closing Deliverables. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer:

 

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i.                     certificates representing the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, duly endorsed to Buyer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers;

 

ii.                     an executed consulting agreement in a form satisfactory to Buyer in its sole and absolute discretion between the Company and Dick Glass (the “Glass Consulting Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein;

 

iii.                     all consents and approvals relating to the Company and/or the Subsidiaries required to be obtained from the any Governmental Authority and from third parties under Contracts (as hereinafter defined), including but not limited to those consents listed and described on Schedule 2.03(a)(iii) hereto;

 

iv.                     except as set forth in Schedule 2.03(a)(iv), the written release of all Encumbrances (other than Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due and payable) relating to the assets of the Company or of any Subsidiary or the Shares, in either case, executed by the holder of or parties to each such Lien, in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and its counsel;

 

v.                     an executed security agreement pursuant to which Buyer agrees that the Shares shall serve as collateral in the event of Buyer’s non-performance under the Purchase Note (the “Security Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C incorporated herein;

  

vi.                     evidence that the collector automobiles listed and described on Schedule 2.03(a)(vi) have been transferred from the Company to Seller in his individual capacity;

 

vii.                     a certificate of good standing, or equivalent certificate, for the Company, dated within ten (10) Business Days (as hereinafter defined) of the Closing Date, issued by the appropriate Government Authority;

 

viii.                     all share transfer books, minute books and other corporate records of the Company; and

 

ix.                     a copy, certified by the Secretary of the Company to be true, complete and correct as of the Closing Date, of the constituent documents of the Company, and resolutions of the stockholders and board of directors or other governing body of the Company, authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)               Buyer Closing Deliverables. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller or cause to be delivered:

   

i.                     by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Purchase Price to the account designated by Seller not less than two Business Days (as hereinafter defined) prior to the Closing Date;

 

ii.                     an executed Glass Consulting Agreement;

 

iii.                     an executed Purchase Note;

 

iv.                     an executed Security Agreement; and

 

v.                     Secretary Certificate of Buyer and resolution of Board of Directors approving the transaction.

 

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Section 2.04 Adjustments to the Earn-Out Payment. For purposes of this Section 2.04, the term Earn-Out Payment shall include all Earn-Out Payments.

 

(a)                Adjustment Baseline. The Purchase Price and Earn-Out Payment Buyer agrees to pay to Seller hereunder was determined and agreed to by the parties based on Seller’s delivery of a closing audited net asset balance of $800,000 (the “Adjustment Baseline”).

   

(b)               Post-Closing Adjustments to Earn-Out Payment; Audit Rights; Agreement upon the Closing Net Asset Balance.

   

i.                As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, and in any event within ninety (90) calendar days thereof, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a (i) balance sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Balance Sheet”) and (ii) a calculation of closing audited net asset balance of the Company prepared by Buyer as of the Closing Date determined using the Closing Balance Sheet (the “Closing Net Asset Balance”). For purposes of this Section 2.04, the term “net asset balance” shall mean assets of the Company minus liabilities of the Company. The Closing Balance Sheet and Closing Net Asset Balance shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. Schedule 2.04(b) lists the fixed assets of the Company. As it relates to fixed assets on the Closing Net Asset Balance, Buyer and Seller agree that an amount up to $100,000 of asset value may be added to the net asset balance as determined by an independent valuation of the Company’s fixed assets. Such independent valuation shall be conducted at the Seller’s expense by an independent valuation company selected by Seller, in Seller’s sole discretion.

   

ii.                Upon delivery of the Closing Net Asset Balance, Buyer shall provide the Seller and its accountants access to the accountants and accounting records of the Company and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Seller with access to the Buyer’s outside accountants and any and all working papers prepared by the Company or the Buyer related to the preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and calculation of the Closing Net Asset Balance. If the Seller disagrees with the Closing Balance Sheet and/or the calculation of the Closing Net Asset Balance, the Seller must notify Buyer of such disagreement in writing, setting forth in reasonable detail the particulars of such disagreement, within ninety (90) days after its receipt of the Closing Balance Sheet and Closing Net Asset Balance. In the event that the Seller does not provide such a notice of disagreement within such ninety (90) day period, the Seller shall be deemed to have accepted the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Net Asset Balance delivered by Buyer, which, if not objected to within the relevant ninety (90) day period, shall then be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes hereunder. In the event any such notice of disagreement is timely provided, Buyer and the Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts for a period of ninety (90) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree) to resolve any disagreements with respect to the preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and the calculations of the Closing Net Asset Balance. If, at the end of such period, they are unable to resolve such disagreements, then Buyer and the Seller shall mutually select an independent accounting firm of recognized national standing (the “Auditor”) to act as a referee to resolve any remaining disagreements. The Auditor shall determine as promptly as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) calendar days of the date on which such dispute is referred to the Auditor, based solely on the terms of this Agreement, any remaining disputes. Each of the Buyer and the Seller (or their respective designees) shall be permitted to submit a proposed Closing Balance Sheet and Closing Net Asset Balance and applicable supporting documentation and to make a presentation to the Auditor in connection with the resolution of any such disagreements. The Auditor shall have the right to request any additional documents, materials, presentations or evidence as it may determine necessary in its reasonable judgment in making its determination, and each party shall provide any additional materials at the request of the Auditor. It is the intent of the parties that the process set forth in this Section and the activities of the Auditor in connection herewith are not (and should not be considered to be or treated as) an arbitration proceeding or similar arbitral process and that no formal arbitration rules should be followed. The fees and expenses of the Auditor incurred in connection with its review and resolution of any disputes shall be allocated between Buyer, on one hand, and the Seller, on the other, by the Auditor in proportion to the extent either of such parties did not prevail in the aggregate on items in dispute on their respective Closing Balance Sheets and Closing Net Asset Balances; provided that such fees and expenses shall not include, so long as a party complies with the procedures of this Section, the other party’s outside counsel, accounting or other fees. The determination of the Auditor shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties. The amounts of the Closing Net Asset Balance as finally determined in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.04(b) shall be referred to as the “Final Closing Net Asset Balance”. The date on which the Final Closing Net Asset Balance is finally determined in accordance with this Section 2.04(b) is hereinafter referred to as, the “Determination Date.”

 

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iii.                If the Final Closing Net Asset Balance is higher than the Adjustment Baseline, then, promptly following the Determination Date, the Earn-Out Payment next to be due shall be increased by the amount equal to the amount by which the Final Closing Net Asset Balance exceeds the Adjustment Baseline (the “Positive Adjustment Amount”). If the Final Closing Net Asset Balance is lower than the Adjustment Baseline, then, promptly following the Determination Date the Earn-Out Payment next to be due (the “Earn-Out Payment at Issue”) shall be reduced by the amount equal to the amount by which the Adjustment Baseline exceeds the Final Closing Net Asset Balance (the “Negative Adjustment Amount”). In the event that the Negative Adjustment Amount is more than the Earn-Out Payment At Issue, Buyer shall reduce any future Earn-Out Payments due to Seller until the Negative Adjustment Amount has been satisfied in full. In the event that no Earn-Out Payments are earned by, and due to Seller, following the Determination Date, (i) if Buyer owes Seller a Positive Adjustment Amount, Buyer shall pay Seller the Positive Adjustment Amount in cash within five days following the last date on which a contract or purchase order listed on the Signed Backlog Schedule is due and payable, provided that such payment shall not be made later than the end of the taxable year in which the Positive Adjustment Amount was calculated; and (ii) if Seller owes Buyer a Negative Adjustment Amount, the amount of the Purchase Note shall be reduced by the Negative Adjustment Amount.

 

Section 2.05 Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically via: (i) confirmation of wire delivery of the Purchase Price (as hereinafter defined); and (ii) confirmation of the exchange of signature pages to this Agreement, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on the date the two preceding conditions are satisfied (the “Closing Date”), effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the Closing Date (“Effective Time”).

 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

 

Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.

 

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Section 3.01 Authority of Seller. Seller has all necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out his obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement, the performance by Seller of his obligations hereunder and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby are duly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

Section 3.02 Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of California. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as it is currently conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of its business as currently conducted makes such licensing or qualification necessary. True and complete copies of the organizational documents (the “Constituent Documents”) of the Company have been provided to Buyer.

 

Section 3.03 Capitalization.

 

(a)                The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of one thousand (1,000) shares of common stock, of which six hundred (600) shares are issued and outstanding and constitute the Shares. The Shares constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the Company’s issued and outstanding capital stock. All of the Shares have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, were issued in compliance with all rights of first refusal, preemptive rights and similar rights, and are owned of record and beneficially by Seller, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than those Encumbrances arising from acts of Buyer from and after the Closing Date.

 

(b)               There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the capital stock of, or other interests in, the Company or obligating Seller, the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or any other interest in, the Company. The Company does not have outstanding and have not authorized any stock appreciation, phantom stock, rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, conversion rights, profit participation or similar rights or equity-linked awards. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.03(b), there are no voting trusts, stockholder agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Shares.

 

Section 3.04 Subsidiaries. The Company does not, directly or indirectly, own or have any interest in any shares or other equity ownership interest in any other Person.

 

Section 3.05 No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated, do not and will not: (a) conflict with, result in a violation or breach of any provision of the Constituent Documents of Seller and the Company; (b) assuming all consents, authorizations, orders, and approvals of Governmental Authorities are received, result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Seller and the Company; or (c) except as set forth in Section 3.05 of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under, materially conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default under or result in the acceleration or termination of any contract of Seller, Material Contract or Permit, except, with respect to such Seller contracts, where the failure to give notice or obtain consent would not have a material effect on Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. No material consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or material notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Seller and the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such filings as set forth in Section 3.05 of the Disclosure Schedules.

 

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Section 3.06 Financial Statements. Copies of the Company’s unaudited financial statements consisting of the balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 and the related statements of income for the years then ended and the unaudited financial statements consisting of the balance sheet of the Company as of November 30, 2015 and the related statement of income for the period then ended (the “Financial Statements”) are attached hereto as Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedules. The Financial Statements have been prepared (i) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved subject to normal and recurring material year-end adjustments and the absence of notes and (ii) in accordance with the methodologies used to the prepare the unaudited financial statements of Seller for the same time periods. The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations of the Company for the periods indicated, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. The balance sheet of the Company as of November 30, 2015 is referred to herein as the “Balance Sheet” and the date thereof as the “Balance Sheet Date.”

 

Section 3.07 Undisclosed Liabilities. To the Seller and the Company’s knowledge, the Company has no liabilities, obligations or commitments of a type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (a) those which are adequately reflected or specifically reserved against in the Balance Sheet; (b) those which have been incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date through the Closing Date; (c) ordinary course executory trade obligations to perform after the date hereof any contracts entered into on or prior to the date hereof; and (d) which are set forth in Section 3.07 of the Disclosure Schedules.  

 

Section 3.08 Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions. Except as expressly contemplated by the Agreement or as set forth on Section 3.08 of the Disclosure Schedules, from January 1, 2015 until the Closing Date, the Company has been operated (or Seller has caused the Company to operate) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in all material respects and there has not been any:

 

(a) material event, occurrence or development with respect to the business of the Company;

 

(b) amendment of the Constituent Documents of the Company;

 

(c) adoption or change of any method of accounting or accounting practice of the Company, except as required by GAAP or applicable Law or as disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements;

 

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(d) incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Indebtedness in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000, except unsecured current trade obligations and liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e) creation or other incurrence of any Encumbrance on any material asset of the Company;

 

(f) adoption, amendment or modification of any Benefit Plan, except as required under applicable Law, the terms of any Material Contract or the terms of the individual Benefit Plan; (ii) grant or increase of any compensation (including any retention or change in control bonus), benefits or severance or termination pay to any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company, (iii) acceleration of the vesting or payment of, or funding or in any other way securing the payment, compensation or benefits under, any Benefit Plan, or (iv) hiring or termination of any Employee with an annual base salary or base wages exceeding $50,000;

 

(g) acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets or stock of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or any division thereof for consideration in excess of $10,000; 

 

(h) adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar Law;

 

(i) incident of damage, destruction or loss of any property or assets owned by the Company or used in the operation of their businesses, whether or not covered by insurance, having a replacement cost or fair market value in excess of $10,000;

 

(j) (i) making, change or revocation of any Tax election; (ii) settlement or compromise of any claim or liability with respect to Taxes relating to the Company; (iii) closing agreement entered into relating to Taxes; (iv) amended Tax Return filing; (v) surrender of any right to claim a refund of Taxes; (vii) incurrence of any liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business; (viii) failure to pay any Tax that was due and payable (including any estimated tax payments); (ix) preparation or filing of any Tax Return in a manner inconsistent with past practice; or (x) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment relating to the Company; or

 

(k) any agreement to do any of the foregoing.

 

Section 3.09 Material Contracts.

 

(a) Section 3.09(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists each of the following contracts and other agreements, whether written or oral, to which the Company is a party (collectively, including any Leases, the “Material Contracts”):

 

(i) each agreement involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000 and either (x) requiring performance by any party more than one year from the date hereof or (y) which cannot be cancelled by Seller or the Company, as applicable, without more than 30 days’ notice;

 

(ii) all agreements that relate to the acquisition or disposition of any stock or assets of any other Person or any real property (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise), in each case involving consideration in excess of $10,000;

 

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(iii) (a) except for agreements relating to unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business, all agreements relating to Indebtedness (including, without limitation, guarantees) or the placing of an Encumbrance on any asset of the Company, in each case having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $10,000 and (b) any intercompany loans or similar Indebtedness between the Company and the Seller;

 

(iv) all agreements between or among the Company on the one hand and Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (other than the Company) on the other hand, in each case involving consideration in excess of $10,000;

 

(v) all collective bargaining agreements or agreements with any labor organization, union or association;

 

(vi) all agreements concerning Benefit Plans;

 

(vii) all Company IP Agreements (excluding any agreements for commercially available off-the-shelf Software that is not the subject of a negotiated agreement or customized for the Company, and in each case for which the aggregate amounts paid or payable to or by the Company are less than $10,000);

 

(viii) all contracts and agreements that (A) limit in any respect the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time or (B) contain exclusivity, minimum purchase or supply commitments involving purchases of more than $10,000 per year, most-favored-nation, non-solicitation or similar obligations or restrictions binding on the Company or that would be binding on Buyer or any of its Affiliates after the Closing; and

 

(ix) all settlement, conciliation or similar agreements with any Governmental Authority or pursuant to which the Company is obligated to satisfy any obligation after the date of this Agreement;

 

(x) all agreements under which the Company has advanced or loaned, or agreed to advance or loan, any Person (other than the Company) any amount in excess of $10,000; and

 

(xi) all distribution, supply, manufacturing, joint venture, partnership, or similar agreements or arrangements.

 

(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.09(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, each Material Contract is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, as applicable, and neither the Company, Seller nor any other party thereto is in breach of, or default under the terms of, or has provided or received any notice of any intention to terminate, any such Material Contract.

 

(c) Seller has provided to Buyer a fully executed, true, correct and complete copy of each of the Material Contracts, including any amendments thereto.

 

Section 3.10 Title to Assets; Property.

 

(a) The Company does not have any Owned Real Property. The Company has good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all Leased Real Property, tangible personal property and other assets held by the Company as of the Closing Date. The Leased Real Property identified in Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules comprises all of the real property used or intended to be used in, or otherwise related to, the Company. All such properties and assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of Encumbrances.

 

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(b) Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules lists: (i) the street address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and (iii) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements pursuant to which the Company holds any Leased Real Property (collectively, “Leases”), including the identification of the lessee and lessor thereunder. Except as set forth on Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a sublessor under any Lease.

 

Section 3.11 Intellectual Property.

 

(a) “Intellectual Property” means any and all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (i) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, including all applications and registrations and the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by the foregoing (the “Trademarks”), (ii) copyrights, including all applications and registrations related to the foregoing, (iii) trade secrets and confidential know-how, (iv) patents and patent applications, including all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, (v) internet domain name registrations and URLs, and (vi) all other intellectual or industrial property and related and equivalent proprietary rights, interests and protections. Intellectual Property used by the Company or with respect to the business of the Company shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Company Intellectual Property”.

 

(b) Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all Intellectual Property owned by: (i) the Company; or (ii) the Seller as it relates to the Company, that is registered or subject to a pending application and that is material to the conduct of its business as currently conducted. Seller and the Company each have taken commercially reasonable measures to establish Company Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 3.11(b) as subsisting, valid and enforceable and, except as set forth in Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is the owner of all Company Intellectual Property on Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedules.

 

(c) None of the Seller or the Company has granted any exclusive license to the Company Intellectual Property to any other Person. Except as set forth in Section 3.11(c) of the Disclosure Schedules and to the best of the Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge: (i) the Company Intellectual Property as used by the Company, and the Company’s conduct of its business as currently conducted, do not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of any Person; and (ii) no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Company Intellectual Property in any way that would have an adverse effect on the business of the Company as currently conducted.

 

(d) The Seller and the Company, as the case may be, each have made reasonable efforts to establish the validity and enforceability of the Company Intellectual Property under any applicable Law. The Seller and the Company, as the case may be, each have taken efforts reasonable under the circumstances to maintain the secrecy of all confidential Intellectual Property used in the business as currently conducted, including, without limitation, having policies that require each employee and consultant and any other person with access to trade secrets within the Company Intellectual Property to maintain the confidentiality thereof and there has not been any breach by any such persons of such policy.

 

(e) The Company has employed commercially reasonable efforts to establish and maintain IT Systems (i) in good repair and operating condition, and that are adequate and suitable for the purposes for which they are being used or held for use, and (ii) that conform to their related documentation. The Seller and the Company, as the case may be, have complied with all Laws, privacy policies and contractual obligations to which the Company is subject concerning the Company Intellectual Property, the collection, dissemination, storage, or use of sensitive data, including consumer credit information and protected health information.

 

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Section 3.12 Insurance. The Company, for the past 3 years, has maintained insurance coverage by valid and currently effective insurance policies or binders of insurance (including bonds, general liability insurance, product liability and workers’ compensation insurance) (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”), issued in favor of the Company by insurance companies, in such types and amounts and covering such risks as Seller believes are consistent with customary practices and standards of companies engaged in businesses and operations similar to those of the Company. Section 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedules lists each Insurance Policy, including any bonds. There is no claim by or with respect to the Company pending under any Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such Insurance Policy. The Insurance Policies and the coverage provided thereunder comply with all requirements of applicable Law and all requirements set forth in any Material Contracts and Insurance Policies to which Seller or the Company, as applicable, is a party that require Seller or the Company to carry insurance for the benefit of any other Person. The insurance policies and bonds described in Section 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedules are in full force and effect, all premiums with respect thereto covering all periods up to and including the Closing Date have been paid to the extent due and payable, and no written notice of cancellation or termination has been received with respect to any such policy or bond. The Company is covered by insurance in scope and amount customary and reasonable for the business in which it is engaged. The Insurance Policies currently in effect and which shall continue to be in effect through Closing are occurrence-based policies.

 

Section 3.13 Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, to the best of the Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge, there are (i) no Actions pending or threatened against or by the Company affecting any of its properties, assets or Intellectual Property (or against the Intellectual Property of the Seller that relates to the business of the Company), (ii) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, no Actions or investigations pending or threatened against or by any of Seller or the Company that challenge or seek to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) no investigations pending against the Company, which, in each case, would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.

 

(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, to the best of the Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge, there are no outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against or affecting the Company or any of their properties or assets, which would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Company, taken as a whole.

 

Section 3.14 Compliance With Laws; Permits.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, (i) each of the Company and its officers, directors and employees is and has been at all times since December 31, 2014 in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Company or to which its business, products, properties or assets are subject, (ii) no claim has been made or filed against the Company alleging a violation of any such Laws, and (iii)  the Company has not received notice of any such violations. Seller agrees and acknowledges that the representations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence are true as it relates to Seller’s responsibilities, duties and roles with respect to the Company.

 

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(b) All material Permits required for each of the Company to conduct its business have been obtained by it and are valid and in full force and effect.

 

(c) The Company, Seller and any officer or director or agent acting on behalf of any of them, has not (i) been or is designated on any list of any U.S. Governmental Authority related to customs and international trade Laws, including the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (“OFAC”) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons List, the Commerce Entity List, and the U.S. Department of State’s Debarred List or (ii) participated in any transaction involving such a Person or any country subject to U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

Section 3.15 Environmental Matters.

 

(a) All Leased Real Property is currently, and at all times during Seller’s or the Company’s ownership and/or operation of its business has been, in full compliance with all applicable environmental Laws. At all times during the Company’s occupancy and/or operation of the Leased Real Property, there has not been, or is not now occurring, any Release of any hazardous material or any contamination on, under or from the Leased Real Property. Except as disclosed in Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedules, at all times prior to Company’s occupancy and/or operation of the Leased Real Property, there did not occur any release of any hazardous material or any contamination on, under or from the Leased Real Property.

 

(b) Seller or the Company has obtained and maintained in full force and effect, all Permits and other authorizations required, if any, by any applicable environmental Laws necessary to conduct the activities and business of Seller as currently conducted, and to occupy or operate the Leased Real Property (collectively the “Environmental Permits”). Seller and the Company have conducted the activities and business of the Company in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions of any Environmental Permits. Seller or the Company, as applicable, has filed all reports and notifications required to be filed under applicable environmental Laws and Environmental Permits.

 

Section 3.16 Employee Benefit Matters.

 

(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company has not adopted, established, maintained or contributed to any benefit, retirement, employment, consulting, incentive, bonus, stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right, phantom equity, change in control, retention, deferred compensation, severance, vacation, paid time off, welfare, post-employment health and welfare and other material compensation or benefit agreement, plan, policy, program or arrangement, whether oral or in writing, (i) covering one or more Employees, former employees of the Company, or the beneficiaries or dependents of any such Persons (each, a “Benefit Plan”). Section 3.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedules lists all Benefit Plans.

  

(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, no Benefit Plan: (i) is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; (ii) is subject to Sections 401(a) or 501(a) of the Code, or (iii) is a “multiple employer plan” or a “multi-employer plan” (as those terms are defined in ERISA). Each of Seller and the Company has no liability with respect to any plan subject to ERISA.

 

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(c) Seller has delivered or caused to be delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of: (i) the most recent determination letter, opinion or advisory letter received by the Company from the Internal Revenue Service regarding any Benefit Plans which the Company maintains or to which it contributes and any amendment to any Benefit Plan made subsequent to any Benefit Plan amendments covered by any such determination letter; (ii) the three (3) most recent Form 5500s for the Benefit Plans; (iii) the most recently prepared actuarial valuation reports, if applicable; (iv) all current plan documents, texts, amendments, trust instruments and other agreements adopted or entered into in connection with each of the Benefit Plans; (v) all insurance and annuity contracts related to any Benefit Plan; and (vi) the most recent summary plan descriptions and any summaries of material modifications, each as applicable, for the Benefit Plans. Since the date the documents were supplied to Buyer, no plan amendments have been adopted, no changes to the documents have been made, and no such amendments or changes shall be adopted or made prior to the Closing Date.

 

(d) To the extent required (either as a matter of law or to obtain the intended tax treatment and tax benefits), all Benefit Plans comply in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable Laws, including without limitation ERISA and the Code. With respect to the Benefit Plans, (i) Seller and the Company have performed all material obligations required to be performed by it under any Benefit Plan and applicable Law, and, to the knowledge of Seller, is not in default under or in violation of the terms of any Benefit Plan and (ii) all required contributions which are due have been made and a proper accrual has been made for all contributions due in the current fiscal year. Each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a determination or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service that it is so qualified and each related trust that is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code has received a determination or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service that it is so exempt and, to the knowledge of the Seller, no fact or event has occurred since the date of such letter or letters from the Internal Revenue Service that could reasonably be expected to affect adversely the qualified status of any such Benefit Plan or the exempt status of any such trust.

 

(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(e) of the Disclosure Schedules, there is no pending or threatened Action relating to a Benefit Plan or, to the knowledge of Seller, any fiduciary of any of the Benefit Plans.

 

(f) Seller and the Company have not maintained or been obligated to maintain, or have actual or potential liability for, a Benefit Plan providing group health, dental, vision, life insurance or other welfare benefits to employees following retirement or other separation from service (or to any spouse or dependent of such employees), except to the extent required under COBRA or state law, as applicable.

 

(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(g) of the Disclosure Schedules, no Benefit Plan exists that could: (i) result in the payment to any Employee, director or consultant of any money or other property; or (ii) accelerate the vesting of or provide any additional rights or benefits (including funding of compensation or benefits through a trust or otherwise) to any Employee, director or consultant, in each case as a result of the execution of this Agreement, as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(h) Each Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Closing in accordance with its terms, without material liabilities to Buyer, the Company or any of their Affiliates other than ordinary administrative expenses typically incurred in a termination event.

 

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(i) The Company does not have any ERISA Affiliates or ERISA Affiliate Liabilities.

 

Section 3.17 Employment Matters.

 

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining or other agreement with any labor organization, works council, trade union or other employee representative body, and no such employee representative body represents or purports to represent any employees of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedules, there has not been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor activity or dispute affecting the Company or with respect to any Employees.

 

(b) To the best of Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge, the Company is in compliance with all applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions to the extent they relate to Employees. Except as set forth in Section 3.17(b) of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Actions against the Company pending or threatened to be brought or filed in connection with the employment of any current or former employee of the Company, including, without limitation, any claim relating to unfair labor practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, equal pay, withholding taxes, wages and hours, breaks, independent contractor or employee status, exempt or non-exempt status, or any other employment related matter arising under applicable Laws . All employees who primarily perform services for the Company’s business are employed by the Company.

 

(c) The Company has not implemented any employee layoffs or plant closures that constitutes a mass layoff or plant closure under the WARN Act, and no such events are currently contemplated, planned or announced.

 

(d) The Company has at all times properly classified the Company’s Employees as employees and as exempt or non-exempt for overtime pay, and have properly classified each of the independent contractors providing services to the Company as independent contractors, as applicable, and have treated each person classified by them consistently with such status.

 

Section 3.18 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedules:

 

(a) All Tax Returns required to be filed (taking into account any valid extensions) by or with respect to the income, assets, payroll or other similar assets, attributes or activities of the Company have been filed whether required to be filed by the Company or any other person. Such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. The Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any material Tax Return other than extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business. All Taxes due and owing by the Company have been paid or accrued.

 

(b) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of the Company that are currently in effect.

 

(c) There is no Action by any taxing authority against the Company and no such Action has been threatened in writing.

 

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(d) All Taxes which the Company is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any Employee, creditor or other party have been withheld and paid.

 

(e) No entity classification election or change in entity classification election has been made under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 with respect to the Company s for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

 

(f) The Company has not, within the last five (5) years, been a party to any transaction treated by the parties thereto as one to which Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code applies. The Company is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted or could result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any analogous or similar provision of Law). The Company will not be required to reduce any of their Tax attributes by reason of the application of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-36 to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each contract, arrangement or Benefit Plan of any member of the Company that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) is in documentary and operational compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the applicable guidance issued thereunder in all respects. The Company has no indemnity obligation for any Taxes imposed under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code.

 

(g) The Company is not subject to Tax in any country other than its country of incorporation or formation by virtue of (i) having a permanent establishment or other place of business or (ii) having a source of income, in each case, in such other country. The method of allocating income and deductions among the Company and any parties treated as related or under common control with Company complies with the principles set forth in Code Section 482 and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (and any similar provisions of state, local or non-U.S. law) and any other applicable laws on transfer pricing, and the Company has maintained all applicable records with respect to transfer required to avoid the imposition of penalties under all applicable transfer pricing laws.

 

(h) There are no liens for Taxes on the assets of the Company other than for Taxes not yet due and payable.

 

(i) The Company (i) will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Post-Closing Period as a result of (A) any change in method of accounting relating to the manner in which an item was reported on or prior to the Closing, (B) installment sale or open transaction disposition, intercompany transaction made or excess loss account arising on or prior to the Closing, (C) prepaid amount received or revenue deferred on or prior to the Closing, or (D) any election under Section 108(i) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) in respect of any transaction occurring prior to the Closing, (ii) has not received or applied for a Tax ruling or entered into a closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code on or prior to the Closing, (iii) is not or has not been a member of any affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for purposes of filing Tax Returns (other than a group the common parent of which was Seller) or (iv) has no liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Seller or any of its Subsidiaries), including as a transferee or successor, by contract, operation of law including Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6, or otherwise or pursuant to any Tax sharing, indemnity or other contractual agreements, other than customary indemnification obligations contained in commercial agreements not principally related to Taxes (such as credit or other commercial lending agreements, employment agreements, or other arrangements with landlords, lessors, customers and vendors). No “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) has been undertaken that involves the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 3.19 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller or the Company.

 

Section 3.20 Books and Records.  The minute books and stock record books of the Company, all of which have been made available to Buyer, are complete and correct and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices. The minute books of the Company contain accurate and complete records of all meetings, and actions taken by written consent of, the stockholders, the board of directors and any committees of the board of directors of the Company, and no meeting, or action taken by written consent, of any such stockholders, board of directors or committee has been held for which minutes have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute books. At the Closing, all of those books and records will be in the possession of the Company.

 

Section 3.21 Anti-Corruption. The Company has not and none of the Company’s respective officers, directors, employees, agents, or other individuals or entities acting for or on behalf of the Company has, (i) used any funds for contributions, gifts, entertainment, or other payments related to political activity or (ii) made any payment to any government official, in each case in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended), the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010 or any similar Law.

 

Section 3.22 Customers and Suppliers. Except as provided on Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedules, to the best of the Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge, there exists no condition or state of facts or circumstances involving any customers, suppliers, distributors or sales representatives of the Company that Seller can reasonably foresee could have an adverse impact on the Company after the Closing Date. Except as provided on Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedules, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, no customer, distributor or supplier has provided the Company with notice of its intention to cease doing business with Seller or to materially decrease the amount of business it is presently doing with the Company. Except as provided on Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedules, to the best of the Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge, Seller has no reason to believe that any such Person would do so as a result of the consummation of this transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, no such customer, distributor or supplier has given the Company notice that it is subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding and no such proceeding by any other party is pending or threatened nor has any act or omission occurred that makes such proceeding likely.

 

Section 3.23 Indebtedness. Except as provided in Section 3.06 or Section 3.23 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company does not have any Indebtedness and the Seller does not have any Indebtedness in connection with the Company. Buyer will not acquire any Indebtedness of, or relating to, the Company, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 3.24 Sufficiency of Assets. {intentionally omitted}

 

Section 3.25 Full Disclosure. Each Section of the Disclosure Schedules and other document attached, listed or referenced in a Section of the Disclosure Schedules delivered by or on behalf of Seller to Buyer in connection with this Agreement is complete and accurate. The representations, warranties, assurances or statements of the Seller and the Company contained herein (including the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto), to the best of the Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or, omit a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not materially false or misleading. There are no facts or occurrences of any event or transaction, to the best of the Seller’s and the Company’s knowledge, that have not been disclosed to Buyer in writing and which could reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on the condition of the Company, the assets of the Company or the business of the Company.

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

 

Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, Buyer represents and warrants to Seller that the statements contained in this Article IV are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.

 

Section 4.01 Organization and Authority of Buyer. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of Delaware. Buyer has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement, the performance by Buyer of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

Section 4.02 No Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the charter documents of Buyer; (b) assuming all consents, authorizations, and approvals of Governmental Authorities are received pursuant to Section 5.08, result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Buyer; or (c) except as set forth in Section 4.02 of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any agreement to which Buyer is a party, except in the cases of clauses (b) and (c), where the violation, breach, conflict, default, acceleration or failure to give notice or obtain consent would not have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. No consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Buyer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such filings as set forth in Section 4.02 of the Disclosure Schedules and such consents, approvals, Permits, Governmental Orders, declarations, filings or notices which would not have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 4.03 Investment Purpose. Buyer is acquiring the Shares solely for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Buyer acknowledges that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and that the Shares may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities laws and regulations, as applicable. Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period (including total loss of its investment), and has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of its investment.

 

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Section 4.04 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer.

 

Section 4.06 Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in Section 4.06 of the Disclosure Schedules, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, there are no Actions or investigations pending or, to Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against or by Buyer or any Subsidiary of Buyer that challenge or seek to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

  

Section 5.01 Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing. From the date hereof until the Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to (x) conduct the business of the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact the current organization, business and franchise of the Company and to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relationships of its employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having business relationships with the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to:

 

(a) cause the Company to preserve and maintain all of its Permits;

 

(b) cause the Company to pay its debts, Taxes and other obligations when due;

 

(c) cause the Company to maintain the properties and assets owned, operated or used by the Company in the same condition as they were on the date of this Agreement, subject to reasonable wear and tear;

 

(d) cause the Company to continue in full force and effect without modification all Insurance Policies, except as required by applicable Law;

 

(e) cause the Company to defend and protect its properties and assets, including any Company Intellectual Property, from infringement or usurpation;

 

(f) cause the Company to perform all of its obligations under all contracts relating to or affecting its properties, assets or business, including Material Contracts;

 

(g) cause the Company to maintain its books and records in accordance with past practice;

 

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(h) cause the Company to comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws; and

 

(i) cause the Company not to take or permit any action that would cause any of the changes, events or conditions described in Section 3.08 to occur.

 

Section 5.02 Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to: (a) afford Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access to and the right to inspect all of the Leased Real Property, properties, assets, premises, books and records, contracts, agreements and other documents and data and, with Seller’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) officers, directors, employees, customers and other business relations, related to the Company; (b) furnish Buyer and its Representatives with such financial, operating and other data and information related to the Company as Buyer or any of its Representatives may reasonably request; and (c) instruct the Representatives of Seller and the Company to cooperate with Buyer in its investigation of the Company; provided, however, that any such investigation shall be conducted during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice to Seller, under the supervision of Seller’s personnel and in such a manner as not to materially interfere with the normal operations of the Company. All requests by Buyer for access pursuant to this Section 5.02 shall be submitted or directed exclusively to such individuals as Seller may designate in writing from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Seller nor the Company shall be required to disclose any information to Buyer if such disclosure would: (x) cause material competitive harm to Seller, the Company, and their respective businesses if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated; (y) jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege; or (z) contravene any applicable Law. Prior to the Closing, without the prior written consent of Seller, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Buyer shall not contact any suppliers to, or customers of, the Company. Prior to Closing, Buyer shall have no right to perform invasive or subsurface investigations of the Leased Real Property without the prior written consent of Seller.

 

Section 5.03 No Solicitation of Other Bids. From the date hereof until the Closing, Seller agrees as follows:

 

(a) Seller shall not, and shall not authorize or permit the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of its or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue inquiries regarding an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person concerning a possible Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) enter into any agreements or other instruments (whether or not binding) regarding an Acquisition Proposal. Seller shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated, and shall cause the Company or any of its Affiliates and all of its and their Representatives to immediately cease and cause to be terminated, all existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, an Acquisition Proposal. For purposes hereof, “Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (other than Buyer or any of its Affiliates) concerning (i) a merger, consolidation, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange or other business combination transaction involving the Company; (ii) the issuance or acquisition of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company; or (iii) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of any significant portion of the Company’s properties or assets.

 

(b) In addition to the other obligations under this Section 5.03, Seller shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by Seller or its Representatives) advise Buyer orally and in writing of any Acquisition Proposal, any request for information with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, and the identity of the Person making the same.

 

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(c) Seller agrees that the rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 5.03 shall include having such provision specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to Buyer and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to Buyer.


Section 5.04 Notice of Certain Events.  

 

(a)   From the date hereof until the Closing, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing of:

 

(i) any fact, circumstance, event or action the existence, occurrence or taking of which (A) has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect, (B) has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, any representation or warranty made by Seller hereunder not being materially true and correct or (C) has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.02 to be satisfied;

 

(ii) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(iii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(iv) any Actions commenced or, to threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting Seller or the Company that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 3.13 or that relates to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)   Buyer’s receipt of information pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall not operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by Seller in this Agreement (including Section 7.02 and Section 9.01(b)) and shall not be deemed to amend or supplement the Disclosure Schedules.

 

Section 5.05 {Intentionally Omitted}

 

Section 5.06 Insurance.

 

(a) Seller or the Company, as the case may be, shall continue to carry the Insurance Policies through the Closing, and Seller shall not amend or modify the Insurance Policies or allow any breach, default or cancellation (other than expiration and replacement of policies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) of such Insurance Policies to occur or exist. Except as otherwise provided by this Section 5.06, Buyer acknowledges that from and after the Closing none of Buyer nor the Company shall have coverage under any of Seller’s insurance policies. Seller acknowledges and agrees that with respects to acts, omissions, events or circumstances relating to the Company that occurred or existed prior to the Closing that are covered by Insurance Policies that are occurrence-based policies or claims known or reported to insurers covered by Insurance Policies that are claims-made policies under which policies any of the Company is an insured on or prior to Closing, the Buyer and the Company may make claims under such policies subject to the terms and conditions of such policies and this Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to make claims or seek coverage under the Insurance Policies for any covered claims incurred prior to Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall remain responsible, without recourse to the Company or Buyer, for the deductible or self-insured retention amount for any pre-close insurance claims (regardless of when the claim is presented) covered under any Seller insurance policy.

 

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(b) In the event Buyer or the Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Buyer, the Company, or the Company’s Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 5.06.

 

Section 5.07 Non-Disclosure; Confidentiality. Buyer and Seller acknowledge and agree that the Non-Disclosure Agreement entered into by and between Buyer and Seller remains in full force and effect and shall continue in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, until the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date: (i) Seller shall, and shall cause its respective controlled Affiliates and Representatives to, maintain in confidence any proprietary and confidential written, oral or other information relating to the Company related to Seller’s ownership of the Company prior to the Closing and (ii) Buyer shall, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates and Representatives to, maintain in confidence any written, oral or other information of or relating to Seller (other than information relating to the Company) related to Buyer’s ownership of the Company from and after the Closing, except, in each case, to the extent that the applicable party is required to disclose such information by judicial or administrative process or pursuant to applicable Law or such information can be shown to have been in the public domain through no fault of the applicable party.

 

Section 5.08 Governmental Approvals and Other Third-party Consents.

 

(a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as possible, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Each party shall cooperate fully with the other party and its Representatives and Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. Each party hereto agrees not take any action that is reasonably likely to have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals.

 

(b) Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all third parties that are described in Section 3.05 of the Disclosure Schedules. Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all third parties that are described in Section 4.02 of the Disclosure Schedules; provided, however, that Seller shall not be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom consent or approval is requested.

 

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Section 5.09 Books and Records.

 

(a) In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made against or incurred by Seller prior to the Closing, or for any other reasonable purpose, for a period of three years after the Closing, Buyer shall:

 

(i) retain the books and records (including personnel files) of the Company relating to periods prior to the Closing in a manner reasonably consistent with the prior practices of the Company; and

 

(ii) upon reasonable notice, afford the Representatives of Seller reasonable access (including the right to make, at Seller’s expense, photocopies), during normal business hours, to such books and records.

 

(b) In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made by or against or incurred by Buyer or the Company after the Closing, or for any other reasonable purpose, for a period of three years following the Closing, Seller shall:

 

(i) retain the books and records (including personnel files) of Seller which relate to the Company and their operations for periods prior to the Closing; and

 

(ii) upon reasonable notice, afford the Representatives of Buyer or the Company reasonable access (including the right to make, at Buyer’s expense, photocopies), during normal business hours, to such books and records.

 

(c) Neither Buyer nor Seller shall be obligated to provide the other party with access to any books or records (including personnel files) pursuant to this Section 5.09 where such access would (x) jeopardize any attorney-client privilege; or (y) contravene any applicable Law.

 

Section 5.10 Closing Conditions. From the date hereof until the Closing, each party hereto shall, and Seller shall cause the Company to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are necessary to expeditiously satisfy the closing conditions set forth in Articles II and VI hereof that are for the benefit of the other party.

 

Section 5.11 Public Announcements. Following the date hereof, Seller acknowledges that Buyer may have business reasons to, or be required by applicable Law, the rules or regulations of the SEC, or the stock exchange requirements to make a public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby and Seller agrees that Buyer may disclose such information as it reasonably deems necessary and appropriate to satisfy such business needs or requirements.

 

Section 5.12 Further Assurances. Following the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances, and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.13 Non-Competition. Seller agrees that for the period from the Closing Date until the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date, Seller shall not directly or indirectly, engage in a business competitive to the Company anywhere in the world (each, a “Competitive Activity”); provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit Seller from owning up to an aggregate of five percent of the outstanding shares of any class of capital stock of any Person that engages in any Competitive Activity (a “Competing Person”) so long as Seller does not have any participation in the management of such Competing Person.

 

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Section 5.14 Non-Solicitation. Seller agrees that from and after the date of this Agreement until the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date, he shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or hire any Person who is at any time from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date employed by the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply (i) to solicitations made by job opportunity advertisements and headhunter searches directed to the general public rather than targeting any employees of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Company) or (ii) with respect to any employee who has been terminated by Buyer by the Company after the Closing.

 

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

Section 6.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be fulfilled, at or prior to the Closing, unless a Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which is in effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal, otherwise restraining, enjoining or prohibiting consummation of such transactions or causing any of the transactions contemplated hereunder to be rescinded following completion thereof.

 

Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Buyer’s waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) Each of the representations of Seller (without giving effect to any “material,” “material adverse effect” or similar materiality qualifications therein) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of the Closing Date, except with respect to representations and warranties which speak as to an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct at and as of such date.

 

(b) Seller shall have duly performed and complied with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date.

 

(c) Buyer shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(a) and Section 6.02(b) have been satisfied.

 

(d) No event, occurrence, fact, condition or change has occurred that that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on the Company.

 

Section 6.03 Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Seller’s waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) (i) Each of the representations of Buyer (without giving effect to any “material,” “material adverse effect” or similar materiality qualifications therein) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of the Closing Date, except with respect to representations and warranties which speak as to an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of such date.

 

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(b) Buyer shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date.

 

(c) Seller shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer, that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.03(b) have been satisfied.

 

Section 6.04 Frustration of Closing Conditions. Neither party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VI to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 7.01 Survival.

 

(a) The party making a claim under this Article VII is referred to as the “Indemnified Party” and the party against whom such claims are asserted under this Article VII is referred to as the “Indemnifying Party”. Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, all representations and warranties contained herein or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto and covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement to the extent required to be performed prior to Closing shall survive the Closing and, except as otherwise set forth in this Article VII, shall remain in full force and effect until the date that is twenty four (24) months from the Closing Date. Each of the covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement which by their terms contemplate performance at or after the Closing shall survive the Closing for the period contemplated by their terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims asserted in good faith with reasonable specificity (to the extent known at such time) and in writing by notice from the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party prior to the expiration date of the survival period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of the survival period and such claims shall survive until finally resolved. The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that, except as otherwise set forth in this Article VII, the survival period set forth in this Section 7.01 is a contractual statute of limitations and any claim brought by any party pursuant to this Article VII must be brought or filed prior to the expiration of the survival period.

 

(b) Notwithstanding Section 7.01(a) above, (i) Section 3.18 and any other representations, warranties or covenants made by Seller or the Company with respect to Taxes, or the costs related to the preparation and filing thereof, shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (accounting for any extensions) and (ii) Seller shall be subject to its obligations under Section 7.02(d) until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (accounting for any extensions).

 

Section 7.02 Indemnification By Seller. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article VII, Seller shall indemnify Buyer, its Affiliates, and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) against, and shall hold the Buyer Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any and all Losses of, incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Buyer Indemnified Parties based upon, arising out of, relating to, with respect to or by reason of:

 

(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement to which Seller is a party;

 

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(b) any breach, non-fulfillment of or failure to observe any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(c) any actual fraud committed by Seller, the Company or any of their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or

 

(d) any liability or Losses for Taxes of the Company, or the costs related to the preparation and filing thereof, relating to periods on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.03 Indemnification By Buyer. Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article VII, Buyer shall indemnify Seller, the Company, its Affiliates and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) against, and shall hold the Seller Indemnified Parties harmless from and against, any and all Losses of, incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Seller Indemnified Parties based upon, arising out of, relating to, with respect to or by reason of:

 

(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement to which Buyer is a party;

 

(b) any breach, non-fulfillment of or failure to observe any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

(c) any actual fraud committed by Buyer, the Company or any of their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 7.04 Certain Limitations. The indemnification provided in Section 7.02 and Section 7.03 shall be subject to the following limitations:

 

(a) Payments by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 7.02 or 7.03 in respect of any Loss shall be reduced by an amount equal to the net amount of any insurance proceeds or any indemnity, contribution or other similar payment received by the Indemnified Party in respect of any such Loss. The Indemnified Party shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to recover under insurance policies or indemnity, contribution or other similar agreements for any Losses and (ii) to the extent the Indemnified Party is unable to recover amounts under clause (i) sufficient to cover any Losses (such amounts, the “Uncovered Amounts”), upon the written request of the Indemnifying Party, assign to the Indemnifying Party the right to recover the Uncovered Amounts under such insurance policies or indemnity, contribution, or other similar agreements and use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Indemnifying Party’s claims thereunder.

 

(b) In no event shall any Indemnifying Party be liable to any Indemnified Party for any punitive damages, except if and to the extent any such damages are recovered against an Indemnified Party pursuant to a Third-Party Claim.

 

(c) Each Indemnified Party shall take, and cause its Affiliates to take, to the extent required by Law, all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate any Loss upon becoming aware of any event or circumstance that would be reasonably expected to, or does, give rise thereto.

 

(d) The parties agree that for purposes of (i) determining whether there has been a breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII and (ii) calculating the amount of Losses with respect thereto, such representations and warranties alleged to have been breached shall be construed as if any qualification or limitation with respect to materiality, whether by reference to the terms “material,” “in all material respects,” “in any material respect” or “material adverse effect” or words of similar import, were omitted from the text of such representations and warranties.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, Seller shall not have any obligation under this Article VII unless and until the aggregate amount of Losses so incurred for which Buyer Indemnified Parties are entitled to be indemnified under this Article VII exceeds an amount equal to $25,000 (the "Basket Amount") whereupon Seller shall be liable to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties for all amounts of Losses over such Basket Amount. In no event shall any Indemnifying Party be liable to any Indemnified Party for any Losses in excess of the aggregate Purchaser Consideration.

 

Section 7.05 Indemnification Procedures.

 

(a) Third-Party Claims. If any Indemnified Party receives notice of the assertion or commencement of any Action made or brought by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party to this Agreement (a “Third-Party Claim”) against such Indemnified Party with respect to which the Indemnifying Party is obligated to provide indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party prompt written notice thereof. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses or is otherwise prejudiced by reason of such failure. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, describe the Third-Party Claim in specific detail, shall include copies of all material written evidence thereof and shall indicate the estimated amount of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in or, by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party within 10 Business Days of the notice described in the previous clause, to assume the defense of any Third-Party Claim at the Indemnifying Party’s expense and by the Indemnifying Party’s own counsel, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in good faith in such defense. If the Indemnified Party shall have determined in good faith that (a) an actual or likely conflict of interest makes representation of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party by the same counsel inappropriate, (b) that there may be available to the Indemnified Party one or more defenses or counterclaims that are inconsistent with one or more of those that may be available to the Indemnifying Party in respect of such Third-Party Claim or (c) the conduct of the defense or any proposed settlement of such Third-Party Claim would reasonably be expected to affect adversely the Indemnified Party’s Tax liability, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, upon notice to Indemnifying Party, to engage separate counsel and to control the defense of such Third-Party Claim with respect to such matters, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party. In the event that the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third-Party Claim, subject to Section 7.05(b), it shall have the right to take such action as it deems necessary to avoid, dispute, defend, appeal or make counterclaims pertaining to any such Third-Party Claim in the name and on behalf of the Indemnified Party with the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent. The Indemnified Party shall have the right, at its own cost and expense, to participate in the defense of any Third-Party Claim with counsel selected by it subject to the Indemnifying Party’s right to control the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to pay, settle, or defend such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may, subject to Section 7.05(b), pay, settle, or defend such Third-Party Claim and seek indemnification for any and all Losses based upon, arising from or relating to such Third-Party Claim. Seller and Buyer shall cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects in connection with the defense of any Third-Party Claim, including making available (subject to the provisions of Section 5.09) records relating to such Third-Party Claim and furnishing, without expense (other than reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses) to the defending party, management employees of the non-defending party as may be reasonably necessary for the preparation of the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to control or consent to the defense or settlement of (and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel retained by the Indemnified Party with respect to), and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to have control over the defense or settlement of, any Third-Party Claim that (i) seeks non-monetary relief (except where non-monetary relief is merely incidental to a primary claim or claims for monetary damages), (ii) involves criminal or quasi-criminal allegations, (iii) involves a claim with a Governmental Authority or a key customer, key supplier or regulator of the Indemnified Party, (iv) as to which the Indemnified Party reasonably believes an adverse determination would result in Losses that would exceed the limitation on the right of the Indemnified Party to recovery contained in this Article VII or (v) if in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party the Indemnifying Party has conflicting or adverse interests or is also a party and joint representation would be inappropriate or there may be legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party or the Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party.

 

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(b) Settlement of Third-Party Claims. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not enter into settlement of any Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless such settlement (i) does not provide for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages, (ii) provides for the complete and unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all liabilities and obligations in connection with such Third-Party Claim, (iii) does not result in a finding or admission of any violation of Law, breach of contract or similar acknowledgement, and (iv) the Indemnifying Party shall pay or cause to be paid all amounts arising out of such settlement concurrently with the effectiveness of such settlement. If the Indemnified Party has assumed the defense pursuant to Section 7.05(b), it shall not agree to any settlement without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If the parties are unable to amicably resolve any dispute regarding a Third Party Claim then the disputed matters shall be submitted for resolution to an arbitrator in accordance with Section 7.05(c)(ii) below.

 

(c) Direct Claims. Any claim by an Indemnified Party on account of a Loss which does not result from a Third-Party Claim (a “Direct Claim”) shall be asserted by the Indemnified Party giving the Indemnifying Party prompt written notice thereof. The failure to give such prompt written notice shall not, however, relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations, except and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits rights or defenses or is otherwise prejudiced by reason of such failure. Such notice by the Indemnified Party shall, to the extent practicable, describe the Direct Claim in specific detail, shall include copies of all material written evidence thereof and shall indicate the estimated amount of the Loss that has been or may be sustained by the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days after its receipt of such notice to respond in writing to such Direct Claim. During such 30-day period, the Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate to allow the Indemnifying Party and its professional advisors to investigate the matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to the Direct Claim, and whether and to what extent any amount is payable in respect of the Direct Claim, and the Indemnified Party shall assist the Indemnifying Party’s investigation by giving such information and assistance (including access to the Company’s premises and personnel and the right to examine and copy any accounts, documents or records) as the Indemnifying Party or any of its professional advisors may reasonably request.

 

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(i) If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party during such 30-day period following its receipt of such notice (the “Direct Claim Dispute Period”) that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability to the Indemnified Party under this Article VII, or the amount thereof, the claim specified by the Indemnified Party in such notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under this Article VII, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such loss to the Indemnified Party on demand or, in the case of any notice in which the amount of the claim (or any portion of the claim) is estimated, on such later date when the amount of such claim (or such portion of such claim) becomes finally determined. If the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability for a Direct Claim, it shall tender written notice of its dispute of Direct Claim (the “Direct Claim Dispute Notice”) to the Indemnified Party within the Direct Claim Dispute Period. The parties shall meet within fifteen (15) Business Days of the date of tender of the Direct Claim Dispute Notice in an attempt to resolve liability for the Direct Claim.

 

(ii) If the parties are unable to amicably resolve any dispute regarding a Direct Claim within fifteen (15) Business Days following their initial meeting after tender of the Direct Claim Dispute Notice then the disputed matters shall be submitted for resolution to an arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”) as may be mutually acceptable to Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party. The Arbitrator shall consider the disputed matters and issue a written determination with respect to the disputed matters, which shall be final and binding on the parties. The parties shall cooperate reasonably with each other and each other’s representatives to enable the Arbitrator to render a decision as promptly as possible. The fees and disbursements of the Arbitrator shall be borne by the non-prevailing party. Any arbitration under this Agreement shall be administered in accordance with the provisions the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. All proceedings shall be held in San Francisco, Alameda or Contra Costa, California. For the purpose of clarity, the role of the Arbitrator shall be to resolve whether the party seeking indemnification is entitled to same under the terms of this Agreement, and not to determine the extent of the liability of the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party.

 

Section 7.06 Amount of Indemnification. The amount of indemnification to which an Indemnified Party shall be entitled under this Article VII shall be determined: (a) by the written agreement between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party; (b) by a final judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction; or (c) by any other means to which the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall agree. The judgment or decree of a court shall be deemed final when the time for appeal, if any, shall have expired and no appeal shall have been taken or when all appeals taken shall have been finally determined. For purposes of this Article VII, any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty shall be determined without regard to any materiality, material adverse effect or other similar qualification contained in or otherwise applicable to such representation or warranty.

 

Section 7.07 Payment. With respect to Third Party Claims for which indemnification is payable hereunder, Indemnifying Party will pay Indemnified Party promptly after (i) the entry of judgment against the Indemnified Party and the expiration of any applicable appeal period; (ii) the entry of a non-appealable judgment or final appellate decision against the Indemnified Party; or (iii) the execution of any agreement settling any Third Party Claim as contemplated in Section 7.05(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, expenses of the Indemnified Party for which the Indemnifying Party is responsible will be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party, upon presentation of reasonably detailed invoices for such expenses. With respect to any Direct Claims for which indemnification is payable, Indemnifying Party will promptly pay Indemnified Party (i) if the Indemnifying Party fails to dispute the Direct Claim, in the amount of the Direct Claim, or (ii) in accordance with the resolution of a dispute regarding a Direct Claim.

 

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Section 7.08 Right of Setoff. Upon notice to Seller, Buyer may set off any amount to which it or any of its Affiliates, including the Company may be entitled under this Article VII, against any amounts payable to Seller pursuant to this Agreement, including the Purchase Price and Earn-Out Payments, following a final resolution reached by mutual agreement of the parties.

 

Section 7.09 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments. All indemnification payments made under this Agreement shall be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.

 

Section 7.10 Exclusive Remedies. Subject to Section 5.13, Section 5.14 and Section 10.13, the parties acknowledge and agree that their sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all claims (other than claims arising from fraud, criminal activity or willful misconduct on the part of a party hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in Article VII. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted under Law, any and all rights, claims and causes of action for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation set forth herein or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement it may have against the other parties hereto and their Affiliates and each of their respective Representatives arising under or based upon any Law, except pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in Article VII. Nothing in this Section 7.10 shall limit any Person’s right to seek and obtain any equitable relief to which any Person shall be entitled or to seek any remedy on account of any party’s fraudulent, criminal or intentional misconduct.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

CERTAIN TAX MATTERS

 

Section 8.01 Tax Returns. Seller shall prepare on behalf of the Company and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all income Tax Returns of or with respect to the Company for Tax periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Seller shall determine the manner in which any items of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit arising out of the income, properties and operations of the Company shall be reported or disclosed in such Tax Returns; provided, however, that all such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with most recent past practice, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law. The federal and state income Tax Returns of the Company shall be prepared by Seller on the basis that the Company’s taxable year will end at the end of the day on the Closing Date in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations. If needed, Buyer, at the Seller’s expense, shall cause the Company to furnish Tax information to Seller for use and inclusion in Seller’s federal and state income Tax Returns for Tax periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Seller shall timely pay all Taxes shown as due on such Tax Returns. If required under applicable Law, for all taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date, Seller shall cause the Company, to the extent consistent with past custom and practice, to join in the consolidated income Tax Returns of Seller and its Affiliates. Seller is responsible for any costs incurred by Seller (or Buyer with respect to the furnishing of information to Seller) in connection with the preparation and filing of such Tax Returns and if applicable, shall take all necessary action to promptly reimburse Buyer for such costs.

 

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01 Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

 

(a) by the mutual written consent of Seller and Buyer;

 

(b) by Buyer by written notice to Seller if:

 

(i) Buyer is not then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement and there has been a breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Seller pursuant to this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified in Articles II or VI and such breach, inaccuracy or failure is not cured within 30 days after receipt of written notice thereof from Buyer;

 

(ii) any of the conditions set forth in Articles II or VI shall not have been fulfilled unless such failure shall be due to the failure of Buyer to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions hereof to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing; or

 

(c) by Buyer or Seller by written notice to the other in the event that:

 

(i) there shall be any Law that makes consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibited; or

 

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(ii) any Governmental Authority has issued or entered a Governmental Order restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Governmental Order has become final and non-appealable.

 

(d) by Seller by written notice to Buyer if::

 

(i) Seller is not then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement and there has been a breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified in Articles II or VI and such breach, inaccuracy or failure is not cured within 30 days after receipt of written notice thereof from Seller;

 

(ii) any of the conditions set forth in Articles II or VI shall not have been fulfilled unless such failure shall be due to the failure of Seller to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions hereof to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing; or

 

(e) by Seller or Buyer, if any condition set forth in Articles II or VI becomes incapable of fulfillment through no fault of the party seeking termination and is not waived by the party seeking termination.

 

Section 9.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Article IX, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no further force or effect and there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto, except as set forth in this Section 9.02.

 

(a) The provisions of Sections 5.07, 5.11 and Article VII (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”), and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions which is required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

(b) Seller shall not be released from any Losses resulting from any material breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.

 

(c) Nothing in this Section 9.02 shall be deemed to release either party from any liability for actual fraud.

 

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.01 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred.

 

Section 10.02 Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.02):

 

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If to Seller:

  

Dick A. Glass

President

E-N-G Mobile Systems, Inc.

Tel (925) 798-4060, (800) 662-4522

Cell: (925) 980-6434

Fax (925) 798-0152

E-Mail daglass@e-n-g.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice:

 

John F. Gardner, Esq.
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
1646 N. California Blvd.
Ste. 250
Walnut Creek, CA  94596
Tel:  925.746.7770
Fax: 925.746.7776

 

If to Buyer:

PositiveID Corporation
1690 S Congress Ave, Suite 201
Delray Beach, FL  33445
Telephone: 561-805-8009
bcaragol@psidcorp.com
Attention: William J. Caragol, Chief Executive Officer

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C.

101 Grovers Mill Rd., Suite 200

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Telephone: 609-275-0400

gjaclin@szaferman.com
Attention: Gregg Jaclin

  

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Section 10.03 Interpretation. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the words “either,” “or,” “neither,” “nor” and “any” are not exclusive; (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole; and (d) the words “delivered,” “provided to” and “made available” mean that the referenced document or other material was given to Buyer and its Representatives such that Buyer and its Representatives have actual or virtual possession of such document or other material. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, and Disclosure Schedules mean the Articles and Sections of, and Disclosure Schedules attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified as of the date hereof or the Closing Date to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and to the extent made available to Buyer; and (z) to a Law means such Law as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, then this Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Disclosure Schedules referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.

 

Section 10.04 Schedules. The Disclosure Schedules contain: (i) information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 2.03; and (ii) information required to be disclosed, and certain exceptions to, the representations and warranties in Article III and Article IV. Matters set forth in the Disclosure Schedules are not necessarily limited to matters required by the Agreement to be reflected in the Disclosure Schedules. Such additional matters are set forth for informational purposes, and the Disclosure Schedules may not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Disclosure Schedules constitutes an admission that any information disclosed, set forth or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Schedules or in this Agreement is material or constitutes a Material Adverse Effect. No disclosure in the Disclosure Schedules relating to any possible breach or violation of any contract, Permit or Law will be construed as an admission or indication that any such breach or violation exists or has actually occurred.

 

Section 10.05 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.06 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

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Section 10.07 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto and the other documents delivered by the parties hereto in connection herewith constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous representations, warranties, understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. Each party acknowledges that the other party has not, and the representatives, agents, accountants, and attorneys of the other party have not, made any promise, representation, or warranty, express or implied, except for the promises, representations, and warranties expressly provided herein and in the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto and the other documents delivered by the parties hereto in connection herewith, concerning the subject matter hereof or thereof to induce it to execute this Agreement, and each party acknowledges that it has not executed or authorized the execution of this Agreement in reliance upon any such promise, representation, or warranty not contained herein or therein.

 

Section 10.08 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer’s rights, interests, and obligations hereunder may be assigned to any purchaser of all or any portion of the assets or equity interests of Buyer, or as a matter of law to the surviving entity of any merger of Buyer.

 

Section 10.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 5.07, Article VII, this Section 10.09 and Section 10.10, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit, remedy, obligation, liability or cause of action of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.10 Cooperation. Seller and Buyer each agree to cooperate, and to cause the Company to cooperate, with each other and use, and shall cause their respective Affiliates and Representatives and the Company to use, their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate this transaction or to take any action required after the Closing as promptly as reasonably practicable (it being understood that nothing contained in this Agreement shall require Buyer to reach any agreements or understandings in connection with obtaining any consents, approvals, permits or authorizations ), including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as reasonably practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings; (ii) obtaining as promptly as reasonably practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Authority; (iii) furnishing all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable Laws; (iv) keeping the other parties informed in all material respects of any material communication received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Governmental Authority and of any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case relating to this transaction; and (v) defending against any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of this transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller and Buyer shall not, and shall cause the Company not to, knowingly take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action that would reasonably be likely to materially delay or interfere with the parties’ ability to consummate this transaction or take any action required after the Closing.

 

Section 10.11 Amendment and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

 

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Section 10.12 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction).

 

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY MAY BE INSTITUTED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. SERVICE OF PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR OTHER DOCUMENT BY MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR ANY PROCEEDING IN SUCH COURTS AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

 

(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.12(C) WITH ANY COURT OR OTHER TRIBUNAL AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION, (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.12(C).

 

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Section 10.13 Attorneys Fees. If either party commences an action or proceeding against the other party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or institutes any proceeding in a bankruptcy or similar court which has jurisdiction over the other party, or any or all of its property or assets, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding and in any appeal in connection therewith shall be entitled to have and recover from the unsuccessful party actual attorneys' fees paid or incurred in good faith, court costs, expenses (including without limitation experts' fees) and other costs of investigation and preparation. If such prevailing party recovers a judgment in any such action, proceeding, or appeal, such actual attorneys' fees paid or incurred in good faith, court costs, and expenses (including without limitation experts' fees) shall be included in and as a part of such judgment. "Prevailing Party" within the meaning of this Section includes, without limitation, the party who recovered a greater relief in the action or proceeding on the Agreement as well as a party who agrees to dismiss an action or proceeding on the other party's payment of the sums allegedly due or performance of the covenants allegedly defaulted, or who obtains substantially the relief sought by it.

 

Section 10.14 Specific Performance. The Seller acknowledges that irreparable damage would occur for Buyer if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that Buyer shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity or injunctive relief, without the necessity of proof that any other remedy at law is inadequate.

 

Section 10.15 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  DICK GLASS, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AS SOLE SHAREHOLDER OF E-N-G MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Dick Glass
  Name: Dick Glass, in his individual capacity as Sole Shareholder of E-N-G Mobile Systems, Inc.

 

 

[Seller Signature Page to Stock Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  POSITIVEID CORPORATION
     
     
  By: /s/ William J. Caragol
  Name: William J. Caragol
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Buyer Signature Page to the Stock Purchase Agreement]

 

 



 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Copy

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

 

This Security Agreement (this “Agreement”), is made as of 22st day of December, 2015 by and between Dick Glass (the “Secured Party”) and PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Debtor”) (together, the “Parties”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A. The Debtor and the Secured Party have entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (“Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Debtor purchased all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of E-N-G Mobile Systems, Inc. (“ENG”) held by the Secured Party (“Shares”).

 

B. Pursuant to Section 2.02(b) of the Purchase Agreement, the Debtor agreed to provide the Secured Party with a convertible promissory note in amount of $150,000 (the “Purchase Note”).

 

C. Pursuant to Sections 2.02(b) and 2.03(b)(iii) of the Purchase Agreement, the Parties entered into the Purchase Note as of the date hereof.

 

d. The Parties desire and agree that the Secured Party’s acceptance of the Purchase Note is subject to the condition that the Debtor grant to and create in favor of the Secured Party a security interest in and lien upon the Shares; and

 

F. In furtherance of the above and pursuant to Sections 2.03(a)(vi) and 2.03(b)(iv), the Parties agree to execute this Agreement as a closing condition under the Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and as an inducement to the Secured Party to make the Advance to Debtor, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, covenant and agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Definitions.

 

(a) Certain Definitions. In addition to the words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context hereof otherwise clearly requires:

 

(i) “Collateral” shall mean all of the Shares and all Proceeds (as defined in the Code) thereof.

 

(ii) “Obligations” means all indebtedness of the Debtor to the Secured Party arising on or after the date hereof under the Purchase Note, both principal and interest, and any and all extensions, renewals, re-financing or re-funding, in whole or in part, thereof.

 

(iii) “Event(s) of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Note, as applicable.

 

(b) Other Definitions. Words and terms defined in the Purchase Agreement shall, unless the context hereof otherwise clearly requires, have the same meanings herein as provided in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Debtor Security Agreement (PositiveID Corporation)

1

Execution Copy

 

 

(c) Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, references to the plural include the singular, the singular the plural and the part the whole, and “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”. The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the interpretation hereof in any respect. Section, subsection and exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

Section 2. Security Interest. Debtor, on the terms set forth in this Agreement and as security for the full and timely payment of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof and of the instruments now or hereafter evidencing the Obligations, hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest, under the Uniform Commercial Code (as in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time hereafter) of each state having jurisdiction from time to time with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral (the “Code”), in and a lien on the Collateral. In addition to all the rights given to the Secured Party by the Purchase Note, the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. In connection with the grant of security interest made hereby, Debtor hereby authorizes Secured Party to file or cause to be filed one or more financing statements, amendments to financing statements and/or in lieu financing statements with any filing office for the purpose of perfecting or continuing the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral. Furthermore, in order that the Secured Party may perfect its security interest, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement Debtor shall deliver to Secured Party and Secured Party shall take physical possession and control of the stock certificate representing the Shares. The Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that once the Obligations are paid to the Secured Party by the Debtor under the Purchase Note, the Debtor’s Obligations shall be satisfied and the Secured Party shall take any and all actions necessary to terminate in its security interest in the Collateral.

 

Section 3. Principles Applicable to the Collateral. The parties agree that, at all times during the term of this Agreement, the following provisions shall be applicable to the Collateral, each subject to the terms of the Purchase Note and the Purchase Agreement:

 

(a) The Debtor covenants and agrees that it will keep accurate and complete books and records concerning the Collateral owned by it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

 

(b) The Secured Party shall have the right to review the books and records of the Debtor pertaining to the Collateral and to copy and make excerpts therefrom, all at such times and as often as the Secured Party may reasonably request.

 

(c) The Secured Party shall have the right after a, Event of Default has occurred beyond applicable grace periods (i) to take ownership of the Collateral and (iii) to give notice of the Secured Party's security interest in the Collateral to any or all persons obligated to the Debtor thereon.

 

Section 4. Certain Covenants. Until payment in full of the Obligations, the Debtor agrees that:

 

(a) The Debtor will faithfully preserve and protect the Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral and will, at its own cost and expense, cause said security interest to be perfected and continued perfected, and for such purpose the Debtor will from time to time at the request of the Secured Party execute and file or record, or cause to be filed or recorded, such instruments, documents and notices, including, without limitation, financing statements and continuation statements, as the Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable in order to perfect and continue perfected said security interest. The Debtor will do all such other acts and things and execute and deliver all such other instruments and documents, including, without limitation, further security agreements, pledges and assignments, as the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary or advisable from time to time in order to perfect and preserve the priority of said security interest as a first lien security interest in the Collateral prior to the rights of all persons therein or thereto. The Secured Party is hereby appointed attorney-in-fact for the Debtor to do all acts and things which it may deem necessary or advisable to preserve, perfect and continue perfected its security interest in the Collateral, including, without limitation, the signing of financing and other similar statements.

 

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Section 5. Events of Default.

 

(a) If one or more Events of Default shall occur, then the Secured Party may forthwith proceed to exercise any one or more of the rights and remedies afforded a secured party by the Code and such other rights and remedies which it may have at law or in equity, under this Agreement, all of which rights and remedies shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be cumulative. Without limitation upon the foregoing, the Secured Party shall have the right without demand or prior notice to the Debtor or any other person, except as otherwise required by law (and if notice is required by law, after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Debtor at its address hereinafter set forth) and without prior judicial hearing or legal proceedings, all of which the Debtor hereby expressly waives:

 

(i) to take possession of the Collateral and control of the same; and

 

(ii) to sell all or any portion of the Collateral.

 

(b) The right of the Secured Party under this Section may be enforced by the Secured Party by any and all remedies available to the Secured Party, including a bill in equity for specific performance.

 

Section 6. Defeasance. Upon payment in full of the Obligations, this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. Until such time, however, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

Section 7. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

Section 8. No Waiver; Rights Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Secured Party in exercising any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Secured Party under this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which it may otherwise have. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by the Debtor therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specified instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

Section 9. Notices. Any notice, request, demand or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing by delivering the same in person to the intended addressee, by overnight courier service with guaranteed next day delivery or by certified United States Mail, postage prepaid or telegram sent to the intended addressee at the applicable address as set forth within the Purchase Agreement or to such different address as either Debtor or Secured Party shall have designated by written notice to the other sent in accordance herewith. Such notices shall be deemed given when received or, if earlier, in the case of delivery by courier service with guaranteed next day delivery, the next day or the day designated for delivery, or in the case of delivery by certified United States mail, two days after deposit therein.

 

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Section 10. Governing Law. The Code shall govern the attachment, perfection and the effect of attachment and perfection of the Secured Party's interest in the Collateral, and the rights, duties and obligations of the Debtor and the Secured Party with respect thereto. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of California and the execution and delivery hereof and, to the extent not inconsistent with the preceding sentence, the terms and provisions hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 

Section 11. Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein or made in writing in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

 

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EXECUTED under seal as of the date first above written.

 

  DEBTOR:
   
  PositiveID Corporation
   
  By: /s/ William J. Caragol
  Name: William J. Caragol
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
     

 

  SECURED PARTY:
   
   
  By: /s/ Dick Glass
  Name: Dick Glass
  Title:  
     

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 22, 2015, by and between PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (including its successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1           Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Note (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.

 

Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

BakerHostetler” means Baker & Hostetler LLP, with offices located at 600 Anton Blvd., Suite 900, Costa Mesa, California 92626.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day that is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto in connection with a Closing, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount as to the Closing and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities as to the Closing have been satisfied or waived.

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

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Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Company Counsel” means Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C., with offices located at 101 Grovers Mill Road, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648.

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Note.

 

Conversion Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Note.

 

Disclosure Schedules” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

 

Disbursement Memo” means the Disbursement Memo in the form on Annex A attached hereto.

 

Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, options or that class of Series I preferred stock that the Company issues to employees, officers, or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the Board of Directors, (b) securities upon the exercise of or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities, (c) shares issued pursuant to any equipment loan or leasing arrangement, reap property leasing arrangement or debt financing from a bank or similar institution approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, and (e) shares issuable to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) that is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

 

Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

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FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Indebtedness” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).

 

Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).

 

Legend Removal Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

 

Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.

 

Note” means the 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes payable subject to the specific amortization schedule (as defined therein) over an 18-month period from their date of issuance, issued by the Company to the Purchaser hereunder, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Participation Maximum” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(a).

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Pre-Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).

 

Principal Amount” means, as to the Purchaser, the amounts set forth below such Purchaser’s signature block on the signature pages hereto next to the heading “Principal Amount,” in United States Dollars, which shall equal such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as to the Closing divided by 0.96.

 

Pro Rata Portion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(e).

 

Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Public Information Failure” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).

 

Public Information Failure Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3(b).

 

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Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.

 

Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

Required Minimum” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion in full of all Notes (including Underlying Shares issuable as payment of interest on the Notes), ignoring any conversion limits set forth therein, and assuming that the Conversion Price is at all times on and after the date of determination 75% of the then-Conversion Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Securities” means the Note and the Underlying Shares.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.

 

Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee, and any other documents and filing required thereunder in order to grant the Purchasers a first priority security interest in the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries as provided in the Security Agreement, including all UCC-1 filing receipts.

 

Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

Subscription Amount” means, as to the Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Note purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

Subsequent Financing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(a).

 

Subsequent Financing Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

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Subsidiary Guarantee” means the Subsidiary Guarantee, dated the date hereof, by each Subsidiary in favor of the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board, or the OTC Markets Group Inc.’s OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTC Pink marketplaces (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Note, the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, New York 11598, and a facsimile number of (646) 536-3179, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Transfer Agent Instruction Letter” means the letter from the Company to the Transfer Agent that instructs the Transfer Agent to issue Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.

 

Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Note and issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of interest on the Note in accordance with the terms of the Note.

 

Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13(b).

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

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ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1         Purchase. The Purchaser will purchase a Note with an aggregate principal amount $901,041.66. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and as set forth in Section 2.2, below, the Subscription Amount shall be tendered in one (1) installment in the amount of $865,000.00 (the “Closing”). At the Closing, (i) $20,000.00 shall be deducted by the Purchaser as a non-accountable expense allowance and (ii) $10,000.00 shall be tendered to BakerHostetler in connection with the Purchaser’s legal fees.

 

2.2         Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, such Purchaser’s Closing Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, less any deductions therefrom as noted herein and as otherwise set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser, and, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser its Note for the allocated Principal Amount attributable to the specific Subscription Amount for the Closing. At the Closing, the Company and the Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.3. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.3 and 2.4 for the Closing, the Closing shall occur at the offices of BakerHostetler or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.3         Deliveries.

 

(a)          On or prior to the Closing Date (except as noted), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the following:

 

(i)          this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii)         the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter duly executed by the Company and the Transfer Agent (when required);

 

(iii)        a Note with a principal amount equal to such Purchaser’s Principal Amount as to the Closing, i.e., $901,041.66 for the Closing, registered in the name of such Purchaser; and

 

(iv)        the Security Agreement, duly executed by the Company and each Subsidiary, along with all of the Security Documents, including the Subsidiary Guarantee, duly executed by the parties thereto.

 

(b)          On or prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, as applicable, the following:

 

(i)          this Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser;

 

(ii)         the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as to the Closing by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company; and

 

(iii)        the Security Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.

 

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2.4         Closing Conditions.

 

(a)          The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)          the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii)         all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)        the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement; and

 

(iv)        the Company must have complied with SEC Reports and filings as described in Section 3.1(h).

 

(b)          The respective obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)          the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);

 

(ii)         all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)        the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)        there is no existing Event of Default (as defined in the Note) and no existing event that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would constitute an Event of Default;

 

(v)         the Company shall be fully current on all SEC filings and reports and there shall be no adverse proceeding initiated, ongoing, or threatened by any governmental or regulatory body;

 

(vi)        there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof;

 

(vii)       the Common Stock is DWAC Eligible (as defined in the Note); and

 

(viii)      from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market that, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

 

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ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1        Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser:

 

(a)          Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable, and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

 

(b)          Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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(c)          Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d)          No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)          Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.6 of this Agreement, (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby and (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f)          Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to 300% of the Required Minimum on the date hereof.

 

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(g)          Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors, or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(h)          SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

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(i)          Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(j)          Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

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(k)          Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(l)          Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(m)          Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

(n)          Title to Assets. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(n), the Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting, and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

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(o)          Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described in the SEC Reports as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses and for which the failure so to have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p)          Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(q)          Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

 

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(r)          Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(s)          Certain Fees. Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.1(s), no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiaries to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(t)          Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

(u)          Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(v)         Reserved.

 

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(w)          Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

(x)          Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

 

(y)          Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

(z)          No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act that would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

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(aa)         Reserved.

 

(bb)         Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(cc)         No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

(dd)         Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) that is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(ee)         Accountants. The Company’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 3.1(ee) of the Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

(ff)         Seniority. As of the Closing Date, with the sole exception of other obligations of the Company currently in favor of the Purchaser, no Indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior to the Note in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests (which indebtedness is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and capital lease obligations (which obligations are senior only as to the property covered thereby).

 

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(gg)         No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers that could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(hh)        Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(ii)          Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.15 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) the Purchaser has not been asked by the Company to agree, nor has the Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by the Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) the Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) the Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Underlying Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

(jj)          Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

 

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(kk)         Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

(ll)          Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

(mm)      U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

(nn)        Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(oo)         Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(pp)         Representations and Warranties and Information Provided by the Company Is Not Materially Misleading. The representations and warranties contained herein and the information otherwise provided by the Company to the Purchaser at any time prior to any Closing did not and will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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3.2         Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):

 

(a)          Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company, or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b)          Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c)          Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts the Note it will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act.

 

(d)          Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

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(e)          General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(f)          Opportunity to Obtain Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that representatives of the Company have made available to such Purchaser the opportunity to review the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to ask questions of and receive answers from such representatives concerning the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(g)          Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case the Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1         Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a)          The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of the Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

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(b)          The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

 

[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON [EXERCISE] [CONVERSION] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party, or pledger, shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities.

 

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(c)          Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after any of the events described in (i)-(iv) in the preceding sentence if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder (with a copy to the applicable Purchaser and its broker). If all or any portion of a Note is converted at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by the Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Underlying Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser.

 

(d)          In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Securities as required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

4.2        Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company. In the event of an issuance of stock involving tranches or other multiple closings, the anti-dilution adjustment shall be calculated as if all stock was issued at the Closing.

 

4.3        Furnishing of Information; Public Information.

 

(a)          Until the earliest of the time that no Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

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(b)          At any time during the period commencing from the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) (a “Public Information Failure”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate amount of the Note eligible to be converted at the time of the Public Information Failure of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30th) day (pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which the Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of two percent (2.0%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

 

4.4         Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.5         Conversion and Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Conversion included in the Note set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to convert the Note. Without limiting the preceding sentences, no ink-original Notice of Exercise or Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required in order to convert the Note. No additional legal opinion, other information, or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to convert its Note. The Company shall honor conversions of the Note and shall deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions, and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.

 

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4.6         Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchaser that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to the Purchaser by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of the Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted hereunder.

 

4.7         Stockholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

4.8         Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have entered into a written agreement with the Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

4.9         Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds hereunder as set forth on Schedule 4.9 attached hereto.

 

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4.10       Indemnification of Purchaser. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its directors, officers, stockholders, members, managers, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, agents, members, managers, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any material breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party that constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by the Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.10 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

4.11       Reservation and Listing of Securities.

 

(a)          As of the Closing, the Company shall reserve 300% of the Required Minimum from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock and, thereafter, the Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents, such that, on a monthly basis, the Company will adjust the reserve as necessary to make sure that 300% of the Required Minimum is available. However, at no point should the reserve be adjusted downwards.

 

(b)          If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than 300% of the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least 300% of the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later than the 75th day after such date.

 

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(c)          The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing or quotation and (iv) maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market.

 

4.12       Participation in Future Financing.

 

(a)          For so long as any portion of any of the Notes is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents, or debt for cash consideration, Indebtedness, assignment, or any combination of units hereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), the Purchaser shall have the right to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 100% of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing. In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of $100,000.00 (either in cash or in the form of a convertible note on terms and conditions substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Notes, in each case at the sole option of the Purchaser).

 

(b)          At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). Upon the request of the Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.

 

(c)          Any Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Purchaser has received the Pre-Notice that such Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of such Purchaser’s participation, and representing and warranting that such Purchaser has such funds ready, willing, and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Company receives no such notice from the Purchaser as of such fifth (5th) Trading Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect to participate.

 

(d)          If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Purchaser has received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Purchaser of its willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

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(e)          If by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Purchaser has received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent Financing Notice from the Purchaser seeking to purchase more than the aggregate amount of the Participation Maximum, the Purchaser shall have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Participation Maximum. “Pro Rata Portion” means the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased by the Purchaser participating under this Section 4.12 and (y) the sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased by all Purchasers participating under this Section 4.12.

 

(f)          The Company must provide the Purchaser with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchaser will again have the right of participation set forth above in this Section 4.12, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within thirty (30) Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.

 

(g)          The Company and the Purchaser agree that if any Purchaser elects to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the transaction documents related to the Subsequent Financing shall not include any term or provision whereby such Purchaser shall be required to agree to any restrictions on trading as to any of the Securities purchased hereunder or be required to consent to any amendment to or termination of, or grant any waiver, release or the like under or in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser.

 

(h)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.12 and unless otherwise agreed to by such Purchaser, the Company shall either confirm in writing to such Purchaser that the transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been abandoned or shall publicly disclose its intention to issue the securities in the Subsequent Financing, in either case in such a manner such that such Purchaser will not be in possession of any material, non-public information, by the tenth (10th) Business Day following delivery of the Subsequent Financing Notice. If by such tenth (10th) Business Day, no public disclosure regarding a transaction with respect to the Subsequent Financing has been made, and no notice regarding the abandonment of such transaction has been received by such Purchaser, such transaction shall be deemed to have been abandoned and such Purchaser shall not be deemed to be in possession of any material, non-public information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(i)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

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4.13       Subsequent Equity Sales.

 

(a)          From the date hereof until such time that the Purchaser no longer holds the Note, in the event the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received and wishes to accept a bona fide offer from a Person(s) other than the Purchaser (the “Third-Party Offer”), to effect or enter into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction (the “Offered Securities”), the Company shall give notice thereof to the Purchaser, which notice shall include a description of the material economic terms and conditions of such Third-Party Offer in connection with the Offered Securities (the “Sale Notice”). “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities at a price that is less than the Conversion Price in effect as of the date of such transaction or the date of any such conversion, exchange, or exercise or (B) with a conversion, exercise, or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock at a price that is less than the Conversion Price in effect as of the date of such transaction or the date of any such reset or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price that is less than the Conversion Price in effect as of the date of entry into such agreement or the date of any such issuance thereunder. In the event the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not follow the provisions of this Section 4.13, then the Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

(b)          The Purchaser shall have the option for a period of two (2) days from the giving of the Sale Notice (the “Two-Day Period”) to elect to purchase the Offered Securities at the same price and subject to the same material terms and conditions as described in the Sales Notice. The Purchaser may exercise such right by notifying the Company in writing, before expiration of the Two-Day Period.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Purchaser has not elected to purchase the Offered Securities within the Two-Day Period, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have forfeited any right to purchase the Offered Securities, and the Company or the Subsidiary shall be free to sell all, but not less than all, of the Offered Securities on terms and conditions substantially similar to (and in no event more favorable to the Person(s) identified in the Sale Notice) the terms and conditions set forth in the Sale Notice, provided that such sale is consummated within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Sale Notice (if such sale is not consummated within such ninety (90) day period, such sale again becoming subject to the provisions of this Section 4.13).

 

(d)          Section 4.13 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.

 

4.14       Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this Agreement. Further, the Company shall not make any payment of principal or interest on the Note in amounts that are disproportionate to the principal amount outstanding on the Note at any applicable time. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to the Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by the Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

 

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4.15         Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. The Purchaser covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will (i) execute any Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6 and (ii) execute any Short Sales of the Common Stock from the date hereof until the earlier of (x) 5 month anniversary of the date hereof and (y) the date that the Note is no longer outstanding (provided that this provision shall not prohibit any sales made where a corresponding Notice of Conversion or Notice of Exercise is tendered to the Company and the shares received upon such conversion or exercise are used to close out such sale) (a “Prohibited Short Sale”). The Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6, (ii) except for a Prohibited Short Sale, no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.6 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of the Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

 

4.16         Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

4.17         Other Limitations on Additional Financings. During the thirty (30)-day period that commences upon the final Closing, the Company shall not engage in any other equity or debt financing transactions of any nature, including transactions similar to those referenced in Sections 4.12 and 4.13.

 

4.18         Purchase Right. For so long as any amount is outstanding on any of the Notes, the Purchaser has the right, but not the obligation, to discuss, negotiate, and acquire from otherwise unaffiliated third-party creditors of the Company up to an aggregate of $250,000.00 per month of debt owed by the Company to all such parties in one or more transactions on terms and conditions acceptable to the Purchaser and such third parties. The Company shall not have any obligation to facilitate such discussions, negotiations, or acquisitions and will not be asked to be involved in such transaction. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall, from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, promptly provide to it full and accurate information in respect of such third-party creditors and the Company’s debts thereto. Subsequent to any such acquisition and upon the Purchaser’s request therefor, the Company shall convert such obligations into Common Stock on the terms and conditions previously agreed between the Company and such third party or, if no such agreement is extant as of the date on which the Purchaser acquired such obligations, on terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those of the Notes, e.g., the conversion price thereof to be calculated in the same manner as that of the Notes, with the Daily VWAP being as of the Trading Day immediately preceding such acquisition, all as subject to applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

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ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1           Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before December 31, 2015; provided, however, that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2           Fees and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Purchaser the sums of (i) $20,000.00, on a non-accountable basis, for expenses associated with the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) $10,000.00 for its legal fees, which shall be paid or offset at the Closing. The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, prior to the Closing, a completed and executed copy of the Disbursement Memo, the Memo for the Closing is attached hereto as Annex A. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any conversion or exercise notice delivered by the Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers. The Company shall pay any and all other costs and expenses associated with conversion of the Notes, including, but not limited to, opinion or related letters for the removal of any related trading restrictions.

 

5.3           Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof 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.

 

5.4           Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

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5.5           Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least two-thirds (2/3) in interest of the Securities then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.6           Headings. 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.

 

5.7           Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (other than by merger). Solely with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned the Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchaser.”

 

5.8           No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.

 

5.9           Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.10, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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5.10         Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities and shall continue to survive for a period of two years from the Closing.

 

5.11         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 each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, 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 or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.12         Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.13         Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the case of a rescission of a conversion of a Note, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares.

 

5.14         Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

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5.15         Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16         Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or the Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17         Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action or proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at such Purchaser’s election.

 

5.18         Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

 

5.19         Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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5.20         Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.21         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(Signature Pages Follow)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

 

POSITIVEID CORPORATION Address for Notice:
       
By:   Fax:
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):  
   
Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C.  
101 Grovers Mill Road, Suite 200  
Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648  
E-mail:  gjaclin@szaferman.com  
Attn:  Gregg Jaclin  

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase 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:  

 

E-mail Address of Authorized Signatory:  

 

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:  

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

 
 
 

 

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

 
 
 

 

Closing Subscription Amount: $    

       
Closing Principal Amount: $    

 

EIN Number:    

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2015 (this “Agreement”), is among PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), all of the Subsidiaries of the Company (such subsidiaries, the “Guarantors” and, together with the Company, the “Debtors”) and the holders of the Company’s 4% Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note due approximately eighteen (18) months following its issuance, in the original principal amount of $901,041.66 (the “Note”) signatory hereto, their endorsees, transferees, and assigns (collectively, the “Secured Parties”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Note), the Secured Parties have severally agreed to extend the loan to the Company evidenced by the Note;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a certain Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of the date hereof (the “Guarantee”), the Guarantors have jointly and severally agreed to guarantee and act as surety for payment of such Note; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has previously entered into a Security Agreement dated December 19, 2012, by and between The Boeing Company, Microfluidic Systems, and the Company, whereby the Company has granted certain security interests to The Boeing Company (the “Boeing Liens”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has previously entered into Security Agreements dated November 25, 2014, and August 14, 2015, in favor of the Secured Parties, whereby the Company has previously granted certain security interests to the Secured Parties (the “Initial Secured Parties’ Liens”); and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Parties to extend the loan evidenced by the Note, subject and subordinate to the Boeing Liens and the Initial Secured Parties’ Liens, each Debtor has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Parties this Agreement and to grant the Secured Parties, pari passu with each other Secured Party and through the Agent (as defined in Section 18 hereof), a security interest in certain property of such Debtor to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Company’s obligations under the Note and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Guarantee.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.          Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “account”, “chattel paper”, “commercial tort claim”, “deposit account”, “document”, “equipment”, “fixtures”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letter-of-credit rights”, “proceeds”, and “supporting obligations”) shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.

 

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(a)          “Collateral” means the collateral in which the Secured Parties are granted a security interest by this Agreement and that shall include the following personal property of the Debtors, whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, wherever situated, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith, and all dividends, interest, cash, notes, securities, equity interest or other property at any time and from time to time acquired, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any or all of the Pledged Securities (as defined below):

 

(i)          All goods, including, without limitation, (A) all machinery, equipment, computers, motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships, appliances, furniture, special and general tools, fixtures, test and quality control devices and other equipment of every kind and nature and wherever situated, together with all documents of title and documents representing the same, all additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing and all other items used and useful in connection with any Debtor’s businesses and all improvements thereto; and (B) all inventory;

 

(ii)         All contract rights and other general intangibles, including, without limitation, all partnership interests, membership interests, stock or other securities, rights under any of the Organizational Documents, agreements related to the Pledged Securities, licenses, distribution and other agreements, computer software (whether “off-the-shelf”, licensed from any third party or developed by any Debtor), computer software development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, Intellectual Property and income tax refunds;

 

(iii)        All accounts, together with all instruments, all documents of title representing any of the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor vehicles and trucks that any of the same may represent, and all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to each account, including any right of stoppage in transit;

 

(iv)        All documents, letter-of-credit rights, instruments and chattel paper;

 

(v)         All commercial tort claims;

 

(vi)        All deposit accounts and all cash (whether or not deposited in such deposit accounts);

 

(vii)       All investment property;

 

(viii)      All supporting obligations;

 

(ix)         All files, records, books of account, business papers, and computer programs; and

 

(x)          the products and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses (i)-(ix), above.

 

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the “Collateral” shall include all investment property and general intangibles respecting ownership and/or other equity interests in each Guarantor, including, without limitation, the shares of capital stock and the other equity interests listed on Schedule H hereto (as the same may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof), and any other shares of capital stock and/or other equity interests of any other direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor obtained in the future, and, in each case, all certificates representing such shares and/or equity interests and, in each case, all rights, options, warrants, stock, other securities and/or equity interests that may hereafter be received, receivable or distributed in respect of, or exchanged for, any of the foregoing and all rights arising under or in connection with the Pledged Securities, including, but not limited to, all dividends, interest and cash.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an assignment of any asset that, in the event of an assignment, becomes void by operation of applicable law or the assignment of which is otherwise prohibited by applicable law (in each case to the extent that such applicable law is not overridden by Sections 9-406, 9-407, and/or 9-408 of the UCC or other similar applicable law); provided, however, that to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in such asset and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall create a valid security interest in the proceeds of such asset.

 

(b)          “Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, (ii) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues, renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action for infringement of the foregoing.

 

(c)          “Majority in Interest” means, at any time of determination, the majority in interest (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Note at the time of such determination) of the Secured Parties.

 

(d)          “Necessary Endorsement” means undated stock powers endorsed in blank or other proper instruments of assignment duly executed and such other instruments or documents as the Agent (as that term is defined below) may reasonably request.

 

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(e)          “Obligations” means all of the liabilities and obligations (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) due or to become due, or that are now or may be hereafter contracted or acquired, or owing to, of any Debtor to the Secured Parties, including, without limitation, all obligations under this Agreement, the Note, the Guarantee and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from any of the Secured Parties as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i) principal of, and interest on the Note and the loan extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Debtors from time to time under or in connection with this Agreement, the Note, the Guarantee, and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar proceeding involving any Debtor.

 

(f)          “Organizational Documents” means with respect to any Debtor, the documents by which such Debtor was organized (such as articles or certificate of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization, and including, without limitation, any certificates of designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and that relate to the internal governance of such Debtor (such as bylaws, a partnership agreement or an operating, limited liability or members agreement).

 

(g)          “Pledged Interests” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(j).

 

(h)          “Pledged Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(i).

 

(i)          “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and or any other applicable law of any state or states that has jurisdiction with respect to all, or any portion of, the Collateral or this Agreement, from time to time. It is the intent of the parties that defined terms in the UCC should be construed in their broadest sense so that the term “Collateral” will be construed in its broadest sense. Accordingly if there are, from time to time, changes to defined terms in the UCC that broaden the definitions, they are incorporated herein and if existing definitions in the UCC are broader than the amended definitions, the existing ones shall be controlling.

 

2.          Grant of Security Interest in Collateral. Subject to the Boeing Lien and the Initial Secured Parties’ Liens, as an inducement for the Secured Parties to extend the loan as evidenced by the Note and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, each Debtor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Secured Parties a security interest in and to, a lien upon and a right of set-off against all of their respective right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to, the Collateral (a “Security Interest” and, collectively, the “Security Interests”).

 

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3.          Delivery of Certain Collateral. Contemporaneously or prior to the execution of this Agreement, each Debtor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent (a) any and all certificates and other instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Securities, and (b) any and all certificates and other instruments or documents representing any of the other Collateral, in each case, together with all Necessary Endorsements. The Debtors are, contemporaneously with the execution hereof, delivering to Agent, or have previously delivered to Agent, a true and correct copy of each Organizational Document governing any of the Pledged Securities.

 

4.          Representations, Warranties, Covenants, and Agreements of the Debtors. Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Secured Parties concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure Schedules”), which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, each Debtor represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured Parties as follows:

 

(a)          Each Debtor has the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery, and performance by each Debtor of this Agreement and the filings contemplated therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Debtor and no further action is required by such Debtor. This Agreement has been duly executed by each Debtor. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Debtor, enforceable against each Debtor in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and by general principles of equity.

 

(b)          The Debtors have no place of business or offices where their respective books of account and records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or located, except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. Except as specifically set forth on Schedule A, each Debtor is the record owner of the real property where such Collateral is located, and there exist no mortgages or other liens on any such real property except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Note). Except as disclosed on Schedule A, none of such Collateral is in the possession of any consignee, bailee, warehouseman, agent, or processor.

 

(c)          Except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Note) and except as set forth on Schedule B attached hereto, the Debtors are the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by any Debtor in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims, and are fully authorized to grant the Security Interests. Except as set forth on Schedule C attached hereto, there is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency, or recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that will be filed in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. Except as set forth on Schedule C attached hereto and except pursuant to this Agreement, as long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Debtors shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or agency any other financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).

 

(d)          No written claim has been received that any Collateral or any Debtor’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no adverse decision to any Debtor’s claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to any Debtor’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of any Debtor, threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.

 

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(e)          Each Debtor shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and its Collateral at the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral unless it delivers to the Secured Parties at least 30 days prior to such relocation (i) written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be within the United States) and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing statements under the UCC and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interests to create in favor of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected and continuing perfected first priority lien in the Collateral.

 

(f)          This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Parties a valid security interest in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Liens (as defined in the Note) securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. Upon making the filings described in the immediately following paragraph, all security interests created hereunder in any Collateral that may be perfected by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements shall have been duly perfected. Except for the filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements referred to in the immediately following paragraph, the recordation of the Intellectual Property Security Agreement (as defined in Section 4(p) hereof) with respect to copyrights and copyright applications in the United States Copyright Office referred to in paragraph (m), the execution and delivery of deposit account control agreements satisfying the requirements of Section 9-104(a)(2) of the UCC with respect to each deposit account of the Debtors, and the delivery of the certificates and other instruments provided in Section 3, no action is necessary to create, perfect or protect the security interests created hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the filing of said financing statements, the recordation of said Intellectual Property Security Agreement, and the execution and delivery of said deposit account control agreements, no consent of any third parties and no authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, (ii) the creation or perfection of the Security Interests created hereunder in the Collateral or (iii) the enforcement of the rights of the Agent and the Secured Parties hereunder.

 

(g)          Each Debtor hereby authorizes the Agent to file one or more financing statements under the UCC, with respect to the Security Interests, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction deemed proper by it.

 

(h)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Debtors does not (i) violate any of the provisions of any Organizational Documents of any Debtor or any judgment, decree, order, or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to any Debtor or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing any Debtor’s debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which any Debtor is a party or by which any property or asset of any Debtor is bound or affected. If any, all required consents (including, without limitation, from stockholders or creditors of any Debtor) necessary for any Debtor to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder have been obtained.

 

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(i)          The capital stock and other equity interests listed on Schedule H hereto (the “Pledged Securities”) represent all of the capital stock and other equity interests of the Guarantors, and represent all capital stock and other equity interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. All of the Pledged Securities are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the Company is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Securities, free and clear of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance except for the security interests created by this Agreement and other Permitted Liens (as defined in the Note).

 

(j)          The ownership and other equity interests in partnerships and limited liability companies (if any) included in the Collateral (the “Pledged Interests”) by their express terms do not provide that they are securities governed by Article 8 of the UCC and are not held in a securities account or by any financial intermediary.

 

(k)          Except for Permitted Liens (as defined in the Note), each Debtor shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first priority liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Parties until this Agreement and the Security Interest hereunder shall be terminated pursuant to Section 14 hereof. Each Debtor hereby agrees to defend the same against the claims of any and all persons and entities. Each Debtor shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the Secured Parties. At the request of the Agent, each Debtor will sign and deliver to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties at any time or from time to time one or more financing statements pursuant to the UCC in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Agent to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Debtor shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the Security Interests hereunder, and each Debtor shall obtain and furnish to the Agent from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens that may be required to maintain the priority of the Security Interests hereunder.

 

(l)          No Debtor will transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business and sales of inventory by a Debtor in its ordinary course of business) without the prior written consent of a Majority in Interest.

 

(m)          Each Debtor shall keep and preserve its equipment, inventory and other tangible Collateral in good condition, repair and order and shall not operate or locate any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any area excluded from insurance coverage.

 

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(n)          Each Debtor shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to the Collateral, including Collateral hereafter acquired, against loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured against by entities of established reputation having similar properties similarly situated and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by other such entities and otherwise as is prudent for entities engaged in similar businesses but in any event sufficient to cover the full replacement cost thereof. Each Debtor shall cause each insurance policy issued in connection herewith to provide, and the insurer issuing such policy to certify to the Agent, that (a) the Agent will be named as lender loss payee and additional insured under each such insurance policy; (b) if such insurance be proposed to be cancelled or materially changed for any reason whatsoever, such insurer will promptly notify the Agent and such cancellation or change shall not be effective as to the Agent for at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Agent of such notice, unless the effect of such change is to extend or increase coverage under the policy; and (c) the Agent will have the right (but no obligation) at its election to remedy any default in the payment of premiums within thirty (30) days of notice from the insurer of such default. If no Event of Default (as defined in the Note) exists and if the proceeds arising out of any claim or series of related claims do not exceed $100,000, loss payments in each instance will be applied by the applicable Debtor to the repair and/or replacement of property with respect to which the loss was incurred to the extent reasonably feasible, and any loss payments or the balance thereof remaining, to the extent not so applied, shall be payable to the applicable Debtor; provided, however, that payments received by any Debtor after an Event of Default occurs and is continuing or in excess of $100,000 for any occurrence or series of related occurrences shall be paid to the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if received by such Debtor, shall be held in trust for the Secured Parties and immediately paid over to the Agent unless otherwise directed in writing by the Agent. Copies of such policies or the related certificates, in each case, naming the Agent as lender loss payee and additional insured shall be delivered to the Agent at least annually and at the time any new policy of insurance is issued.

 

(o)          Each Debtor shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Parties promptly, in sufficient detail, of any material adverse change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event that would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Parties’ security interest, through the Agent, therein.

 

(p)          Each Debtor shall promptly execute and deliver to the Agent such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements, or other instruments, documents, certificates, and assurances and take such further action as the Agent may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect, or enforce the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral including, without limitation, if applicable, the execution and delivery of a separate security agreement with respect to each Debtor’s Intellectual Property (an “Intellectual Property Security Agreement”) in which the Secured Parties have been granted a security interest hereunder, substantially in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent, which Intellectual Property Security Agreement, other than as may be stated therein, shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(q)          Each Debtor shall permit the Agent and its representatives and agents to inspect the Collateral during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice and to make copies of records pertaining to the Collateral as may be reasonably requested by the Agent from time to time.

 

(r)          Each Debtor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce, and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.

 

(s)          Each Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral and of any other information received by such Debtor that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder.

 

(t)          All information heretofore, herein, or hereafter supplied to the Secured Parties by or on behalf of any Debtor with respect to the Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.

 

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(u)         The Debtors shall at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect their respective valid existence and good standing and any rights and franchises material to its business.

 

(v)         No Debtor will change its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number (if it has one), legal or corporate structure, or identity, or add any new fictitious name unless it provides at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Secured Parties of such change and, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.

 

(w)         Except in the ordinary course of business, no Debtor may consign any of its inventory or sell any of its inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale without the consent of the Agent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, denied, or conditioned.

 

(x)          No Debtor may relocate its chief executive office to a new location without providing 30 days prior written notification thereof to the Secured Parties and so long as, at the time of such written notification, such Debtor provides any financing statements or fixture filings necessary to perfect and continue the perfection of the Security Interests granted and evidenced by this Agreement.

 

(y)          Each Debtor was organized and remains organized solely under the laws of the state set forth next to such Debtor’s name in Schedule D attached hereto, which Schedule D sets forth each Debtor’s organizational identification number or, if any Debtor does not have one, states that one does not exist.

 

(z)          (i) The actual name of each Debtor is the name set forth in Schedule D attached hereto; (ii) no Debtor has any trade names except as set forth on Schedule E attached hereto; (iii) no Debtor has used any name other than that stated in the preamble hereto or as set forth on Schedule E for the preceding five years; and (iv) no entity has merged into any Debtor or been acquired by any Debtor within the past five years except as set forth on Schedule E.

 

(aa)        At any time and from time to time that any Collateral consists of instruments, certificated securities or other items that require or permit possession by the secured party to perfect the security interest created hereby, the applicable Debtor shall deliver such Collateral to the Agent.

 

(bb)       Each Debtor, in its capacity as issuer, hereby agrees to comply with any and all orders and instructions of Agent regarding the Pledged Interests consistent with the terms of this Agreement without the further consent of any Debtor as contemplated by Section 8-106 (or any successor section) of the UCC. Further, each Debtor agrees that it shall not enter into a similar agreement (or one that would confer “control” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC) with any other person or entity.

 

(cc)        Each Debtor shall cause all tangible chattel paper constituting Collateral to be delivered to the Agent, or, if such delivery is not possible, then to cause such tangible chattel paper to contain a legend noting that it is subject to the security interest created by this Agreement. To the extent that any Collateral consists of electronic chattel paper, the applicable Debtor shall cause the underlying chattel paper to be “marked” within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC (or successor section thereto).

 

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(dd)       If there is any investment property or deposit account included as Collateral that can be perfected by “control” through an account control agreement, the applicable Debtor shall cause such an account control agreement, in form and substance in each case satisfactory to the Agent, to be entered into and delivered to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

(ee)       To the extent that any Collateral consists of letter-of-credit rights, the applicable Debtor shall cause the issuer of each underlying letter of credit to consent to an assignment of the proceeds thereof to the Secured Parties.

 

(ff)         To the extent that any Collateral is in the possession of any third party, the applicable Debtor shall join with the Agent in notifying such third party of the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Collateral and shall use its best efforts to obtain an acknowledgement and agreement from such third party with respect to the Collateral, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

(gg)       If any Debtor shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, such Debtor shall promptly notify the Secured Parties in a writing signed by such Debtor of the particulars thereof and grant to the Secured Parties in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

 

(hh)       Each Debtor shall immediately provide written notice to the Secured Parties of any and all accounts that arise out of contracts with any governmental authority and, to the extent necessary to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof, shall execute and deliver to the Agent an assignment of claims for such accounts and cooperate with the Agent in taking any other steps required, in its judgment, under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule to perfect or continue the perfected status of the Security Interests in such accounts and proceeds thereof.

 

(ii)         Each Debtor shall cause each subsidiary of such Debtor to immediately become a party hereto (an “Additional Debtor”), by executing and delivering an Additional Debtor Joinder in substantially the form of Annex A attached hereto and comply with the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtors. Concurrent therewith, the Additional Debtor shall deliver replacement schedules for, or supplements to all other Schedules to (or referred to in) this Agreement, as applicable, which replacement schedules shall supersede, or supplements shall modify, the Schedules then in effect. The Additional Debtor shall also deliver such opinions of counsel, authorizing resolutions, good standing certificates, incumbency certificates, organizational documents, financing statements and other information and documentation as the Agent may reasonably request. Upon delivery of the foregoing to the Agent, the Additional Debtor shall be and become a party to this Agreement with the same rights and obligations as the Debtors, for all purposes hereof as fully and to the same extent as if it were an original signatory hereto and shall be deemed to have made the representations, warranties, and covenants set forth herein as of the date of execution and delivery of such Additional Debtor Joinder, and all references herein to the “Debtors” shall be deemed to include each Additional Debtor.

 

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(jj)         Each Debtor shall vote the Pledged Securities to comply with the covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Note.

 

(kk)       Each Debtor shall register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities on the books of such Debtor. Each Debtor shall notify each issuer of Pledged Securities to register the pledge of the applicable Pledged Securities in the name of the Secured Parties on the books of such issuer. Further, except with respect to certificated securities delivered to the Agent, the applicable Debtor shall deliver to Agent an acknowledgement of pledge (which, where appropriate, shall comply with the requirements of the relevant UCC with respect to perfection by registration) signed by the issuer of the applicable Pledged Securities, which acknowledgement shall confirm that: (a) it has registered the pledge on its books and records; and (b) at any time directed by Agent during the continuation of an Event of Default, such issuer will transfer the record ownership of such Pledged Securities into the name of any designee of Agent, will take such steps as may be necessary to effect the transfer, and will comply with all other instructions of Agent regarding such Pledged Securities without the further consent of the applicable Debtor.

 

(ll)         In the event that, upon an occurrence of an Event of Default, Agent shall sell all or any of the Pledged Securities to another party or parties (herein called the “Transferee”) or shall purchase or retain all or any of the Pledged Securities, each Debtor shall, to the extent applicable: (i) deliver to Agent or the Transferee, as the case may be, the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, minute books, stock certificate books, corporate seals, deeds, leases, indentures, agreements, evidences of indebtedness, books of account, financial records, and all other Organizational Documents and records of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries; (ii) use its best efforts to obtain resignations of the persons then serving as officers and directors of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, if so requested; and (iii) use its best efforts to obtain any approvals that are required by any governmental or regulatory body in order to permit the sale of the Pledged Securities to the Transferee or the purchase or retention of the Pledged Securities by Agent and allow the Transferee or Agent to continue the business of the Debtors and their direct and indirect subsidiaries.

 

(mm)     Without limiting the generality of the other obligations of the Debtors hereunder, each Debtor shall promptly (i) cause to be registered at the United States Copyright Office all of its material copyrights, (ii) cause the security interest contemplated hereby with respect to all Intellectual Property registered at the United States Copyright Office or United States Patent and Trademark Office to be duly recorded at the applicable office, and (iii) give the Agent notice whenever it acquires (whether absolutely or by license) or creates any additional material Intellectual Property.

 

(nn)       Each Debtor will from time to time, at the joint and several expense of the Debtors, promptly execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents, and take all such further action as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder and with respect to any Collateral or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

 

(oo)       Schedule F attached hereto lists all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, registered copyrights, and domain names owned by any of the Debtors as of the date hereof. Schedule F lists all material licenses in favor of any Debtor for the use of any patents, trademarks, copyrights and domain names as of the date hereof. All material patents and trademarks of the Debtors have been duly recorded at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and all material copyrights of the Debtors have been duly recorded at the United States Copyright Office.

 

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(pp)       Except as set forth on Schedule G attached hereto, none of the account debtors or other persons or entities obligated on any of the Collateral is a governmental authority covered by the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar federal, state or local statute or rule in respect of such Collateral.

 

(qq)       Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the Company covenants that it shall promptly direct any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof to enter into a Subsidiary Guarantee in favor of the Secured Party, in the form of attached as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement.

 

5.          Effect of Pledge on Certain Rights. If any of the Collateral subject to this Agreement consists of nonvoting equity or ownership interests (regardless of class, designation, preference or rights) that may be converted into voting equity or ownership interests upon the occurrence of certain events (including, without limitation, upon the transfer of all or any of the other stock or assets of the issuer), it is agreed that the pledge of such equity or ownership interests pursuant to this Agreement or the enforcement of any of Agent’s rights hereunder shall not be deemed to be the type of event that would trigger such conversion rights notwithstanding any provisions in the Organizational Documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is party.

 

6.          Defaults. The following events shall be “Events of Default”:

 

(a)          The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) under the Note;

 

(b)          Any representation or warranty of any Debtor in this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;

 

(c)          The failure by any Debtor to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder for five (5) days after delivery to such Debtor of notice of such failure by or on behalf of a Secured Party unless such default is capable of cure but cannot be cured within such time frame and such Debtor is using best efforts to cure same in a timely fashion; or

 

(d)          If any provision of this Agreement shall at any time for any reason be declared to be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any Debtor, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Debtor, or by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any Debtor, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Debtor shall deny that any Debtor has any liability or obligation purported to be created under this Agreement.

 

7.          Duty to Hold in Trust.

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, each Debtor shall, upon receipt of any revenue, income, dividend, interest or other sums subject to the Security Interests, whether payable pursuant to the Note or otherwise, or of any check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Parties, pro-rata in proportion to their respective then-currently outstanding principal amount of Note for application to the satisfaction of the Obligations (and if the Note is not outstanding, pro-rata in proportion to the initial purchases of the remaining Note).

 

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(b)          If any Debtor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any securities or other property (including, without limitation, shares of Pledged Securities or instruments representing Pledged Securities acquired after the date hereof, or any options, warrants, rights or other similar property or certificates representing a dividend, or any distribution in connection with any recapitalization, reclassification or increase or reduction of capital, or issued in connection with any reorganization of such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries) in respect of the Pledged Securities (whether as an addition to, in substitution of, or in exchange for, such Pledged Securities or otherwise), such Debtor agrees to (i) accept the same as the agent of the Secured Parties; (ii) hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and (iii) to deliver any and all certificates or instruments evidencing the same to Agent on or before the close of business on the fifth business day following the receipt thereof by such Debtor, in the exact form received together with the Necessary Endorsements, to be held by Agent subject to the terms of this Agreement as Collateral.

 

8.           Rights and Remedies Upon Default.

 

(a)          Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Secured Parties, acting through the Agent, shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder and under the Note, and the Secured Parties shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC. Without limitation, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have the following rights and powers:

 

(i)          The Agent shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and, for that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the same, and each Debtor shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at places that the Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Debtor’s premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Agent, without rent, all of such Debtor’s respective premises and facilities for the purpose of the Agent taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral in saleable or disposable form.

 

(ii)         Upon notice to the Debtors by Agent, all rights of each Debtor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise and all rights of each Debtor to receive the dividends and interest that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain, shall cease. Upon such notice, Agent shall have the right to receive, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any interest, cash dividends or other payments on the Collateral and, at the option of Agent, to exercise in such Agent’s discretion all voting rights pertaining thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to exercise all rights with respect to the Collateral as it were the sole and absolute owner thereof, including, without limitation, to vote and/or to exchange, at its sole discretion, any or all of the Collateral in connection with a merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, or other readjustment concerning or involving the Collateral or any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries.

 

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(iii)        The Agent shall have the right to operate the business of each Debtor using the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such terms and conditions as the Agent may deem commercially reasonable, all without (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) advertisement or demand upon or notice to any Debtor or right of redemption of a Debtor, that are hereby expressly waived. Upon each such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of Collateral, the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may, unless prohibited by applicable law that cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption and equities of any Debtor, that are hereby waived and released.

 

(iv)        The Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to notify any account debtors and any obligors under instruments or accounts to make payments directly to the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and to enforce the Debtors’ rights against such account debtors and obligors.

 

(v)         The Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may (but is not obligated to) direct any financial intermediary or any other person or entity holding any investment property to transfer the same to the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, or its designee.

 

(vi)        The Agent may (but is not obligated to) transfer any or all Intellectual Property registered in the name of any Debtor at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or Copyright Office into the name of the Secured Parties or any designee or any purchaser of any Collateral.

 

(b)          The Agent shall comply with any applicable law in connection with a disposition of Collateral and such compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. The Agent may sell the Collateral without giving any warranties and may specifically disclaim such warranties. If the Agent sells any of the Collateral on credit, the Debtors will only be credited with payments actually made by the purchaser. In addition, each Debtor waives any and all rights that it may have to a judicial hearing in advance of the enforcement of any of the Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder, including, without limitation, its right following an Event of Default to take immediate possession of the Collateral and to exercise its rights and remedies with respect thereto.

 

(c)          For the purpose of enabling the Agent to further exercise rights and remedies under this Section 8 or elsewhere provided by agreement or applicable law, each Debtor hereby grants to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Debtor) to use, license or sublicense following an Event of Default, any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Debtor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.

 

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9.          Applications of Proceeds. The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral hereunder or from payments made on account of any insurance policy insuring any portion of the Collateral shall be applied first, to the expenses of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Agent in enforcing the Secured Parties’ rights hereunder and in connection with collecting, storing and disposing of the Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations pro rata among the Secured Parties (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Note at the time of any such determination), and to the payment of any other amounts required by applicable law, after which the Secured Parties shall pay to the applicable Debtor any surplus proceeds. If, upon the sale, license or other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Parties are legally entitled, the Debtors will be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of twenty-four percent (24%) per annum or the lesser amount permitted by applicable law (the “Default Rate”), and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Secured Parties to collect such deficiency. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Debtor waives all claims, damages and demands against the Secured Parties arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due solely to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Parties as determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

10.         Securities Law Provision. Each Debtor recognizes that Agent may be limited in its ability to effect a sale to the public of all or part of the Pledged Securities by reason of certain prohibitions in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other federal or state securities laws (collectively, the “Securities Laws”), and may be compelled to resort to one or more sales to a restricted group of purchasers who may be required to agree to acquire the Pledged Securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Debtor agrees that sales so made may be at prices and on terms less favorable than if the Pledged Securities were sold to the public, and that Agent has no obligation to delay the sale of any Pledged Securities for the period of time necessary to register the Pledged Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Laws. Each Debtor shall cooperate with Agent in its attempt to satisfy any requirements under the Securities Laws (including, without limitation, registration thereunder if requested by Agent) applicable to the sale of the Pledged Securities by Agent.

 

11.         Costs and Expenses. Each Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder, including without limitation, any financing statements pursuant to the UCC, continuation statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Agent. The Debtors shall also pay all other claims and charges that in the reasonable opinion of the Agent are reasonably likely to prejudice, imperil, or otherwise affect the Collateral or the Security Interests therein. The Debtors will also, upon demand, pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, that the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may incur in connection with the creation, perfection, protection, satisfaction, foreclosure, collection or enforcement of the Security Interest and the preparation, administration, continuance, amendment or enforcement of this Agreement and pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, that the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Secured Parties may incur in connection with (i) the enforcement of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Parties under the Note. Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal amount of the Note and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

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12.         Responsibility for Collateral. The Debtors assume all liabilities and responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the Obligations shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage, or theft of any of the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) neither the Agent nor any Secured Party (i) has any duty (either before or after an Event of Default) to collect any amounts in respect of the Collateral or to preserve any rights relating to the Collateral or (ii) has any obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale and (b) each Debtor shall remain obligated and liable under each contract or agreement included in the Collateral to be observed or performed by such Debtor thereunder. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any such contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating to any of the Collateral, nor shall the Agent or any Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Debtor under or pursuant to any such contract or agreement, to make inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Agent or any Secured Party in respect of the Collateral or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any such contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to the Agent or to which the Agent or any Secured Party may be entitled at any time or times.

 

13.         Security Interests Absolute. All rights of the Secured Parties and all obligations of the Debtors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Note or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Note or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release, or nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guarantee, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Parties to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to a Debtor, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security Interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Parties shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. Each Debtor expressly waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Parties hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Parties, then, in any such event, each Debtor’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Each Debtor waives all right to require the Secured Parties to proceed against any other person or entity or to apply any Collateral that the Secured Parties may hold at any time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. Each Debtor waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.

 

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14.         Term of Agreement. This Agreement and the Security Interests shall terminate on the date on which all payments under the Note have been indefeasibly paid in full and all other Obligations have been paid or discharged; provided, however, that all indemnities of the Debtors contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Annex B hereto) shall survive and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement.

 

15.         Power of Attorney; Further Assurances.

 

(a)          Each Debtor authorizes the Agent, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Agent and its officers, agents, successors or assigns with full power of substitution, as such Debtor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with power, in the name of the Agent or such Debtor, to, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) endorse any note, checks, drafts, money orders or other instruments of payment (including payments payable under or in respect of any policy of insurance) in respect of the Collateral that may come into possession of the Agent; (ii) to sign and endorse any financing statement pursuant to the UCC or any invoice, freight or express bill, bill of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and other documents relating to the Collateral; (iii) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral; (iv) to demand, collect, receipt for, compromise, settle and sue for monies due in respect of the Collateral; (v) to transfer any Intellectual Property or provide licenses respecting any Intellectual Property; and (vi) generally, at the option of the Agent, and at the expense of the Debtors, at any time, or from time to time, to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do all acts and things that the Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the Collateral and the Security Interests granted therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement and the Note all as fully and effectually as the Debtors might or could do; and each Debtor hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding. The designation set forth herein shall be deemed to amend and supersede any inconsistent provision in the Organizational Documents or other documents or agreements to which any Debtor is subject or to which any Debtor is a party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Secured Party is specifically authorized to execute and file any applications for or instruments of transfer and assignment of any patents, trademarks, copyrights or other Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office.

 

(b)          On a continuing basis, each Debtor will make, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record, as the case may be, with the proper filing and recording agencies in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule C attached hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as may reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the Agent, to perfect the Security Interests granted hereunder and otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or for assuring and confirming to the Agent the grant or perfection of a perfected security interest in all the Collateral under the UCC.

 

(c)          Each Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as such Debtor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and instead of such Debtor and in the name of such Debtor, from time to time in the Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including the filing, in its sole discretion, of one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral without the signature of such Debtor where permitted by law, which financing statements may (but need not) describe the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property” or words of like import, and ratifies all such actions taken by the Agent. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding.

 

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16.         Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be subject to the notice provision of the Purchase Agreement (as such term is defined in the Note).

 

17.         Other Security. To the extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee, endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, then the Agent shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies hereunder.

 

18.         Appointment of Agent. The Secured Parties hereby appoint Dominion Capital LLC to act as their agent (“Dominion” or “Agent”) for purposes of exercising any and all rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder. Such appointment shall continue until revoked in writing by a Majority-in-Interest, at which time a Majority-in-Interest shall appoint a new Agent, provided that Dominion may not be removed as Agent unless Dominion shall then hold less than $100,000 in principal amount of Note; provided, further, that such removal may occur only if each of the other Secured Parties shall then hold not less than an aggregate of $250,000 in principal amount of Note. The Agent shall have the rights, responsibilities and immunities set forth in Annex B hereto.

 

19.         Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          No course of dealing between the Debtors and the Secured Parties, nor any failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Parties, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

(b)          All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral, whether established hereby or by the Note or by any other agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently.

 

(c)          This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto, 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 this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Debtors and the Secured Parties holding two-thirds (2/3) or more of the principal amount of Note then outstanding, or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought.

 

(d)          If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

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(e)          No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition, or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

(f)          This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company and the Guarantors may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Secured Party (other than by merger). Any Secured Party may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) to whom such Secured Party assigns or transfers any Obligations, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Obligations, by the provisions of this Agreement that apply to the “Secured Parties.”

 

(g)          Each party shall take such further action and execute and deliver such further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

 

(h)          Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, all questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, each Debtor agrees that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement, and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Note (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Except to the extent mandatorily governed by the jurisdiction or situs where the Collateral is located, each Debtor hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(i)          This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.

 

(j)          All Debtors shall jointly and severally be liable for the obligations of each Debtor to the Secured Parties hereunder.

 

(k)          Each Debtor shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective partners, members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees and agents (and any other persons with other titles that have similar functions) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses, of any kind or nature, (including fees relating to the cost of investigating and defending any of the foregoing) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnitee in any way related to or arising from or alleged to arise from this Agreement or the Collateral, except any such losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs, and expenses that result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee as determined by a final, nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. This indemnification provision is in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other indemnification provision in the Note, the Purchase Agreement (as such term is defined in the Note) or any other agreement, instrument or other document executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(l)          Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to subject Agent or any Secured Party to liability as a partner in any Debtor or any if its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a partnership or as a member in any Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that is a limited liability company, nor shall Agent or any Secured Party be deemed to have assumed any obligations under any partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of any such Debtor or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or otherwise, unless and until any such Secured Party exercises its right to be substituted for such Debtor as a partner or member, as applicable, pursuant hereto.

 

(m)          To the extent that the grant of the security interest in the Collateral and the enforcement of the terms hereof require the consent, approval or action of any partner or member, as applicable, of any Debtor or any direct or indirect subsidiary of any Debtor or compliance with any provisions of any of the Organizational Documents, the Debtors hereby grant such consent and approval and waive any such noncompliance with the terms of said documents.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.

 

POSITIVEID CORPORATION  
   
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
       
MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS  
   
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
       
IFTH NY SUB, INC.  
  (FORMERLY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
  (D/B/A INFOTECH))  
     
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
       
IFTH NJ SUB, INC.  
  (FORMERLY INFOTECH USA, INC.  
  (D/B/A INFOTECH))  
     
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
       
POSITIVEID MEDICAL DEVICES LTD.  
   
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
       
DOMINION CAPITAL, LLC  
   
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE, dated as of December 22, 2015 (this “Guarantee”), made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “Guarantors”), in favor of the Purchaser signatory (together with their permitted assigns, the “Purchaser”) to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the Purchaser.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated of even date herewith, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed to sell and issue to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company the Note, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, each Guarantor will directly benefit from the extension of credit to the Company represented by the issuance of the Note;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Purchaser to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Purchaser as follows:

 

1.            Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Purchase Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Guarantee shall refer to this Guarantee as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guarantee, and Section and Schedule references are to this Guarantee unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Guarantee” means this Subsidiary Guarantee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Obligations” means, in addition to all other costs and expenses of collection incurred by the Purchaser in enforcing any of such Obligations and/or this Guarantee, all of the liabilities and obligations (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint, or several) due or to become due, or that are now or may be hereafter contracted or acquired, or owing to, of the Company or any Guarantor to the Purchaser, including, without limitation, all obligations under this Guarantee, the Note, and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Purchaser as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i) principal of, and interest on the Note and the loans extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Company or any Guarantor from time to time under or in connection with this Guarantee, the Note and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Company or any Guarantor.

 

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2.          Guarantee.

 

(a)          Guarantee.

 

(i)          The Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantee to the Purchaser and its respective successors, indorsees, transferees, and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations.

 

(ii)         Anything herein or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents shall in no event exceed the amount that can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws, including laws relating to the insolvency of debtors, fraudulent conveyance or transfer or laws affecting the rights of creditors generally (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2(b)).

 

(iii)        Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Purchaser hereunder.

 

(iv)        The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied by indefeasible payment in full.

 

(v)         No payment made by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Purchaser from the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full.

 

(vi)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guarantee, with respect to any defaulted non-monetary Obligations the specific performance of which by the Guarantors is not reasonably possible (e.g. the issuance of the Company’s Common Stock), the Guarantors shall only be liable for making the Purchaser whole on a monetary basis for the Company’s failure to perform such Obligations in accordance with the Transaction Documents.

 

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(b)          Right of Contribution. Subject to Section 2(c), each Guarantor hereby agrees that, to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder that has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2(c). The provisions of this Section 2(b) shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Purchaser and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Purchaser for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

(c)          No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Purchaser, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Purchaser against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Purchaser for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Purchaser by the Company on account of the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Purchaser, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Purchaser in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Purchaser, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Purchaser may determine.

 

(d)          Amendments, Etc. with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by the Purchaser may be rescinded by the Purchaser and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Purchaser, and the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Purchaser may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Purchaser for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. The Purchaser shall have no obligation to protect, secure, perfect, or insure any Lien at any time held by them as security for the Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.

 

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(e)          Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Purchaser upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Company and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives to the extent permitted by law diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment, and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Company or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Purchaser, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance or fraud by Purchaser) that may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company or any other Person against the Purchaser, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor) that constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Company for the Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Purchaser may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as they may have against the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Purchaser to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Purchaser against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof, “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

(f)          Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Purchaser upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervener or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Company or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

(g)          Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Purchaser without set-off or counterclaim in U.S. dollars at the address set forth or referred to in the Signature Pages to the Purchase Agreement.

 

3.          Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Purchaser as of the date hereof:

 

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(a)          Organization and Qualification. The Guarantor is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction set forth on Schedule 1, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Guarantor has no subsidiaries other than those identified as such on the Disclosure Schedules to the Purchase Agreement. The Guarantor is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of this Guaranty in any material respect, (y) have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, or financial condition of the Guarantor or (z) adversely impair in any material respect the Guarantor’s ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under this Guaranty (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

(b)          Authorization; Enforcement. The Guarantor has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty, and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Guaranty by the Guarantor and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Guarantor. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(c)          No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by the Guarantor and the consummation by the Guarantor of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii) conflict with, constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Guarantor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Guarantor is subject (including Federal and State securities laws and regulations), or by which any material property or asset of the Guarantor is bound or affected, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations, and violations as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Guarantor is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental authority, except for violations that, individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)          Consents and Approvals. The Guarantor is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization, or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local, foreign, or other governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty.

 

(e)          Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Purchase Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct as of each time such representations are deemed to be made pursuant to such Purchase Agreement, and the Purchaser shall be entitled to rely on each of them as if they were fully set forth herein, provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Company’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 3, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

 

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(f)          Foreign Law. Each Guarantor has consulted with appropriate foreign legal counsel with respect to any of the above representations for which non-U.S. law is applicable. Such foreign counsel have advised each applicable Guarantor that such counsel knows of no reason why any of the above representations would not be true and accurate. Such foreign counsel were provided with copies of this Subsidiary Guarantee and the Transaction Documents prior to rendering their advice.

 

4.          Covenants.

 

(a)          Each Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that, from and after the date of this Guarantee until the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full, such Guarantor shall take, and/or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each commercially reasonable action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Event of Default (as defined in the Note) is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor.

 

(b)          So long as any of the Obligations are outstanding, unless Purchaser holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding Note shall otherwise consent in writing, each Guarantor will not directly or indirectly on or after the date of this Guarantee:

 

i.            enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

ii.          enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

iii.         amend its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Purchaser;

 

iv.         repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its securities or debt obligations;

 

v.           pay cash dividends on any equity securities of the Company;

 

vi.         enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Guarantor that would be required to be disclosed in any public filing of the Company with the Commission, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or

 

vii.         enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

5.          Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Guarantee may be waived, amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified except in writing by the Purchaser.

 

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(b)          Notices. All notices, requests, and demands to or upon the Purchaser or any Guarantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in the Purchase Agreement, provided that any such notice, request, or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 5(b).

 

(c)          No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. The Purchaser shall not by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 5(a)), delay, indulgence, omission, or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any default under the Transaction Documents or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Purchaser, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. A waiver by the Purchaser of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Purchaser would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

(d)          Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.

 

i.            Each Guarantor agrees to pay, or reimburse the Purchaser for, all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Guarantee and the other Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Purchaser.

 

ii.         Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Purchaser harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes that may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Guarantee.

 

iii.         Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Purchaser harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Guarantee to the extent the Company would be required to do so pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

iv.         The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

(e)          Successor and Assigns. This Guarantee shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Guarantor may assign, transfer, or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Guarantee without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.

 

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(f)          Set-Off. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Purchaser at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default under any of the Transaction Documents shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Guarantor or any other Guarantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits, credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Purchaser to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Purchaser may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor to the Purchaser hereunder and claims of every nature and description of the Purchaser against such Guarantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Document or otherwise, as the Purchaser may elect, whether or not the Purchaser have made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. The Purchaser shall notify such Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the Purchaser of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Purchaser under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that the Purchaser may have.

 

(g)          Counterparts. This Guarantee may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Guarantee on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(h)          Severability. Any provision of this Guarantee that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

(i)          Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Guarantee are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

(j)          Integration. This Guarantee and the other Transaction Documents represent the agreement of the Guarantors and the Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Purchaser relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

(k)          Governing Laws. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Guarantee shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each of the Company and the Guarantors agree that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Guarantee (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Guarantee and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(l)          Acknowledgements. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

i.            it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Guarantee and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party;

 

ii.         the Purchaser have no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Guarantee or any of the other Transaction Documents, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

iii.         no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Transaction Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Guarantors and the Purchaser.

 

(m)          Additional Guarantors. The Company shall cause each of its subsidiaries formed or acquired on or subsequent to the date hereof to become a Guarantor for all purposes of this Guarantee by executing and delivering an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

 

(n)          Release of Guarantors. Each Guarantor will be released from all liability hereunder concurrently with the indefeasible repayment in full of all amounts owed under the Purchase Agreement, the Note, and the other Transaction Documents.

 

(o)          Seniority. The Obligations of each of the Guarantors hereunder rank senior in priority to any other Indebtedness (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of such Guarantor.

 

(p)          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, THE PURCHASER, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

POSITIVEID CORPORATION  
       
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

GUARANTORS

 

The following are the names, notice addresses, and jurisdiction of organization of each Guarantor.

 

COMPANY  JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION
  OWNED BY  PERCENTAGE 
            
MicroFluidic Systems  California  PositiveID Corporation   100%
            
IFTH NY Sub, Inc. (formerly           
Information Technology Services,           
Inc. (D/B/A InfoTech))  New York  PositiveID Corporation   100%
            
IFTH NJ Sub, Inc. (formerly           
InfoTech USA, Inc.           
(D/B/A InfoTech))  New Jersey  PositiveID Corporation   100%
            
PositiveID Medical Devices Ltd.  Israel  PositiveID Corporation   100%

 

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Annex 1 to

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of _____________ __, 201__, made by ______________________________, a ______________ corporation (the “Additional Guarantor”), in favor of the Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Purchase Agreement.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, PositiveID Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the Purchaser has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2015 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than the Additional Guarantor) have entered into the Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of December 22, 2015 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee”) in favor of the Purchaser;

 

WHEREAS, the Purchase Agreement requires the Additional Guarantor to become a party to the Guarantee; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Guarantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.          Guarantee. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Guarantor, as provided in Section 5(m) of the Guarantee, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee as a Guarantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1 hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedule 1 to the Guarantee. The Additional Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Guarantee is true and correct on and as the date hereof as to such Additional Guarantor (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.

 

2.          Governing Law. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]  
       
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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