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 31 , 2015

 

Jones Soda Co.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Washington

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

 

0-28820

52-2336602

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

66 S. Hanford Street, Suite 150

Seattle, Washington

98134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(206) 624-3357

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Modification to Loan and Security Agreement

On December 31, 2015, Jones Soda Co. (the “Company”) entered into a third modification (the “Amendment”) to its existing revolving secured credit facility (as amended, the “Loan Facility”) with CapitalSource Business Finance Group, a dba of BFI Business Finance (the “Lender”).  The Amendment is effective as of December 18, 2015.

The Amendment provides for the following changes to the Loan Facility:

·

Increase the maximum amount under the Loan Facility to $3,000,000 (from $2,000,000).  As amended, the Company may borrow up to the lesser of $3,000,000 or the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Loan Facility), subject to the terms of the Loan Facility.

·

Reduce the interest rate on advances under the Loan Facility, by eliminating the floor interest rate (e.g., reducing the “deemed prime rate” from 4.0% to 0.0%).  As amended, advances under the Loan Facility bear interest at the prime rate plus 2.00% per annum, with no minimum rate.

The Amendment provides for the following additional changes to the Loan Facility, to become effective on or before May 31, 2016, conditioned upon payment in full of the Note (the terms of the Note are described below):

·

Increase the maximum amount under the Loan Facility to $3,175,000 (from $3,000,000).  As amended, the Company will be able to borrow up to the lesser of $3,175,000 or the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Loan Facility), subject to the terms of the Loan Facility.

·

Increase the Borrowing Base as follows:

o

Increase the domestic account receivable borrowing base to a maximum of $3,175,000 (from $3,000,000);

o

Increase the inventory borrowing base to a maximum of $475,000 (from $300,000);

o

No change to the Canadian domestic account receivable borrowing base.

·

Reduce the interest rate on advances under the Loan Facility, to the prime rate plus 1.00% per annum (decrease from 2.00%), with no minimum rate.

The foregoing description of the material terms of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Modification to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2015, by and among Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc., Jones Soda (Canada) Inc., and Lender, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.  Previously, in May 2015, the Company entered into a Second Modification to Loan and Security Agreement for the sole purpose of changing the Company’s address for its Chief Executive Office.  A copy of the Second Modification to Loan and Security Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report.

Secured Promissory Note

On January 6, 2016, the Company entered into a short-term non-revolving secured promissory note (the “Note”) with the Lender.  (The Note is dated for reference purposes as of December 18, 2015.)  Under the terms of the Note, the Company may borrow from Lender, against purchase orders received by the


 

Company, up to $500,000 in principal advances at any time on or prior to January 31, 2016, in addition to amounts otherwise available under the Loan Facility.  Amounts outstanding under the Note bear interest at the prime rate plus 2.00% per annum.  The Note is secured by the security interests granted to Lender pursuant to the terms of the Loan Facility.

Principal payments are due as follows:  (a) 20% of the outstanding principal balance as of January 31, 2016 (the “Monthly Payment”) will be due and payable on each of February 29, March 31 and April 30, 2016; and (b) the remaining principal balance will be due in full on May 31, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”).  The   amount   of   the   Monthly   Payment   will   be   transferred   to,   and   constitute   an   outstanding   advance   under,   the   Domestic A/R Borrowing   Base   under   the   Loan Facility.   Additionally, on   the   Maturity   Date, up to $175,000 may be transferred   to,   and   constitute   and   outstanding  a dvance   under,   the   Inventory   Borrowing   Base   under   the   Loan Facility.

As of the date of this Current Report, the Company has not made any borrowings under the Note.

The foregoing description of the material terms of the Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Secured Promissory Note dated as of December 18, 2015, by Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc. and Jones Soda (Canada) Inc. in favor of Lender, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

 

10.1

Third Modification to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2015, by and among Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc., JONES SODA (CANADA) Inc., and CapitalSource Business Finance Group, a dba of BFI Business Finance.

10.2

Second Modification to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 13, 2015, by and among Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc., JONES SODA (CANADA) Inc., and CapitalSource Business Finance Group, a dba of BFI Business Finance.

10.3

Secured Promissory Note dated as of December 18, 2015, by Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc. and Jones Soda (Canada) Inc. in favor of CapitalSource Business Finance Group, a dba of BFI Business Finance.

 

SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JONES SODA CO.

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

January 7 , 201 6

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer L. Cue

 

 

 

 

Jennifer L. Cue, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

E xhibit Index


 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Third Modification to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2015, by and among Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc., JONES SODA (CANADA) Inc., and CapitalSource Business Finance Group, a dba of BFI Business Finance.

10.2

 

Second Modification to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 13, 2015, by and among Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc., JONES SODA (CANADA) Inc., and CapitalSource Business Finance Group, a dba of BFI Business Finance.

10.3

 

Secured Promissory Note dated as of December 18, 2015, by Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc. and Jones Soda (Canada) Inc. in favor of CapitalSource Business Finance Group, a dba of BFI Business Finance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


EXHIBIT 10.1

THIRD MODIFICATION TO LOAN   AND   SECURITY   AGREEMENT

This   Third   Modification   to   Loan   and   Security   Agreement   (this   “Modification”)   is   entered   into   by   and   between   Jones   Soda   Co.   (USA)   Inc.,   a(n)   Washington   corporation   (“Jones   USA”)   and   JONES   SODA   (CANADA)   INC.   a(n)   Canadian   corporation   (“Jones   Canada”)   (Jones   USA   and   Jones   Canada,   each   individually   and   collectively,   the   “Borrower”)   and   CapitalSource   Business   Finance   Group,   a   dba   of   BFI   Business   Finance ,   a   California   corporation (“Lender”)   as of this   18th   day of   December 2015 , at   Campbell,   California .

RECITALS

 

A. Lender   and   Borrower   have   previously   entered   into   or   are   concurrently   herewith   entering   into   a   Loan   and   Security   Agreement   (the “Agreement”) dated December 27, 2013 .

 

B. Lender   and   Borrower   may   have   previously   executed   one   or   more   Modifications   to   Loan   and   Security Agreement (the   "Previous   Modification(s)").

 

C. Borrower   has   requested,   and Lender has agreed, to   modify the   Agreement   as   set forth below.

 

AGREEMENT

 

For   good   and   valuable   consideration,   the   parties   agree   as   set   forth below:

 

1. Incorporation   by   Reference .     The   Agreement   and   the   Previous   Modification(s),   if   any,   as   modified   hereby   and   the Recitals   are   incorporated herein by this   reference.

 

2. Effective   D ate.     The   terms of this   Modification   shall   be   in full   force and   effect   as   of   December 18, 2015.

 

3. Modification   to Agreeme nt.   The Agreement   is   hereby modified   as follows:

 

a. The   following   defined   terms(s)   as   set   forth   in   Loan   Agreement   are   hereby   amended   and   restated   in   their   entirety as   set   forth below:

 

“Canadian   A/R   Borrowing   Base”   means   fifty   percent   (50%)   of   the   Net   Face   Amount   of   Canadian   Prime   Accounts,   but   in   any   event   not   in   an   aggregate   amount   in   excess   of   Three   Hundred   Thousand   and   00/100   Dollars ($300,000.00).

 

“Deemed   Prime   Rate”   means   zero   percent   (0.00%)   per   annum.

 

“Domestic   A/R   Borrowing   Base”   means   eighty-five   percent   (85%)   of   the   Net   Face   Amount   of   Domestic   Prime   Accounts   (both   as   defined   in   Paragraph   2),   but   in   any   event   not   in   an   aggregate   amount   in   excess   of   Three Million and 00/100 Dollars ($3,000,000.00).

 

“Inventory   Borrowing   Base”   means   -----n/a-----   percent   (----------n/a----------%)   of   the   Current   Market   Cost   (as   defined   in   Paragraph   3)   of   raw   materials   that   constitute   Eligible   Inventory   (as   defined   in   Paragraph   3),   and   thirty-five   percent   (35%)   of   the   Current   Market   Cost   of   finished   goods   that   constitute   Eligible   Inventory,   but   in   any   event   not   in   an   aggregate   amount   in   excess   of   the   lesser   of   Three   Hundred   Thousand   and   00/100   Dollars   ($300,000.00) or fifty percent (50%)   of   the   aggregate   sum of   the Net   Face  


 

Amount of Domestic   Prime   Accounts   and   Canadian   Prime   Accounts (as defined below   in   Paragraph 2).

 

“Maximum   Amount”   means Three   Million and   00/100   Dollars   ($3,000,000.00).

 

“Rate”   means two   percentage   point(s)   (2.00%)   per annum   (in the case of   Advances against the   Domestic   A/R   Borrowing   Base   or   the   Canadian   A/R   Borrowing   Base),   and   two   percentage   point(s)   (2.00%)   per   annum   (in   the   case   of   Advances   against   the   Inventory   Borrowing   Base)   over   and   above   the   rate   announced   as   the   “prime”   rate   in   the   Western   Edition   of   the   Wall   Street   Journal   which   is   in   effect   from   time   to   time   (the   “Prime   Rate”).

 

b. Effective   on   or   before   May   31,   2016,   and   so   long   as   that   certain   Secured   Promissory   Note   (Purchase   Order   Financing     Non-Revolving)   of   even   date   herewith   (the   “PO Note”)   has   been   paid   in   cash   on   a   full   and   final   basis   with   no   further   commitment   by   Lender   to   fund,   the   following   defined   terms   as   set   forth   in   the Loan Agreement   shall   be   amended and   restated as   set forth   below:

 

“Domestic   A/R   Borrowing   Base”   means   eighty-five   percent   (85%)   of   the   Net   Face   Amount   of   Domestic   Prime   Accounts   (both   as   defined   in   Paragraph   2),   but   in   any   event   not   in   an   aggregate   amount   in   excess   of   Three Million One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand   and 00/100 Dollars   ($3,175,000.00).

 

“Inventory   Borrowing   Base”   means   -----n/a-----   percent   (----------n/a----------%)   of   the   Current   Market   Cost   (as   defined   in   Paragraph   3)   of   raw   materials   that   constitute   Eligible   Inventory   (as   defined   in   Paragraph   3),   and   thirty-five   percent   (35%)   of   the   Current   Market   Cost   of   finished   goods   that   constitute   Eligible   Inventory,   but   in   any   event not in   an aggregate   amount in   excess of   the   lesser of Four   Hundred   Seventy-five   Thousand   and 00/100 Dollars   ($475,000.00)   (the   “Inventory   Amount”)   or   fifty   percent   (50%)   of   the   aggregate   sum   of   the   Net   Face   Amount   of   Domestic   Prime   Accounts   and   Canadian   Prime   Accounts   (as   defined   below   in   Paragraph   2).   Notwithstanding   the   foregoing,   the   increase   reflected   in   the   Inventory   Amount   shall   not   exceed   the   amount   transferred   from   the   PO   Note   to   the Inventory Borrowing   Base.

 

“Maximum   Amount”   means   Three   Million   One   Hundred   Seventy-five   Thousand   and   00/100   Dollars   ($3,175,000.00).

 

“Rate”   means   one   percentage   point(s)   (1.00%)   per   annum   (in   the   case   of Advances   against   the   Domestic   A/R   Borrowing   Base   or   the   Canadian   A/R   Borrowing   Base),   and   one   percentage   point(s)   (1.00%)   per   annum   (in   the   case   of   Advances   against   the   Inventory   Borrowing   Base)   over   and   above   the   rate   announced   as   the   “prime”   rate   in   the   Western   Edition   of   the   Wall   Street   Journal   which   is   in   effect   from   time   to   time   (the   “Prime   Rate”).

 

4. F ee .   At   the   time   of   execution   of   the   Modification,   Borrower   agrees   to   pay   a   loan   fee   in   the   amount of   Twenty-Two   Thousand   Five   Hundred   and   00/100   Dollars   ($22,500.00) ,   which   fee represents   the   Loan   Fee   due   on   December   31,   2015.   Additionally,   on   May   31,   2016   and   in   connection   with   the   changes   set   forth   in   Section   3b   above,   Lender   shall   charge   a   one-time   fee   in   the   amount   of   Seven   Hundred   Sixty-six   and   00/100   Dollars   ($766.00) , which represents  a seven (7)   month pro-rated portion of   the Loan Fee   due upon such   changes.

 

5. Legal   E ffect .   Except   as   specifically   set   forth   in   this   Modification,   all   of   the   terms   and   conditions   of   the Agreement   remain   in full   force   and   effect.

 

6. Counterpa rts .   This   Modification   may   be   executed   in   any   number   of   counterparts,   each   of   which   shall be deemed   an original   but   all   of   which taken   together   shall   constitute a single   original.

 

7. Electronic   Signature .   This   Modification,   or   a   signature   page   thereto   intended   to   be   attached   to   a   copy   of   this   Modification,   signed   and   transmitted   by   facsimile   machine,   telecopier   or   other  


 

electronic   means   (including   via   transmittal   of   a   “pdf”   file)   shall   be   deemed   and   treated   as   an   original   document.   The   signature   of   any   person   thereon,   for   purposes   hereof,   is   to   be   considered   as   an   original   signature,   and   the   document   transmitted   is   to   be   considered   to   have   the   same   binding   effect   as   an   original   signature   on   an   original   document.   At   the   request   of   any   party   hereto,   any   facsimile,   telecopy   or   other   electronic   document   is   to   be   re-executed   in   original   form   by   the   persons   who   executed   the   facsimile,   telecopy   of   other   electronic   document.   No   party   hereto   may   raise   the   use   of   a   facsimile   machine,   telecopier or other   electronic   means or the   fact   that   any   signature   was   transmitted   through   the   use   of   a   facsimile   machine,   telecopier   or   other   electronic   means as a defense to the enforcement   of   this   Modification.

 

8. Integration .   This   is   an   integrated   Modification   and   supersedes   all   prior   negotiations   and   agreements   regarding   the   subject   matter   hereof.   All   amendments   hereto   must   be   in   writing   and   signed   by   the   parties.

 

9. IN   WITNESS   WHEREOF,   the   parties   have   executed   this   Third   Modification   to   Loan   and   Security   Agreement   as   of   the   date   first   set   forth   above.

 

CapitalSource Business   Finance   Group   a   dba   of   BFI   Business   Finance

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen P. Darlington

By:   Stephen P. Darlington

Its:     Senior Vice   President,   Operations

 

Jones   Soda Co. (USA)   Inc.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jennifer L. Cue

By:   Jennifer L. Cue

Its:   President

 

 

 

 

JONES SODA   (CANADA) INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Jennifer L. Cue

By:   Jennifer L. Cue

Its:   President

 

 

EXHIBIT 10.2

SECOND MODIFICATION TO LOAN   AND   SECURITY   AGREEMENT

This   Second Modification   to   Loan   and   Security   Agreement   (this   “Modification”)   is   entered   into   by   and   between   Jones   Soda   Co.   (USA)   Inc.,   a(n)   Washington   corporation   and   JONES   SODA   (CANADA)   INC.   a   Canadian   corporation   ( each   individually   and   collectively,   “Borrower”)   and   CapitalSource   Business   Finance   Group,   a   dba   of   BFI   Business   Finance ,   a   California   corporation (“Lender”)   as of this   13th   day of May 2015 , at   Campbell,   California .

RECITALS

A. Lender   and   Borrower   have   previously   entered   into   or   are   concurrently   herewith   entering   into   a   Loan   and   Security   Agreement   (the “Agreement”) dated December 27, 2013 .

 


 

B. Lender   and   Borrower   may   have   previously   executed   one   or   more   Modifications   to   Loan   and   Security Agreement (the   "Previous   Modification(s)").

 

C. Borrower   has   requested,   and Lender has agreed, to   modify the   Agreement   as   set forth below.

 

AGREEMENT

For   good   and   valuable   consideration,   the   parties   agree   as   set   forth below:

 

1. Incorporation   by   Reference .     The   Agreement   and   the   Previous   Modification(s),   if   any,   as   modified   hereby   and   the Recitals   are   incorporated herein by this   reference.

 

2. Borrowing Authority .  The Borrowing Resolution and Incumbency Certifications attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference remain in full force and effect and no change in Borrower’s officers or signing authority has occurred.

 

3. Effective   D ate.     The   terms of this   Modification   shall   be   in full   force and   effect   as   of   March 1, 2015.

 

4. Modification   to Agreeme nt.   The Agreement   is   hereby modified   as follows:

 

a. The   following   definition(s) as   set   forth   in “Section 1.1 Definitions ,” are   hereby   amended   and   restated   in its ( their)   entirety as   set   forth below:

“Chief Executive Office” means 66 S. Hanford Street, Seattle, Washington 98134

5. F ee.   At   the   time   of   execution   of   the   Modification,   Borrower   agrees   to   pay a one-time fee in the amount of -----------N/A-----------and 00/100 Dollars ($-----------n/a-----------).

 

6. Legal   E ffect.   Except   as   specifically   set   forth   in   this   Modification,   all   of   the   terms   and   conditions   of   the Agreement   remain   in full   force   and   effect.

 

7. Counterpa rts.   This   Modification   may   be   executed   in   any   number   of   counterparts,   each   of   which   shall be deemed   an original   but   all   of   which taken   together   shall   constitute a single   original.

 

8. Electronic   Signature .   This   Modification,   or   a   signature   page   thereto   intended   to   be   attached   to   a   copy   of   this   Modification,   signed   and   transmitted   by   facsimile   machine,   telecopier   or   other   electronic   means   (including   via   transmittal   of   a   “pdf”   file)   shall   be   deemed   and   treated   as   an   original   document.   The   signature   of   any   person   thereon,   for   purposes   hereof,   is   to   be   considered   as   an   original   signature,   and   the   document   transmitted   is   to   be   considered   to   have   the   same   binding   effect   as   an   original   signature   on   an   original   document.   At   the   request   of   any   party   hereto,   any   facsimile,   telecopy   or   other   electronic   document   is   to   be   re-executed   in   original   form   by   the   persons   who   executed   the   facsimile,   telecopy   of   other   electronic   document.   No   party   hereto   may   raise   the   use   of   a   facsimile   machine,   telecopier or other   electronic   means or the   fact   that   any   signature   was   transmitted   through   the   use   of   a   facsimile   machine,   telecopier   or   other   electronic   means as a defense to the enforcement   of   this   Modification.

 

9. Integration .   This   is   an   integrated   Modification   and   supersedes   all   prior   negotiations   and   agreements   regarding   the   subject   matter   hereof.   All   amendments   hereto   must   be   in   writing   and   signed   by  


 

the   parties.

 

IN   WITNESS   WHEREOF,   the   parties   have   executed   this Second Modification   to   Loan   and   Security   Agreement   as   of   the   date   first   set   forth   above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jones Soda Co. (USA) Inc.

 

 

 

/s/ Jennifer Cue

By:  Jennifer  Cue

Its: President and CEO

JONES SODA   (CANADA) INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Mark Miyata

By:  Mark Miyata

Its: VP of Finance

 

 

 

CapitalSource Business   Finance   Group   a   dba   of   BFI   Business   Finance

 

 

 

/s/ Colleen M. Gonia

By:  Colleen M. Gonia

Its: Vice President

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT 10.3

SECURED   PROMISSORY   NOTE

(Purchase   Order   Financing   -   Non-Revolving)

 

$500,000.00 December   18,   2015

FOR   VALUE   RECEIVED,   Jones   Soda   Co.   (USA)   Inc.,   a(n)   Washington   corporation   ("Jones   USA")   and   JONES   SODA   (CANADA), INC.   a(n)   Canadian   corporation   (" Jones   Canada")   (" Jones   USA   and   Jones   Canada,   each   individually   and   collectively   the   "Borrower"),   promises   to   pay   to   CapitalSource   Business   Finance   Group,   a   dba   of   BFI   Business   Finance,   a   California   corporation   ("Lender"),   or   order,   at   Lender's   place   of   business   at   851   East   Hamilton   Avenue,   2nd   Floor,   Campbell,   California   95008,   or   at   such   other   place   as   may   be   designated   in   writing   to   Borrower   by   the   holder   of   this   Secured   Promissory   Note   (this   "Note"),   such   principal   sum   as   may   be   advanced   hereunder   as set   forth   in Addendum   A   attached   hereto   and   made   a   part   hereof,   which   shall   be   subject   to   the   terms   and   conditions   of   that   certain   Loan   and   Security   Agreement   dated   December   27,   2013   and   all   of   the riders   and   amendments   thereto   by   and   between   Borrower   and   Lender   (the   "Loan   Agreement " ),   together   with   interest   from   the   date   hereof   on   the   unpaid   principal   balance   at   a   rate   (the   "Rate")   of   two   percentage   point(s)   (2.00%)   per   annum   over   and   above   the   rate   announced   as   the   "prime"   rate   in   the   Western   Edition   of   the   Wall   Street   Journal   which   is   in   effect   from   time   to   time   (the   " Prime   Rate");   provided   that   the   Prime   Rate   shall at   all   times   be   deemed   to   be   not   less   than   ---zero---   percent   (0.00%)   per   annum   (the   "Deemed   Prime   Rate").   In   the   event   that   the   Prime   Rate   is   changed,   the   adjustment   in   the   interest   rate   charged   shall   be   made   on   the   day   such   change   occurs.   The   Prime   Rate   is   a   rate   used   by   certain   financial   institutions   as   one   of   their   index   rates   and   serves   as   a   basis   upon   which   effective   rates   of   interest   are   calculated   for   loans   making   reference   thereto   and   may   not   be   the   lowest   of   such   financial   institutions'   index   rates.   Upon   the   occurrence   of   a   default   or   an   event   of   default   under   this   Note,   the   rate   of   interest   on   the   Note shall   be   increased   at   the option   of   Lender   to   an   additional   three   percent   (3.00%)   in   excess   of   the   then   applicable   interest   rate.   Interest   shall   be   computed   on   the   basis   of   a   360-day   year   and   shall   be   charged   to   Borrower's   account   on   the   first   day   of   the   following   month,   and,   if   not   so   paid,   it   shall   thereafter   bear   like   interest   as   the   principal.

 

1. Lender   may, at   its   option,   charge   Borrower's   account   for   the   principal,   interest,   and   fees   hereunder,   which   are   due   and   payable on   the   dates   and   in   the   manner   that   follows:

 

(a) Interest   payments   will   be   due   and   payable   in   arrears   commencing   on   the   first   day   of   the   first   month   following   disbursement   and   continuing   on   the   first   day   of   each   month   thereafter   while   amounts   hereunder   are   due   and   owing;

 

(b) Principal payments   will   be   due   and   payable   as   set   forth   in   Addendum   A   attached   hereto and   made   a   part   hereof;

 

(c)

A   loan   fee   shall   be   charged as   set   forth   in   Addendum   A   attached   hereto   and   made   a   part   hereof;

 

(d) An   administrative   fee   of   fifteen hundredths of   one   percent   (0.15%)   per   month   of   the   daily   outstanding   balance   during   the   preceding   month,   (the   "Administrative   Fee")   shall   be   charged   on   the   first   day   of   each   month   following   disbursement   and   monthly   thereafter   while   amounts   hereunder   are   due   and   owing;

 


 

(e) An   appraisal   fee   of   -----n/a-----   and   00/100   Dollars   ($-----n/a-----)   (the   " Appraisal   Fee " )   shall   be   charged   for   each   appraisal   of   the   Collateral   performed   by   Lender   or   its   agents;

 

(f) Lender   will   transfer   all   loan   payments   due   under   this   Note,   including   all   accrued   interest,   Administrative   Fees,   and   fees   as   set   forth   in   Addendum   A   attached hereto   and   made   a   part   hereof, to   the   accounts   receivable   line   of   credit   extended   to   Borrower   pursuant   to   the   Loan   Agreement;

 

(g) Borrower   shall   pay   all   fees   and   legal   and   other   costs   incurred   by   Lender   in   connection   with   the   negotiation   and   preparation   of   this   Note   and   the   documents   executed   in   connection   herewith   and   the   perfection   of   any   security   interest in   any   collateral   granted   by   Borrower   or   any   third   party   to   Lender   in   connection   with   this   Note, including   but   not   limited   to   attorneys'   fees   and   legal   and   other   costs,   which   Lender   shall   charge   to   Borrower's   account   at   the   time   of   the   execution   hereof;

 

(h) On   the   Purchase   Order   Line   of   Credit   Maturity   Date   (as   defined   in   Section   14(e)   hereof)   the   entire   principal   balance   hereof,   together   with   any   and   all   unpaid   and/or   accrued   interest,   loan   fees,   monthly   Administrative   Fees,   and   attorneys' fees   and   legal   and   other   costs   due   hereunder, shall   be   paid   in   full;

 

(i) Interest   not   paid   when   due   shall   bear   interest   at   the   same   rate   as   principal.   All   payments   hereunder   are   to   be   applied   first   to   the   payment   of   accrued   interest   and   the   balance   remaining   applied   to   the   payment   of   principal.   All   principal   and   interest   due   hereunder   is   payable   in   lawful   money   of   the   United   States   of   America;   and

(j) In no   event shall   the   interest   rate   or   rates   payable   under   this   Note,   plus   any   other   amounts   paid   in   connection   herewith,   exceed the   highest   rate   permissible   under   any   law   that   a   court   of   competent   jurisdiction   shall,   in   a   final   determination,   deem   applicable.   Borrower   and   Lender   intend   legally   to   agree   upon   the   rate   or   rates   of   interest   (and   the   other   amounts   paid   in   connection   herewith)   and   manner   of   payment   stated   within   this   Note;   provided,   however,   that   anything   contained   herein   to the   contrary   notwithstanding,   if   said   interest   rate   or   rates   of   interest   (or   other   amounts   paid   in   · connection   herewith)   or   the   manner   of   payment   exceeds   the   maximum   allowable   under   applicable   law,   then,   ipso   facto   as   of   the   date   of   this   Note,   Borrower   is   and   shall   be   liable   only   for   the   payment   of   such   maximum   as   allowed   by   law,   and   payment   received   from   Borrower   in   excess   of   such   legal   maximum,   whenever   received,   shall   be   applied   to   reduce   the   principal   balance   of   this   Note   to   the   extent   of   such   excess.

 

2. Voluntary   prepayments   of   the   principal   balance   of   this   Note   shall   be   permitted   at   any   time;   provided   that   each   such   prepayment   shall   be   accompanied   by   all   interest   and   any   Administrative   Fees   that   have   accrued   and   remain   unpaid   with   respect   to   the   amount   of   principal   being   repaid   and   a   prepayment   fee   equal   to   the   following:

 

(a) ----------NIA----------   percent   (----------N/A----------%)   of   the   amount   prepaid   with   respect to any   prepayments   made   during   the   first   11   months   following   the   first   principal   payment   on ,   20         .

 

(b) ----------NIA----------   percent   (----------N/A----------%)   of   the   amount   prepaid   with   respect   to   any   prepayments   made   on   or   after   ----------NIA----------,   and   prior   to   May   3 1 ,   20 1 6.

 

Amounts   repaid   or   prepaid   with   respect   to   this   Note   may   not   be   reborrowed.   Partial   prepayments   of   principal   shall   be   applied   to   scheduled   payments of   principal   in   the   inverse   order   of   their   maturity.

 

3. If   any   installment   of   principal,   interest,   or   Administrative   Fee   hereunder   is   not   paid   when   due,   the   holder   shall   have   the   following   rights   in   addition   to   the   rights   set   forth   herein,   in   the   Loan   Agreement,  


 

and   under   law:

 

(a) the   right   to   compound   interest   and   the   Administrative   Fee   by   adding   the   unpaid   interest   and/or   Administrative   Fee   to   principal, with   such   amount   thereafter   bearing   interest   and   the   Administrative   Fee   at   the   rates   provided   in   this   Note;   and

 

(b) if   any   installment is   more   than   ten   (10)   days   past   due,   the   right   to   collect   a   charge   equal   to   the   greater   of   Fifteen   and   00/100   Dollars   ($ 1 5 . 00)   or   five percent   (5%)   of   the   late payment   for   each   month   in   which   it   is   late.   This   charge   is a   result   of   a   reasonable   endeavor   by   Borrower   and   the   holder   to   estimate the holder's   added   legal   and   other   costs   and   damages   resulting   from   Borrower's   failure   to   make   timely   payments   under   this   Note;   hence   Borrower   agrees   that   the   charge   shall   be   presumed   to   be   the   amount   of   damage   sustained   by   the   holder   since   it   is   extremely   difficult   to   determine   the   actual   amount   necessary   to   reimburse   the   holder   for   damages.

 

4. Borrower   expressly   waives   presentment,   demand,   protest,   notice   of   dishonor,   ·notice   of   non-payment,   notice   of   maturity,   notice   of   protest,   presentment   for   the   purpose   of   accelerating   maturity,   diligence   in   collection,   the benefit   of   any   exemption   under   the   homestead   exemption   laws,   and   all   other   notices   and   demands   in   connection   with   the   delivery,   acceptance,   performance,   or   enforcement   of   this   Note.   Borrower   agrees   that   Lender   may   release,   surrender,   exchange,   or   substitute   any   collateral   now   held   or   which   may   hereafter   be   held   as   security   for   the   payment   of   this   Note,   and   may   extend   the   time   for   payment   or   otherwise   modify the   terms   of   payment   of   any   part   or

the   whole   of   the   debt   evidenced   hereby.   Borrower   irrevocably   waives   the   right   to   d i rect   the   application   of   all   payments   at   any   time   hereafter   received   by   Lender   on   behalf   of   Borrower,   and   Borrower   agrees that   Lender   shall   have   the   continuing   exclusive   right   to   apply   any   such   payments   against   the   then   due   and   owing   obligations   of   Borrower   to   Lender   as   Lender   may   deem   advisable.

 

5. It   is   expressly   agreed   that   if   a   default   or   breach   occurs   in   the   payment   of   any   principal   or   interest,   as   provided   above,   or   in   the   payment   or   performance   of   any   other   of   Borrower's   Obligations (as   that   term   is   defined   in   the   Loan   Agreement),   at   Lender's   option,   the   unpaid   principal   balance   of   this   Note,   together   with   interest   accrued   thereon,   shall   forthwith   be   due   and   payable.   Notwithstanding   anything   to   the contrary   in   this   Note,   in   the   event   the   accounts   receivable   line   of   credit   extended   to   Borrower   under   the   Loan   Agreement   is   paid   in   full,   this   Note   shall   also   be   due,   owing,   and   payable.

 

6. This   Note   is   made   subject   to   the   terms   and   conditions   of   and   is   secured   by   security   interests   granted   by   Borrower   in   favor   of   Lender,   and all   covenants,   conditions,   and   agreements   contained   in   the   Loan   Agreement   and   Intellectual   Property   Security   Agreement   dated   December   27,   2013,   all   of   which   are   hereby   incorporated   and   made   a   part   hereof.   All   capitalized   terms   used   herein,   unless   otherwise   defined   herein,   shall   have   the   meanings   ascribed   to   them   in   the   Loan   Agreement.

 

7. Borrower hereby   consents   to   any   and   all   renewals,   replacements,   and/or   extensions   of   time   for   payment   of   this   Note   before,   at,   or   after   maturity.   This   Note   shall   be   binding   upon   all   legal   representatives,   successors,   and   assigns   of   Borrower.   However,   Borrower   may   not   assign   this   Note   or   any   rights   hereunder   without   Lender's   prior   written   consent.   Neither   an   unconsented   assignment   nor   an   assignment   consented   to   by   Lender   shall   release   Borrower   or   any   guarantor   of   any   Obligation   or   indebtedness   hereunder.   Lender   reserves   the right to   sell,   assign,   transfer, negotiate,   or   grant   participations   in   all   or   any   part   of,   or   any   interest   in,   Lender's   rights and   benefits   under   each   of   the   documents   executed   herewith   or   hereafter.   In connection   therewith,   Lender   may   disclose   all   documents   and   information   which   Lender   now   has   or   may   hereafter   acquire   relating   to   any   credit   extended   by   Lender   to   Borrower,   or   about   Borrower   or   its   business,   any   guarantor   or   the   business   of   any   guarantor,   or   any   Collateral   required   hereunder.   Any   waiver   of   any   rights   under this   Note,   the   Loan   Agreement,   or   under   any   other   agreement,   instrument, or   paper   signed   by   Borrower is   neither   valid   nor  


 

effective   unless   made   in   writing   and   signed   by   Lender.   No   delay   or   omission   on   the   part   of   the   Lender   in   exercising   any   right   shall   operate   as   a   waiver   thereof   or   of any other right.

 

8. Borrower   promises   to   pay   all   legal   and other   costs   and   expenses   of   collection   of   this   Note   and   to   pay   all   reasonable   attorneys'   fees   incurred   in   such   collection   or   in   any   suit   or   action   to   collect   this   Note   or   any   appeal   thereof.   Borrower   and   Lender   agree   that   this   Note   is   entered   in to and   Borrower's   performance   to   Lender   occurs   at   Campbell,   California.   This   Note   shall   be   governed   by,   construed   under,   and   enforced   in   accordance   with   the   laws   of   the   State   of   California.

 

9. Any   collateral   pledged   to   secure   any   obligation   of   Borrower   shall   also   secure   any   other   obligation   of   Borrower   except   that   any real   property   pledged   to   secure   any   obligation   of   Borrower   shall   only   secure   any   other   obligation   of   Borrower   if   Lender   specifically   so   agrees   in   writing.

 

10. An   Event   of   Default   under   this   Note   or   the   Loan   Agreement   shall be   an Event   of   Default   under   each   of such loan documents, and vice versa.

 

11. In   the   event   any   one   or   more   of   the   provisions   contained   in   this   Note   is   held   to   be   invalid,   illegal   or   unenforceable   in   any   respect,   then   such   provision   shall   be   ineffective   only   to   the   extent   of   such   prohibition   or   invalidity,   and   the   validity,   legality,   and   enforceability   of   the   remaining   provisions   contained   herein   shall   not   in   any   way   be   affected   or   impaired   thereby.

 

12. This   Note,   or   a   signature   page   thereto   intended   to   be   attached   to   a   copy   of   this   Note,   signed   and   transmitted   by   facsimile   machine,   telecopier,   or   other   electronic   means   (including   via   transmittal   of   a  “ pdf” file)   shall   be   deemed   and   treated   as   an   original   document.   The   signature   of   any   person   thereon,   for   purposes   hereof,   is   to   be   considered   as   an   original   signature,   and   the   document   transmitted   is   to   be   considered   to   have   the   same   binding   effect   as   an   original   signature   on   an   original   document.   At   the   request   of   any   party   hereto,   any   facsimile,   telecopy   or   other   electronic   document   is   to   be   re-executed   in   original   form   by   the   persons   who   executed   the   facsimile,   telecopy   of

other   electronic   document.   No   party   hereto   may   raise   the   use   of   a   facsimile   machine,   telecopier,   or   other   electronic   means   or   the   fact   that   any   signature   was   transmitted   through   the   use   of   a   facsimile   machine,   telecopier,   or   other   electronic   means   as   a   defense   to   the   enforcement   of   this   Note.

 

13. This   is   an   integrated   Note   and   supersedes   all   prior agreements or   negotiations   regarding   the   subject   matter   hereof.   This   Note   may   only   be   amended   in   writing.   This   Note   amends   and   restates   that   certain   Secured   Promissory   Note   dated   as   of   ----------NIA----------   by   Jones   Soda   Co.   (USA)   Inc,   and   JONES   SODA   (CANADA),   INC.,   however,   this   Note   is   not   a   novation   of   such   prior   Secured   Promissory   Note   or   the   terms   contained   therein.

 

This   Note   is   subject   to   the   terms   and   conditions   set   forth   in   Addendum   A   attached   hereto and   made   a   part   hereof   by   this   reference.

 

IN WITNESS   HEREOF,   this   Secured   Promissory   Note   has   been   executed and   delivered   as   of   the   date   first   set   forth   above.

 

Jones   Soda   Co.   (USA)   Inc.

 

/s/ Jennifer L. Cue

By: Jennifer L. Cue

Title: President


 

 

 

JONES   SODA   (CANADA),   INC.

 

/s/ Jennifer L. Cue

By: Jennifer L. Cue

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

ADDENDUM   A

Pursuant   to   this   Addendum   A   to   Secured   Promissory   Note   (this   "Addendum")   executed   by   Jones   Soda   Co.   (USA)   Inc.   and   JONES   SODA   (CANADA),   INC.   (individually   and   collectively,   the   " Borrower")   and   CapitalSource   Business   Finance   Grou p,   a   dba   of   BFI  Business   Finance   ("Lender"),   the   foregoing   Secured   Promissory   Note   (the   "Note")   is   hereby amended   and/or   supplemented   by   the   following   terms   and   conditions,   which   are   incorporated   by   this   reference   in   the   Note   as   the   following   additional   paragraphs   to   the   Note:

14. Borrower   has   requested,   and   Lender   has   agreed,   subject   to   certain   conditions,   to   provide,   on   a   temporary   basis   under   this   Note   certain   financial   accommodations   based   on   Borrower's   purchase   orders   as   follows:

 

(a) Commencing   on   or   about   December   1 8,   20 1 5,   Lender   will   provide   Borrower   with   financial   accommodations   based   on   certain   of   Borrower's   purchase   orders   issued   to   Borrower   by   7-Eleven's   designated   supplier   under   the   terms   of   an   agreement   between Borrower   and 7-Eleven   Corporation   (and   expected   to   become   accounts   receivable   as   described   in   14(c)   below)   (each   a   "Purchase   Order"   and   collectively,   the   "Purchase   Orders")   that   are   acceptable   to   Lender   (in   its   Sole   Discretion)   in   order   to   permit   Borrower   to   fulfill   its   Purchase   Orders.

 

(b) Lender   will   at   its   Sole   Discretion   lend   to   Borrower   against   the   Purchase   Orders   (copies   of   which   shall   be   provided   to   Lender   twenty-four   (24)   hours   in   advance   of   each   request   for   funds,   together   with   any   other   information   requested   by   Lender).   Advances   under   this   Note   are   at   the   discretion   of   the   Borrower   so   long   as   i)   each   advance   is   not   less   than   One   Hundred   Thousand   and   00/100   Dollars   ($100,000.00);   ii)   the   combined   aggregate   advances   hereunder   do   not   exceed   a   maximum   amount   of   Five   Hundred   Thousand   and   00/100   ($500,000.00)   (the   "Purchase   Order   Line   of   Credit");   and   iii)   all   advances   are   completed   on   or   before   January  3 1 ,   20 1 6.   Amounts repaid or prepaid with respect to   this Note may   not be reborrowed.

 

(c) Borrower   will   promptly   provide   Lender   with   copies   of   each   Account   that   is   generated   as   a   part   of   the   customer's   receipt   of   the   goods   fulfilling   any   of   the   Purchase   Orders.

 


 

(d) Principal   payments   equal   to   twenty   percent   (20%)   of   the   outstanding   principal   balance   hereunder   as   of  the   last   business   day   of  January   2016   will   be   due   monthly,   beginning   February   29,   2016   and   continuing   thru   April   30,   2016   (each   a   "Monthly   Payment").   The   amount   of   the   Monthly   Payment   will   be   transferred   to,   and   constitute   an   outstanding   Advance   under,   the   Domestic A/R Borrowing   Base   under   the   Loan   Agreement.   Additionally,  on   the   Purchase   Order   Line   of   Credit   Maturity   Date,   Lender   will   allow   a   maximum   of   One   Hundred   Seventy-five   Thousand   and   00/100   Dollars   ($175,000.00)   to   be   transferred   to,   and   constitute   and   outstanding   Advance   under,   the   Inventory   Borrowing   Base   under   the   Loan   Agreement.

 

(e) The   Purchase   Order   Line   of   Credit   will   be   due,   owing   and   payable   in   full   on   May   3 1 ,   20 1 6 (the   " Purchase   Order   Line   of   Credit   Maturity   Date").

 

(f) Borrower   shall   pay   a   fee   of   Three   Percent   (3.00%)   of   the   amount   of   each   and   every   Advance   hereunder   as   a   condition to   the   granting of   the   Purchase   Order   Line   of   Credit.

 

(g) Notwithstanding   any   contrary   provision   herein,   interest   accrued   under   this   Note   shall   not   be   included   in   the   definition   of   Accrued   Interest   set   forth   in   the   Loan   Agreement,   nor   shall   it   be   included   in   the   calculation   of   the   Cumulative   Minimum   Annual   Interest   Payment   set   forth   in   the   Loan   Agreement.