UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
 
OR
 
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from       to
 
Commission file number: 0-17973
 
C2 Global Technologies Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
FLORIDA
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
59-2291344
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
40 King St. West, Suite 3200, Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(416) 866-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
 
N/A
(Registrant’s Former Name)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter time period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

Large Accelerated Filer £
 
Accelerated Filer £
Non-Accelerated Filer R
  
Smaller reporting company £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £ No R

As of August 4, 2009, there were 22,718,309 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.
 


 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Part I.
 
Financial Information
 
       
Item 1.
 
Financial Statements
 
       
   
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 200 8
3
       
   
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
4
       
   
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the period ended June 30, 2009
5
       
   
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
6
       
   
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
       
Item 2.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
27
       
Item 3.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
39
       
Item 4T.
 
Controls and Procedures
39
       
Part II.
 
Other Information
 
       
Item 1.
 
Legal Proceedings
40
       
Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
40
       
Item 2.
 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
40
       
Item 3.
 
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
40
       
Item 4.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
40
       
Item 5.
 
Other Information
40
       
Item 6.
 
Exhibits
41

 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1 – Financial Statements.

C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)
 
2009
   
2008
 
             
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash
  $ 226     $ 4,076  
Accounts receivable
    1,977        
Other current assets
    47       77  
Inventory (Note 5)
    4,009        
Deferred income tax assets (Note 9)
          875  
Total current assets
    6,259       5,028  
Other assets:
               
Goodwill (Note 5)
    173       173  
Investments (Note 6)
    2,780       242  
Deferred income tax assets (Note 9)
     1,021        —  
Total assets
  $ 10,233     $ 5,443  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 5)
  $ 1,376     $ 472  
Debt payable to third parties (Note 7)
    2,569        
Debt payable to a related party (Note 7)
    1,435        
Total liabilities
    5,380       472  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
               
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $10.00 par value, convertible, non-redeemable, authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 594 Class N shares at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008; liquidation preference of $594 at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
    6       6  
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 300,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 22,718,309 shares at June 30, 2009 and 22,745,530 shares at December 31, 2008
    227       227  
Additional paid-in capital
    274,672       274,761  
Accumulated deficit
    (270,253 )     (270,023 )
                 
Stockholders’ equity before non-controlling interest
    4,652       4,971  
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary
    201        
Total equity
    4,853       4,971  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 10,233     $ 5,443  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
(In thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts)
                       
                         
Revenue:
                       
Patent licensing
  $ 950     $ 1,900     $ 950     $ 8,125  
Asset trading
    3,102             3,102        
Total revenue
    4,052       1,900       4,052       8,125  
                                 
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Patent licensing
    586       1,308       587       4,492  
Asset trading
    2,675             2,675        
Selling, general and administrative
    708       280       1,095       556  
Depreciation and amortization
          5             10  
Total operating costs and expenses
    3,969       1,593       4,357       5,058  
Operating income (loss)
    83       307       (305 )     3,067  
Other income (expense):
                               
Other income
    21       5       22       5  
Interest expense – third party
    (28 )           (28 )      
Interest expense – related party
    (35 )           (35 )     (43 )
Total other income (expense)
    (42 )     5       (41 )     (38 )
Income (loss) from continuing operations before the undernoted
    41       312       (346 )     3,029  
Income tax expense (recovery) (Note 9)
    (46 )     9       (53 )     930  
Earnings of equity accounted investments (net of $0 tax) (Note 6)
    19       8       20       7  
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    106       311       (273 )     2,106  
Loss from discontinued operations (net of $0 tax)
          (6 )           (6 )
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) before non-controlling interest
    106       305       (273 )     2,100  
Net (income) loss and comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest
    6             43        
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 112     $ 305     $ (230 )   $ 2,100  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    22,718       23,045       22,729       23,070  
Weighted average preferred shares outstanding
    1       1       1       1  
                                 
Net income (loss) per share – basic and diluted: (Note 2)
                               
                                 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
                               
Common shares
  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.09  
Preferred shares
  $ 0.20     $ 0.54     $ N/A     $ 3.65  
                                 
Loss from discontinued operations
                               
Common shares
  $     $     $     $  
Preferred shares
  $ N/A     $ N/A     $ N/A     $ N/A  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
For the period ended June 30, 2009
 
(in thousands of US dollars, except number of shares)
(unaudited)
 
   
Preferred stock
   
Common stock
   
Additional
paid-in
   
Accumulated
Equity
   
Non-
controlling
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
capital
   
(Deficit)
   
interest
   
Total
 
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2007
    607     $ 6       23,095,010     $ 231     $ 274,672     $ (275,850 )   $     $ (941 )
Conversion of Class N preferred stock to common stock
    (13 )           520                                
Cancellation of common stock (Note 11)
                (350,000 )     (4 )     4                    
Compensation cost related to stock options
                            85                   85  
Net income
                                  5,827             5,827  
Balance at December 31, 2008
    594       6       22,745,530       227       274,761       (270,023 )           4,971  
Capital contribution
                                        244       244  
Purchase and cancellation of common stock (Note 11)
                (27,221 )           (125 )                 (125 )
Compensation cost related to stock options
                            36                   36  
Net loss
                                  (230 )     (43 )     (273 )
Balance at June 30, 2009
    594     $ 6       22,718,309     $ 227     $ 274,672     $ (270,253 )   $ 201     $ 4,853  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands of US dollars)
(unaudited)

   
Six months ended
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (273 )   $ 2,106  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Accrued interest added to principal of third party debt
    13        
Amortization of financing costs on debt payable to third party
    15        
Accrued interest added to principal of related party debt
    35        
Stock-based compensation expense
    36       47  
Equity interests in significantly influenced companies
    (20 )     (7 )
Gain on sale of investments
    (21 )      
Depreciation and amortization
          10  
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Increase in accounts receivable
    (1,977 )      
Increase in inventory
    (4,009 )      
Decrease (increase) in other assets
    30       (129 )
Decrease (increase) in deferred income tax assets
    (146 )     930  
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    904       234  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities by continuing operations
    (5,413 )     3,191  
Net cash used in operating activities by discontinued operations
          (6 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities by continuing and discontinued operations
    (5,413 )     3,185  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Investment in significantly influenced company
    (2,621 )      
Purchase of portfolio investments
          (125 )
Sale of portfolio investments
    121        
Cash distributions from portfolio investments
    3       5  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (2,497 )     (120 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of debt payable to third parties
    2,541        
Proceeds from issuance of  note payable to a related party
    1,400        
Purchase and cancellation of common shares
    (125 )      
Non-controlling interest contribution
    244        
Repayment of notes payable to a related party
          (2,335 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    4,060       (2,335 )
Increase (decrease) in cash
    (3,850 )     730  
Cash at beginning of period
    4,076       67  
Cash at end of period
  $ 226     $ 797  
                 
Supplemental cash flow information:
               
Taxes paid
  $ 92     $  
Interest paid
  $     $ 43  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Note 1 – Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation
 
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C2 Global Technologies Inc. together with its subsidiaries, including C2 Communications Technologies Inc., C2 Investments Inc. and Counsel RB Capital LLC.  These entities, on a combined basis, are referred to as “C2”, the “Company”, “we” or “our” in these financial statements.  Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of all majority-owned subsidiaries over which C2 exercises control.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.
 
C2 owns certain patents, including two foundational patents in voice over internet protocol (“VoIP”) technology – U.S. Patent Nos. 6,243,373 (the “VoIP Patent”) and 6,438,124 (the “C2 Patent”) (together the “VoIP Patent Portfolio”), which it licenses.  The VoIP Patent, including a corresponding foreign patent and related international patent applications, was acquired from a third party in 2003.  At the time of acquisition, the vendor of the VoIP Patent was granted a first priority security interest in the patent in order to secure C2’s obligations under the associated purchase agreement, as discussed in Note 8.  The C2 Patent was developed by the Company.
 
Licensing of intellectual property constitutes the Company’s Patent Licensing operating segment.  C2’s target market consists of carriers, equipment manufacturers, service providers and end users in the internet protocol (“IP”) telephone market who are using C2’s patented VoIP technologies by deploying VoIP networks for phone-to-phone communications.  The Company has engaged, and intends to continue to engage, in licensing agreements with third parties domestically and internationally.  The Company plans to obtain ongoing licensing and royalty revenue from the target market for its patents, with the assistance of outside counsel, in order to realize value from its intellectual property.
 
In the second quarter of 2009, the Company entered into a license agreement with C2 Communication Korea, an unrelated third party telecommunications company in the Republic of Korea.  The license covers C2’s two existing patents in the Republic of Korea, which correspond to the C2 Patent, and any patents that issue from these patents.  The terms of the license include an initial payment of $950, a percentage of the licensee’s net proceeds from the enforcement of the patents, and predetermined minimum amounts payable beginning in the third year of the agreement.
 
In 2007, the Company began investing in Internet-based e-commerce businesses through its acquisition of minority positions in MyTrade.com, Inc. (sold in the fourth quarter of 2007), Buddy Media, Inc., LIMOS.com LLC (sold in the fourth quarter of 2008), and Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. I GP LLC.  A portion of the Buddy Media, Inc. investment was sold in the second quarter of 2009 for a net gain of $21.  In May 2009, the Company invested $2,621 to indirectly acquire an approximate 5% interest in Polaroid Corporation, pursuant to a Chapter 11 reorganization in a U.S. bankruptcy court.  C2’s interest will be managed by Knight’s Bridge Capital Management L.P., an affiliate of C2’s parent, Counsel Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “Counsel”).  The Company’s investments are discussed in more detail in Note 6.
 
In February 2009 the Company established Counsel RB Capital LLC (“Counsel RB”).  Counsel RB is owned 75% by the Company and 25% by its Co-CEO’s.  It specializes in the acquisition and disposition of distressed and surplus assets throughout the United States and Canada, including industrial machinery and equipment, real estate, inventories, accounts receivable and distressed debt.  In addition to purchasing various types of assets, Counsel RB also arranges traditional asset disposition services such as on-site and webcast auctions, liquidations and negotiated sales.  Counsel RB commenced operations in the second quarter of 2009.

 
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In June 2009, in order to acquire certain assets, Counsel RB acquired a non-operating asset holding company, Greystone Private Equity LLC (“Greystone”), a subsidiary of Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC (“Greystone Holdings”), for approximately $5,900.  The asset acquisition was accomplished by entering into an LLC Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to purchase Greystone, dated as of May 28, 2009, by and between Counsel RB and Greystone Holdings (the “Agreement”).  The assets include real estate, equipment, machinery and accounts receivable.  The real estate, equipment and machinery are held for sale and Counsel RB began to monetize these assets during the second quarter of 2009.  The purchase price for the acquired assets was payable in the following manner: (a) cash payments of approximately $2,900 were paid to or credited by Greystone Holdings on the closing date; and (b) the remaining balance of approximately $3,000 was comprised of (i) a note payable to Greystone Holdings in the principal amount of approximately $1,400, (ii) a credit facility in the amount of approximately $1,400 and (iii) assumption of debt in the amount of $200.  The note, credit facility and debt are discussed in more detail in Note 7.
 
The operations of Counsel RB, together with the investments in Internet-based e-commerce businesses, and the investment in Polaroid, constitute the Company’s Asset Investment and Trading operating segment.  The Company’s segments are discussed in more detail in Note 12.
 
We have prepared the condensed financial statements included herein, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  In our opinion, these financial statements reflect all adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the results for interim periods.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations; however, we believe that the disclosures are appropriate.  We recommend that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
The results of operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2009.
 
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Use of estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Significant estimates include revenue recognition, purchase accounting (including the ultimate recoverability of intangibles and other long-lived assets), accounts receivable valuation, inventory valuation, valuation of goodwill and intangibles, valuation of deferred income tax assets, liabilities, contingencies surrounding litigation, and stock-based compensation.  These estimates have the potential to significantly impact our consolidated financial statements, either because of the significance of the financial statement item to which they relate, or because they require judgment and estimation due to the uncertainty involved in measuring, at a specific point in time, events that are continuous in nature.
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents primarily with financial institutions in Toronto, Canada.  Counsel RB holds a minimum operating balance with a financial institution in New York City.  These accounts may from time to time exceed federally insured limits.  The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts.  At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company did not hold any cash equivalents.

 
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Accounts receivable
 
The Company’s accounts receivable are composed primarily of accounts receivable acquired by Counsel RB as a component of an asset acquisition or pursuant to an asset disposition.  They are recorded at their fair value at the acquisition or disposition date.  At each financial statement date the fair value of the outstanding accounts receivable is evaluated, and an allowance is recorded if the book value exceeds the fair value.
 
Inventory
 
The Company’s inventory consists of assets acquired for resale by Counsel RB.  They are recorded at the lower of cost and net realizable value.  Inventory is normally expected to be sold within a one-year operating cycle.
 
Intangible assets and goodwill
 
The Company accounts for intangible assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141(R), Business Combinations , SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets , and Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff Position No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets .  All business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method.  Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually.  Intangible assets are recorded based on estimates of fair value at the time of the acquisition.
 
The Company assesses the fair value of its intangible assets and its goodwill based upon the fair value of the Company as a consolidated entity.  Beginning in 2005, the Company’s valuation was based upon its market capitalization.  Management believed this to be the most reasonable method at the time, given the absence of a predictable revenue stream and the corresponding inability to use an alternative valuation method for the Company’s patents, such as a discounted cash flow analysis.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, given the success that the Company had realized with respect to its patent litigation, the Company was able to use a discounted cash flow analysis to value its patents.  If the carrying amount of the Company’s net assets exceeds the Company’s estimated fair value, intangible asset and/or goodwill impairment may be present.  The Company measures the goodwill impairment loss based upon the fair value of the underlying assets and liabilities, including any unrecognized intangible assets, and estimates the implied fair value of goodwill.  An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the Company’s recorded goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.
 
Goodwill, in addition to being tested for impairment annually, is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired.  No impairment was present upon the performance of these tests at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and no events have occurred during 2009 to suggest that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired.  We cannot predict the occurrence of future events that might adversely affect the reported value of goodwill.  Such events may include, but are not limited to, strategic decisions made in response to economic and competitive conditions or other factors not known to management at this time.
 
Investments
 
Equity securities that do not have a readily determinable fair value, and equity securities having underlying common stock that also does not have a readily determinable fair value, are accounted for under the cost method when the Company’s ownership interests do not allow it to exercise significant influence over the entities in which it has invested.  When the Company’s ownership interests do allow it to exercise significant influence, the investments are accounted for under the equity method.
 
The Company monitors all of its investments for impairment by considering factors such as the economic environment and market conditions, as well as the operational performance of, and other specific factors relating to the businesses underlying the investments.  The fair values of the securities are estimated quarterly using the best available information as of the evaluation date, including data such as the quoted market prices of comparable public companies, market price of the common stock underlying preferred stock, recent financing rounds of the investee, and other investee-specific information.  The Company will record an other than temporary impairment in the carrying value of an investment should the Company conclude that such a decline in value has occurred.

 
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Impairments, equity pick-ups, dividends and realized gains and losses on equity securities are reported separately in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.  See Note 6 for further discussion of the Company’s investments.
 
Fair value of financial instruments
 
The fair value of financial instruments is the amount at which the instruments could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale or liquidation.  At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 the carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments, which include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, debt payable to third parties and a related party, approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.
 
Although the Company does not employ fair value accounting for any of its assets or liabilities, in assessing the fair values of its financial instruments, the Company applies the principals of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”), SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115  (“SFAS No. 159”), and FSP FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is Not Active (“FSP FAS 157-3”).
 
Liabilities
 
The Company is involved from time to time in various legal matters arising out of its operations in the normal course of business.  On a case by case basis, the Company evaluates the likelihood of possible outcomes for this litigation.  Based on this evaluation, the Company determines whether a liability accrual is appropriate.  If the likelihood of a negative outcome is probable, and the amount is estimable, the Company accounts for the liability in the current period.
 
Net earnings (loss) per share
 
The Company is required, in periods in which it has net income, to calculate basic earnings per share (basic “EPS”) using the two-class method described in EITF Issue No. 03-6, Participating Securities and the Two-Class Method under SFAS Statement No. 128 .  The two-class method is required because the Company’s Class N preferred shares, each of which is convertible to 40 common shares, have the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalents should the Company declare dividends on its common stock.  Under the two-class method, earnings for the period, net of any deductions for contractual preferred stock dividends and any earnings actually distributed during the period, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to the common and preferred stockholders.  The weighted-average number of common and preferred shares outstanding during the period is then used to calculate basic EPS for each class of shares.
 
In periods in which the Company has a net loss, basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  The two-class method is not used, because the preferred stock does not participate in losses.
 
Options, warrants and convertible debt are included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share, since they are assumed to be exercised or converted, except when their effect would be anti-dilutive.  For the periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the net effect of including the Company’s potential common shares is anti-dilutive, and therefore diluted EPS is not presented in these condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.

 
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Potential common shares are as follows:
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
       
Assumed conversion of Class N preferred stock
    23,760       23,880  
Assumed exercise of options and warrant to purchase shares of common stock
    2,004,027       2,014,499  
      2,027,787       2,038,379  
 
Patent licensing revenue
 
Prior to the second quarter of 2009, patent licensing revenue was in the form of one-time payments for past and future use of the Company’s patented technology.  These payments were not contingent upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any events, and the parties had no further obligations or performance commitments, or any unilateral ability to rescind the agreement.  The full payment amounts were recognized as revenue in the quarter in which the agreements were completed.  In the second quarter of 2009, the Company entered into a patent license agreement (the “2009 Agreement”) that includes both a one-time initial payment and future royalty payments based on the patent-related earnings of the licensee, subject to minimum annual royalty payments beginning in the third year of the license, decreasing by $50 in each subsequent year.  Although the 2009 Agreement differs from previous agreements in that it includes future minimum royalty payments, the terms of the initial payment are very similar to the previous agreements in that this payment does not depend upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any other event.  It represents the licensee’s cost to enter into the agreement.  Accordingly, the Company recognized the initial payment as revenue in the second quarter of 2009.  In general, patent licensing revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the Company’s price to the customer is fixed or determinable, and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.  Revenues where collectibility is not assured are recognized when the total cash collections to be retained by the Company are finalized.
 
Asset trading revenue
 
Asset trading revenue consists of Counsel RB’s proceeds from asset inventory resale.  Asset proceeds are derived from auctions and negotiated sales.  Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the amount of the proceeds is fixed, delivery terms are arranged and collectability is reasonably assured.
 
Stock-based compensation
 
The Company calculates stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation , as revised December 2004 (“SFAS No. 123(R)”).  The provisions of the Company’s stock-based compensation plans do not require the Company to settle any options by transferring cash or other assets, and therefore the Company classifies the awards as equity.  See Note 4 for further discussion of the Company’s stock-based compensation.
 
Income taxes
 
The Company records deferred taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“SFAS 109”). This statement requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and the amounts at which they are carried in the financial statements, based upon the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
 
The Company periodically assesses the value of its deferred tax assets, which have been generated by a history of net operating and net capital losses, and determines the necessity for a valuation allowance.  The Company evaluates which portion, if any, will more likely than not be realized by offsetting future taxable income, taking into consideration any limitations that may exist on its use of its net operating and net capital loss carryforwards.

 
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In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48").  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company's financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007.  See Note 9 for further discussion of the Company’s income taxes.
 
In the first quarter of 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R).  Effective December 31, 2006, as provided in FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards (“FSP 123(R)-3”), the Company elected to apply “the short cut method”, as outlined in FSP 123(R)-3, as the methodology for recognizing any related windfall tax benefits as a credit to additional paid-in capital.  The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) and “the short cut method” had no immediate impact from an income tax perspective, since SFAS No. 123(R) specifically prohibits the recognition of any windfall tax benefits that have not been realized in cash or in the form of a reduction of income taxes payable.  The Company, to date, has not realized such benefits either in cash or in the form a of a reduction in income taxes payable due to the continued availability of net operating tax loss carryforwards.  The adoption of the “short cut method” will therefore only have application in the event of the Company incurring an income tax liability at a future date.
 
Segment reporting
 
Effective the second quarter of 2009, the Company operates in two business segments, patent licensing and asset investment and trading.  The patent licensing segment includes all operations relating to licensing of the Company’s intellectual property.  The asset investment and trading segment includes the operations of Counsel RB, together with the Company’s investments in Internet-based e-commerce businesses and in Polaroid.
 
Recent accounting pronouncements
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“SFAS No. 141(R)”) and SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements (“SFAS No. 160”).  SFAS No. 141(R) replaces SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements .  Together, SFAS No. 141(R) and SFAS No. 160 substantially increase the use of fair value and make significant changes to the way companies account for business combinations and noncontrolling interests.  Some of the more significant requirements are that they require more assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at fair value as of the acquisition date, liabilities related to contingent consideration to be remeasured at fair value in each subsequent reporting period, acquisition-related costs to be expensed, and noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries to be initially measured at fair value and classified as a separate component of equity.  SFAS No. 141(R) and SFAS No. 160 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited.  They are to be applied prospectively, with one exception relating to income taxes.  The Company was required to adopt SFAS No. 141(R) and SFAS No. 160 effective January 1, 2009.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FSP FAS 141(R)-1, Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies (“FSP FAS 141(R)-1”).  FSP FAS 141(R)-1 amends and clarifies SFAS No. 141(R)   to address application issues with respect to initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination.  The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  The Company was required to adopt FSP FAS 141(R)-1 effective January 1, 2009.
 
As the Company did not acquire any businesses during the first six months of 2009, the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) and FSP FAS 141(R)-1 has had no impact on the Company’s consolidated statements.  The Company founded Counsel RB and made preliminary investments in it during the first quarter of 2009, before finalizing its investment in the second quarter of 2009.  Because the Company holds 75% of Counsel RB, the Company has consolidated Counsel RB in these condensed consolidated financial statements.  As a result, the Company’s financial statements report amounts related to the 25% noncontrolling interest, calculated as required by SFAS No. 160.

 
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In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS No. 161”).  SFAS No. 161 does not change FASB Statement No. 133’s scope or accounting, but does require expanded disclosures about an entity’s derivative instruments and hedging activities.  The required disclosures include:  how and why an entity is using a derivative instrument or hedging activity, how the entity accounts for derivative instruments and hedged items under FASB Statement No. 133, and how the entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows are affected by derivative instruments.  SFAS No. 161 also amends SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (“SFAS No. 107”) to clarify that derivative instruments are subject to SFAS No. 107’s concentration-of-credit-risk disclosures.  SFAS No. 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption permitted.  The Company was required to adopt SFAS No. 161 effective January 1, 2009; its adoption has had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FSP FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FSP FAS 142-3”).  FSP FAS 142-3 amends the list of factors that an entity should consider in developing renewal or extension assumptions used in determining the useful life of recognized intangible assets under SFAS No. 142, both those acquired individually or as part of a group of other assets, and those acquired in business combinations or asset acquisitions.  The FSP also expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 142.  The FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Although the guidance regarding an intangible asset’s useful life is to be applied prospectively only to intangible assets acquired after FSP FAS 142-3’s effective date, the disclosure requirements must be applied prospectively to all intangible assets recognized as of the effective date.  The Company was required to adopt FSP FAS 142-3 effective January 1, 2009.  As the Company did not acquire any intangible assets during the first six months of 2009, its adoption has had no impact on its operations or cash flows.
 
In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FSP APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) (“FSP APB 14-1”).  FSP APB 14-1 addresses the accounting for convertible debt securities that, upon conversion, may be settled by the issuer fully or partially in cash.  It does not change the accounting for traditional types of convertible debt securities that do not have a cash settlement feature, and does not apply if, under existing GAAP for derivatives, the embedded conversion feature must be accounted for separately from the rest of the instrument.  FSP APB 14-1 became effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2008.  It is to be applied retrospectively to all past periods presented, even if the convertible debt security has matured, been converted or otherwise extinguished as of the FSP’s effective date.  The Company was required to adopt FSP APB 14-1 effective January 1, 2009; its adoption had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
On June 25, 2008, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock (“EITF 07-5”).  The Task Force reached a consensus on how an entity should evaluate whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, how the currency in which the instrument is denominated affects the determination of whether the instrument is indexed to a company’s own stock, and how an issuer should account for market-based employee stock option valuation instruments.  EITF 07-5 became effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 31, 2008, and must be applied to outstanding instruments as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.  Early adoption was not permitted.  The Company was required to adopt EITF 07-5 effective January 1, 2009; its adoption had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (“FSP FAS 107-1”).  FSP FAS 107-1 amends SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments , to require publicly traded companies to make disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements.  FSP FAS 107-1 also amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting , to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods.  The FSP is effective for financial statements issued after June 15, 2009, with early application permitted.  The Company adopted FSP FAS 107-1 for the quarter ending June 30, 2009, and has included the required disclosures in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments (“FSP FAS 115-2”).  FSP FAS 115-2 amends existing guidance for determining whether an other than temporary impairment of debt securities has occurred.  The FSP is effective for financial statements issued after June 15, 2009.  As the Company does not currently hold any debt securities, the Company’s adoption of FSP FAS 115-2 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 did not have an impact on its financial statements.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly (“FSP FAS 157-4”).  FSP FAS 157-4 provides additional guidance on the application of SFAS No. 157 in determining when a market is not active and whether a transaction is not orderly.  FSP FAS 157-4 also amends SFAS No. 157 to require disclosures in interim and annual periods of the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs, if any, during the period.  The FSP is effective for financial statements issued after June 15, 2009, with early application permitted.  As the Company’s investments are in private companies for which no active market exists, or has existed in the past, its adoption of FSP FAS 157-4 had no impact on its financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
 
On May 28, 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events (“SFAS No. 165”).  SFAS No. 165 applies to all entities, and provides guidance on management’s assessment of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the issuance of the financial statements.  It distinguishes between subsequent events that should and should not be recognized in the financial statements, requires disclosure of the date through which subsequent events were evaluated, and requires disclosure of certain nonrecognized subsequent events.  It requires that management assess subsequent events for both interim and annual reporting periods.  SFAS No. 165 is not expected to significantly change practice because its guidance is similar to that in previously-existing U.S. auditing literature for assessing and disclosing subsequent events.  Rather, SFAS No. 165 represents guidance directed specifically to management.  It is effective prospectively for interim or annual financial statements issued after June 15, 2009, and was therefore adopted by the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.  No events have occurred subsequent to the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements that require disclosure in this Report.
 
Future accounting pronouncements
 
On June 12, 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 (“SFAS No. 166”).  SFAS No. 166 reflects the FASB’s response to issues that entities have encountered with respect to applying FASB Statement No. 140 (“SFAS No. 140”).  It also addresses concerns raised by the SEC, members of Congress, and financial statement users about the accounting and disclosures required by SFAS No. 140 in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis and the global credit market deterioration, and is intended to improve the accounting for transfers of financial assets.  SFAS No. 166 is effective for financial asset transfers occurring after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited.  The Company will therefore adopt SFAS No. 166 on January 1, 2010.
 
On June 12, 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (“SFAS No. 167”).  SFAS No. 167 amends the consolidation guidance that applies to variable interest entities (VIEs), and will significantly affect the overall consolidation analysis under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (“FIN 46(R)”).  The amendments to the consolidation guidance affect all entities currently within the scope of FIN 46(R) as well as qualifying special-purpose entities that are outside of its scope.  An enterprise will need to reconsider its previous FIN 46(R) conclusions, including 1) whether an entity is a VIE, 2) whether the enterprise is the VIE’s primary beneficiary, and 3) what type of financial statement disclosures are required.  SFAS No. 167 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 167 will have on its financial statements upon its adoption on January 1, 2010.
 
On June 29, 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The   FASB Accounting Standards Codification TM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (“SFAS No. 168”).  SFAS No. 168 is intended to become the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP for nongovernmental entities, and all of the content will be considered authoritative.  As a result, the GAAP hierarchy will include only two levels of GAAP, authoritative and nonauthoritative.  SFAS No. 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim or annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 168 will have on its financial statements upon its adoption by the Company in the third quarter of 2009.

 
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The FASB, the EITF and the SEC have issued other accounting pronouncements and regulations during 2008 and 2009 that will become effective in subsequent periods.  The Company’s management does not believe that these pronouncements will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements at the time they become effective.
 
Note 3 – Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
At June 30, 2009 the Company had working capital of $879, as compared to working capital of $4,556 at December 31, 2008.  The primary contributors to the change were the Company’s use of cash to invest in Polaroid and acquire the Greystone assets, the acquisition of third party debt in connection with financing the asset acquisition, and the acquisition of related party debt in connection with financing the investment in Polaroid.  Cash decreased by $3,850, from $4,076 at December 31, 2008 to $226 at June 30, 2009.   At December 31, 2008, $875 of deferred income tax assets were included in current assets; at June 30, 2009 the Company’s deferred income tax assets have been reclassified as non-current.  At June 30, 2009, third party debt was $2,569 and related party debt was $1,435.  This debt is discussed in more detail in Note 7 and Note 10.
 
During the first six months of 2009, the Company recognized $950 in patent licensing revenue, which was receivable at June 30, 2009.  During the first six months of 2009, the Company recognized $3,102 in revenue from Counsel RB’s operations, $329 of which was outstanding at June 30, 2009.  Minimal amounts of cash were received as interest on the Company’s bank deposits or as a distribution from its equity investment in Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. I GP LLC.  During the same period, the Company advanced approximately $358 in connection with Counsel RB operating expenses, repurchased common shares for cancellation for $125, as discussed in Note 11, and remitted $139 relating to a patent participation fee that was outstanding at December 31, 2008.  The remainder of the cash disbursements related to recurring operating expenses.
 
The Company’s liabilities at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, totalled $5,380 and $472, respectively.  At June 30, 2009 these were composed of $4,004 of debt and $1,376 of accounts payable and accrued liabilities. At December 31, 2008, the Company’s liabilities consisted solely of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  The Company had no other commitments at June 30, 2009 or December 31, 2008, and no off balance sheet arrangements at either date.
 
In 2009, the Company continued to enter into licensing and royalty agreements with respect to its patents, and has begun to trade in distressed and surplus assets through Counsel RB’s operations.  The Company expects to generate sufficient cash from these activities to meet its ongoing operating cash requirements.  Additionally, Counsel RB has a revolving credit facility in place to separately finance its purchases of assets for resale.
 
Ownership Structure and Capital Resources
 
 
·
At June 30, 2009 the Company had stockholders’ equity attributable to the Company’s common shareholders of $4,652, as compared to $4,971 at December 31, 2008.
 
 
·
The Company is 90.9% owned by Counsel.  The remaining 9.1% is owned by public stockholders.
 
 
·
Beginning in 2001, Counsel invested over $100,000 in C2 to fund the development of C2’s technology and its Telecommunications business, and at December 29, 2006 C2 owed $83,582 to Counsel, including accrued and unpaid interest.  On December 30, 2006 Counsel converted $3,386 of this debt into 3,847,475 common shares of C2, and forgave the balance of $80,196.  Counsel subsequently provided net advances of $2,151 through December 31, 2007, all of which were repaid, together with accrued interest, in the first quarter of 2008.  In the second quarter of 2009, Counsel made net advances of $1,400 and accrued $35 in interest.

 
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Note 4 – Stock-based Compensation
 
At June 30, 2009, the Company had five stock-based compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 16 to the audited consolidated financial statements contained in the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
The Company’s total compensation cost related to stock options for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 is $18 and $36, respectively, as compared to $25 and $47 for the same periods in 2008.  The fair value compensation costs of unvested stock options in the first six months of 2009 and 2008 were determined using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model for grant dates between 2004 and 2009.  Historical inputs to the model for this period included expected volatility between 79% and 229%, risk-free interest rates between 1.37% and 5.07%, expected life of 4.75 years, and an expected dividend yield of zero.
 
No tax benefit from stock-based compensation was recognized in the first six months of either 2009 or 2008, as no options were exercised.  The Company’s stock-based compensation had no effect on its cash flows during either period.
 
On March 31, 2009, 40,000 options, having an exercise price and fair value of $0.15, were granted to the Company’s independent directors in accordance with their compensation plan, which includes a grant of 10,000 options annually to each independent director on March 31 or the next business day.  These options are part of the 2003 Stock Options and Appreciation Rights Plan.  The inputs to the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model were an expected volatility of 229%, a risk-free interest rate of 1.37%, an expected term of 4.75 years, and an expected dividend yield of zero.  These were the only options granted during the first six months of 2009.  A similar grant of 40,000 options was made during the first six months of 2008.
 
The following summarizes the changes in common stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively:
 
   
Options
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2008
    979,027     $ 7.73  
Granted
    40,000     $ 0.15  
Expired
    (15,000 )   $ 58.23  
Outstanding at June 30, 2009
    1,004,027     $ 6.67  
                 
Options exercisable at June 30, 2009
    699,027     $ 9.26  
 
   
Options
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
    975,749     $ 9.88  
Granted
    40,000     $ 0.90  
Expired
    (1,250 )   $ 78.00  
Outstanding at June 30, 2008
    1,014,499     $ 9.44  
                 
Options exercisable at June 30, 2008
    571,999     $ 16.10  
 
As of June 30, 2009, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options was $96, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 10 months.
 
At June 30, 2009, all of the outstanding options had exercise prices equal to or greater than $0.15.

 
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The following summarizes the changes in unvested common stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively:
 
   
Options
   
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Unvested at December 31, 2008
    297,500     $ 0.54  
Granted
    40,000     $ 0.15  
Vested
    (32,500 )   $ 0.53  
Forfeited
           
Unvested at June 30, 2009
    305,000     $ 0.49  
 
   
Options
   
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Unvested at December 31, 2007
    425,813     $ 0.51  
Granted
    40,000     $ 0.87  
Vested
    (23,313 )   $ 0.42  
Forfeited
           
Unvested at June 30, 2008
    442,500     $ 0.55  
 
The total fair value of options vesting during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $5 and $14, respectively, as compared to $9 and $10 for the same periods in 2008.  The unvested options have no associated performance conditions.  Therefore, the Company expects that, barring the departure of individual directors or employees, all of the unvested options will vest according to the standard timetable.
 
The following summarizes information regarding all stock options outstanding at June 30, 2009 and 2008:
 
June 30, 2009
 
   
Exercise price
 
Options
Outstanding
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life (years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number
Exercisable
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life (years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
$  0.15 to $   1.39
    750,000       3.78     $ 0.83       445,000       3.20     $ 0.89  
$  1.40 to $   3.00
    159,448       1.17     $ 2.94       159,448       1.17     $ 2.94  
$  6.88 to $ 15.62
    2,965       1.52     $ 14.99       2,965       1.52     $ 14.99  
$48.76 to $ 71.26
    88,083       0.49     $ 58.70       88,083       0.49     $ 58.70  
$78.00 to $127.50
    3,531       1.06     $ 111.46       3,531       1.06     $ 111.46  
      1,004,027       3.06     $ 6.67       699,027       2.38     $ 9.26  

 
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June 30, 2008
 
   
Exercise price
 
Options
Outstanding
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life (years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number
Exercisable
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life (years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
$  0.51 to $   1.39
    710,000       4.61     $ 0.87       267,500       3.92     $ 0.90  
$  1.40 to $   3.00
    159,448       2.17     $ 2.94       159,448       2.17     $ 2.94  
$  6.88 to $ 15.62
    2,965       2.52     $ 14.99       2,965       2.52     $ 14.99  
$48.76 to $ 71.26
    138,555       1.10     $ 58.16       138,555       1.10     $ 58.16  
$78.00 to $127.50
    3,531       2.06     $ 111.46       3,531       2.06     $ 111.46  
      1,014,499       3.73     $ 9.44       571,999       2.73     $ 16.10  
 
Note 5 – Composition of Certain Financial Statements Captions
 
The Company’s goodwill of $173 relates to an investment in a subsidiary company that holds certain of the Company’s patent rights.
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following:
 
   
June 30,  
2009
   
December 31,
2008
 
Regulatory and legal fees
  $ 280     $ 51  
Accounting, auditing and tax consulting
    82       95  
Patent licensing costs
    184       135  
Asset investment and trading costs
    548        
Sales and other taxes
    137       62  
Remuneration and benefits
    94       87  
Other
    51       42  
                 
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 1,376     $ 472  
 
Inventory, which is solely composed of Counsel RB’s assets purchased for resale, consisted of the following:
 
   
June 30,  
2009
   
December 31,
2008
 
Machinery and equipment
  $ 2,362     $  
Real estate
    1,647        
                 
Total inventory
  $ 4,009     $  

 
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Note 6 – Investments
 
The Company’s investments as at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 consisted of the following:
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Buddy Media, Inc.
  $ 124     $ 224  
Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 GP LLC
    18       18  
Polaroid
    2,638        
                 
Total investments
  $ 2,780     $ 242  
 
Buddy Media, Inc.
 
On September 12, 2007, the Company acquired 303,030 shares of convertible Series A Preferred Stock of Buddy Media for a total purchase price of $100.  Buddy Media, Inc. (“Buddy Media”), a private company, is a leading developer of applications for emerging new media platforms, such as Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites.  On April 15, 2008, the Company acquired 140,636 shares of convertible Series B Preferred Stock of Buddy Media for a total purchase price of $124.  The Series B preferred shares are senior to the Series A preferred shares, but otherwise have substantially equivalent terms and conditions, including voting rights on an as-converted basis with the common stock.  On June 29, 2009, the Company sold its Series A Preferred Stock to an unrelated third party for net proceeds of $121, thereby recognizing a gain of $21.  At all times, the Company’s cumulative investment has remained less than 5% of Buddy Media on an as-converted basis.
 
The Company accounts for its investment under the cost method.  At each balance sheet date, the Company estimates the fair value of the securities using the best available information.  Because Buddy Media’s shares are not traded on an open market, their valuation must be based primarily on investee-specific information, which is a Level 3 input as defined by SFAS No. 157.  The Company will record an other than temporary impairment of the investment in the event the Company concludes that such impairment has occurred.
 
At June 30, 2009, based on its analysis of Buddy Media’s financial statements and projections as at June 30, 2009, the Company concluded that the investment’s cost is the best available estimate of its fair value.
 
Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 GP LLC
 
The Company acquired a one-third interest in Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 GP LLC (“Knight’s Bridge GP”), a private company, effective December 7, 2007, for a total purchase price of $20.  The additional two-thirds interest in Knight’s Bridge GP was acquired by parties affiliated with Counsel.  Knight’s Bridge GP is the general partner of Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 LP (the “Fund”).  The Fund holds investments in several non-public Internet-based e-commerce businesses.  As the general partner of the Fund, Knight’s Bridge GP manages the Fund, in return for which it earns a 2% per annum management fee with respect to the Fund’s invested capital.  Knight’s Bridge GP also has a 20% carried interest on any incremental realized gains from the Fund’s investments.
 
The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.  During 2008, the Company invested an additional $1 in Knight’s Bridge GP, recorded $5 as its share of Knight’s Bridge GP’s earnings, and received cash distributions of $8.  During the first six months of 2009, the Company recorded $3 as its share of Knight’s Bridge GP’s earnings and received cash distributions of $3.

 
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At each balance sheet date, the Company estimates the fair value of its investment using the best available information as of the evaluation date.  Because Knight’s Bridge GP is a closely-held, non-public entity, this valuation must be based primarily on investee-specific information, which is a Level 3 input as defined by SFAS No. 157.  Knight’s Bridge GP’s value is directly linked to the value of the Fund, which is also a non-public entity, whose value is linked to the value of its investments.  The Company will record an other than temporary impairment of its equity investment in Knight’s Bridge GP in the event the Company concludes that such impairment has occurred.  It should be noted that at June 30, 2009, the Company’s investment in Knight’s Bridge GP is not material, and its exposure to potential losses from impairment of the Fund’s investments is limited to approximately $2.
 
Based on the Company’s analysis of Knight’s Bridge GP’s and the Fund’s financial statements and projections as at June 30, 2009, the Company concluded that there has been no impairment in the fair value of its investment, and that its cost is the best estimate of its fair value.
 
Polaroid
 
Effective May 5, 2009, the Company invested $2,621 to indirectly acquire an approximate 5% interest in Polaroid Corporation, pursuant to a Chapter 11 reorganization in a U.S. bankruptcy court.  The investment was made as part of a joint venture investor group (the “JV Group”) that includes both related parties and non-related parties.  The JV Group formed two operating companies (collectively, “Polaroid”) to hold the acquired intellectual property (PLR IP Holdings, LLC) and inventory (PLR Acquisition LLC).  The Company, the related parties and two of the unrelated parties formed KPL, LLC (“KPL” or the “LLC”) to pool their individual investments in Polaroid.  The pooled investments total approximately $19 million of the aggregate purchase price of approximately $55 million.  KPL is managed by a related party, Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Management, L.P. (the “Management LP”), who acts as the General Partner of the LLC.
 
C2’s investment in the LLC has two components:
 
 
·
$530 of Class D units.  These units are subject to a 2% annual management fee, payable to the General Partner.  The units have a 10% preferred return, and any profits generated in addition to the preferred return, and subsequent to the return of invested capital, are subject to the Management LP’s 20% carried interest.  This investment is approximately 1% of Polaroid and approximately 2.7% of the LLC.

 
·
$2,091 to acquire Counsel’s rights and obligations as an indirect limited partner (but not Counsel’s limited partnership interest) in Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Fund I, L.P. (“Knight’s Bridge Fund”), a related party, with respect to the Polaroid investment.  The investment in these units is held by Knight’s Bridge Fund in the name of a Canadian limited partnership (the “LP”) comprised of Counsel (95.24%) and several Counsel related parties.  The $2,091 is Counsel’s share of the LP’s investment and was funded by Counsel.  Subsequent to making the investment in the LP, Counsel sold, to C2, the economic benefit of its indirect investment in Polaroid in return for a loan (under a pre-existing loan facility) bearing interest at 10% per annum.  C2 is also responsible for reimbursing Counsel for its share of the management fees, which are 2% of the investment.  The investment has an 8% preferred return, and subsequent to the return of invested capital, are subject to the general partner of the Knight’s Bridge Fund’s 20% carried interest.  This investment is approximately 4% of Polaroid and approximately 10.8% of the LLC.
 
The Company accounts for its investment in the LLC under the equity method.  During the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded $17 as its share of earnings.

 
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Note 7 – Debt
 
At June 30, 2009, the Company’s outstanding debt was $4,171.  There was no outstanding debt at December 31, 2008.  Details of the debt are as follows:
 
   
June 30, 2009
 
       
   
Gross
debt
   
Financing costs
(1)
   
Reported
debt
 
Promissory Note
  $ 1,372     $     $ 1,372  
Revolving Credit Facility
    1,157       (167 )     990  
Mortgage Debt
    207             207  
Related party debt
    1,435             1,435  
      4,171       (167 )     4,004  
Less current portion
    4,171       (167 )     4,004  
Long-term debt, less current portion
  $     $     $  
                         
(1) Costs associated with raising debt facilities are amortized over the period of the related debt.
 
 
Promissory note
 
In connection with Counsel RB’s acquisition of Greystone’s assets in June 2009, Counsel RB issued a promissory note with a principal amount of approximately $1.36 million (the “Promissory Note”) to Greystone Holdings.  The Promissory Note bears interest at 6% annually, with both principal and interest payable one year from the date of the issuance of the Promissory Note.  Counsel RB may pre-pay the Promisssory Note in full at any time, without penalty.  If any payment required under the Promissory Note is not paid when due, or if any default under the Promissory Note occurs, the entire principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest will become immediately due and payable at the option of the holder of the Promissory Note.  The Promissory Note contains other terms and provisions customary for agreements of this nature, and has been guaranteed by both the Company and Counsel.  At June 30, 2009 the balance of the Promissory Note, including accrued interest, was $1,372.
 
Revolving credit facility
 
Also in connection with Counsel RB’s acquisition of Greystone’s assets, Counsel RB arranged a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a U.S. bank under the terms and provisions of a certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2009 (the “Loan Agreement”), in order to finance the acquisition of eligible equipment for purposes of resale.  The Credit Facility bears interest at the greater of prime rate + 1.5%, or 5%, matures one year from the date of closing of the acquisition, and has an initial balance of approximately US $1.4 million.  The maximum borrowing available under the Credit Facility, exclusive of the initial balance, is US $7.5 million, subject to Counsel RB maintaining a 1:2 ratio of capital funds, i.e. the sum of the Company’s tangible net worth plus subordinated indebtedness, as defined in the Loan Agreement, to the outstanding balance. The amount of any advance is determined based upon the value of the eligible assets being acquired.  The Credit Facility contains other terms and provisions customary for agreements of this nature, and has been guaranteed by both the Company and Counsel.  At June 30, 2009 the balance of the Credit Facility, including accrued interest and net of deferred financing charges, was $990.
 
Mortgage debt
 
Also in connection with Counsel RB’s acquisition of Greystone’s assets, Counsel RB assumed 25% of a mortgage debt with a U.S. bank (the “Mortgage Debt”).  The Mortgage Debt is a demand loan that bears interest at 6.95%, which rate will be adjusted in the event the Mortgage Debt remains outstanding at June 27, 2011.  Interest is capitalized to the real estate assets held in inventory.  The Mortgage Debt contains other terms and provisions customary for agreements of this nature, and has been guaranteed by both the Company and Counsel.  At June 30, 2009 the balance of the Mortgage Debt was $207.

 
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Related party debt
 
During the second quarter of 2009, Counsel made net advances of $1,400 to the Company under an existing loan facility (the “Counsel Loan”) that bears interest at 10%.  The primary reason for the advances was to fund the Company’s investment in Polaroid, as discussed in Note 6.  At June 30, 2009 the balance of the Counsel Loan, including accrued interest, was $1,435.
 
For further discussion of the Counsel Loan and other transactions with Counsel, see Note 3 and Note 10.
 
Warrant to purchase common stock
 
On October 14, 2004, the Company issued a note (the “Note”) to a third party lender, in the principal amount of $5,000, which was repaid in full in January 2007.  In addition to the Note, the Company issued a common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) to the third party lender, entitling the lender to purchase up to one million shares of common stock, subject to adjustment.  The Warrant entitles the holder to purchase the stock through the earlier of (i) October 13, 2009 or (ii) the date on which the average closing price for any consecutive ten trading dates shall equal or exceed 15 times the exercise price.  The exercise price is $1.00 per share as to the first 250,000 shares, $1.08 per share for the next 250,000 shares and $1.20 per share for the remaining 500,000 shares.  The exercise price is 125%, 135% and 150% of the average closing price for the ten trading days immediately prior to the issue date of the Warrant, respectively.
 
The Company accounts for the Warrant in accordance with EITF 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock , and FASB Staff Position No. EITF 00-19-2, Accounting for Registration Payment Arrangements .  Accordingly, the Warrant is classified in equity in the Company’s financial statements.  At each financial statement date, the Company assesses whether there are any contingent obligations with respect to the Warrant’s registration payment arrangement.  At every assessment date, up to and including June 30, 2009, the Company’s assessment has been that payments relating to the registration payment arrangement are not probable, and therefore the Company has not recorded any liability in connection with such a payment.
 
Note 8 – Patent Participation Fee
 
In the fourth quarter of 2003, C2 acquired the VoIP Patent from a third party.  Consideration paid was $100 plus a 35% residual payable to the third party relating to the net proceeds from future licensing and/or enforcement actions from the C2 VoIP Patent Portfolio.  Net proceeds are defined as amounts collected from third parties net of the direct costs associated with putting the licensing or enforcement in place and related collection costs.  Expense of $188 was accrued during the first six months of 2009, compared to $670 during the first six months of 2008.
 
Note 9 – Income Taxes
 
In the second quarter of 2009, the Company recognized a deferred income tax recovery of $46, increasing the aggregate net income tax recovery for the six months ended June 30, 2009 to $53.  The net tax recovery in the current year is primarily due to a change in estimate of the tax effect of available tax loss carryforwards expected to be utilized in subsequent taxation years.  The Company recorded deferred income tax expense of $930 in the six months ended June 30, 2008 as a result of the utilization of substantially all of the available tax losses previously recognized as a deferred tax asset as at December 31, 2007.
 
As of June 30, 2009 the unrecognized tax benefit determined pursuant to FIN 48 is $12,177.  As of March 31, 2009, such unrecognized tax benefit was determined to be $13,138.  The difference of $961 is due to a change in estimate of the balance of unrecognized tax benefits previously determined.  Due to the Company’s historic policy of applying a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, the effect of the above is an offsetting reduction in the Company’s valuation allowance.  Accordingly, the above reduction had no net impact on the Company’s financial position, operations or cash flow.

 
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The Company’s policy is to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.  Because the Company has tax loss carryforwards in excess of the unrecognized tax benefits, the Company did not accrue for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits either upon the adoption of FIN 48 or in the current period.
 
It is possible that the total amount of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.  These changes may be the result of future audits, the application of “change in ownership” rules leading to further restrictions in tax losses arising from changes in the capital structure of the Company and/or that of its parent company Counsel, reductions in available tax loss carryforwards through future merger, acquisition and/or disposition transactions, failure to continue a significant level of business activity, or other circumstances not known to management at this time.  Any such additional limitations could require the Company to pay income taxes on its future earnings and record an income tax expense to the extent of such liability, despite the existence of tax loss carryforwards.  At this time, an estimate of the range of possible outcomes cannot be made.
 
Prior to 2008, the Company had a history, since 1991, of generating annual tax losses.  All loss taxation years remain open for audit pending their application against income in a subsequent taxation year.  In general, the statute of limitations expires three years from the date that a company files a tax return applying prior year tax loss carryforwards against income for tax purposes in the later year.  The Company applied historic tax loss carryforwards to offset debt forgiveness in 2006 and income for tax purposes in 2008, respectively.  The 2005 through 2008 taxation years remain open for audit.
 
The Company’s estimated remaining federal tax loss carryforwards at the end of June 30, 2009 were comprised of approximately $53,700 of unrestricted net operating tax losses, $33,400 of restricted net operating tax losses subject to an annual usage restriction of $2,500 per annum until 2008 and $1,700 per annum thereafter, and $34,300 of unrestricted capital losses.
 
The Company historically has been subject to state income tax in multiple jurisdictions. While the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax purposes in certain states where it previously conducted business, its available state tax loss carryforwards may differ substantially by jurisdiction and, in general, are subject to the same or similar restrictions as to expiry and usage described above. In addition, in certain states the Company’s state tax loss carryforwards that were attributable to certain legacy businesses sold in recent years ceased to be available to the Company following their sale.  It is possible that in the future the Company may not have tax loss carryforwards available to shield income earned for state tax purposes, and which is attributable to a particular state, from being subject to tax in that particular state.
 
Note 10 – Related Party Transactions
 
The Company has a loan facility (the “Counsel Loan”) with Counsel, under which advances were originally made in 2003.  The Counsel Loan bears interest at 10%, compounded quarterly, and any outstanding balance is subject to an accelerated maturity in certain circumstances.  During the second quarter of 2009, Counsel made net advances of $1,400 to the Company under the Counsel Loan and accrued interest of $35, resulting in an outstanding balance of $1,435 at June 30, 2009.  No amounts were outstanding under the Counsel Loan at June 30, 2008.
 
For further discussion of the loan transactions with Counsel, see Note 3 and Note 7.
 
The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of C2 is an employee of Counsel.  As CEO of C2, he is entitled to an annual salary of $138, plus a discretionary bonus of up to 100% of the base salary.  A bonus of $138 was paid for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
Since December 2004, C2 and Counsel have entered into successive annual management services agreements (the “Agreement”).  Under the terms of the Agreement, C2 agrees to make payment to Counsel for ongoing services provided to C2 by certain Counsel personnel.  The basis for such services charged is an allocation, based on time incurred, of the cost of the base compensation paid by Counsel to those employees providing services to C2.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, the cost was $360.  The amounts due under the Agreement are payable within 30 days following the respective year end, subject to applicable restrictions.  Any unpaid fee amounts bear interest at 10% per annum commencing on the day after such year end.  In the event of a change of control, merger or similar event of C2, all amounts owing, including fees incurred up to the date of the event, will become due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such event.  Counsel continued to provide these services during 2009 on the same cost basis as 2008, with the expense for the first six months of 2009 being $180.

 
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Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies
 
Legal Proceedings
 
At our Adjourned Meeting of Stockholders held on December 30, 2003, our stockholders, among other things, approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, deleting Article VI thereof (regarding liquidations, reorganizations, mergers and the like).  Stockholders who were entitled to vote at the meeting and advised us in writing, prior to the vote on the amendment, that they dissented and intended to demand payment for their shares if the amendment was effectuated, were entitled to exercise their appraisal rights and obtain payment in cash for their shares under Sections 607.1301 – 607.1333 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “Florida Act”), provided their shares were not voted in favor of the amendment.  In January 2004, we sent appraisal notices in compliance with Florida corporate statutes to all stockholders who had advised us of their intention to exercise their appraisal rights.  The appraisal notices included our estimate of fair value of our shares, at $4.00 per share on a post-split basis.  Approximately 33 stockholders holding approximately 74,000 shares of our stock returned completed appraisal notices.  A stockholder of 20 shares notified us of his acceptance of our offer of $4.00 per share, while the stockholders of the remaining shares did not accept our offer.  Stockholders who did not accept our offer were required to indicate their own estimate of fair value, and if we do not agree with such estimates, the parties are required to go to court for an appraisal proceeding on an individual basis, in order to establish fair value.  Because we did not agree with the estimates submitted by most of the dissenting stockholders, we have sought a judicial determination of the fair value of the common stock held by the dissenting stockholders.  On June 24, 2004, we filed suit against the dissenting stockholders seeking a declaratory judgment, appraisal and other relief in the Circuit Court for the 17 th Judicial District in Broward County, Florida.  On February 4, 2005, the declaratory judgment action was stayed pending the resolution of direct and derivative lawsuits filed in California.  This decision was made by the judge in the Florida declaratory judgment action due to the similar nature of certain allegations brought by the defendants in the declaratory judgment matter and the California lawsuits.  As a result of the June 2008 settlement of the derivative and securities lawsuits in California, the stay of the Florida declaratory judgment action has been lifted.  In the first quarter of 2009, the Company completed an agreement with the holders of 27,221 of the 27,536 shares held by the remaining dissenting stockholders, whereby the stockholders agreed to accept $4.60 per share in full payment for their respective shares, for cancellation by the Company, and a release of any other claims that they may have against the Company and Counsel.  When the declaratory judgment action resumes with respect to the remaining dissenting stockholders, who exercised their appraisal rights with respect to the remaining 315 shares, the Company provides no assurance that this matter will be resolved in our favor; however, the Company’s management does not believe that an unfavorable outcome of this matter would have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
 
The Company is involved in various other legal matters arising out of its operations in the normal course of business, none of which are expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
 
Commitments
 
As discussed in Note 7, the Company, together with Counsel, has guaranteed the Promissory Note, the Revolving Credit Facility and the Mortgage Debt that were incurred by Counsel RB in connection with its acquisition of the Greystone assets in the second quarter of 2009.  As of the date of this Report, neither the Company nor Counsel have been required to make any payments relating to these guarantees.
 
Note 12 – Segment Reporting
 
Following the disposition of its Telecommunications segment in the third quarter of 2005, the Company operated in a single business segment, Patent Licensing.  Following the commencement of Counsel RB’s operations in the second quarter of 2009, the Company has diversified into a second segment, Asset Investment and Trading.

 
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The Patent Licensing segment relates to the licensing of the Company’s intellectual property, including its VoIP Patent Portfolio, to third party users.
 
The Asset Investment and Trading segment includes the operations of Counsel RB.  It also includes the Company’s investments in Internet based e-commerce businesses, and the Company’s investment in Polaroid.  Prior to the second quarter of 2009, the Company’s Asset Investment and Trading segment was not sufficiently material to warrant classification as a separate segment.
 
There are no material inter-segment revenues.  The Company’s business is conducted principally in the U.S.  Prior to the second quarter of 2009, foreign operations were not significant; however, during the second quarter of 2009 the Company earned revenue of $950 from Korea.  The table below presents information about the segments of the Company as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
 
   
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
Reportable Segments
 
                   
   
Patent Licensing
   
Asset
Investment and
Trading
   
Total
 
Revenues from external customers
  $ 950     $ 3,102     $ 4,052  
Other income
          21       21  
Interest expense
          28       28  
Earnings from equity accounted investments
          19       19  
Depreciation and amortization      —              
Segment income (loss) from continuing operations
    355       (4 )     351  
Investment in equity accounted investees           2,656       2,656  
Segment assets
    576       8,244       8,820  
 
   
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
Reportable Segments
 
                   
   
Patent Licensing
   
Asset
Investment and
Trading
   
Total
 
Revenues from external customers
  $ 1,900     $     $ 1,900  
Other income
                 
Interest expense
                 
Earnings from equity accounted investments
          8       8  
Depreciation and amortization     5             5  
Segment income from continuing operations
    573       8       581  
Investment in equity accounted investees           422       422  
Segment assets
    10       651       661  
 
   
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
Reportable Segments
 
                   
   
Patent Licensing
   
Asset
Investment and
Trading
   
Total
 
Revenues from external customers
  $ 950     $ 3,102     $ 4,052  
Other income
          21       21  
Interest expense
          28       28  
Earnings from equity accounted investments
          20       20  
Depreciation and amortization                  
Segment income (loss) from continuing operations
    349       (149 )     200  
Investment in equity accounted investees           2,656       2,656  
Segment assets
    576       8,244       8,820  

 
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
Reportable Segments
 
                   
   
Patent Licensing
   
Asset
Investment and
Trading
   
Total
 
Revenues from external customers
  $ 8,125     $     $ 8,125  
Other income
                 
Interest expense
                 
Earnings from equity accounted investments
          7       7  
Depreciation and amortization     10             10  
Segment income from continuing operations
    3,594       7       3,601  
Investment in equity accounted investees           422       422  
Segment assets
    10       651       661  
 
The following table reconciles reportable segment information to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company:

   
Three months
ended June 30,
2009
   
Three months
ended June 30,
2008
   
Six months
ended June 30,
2009
   
Six months
ended June 30,
2008
 
                         
Total other income and earnings from equity accounted investments for reportable segments
  $ 40     $ 8     $ 41     $ 7  
Unallocated other income from corporate accounts
          5       1       5  
    $ 40     $ 13     $ 42     $ 12  
                                 
Total interest expense for reportable segments
  $ 28     $     $ 28     $  
Unallocated interest expense from related party debt
    35             35       43  
    $ 63     $     $ 63     $ 43  
                                 
Total depreciation and amortization for reportable segments           5             10  
Other unallocated depreciation from corporate assets                        
            5             10  
                                 
Total segment income
  $ 351     $ 581     $ 200     $ 3,601  
Other income (primarily interest)
          5       1       5  
Other corporate expenses (primarily corporate level interest, general and administrative expenses)
    (291 )     (266 )     (527 )     (570 )
Income tax expense (recovery)
    (46 )     9       (53 )     930  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 106     $ 311     $ (273 )   $ 2,106  
                                 
Segment assets
  $ 8,820     $ 661     $ 8,820     $ 661  
Intangible assets not allocated to segments
    173       173       173       173  
Other assets not allocated to segments (1)
    1,240       1,008       1,240       1,008  
    $ 10,233     $ 1,842     $ 10,233     $ 1,842  

 
(1)
Other assets not allocated to segments are corporate assets such as cash, non-trade accounts receivable and prepaid insurance.
 
Note 13 – Subsequent Events
 
The Company has evaluated its operations during the period subsequent to June 30, 2009 up to and including August 7, 2009.  There have been no material events requiring disclosure in this Report.

 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
(All dollar amounts are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated, except per share amounts)
 
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and the related notes thereto, appearing elsewhere herein, and in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
 
Forward Looking Information
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on management’s exercise of business judgment as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management.  When used in this document, the words “may”, " will”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, and words of similar import, are intended to identify any forward-looking statements.  You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  These statements reflect our current view of future events and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as noted in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, and as noted below.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.  We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update, revise or otherwise publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of any unanticipated events.  Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will materialize.
 
Overview and Recent Developments
 
C2 Global Technologies Inc. (“C2”, “we” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Florida in 1983 under the name “MedCross, Inc.” which was changed to “I-Link Incorporated” in 1997, to “Acceris Communications Inc.” in 2003, and to “C2 Global Technologies Inc.” in 2005.  The most recent name change reflects a change in the strategic direction of the Company following the disposition of its Telecommunications business in the third quarter of 2005.  In the second quarter of 2006, the Company opened an office in Texas.
 
C2 owns certain patents, detailed below under “Company History” and “Intellectual Property”, including two foundational patents in voice over internet protocol (“VoIP”) technology – U.S. Patent Nos. 6,243,373 and 6,438,124 (together the “VoIP Patent Portfolio”), which it licenses.  All activities relating to the Company’s licensing of the VoIP Patent Portfolio, or its other intellectual property, constitute the Company’s Patent Licensing operating segment.  C2’s target market consists of carriers, equipment manufacturers, service providers and end users in the internet protocol (“IP”) telephone market who are using C2’s patented VoIP technologies by deploying VoIP networks for phone-to-phone communications.  The Company has engaged, and intends to continue to engage, in licensing agreements with third parties domestically and internationally.
 
The Company’s objective is to obtain licensing and royalty revenue from the target market for its patents.  In this regard, in the third quarter of 2005, the Company retained legal counsel with expertise in the enforcement of intellectual property rights, and on June 15, 2006, C2 Communications Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against seven major U.S. telecommunications carriers, which alleged that these companies’ VoIP services and systems infringed C2’s U.S. Patent No. 6,243,373, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Computer Network/Internet Telephone System” (the “VoIP Patent”).  The complaint sought an injunction, monetary damages, and costs.  The litigation resulted in the Company entering into settlement and license agreements in 2008, for which C2 was paid $17,625 in aggregate, whereby C2 granted the defendants non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, fully paid up, royalty free licenses under any of C2’s present patents and patent applications, including the VoIP Patent, to make, use, sell or otherwise dispose of any goods and services based on such patents.

 
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In the second quarter of 2009, the Company entered into a license agreement with C2 Communication Korea, an unrelated third party telecommunications company in the Republic of Korea.  The license covers C2’s two existing patents in the Republic of Korea, which correspond to the C2 Patent, and any patents that issue from these patents.  The terms of the license include an initial payment of $950, a percentage of the licensee’s net proceeds from the enforcement of the patents, and predetermined minimum amounts payable beginning in the third year of the agreement.
 
In the third quarter of 2007, the Company began investing in Internet-based e-commerce businesses, when it acquired minority positions in MyTrade.com, Inc., Buddy Media, Inc. (“Buddy Media”) and LIMOS.com LLC (“LIMOS.com”).  Its investment in MyTrade.com, Inc. was sold in the fourth quarter of 2007.   In the fourth quarter of 2007 the Company acquired a one-third interest in Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 GP LLC (“Knight’s Bridge GP”).  The additional two-thirds interest in Knight’s Bridge GP was acquired by parties affiliated with the Company’s majority stockholder, Counsel Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “Counsel”).  Knight’s Bridge GP was formed to acquire the general partner interests in 2007 Fund 1 LLP (the “Fund”, subsequently renamed Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 LP).  The Fund holds investments in several Internet-based e-commerce businesses.  As the general partner of the Fund, Knight’s Bridge GP manages the Fund, in return for which it earns a 2% per annum management fee with respect to the Fund’s invested capital.  Knight’s Bridge GP also has a 20% carried interest on any incremental realized gains from the Fund’s investments.  In the second quarter of 2008, the Company increased its investment in Buddy Media but remained a minority shareholder.  The Company’s investment in LIMOS.com was sold in the fourth quarter of 2008.
 
In the second quarter of 2009, the Company sold a portion of its investment in Buddy Media, recognizing a gain of $21 on an initial investment of $100.  Also in the second quarter of 2009, the Company invested $2,621 to indirectly acquire an approximate 5% interest in Polaroid Corporation, pursuant to a Chapter 11 reorganization in a U.S. bankruptcy court.  C2’s interest will be managed by Knight’s Bridge Capital Management L.P., an affiliate of C2’s parent, Counsel Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “Counsel”).  The Company’s investments are discussed in more detail in Note 6 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report.
 
In February 2009 the Company established Counsel RB Capital LLC (“Counsel RB”).  Counsel RB is owned 75% by the Company and 25% by its Co-CEO’s.  It specializes in the acquisition and disposition of distressed and surplus assets throughout the United States and Canada, including industrial machinery and equipment, real estate, inventories, accounts receivable and distressed debt.  In addition to purchasing various types of assets, Counsel RB also arranges traditional asset disposition services such as on-site and webcast auctions, liquidations and negotiated sales.  Counsel RB commenced operations in the second quarter of 2009.
 
In June 2009, in order to acquire certain assets, Counsel RB acquired a non-operating asset holding company, Greystone Private Equity LLC (“Greystone”), a subsidiary of Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC (“Greystone Holdings”), for approximately $5,900.  The assets include real estate, equipment, machinery and accounts receivable.  The real estate, equipment and machinery are held for sale and Counsel RB began to monetize these assets during the second quarter of 2009.  The purchase price for the acquired assets was payable in the following manner: (a) cash payments of approximately $2,900 were paid to or credited by Greystone Holdings on the closing date; and (b) the remaining balance of approximately $3,000 was comprised of (i) a note payable to Greystone Holdings in the principal amount of approximately $1,400, (ii) a credit facility in the amount of approximately $1,400, and (iii) assumption of debt in the amount of $200.  The note, credit facility and debt are discussed in more detail in Note 7 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report.
 
Counsel RB’s operations, together with the Company’s investments in Internet-based e-commerce businesses, and its investment in Polaroid, constitute the Company’s Asset Investment and Trading operating segment.  The Company’s segments are discussed in more detail in Note 12 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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Company History
 
In 1994, we began operating as an Internet service provider and quickly identified that the emerging IP environment was a promising basis for enhanced service delivery.  We soon turned to designing and building an IP telecommunications platform consisting of proprietary software and hardware, and leased telecommunications lines.  The goal was to create a platform with the quality and reliability necessary for voice transmission.
 
In 1997, we began offering enhanced services over a mixed IP-and-circuit-switched network platform.  These services offered a blend of traditional and enhanced communication services and combined the inherent cost advantages of an IP-based network with the reliability of the existing Public Switched Telephone Network (“PSTN”).
 
In August 1997, we acquired MiBridge, Inc. (“MiBridge”), a communications technology company engaged in the design, development, integration and marketing of a range of software telecommunications products that support multimedia communications over the PSTN, local area networks (“LANs”) and IP networks.  The acquisition of MiBridge permitted us to accelerate the development and deployment of IP technology across our network platform.
 
In 1998, we first deployed our real-time IP communications network platform.  With this new platform, all core operating functions such as switching, routing and media control became software-driven.  This new platform represented the first nationwide, commercially viable VoIP platform of its kind.  Following the launch of our software-defined VoIP platform in 1998, we continued to refine and enhance the platform to make it even more efficient and capable for our partners and customers.
 
Commencing in 2001, the Company entered the Telecommunications business.  The assets of the Company’s Telecommunications segment were owned through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Acceris Communications Corp. (name changed to WXC Corp. (“WXCC”) in October 2005).  This business was sold effective September 30, 2005.
 
In 2002, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 6,438,124 (the “C2 Patent”) for the Company’s Voice Internet Transmission System.  Filed in 1996, the C2 Patent reflects foundational thinking, application, and practice in the VoIP services market.  The C2 Patent encompasses the technology that allows two parties to converse phone-to-phone, regardless of the distance, by transmitting voice/sound via the Internet.  No special telephone or computer is required at either end of the call.  The apparatus that makes this technically possible is a system of Internet access nodes, or voice engines, which provide digitized, compressed, and encrypted duplex or simplex Internet voice/sound.  The end result is a high-quality calling experience whereby the Internet serves only as the transport medium and as such, can lead to reduced toll charges.  Shortly after the issuance of our core C2 Patent, we disposed of our domestic U.S. VoIP network in a transaction with Buyers United, Inc., which closed on May 1, 2003.  The sale included the physical assets required to operate our nationwide network using our patented VoIP technology (constituting the core business of the I-Link Communications Inc. (“ILC”) business) and included a fully paid non-exclusive perpetual license to our proprietary software-based network convergence solution for voice and data.  The sale of the ILC business removed essentially all operations that did not pertain to our proprietary software-based convergence solution for voice and data.  As part of the sale, we retained all of our intellectual property rights and patents.
 
In 2003, we added to our VoIP patent holdings when we acquired the VoIP Patent, which included a corresponding foreign patent and related international patent applications.  The vendor of the VoIP Patent was granted a first priority security interest in the patent in order to secure C2’s obligations under the associated purchase agreement.  The VoIP Patent, together with the existing C2 Patent and related international patents and patent applications, form our international VoIP Patent Portfolio that covers the basic process and technology that enable VoIP communication as it is used in the market today.  Telecommunications companies that enable their customers to originate a phone call on a traditional handset, transmit any part of that call via IP, and then terminate the call over the traditional telephone network, are utilizing C2’s patented technology.  The comprehensive nature of the VoIP Patent is summarized in the patent’s abstract, which, in pertinent part, describes the technology as follows:   “A method and apparatus are provided for communicating audio information over a computer network.  A standard telephone connected to the PSTN may be used to communicate with any other PSTN-connected telephone, where a computer network, such as the Internet, is the transmission facility instead of conventional telephone transmission facilities.”   As part of the consideration for the acquisition of the VoIP Patent, the vendor is entitled to receive 35% of the net proceeds from the licensing or enforcement of our VoIP Patent Portfolio.

 
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Up to December 31, 2004, revenue related to our intellectual property was based on the sales and deployment of our VoIP solutions, which we ceased directly marketing in 2005.  No revenue was due to the receipt of licensing fees and royalties.  Revenue in 2008 and 2009 was the result of entering into settlement and license agreements with six major U.S. telecommunications carriers and one foreign carrier, as described above.  We expect to generate ongoing licensing and royalty revenue in this business as we gain recognition of the underlying value in our VoIP Patent Portfolio through the enforcement of our intellectual property rights, as discussed above under “Overview and Recent Developments”.
 
As discussed above under “Overview and Recent Developments”, in the third quarter of 2007, the Company began investing in Internet-based e-commerce businesses through its acquisitions of minority positions in MyTrade.com, Inc. (sold in the fourth quarter of 2007), Buddy Media, Inc. (partially sold in the second quarter of 2009) and LIMOS.com LLC (sold in the fourth quarter of 2008).  It continued its investment activities in the fourth quarter of 2007 with the acquisition of a one-third interest in Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. 1 GP LLC.  In the second quarter of 2009, the Company invested $2,621 in Polaroid.  At June 30, 2009 the Company’s investment in these businesses totaled $2,780.  The Company’s objective is to realize long-term capital appreciation as the value of these businesses is developed and recognized.
 
As also discussed above under “Overview and Recent Developments”, in February 2009 the Company established Counsel RB.  Counsel RB’s major transaction during the quarter was the acquisition of certain assets, through the acquisition of Greystone.  Together with the Company’s investments in Internet-based e-commerce businesses and its investment in Polaroid, the Counsel RB operations have allowed the Company to diversify into a new operating segment, Asset Investment and Trading.

 
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Intellectual Property
 
Below is a summary of the Company’s patents:
 
Type
 
Title
 
Numbe r
 
Status
 
VoIP Architecture
 
 
Computer Network/Internet
Telephone System (“VoIP Patent”)
 
 
U.S. No. 6,243,373
 
 
Australia No. 716096
 
 
People’s Republic of China
No. ZL96199457.6
 
Canada No. 2,238,867
 
Hong Kong
No. HK1018372
 
Europe No. 0873637
 
 
 
Issued:  June 5, 2001
Expires:  November 1, 2015
 
Issued:  June 1, 2000
Expires:  October 29, 2016
 
Issued:  December 14, 2005
Expires:  October 29, 2016
 
Issued:  October 18, 2005
Expires:  October 29, 2016
 
Issued:  August 11, 2006
Expires:  October 29, 2016
 
Granted March 21, 2007 1
 
   
Voice Internet Transmission System
(“C2 Patent”)
 
 
U.S. No. 6,438,124
 
 
People’s Republic of China
No. ZL97192954.8
 
Canada No. 2,245,815
 
 
South Korea No. 847335
 
Issued:  August 20, 2002
Expires:  July 22, 2018
 
Issued:   May 21, 2004
Expires:  February 5, 2017
 
Issued:   October 10, 2006
Expires:  February 5, 2017
 
Issued:   July 14, 2008
Expires:  February 5, 2017
 
   
Private IP Communication
Network Architecture
 
U.S. No. 7,215,663
 
Issued:   May 8, 2007
Expires:  June 12, 2017
 
Conferencing
 
Delay Synchronization in
Compressed Audio System
 
U.S. No. 5,754,534
 
Issued:   May 19, 1998
Expires:  May 6, 2016
 
   
Volume Control Arrangement for
Compressed Information Signal Delays
 
U.S. No. 5,898,675
 
Issued:   April 27, 1999
Expires:  April 29, 2016
 
1 The European patent has been validated in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

 
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In addition to the C2 and VoIP Patents, which cover the foundation of any VoIP system, our patent portfolio includes:
 
Private IP Communication Network Architecture (U.S. Patent No. 7,215,663 granted May 8, 2007) This invention relates generally to multimedia communications networks.  The patent’s Internet Linked Network Architecture delivers telecommunication type services across a network utilizing digital technology. The unique breadth and flexibility of telecommunication services offered by the Internet Linked Network Architecture flow directly from the network over which they are delivered and the underlying design principles and architectural decisions employed during its creation.
 
C2 also owns intellectual property that solves teleconferencing problems:
 
Delay Synchronization in Compressed Audio Systems (U.S. Patent No. 5,754,534 granted May 19, 1998) - This invention eliminates popping and clicking when switching between parties in a communications conferencing system employing signal compression techniques to reduce bandwidth requirements.
 
Volume Control Arrangement for Compressed Information Signals (U.S. Patent No. 5,898,675 granted April 27, 1999) - This invention allows for modifying amplitude, frequency or phase characteristics of an audio or video signal in a compressed signal system without altering the encoder or decoder employed by each conferee in a conferencing setting, so that individuals on the conference call can each adjust their own gain levels without signal degradation.
 
Industry and Competition
 
Patent licensing
 
The communications services industry continues to evolve, both domestically and internationally, providing significant opportunities and risks to the participants in these markets.  Factors that have driven this change include:
 
 
·
entry of new competitors and investment of substantial capital in existing and new services, resulting in significant price competition
 
 
·
technological advances resulting in a proliferation of new services and products and rapid increases in network capacity
 
 
·
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended; and
 
 
·
growing deregulation of communications services markets in the United States and in other countries around the world
 
Historically, the communications services industry transmitted voice and data over separate networks using different technologies.  Traditional carriers have typically built telephone networks based on circuit switching technology, which establishes and maintains a dedicated path for each telephone call until the call is terminated.
 
VoIP is a technology that can replace the traditional telephone network.  This type of data network is more efficient than a dedicated circuit network because the data network is not restricted by the one-call, one-line limitation of a traditional telephone network.  This improved efficiency creates cost savings that can be either passed on to the consumer in the form of lower rates or retained by the VoIP provider.  In addition, VoIP technology enables the provision of enhanced services such as unified messaging.
 
We are seeking to have telecommunications service providers (“TSPs”), equipment suppliers (“ESs”) and end users license our patents.  In this regard, our competition is existing technology, outside the scope of our patents, which allows TSPs and ESs to deliver communication services to their customers.
 
VoIP has become a widespread and accepted telecommunications technology, with a variety of applications in the telecommunications and other industries.  While we and many others believe that we will see continued proliferation of this technology in the coming years, and while we believe that this proliferation will occur within the context of our patents, there is no certainty that this will occur, and that it will occur in a manner that requires organizations to license our patents.

 
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Asset liquidation
 
Our asset trading investment, Counsel RB, operates in the asset liquidation business primarily involving the purchase and sale, including at auction, of industrial machinery and equipment, real estate, inventories, accounts receivable and distressed debt.  The market for these assets is highly fragmented.  Counsel RB competes with other liquidators, auction companies, dealers and brokers.  It competes for potential purchasers with other liquidators and auction companies, as well as with equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers and equipment rental companies.  Some of Counsel RB’s competitors have significantly greater financial and marketing resources and name recognition.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States.  This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant estimates required for the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report were those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable, inventory, goodwill, investments, deferred income tax assets, liabilities, and contingencies surrounding litigation.  These estimates are considered significant because of the significance of the financial statement item to which they relate, or because they require judgment and estimation due to the uncertainty involved in measuring, at a specific point in time, events that are continuous in nature.  Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to intangible assets, contingencies, collectibility of receivables and litigation.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
The critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  To aid in the understanding of our financial reporting, a summary of these policies is provided in Note 2 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report.
 
Contractual obligations
 
The following table summarizes the amounts of payments due, including accrued and estimated interest, under specified contractual obligations as of June 30, 2009:

   
Payment due by period
 
Contractual obligations:
 
Total
   
Less than 1
year
   
1-3
years
   
3-5
years
   
More than
years
 
Promissory Note
  $ 1,446     $ 1,446     $     $     $  
Revolving Credit Facility
    1,211       1,211                    
Mortgage Debt
    222       222                    
Related party debt
    1,579       1,579                    
Total
  $ 4,458     $ 4,458     $     $     $  

 
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Management’s Discussion of Financial Condition
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
At June 30, 2009 the Company had working capital of $879, as compared to working capital of $4,556 at December 31, 2008.  The primary contributors to the change were the Company’s use of cash to invest in Polaroid and acquire the Greystone assets, the acquisition of third party debt in connection with financing the asset acquisition, and the acquisition of related party debt in connection with financing the investment in Polaroid.  Cash decreased by $3,850, from $4,076 at December 31, 2008 to $226 at June 30, 2009.   At December 31, 2008, $875 of deferred income tax assets were included in current assets; at June 30, 2009 the Company’s deferred income tax assets have been reclassified as non-current.  At June 30, 2009, third party debt was $2,569 and related party debt was $1,435.  This debt is discussed in more detail in Note 7 and Note 10 in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in Item 1 of this Report.
 
During the first six months of 2009, the Company recognized $950 in patent licensing revenue, which was receivable at June 30, 2009.  During the first six months of 2009, the Company recognized $3,102 in revenue from Counsel RB’s operations, $329 of which was outstanding at June 30, 2009.  Minimal amounts of cash were received as interest on the Company’s bank deposits or as a distribution from its equity investment in Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners Internet Fund No. I GP LLC.  During the same period, the Company advanced approximately $358 in connection with Counsel RB operating expenses, repurchased common shares for cancellation for $125, as discussed in Note 11, and remitted $139 relating to a patent participation fee that was outstanding at December 31, 2008.  The remainder of the cash disbursements related to recurring operating expenses.
 
The Company’s liabilities at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, totalled $5,380 and $472, respectively.  At June 30, 2009 these were composed of $4,004 of debt and $1,376 of accounts payable and accrued liabilities. At December 31, 2008, the Company’s liabilities consisted solely of accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  The Company had no other commitments at June 30, 2009 or December 31, 2008, and no off balance sheet arrangements at either date.
 
In 2009, the Company continued to enter into licensing and royalty agreements with respect to its patents, and has begun to trade in distressed and surplus assets through Counsel RB’s operations.  The Company expects to generate sufficient cash from these activities to meet its ongoing operating cash requirements.  Additionally, Counsel RB has a revolving credit facility in place to separately finance its purchases of assets for resale.
 
Ownership Structure and Capital Resources
 
 
·
At June 30, 2009 the Company had stockholders’ equity attributable to the Company’s common shareholders of $4,652, as compared to $4,971 at December 31, 2008.
 
 
·
The Company is 90.9% owned by Counsel.  The remaining 9.1% is owned by public stockholders.
 
 
·
Beginning in 2001, Counsel invested over $100,000 in C2 to fund the development of C2’s technology and its Telecommunications business, and at December 29, 2006 C2 owed $83,582 to Counsel, including accrued and unpaid interest.  On December 30, 2006 Counsel converted $3,386 of this debt into 3,847,475 common shares of C2, and forgave the balance of $80,196.  Counsel subsequently provided net advances of $2,151 through December 31, 2007, all of which were repaid, together with accrued interest, in the first quarter of 2008.  In the second quarter of 2009, Counsel made net advances of $1,400 and accrued $35 in interest.

Cash Position and Cash Flows
 
Cash at June 30, 2009 was $226 as compared to $4,076 at December 31, 2008, a decrease of $3,850.
 
Cash provided by or used in operating activities   Cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $5,413, as compared to cash provided of $3,185 during the same period in 2008.

 
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The most significant operating uses of cash during the first six months of 2009 were the $4,009 increase in Counsel RB’s inventory, and the recording of $1,977 of accounts receivable, primarily relating to Counsel RB operations.  As well, during the first six months of 2009 the Company increased its deferred income tax assets by $146, as compared to a decrease of $930 during the first six months of 2008, a net change of $1,076.  The large decrease in 2008 was associated with the Company’s recognition of $8,125 of patent licensing revenue during the same period; the corresponding amount in 2009 was $950.  The most significant source of cash during the first six months was an increase of $904 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, as compared to an increase of $234 for the same period in 2008.  The change of $670 was principally due to the inclusion of Counsel RB’s liabilities of $795 in 2009 only.  This was partially offset by a decrease of $164 in the accrued patent participation fee owing at June 30, 2009 as compared to the amount owing at June 30, 2008.  Additionally, during the first six months of 2009, $48 of accrued interest was added to third party and related party debt, and $15 of deferred financing costs were amortized.
 
Cash flows from investing activities   During the first six months of 2009, the major use of funds in investment activities was the investment of $2,621 in Polaroid.  As well, $121 was received as proceeds from the sale of the Company’s Buddy Media Series A preferred shares, and $3 was received as a cash distribution from Knight’s Bridge GP.  During the first six months of 2008, $125 was invested in Buddy Media Series B preferred shares and $5 was received as a cash distribution from Knight’s Bridge GP.
 
Cash provided by or used in financing activities   Financing activities provided net cash of $4,060 during the six months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to using $2,335 for the same period in 2008.  In 2009, $2,541 was provided from notes issued to third parties in connection with Counsel RB’s purchase of the Greystone assets, and $1,400 was provided from a note issued to Counsel in connection with the Company’s investment in Polaroid.  As well, $125 was used to purchase and cancel 27,221 of the Company’s common shares, and $244 was provided by the non-controlling interest in Counsel RB.  The sole financing activity in 2008 was the repayment of the debt owing to Counsel at December 31, 2007.

 
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Management’s Discussion of Results of Operations
 
Patent licensing revenue is derived from licensing our intellectual property.  Our VoIP Patent Portfolio is an international patent portfolio covering the basic process and technology that enables VoIP communications.
 
Asset trading revenue is earned from the acquisition and subsequent disposition of distressed and surplus assets, including industrial machinery and equipment, real estate, inventories, accounts receivable and distressed debt.  It is also earned from more traditional asset disposition services, such as on-site and webcast auctions, liquidations and negotiated sales.  The Company began earning revenue in the asset investment and trading segment in the second quarter of 2009 when Counsel RB, its 75%-owned subsidiary that was established in the first quarter of 2009, commenced operations.
 
Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2008
 
Patent licensing revenues were $950 during the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $1,900 during the same period in 2008.  In 2009 these revenues were from a license agreement entered into with C2 Communication Korea, and in 2008 from a settlement and license agreement entered into with Sprint.

Patent licensing expense was $586 during the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $1,308 during the same period in 2008. This expense includes four components:  disbursements directly related to patent licensing, contingency fees earned by our legal counsel, ongoing business expenses related to patent licensing, and the participation fee of 35% payable to the vendor of the VoIP Patent.

Asset trading revenues were $3,102 during the three months ended June 30, 2009, relating to the dispositions of assets by Counsel RB.  There were no similar revenues in 2008, given that Counsel RB was formed in 2009.

Asset trading expense was $2,675 during the three months ended June 30, 2009.  There was no similar expense in 2008, given that Counsel RB was formed in 2009.

Selling, general and administrative expense was $708 during the three months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $280 for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  The significant items included:

 
·
Compensation expense was $327 in the second quarter of 2009, compared to $59 in the second quarter of 2008.  The quarterly salary earned by the CEO of C2 remained unchanged at $35.  Stock-based compensation decreased from $24 in 2008 to $18 in 2009.  The increase of $268 from 2008 to 2009 is primarily due to $274 in salaries for Counsel RB employees.

 
·
Legal expense was $115 in the second quarter of 2009, compared to $24 in the second quarter of 2008.

 
·
Accounting and tax consulting expenses were $26 in the second quarter of 2009, compared to $27 in the second quarter of 2008.

 
·
Directors’ fees were $32 in the second quarter of both 2009 and 2008.

 
·
Consulting expense was $38 in the second quarter of 2009 as compared to $0 in the second quarter of 2008. The 2009 expense relates to the operations of Counsel RB.
 
 
·
Management fees charged by our controlling stockholder, Counsel, were $90 in the second quarter of both 2009 and 2008.

 
·
Directors and officers liability insurance expense was $29 in the second quarter of 2009 and $37 in the second quarter of 2008.  The decrease reflects a decrease in the premium, which became effective in June 2009.

 
·
Office rent was $19 in the second quarter of 2009 as compared to $0 in the second quarter of 2008.  The 2009 expense relates to office space being rented by Counsel RB.

 
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Depreciation and amortization – This expense was $0 in the second quarter of 2009 as compared to $5 in the second quarter of 2008.  The 2008 expense relates to the amortization of the cost of the VoIP Patent, which was fully amortized at December 31, 2008.
 
Other income (expense) - the changes are related to the following:

 
·
In the second quarter of 2009 the Company had other income of $21, as compared to income of $5 in 2008.  The 2009 income is the gain on the sale of Company’s Series A preferred share investment in Buddy Media.  The income in 2008 was composed of interest income and a refund related to prior years’ insurance premiums.

 
·
In the second quarter of 2009, third party interest expense was $28, as compared to $0 in 2008.  All of the interest expense in 2009 related to the debt associated with Counsel RB’s second quarter acquisition of the Greystone assets, and includes $15 amortization of deferred finance costs.

 
·
In the second quarter of 2009, related party interest expense was $35, as compared to $0 in 2008.  The related party loan outstanding at December 31, 2007 was repaid in full during the first quarter of 2008, and the Company incurred no interest expense during the remainder of 2008.
 
Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2008
 
Patent licensing revenues were $950 during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and $8,125 during the same period in 2008.  In 2009 these revenues were from a license agreement entered into with C2 Communication Korea, and in 2008 from settlement and license agreements entered into with AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.

Patent licensing expense was $587 during the six months ended June 30, 2009 and $4,492 during the same period in 2008. This expense includes four components:  disbursements directly related to patent licensing, contingency fees earned by our legal counsel, ongoing business expenses related to patent licensing, and the participation fee of 35% payable to the vendor of the VoIP Patent.  The decrease is directly related to the decrease in revenue.

Asset trading revenues were $3,102 during the six months ended June 30, 2009, relating to the dispositions of assets by Counsel RB.  There were no similar revenues in 2008, given that Counsel RB was formed in 2009.

Asset trading expense was $2,675 during the six months ended June 30, 2009.  There was no similar expense in 2008, given that Counsel RB was formed in 2009.

Selling, general and administrative expense was $1,095 during the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $556 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  The significant items included:

 
·
Compensation expense was $510 in the first half of 2009, compared to $116 in the first half of 2008.  The quarterly salary earned by the CEO of C2 remained unchanged at $69.  Stock-based compensation decreased from $47 in 2008 to $36 in 2009.  The increase of $394 from 2008 to 2009 is primarily due to $405 in salaries for Counsel RB employees.

 
·
Legal expense was $122 in the first half of 2009, compared to $35 in the first half of 2008.

 
·
Accounting and tax consulting expenses were $40 in the first half of 2009, compared to $57 in the first half of 2008.

 
·
Directors’ fees were $63 in the first half of both 2009 and 2008.

 
·
Management fees charged by our controlling stockholder, Counsel, were $180 in the first half of both 2009 and 2008.

 
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·
Consulting expense was $38 in the first half of 2009 as compared to $0 in the first half of 2008. The 2009 expense relates to the operations of Counsel RB.
 
 
·
Directors and officers liability insurance expense was $66 in the first half of 2009 and $75 in the first half of 2008.  The decrease reflects a decrease in the premium, which became effective in June 2009.

 
·
Office rent was $25 in the first half of 2009 as compared to $0 in the first half of 2008.  The 2009 expense relates to office space being rented by Counsel RB.
 
Depreciation and amortization – This expense was $0 in the first half of 2009 as compared to $10 in the first half of 2008.  The 2008 expense relates to the amortization of the cost of the VoIP Patent, which was fully amortized at December 31, 2008.
 
Other income (expense) - the changes are related to the following:

 
·
In the first six months of 2009 the Company had other income of $22, as compared to income of $5 in 2008.  The 2009 income is composed of the $21 gain on the sale of the Company’s Series A preferred share investment in Buddy Media, and $1 of bank interest.   The income in 2008 was composed of interest income and a refund related to prior years’ insurance premiums.

 
·
In the first six months of 2009, third party interest expense was $28, as compared to $0 in 2008.  All of the interest expense in 2009 related to the debt associated with Counsel RB’s second quarter acquisition of the Greystone assets, and includes $15 amortization of deferred finance costs.

 
·
In the first six months of 2009, related party interest expense was $35, as compared to $43 in 2008.  The related party loan outstanding at December 31, 2007 was repaid in full during the first quarter of 2008, including the $43 interest accrued during the first quarter, and the Company incurred no interest expense during the remainder of 2008.
 
Inflation .    Inflation did not have a significant impact on our results during the last fiscal quarter.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Transactions . We have not engaged in material off-balance sheet transactions.

 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
 
Our exposure to market risk is limited to interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of interest rates.  Due to the fact that our cash is deposited with major financial institutions, we believe that we are not subject to any material interest rate risk as it relates to interest income.  As to interest expense, we have one debt instrument that has a variable interest rate.  Our Revolving Credit Facility provides that the principal amount outstanding bears interest at the Israel Development Bank Prime + 1.5%, or a minimum of 5%.  Assuming that the debt amount on the Revolving Credit Facility at June 30, 2009 was constant during the next twelve-month period, the impact of a one percent increase in the interest rate would be an increase in interest expense of approximately $12 for that twelve-month period.  We do not believe that, in the near term, we are subject to material market risk on either our fixed rate third party or related party debt.
 
We did not have any foreign currency hedges or other derivative financial instruments as of June 30, 2009.  We do not enter into financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes and do not currently utilize derivative financial instruments.  Our operations are conducted primarily in the United States and as such are not subject to material foreign currency exchange rate risk.
 
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
 
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”) conducted evaluations of our disclosure controls and procedures.  As defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that 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.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including the Certifying Officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Based on this evaluation, the Certifying Officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
Further, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
 
Please see Note 11 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are included in Part I of this Report, and hereby incorporated by reference into this Part II, for a discussion of the Company’s legal proceedings.
 
Item 1A.  Risk Factors
 
Other than as reported below, there have been no significant changes to the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2009.
 
We are subject to the risks of entering into a new line of business.
In the first quarter of 2009 the Company established its 75%-owned subsidiary, Counsel RB Capital LLC (“Counsel RB”), which commenced operations in the second quarter of 2009.  As discussed in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report, Counsel RB specializes in the acquisition and disposition of distressed and surplus assets throughout the United States and Canada.  The Company has therefore acquired exposure to the risks inherent in this business, such as those associated with the collectability of trade accounts receivable, and inventory valuation and turnover.  Additionally, in connection with Counsel RB’s operations, the Company, together with Counsel, has guaranteed Counsel RB’s variable and fixed rate debt.
 
If we were to default on our related party loan, Counsel could foreclose on our assets.
At June 30, 2009, Counsel owned 90.9% of the equity of the Company.  Our assets serve as collateral for our related party debt.  In the event that we were to default on this debt, and Counsel foreclosed on our assets, we would be unable to continue our operations as they are presently conducted, if at all.  Our aggregate total debt to Counsel at June 30, 2009 was $1,435.  See Note 10 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report for further discussion of the debt to Counsel.
 
The Company has significantly increased its investment in non-publicly traded equity.
The investment that the Company made in Polaroid during the second quarter of 2009 represents approximately 25% of its total assets.  The investment is in a private company and therefore not easily liquidated.  Although the Company’s analysis of this investment opportunity concluded that it may ultimately have a positive return, there can be no assurance that the Company will either recover the value of its initial investment or earn a positive return to the extent that it expects.
 
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
None.
 
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
 
None.
 
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
None.
 
Item 5.  Other Information.
 
None.

 
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Item 6.  Exhibits.
 
(a) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Identification of Exhibit
     
10.1
 
LLC Membership Interest Purchase Agreement among Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC and Counsel RB Capital LLC, dated as of May 28, 2009.
     
10.2
 
Promissory Note between Counsel RB Capital LLC and Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC, dated as of May 28, 2009.
     
10.3
 
Loan and Security Agreement between Israel Discount Bank of New York (as Agent) and Counsel RB Capital LLC, dated as of June 2, 2009.
     
10.4
 
Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement between C2 Global Technologies Inc. and Counsel Corporation dated January 26, 2004, dated as of May 5, 2009
     
10.5
 
Promissory Note for $2,590,989.63 dated May 5, 2009 between C2 Global Technologies Inc. and Counsel Corporation.
     
10.6
 
Promissory Note for $90,000.00 dated June 30, 2009 between C2 Global Technologies Inc. and Counsel Corporation.
     
10.7
 
Promissory Note for $128,712.86 dated June 30, 2009 between C2 Global Technologies Inc. and Counsel Corporation.
     
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 
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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 thereunder duly authorized.

 
C2 Global Technologies Inc.
     
Date: August 7, 2009
By:
/s/ Allan C. Silber
   
Allan C. Silber
   
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
     
 
By:
/s/ Stephen A. Weintraub
   
Stephen A. Weintraub
   
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 
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Exhibit 10.1

__________________________________________________________

LLC MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

AMONG

GREYSTONE & CO. HOLDINGS LLC
AS SELLER

AND

COUNSEL RB CAPITAL LLC
AS BUYER

__________________________________________________________

May 28, 2009

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
PURCHASE OF LLC INTERESTS
1
 
1.1
Sale of the LLC Interests
1
 
1.2
Purchase Price
1
   
 
2.
CLOSING
2
 
2.1
Closing
2
 
2.2
Actions of Seller at Closing
2
 
2.3
Actions of Buyer at Closing
3
     
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
3
 
3.1
Organization
3
 
3.2
Powers; Consents; Absence of Conflicts With Other Agreements
5
 
3.3
Due Authorization; Binding Agreement
5
 
3.4
Financial Statements
5
 
3.5
Certain Post-Balance Sheet Results
6
 
3.6
Compliance With Laws; Permits
8
 
3.7
Title to Assets; Real Property
8
 
3.8
Litigation or Proceedings
9
 
3.9
Environmental Matters
9
 
3.10
Taxes
10
 
3.11
Employee Relations
11
 
3.12
Employee Benefit Matters
11
 
3.13
Contracts
11
 
3.14
Inventory
12
 
3.15
Insurance
12
 
3.16
Books and Records
12
 
3.17
Broker’s or Finder’s Fees
12
 
3.18
Accounts Receivable
12
 
3.19
No Undisclosed Liabilities
12
 
3.20
No Operations
12
     
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
13
 
4.1
Existence and Capacity
13
 
4.2
Powers; Consents; Absence of Conflicts With Other Agreements, Etc
13
 
4.3
Binding Agreement
13
 
4.4
Proceedings
13
 
4.5
No Brokers
13
     
5.
COVENANTS
14
 
5.1
Bank Accounts
14
 
5.2
Payments
14
 
5.3
Greystone Name
14
 
5.4
E-mail Addresses
14
 
 
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5.5
Telephone Numbers
14
 
5.6
Greystone Bank Debt
14
 
5.7
Additional Payments
14
 
5.8
Tax Matters
14
 
5.9
Confidentiality
16
 
5.10
Injunctive Relief
16
     
6.
MISCELLANEOUS
17
 
6.1
Definitions
17
 
6.2
Additional Assurances
21
 
6.3
Cost of Transaction
21
 
6.4
Choice of Law; Venue
21
 
6.5
Waiver of Jury Trial
22
 
6.6
Enforcement of Agreement
22
 
6.7
Legal Fees and Costs
22
 
6.8
Survival
22
 
6.9
Notice
22
 
6.10
Benefit/Assignment
23
 
6.11
No Third Party Beneficiaries
23
 
6.12
Waiver of Breach
23
 
6.13
Interpretation
23
 
6.14
Severability
24
 
6.15
Gender and Number
24
 
6.16
Divisions and Headings
24
 
6.17
Entire Agreement
24
 
6.18
Amendment
24
 
6.19
Counterparts
24

SCHEDULES

Description
 
Schedule
     
Exceptions
 
3.5
Payables
 
3.19

GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS

Defined Term
 
Section
     
2782 LLC
 
Recital B
8384 LLC
 
Recital B
Action
 
6.1
Affiliate
 
6.1
 
 
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Agents
 
6.1
Agreement
 
Introduction
Balance Sheet
 
3.4(a)
Balance Sheet Date
 
3.4(a)
Benefit Plan
 
6.1
Business Day
 
6.1
Buyer
 
Introduction
Buyer’s Knowledge
 
6.1
CERCLA
 
6.1
Closing
 
2.1
Closing Date
 
2.1
Closing Statement
 
1.2(a)
Code
 
6.1
Company
 
Recital B
Companies
 
Recital B
Contracts
 
6.1
Counsel
 
1.2(c)
Current Assets
 
6.1
Current Liabilities
 
6.1
Damages
 
6.7
Dollars or $
 
6.1
Effective Time
 
2.1
Employees
 
6.1
Encumbrance
 
6.1
Environmental Claim
 
6.1
Environmental Law
 
6.1
Environmental Notice
 
6.1
Environmental Permit
 
6.1
Equity Interests
 
6.1
ERISA
 
6.1
Fabritek
 
Recital B
Financial Statements
 
3.4
GAAP
 
6.1
Governmental Authority
 
6.1
Governmental Order
 
6.1
GPE
 
Recital A
Guarantees
 
1.2(c)
Hazardous Materials
 
6.1
IDB Debt
 
2.3(d)
Immediately Available Funds
 
6.1
Intellectual Property
 
6.1
Knowledge of Buyer
 
6.1
Knowledge of Seller
 
6.1
Law
 
6.1
Liabilities
 
3.19
LLC Interests
 
Recital A
 
 
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Losses
 
6.1
Material Adverse Effect
 
6.1
Material Contracts
 
3.13
Note
 
1.2(b)
Payables
 
3.19
Permits
 
6.1
Permitted Encumbrances
 
3.7(a)
Person
 
6.1
Personal Property
 
6.1
Post-Closing Tax Period
 
6.1
Post-Closing Taxes
 
6.1
Pre-Closing Tax Period
 
6.1
Pre-Closing Taxes
 
6.1
Purchased Assets
 
5.8(e)
Real Property
 
6.1
Release
 
6.1
Seller
 
Introduction
Seller’s Knowledge
 
6.1
Settlement Agreement
 
Recital A
Shelby Bank Debt
 
6.1
Straddle Period
 
6.1
Subsidiary
 
Recital B
Subsidiary Interests
 
3.1(d)
Subsidiaries
 
Recital B
Tax Allocation
 
5.8(e)
Tax or Taxes
 
6.1
Tax Return
 
6.1
Transaction Documents
 
6.1
Transfer Taxes
 
5.8(f)
Trust
 
6.1
Trustee
 
6.1
WARN Act
 
6.1
 
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LLC MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This LLC Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is entered into on May 28, 2009, between Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Seller ”), and Counsel RB Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Buyer ”).  Capitalized terms in this Agreement are defined where used or in Section 6.1.
 
A.           Immediately prior to the Closing, Jonathan Reich and Adam Reich will enter into a settlement agreement (“ Settlement Agreement ”) together with Seller, Greystone Private Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ GPE ”), Forsons Equity LLC and Kind Chin Associates LLC, pursuant to which the parties will release all claims against one another, and all Equity Interests in GPE that are owned by Jonathan Reich and Adam Reich will be redeemed by GPE.  Upon execution of the Settlement Agreement, Seller will own all of the Equity Interests in GPE (“ LLC Interests ”).
 
B.           GPE owns all of the Equity Interests in each of the following entities (each referred to in this Agreement as a “ Subsidiary ,” and collectively as “ Subsidiaries ”): (i) 221 Fabritek Dr LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Fabritek ”); (ii) 8384 Highway 18 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ 8384 LLC ”); and (iii) 2782 East Highway 52 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ 2782 LLC ”).  GPE and each Subsidiary are referred to in this Agreement as a “ Company ,” and collectively as “ Companies ”.
 
C.           Seller desires to sell the LLC Interests to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase the LLC Interests from Seller.
 
Intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.           PURCHASE OF LLC INTERESTS.
 
1.1            Sale of the LLC Interests .  On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver the LLC Interests to Buyer, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
 
1.2            Purchase Price .  On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall deliver the purchase price of $5,900,000, payable to Seller as follows:
 
(a)            Payment at Closing .  At Closing, an amount in Immediately Available Funds as adjusted and specified on a closing statement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties (“ Closing Statement ”);
 
(b)            Promissory Note .  At Closing, a promissory note (“ Note ”) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties in a principal amount specified on the Closing Statement; and
 
(c)            Guaranty .  At Closing, guarantees by Counsel Corporation (“ Counsel ”), Jonathan Reich and Adam Reich of the Note (“ Guarantees ”) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties.

 
 

 

2.           CLOSING.
 
2.1            Closing .  Subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the appropriate party of all of the conditions precedent to Closing specified in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“ Closing ”) will take place via facsimile on May _____, 2009 (“ Closing Date ”).  The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be effective for accounting purposes as of 12:00:01 a.m. at the location of the Closing on the Closing Date (“ Effective Time ”).
 
2.2            Actions of Seller at Closing .  At or prior to Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer the following:
 
(a)            Assignment .  An assignment of the LLC Interests in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties;
 
(b)            Closing Statement .  Executed counterpart signature pages to the Closing Statement;
 
(c)            Authorizing Resolutions .  Copies of resolutions duly adopted by Seller authorizing and approving its performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, certified as true and in full force as of the Closing Date;
 
(d)            Company Documents .  The original minute books of each Company;
 
(e)            Resignations .  Resignations of the officers, directors and managers of each Company effective as of the Effective Time;
 
(f)            Good Standings .  A certificate of existence or good standing for each Company from the Secretary of State of its state of organization, dated March 24, 2009;
 
(g)            Certificate .  A certificate pursuant to Treasury Regulations section 1.1445-2(b) that Seller is not a foreign Person within the meaning of Code §1445;
 
(h)            Real Property Information .  To the extent in the possession or control of Seller or its Affiliates, copies of all prior title reports, title insurance commitments or title insurance policies, surveys, and environmental assessments related to the Real Property;
 
(i)            Settlement .  Evidence satisfactory to Buyer of the execution of the Settlement Agreement;
 
(j)            Debt .  The original promissory note issued by GPE in favor of Greystone Bank referred to in Section 5.6 marked “paid”;
 
(k)            Data .  All electronic and tangible files related to any Company’s business or operations in the possession or control of Seller or its Affiliates;

 
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(l)            Computers .  The computers and docking stations used by Jonathan Reich, Adam Reich, Jeanette Benway and Vaughan Barber, with all data stored thereon to be provided on a USB hard drive except for any software programs that cannot be freely transferred; and
 
(m)            Other .  Such other instruments and documents as Buyer may reasonably request to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
2.3            Actions of Buyer at Closing .  At Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller the following:
 
(a)            Payment .  The amount due pursuant to Section 1.2(a);
 
(b)            Executed Documents .  Executed counterpart signature pages to the Closing Statement and Guarantees, and the original Note.
 
(c)            Authorizing Resolutions .  Copies of resolutions duly adopted by Buyer authorizing and approving its performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, certified as true and in full force as of the Closing Date;
 
(d)            Line of Credit .  Evidence satisfactory to Seller that, contingent upon the Closing, Buyer or its designee will have assumed, paid or otherwise provided for the satisfaction of GPE’s debt to Israel Discount Bank of New York (“ IDB Debt ”) and will have caused the termination of the Guaranty Agreement dated January 31, 2008 by Seller to Israel Discount Bank of New York and the Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated January 31, 2008 by Greystone Funding Corporation to Israel Discount Bank of New York;
 
(e)            Payment .  Evidence satisfactory to Seller of Buyer’s compliance with Section 5.7; and
 
(f)            Other .  Such other instruments and documents as Seller may reasonably request to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
3.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
 
1.3   .  As of the Closing, assuming execution of the Settlement Agreement, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that the following are true and correct in all respects, except to the extent the following would be inaccurate as a direct result of acts or omissions of Jonathan Reich or Adam Reich, or any Person acting at the direction of or in concert or connection with Jonathan Reich or Adam Reich, which acts or omissions occurred without either the direction of Seller or Seller’s Knowledge:
 
3.1            Organization .
 
(a)            Seller .  Seller (i) is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and (ii) has full power and authority to own and lease its property and conduct its business as it is now being conducted and to execute and deliver, and to carry out the transactions on its part contemplated by, this Agreement.

 
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(b)            Companies .  Each Company (i) is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, (ii) has the limited liability company power and authority to own or lease and to operate its assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted, (iii) is not required to be qualified to do business in any other jurisdiction, and (iv) has not issued any certificates evidencing any Equity Interests.
 
(c)            Capitalization of GPE .  The LLC Interests constitute all of the Equity Interests in GPE, have been duly authorized, are validly issued, have no outstanding capital contribution obligations, and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, options, rights of first refusal or other preferential rights of subscription or purchase of any Person.  There are not any outstanding (i) options, warrants, calls, commitments, pre-emptive rights, agreements or other rights to purchase any Equity Interests in GPE, (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Equity Interests in GPE, (iii) equity-based awards or rights relating to or valued by reference to the equity of GPE, (iv) other commitments of any kind for the issuance of additional Equity Interests or options, warrants or other securities of GPE, or (v) registration rights agreements or other agreements or understandings to which GPE is a party or by which it or Seller are bound relating to the voting or disposition of any Equity Interests of GPE.  Other than the Subsidiaries, GPE does not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests, or securities or interests convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or Equity Interests in any other Person.  Seller has good and marketable title to and owns all of the LLC Interests, beneficially and of record, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.  Seller has full voting power over the LLC Interests, subject to no proxy, voting trust or other agreement relating to the voting of any of the LLC Interests.  Other than this Agreement, there is no agreement with respect to the disposition of the LLC Interests.
 
(d)            Capitalization of the Subsidiaries .  GPE owns all of the Equity Interests in the Subsidiaries (“ Subsidiary Interests ”), all of which have been duly authorized, are validly issued, have no outstanding capital contribution obligations, and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, options, rights of first refusal or other preferential rights of subscription or purchase of any Person.  There are not any outstanding (i) options, warrants, calls, commitments, pre-emptive rights, agreements or other rights to purchase any Subsidiary Interests, (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for any Subsidiary Interests, (iii) equity-based awards or rights relating to or valued by reference to any Subsidiary Interests, (iv) other commitments of any kind for the issuance of additional equity interests or options, warrants or other securities of any Subsidiary, or (v) registration rights agreements or other agreements or understandings to which any Subsidiary is a party or by which any Subsidiary or GPE are bound relating to the voting or disposition of any Subsidiary Interests.  Except for the 25% interest as tenant-in-common held by 2782 LLC in real estate located in Shelby County, Indiana, the Subsidiaries do not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests, or securities or interests convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or Equity Interests in any other Person.  GPE has good and marketable title to and owns all of the Subsidiary Interests, beneficially and of record, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.  GPE has full voting power over the Subsidiary Interests, subject to no proxy, voting trust or other agreement relating to the voting of any of the Subsidiary Interests.  Other than this Agreement, there is no agreement with respect to the disposition of the Subsidiary Interests.  Other than the Subsidiaries, GPE owns no Equity Interests in any other Person.

 
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3.2            Powers; Consents; Absence of Conflicts With Other Agreements .  The execution, delivery, and performance by Seller of this Agreement and all other agreements referenced herein, or ancillary hereto, to which Seller is a party, and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, as applicable:
 
(a)           do not require any approval or consent to be obtained by Seller or any Company from, or filing required to be made by Seller or any Company with, any Governmental Agency bearing on the validity of this Agreement which is required by Law;
 
(b)           will not conflict with, result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, any indenture, agreement, lease, instrument or understanding to which Seller or any Company is a party or by which Seller or any Company is bound;
 
(c)           will not violate any Law to which Seller or any Company may be subject; and
 
(d)           will not violate any Governmental Order to which Seller or any Company may be subject.
 
3.3            Due Authorization; Binding Agreement .  Seller has the right, power, legal capacity and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Seller, and no other proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  This Agreement and all Transaction Documents are and will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of Seller and are and will be enforceable against Seller in accordance with the respective terms hereof or thereof, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally from time to time in effect.
 
3.4            Financial Statements .  Seller has delivered to Buyer copies of the following financial statements of GPE (“ Financial Statements ”):
 
(a)           Unaudited consolidated balance sheet of GPE (the “ Balance Sheet ”) dated as of December 31, 2008 (the “ Balance Sheet Date ”) and audited consolidated balance sheet of GPE dated December 31, 2007;
 
(b)           Unaudited consolidated income statement of GPE for the 12-month period ended on the Balance Sheet Date and audited consolidated income statement of GPE for the 12-month period ended on December 31, 2007; and
 
(c)           Unaudited consolidated balance sheet of GPE dated as of March 31, 2009, and unaudited, consolidated income statement of GPE for the 3-month period ended on March 31, 2009.

 
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The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consistent basis.  Such balance sheets present fairly the financial condition of GPE and the Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated thereon, and such income statements present fairly the results of operations of GPE and the Subsidiaries for the periods indicated thereon.
 
3.5            Certain Post-Balance Sheet Results .  Since the Balance Sheet Date there has not been, with respect to any Company, any:
 
(a)           event, occurrence or development that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
 
(b)           amendment of organizational documents;
 
(c)           changes to capitalization;
 
(d)           issuance, sale or other disposition of any Equity Interest or grant of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any Equity Interest;
 
(e)           declaration or payment of any distributions, or any other transfer, withdrawal, payment, or other conveyance of any funds or assets;
 
(f)           change in any method of accounting or accounting practice;
 
(g)           change in cash management practices or policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, inventory control, prepayment of expenses, payment of trade accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits;
 
(h)           change in the manner in which it extends discounts, credits or warranties to customers or otherwise deals with customers;
 
(i)           entry into or amendment of any Contract, except as identified on Schedule 3.5 , which lists dispositions of assets by any Company since the Balance Sheet Date and the consideration received;
 
(j)           incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money except unsecured current obligations and Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
 
(k)           transfer, assignment, sale or other disposition of any of the assets shown or reflected in the Balance Sheet or cancellation of any debts or entitlements, except as identified on Schedule 3.5 ;
 
(l)           transfer, assignment or grant of any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property;

 
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(m)           damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property;
 
(n)           any capital investment in, or any loan to, any other Person;
 
(o)           acceleration, termination, modifications to or cancellation of any Material Contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound;
 
(p)           any capital expenditures;
 
(q)           imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of its properties, Equity Interests or assets, tangible or intangible;
 
(r)           grant of any bonuses, whether monetary or otherwise, or any general wage or salary increases in respect of any Employee, other than as provided for in any written agreements or consistent with past practice, or change in the terms of employment for any Employee;
 
(s)           entry into or termination or amendment of any employment agreement or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or modification of the terms of any such existing agreement;
 
(t)           any loan to, or entry into any other transaction with, any members, managers, directors, officers or Employees;
 
(u)           entry into a new line of business or abandonment or discontinuance of existing lines of business;
 
(v)           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;
 
(w)           purchase, lease or other acquisition of the right to own, use or lease any property or assets for an amount in excess of $10,000, individually (in the case of a lease, per annum) or $50,000 in the aggregate for all Companies (in the case of a lease, for the entire term of the lease);
 
(x)           acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets or stock or Equity Interests of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or any division thereof;
 
(y)           adoption, amendment, modification or termination of any bonus, profit sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan, Contract or commitment for the benefit of any of its managers, directors, officers or Employees (or any such action taken with respect to any other Benefit Plan);

 
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(z)           action to make, change or rescind any Tax election, amendment of any Tax Return or position taken on any Tax Return, entry into any closing agreement, settlement of any Tax claim or assessment, surrender of any right to claim a refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment, or any other action, omission or transaction that would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any Tax attribute in respect of any Post-Closing Tax Period; or
 
(aa)           any Contract to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.
 
3.6            Compliance With Laws; Permits .
 
(a)            Compliance with Laws .  Each Company has complied, and is now complying, with all Laws applicable to it or its business, properties or assets.
 
(b)            Permits .  All Permits required for each Company to conduct its business have been obtained and are valid and in full force and effect. All fees and charges with respect to such Permits as of the date hereof have been paid in full.
 
3.7            Title to Assets; Real Property .
 
(a)            Owned or Leased Real Property .  Each Company has good and valid (and, in the case of owned Real Property, good and marketable fee simple) title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all Real Property and Personal Property.  All Real Property and Personal Property (including leasehold interests) is free and clear of Encumbrances except for the following (collectively referred to as “ Permitted Encumbrances ”):
 
(1)           liens for Taxes listed on the Closing Statement or not yet due and payable;
 
(2)           easements, rights of way, zoning ordinances and other similar Encumbrances affecting Real Property which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of any Company; or
 
(3)           Encumbrances held by Israel Discount Bank of New York and Shelby Bank related to the IDB Debt and the Shelby Bank Debt.
 
(b)            Copies of Documents; Compliance with Laws .  With respect to owned Real Property, Seller has delivered to Buyer true, complete and correct copies of the deeds and other instruments (as recorded) by which any Company acquired such Real Property, and copies of all title insurance policies, opinions, abstracts and surveys in the possession of Seller or any Company and relating to the Real Property. With respect to leased Real Property, Seller has delivered to Buyer complete and correct copies of any leases affecting the Real Property.  No Company is a sublessor or grantor under any sublease.  No improvements constituting a part of the Real Property encroach on real property owned or leased by a Person other than a Company. There are no Actions pending nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein in the nature or in lieu of condemnation or eminent domain proceedings.

 
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3.8            Litigation or Proceedings .
 
(a)            No Actions .  Except for potential claims by John Graham and potential claims against Molson Breweries Properties Limited and Molson Canada 2005, there are no Actions pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened (i) against or by any Company or affecting any of their properties or assets; (ii) against or by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller and relating to any Company or its business, properties or assets; or (iii) against or by any Company, Seller or any Affiliate of Seller that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  No event has occurred or circumstances exist that may give rise to, or serve as a basis for, any such Action.
 
(b)            No Governmental Orders .  There are no outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against or affecting Seller or any Company or any Company’s businesses, properties or assets.
 
3.9            Environmental Matters .
 
(a)            Compliance .  Each Company is currently and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws and has not, and Seller has not received from any Person any: (i) Environmental Notice or Environmental Claim, or (ii) written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law.
 
(b)            No Listing .  No real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by any Company is listed on, or has been proposed for listing on, the National Priorities List (or CERCLIS) under CERCLA, or any similar state list.
 
(c)            No Release .  There has been no Release of Hazardous Materials in contravention of Environmental Law with respect to the business or assets of any Company or any real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by any Company, and neither Seller nor any Company has received an Environmental Notice that any real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased in connection with the business of any Company (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings and other structure located on any such real property) has been contaminated with any Hazardous Material which could reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental Claim against, or a violation of Environmental Law or term of any Environmental Permit by, Seller or any Company.
 
(d)            No Assumed Liabilities .  No Company has retained or assumed, by contract or operation of Law, any liabilities or obligations of third parties under Environmental Law.
 
(e)            Copies of Reports .  Seller has provided to Buyer all environmental reports, studies, audits, records, sampling data, site assessments and other similar documents with respect to the business or assets of any Company or any currently or formerly owned, operated or leased real property which are in the possession or control of Seller or any Company.

 
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3.10            Taxes .
 
(a)            Timely Filed . Seller and the Companies have each timely filed all Tax Returns or extensions that they were required to file under applicable laws and regulations for Tax years prior to 2008, and all Tax Returns with respect to each Company’s 2008 Tax year will either be timely filed or extensions with respect to such Tax Returns will be timely filed.  All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all respects and were prepared in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. All Taxes due and owing by Seller or any Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid.  Except for GPE for the 2008 Tax year, no Company is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return.  No claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where a Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.  There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Taxes listed on the Closing Statement or not yet due and payable) upon the LLC Interests or any of the assets of any Company.
 
(b)            Withholding .  Each Company has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any Employee, independent contractor, creditor, member, or other Person, and all Forms W-2 and 1099 required with respect thereto have been properly completed and timely filed.
 
(c)            No Assessments .  No taxing authority is expected to assess any additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been filed.  No foreign, federal, state, or local Tax audits or administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are pending or being conducted with respect to any Company. No Company has received from any taxing authority any (i) notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request for information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment for any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing authority against any Company. No Company’s Tax Returns have been or currently are the subject of audit.  Seller has delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of all federal income Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by any Company.
 
(d)            No Waiver .  No Company has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
 
(e)            No Contracts .  No Company is a party to any Contract that has resulted or could result, separately or in the aggregate, in (i) the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Code §280G or any amount that will not be fully deductible as a result of Code §162(m), or (ii) the recognition of income and the imposition of any penalty or interest by any person under Code §409A.  No Company has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Code §897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in Code §897(c)(1)(A)(ii).  Each Company has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to an understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Code §6662 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law).  No Company is a party to or bound by any Tax allocation or sharing agreement.  No Company (A) has been a member of an “affiliated group” defined under Code §1504(a) filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return, or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Reg. §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract, or otherwise.

 
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(f)            No Inclusion or Deduction .  No Company will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Code §7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
 
(g)            No Election .  At all times during their existence, for federal and state Tax purposes, each Company has been treated as a partnership or an entity disregarded as separate from its owner under Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-3, and no Company has elected to be treated as a corporation for Tax purposes.
 
3.11            Employee Relations .  No Company has any Employees.  No amounts are owed or accrued with respect to any Employees as of the Closing Date, including any for vacation or overtime.  All amounts payable to Employees have been paid in full and there are no outstanding agreements, understandings or commitments of any Company with respect to any commissions, bonuses or increases in compensation.  All individuals characterized and treated by any Company as consultants or contractors are properly treated as independent contractors under all applicable Laws.  No collective bargaining agreement exists or is currently being negotiated by any Company.  There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened EEOC claims, OSHA complaints, union grievances, wage and hour claims, unemployment compensation claims, workers’ compensation claims or the like with respect to any Employees.  Each Company has complied in all respects with all state and federal laws, rules and regulations relating to employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar Taxes, and occupational safety and health.
 
3.12            Employee Benefit Matters .
 
(a)            No Benefit Plans .  No Company has any Benefit Plan for which any Company could have any Liability.
 
(b)            No Liability .  No Seller, Company or any of their Affiliates (i) has withdrawn from any pension plan under circumstances resulting (or expected to result) in a liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (ii) has any assets subject to a lien for unpaid contributions to any Benefit Plan which would be a liability of any Company or become a liability of Buyer; (iii) has failed to pay premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation when due with respect to any pension plan which would be a liability of any Company; or (iv) is engaged in any transaction which would give rise to liability under ERISA §§4069 or 4212(c) which would be a liability of any Company or become a liability of Buyer.
 
3.13            Contracts .  Seller has delivered to Buyer true and correct copies of the Contracts in its possession (including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto and waivers thereunder).  Each such Contract is valid and binding in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect.  No Company or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any other party thereto is in breach of or default under or is alleged to be in breach of or default under, or has provided or received any notice of any intention to terminate, any such Contract.  No event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default under any such Contract or result in a termination thereof or would cause or permit the acceleration or other changes of any right of obligation or the loss of any benefit thereunder.

 
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3.14            Inventory .  No Company has any inventory (whether raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods).
 
3.15            Insurance .  All insurance policies maintained by Seller and any Company covering the assets or operations of any Company are in full force and effect with no premium arrearage which arrearage would cause any cancellation or lapse of coverage.  Each Company has given in a timely manner to its insurers all notices required to be given under its insurance policies with respect to all of the claims and actions covered by insurance, and no insurer has denied coverage of any such claims or actions.  No Company has (a) received any written notice or other communication from any such insurance company canceling or amending any of such insurance policies, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no such cancellation or amendment is threatened or (b) failed to give any notice or present any material claim which is still outstanding under any of such policies.
 
3.16            Books and Records .  The minute books and membership records of each Company, all of which have been provided to Buyer, are complete and correct and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices. The minute books of each Company contain accurate and complete records of all meetings, and actions taken by written consent of, the members, managers, governors and directors of each Company.
 
3.17            Broker’s or Finder’s Fees .  No Seller or Company has engaged or is liable for the payment of any fee to any finder, broker or similar Person in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement.
 
3.18            Accounts Receivable .  All accounts receivable of the Companies (i) are valid and existing, (ii) are recorded on their books and records in amounts consistent with GAAP based upon their historical collection experience, (iii) represent monies due for goods sold and delivered or services performed in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) are not subject to any refund or adjustment or any defense, write of set-off, assignment, restriction, security interest or other encumbrance.
 
3.19            No Undisclosed Liabilities .  No Company has any liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured or otherwise (“ Liabilities ”), except (a) the IDB Debt and the Shelby Bank Debt, and (b) the Payables (defined below).  The term “Payables” means obligations of any Company to make payment for goods provided or services rendered.   Schedule 3.19 is a complete and accurate list of all Payables.
 
3.20            No Operations . Except for the management operations of GPE, no Company has operations other than holding assets for sale or the ownership of real property.

 
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4.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER   .  As of the Closing, Buyer represents and warrants to Seller the following:
 
4.1            Existence and Capacity .  Buyer has the requisite limited liability company power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to conduct its business as now being conducted.
 
4.2            Powers; Consents; Absence of Conflicts With Other Agreements, Etc .  The execution, delivery, and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and all other agreements referenced herein, or ancillary hereto, to which Buyer is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein by Buyer:
 
(a)           are within its statutory powers, are not in contravention of law or of the terms of its organizational documents, and have been duly authorized by all appropriate action of its governing body;
 
(b)           do not require any approval or consent required to be obtained by Buyer of, or filing required to be made by Buyer with, any governmental agency or authority bearing on the validity of this Agreement which is required by law or the regulations of any such agency or authority;
 
(c)           will neither conflict with, nor result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance under, any indenture, agreement, lease, instrument or understanding to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer is bound;
 
(d)           will not violate any statute, law, rule, or regulation of any governmental authority to which Buyer may be subject; and
 
(e)           will not violate any judgment, decree, writ, or injunction of any court or governmental authority to which Buyer may be subject.
 
4.3            Binding Agreement .  This Agreement and all agreements to which Buyer will become a party pursuant hereto are and will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of Buyer, and are and will be enforceable against Buyer in accordance with the respective terms hereof and thereof, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally from time to time in effect.
 
4.4            Proceedings .  There are no claims, actions, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened, challenging the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
4.5            No Brokers .  Neither Buyer nor its Affiliates have engaged or are liable for the payment of any fee to any finder, broker or similar Person in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement.

 
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5.           COVENANTS
 
5.1            Bank Accounts .  Seller shall comply with any request from Buyer to have Persons removed as signatories on any Company bank accounts and, after the Effective Time, shall not make any use of such accounts or the funds in such accounts.
 
5.2            Payments .  Upon request by Buyer, Seller shall direct all applicable Persons to deliver all invoices and payments related to any Company in accordance with Buyer’s instructions.
 
5.3            Greystone Name .  Within 60 days after the Closing Date: (a) Buyer shall cease doing business under the “Greystone” name, and (b) Seller shall remove all references to any Company from their websites, cease all use of any Company name, and cease all use of the domain names greystonepe.com and greystoneprivateequity.com.
 
5.4            E-mail Addresses .  For 180 days after the Closing Date, Seller shall cause all incoming e-mail messages to the e-mail addresses areich@greystonepe.com , jreich@greystonepe.com , jgraham@greystonepe.com and vbarber@greystonepe.com to be replied to only with the following response: “Jonathan Reich and Adam Reich have formed Counsel RB Capital LLC with their partner Counsel Corporation, and have acquired Greystone Private Equity, LLC.  You can contact Jonathan Reich, Co-CEO of Counsel RB Capital LLC, at jreich@counselrb.com and Adam Reich, Co-CEO of Counsel RB Capital LLC, at areich@counselrb.com .”  After such 180-day period, Seller shall terminate each such e-mail address.  Seller shall promptly terminate the e-mail address pbrown@greystonepe.com .
 
5.5            Telephone Numbers .  Seller will cooperate with Buyer to transfer to Buyer the following telephone numbers for the California and New York offices of the Companies: (914) 614-1800, (914) 614-1801, (914) 614-1802, (310) 248-2979, and (310) 248-2932.
 
5.6            Greystone Bank Debt .  As of the Effective Time, Seller shall have caused Greystone Bank or its assignee to terminate and release all Liabilities of any Company to Greystone Bank and its assignee and any related Encumbrance, and shall have terminated and released any other Liabilities and any related Encumbrances of any Company to any other Company or to Seller or its Affiliates, in each case without cost to any Company or Buyer.
 
5.7            Additional Payments .  As of Closing, Buyer shall have arranged to pay John Graham $25,000 as compensation for services alleged to have been performed solely on behalf of Jonathan or Adam Reich or Kind Chin Associates, LLC or Forsons Equity, LLC.
 
5.8            Tax Matters .
 
(a)            No Changes .  Without the prior written consent of Buyer, no Company may make or change any election, change an annual accounting period, adopt or change any accounting method, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement, settle any Tax claim or assessment relating to a Company, surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment relating to a Company, or take any other similar action relating to the filing of any Tax Return or the payment of any Tax, if such election, adoption, change, amendment, agreement, settlement, surrender, consent or other action would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability of a Company for any period ending after the Closing Date or decreasing any Tax attribute of a Company existing on the Closing Date.

 
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(b)            Tax Returns .  Seller shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, at their own expense, all Tax Returns of the Companies (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the Pre-Closing Tax Period.  Such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practices.  Seller shall provide Buyer with copies of all Tax Returns of the Companies prior to filing.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller shall pay any and all Pre-Closing Taxes.  Buyer shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, Tax Returns with respect to all periods other than Pre-Closing Tax Periods.
 
(c)            Straddle Period .  The parties hereto will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, elect with the relevant Governmental Authority to treat a portion of any Straddle Period as a short taxable period ending as of the Effective Time and such short taxable period shall be treated as a Pre-Closing Tax Period for purposes of this Agreement.  In any case where applicable Law does not permit such an election to be made then, for purposes of this Agreement, Taxes with respect to the Companies for the Straddle Period shall be allocated to the Pre-Closing Tax Period using an interim closing-of-the-books method that complies with Treas. Reg. section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(i) (assuming that such taxable period ended at the Effective Time) and treating such period as a Pre-Closing Tax Period for purposes of this Agreement, except that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis (such as the deduction for depreciation) shall be apportioned on a per diem basis.
 
(d)            Assistance .  The parties hereto agree to furnish or cause to be furnished to each other or their respective Agents, upon request, as promptly as practicable, such information and assistance (including access to books and records) relating to the Companies as is reasonably necessary for the preparation of any Tax Return, claim for refund, audit or similar matter, or the prosecution or defense of any claim, suit or proceeding relating to any proposed adjustment of Taxes.
 
(e)            Tax Allocation .  The parties acknowledge that under Revenue Ruling 99-6, the sale of all of the LLC Interests to Buyer will be treated as a sale of all of the assets of the Companies (“ Purchased Assets ”) to Buyer for federal Tax purposes.  Buyer shall prepare a preliminary allocation of the applicable portion of the consideration paid by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Code §1060 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (and any similar provisions of state, local or foreign law, as appropriate) (“ Tax Allocation ”).  The Tax Allocation shall be binding upon all parties hereto.  Buyer shall deliver such allocation to Seller within 60 days after the Closing Date.  Buyer, the Companies and Seller shall report, act and file Tax Returns (including, but not limited to Internal Revenue Service Form 8594) in all respects and for all purposes consistent with the Tax Allocation.  No party shall take any position (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise) that is inconsistent with such allocation unless required to do so by applicable law.

 
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(f)            Income and Transfer Taxes .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all income Taxes accruing to Seller with respect to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement shall be paid by Seller.  All excise, sales, use, transfer, including real property transfer or gains, stamp, documentary, filing, recordation, and other similar Taxes, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties, attributable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Transfer Taxes ”), shall be borne by the party on which they are primarily imposed under applicable Law; provided, that Seller and Buyer shall each pay fifty percent (50%) of any such Transfer Taxes imposed upon the Companies.  Any Tax Returns that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be prepared and filed when due by the party primarily or customarily responsible under the applicable local Law for filing such Tax Returns, and such party will use its reasonable efforts to provide such Tax Returns to the other party at least 10 days prior to the due date for such Tax Returns.
 
5.9            Confidentiality .  From and after the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause their Affiliates and their respective Agents to hold, in confidence any and all information, whether written or oral, concerning any Company and their businesses, except to the extent that Seller can show that such information (a) is generally available to and known by the public through no fault of Seller, any Affiliate or Agent of Seller; or (b) is lawfully acquired by Seller after the Closing from sources which are not prohibited from disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation. If Seller or any of its Affiliates or Agents are compelled to disclose any confidential information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing and shall disclose only that portion of such information which is legally required to be disclosed, provided that, at Buyer’s option and expense, Seller shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.
 
5.10            Injunctive Relief .
 
(a)           If Seller breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions of Section 5.9, Buyer and the Companies shall have the following rights and remedies, each of which will be independent of the others and severally enforceable, and each of which is in addition to any other rights and remedies available under law or in equity:
 
(1)           the right and remedy to have such provision specifically enforced by any court having jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach may cause irreparable injury to each of Buyer and the Companies and that money damages may not provide an adequate remedy to Buyer or the Companies; and
 
(2)           the right and remedy to recover from Seller all monetary damages suffered by Buyer or any Company, as the case may be, as the result of any acts or omissions constituting a breach of Section 5.9.
 
(b)           Seller acknowledges that the restrictions contained in Section 5.9 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Buyer and Companies and constitute a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in Section 5.9 is adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court may reform such covenant, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law.  The covenants contained in Section 5.9 and each provision hereof are severable and distinct covenants and provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any covenant or provision as written shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining covenants or provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant or provision in any other jurisdiction.

 
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6.           MISCELLANEOUS
 
6.1            Definitions .  In this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
 
Action ” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena or investigation of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise, whether at law or in equity.
 
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.
 
Agents ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, bankers, attorneys, accountants and other agents of such Person.
 
Benefit Plan ” means each benefit, retirement, employment, compensation, incentive, stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right, phantom equity, change in control, severance, vacation, paid time off, fringe-benefit and other similar agreement, plan, policy, program and other arrangement (and any amendments thereto), and each multiemployer benefit plan (as described in ERISA §4001(a)(3)), whether or not reduced to writing, in effect and covering one or more Employees and the beneficiaries and dependents of any such Employee, and which is maintained, sponsored, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by any Company, or under which any Company has or may have any liability for premiums or benefits, or with respect to which Buyer or any of its Affiliates would reasonably be expected to have any liability, contingent or otherwise.
 
Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in New York City are authorized or required by Law to be closed for business.
 
Buyer’s Knowledge ” or “ Knowledge of Buyer ” or any similar phrase means all facts and circumstances known by any manager, officer, director or key employee of Buyer.
 
CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.

 
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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
Contracts ” means all contracts, leases, deeds, mortgages, licenses, instruments, notes, commitments, undertakings, indentures, joint ventures and all other agreements, commitments and legally binding arrangements, whether written or oral.
 
Dollars or $ ” means the lawful currency of the United States.
 
Employees ” means any current or former employees, agents, consultants, or contractors of any Company.
 
Encumbrance ” means any charge, claim, community property interest, pledge, condition, equitable interest, lien (statutory or other), option, security interest, mortgage, easement, encroachment, right of way, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
 
Environmental Claim ” means any Action, Governmental Order, lien, fine, penalty, or, as to each, any settlement or judgment arising therefrom, by or from any Person alleging liability of whatever kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence, Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials; or (b) any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
 
Environmental Law ” means any applicable Law, and any Governmental Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Authority: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety, or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata); or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Materials.  The term “Environmental Law” includes, without limitation, the following (including their implementing regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.

 
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Environmental Notice ” means any written directive, notice of violation or infraction, or notice respecting any Environmental Claim relating to actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or any term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
 
Environmental Permit ” means any Permit, letter, clearance, consent, waiver, closure, exemption, decision or other action required under or issued, granted, given, authorized by or made pursuant to Environmental Law.
 
Equity Interests ” mean membership interests, limited liability company interests and other ownership interests.
 
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
 
Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
 
Governmental Order ” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
 
Hazardous Materials ” means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls.
 
Immediately Available Funds ” means paid by wire transfer in accordance with wire instructions delivered to Buyer or Seller, as applicable, not less than two Business Days prior to the date such payments are due.
 
Intellectual Property ” means all: (a) patents, provisionals, registrations and applications for registration; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, Internet domain names, registrations and applications for registration; (c) copyrights and registrations and applications for registration;  (e) industrial designs and any registrations and applications; (f) inventions, trade secrets and confidential business information, whether patentable or nonpatentable; (g) other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing; and (h) copies and tangible embodiments thereof.

 
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Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, constitution, treaty, common law, judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of law of any Governmental Authority.
 
Losses ” means losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, Actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers; provided, however, that “Losses” shall not include punitive damages, except in the case of fraud or to the extent actually awarded to a Governmental Authority or other third party.
 
Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is, or is reasonably expected to become, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to (a) the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of any Company, or (b) the ability of any party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
 
 “ Permits ” means all permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, authorizations, registrations, certificates, variances and similar rights obtained, or required to be obtained, from Governmental Authorities.
 
Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.
 
Personal Property ” means the tangible and intangible personal property and other assets (excluding the Real Property) owned, leased or subleased by the Companies and reflected in the Financial Statements or acquired after the Balance Sheet Date.
 
Post-Closing Tax Period ” means any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period beginning after the Closing Date.
 
Post-Closing Taxes ” means Taxes of the Companies for any Post-Closing Tax Period.
 
Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period ending on and including the Closing Date.
 
Pre-Closing Taxes ” means Taxes of the Companies for any Pre-Closing Tax Period.
 
Real Property ” means the real property owned, leased or subleased by the Companies, together with all buildings, structures and facilities located thereon.
 
Release ” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).

 
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Seller’s Knowledge ” or “ Knowledge of Seller ” or any similar phrase means all facts and circumstances known by Robert Barolak, without a duty of inquiry.
 
Shelby Bank Debt ” means the amount owed to Shelby Bank by 2782 LLC on the Closing Date.
 
Straddle Period ” means any taxable period that includes but does not end on the Closing Date.
 
Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code §59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the tax liability of any other Person.
 
Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement or other document relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
 
Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement and each other agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement.
 
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.
 
6.2            Additional Assurances .  From time to time after Closing, either party shall execute and deliver such other instruments and take such other actions as is reasonably requested to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
6.3            Cost of Transaction .  Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated:  (i) Seller shall pay the fees, expenses, and disbursements of Seller and its agents, accountants, and legal counsel incurred in connection with this Agreement; and (ii) Buyer shall pay the fees, expenses, and disbursements of Buyer and its agents, accountants and legal counsel incurred in connection with this Agreement.
 
6.4            Choice of Law; Venue .  This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles.  Exclusive venue for any action arising out of or related to this Agreement will be in state or federal court located in the County of New York, New York, and each party consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and waives any defense based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

 
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6.5            Waiver of Jury Trial .  EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO DEMAND THAT ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT BE TRIED BY JURY.  EACH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY.
 
6.6            Enforcement of Agreement .  Irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with its terms or was breached.  The parties are entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
 
6.7            Legal Fees and Costs .  In the event a party incurs any damages, claims, loss, cost or liability whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and any third party claims) arising out of or related to any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, breach of this Agreement or action to enforce this Agreement (collectively, “ Damages ”), the prevailing party, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, will be entitled to recover such Damages and all legal expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and necessary disbursements, in addition to any other relief to which such party shall be entitled by law.  The parties shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate Damages, and the cost of such efforts to mitigate shall constitute Damages.  No party may recover Damages to the extent that such Damages result from that party’s own misrepresentations, negligence or misconduct.
 
6.8            Survival .  The representations, warranties and covenants of the parties shall survive Closing and shall not be affected or deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of any party (including by any of its representatives) or by reason of the fact that any party or any of its representatives knew or should have known that any such representation or warranty is, was or might be inaccurate.
 
6.9            Notice .  Any notice, demand, or communication required, permitted, or desired to be given hereunder will be effective when personally delivered, when received by confirmed overnight delivery from a reputable carrier, or five (5) days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
 
Seller:                                 Robert Barolak
Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC
152 W. 57 th St, 60 th Floor
New York, NY 10019

and

Lisa Schwartz, Esq.
Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC
152 W. 57 th St, 60 th Floor
New York, NY 10019

 
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Buyer:                                 Jonathan Reich
Counsel RB Capital LLC
267 Central Avenue
White Plains, New York 10606

With a                                 Adam Levy
simultaneous                      Counsel Corporation
copy to:                               Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West
Suite 3200, Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2, Canada

and

Curtis Capeling
Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.
                                        315 Deaderick Street, Suite 1800
Nashville, TN 37238

or to such other address, and to the attention of such other Person or officer as any party may designate, with copies thereof to the respective counsel thereof as notified by such party.
 
6.10            Benefit/Assignment .  This Agreement inures to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, successors, and assigns.  No party may directly or indirectly, including by assignment, operation of law or change of control, transfer or assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties; provide that, following Closing, Buyer may do so without the consent of any other party.
 
6.11            No Third Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of Buyer and Seller and their respective permitted successors or assigns, and does not confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any Person.
 
6.12            Waiver of Breach .  The waiver by any party of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereof.
 
6.13            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 word “or” is not exclusive; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. This Agreement is to 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. Schedules and exhibits 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.

 
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6.14            Severability .  If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will 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 a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
 
6.15            Gender and Number .  Whenever the context of this Agreement requires, the gender of all words herein includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter, and the number of all words herein includes the singular and plural.
 
6.16            Divisions and Headings .  The division of this Agreement into articles, sections and subsections and the use of captions and headings are for convenience and have no legal effect in construing the provisions of this Agreement.
 
6.17            Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules hereto, and the Transaction Documents, supersedes all previous contracts, and constitutes the entire agreement among the parties regarding its subject matter.  No party is entitled to benefits other than those specified herein.  No oral statements or prior written material not specifically incorporated herein is of any force or effect.
 
6.18            Amendment .  This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto.
 
6.19            Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be an original, and all of which together will be one and the same agreement.  A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission will have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
 
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The parties have executed this Agreement in multiple originals as of the date first above written.
 
 
GREYSTONE & CO. HOLDINGS LLC
   
By:
  
   
BUYER:
 
COUNSEL RB CAPITAL LLC
   
By:
  
 
Jonathan Reich, Co-CEO

[Signature Page to LLC Membership Interest Purchase Agreement]

 
 

 

Exhibit 10.2

PROMISSORY NOTE

$1,363,818.45
New York, New York
 
May 28, 2009

For value received, Counsel RB Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Borrower ”), promises to pay to the order of Greystone & Co. Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Lender ”), the principal amount of One Million Three Hundred Sixty Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen and 54/100 Dollars (US$1,363,818.45), plus interest.

1.            Interest .  Simple interest on the unpaid principal balance will accrue at the rate of 6% per annum, calculated on the basis of a 365-day year.

2.            Maturity Date .  All outstanding principal and all accrued interest will be due and payable, if not sooner paid, on May 28, 2010.

3.            Payments and Prepayments .  All amounts payable by Borrower to Lender hereunder will be paid to Lender at 152 W. 57 th St., 60 th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (or at such other address as Lender may from time to time designate in writing) in immediately available funds.  Borrower may prepay this Promissory Note in whole or in part at any time without penalty.  Prepayments will be first applied to any and all accrued and unpaid interest and then to principal.

4.            Defaults .  Borrower will be in default under this Promissory Note if any one or more of the following events occur and is continuing (each, a “ Default ”):

(a)           Borrower fails to pay any amount of principal, interest, fees or other sums when due under this Promissory Note;

(b)           Borrower becomes insolvent, or generally fails to pay, or is generally unable to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due or applies for, consents to, or acquiesces in, the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other custodian for Borrower, or a substantial part of its property, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(c)           Borrower commences any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, or other case or proceeding under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution or liquidation proceeding;

(d)           any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, or other case or proceeding under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution or liquidation proceeding, is involuntarily commenced against Borrower and remains unstayed or undismissed for 60 days; or

(e)           a trustee, receiver, or other custodian is appointed for Borrower or a substantial part of Borrower’s property.

 
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5.            Default; Remedies .  Upon Default the unpaid principal balance of this Promissory Note and all accrued but unpaid interest will immediately be due and payable in full at the applicable rate specified above to the date of default and after that date at a “default rate” which shall be six (6) percentage points higher than the rate specified above which would otherwise be applicable before default, without protest, presentment, demand, or further notice of any kind to Borrower, all of which are expressly waived by Borrower, and Lender may proceed to protect and enforce its rights under this Promissory Note by exercising any remedies as are available to Lender.

6.            Miscellaneous .

(a)           Time is of the essence under this Promissory Note.  The rights, powers and remedies of Lender provided in this Promissory Note are cumulative and concurrent, may be pursued singly, successively, or together at the sole discretion of Lender and may be exercised as often as occasion for their exercise shall occur, and in no event shall the failure to exercise any such right or remedy be construed as a waiver or release of it.   Lender’s failure to exercise its option to accelerate the indebtedness evidenced by this Promissory Note shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise that option at any other time so long as that event of default under this Promissory Note remains outstanding and uncured, or to exercise it upon the occurrence of another default.  Lender shall not be deemed, by any act of omission or commission, to have waived any of its rights or remedies under this Promissory Note unless the waiver is in writing and signed by Lender, and then only to the extent specifically set forth in the writing.  A waiver on one event shall not be construed as continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy to a subsequent event.

(b)           Nothing contained in this Promissory Note will be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest in excess of the rate that may legally be charged under applicable law (“ Maximum Rate ”).  In the event that the payment of a rate of interest exceeds the Maximum Rate, the rate of interest to be paid hereunder will be automatically reduced to the Maximum Rate and so much of any interest reserved, charged or taken as would cause the same to exceed the Maximum Rate will be deemed automatically credited against outstanding principal evidenced hereby.

(c)           Borrower shall promptly pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which Lender incurs in connection with the enforcement of this Promissory Note following any Default.   In such case Lender may also recover all costs of suit and other expenses in connection with it, together with interest or any judgment obtained by Lender at the default rate (defined above) from and after the date of any execution, judicial or foreclosure sale until actual payment is made to Lender of the full amount due Lender.

(d)           This Promissory Note may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an agreement in writing signed by Borrower and Lender.

(e)           This Promissory Note may not be assigned or transferred by Borrower by assignment, operation of law, change of control or otherwise.   This Promissory Note may be assigned or transferred by Lender by assignment, operation of law, change of control or otherwise, provided that any assignee or transferee will be subject to any set-off, claim, reduction or diminution of any obligation, or defense of any kind or nature which Borrower has or may have against Lender.

 
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(f)           This Promissory Note will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles.  Exclusive venue for any action arising out of or related to this Promissory Note will be in state or federal court located in the County of New York, New York, and each party consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and waives any defense based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

(g)           BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO DEMAND THAT ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT BE TRIED BY JURY.  BORROWER KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY.

 
Counsel RB Capital LLC
   
 
By:
 
 
Name: Jonathan Reich
 
Title:   Co-CEO

 
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Exhibit 10.3         
 
EXECUTION VERSION
 

 
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
 

 
BY AND AMONG
 
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK, as Agent,
 
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME
 
-AND-
 
COUNSEL RB CAPITAL LLC, as Borrower
 

 
June 2, 2009
 

 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Section 1 DEFINITIONS
 
1
     
Section 2 AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LOAN
 
11
     
Section 3 SECURITY INTEREST AND FINANCING STATEMENT
 
16
     
Section 4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
17
     
Section 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
18
     
Section 6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
22
     
Section 7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
32
     
Section 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
35
     
Section 9 LENDER’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
 
37
     
Section 10 LIMITATION ON AGENT’S DUTY IN RESPECT OF COLLATERAL
 
40
     
Section 11 ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
 
40
     
Section 12 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
 
THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of June 2, 2009, is by and among ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation as agent (in such capacity, “ Agent ”) for itself and the other lenders signatory hereto from time to time (collectively referred to herein as “ Lenders ”) and COUNSEL RB CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Borrower ”).
 
The parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
 
1.1           The following terms as used in this Loan and Security Agreement shall have the meanings hereinafter provided:
 
“Advances”:  Advances under the Revolving Loan made by Lenders from time to time at their discretion pursuant to Section 2.1(a).  Any such advances shall be based upon a percentage (in Required Lender’s discretion) of Borrower’s cost of real estate, inventory and/or accounts receivable purchased from time to time by Borrower together with Eligible Assets against which Lenders have made advances hereunder.  Any such assets must be (a) purchased by Borrower for resale in bulk, by turnkey sale, private treaty sale, orderly liquidation sale, webcast sale, timed online auction sale or public auction, (b) saleable by Borrower within the applicable Holding Period and (c) acceptable to Agent in its discretion.
 
“Affiliate”:  Any —
 
(a)           Person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, ten (10%) percent or more of the membership interests of Borrower;
 
(b)           Person, ten (10%) percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by Borrower, or by a Person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, ten (10%) percent or more of the membership interests of Borrower, other than a Person that holds such securities:
 
(1)           in fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or
 
(2)           solely to secure a debt, if such Person has not in fact exercised such power to vote;
 
(c)           Person whose business is operated under a lease or operating agreement by Borrower, or any Person substantially all of whose property is operated under an operating agreement with Borrower; or
 
(d)           Person that operates the business or substantially all of the property of Borrower under a lease or operating agreement.
 

 
“Agreement”:  The contents hereof together with the contents of any and all schedules and exhibits annexed hereto and all of which are made a part hereof and all other writings and any amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals and/or supplements thereto submitted by Borrower to Agent pursuant hereto, all of which are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein at length.
 
“Bankruptcy Code”:  Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§101 et seq ., as amended from time to time.
 
“Base Rate”:  For any day, a floating rate equal to the rate established from time to time by Israel Discount Bank of New York as its “ prime rate ”, which is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate being charged to any customer.  Each change in any interest rate provided for in the Agreement based upon the Base Rate shall take effect at the time of such change in the Base Rate.
 
“Blocked Account”:  The blocked loan security account maintained by Borrower with Agent over which Agent alone shall have the power of withdrawal.
 
“Board”:  The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
 
“Borrowing Availability”: As of any date of determination the lesser of (a) the Maximum Loan Amount and (b) the Borrowing Base, in each case, less the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan then outstanding.
 
“Borrowing Base”: The difference between:
 
(a)           the lesser of (i) two times Capital Funds and (ii) the lesser of (1) up to seventy-five percent (75%) (or such lesser rate as Lender in its sole discretion may deem appropriate from time to time) of Borrower’s cost for Eligible Assets or (2) up to eighty-five percent (85%) (or such lesser rate as Agent in its sole discretion may deem appropriate from time to time) of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Assets; less
 
(b)           any reserves established by Agent from time to time in its sole discretion.
 
“Borrowing Base Certificate”:  The borrowing base certificate in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
 
“Business Day”:  Any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York on which banks are open for substantially all their banking business in New York.
 
“Capital Expenditures”:  For any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures (by the expenditure of cash or the incurrence of Indebtedness) by such Person for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) that should be capitalized under GAAP on the balance sheet of such Person.
 
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“Capital Funds”: The sum of Borrower's Tangible Net Worth plus Subordinated Indebtedness.
 
“Capital Guideline”:  Any law, rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not the failure to comply therewith would be unlawful, and including, without limitation, any law, rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive contemplated by the report dated June, 2004 entitled “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework” issued by the Basle Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices): (a) regarding capital adequacy, capital ratios, capital requirements, the calculation of a bank’s capital or similar matters, or (b) affecting the amount of capital required to be obtained or maintained by a Lender or the manner in which a Lender allocates capital to any of its contingent liabilities, advances, commitments, assets or liabilities.
 
“Capitalized Lease Obligation”:  An obligation to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real and/or personal property which obligation is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and for purposes hereof the amount of such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
 
“Change of Control”:  Any event, transaction or occurrence as a result of which (a) the current Stockholders cease to own and control all of the economic and voting rights associated with all of the outstanding capital Stock of Borrower, (b) during any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of Borrower (together with any new directors whose election was approved by the board of directors of Borrower or the Stockholders of Borrower) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office, or (c) any one or more of Adam Reich and Jonathan Reich shall no longer be a member of Borrower’s senior management having substantially the same duties and responsibilities as on the Closing Date.
 
“Closing Date”:  The date of this Agreement.
 
“Collateral”:  All of the following assets property, interests and/or rights of Borrower on or in which a Lien is granted to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, whether now owned or existing or hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located:
 
(a)           accounts and all other forms of obligations owing to Borrower arising out of the sale, lease, license or assignment of goods or other property;
 
(b)           chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic);
 
(c)           commercial tort claims;
 
(d)           computer hardware and software and all rights with respect thereto, including, without limitation, any and all licenses, options, warranties, service contracts, program services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights, improvement rights, renewal rights and indemnifications, and any substitutions, replacements, additions or model conversions of any of the foregoing;
 
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(e)           deposit accounts;
 
(f)           documents;
 
(g)           equipment;
 
(h)           fixtures;
 
(i)           general intangibles (including all payment intangibles);
 
(j)           goods (including inventory, equipment, fixtures and any and all accessions, additions, attachments, improvements, substitutions and replacements thereto and therefore);
 
(k)           instruments (including promissory notes);
 
(l)           inventory;
 
(m)           letter-of-credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing);
 
(n)           securities and all other investment property, including, without limitation, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, and security entitlements;
 
(o)           supporting obligations; and
 
(p)           any other contract rights or rights to the payment of money, insurance claims and proceeds.
 
“Controlled Group”:  As such term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
“Counsel Corporation Letter Agreement”:  The letter agreement dated on or about the Closing date by Counsel Corporation in favor of Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, as the same may be modified, amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
 
“Default”:  Any condition or the occurrence of any event which after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
 
“Default Rate”:  An annual rate of interest equal to five (5%) percent greater than the Interest Rate.
 
“Document List”:  The document list in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof.
 
“Eligible Assets”:  Borrower’s interest in used manufacturing or industrial equipment, industrial inventory and scrap and salvage materials (including without limitation, machine tools and processing equipment), alone or in partnership, for resale in bulk, through liquidations, private sale (also known as private treaty) or in auctions to be conducted by liquidators acceptable to Agent.  Eligible Assets must be saleable by Borrower within the applicable Holding Period and must otherwise be acceptable to Agent in its discretion.  Eligible Assets shall exclude assets having any of the following characteristics:
 
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(i)             assets that are subject to any Lien other than in favor of the Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders;

(ii)            assets that are located outside of the continental United States or Canada;

(iii)           assets in which the Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, does not hold a first priority security interest;

(iv)           assets that are not covered by standard “all risk” insurance for an amount equal to its forced liquidation value;

(vi)           assets that require proprietary software in order to operate as intended when such software is not freely assignable to Agent or any potential purchaser of such assets, or where such assets can be freely sold without the accompanying software;

(vii)           assets for which Agent has not been provided a report prepared by Borrower which includes the following information: (A) a detailed description of such assets, (B) Borrower’s cost for such assets, (C) Borrower’s internal appraisal of such assets, (D) the expected resale price per item, (E) the name of the Person selling such assets to Borrower, (F) the circumstances giving rise to Borrower’s purchase (seller bankruptcy or liquidation, for example), (G) Borrower’s selling strategy including, if applicable, estimated auction or sale dates, (H) location of such assets from the date of acquisition through such auction or other sale and (I) such other information as Agent may reasonably request from time to time;

(viii)           assets owned by Borrower for more than the applicable Holding Period; and

(ix)              assets otherwise deemed unacceptable by Agent in its sole discretion.

“ERISA”:  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
 
“Event of Default”:  Any one or more of the occurrences described in Section 8.
 
“Fair Labor Standards Act”:  The Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §201 et seq.
 
“Final Maturity Date”: June 2, 2010.
 
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“GAAP”:  Generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America or Canada, as applicable, applied on a consistent basis.  In the event that any “Accounting Change” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then Borrower and Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting Changes as if such Accounting Changes had not been made.  Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by Borrower and Agent, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Accounting Changes had not occurred.  “ Accounting Changes ” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Unless otherwise indicated, “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America.
 
“Governmental Authority”:  Any nation or government, any federal, state, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or other Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
 
“Guaranteed Indebtedness”:  As to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing, providing comfort or otherwise supporting any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, or other obligation (“ primary obligation ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, including any obligation or arrangement of such Person to (a) purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation, (b) advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet condition of the primary obligor, (c) purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, (d) protect the beneficiary of such arrangement from loss (other than product warranties given in the ordinary course of business) or (e) indemnify the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.  The amount of any Guaranteed Indebtedness at any time shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser at such time of (x) the stated or determinable amount (as calculated in accordance with GAAP) of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranteed Indebtedness is incurred and (y) the maximum stated or determinable amount (as calculated in accordance with GAAP) for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guaranteed Indebtedness, or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability (assuming full performance) in respect thereof.
 
“Guarantors”:  Collectively and individually, (a) Counsel Corporation, an Ontario corporation, (b) Kind Chin Associates LLC, a California limited liability company, (c) C2 Global Technologies Inc., a Florida corporation, (d) Forsons Equity, LLC, a New York limited liability company, (e) Adam Reich, (f) Jonathan Reich, and (g) any other Person guaranteeing the Obligations of Borrower to Lender from time to time.
 
“Guaranty Agreements”:  Collectively and individually, each guaranty agreement executed by a Guarantor in favor of Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, as the same may be modified, amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
 
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“Holding Period”:  150 days for Eligible Assets not purchased for sale or other disposition by Borrower through an orderly liquidation, provided, that Agent may, in its sole discretion, extend this time period for an additional 30 days, upon Borrower’s written request and agreement to pay the extension fee described in Section 2.4(d); and 180 days for Eligible Assets to be sold or disposed of by Borrower through an orderly liquidation.
 
“IDB”: Israel Discount Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation.
 
“Indebtedness”:  With respect to any Person at any date, without duplication (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including, as to Borrower, the Obligations), (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business that are unsecured and are not overdue by more than six months unless contested in good faith), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party under acceptances, letters of credit or similar facilities, (g) all Guaranteed Indebtedness of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above, (h) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation, (i) all obligations of such Person under commodity purchase or option agreements or other commodity price hedging arrangements, in each case whether contingent or matured, and (j) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, with respect to performance bonds, appeal bonds and surety bonds.
 
“Intangible Assets”:  The amount of all assets of Borrower required to be classified as intangible assets in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, goodwill, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trademark rights, tradenames, licenses, deferred financing fees, and research and development costs.
 
“Interest Payment Date”:  The first Business Day of each calendar month while such Loan is outstanding and the Termination Date.
 
“Interest Rate”:  The greater of (a) the Base Rate plus one and one half percent (1.5%) per annum and (b) five percent (5.00%) per annum.
 
“Lenders’ Rights and Remedies”:  All of the rights and remedies of Agent and the Lenders described in Section 9.
 
“Liens”:  All mortgages, liens, judicial liens, encumbrances, security interests, charges, pledges, hypothecations, assignments, conditional sale or other title retention agreements, and the like, relating to any real or personal property interest of Borrower whether legal or equitable.
 
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“Loan Documents”:  Collectively and individually, this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty Agreements, the Subordination Agreements, the Counsel Corporation Letter Agreement and all other documents, instruments, writings and agreements related thereto.
 
“Material Adverse Effect”:  A material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, prospects or financial or other condition of Borrower, (b) Borrower’s ability to pay any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (c) the Collateral, or the Lien of Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, on the Collateral or the priority of such Lien, or (d) Agents and Lenders’ rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
“Maximum Loan Amount”: Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000).
 
“Net Cash Proceeds”:  In connection with any asset sale, the cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment whether pursuant to a note, installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when actually received) from such asset sale, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, brokerage commissions and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of any portion of the Indebtedness secured by a Lien not prohibited hereunder on the asset which is the subject of such sale, (ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result of such asset sale, and (iii) any and all other customary closing costs.
 
“Net Orderly Liquidation Value”:   A professional opinion of the estimated most probable Net Cash Proceeds which could typically be realized at a properly advertised and professionally managed liquidation sale, conducted under orderly sale conditions for an extended period of time (usually six to nine months), under the economic trends existing at the time of the appraisal.
 
“Note” or “Notes”:  Shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(f).
 
“Obligations”:  All loans, advances, indebtedness, notes, liabilities, overdrafts, and other amounts, liquidated or unliquidated, each of every kind, nature and description, arising under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, principal and interest, and whether secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing, presently intended or contemplated, or hereafter contracted, including, without limitation the repayment of any amounts that Lenders may advance or spend for the maintenance or preservation of the collateral and any other expenditures Lenders may make under the provisions of the Loan Documents or for the benefit of Borrower, and any of the foregoing that arises after the filing of a petition by or against Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, even if the obligations do not occur because of the automatic stay under § 362 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.
 
“OFAC”:  As defined in Section 6.3(b).
 
“Patriot Act”:  As defined in Section 6.3(b).
 
“PBGC”:  The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
 
“Permitted Liens”:  The Liens described in Section 7.1.
 
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“Person”:  An individual, corporation, company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, Governmental Authority, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or other entity.
 
“Plan”:  Any plan subject to the minimum funding requirements of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
“Pro Rata Share”: With respect to all matters relating to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the portion of the Maximum Loan Amount such Lender has agreed to fund, as set forth on Schedule 1.1.1 by (b) the Maximum Loan Amount.
 
“Qualified Assignee” means (a) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and, with respect to any Lender that is an investment fund that invests in commercial loans, any other investment fund that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor, and (b) any commercial bank, savings and loan association or savings bank or any other entity which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933) which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, including insurance companies, mutual funds, lease financing companies and commercial finance companies, in each case, which has a rating of BBB or higher from S&P and a rating of Baa2 or higher from Moody’s at the date that it becomes a Lender and which, through its applicable lending office, is capable of lending to Borrower without the imposition of any withholding or similar taxes; provided that no Person determined by Agent to be acting in the capacity of a vulture fund or distressed debt purchaser shall be a Qualified Assignee.
 
“Reportable Event”:  As such term is defined in 29 U.S.C.A. §1343.
 
“Required Lenders”: Lenders who have agreed to fund more than 66 2/3% of the Maximum Loan Amount; provided, however, if there are only two (2) Lenders (including IDB), Required Lenders shall mean all Lenders.
 
“Revolving Loan”:  The loan described in Section 2.1(a).
 
“Solvent”:  With respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.  The amount of contingent liabilities (such as litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, represents the amount that can be reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
 
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“Stock”: All shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
 
“Stockholder”: With respect to any Person, each holder of Stock of such Person.
 
“Subordinated Indebtedness”:  Any Indebtedness of Borrower that is expressly subordinated to the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders, on terms and conditions acceptable to Agent in its discretion.
 
“Subordination Agreements”:  Any subordination agreement in favor of Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, relating to Subordinated Indebtedness, which is acceptable to Agent in form and substance, as the same may be modified or amended from the time to time, the terms of such agreements are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein at length.
 
“Subsidiary”:  Any corporation more than a majority (by number of votes) of the common stock of which is at the time owned or controlled by Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower.
 
“Tangible Net Worth”:  As to any Person, the sum of (a) members’ or owners’ equity determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) Subordinated Indebtedness, minus (c) Intangible Assets, minus (d) prepaid assets, minus (e) all loans or advances to Affiliates of such Person and/or related parties, minus (f) at Lender’s discretion, assets of Subsidiaries or Affiliates of such Person or the investment of such Person in any Subsidiaries or Affiliates to the extent reflected on the financial statements of such Person, if such Subsidiary or Affiliate is the subject of any bankruptcy, dissolution or insolvency proceeding, or a trustee, receiver or custodian of all or any part of the properties or assets of such Subsidiary or Affiliate has been appointed.
 
“Termination Date”:  The earlier of (a) the Final Maturity Date or (b) the date on which Lenders’ agreement to make Advances under the Revolving Loan shall have terminated.
 
“Uniform Commercial Code”: The Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Lender’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
 
1.2           Any accounting terms used in this Agreement which are not specifically defined shall have the meanings customarily given thereto in accordance with GAAP.
 
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1.3           Terms such as “account debtors”, “accounts”, “accounts receivable”, “advises”, “chattel paper”, “contract rights”, “commercial tort claims”, “confirmations”, “control”, “deposit accounts”, “documents”, “equipment”, “farm products”, “fixtures”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letters of credit”, “letter of credit rights”, “payment intangibles”, “proceeds”, “products”, “supporting obligations” and the like, shall, unless otherwise specifically defined herein, have the meanings applicable to them for the purposes of Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code.  All other terms defined in the Uniform Commercial Code and used herein shall have the same definitions herein as specified therein.  However, if a term is defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code differently than in another Article of the Uniform Commercial Code, the term has the meaning specified in Article 9.
 
SECTION 2
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF LOAN
 
2.1            Terms of Revolving Loan .  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and to Borrower’s observance and performance of, and compliance with, all terms, conditions, warranties, representations and covenants of this Agreement, and the timely payment of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders:
 
(a)            Revolving Loan .  Lenders may in their discretion lend and re-lend to Borrower amounts which shall not exceed Borrowing Availability.  Until the Termination Date, Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow under this Section 2.1(a).  If the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan at any time shall exceed Borrowing Availability at such time, Borrower shall immediately repay the Revolving Loan to the extent required to eliminate such excess.  The Pro Rata Share of any Lender shall not at any time exceed the lesser of (i) its Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing Availability and (ii) that portion of the Maximum Loan Amount which such Lender has agreed to fund as set forth on Schedule 1.1.1.  The obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint.
 
(b)            Procedure for Advances .  Amounts loaned or re-loaned to Borrower pursuant to the Revolving Loan shall be delivered to Borrower by credit to any general deposit account maintained by Borrower with Agent or such other method as Required Lenders and Borrower shall agree upon.  All requests for Advances under the Revolving Loan made by Borrower must include all required information needed by Agent to evaluate the assets being purchased by Borrower in connection with the Advance request.  Agent shall make such Advance, upon Agent’s satisfaction that it has all necessary information to perform the evaluation and Agent determines in its discretion that it will provide an Advance for such assets.  Such notice of borrowing shall be in the form of Schedule 2.1(b), shall be irrevocable and shall specify the principal amount of the proposed borrowing and the proposed borrowing date, which must be a Business Day, and Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.  Agent may act without liability upon the basis of written or telephonic notice believed by Agent in good faith to be from Borrower (or from any officer or employee thereof authorized to make such a request as designated by Borrower in writing delivered to Agent) and Borrower hereby waives the right to dispute Agent’s record of the terms of any such notice of borrowing.
 
(c)            Method of Payment .  The outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loan and all interest and fees thereon shall be payable by Borrower to Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, on or before the Termination Date, in immediately available funds. Until such time as all Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied and Lenders shall have no further obligation to make further Advances under the Revolving Loan pursuant to this Agreement, payment of principal shall occur in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1(d).
 
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(d)            Blocked Account .  So long as any principal of or interest on the Revolving Loan (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid or Lenders shall have any commitment or agreement to lend hereunder, Borrower shall continue to maintain the Blocked Account with Agent.  Borrower hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, a continuing security interest in (i) the Blocked Account and all funds held in such account, (ii) all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing such account, (iii) all notes, checks and other instruments from time to time deposited in such account, (iv) all interest, if any, from time to time received in respect of such account and (v) all other property of Borrower from time to time in possession under the control of or in transit to Agent or any Lender.  Borrower also hereby transfers to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, the exclusive dominion and control of the Blocked Account and Borrower shall have no right of withdrawal from such account.  Except as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, Borrower shall take all such actions as Agent in good faith deems necessary or appropriate to ensure that at all times on and after the Closing Date all proceeds of all Collateral against which Lenders shall have made Advances under this Agreement are deposited in the Blocked Account.  Upon receipt by Borrower, or any financial institution for the account of Borrower, any proceeds from the sale of any Collateral against which Lenders shall have made Advances hereunder, Borrower shall, or shall cause such financial institution to, transmit in the form received, before the close of business on the next succeeding Business Day, all such proceeds (properly endorsed, where required, so that all items delivered shall be collected by Agent) to Agent for credit to the Blocked Account.  Borrower shall not, and shall cause any such financial institution not to, commingle any such proceeds so received with Borrower’s other property, and shall hold separate and apart from all other property, all such proceeds in an express trust for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders until delivery thereof is made to Agent.  Credit for proceeds deposited in the Blocked Account shall be given on a daily Business Day basis upon deposit (credit for proceeds deposited in immediately available funds shall be given on the Business Day deposited) and shall be conditional upon final payment of the deposited item.  For purposes of calculating interest only, credit for proceeds shall be given 2 Business Days after final payment of the deposited item (credit for proceeds deposited in immediately available funds shall be given on the Business Day deposited).  Borrower hereby agrees not to deposit any monies into the Blocked Account, or otherwise permit any moneys to be deposited into such account or commingled with other funds in such account, except proceeds of the Collateral.  Payments received after 2:00 p.m. New York time on any Business Day other than the last Business Day of a calendar month, payments received after 1:00 p.m. New York time on the last Business Day of a calendar month, and payments received on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day.  In the event net proceeds from the sale of Eligible Assets received by Agent shall exceed the principal balance of Advances made by Lenders against such Eligible Assets, plus accrued and unpaid interest relating thereto, Borrower may request in the Notice of Borrowing such excess proceeds to be delivered to Borrower in the manner described in Section 2.1(b).  So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent agrees (and Lenders authorize Agent) to deliver such excess proceeds to Borrower.
 
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(e)            Statement of Account .  At least once each month Agent shall render and send to Borrower a statement of account showing amounts loaned, all other charges, expenses and items chargeable to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, payments made by Borrower against the Obligations arising pursuant to the Revolving Loan, proceeds collected and applied to said Obligations, other appropriate debits and credits and the total of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders as of the date of the statement for the Revolving Loan, and the statement of account shall be conclusively presumed to be correct in all respects, except for specific objections which Borrower makes in writing within thirty (30) days from the date upon which the statement of account is sent.
 
(f)            Notes .  The maximum amount of the Revolving Loan shall be evidenced by the Note, and the balance due from time to time on the Note shall be conclusively evidenced by Agent’s records of disbursements and repayments, subject to Section 2.1(e).  Borrower shall execute and deliver to each Lender a note to evidence the Pro Rata Share of the Maximum Loan Amount of that Lender.  Each note shall be in the principal amount of the Pro Rata Share of the Maximum Loan Amount of the applicable Lender, dated the Closing Date and substantially in the form of Exhibit C (the foregoing, and any promissory notes in renewal thereof or substitution or replacement therefor, each a “Note” and, collectively, the “Notes”).  Each Note shall represent the obligation of the Borrower to pay the amount of the applicable Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Maximum Loan Amount or, if less, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances to Borrower together with interest thereon.  The entire unpaid balance of the aggregate Revolving Loan and all other non-contingent Obligations shall be immediately due and payable in full in immediately available funds on the Termination Date
 
2.2            Interest .
 
(a)           Borrower shall pay interest to Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment Date, at the Interest Rate, subject to Section 2.2(d).
 
(b)           If any payment on any Revolving Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (except as set forth in the definition of Interest Period) and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
 
(c)           All computations of interest and fees shall be calculated on a per annum basis on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest and fees are payable.  The Base Rate is a floating rate determined for each day.  Each determination by Agent of an interest rate and fees hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive on Borrower, absent manifest error.
 
(d)           So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the election of Agent confirmed by written notice from Agent to Borrower, the interest rates applicable to the Revolving Loan shall be increased to the Default Rate, and all outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  Interest at the Default Rate shall accrue from the initial date of such Event of Default until that Event of Default is cured or waived and shall be payable upon demand.
 
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(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.2, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final order that the rate of interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under law (the “ Maximum Lawful Rate ”), then so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided , however, that if at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrower shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by Lenders is equal to the total interest that would have been received had the interest rate payable hereunder been (but for the operation of this paragraph) the interest rate payable since the Closing Date as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Thereafter, interest  hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the manner provided in Sections 2.2(a) through (d), unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Lawful Rate, and at that time this paragraph shall again apply.  In no event shall the total interest received by Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that Lenders could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate.  If the Maximum Lawful Rate is calculated pursuant to this paragraph, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made.  If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.2(e), a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that Lenders have received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, promptly apply such excess in the order and manner as Lenders shall determine in their discretion, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order.
 
2.3            Indemnity .  Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates, and each such Person’s respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”), from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the administration of such credit, and in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder and any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, and any and all reasonable legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided , that Borrower shall not be liable for any indemnification to an Indemnified Person to the extent that any such suit, action, proceeding, claim, damage, loss, liability or expense results from that Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).  NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
 
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2.4            Fees .
 
(a)            Closing Fee .  In further consideration of the agreements contained herein, Borrower shall pay to Lender a closing fee in an amount equal to Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($37,500), which fee shall be non-refundable and fully earned as of the Closing Date.  This closing fee shall be payable as follows: Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) on the Closing Date and the balance of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($17,500) upon the earlier of (i) the date the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan exceeds Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000), (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default and (iii) June 2, 2010.
 
(b)            Field Examination Fees, Costs and Expenses .  Borrower shall pay to Lender all reasonable fees incurred in connection with any such field examination, audit or inspection of any Collateral or Borrower’s operations or business conducted by or on behalf of Lender, together with all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in conducting any such field examination, audit or inspection.  Such fees and expenses shall be due and payable upon completion of any field examination, audit or inspection.  If any field examination, audit or inspection is conducted by Lender’s employees, the fees paid to Lender shall be at the rates established from time to time by Lender as its field examination fees (which fees are currently assessed at One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per day per examiner).  If any field examination, audit or inspection is conducted by third parties on behalf of Lender, Borrower shall reimburse Lender for the actual fees and expenses charged by such third parties.
 
(c)            Late Charges .  Should any payment required under this Agreement not be paid when due, it is recognized by Borrower that Lender will incur extra expenses for the handling of delinquent payments, the exact amount for such extra expenses being impracticable or extremely difficult to ascertain, but that a charge of five percent (5%) of such payment would be a fair approximation of the expense incurred by Lender.  Therefore, Borrower shall, in such event, without further notice and without prejudice to any other rights which Lender may have pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, pay to Lender to cover such expenses incurred in handling such delinquent payment a “late charge” of five percent (5%) of such delinquent payment.
 
(d)            Extension Fee .  In the event the Required Lenders agree to grant an extension of the Holding Period for any Eligible Assets from 150 days to 180 days, Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, an extension fee of one half of one percent (0.50%) of the then outstanding principal balance of the Advance relating to the Eligible Assets subject to such extension.
 
2.5            Application and Allocation of Payments .
 
(a)           All payments shall be applied ratably to the portion thereof held by each Lender as determined by its Pro Rata Share.  Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments received from or on behalf of Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that Agent shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply any and all such payments against the Obligations of Borrower as Agent may deem advisable.  In the absence of a specific determination by Agent with respect thereto, payments shall be applied to amounts then due and payable in the following order: (1) to fees and Agent’s expenses reimbursable hereunder; (2) to interest on the Revolving Loan, ratably in proportion to the interest accrued as to each Revolving Loan; (3) to all other Obligations, including expenses of Lenders to the extent reimbursable under Section 12.16; and (4) to principal payments on the Revolving Loan.
 
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(b)           Agent is authorized to, and at its sole election may, charge to the Revolving Loan balance on behalf of Borrower and cause to be paid all fees, expenses, charges, costs (including insurance premiums in accordance with Section 6.6) and interest, owing by Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents if and to the extent Borrower fails to pay promptly any such amounts as and when due, even if the amount of such charges would exceed Borrowing Availability at such time or would cause the aggregate balance of the Revolving Loan to exceed the Borrowing Base after giving effect to such charges.  At Agent’s option and to the extent permitted by law, any charges so made shall constitute part of the Revolving Loan hereunder.
 
SECTION 3
SECURITY INTEREST AND FINANCING STATEMENT
 
3.1           In consideration of Lenders granting to Borrower the Revolving Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Borrower, to secure payment and performance of all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders, hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, a security interest in the Collateral, which security interest shall remain in full force and effect until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied and Lenders’ agreement to grant Advances under the Revolving Loan hereunder shall have terminated.
 
3.2           Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any jurisdiction any initial financing statements and amendments thereto that (a) indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of Borrower or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in such jurisdiction, or (ii) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (b) contain any other information required by part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including (i) whether Borrower is an organization, the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to Borrower, and, (ii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or indicating Collateral as as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of real property to which the Collateral relates.  Borrower agrees to furnish any such information to Agent promptly upon request.  Borrower also ratifies its authorization for Agent to have filed in any jurisdiction any like initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
 
3.3           Borrower covenants and agrees with Agent and the Lenders that:
 
(a)           In the event that any Collateral, including proceeds, is evidenced by or consists of negotiable collateral (including without limitation letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, instruments, promissory notes, draft documents or chattel paper (including electronic and tangible chattel paper)), and if and to the extent that perfection or priority of Agent’s security interest (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders) is dependent on or enhanced by possession, Borrower, immediately upon the request of Agent, shall endorse and deliver physical possession of such negotiable collateral or chattel paper to Agent.
 
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(b)           Borrower shall take all steps reasonably necessary to grant Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, control of all electronic chattel paper in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code and all “ transferable records ” as defined in each of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; and
 
(c)           If Borrower retains possession of any chattel paper or instruments with Agent’s consent, such chattel paper and instruments shall be marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured thereby are subject to the security interest of Israel Discount Bank of New York, as agent for itself and certain lenders of Borrower.”
 
SECTION 4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
4.1            Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advances .  Lenders’ agreement to lend or re-lend amounts to Borrower pursuant to the Revolving Loan is conditioned upon prior or simultaneous delivery by Borrower to Agent, and Agent’s satisfactory review, of the Loan Documents properly executed, and the other information, all as set forth on the Document List.
 
4.2            Conditions Precedent to the All Advances .  The obligation or agreement of Lenders to make each extension of credit requested by Borrower under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, to Agent’s satisfaction, of all of the following conditions:
 
(a)           The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents, shall be true on and as of the date of the signing of this Agreement and, except for representations and warranties that refer to a specific date, on the date of each extension of credit with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of each such date, and, on each such date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing to exist;
 
(b)           No event or circumstance having a Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing since May 21, 2009 as determined by Agent in its sole discretion;
 
(c)           No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or would result after giving effect to the requested Revolving Loan;
 
(d)           After giving effect to the requested Advances, the outstanding principal amount of the aggregate Revolving Loan would not exceed Borrowing Availability; and
 
(e)           If requested by Lender in the event the requested Advance exceeds $500,000, receipt by Agent of an appraisal of the Eligible Assets, to determine the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of such Eligible Assets, conducted by an appraiser acceptable to the Required Lenders in their sole discretion and at Borrower’s cost and expense.  In the event Lenders have agreed to make any Advances against real estate, Lenders may also require environmental reports, conducted by an environmental consultant acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion and at Borrower’s cost and expense.  Borrower agrees not to intentionally propose, modify or structure (or permit to be structured) any Advances, whether as a single Advance or a series of Advances for the purchase of Eligible Assets that could reasonably be deemed to be part of the same transaction, for the purpose of evading the requirements of this Section 4.2(e) .
 
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The request and acceptance by Borrower of the proceeds of the Revolving Loan shall be deemed to constitute, as of the date thereof, (1) a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions in this Section 4 have been satisfied and (2) a reaffirmation by Borrower of the granting and continuance of Agent’s Liens pursuant to the Loan Documents.
 
SECTION 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and the Lenders that:
 
5.1            Formation, Qualification and Good Standing .  Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization as set forth on Schedule 5.1 and is duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required.  Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the signature page hereof, and Borrower’s organizational identification number and Federal employer identification number are set forth on Schedule 5.1.
 
5.2            Power and Authority .  Borrower has the power to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to borrow hereunder and to grant the Liens hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and has taken all necessary action to authorize (a) the borrowing hereunder on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) the granting of the Liens hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
5.3            Operation of Business .  Borrower possesses, in full force and effect, all franchises, patents, licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets, fictitious name authorizations or certificates and copyrights to conduct its business as now conducted, without, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, any conflict with the franchises, patents, licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets, fictitious name authorizations or certificates and copyrights of others.  All such franchises, patents, licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets, fictitious name authorizations or certificates and copyrights, together with the applicable application and registration number of each, is set forth on Schedule 5.3.
 
5.4            Ventures and Subsidiaries; Outstanding Stock and Indebtedness .
 
(a)             Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(a) as the same may be updated from time to time by Borrower, the Borrower is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership with any Person and has no Subsidiaries.  All of the issued and outstanding Stock of Borrower is owned by each of the Stockholders and in the amounts set forth in Schedule 5.4(a).  Except as set forth in Schedule 5.4(a), there are no outstanding rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights or agreements pursuant to which Borrower may be required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Stock or other equity securities or any Stock or other equity securities of its Subsidiaries.  All outstanding Indebtedness and Guaranteed Indebtedness of Borrower as of the Closing Date (except for the Obligations) is described in Section 7.5 (including Schedule 7.5).
 
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(b)             As of the Closing Date, Moving Images NY LLC and Greystone Post Production Equipment LLC own no property or assets other than those described on Schedule 5.4(b).  It is Borrower’s intent as of the Closing Date to dissolve Moving Images NY LLC and Greystone Post Production Equipment LLC promptly following the sale or other disposition (including collection or write-off of accounts receivables of such assets).
 
5.5            Nature of Business .  Borrower is primarily engaged in the business described on Schedule 5.5 and business relating directly thereto.
 
5.6            Financial Condition; Solvency .
 
 (a)            Borrower has provided to Agent a pro forma opening balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, which accurately reflects in all material respects Borrower’s pro forma financial condition as of May 1, 2009 after giving effect to Borrower’s acquisition of Greystone Private Equity LLC, the funding of the initial Revolving Loan, the equity contributions to be made to Borrower substantially contemporaneously therewith and the other transactions occurring on the Closing Date, as if they had occurred on May 1, 2009.
 
 (b)           Both before and after giving effect to (1) the Advances to be made or incurred on the Closing Date or such other date as Advances requested hereunder are made or incurred, (2) the disbursement of the proceeds of such Advances pursuant to the instructions of Borrower and (3) the payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, the Borrower is and will be Solvent.
 
5.7            Taxes .
 
(a)           All tax returns, reports and statements, including information returns, required by any Governmental Authority to be filed by Borrower have been filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority, all such tax returns, reports and statements are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and all taxes, assessments and other charges due with such tax returns, reports and statements have been paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest or late charge may be added thereto for nonpayment thereof (or any such fine, penalty, interest or late charge has been paid).  There are no Liens for taxes, assessments or other charges (other than for such amounts not yet due and payable) upon any assets of Borrower.  No adjustment relating to such tax returns, reports or statements has been proposed formally (whether verbally or in writing) or informally (in writing) by any Governmental Authority and, to the knowledge of Borrower, no basis exists for any such adjustment.   Proper and accurate amounts have been withheld by Borrower from its employees, independent contractors, creditors, members, partners and other third parties for all periods in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws and such withholdings have been timely paid to the respective Governmental Authorities.
 
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(b)           Schedule 5.7 sets forth as of the Closing Date those taxable years for which any tax returns, reports or statements of Borrower are currently being audited by the IRS or any other applicable Governmental Authority, and any assessments or to the knowledge of Borrower, any threatened assessments in connection with such audit, or otherwise currently outstanding.  Except as described in Schedule 5.7, Borrower has not executed or filed with the IRS or any other Governmental Authority any agreement or other document extending, or having the effect of extending, the period for assessment or collection of any taxes, assessments or other charges.
 
(c)           Neither Borrower nor its predecessors, if any, are liable to any Governmental Authority for any taxes, assessments or charges: (i) under any agreement (including any tax sharing agreements) or (ii) to Borrower’s knowledge, as a transferee.  As of the Closing Date, Borrower has not agreed or been requested to make any adjustment under IRC Section 481(a), by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, which would have a Material Adverse Effect
 
5.8            Litigation .  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.8, there are no outstanding judgments, actions, proceedings, claims or investigations pending or threatened before any court or Governmental Authority which, if adversely determined, may have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
5.9            Ownership and Liens .  Borrower has rights in or the power to transfer the Collateral and it has good and marketable title to all of its properties and assets, including, without limitation, the Collateral.  The Lien granted in Section 3.1 constitutes a valid Lien in the Collateral, subject to no Liens except for Permitted Liens.
 
5.10            Insurance .  Schedule 5.10 lists all insurance policies of any nature maintained, as of the Closing Date, for current occurrences by Borrower, as well as a summary of the terms of each such policy.
 
5.11            Approvals .  No consent or approval of any Person, landlord, or mortgagee, no waiver of any Lien or right of distraint or other similar right, and no consent, license, approval, or authorization of or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing (except any recordations required in connection with the perfection of the security interest granted in Section 3.1) with any Governmental Authority on the part of Borrower is required in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any other transactions contemplated hereby.
 
5.12            Other Agreements and Restrictions .  There is no term of any contract, bond, note, indenture, or other agreement or of any charter or other corporate restriction or of any judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation which materially and adversely limits the business, operations, or affairs, as presently conducted, of Borrower or its assets, and Borrower is not now in violation of any such term; and the execution, delivery and performance of, and compliance with, the Loan Documents will not (with or without the giving of notice of lapse of time, or both) result in any violations of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, any such term, or result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the assets of Borrower, except for the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement.  The operations of Borrower complies with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, and the like, applicable to it.
 
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5.13            Name Change, Mergers .  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13, within the last six (6) years, Borrower has not (a) changed its name, (b) been the surviving corporation of a merger or consolidation, or (c) acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any Person.
 
5.14            Executive Office, Location of Collateral and Books and Records .  As of the Closing Date, (a) the current location of Borrower’s chief executive office is set forth on Schedule 5.14, (b) the warehouses and premises at which any of the Collateral is located, other than locations where Collateral is expected to be located for less than 180 days, are set forth on Schedule 5.14 or in the report provided to Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.10(a)(i), and (c) none of such locations has changed within the 12 months preceding the Closing Date or, in the case of locations described on reports provided to Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.10(a)(i), since the date of such report.  All of the records of Borrower relating to the Collateral, and the other books, records, journals, orders, receipts, and correspondence are located at Borrower’s principal place of business set forth on Schedule 5.14, except as to the corporate minute book and related records which are or may be maintained at the offices of counsel to Borrower.
 
5.15            Labor Matters .  As of the Closing Date (a) no strikes or other material labor disputes against Borrower are pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of Borrower comply in all material respects with the Fair Labor Standards Act and each other federal, state, local or foreign law applicable to such matters, (c) all payments due from Borrower for employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Borrower, (d) except as set forth in Schedule 5.15, Borrower is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, management agreement, consulting agreement, employment agreement, bonus, restricted stock, stock option, or stock appreciation plan or agreement or any similar plan, agreement or arrangement (and true and complete copies of any agreements described on Schedule 5.15, if any, have been delivered to Agent and the Lenders), (e) there is no organizing activity involving Borrower pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened by any labor union or group of employees, (f) there are no representation proceedings pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board, and no labor organization or group of employees of Borrower has made a pending demand for recognition, and (g) except as set forth in Schedule 5.15, there are no material complaints or charges against Borrower pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened to be filed with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment by Borrower of any individual.
 
5.16            Reportable Events .  No Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan maintained for employees of: (a) Borrower; (b) any Subsidiary of Borrower; or (c) any member of a Controlled Group of which Borrower is a part.
 
5.17            Compliance With Laws .  Borrower is in compliance with any and all federal laws and regulations applicable to it including, without limitation, those established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire Arms, ERISA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Agency.
 
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5.18            Government Regulation .  Borrower is not an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Borrower is not subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, or any other federal or state statute that restricts or limits its ability to incur Indebtedness or to perform its obligations hereunder. The making of the Revolving Loan by Lenders to Borrower, the application of the proceeds thereof and repayment thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate any provision of any such statute or any rule, regulation or order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
5.19            Margin Regulations .  Borrower is not engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” as such terms are defined in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as now and from time to time hereafter in effect (such securities being referred to herein as “ Margin Stock ”).  Borrower does not own any Margin Stock, and none of the proceeds of the Advances or other extensions of credit under this Agreement will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or for any other purpose that might cause any of the Advances or other extensions of credit under this Agreement to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.  Borrower will not take or permit to be taken any action that might cause any Loan Document to violate any regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.
 
5.20            Full Disclosure .  The representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all respects.
 
5.21            No Event of Default .  Borrower has reviewed this Agreement and represents that no Default or Event of Default exists and Borrower is not in default under any other Loan Documents to which it is a party.
 
5.22            Enforceability of Agreement .  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws affecting generally the rights of creditors or other similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and general principles of equity.
 
SECTION 6
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
Borrower covenants and agrees with Agent and the Lenders that:
 
6.1            Maintain Existence .  Borrower shall preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and all franchises, rights, and privileges necessary for the proper conduct of its business, including, without limitation, all necessary franchises, patents, licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade name rights, trade secrets, fictitious name authorizations, or certificates and copyrights without any conflict with such franchises, patents, licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade name rights, trade secrets, fictitious name authorizations or certificates and copyrights of others.
 
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6.2            Delivery of Organizational Documents .  Borrower shall promptly deliver to Agent and the Lenders copies of any amendments or modifications to its articles of organization, and operating agreement, certified with respect to (a) the articles of organization, by the Secretary of State of the state of formation, (b) the certificate of registration or authorization in any jurisdiction where Borrower is or may be registered or authorized to conduct business as a foreign entity, by the Secretary of State of such jurisdiction, and (c) the operating agreement, by the secretary of Borrower.
 
6.3            Compliance with Laws .
 
(a)           Borrower shall comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable to it, now or hereafter in effect.
 
(b)           Borrower shall (i) ensure, and cause each Subsidiary to ensure, that none of their Stockholders, members, partners or other owners shall be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), the Department of the Treasury or included in any Executive Orders, (ii) not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the Revolving Loan or any other financial accommodation from Lenders to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or other applicable law, (iii) comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations, as amended from time to time, and (iv) otherwise comply with the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (the “ Patriot Act ”) as required by federal law and Agent’s and Lenders’ policies and practices.  Borrower shall deliver to Agent and the Lenders any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by Agent confirming Borrower’s compliance with this Section 6.3(b).
 
6.4            Payment of Taxes .  Borrower shall pay and discharge, as they become due, all taxes, assessments, debts, claims and other governmental or non-governmental charges lawfully imposed upon it or incurred by it or its properties and assets, including, without limitation, lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid might become a Lien or a charge upon any of the assets of Borrower, including, without limitation, the Collateral, unless Borrower notifies Agent of such liability and authorizes Agent and the Lenders to reduce both the Maximum Loan Amount and Borrowing Availability by the amount of any unpaid liability, provided, however, that Borrower shall remit withholding and shall pay other payroll taxes to appropriate Governmental Authorities as and when due, and shall pay any obligations giving rise to such Liens immediately upon the commencement of any action to foreclose said Lien unless the same shall be stayed or a surety bond, which is satisfactory to Agent, is delivered to Agent.  Borrower shall provide Agent, if requested, with evidence of said taxes, assessments, debts, claims, and charges, and of payment thereof.
 
6.5            Maintenance of Properties and Assets .  Borrower shall maintain, preserve and keep all its inventories of properties and assets, including, without limitation, the Collateral, safe from vandalism and theft, in “as is, where is” condition.
 
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6.6            Insurance .  Borrower shall maintain, with reputable insurance companies, such insurance on its properties and assets, including, without limitation, the Collateral, against such casualties and in such amounts as is acceptable to Agent and is customarily maintained by similar businesses including, without limitation, insurance against fire, casualty, all-risk, general liability, business interruption and such other risks as are customary to similar businesses, but in no event less than required by law.  All insurance policies providing for property insurance coverage and business interruption insurance shall name Agent as a loss payee and all insurance policies providing for liability coverage shall name Agent as an additional insured.  All such policies of insurance shall provide for at least thirty (30) days advance notice in writing to Agent of any cancellation or modification thereof.  If Borrower fails to pay the premiums on any such insurance, Agent and the Lenders shall have the right (but shall be under no duty) to pay such premiums for Borrower’s account.  Borrower shall repay to Lenders any sums which Lenders shall have so paid, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate, from the time of payment by Lenders until repaid.  Borrower shall deliver to Agent annually, on the anniversary of the Closing Date, and at other times upon Agent’s request, a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage then in effect, and a detailed list of insurance then in effect stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, dates of expiration thereof, and the properties and risks covered thereby, and within fifteen (15) days after notice from Agent, obtain such additional insurance as Agent may reasonably request.
 
6.7            Litigation .  Borrower shall promptly notify Agent of:
 
(a)           any litigation, administrative proceedings, audits, actions, proceedings, claims or investigations pending or threatened, conducted or to be conducted by the Internal Revenue Service;
 
(b)           any other litigation, administrative proceedings, claims or investigations pending or threatened against Borrower in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) per incident, whether or not insured against;
 
(c)           the entry of any judgment against Borrower or the entry of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens, against any of the Collateral, whether or not insured against;
 
(d)           any reportable ERISA events; and
 
(e)           any violation of any environmental laws, including, without limitation, any material violation of laws, rules or regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency, which may have an adverse effect upon Borrower.
 
6.8            Location of Collateral and Books and Records .
 
(a)           Unless notice is given to Agent in advance of, and Agent consents in writing to, removal of the Collateral, the records relating to the Collateral, and the other books, records, journals, orders, receipts, and correspondence, to another location:
 
(i)           Borrower shall keep the Collateral at only those locations set forth on Schedule 5.14 or where located at acquisition or at locations provided in the report to Agent pursuant to Section 6.10(a)(i), or such other locations as Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, approve in writing; and
 
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(ii)           Borrower shall keep its records relating to the Collateral, and its other books, records, journals, orders, receipts and correspondence, only at the principal place of business or such other site(s) set forth on Schedule 5.14, as appropriate.
 
(b)           Borrower shall obtain a landlord’s agreement, mortgagee agreement or bailee letter, as applicable, from the lessor of each leased or rented real property, mortgagee of owned real property or bailee with respect to any warehouse, processor or converter facility or other location where Collateral is stored or located, or is expected to be stored or located, for more than the applicable Holding Period, which agreement or letter shall contain a waiver or subordination of all Liens or claims that the landlord, mortgagee or bailee may assert against the Collateral at that location, and shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Agent.
 
6.9            Change of Principal Place of Business Location .  Borrower shall promptly notify Agent of (a) any change of location of its existing places of business or Collateral storage facility, (b) the addition of any new place of business or Collateral storage facility and (c) the elimination of any existing place of business or Collateral storage facility.
 
6.10          Financial Reporting Requirements .
 
(a)           Borrower shall deliver and/or cause to be delivered to Agent and the Lenders the following:
 
(i)           Upon each request for an Advance under the Revolving Loan, a Borrowing Base Certificate together with (A) a detailed description of the assets to be purchased with such Advance, (B) Borrower’s cost for such assets, (C) Borrower’s internal appraisal of such assets, (D) the expected resale price per item, (E) the name of the Person selling such assets to Borrower, (F) the circumstances giving rise to Borrower’s purchase (seller bankruptcy or liquidation, for example), (G) Borrower’s selling strategy including, if applicable, estimated auction or sale dates, (H) location of such assets from the date of acquisition through such auction or other sale, (I) evidence that Borrower has paid the balance of the purchase price above the requested Advance amount (which payment by Borrower may be made immediately prior to the requested Advance), (J) a summary of Eligible Assets owned by Borrower as of the date of such request and the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of such Eligible Assets to be purchased and (K) such other information as Agent may request from time to time;
 
(ii)           Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month (commencing with the calendar month in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied) a Borrowing Base Certificate, properly completed and executed by Borrower as of the close of the preceding calendar month;
 
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(iii)           Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month (commencing with the calendar month in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied) a reconciliation report setting forth, in such form as Agent shall reasonably require, a summary of all collections, payments and adjustments made or received by Borrower with respect to its sales of Eligible Assets during such preceding calendar month;
 
(iv)           Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower (commencing with the quarterly fiscal period in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until such time as Agent receives notice that such entities have been dissolved or have become a Guarantor as described in Section 6.22(d)), a statement in form and substance acceptable to Agent and including the certification of the principal financial officer of Borrower that neither Moving Images NY LLC nor Greystone Post Production Equipment LLC have acquired or own any assets.
 
(v)           Within forty-eight (48) days after the end of quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of Borrower during the term of this Agreement (commencing with the quarterly fiscal period in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied), an unaudited internally prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows for the (1) quarterly fiscal period then ended, and (2) period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such quarterly fiscal period, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP;
 
(vi)           Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied), a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, owners’ equity and cash flows thereof for such year, all in reasonable detail and prepared on a review basis, without qualification and in accordance with GAAP, by independent certified public accountants, reasonably acceptable to Agent (it being understood that Deloitte & Touche LLP or a nationally recognized independent certified public accounting firm in the United States of America is as of the Closing Date acceptable to Agent);
 
(vii)           Together with the quarterly and annual financial statements delivered pursuant to this Section 6.10, a statement in form and substance acceptable to Agent and in reasonable detail showing the calculations used in determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement, and including the certification of the principal financial officer of Borrower that (1) all financial information provided to Agent and the Lenders during the fiscal quarter then ended presents fairly in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments, as applicable) the financial position, results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on both a consolidated and consolidating basis as at the end of such fiscal quarter and for that portion of the fiscal year then ended, (2) any other information provided to Agent and the Lenders is true, correct and complete in all material respects when provided and (3) no Default or Event of Default is in existence as of the date of such statement or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the nature thereof and all efforts undertaken to cure such Default or Event of Default;
 
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(viii)        Within forty-eight (48) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Counsel Corporation during the term of this Agreement (commencing with the quarterly fiscal period in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied), the internally prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Counsel Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows, for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such quarterly fiscal period, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect in Canada;
 
(ix)           Within forty-eight (48) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of C2 Global Technologies Inc. during the term of this Agreement (commencing with the quarterly fiscal period in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied), the internally prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of C2 Global Technologies Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income and cash flows, for the period from the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such quarterly fiscal period, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP;
 
(x)  Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Counsel Corporation (commencing with the fiscal year in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied), the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Counsel Corporation and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, owners’ equity and cash flows thereof for such year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect in Canada;
 
(xi)           Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of C2 Global Technologies Inc. (commencing with the fiscal year in which this Agreement is executed and continuing until all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders are fully paid and satisfied), the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of C2 Global Technologies Inc. and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such year and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, owners’ equity and cash flows thereof for such year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP;
 
(xii)           Such additional financial statements or information of Borrower and the Guarantors as Agent shall reasonably require.
 
(b)           Borrower authorizes Agent to communicate directly with its independent certified public accountants and authorizes and, at Agent’s request, shall instruct those accountants and advisors to disclose and make available to Agent any and all financial statements and other supporting financial documents, schedules and information relating to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the business, financial condition and other affairs of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.  Any statement, report, compilation, tax return or other document or writing which is the result of professional accounting services provided by Borrower’s accountant shall be accompanied by a written communication, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, signed by Borrower stating, among other things, that Borrower, as applicable, have knowledge of Agent’s and the Lenders’ reliance or intended reliance on such statements, reports, compilations, tax returns and other documents or writings.  So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Agent agrees to provide reasonable notice to Borrower and an opportunity for Borrower to consult with Agent prior to Agent communicating with Borrower’s independent certified public accountants and advisors.
 
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6.11          Other Reporting Requirements .  Borrower shall furnish to Agent and the Lenders:
 
(a)           promptly, but not later than three (3) business days, following Agent’s request, a signed copy of Borrower’s purchase order issued for the purchase of any Eligible Assets, a bill of sale issued by the seller thereof to Borrower, as purchaser, and such other confirmation that Borrower’s acquisition of such Eligible Assets has been consummated as Agent may request from time to time.
 
(b)           as soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after Borrower or a duly appointed administrator of a Defined Benefit Plan knows or has reason to know that any Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Defined Benefit Plan, a statement of the chief financial officer of Borrower setting forth details as to such Reportable Event and the action which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice of such Reportable Event given to the PBGC or a statement that said notice will be filed with the annual report to the United States Department of Labor with respect to such Defined Benefit Plan if required under applicable regulations;
 
(c)           promptly after the filing thereof with the United States Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or the PBGC, copies of each annual and other report with respect to each Defined Benefit Plan;
 
(d)           promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any notice Borrower or any other member of a Controlled Group may receive from the United States Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or the PBGC with respect to any Defined Benefit Plan; and
 
(e)           promptly after the sending of, making available or filing of the same, copies of any reports, proxy statements and financial statements which Borrower shall send or make available to all of its Stockholders, and any registration statements and any reports which Borrower shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
6.12          Fees and Expenses in Protecting Rights .  If at any time or times or from time to time Agent or any Lender employs counsel or any other professionals or consultants for advice or other representation:
 
(a)           with respect to the Collateral, the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
 
(b)           to represent Agent or Lenders in any litigation, contest, dispute, suit or proceeding or to commence, defend or intervene or to take any other action in or with respect to any litigation, contest, dispute, suit or proceeding (whether instituted by Agent, Borrower or any other Person) in any way or respect relating to the Collateral, the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
 
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(c)           to protect, collect, sell, liquidate otherwise dispose of the Collateral;
 
(d)           to attempt to or to enforce Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral; and/or
 
(e)           in otherwise protecting, enforcing or exercising its interests, Rights or Remedies created by, connected with or provided in this Agreement, or performance pursuant to this Agreement;
 
then, the reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses arising from such services, and all other expenses, costs, charges and other fees of Agent and the Lenders in any way or respect arising in connection with or relating to any of the events described in this Section shall be added to the amount of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders, and shall be payable on demand.  Any of the amounts payable hereunder by Borrower may be paid by Agent or any Lender, and if and when so paid, shall be deemed to be advances under the Revolving Loan.
 
6.13          Fees and Expenses Incident to Preparation, Execution and Delivery of Agreement .  Borrower shall pay on demand all reasonable legal fees, recording expenses and other reasonable and necessary disbursements of Agent and the Lenders incident to the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
6.14          Financial Records in Accordance with GAAP .  Borrower shall, at all times and in accordance with GAAP, keep complete and accurate books and records concerning its business, affairs and operations and concerning its properties and assets, including, without limitation, the Collateral.
 
6.15          Legends on Books and Records and Collateral .  Borrower shall promptly make, stamp or record such entries or legends on Borrower’s internal books and records, chattel paper or on any of the other Collateral as Agent shall request from time to time to indicate and disclose that Agent has a Lien upon the Collateral.
 
6.16          Inspection or Examination of Properties and Assets .  Borrower shall at any time during regular business hours while no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, permit Agent to inspect or examine the properties and assets of Borrower, including, without limitation, the Collateral, and further to examine, check, audit, make copies of or extracts from any of Borrower’s books, records, journals, receipts, orders, correspondence or other data relating to the Collateral, and to independently verify the orders and accounts receivable of Borrower.  Any and all costs and expenses incurred by Agent in connection with any inspection or examination conducted by Agent in accordance with this Section 6.16 shall be the sole responsibility of Borrower.
 
6.17          Use of Loan Proceeds .  Borrower shall use the initial Advances under this Agreement to purchase 100% of the membership interests in Greystone Private Equity LLC and shall use all other loans and advances made pursuant to this Agreement solely for the acquisition of Eligible Assets. The initial Advances used to purchase 100% of the membership interests in Greystone Private Equity LLC in an amount not to exceed $1,364,059.54, shall not be included in calculating Borrowing Availability.
 
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6.18          Further Assurances .  Borrower shall procure and deliver to Agent or execute any mortgage, security agreement, financing statement or other writing necessary to evidence, preserve, protect or enforce Agent’s rights and interests to or in the Collateral (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders) or in any other collateral agreed to by the parties.
 
6.19          Change in Financial Condition .  Borrower shall immediately notify Agent and the Lenders of any business development or any change in the financial condition of Borrower, the effect of which may have a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower or any Guarantor, or of any material loss or damage to, or material diminution in, or any occurrence which would materially adversely affect, the value of any Collateral.  In the event that Agent, in its reasonable discretion, shall determine that there has been any such material loss, damage or diminution in value, Borrower shall, whenever Agent so requests, pay to Lenders, within such period as Agent shall specify, such amount as Agent, in its reasonable discretion, shall have determined represents such material loss, damage or diminution in value (any such payment, however, not to affect Agent’s Lien (for the benefit of itself the Lenders) upon the Collateral).
 
6.20          Additional Collateral .
 
(a)           Borrower hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, a security interest and right of setoff, as security for all Obligations to Agent and the Lenders, upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of Agent or any Lender, or in transit to any of them.  At any time, without demand or notice, from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Agent and Lenders may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any Obligation of the Borrower to Agent and the Lenders, even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of the Collateral, or any other collateral, securing such Obligations.  ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER TO AGENT AND THE LENDERS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF THE BORROWER, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if at any time the amount of the loans or advances by Lenders as allowed by this Agreement shall be exceeded, Borrower shall pay to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, in immediately available funds, the amount of such excess if Agent so requests, or Agent may charge such amount against any deposit account of Borrower with Agent.
 
(b)           Borrower will provide Agent with the documents necessary for Agent to obtain control (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders) of the Collateral consisting of deposit accounts, investment property and electronic chattel paper.
 
(c)           In the event Borrower shall at any time hold or acquire a commercial tort claim, Borrower shall immediately notify Agent in a writing signed by Borrower of the details thereof and grant to Agent (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders) 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 Agent.
 
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(d)           Borrower shall deliver to Agent (i) all instruments and chattel paper (including all executed copies thereof, except such executed copies retained by the obligors thereunder) representing proceeds of Collateral, and (ii) promptly at Agent’s request, all invoices, original bills of lading, documents of title, original contracts, and any other writings relating thereto, and other writings or evidence of performance of contracts or evidence of shipment or delivery of the merchandise sold or services rendered in connection therewith, and (iii) promptly at Agent’s request, from time to time, additional copies of any or all of such papers or writings, and such other information with respect to any of the Collateral and such schedules of accounts receivable and other writings, as Agent may in its sole discretion deem to be necessary or effectual to evidence any loan made pursuant to this Agreement or to evidence, enforce or perfect Agent’s security interest (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders) in the Collateral, to facilitate collection of the Collateral, or to carry into effect the provisions and intent of this Agreement, all at the sole expense of Borrower.
 
6.21          Accounts Relating to Contracts With the United States of America .  If any of the accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles or instruments constituting Collateral arise out of contracts with the United States of America or any of its departments, agencies or instrumentalities, Borrower shall notify Agent and execute any necessary writings in order that all money due or to become due under such contracts shall be assigned to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, and proper notice of the assignment given under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act.
 
6.22          Subsidiaries .
 
(a)             Borrower shall notify Agent (i) within ten (10) business days following the formation or acquisition of any Subsidiary which has not been formed or acquired to hold Eligible Assets, and (ii) prior to the formation or acquisition of any Subsidiary which has been formed or acquired to hold Eligible Assets.  Borrower shall cause any such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary which has been formed or acquired to hold Eligible Assets to become a guarantor of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders and to comply with terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent and cause any and all such Subsidiaries to grant Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, a Lien upon all assets of such Subsidiary pursuant to a security agreement in form and substance acceptable to Agent.
 
(b)             Borrower shall notify Agent (i) upon dissolution of Moving Images NY LLC and/or Greystone Post Production Equipment LLC, (ii) in the event it alters its plan and determines not to dissolve Moving Images NY LLC and/or Greystone Post Production Equipment LLC as described in Section 5.4(b) and (iii) prior to permitting Moving Images NY LLC and/or Greystone Post Production Equipment LLC to acquire any assets after the Closing Date.  In the event of any such asset purchase shall cause such Subsidiary to become a guarantor of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders and to comply with terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Agent and cause any and all such Subsidiaries to grant Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, a Lien upon all assets of such Subsidiary pursuant to a security agreement in form and substance acceptable to Agent.
 
6.23          Information Relating to Operations of Borrower .  Borrower shall provide to Agent and the Lenders the following information pertaining to all operations:
 
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(a)          Copies of all material permits obtained from any federal, state or local agency;
 
(b)          A description of said operations and of their processes; and
 
(c)          Any other information which Lender may reasonably request.
 
6.24          Notification of Default or Event of Default .  Borrower shall immediately notify Agent, in writing, of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or of any default under the terms of any other written agreement to which Borrower, any of the Guarantors or any Subsidiaries of Borrower is party and which (if applicable to Borrower or its Subsidiaries) involves total aggregate Indebtedness of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or (if applicable to Guarantors) involves total aggregate Indebtedness of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) or more, and of the nature and period of existence of such Default or Event of Default under this Agreement, or any such default under any other agreement.
 
6.25          Payment of Obligations .  Borrower shall make full and timely payment of the principal, interest and other charges due and owing to Agent and the Lenders pursuant to any Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders, including, without limitation, those Obligations arising pursuant to this Agreement.
 
6.26          Financial Covenants .
 
(a)           Borrower shall maintain its ratio of Capital Funds to the outstanding principal balance of Revolving Loans of not less than 1.00 to 2.00 at any time during the term of this Agreement.  This covenant shall be measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower.  The outstanding principal balance of the initial Advance used to purchase 100% of the membership interests in Greystone Private Equity LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,364,059.54, shall not be included in calculating the ratio described un this Section 6.26(a).
 
(b)           Borrower shall not incur a net loss, calculated in accordance with GAAP, during any fiscal year.
 
6.27          Banking Relationship .  Borrower shall maintain its primary bank accounts with Agent.
 
6.28          Compliance With Loan Documents .  Borrower shall observe, perform and comply with, and shall continue, until all Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement are fully paid and satisfied, to observe, perform and comply with, all of the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.
 
SECTION 7
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
Borrower covenants and agrees with Agent and the Lenders that:
 
7.1            Permitted Liens .  Borrower shall not directly or indirectly permit to exist any Liens with respect to the Collateral other than the following:
 
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(a)           Liens for taxes not yet due;
 
(b)           Liens in favor of Agent (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders);
 
(c)           Liens and encumbrances, if any, set forth on Schedule 7.1; and
 
(d)           Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7.7 and so long as there are no uncured Defaults or Events of Default, purchase money security interests granted by Borrower in connection with specific Capital Expenditures; provided, however, that the amount of the purchase money security interest shall not exceed one hundred (100%) percent of the purchase price of the asset being acquired and no asset of Borrower other than the acquired asset is used to secure the purchase.
 
(e)           Liens imposed by law such as mechanics’, materialmens’, landlords’ and warehousemen’s liens, and other similar liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not more than 45 days due or which are being contested in good faith; provided that (i) adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by the Borrower in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) Borrower shall immediately pay and satisfy such Lien in the event there are commenced enforcement proceedings which threaten forfeiture of any Collateral but may after paying and satisfying such Lien continue to prosecute any contest relating thereto.
 
(f)           Attachment or judgment Liens individually or in the aggregate not in excess of an amount that would result in an Event of Default hereunder (exclusive of (a) any amounts that are duly bonded to the satisfaction of Agent in its discretion or (b) any amount adequately covered by insurance as to which the insurance company has acknowledged in writing its obligations for coverage); provided that (i) adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by the Borrower in accordance with GAAP; and (ii) Borrower shall immediately pay and satisfy such Lien in the event there are commenced enforcement proceedings which threaten forfeiture of any Collateral but may after paying and satisfying such Lien continue to prosecute any contest relating thereto;
 
(g)           Easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances which in the aggregate do not materially interfere with the use of the real property encumbered thereby;
 
(h)           Any renewal or extension of any Lien referred to herein provided that the lien shall not be expanded to additional property and the debt secured thereby shall not be increased;
 
(i)           Liens subordinated pursuant to Subordination Agreements; and
 
(j)           Liens on real estate debt permitted in Section 7.5(a).
 
7.2            Intentionally Omitted.
 
7.3            Nature of Business .  Borrower shall not engage in any business other than the businesses described on Schedule 5.5 and business relating thereto.
 
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7.4            Eligible Assets .  Borrower shall not submit or represent to Agent and Lenders any assets as Eligible Assets which do not meet every requirement in every respect of Eligible Assets and shall notify Agent promptly, in writing, when any Eligible Assets cease to meet any of those requirements.
 
7.5            Prohibited Transactions .  Without the prior written consent of Agent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, Borrower shall not:
 
(a)           Create, incur or assume any liability for borrowed money, except Indebtedness (i) heretofore or hereinafter incurred by Borrower to Lenders, (ii) permitted pursuant to Section 7.1, (iii) incurred in the ordinary course of business to trade creditors, (iv) existing as of the date hereof acceptable to Agent and set forth on Schedule 7.5(a), or (v) incurred to acquire real estate which has not been financed by Lenders;
 
(b)           Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Guaranteed Indebtedness except (i) liabilities of Borrower resulting from product warranties made by Borrower in the ordinary course of its business, and (ii) liabilities of Borrower resulting from its endorsement of items or instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of its business;
 
(c)           Sell, lease, abandon, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, all or any substantial part of the properties or assets of Borrower other than in the ordinary course of business of Borrower;
 
(d)           Sell, transfer, discount or otherwise dispose of any notes, accounts or accounts receivable, or other rights to receive payment, whether with or without recourse, other than in the ordinary course of business of Borrower;
 
(e)           Purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire, the properties or assets, or any interest therein, of any Person, except purchases, leases or other acquisitions of real or personal property made by Borrower in the ordinary course of its business in bona fide arm’s length transactions;
 
(f)           Enter into any sale and leaseback arrangement;
 
(g)           Consolidate with, merge into, or participate in any joint venture with, or acquire all or substantially all of the property or assets of, any Person, or permit any Person to consolidate with, merge into, or participate in, any joint venture with, or acquire all or substantially all of the property or assets of, Borrower;
 
(h)           Create, acquire or repurchase the obligations, securities or stock of, or make capital contributions to, any Person, unless otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
 
(i)           Permit a Change of Control to occur;
 
(j)           Make loans or advances to any of its officers, directors or Stockholders, or to any other Person; and
 
(k)           Change its name or state of formation or its type of organization.
 
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(l)           Make any payments on Subordinated Indebtedness subject to Subordination Agreements, except as specifically permitted pursuant to the Subordination Agreements.
 
7.6            Outstanding Balance of Loans .  Borrower shall not permit the aggregate outstanding balance of loans, advances or extensions of credit made by Lenders to or for the benefit of Borrower under the Revolving Loan to exceed, at any time during this Agreement, Borrowing Availability.
 
7.7            Fiscal Year End .  Borrower shall not change its fiscal year end from December 31.
 
7.8            Affiliate Transactions .  Borrower shall not enter into or be a party to any agreement or transaction with any Affiliate except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of Borrower’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than it would obtain in a comparable arms length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower, and on terms consistent with the business relationship of Borrower and such Affiliate prior to the Agreement Date, if any, and fully disclosed to the Agent.
 
7.9            Dividends and Distributions .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower will not declare or pay any dividends on any class of its membership interests , or make any payment on account of the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any such membership interests, or other securities or evidence of its Indebtedness or make any distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Advance hereunder or the proceeds of any Collateral while any Advances are outstanding to fund the payment of any amount described in this Section 7.9
 
SECTION 8
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
There shall be an Event of Default by Borrower under this Agreement upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
 
8.1           Borrower’s failure to pay, when due, on demand or at maturity (whether as stated or by acceleration), as the case may be, any payment of principal, interest or other charges due and owing to Lender pursuant to any Obligations of Borrower to Agent and/or the Lenders, including, without limitation, those Obligations arising pursuant to this Agreement.
 
8.2           A breach by Borrower or the Guarantors of any covenant contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document.
 
8.3           If any warranty or representation contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the warranties and representations contained in Section 5, shall be incorrect in any material respect, or if any certificate, report, financial statement or instrument given by Borrower or the Guarantors to Agent and/or Lenders shall be incorrect in any material respect.
 
8.4           Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
 
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(a)           dissolution, termination of existence, insolvency, business failure, appointment of a trustee, receiver or custodian of all or any part of the properties or assets of Borrower or the Guarantors;
 
(b)           an assignment for the benefit of creditors by, the calling of a meeting of creditors of, or the commencement of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws of any state or of the United States of America by Borrower or the Guarantors;
 
(c)           the commencement of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws of any state or of the United States of America, against Borrower or the Guarantors;
 
(d)           entering of final judgment, in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), against Borrower and/or One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) against the Guarantors, in any litigation, administrative proceeding, action, proceeding, claim or investigation, unless such final judgment is discharged, bonded or stayed within thirty (30) days from the decree thereof;
 
(e)           the filing against any of the properties or assets of Borrower, including, without limitation, the Collateral, or against any of the properties or assets of the Guarantors of (1) any state or federal tax lien relating to withholding or other payroll taxes or (2) any other state or federal tax lien in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000);
 
(f)           the occurrence of a Reportable Event under ERISA;
 
(g)           a Change of Control; or
 
(h)           dissolution, termination of existence, insolvency, business failure, appointment of a trustee, receiver or custodian of all or any part of the properties or assets of the Guarantors.
 
8.5           Termination or breach of any Guaranty or any documents, instruments, writings or agreements related thereto or any similar agreement executed and delivered to Agent and/or the Lenders in connection with the Obligations, or if any Guarantor attempts to terminate or challenges the validity of his, her or its liability under any such Guarantor or any documents, instruments, writings or agreements related thereto or any similar agreement.
 
8.6           Any Lien created hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall not be a valid and perfected first priority Lien (except as otherwise permitted herein or therein) in any of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby.
 
8.7           The occurrence of any default or event of default on the part of Borrower or the Guarantors in connection with any loans, advances or other extensions of credit by Lender to Borrower or the Guarantors, other than those loans made pursuant to this Agreement.
 
8.8           Notification to Borrower or Guarantors of the occurrence of any default or event of default on the part of, or the commencing of any rights or remedies against, Borrower or the Guarantors in connection with any loans, advances, leases or other extensions of credit in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) as to Borrower and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) as to Guarantors, other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business of Borrower or Guarantors, if the effect of such default or event of default permits the holder(s) of such Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness prior to its stated maturity.
 
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8.9           If any warranty or representation whether past, contemporaneous or future made in writing by Borrower or the Guarantors to Agent and/or the Lenders, other than the warranties or representations set forth in this Agreement, shall be incorrect in any material respect.
 
SECTION 9
LENDER’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
 
9.1           Exclusive of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, Agent may (and shall at the request of the Required Lenders with respect to Sections 9.1(a) and 9.1(b)):
 
(a)           Whenever the Required Lenders deem themselves insecure by reason of a material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower or the Guarantors, or of a material adverse change in the value or condition of the Collateral, terminate the Lenders’ agreement to make loans or advances to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, declare all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders to be immediately due and payable, and demand payment of all of the Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders;
 
(b)           Call at Borrower’s place of business at any reasonable time during regular business hours while no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and, without hindrance or delay, inspect, audit, check and make extracts or copies from Borrower’s books, records, journals, orders, receipts, correspondence, and other data, and inspect the Collateral, the cost of which shall be the sole responsibility of Borrower;
 
(c)           Endorse the name of Borrower upon any and all checks, drafts, money orders and other instruments for the payment of monies which are payable to Borrower and constitute proceeds of the Collateral;
 
(d)           Receive and have access to printouts and all other information respecting financial records of Borrower maintained by external computer service companies;
 
(e)           Communicate, in the name of a certified public accountant, public accountant or fictitious name, with customers and account debtors of Borrower to independently verify orders and accounts receivable; and
 
(f)           Sign financing statements in the name of Borrower, or file financing statements without Borrower’s signature, in any relevant state or jurisdiction to perfect or maintain Lender’s security interest in any or all of the Collateral.
 
9.2           Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the Agent may (and at the written request of the Required Lenders shall), in addition to all of those rights and remedies provided otherwise in this Agreement, in the Uniform Commercial Code, under other applicable law and in equity, exercise any one or more of the following rights and remedies without further demand, presentation or notice, of any kind:
 
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(a)           Terminate Lenders’ agreement to make any further Advances pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, and declare all of the Obligations of the Borrower to Agent and the Lenders to be immediately due and payable; provided, that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.4(a), (b) or (c), Lenders’ agreement to make any further Advances pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise shall automatically terminate, and all of the Obligations of the Borrower to Agent and the Lenders shall become immediately due and payable;
 
(b)           In protecting, exercising or enforcing its interests, rights or remedies under this Agreement, receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to Borrower, provided that Agent shall return to Borrower all mail not related to the Collateral or to any of the Obligations, and in connection therewith, give such notice to any office or officials of the United States Postal Service, or any successor thereof, to effect such changes of address as Agent may deem necessary so that all mail addressed to Borrower may be delivered directly to Agent;
 
(c)           Require Borrower to assemble the Collateral and make it available at the principal place of business or other places of business of Borrower or other location convenient to Agent, to allow Agent to take possession or dispose of the Collateral;
 
(d)           Take possession of and, upon notice to Borrower, sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Collateral at public or private sale, Borrower agrees that ten (10) days notice of any sale or other disposition shall be sufficient, which Agent and Borrower herewith agree to be commercially reasonable and further provided, (i) Agent has no obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale, (ii) Agent may comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the collateral and compliance will not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral and (iii) Agent may specifically disclaim any warranties of title or the like.
 
(e)           Subrogate to all of Borrower’s interests, rights and remedies in respect to the Collateral, including the right to stop delivery, and (upon notice from Borrower that the account debtor has returned, rejected, revoked acceptance of or failed to return the goods or that the goods have been reconsigned or diverted) the right to take possession of and to sell or dispose of the goods;
 
(f)           Execute in the name of Borrower any schedules, assignments, instruments, documents and statements which Borrower is obligated to give Agent and/or Lenders;
 
(g)           Sign financing statements in the name of Borrower, or file financing statements without Borrower’s signature, in any relevant state or jurisdiction to perfect or maintain Agent’s Lien (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders) in any or all of the Collateral;
 
(h)           Receive from all or any accountants and auditors employed by Borrower at any time during the term of this Agreement copies of any of Borrower’s financial statements, trial balances or other accounting records of any sort in their possession, together with any other information concerning the financial status or business operations of Borrower;
 
(i)           Charge interest on the entire outstanding balance of the Revolving Loan at the Default Rate; and
 
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  (j)           Send a notice of assignment and/or notice of Agent’s Lien (for the benefit of itself and the Lenders) to any and all account debtors or any Person holding or otherwise concerned with any of the Collateral, and Agent shall have the sole right to enforce Borrower’s rights against account debtors and other obligors, including, without limitation, Borrower waives any right it may have to require Agent to pursue any third party for any of the Obligations or the Collateral, collect the accounts receivables and/or take possession of the Collateral and the books and records relating thereto.
 
9.3           To the extent that applicable law imposes duties on Agent to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for Agent (a) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by Agent to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products for disposition, (b) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (c) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors or other persons obligated on Collateral or to remove liens or encumbrances on or any adverse claims against Collateral, (d) to exercise collection remedies against account debtors and other persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other collection specialists, (e) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (f) to contact other persons, whether or not in the same business as the Company, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion of the Collateral, (g) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the collateral is of a specialized nature, (h) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (i) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail markets, (j) to disclaim disposition warranties, (k) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure Agent against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to Agent a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (l) to the extent deemed appropriate by Agent, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist Agent, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist Agent in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. Borrower acknowledges that the purpose of this Section 9.3 is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by Agent would not be commercially unreasonable in Agent’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions or omissions by Agent shall not be deemed commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in this Section 9.3.  Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 9.3 shall be construed to grant any rights to Borrower or to impose any duties on Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section 9.3.
 
9.4           In addition to the rights and remedies specifically set forth herein, Agent and Lenders shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured creditor provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, under other applicable law and in equity

 
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9.5           Without limitation of Agent’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, Agent and Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to exercise any of their rights set forth in the other Loan Documents at any time.
 
SECTION 10
LIMITATION ON AGENT’S DUTY IN RESPECT OF COLLATERAL
 
10.1           Agent shall use reasonable care with respect to the Collateral in its possession or under its control.  Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any other duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or nominee of Agent or such Lender, or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto.
 
SECTION 11
ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATIONS; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
 
11.1                Assignment and Participations .
 
  (a)           Subject to the terms of this Section 11.1 , any Lender may make an assignment to a Qualified Assignee of, or sell participations in, at any time or times, the Loan Documents, Revolving Loan and its Pro Rata Share in the Maximum Loan Amount or any portion thereof or interest therein, including any Lender’s rights, title, interests, remedies, powers or duties thereunder.  Any assignment by a Lender shall: (i) require the consent of Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed with respect to a Qualified Assignee) and the execution of an assignment agreement (an “Assignment Agreement”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, and acknowledged by, Agent; (ii) be conditioned on such assignee Lender representing to the assigning Lender and Agent that it is purchasing the applicable Revolving Loan to be assigned to it for its own account, for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution thereof; (iii) after giving effect to any such partial assignment, the assignee Lender shall have a Pro Rata Share in an amount at least equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) and the assigning Lender shall have retained a Pro Rata Share of the Maximum Loan Amount in an amount at least equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); (iv) with respect to any assignment of its Pro Rata Share in the Maximum Loan Amount or the Revolving Loan, be for a ratable portion of the assigning Lender’s interest in the Maximum Loan Amount and the Revolving Loan; (v) include a payment to Agent of an assignment fee of $3,500 by either assignee Lender or assignor Lender; and (vii) unless such an assignment is to an Affiliate of such Lender, Lender shall give notice to the other Lenders of any intent to assign.  Such Lenders shall be permitted to purchase such assignment on terms agreed to by assignor Lender and assignee Lender.  If more than one Lender wishes to purchase the Revolving Loan or a Pro Rata Share in the Maximum Loan Amount from the assigning Lender, such assignments to Lenders will be allocated on a pro-rata basis.  In the case of an assignment by a Lender under this Section 11.1, the assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment, the same rights, benefits and obligations as all other Lenders hereunder.  The assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its Pro Rata Share or assigned portion thereof from and after the date of such assignment.  Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that any assignment shall give rise to a direct obligation of Borrower to the assignee and that the assignee shall be considered to be a “Lender”.  In all instances, each Lender’s liability to make the Revolving Loan hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Maximum Loan Amount.  In the event Agent or any Lender assigns or otherwise transfers all or any part of the Obligations, Agent or any such Lender shall so notify Borrower and Borrower shall, upon the request of Agent or such Lender, execute new Notes in exchange for the Notes, if any, being assigned.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.1(a), any Lender may at any time pledge the Obligations held by it and such Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank, and any Lender that is an investment fund may assign the Obligations held by it and such Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to another investment fund managed by the same investment advisor; provided , that no such pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank shall release such Lender from such Lender’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.  The Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 12.14 a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register of the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Pro Rata Share of each Lender in the Maximum Loan Amount, and principal amounts thereunder owing to, each Lender from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 
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  (b)           Any participation by a Lender of all or any part of its Pro Rata Share in the Maximum Loan Amount shall be made with the understanding that all amounts payable by Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if that Lender had not sold such participation, and that the holder of any such participation shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except actions directly affecting (i) any reduction in the principal amount of, or interest rate or Fees payable with respect to, any Loan in which such holder participates, (ii) any extension of the scheduled amortization of the principal amount of any Loan in which such holder participates or the final maturity date thereof, and (iii) any release of all or substantially all of the Collateral (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the other Loan Documents). Borrower acknowledges and agrees that a participation shall give rise to a direct obligation of Borrower to the participant and the participant shall be considered to be a “Lender”.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence Borrower shall have no obligation or duty to any participant.  Neither Agent nor any Lender (other than the Lender selling a participation) shall have any duty to any participant and may continue to deal solely with the Lender selling a participation as if no such sale had occurred.
 
  (c)           Except as expressly provided in this Section 11.1, no Lender shall, as between Borrower and that Lender, or Agent and that Lender, be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any sale, assignment, transfer or negotiation of, or granting of participation in, all or any part of the Revolving Loan, the Notes or other Obligations owed to such Lender.

 
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  (d)           Borrower shall assist any Lender permitted to sell assignments or participations under this Section 11.1 as reasonably required to enable the assigning or selling Lender to effect any such assignment or participation, including the execution and delivery of any and all agreements, notes and other documents and instruments as shall be requested and, if requested by Agent, the preparation of informational materials for, and the participation of management in meetings with, potential assignees or participants at the cost of the applicable Lender.  Borrower shall certify the correctness, completeness and accuracy of all descriptions of Borrower and its affairs contained in any selling materials provided by them and all other information provided by them and included in such materials.
 
  (e)           Any Lender may furnish any information concerning Borrower in the possession of such Lender from time to time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees and participants); provided that such Lender shall obtain from assignees or participants confidentiality covenants substantially equivalent to those contained in Section 11.8.
 
11.2              Appointment of Agent .  IDB is hereby appointed to act on behalf of all Lenders as Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The provisions of this Section 11.2 are solely for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders and neither Borrower nor any other Person shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof.  In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust with or for Borrower or any other Person.  Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except for those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The duties of Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature and Agent shall not have, or be deemed to have, by reason of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for failure to disclose, any information relating to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Account Debtor that is communicated to or obtained by IDB or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.  Neither Agent nor any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives shall be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for damages caused by its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
 
If Agent shall request instructions from Required Lenders or all affected Lenders with respect to any act or action (including failure to act) in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until Agent shall have received instructions from Required Lenders or all affected Lenders, as the case may be, and Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.  Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (a) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent, be contrary to law or the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) if such action would, in the opinion of Agent, expose Agent to environmental liabilities or (c) if Agent shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent as a result of Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any other Loan Document in accordance with the instructions of Required Lenders or all affected Lenders, as applicable.

 
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11.3                Agent’s Reliance, Etc .  Neither Agent nor any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for damages caused by its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent:  (a)  may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent; (b) may consult with legal counsel, independent certified public accountants, chartered accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on the part of Borrower or to inspect the Collateral (including the books and records) of Borrower; (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (f) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopy, telegram, cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
 
11.4                IDB and Affiliates .  With respect to its Pro Rata Share of the Maximum Loan Amount hereunder, IDB shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include IDB in its individual capacity.  IDB and its Affiliates may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, Borrower, any of its Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of Borrower or any such Affiliate, all as if IDB were not Agent and without any duty to account therefor to Lenders.  IDB and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.  Each Lender acknowledges the potential conflict of interest between IDB as a Lender holding disproportionate interests in the Revolving Loan and IDB as Agent.  None of the Lenders identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “syndication agent” or “documentation agent”, if any, shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified as a “syndication agent” or “documentation agent”, if any, shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
 
11.5                Lender Credit Decision .  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 5.6(a) and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit and financial analysis of Borrower and its own decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement.  Each Lender acknowledges the potential conflict of interest of each other Lender as a result of Lenders holding disproportionate interests in the Loans, and expressly consents to, and waives any claim based upon, such conflict of interest.

 
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11.6                Indemnification .  Lenders agree to indemnify Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower and without limiting the obligations of Borrower hereunder), ratably according to their respective Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted to be taken by Agent in connection therewith; provided , that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement and each other Loan Document, to the extent that Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by Borrower.
 
11.7                Successor Agent .  Agent may resign at any time by giving not less than 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower.  Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent.  If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the resigning Agent’s giving notice of resignation, then the resigning Agent may, on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a Lender, if a Lender is willing to accept such appointment, or otherwise shall be a commercial bank, commercial finance company or financial institution or a subsidiary of a commercial bank, commercial finance company or financial institution if such commercial bank, commercial finance company or financial institution is organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $300,000,000.  If no successor Agent has been appointed pursuant to the foregoing, within 30 days after the date such notice of resignation was given by the resigning Agent, such resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided above.  Any successor Agent appointed by Required Lenders hereunder shall be subject to the approval of Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that such approval shall not be required if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Agent.  Upon the earlier of the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent or the effective date of the resigning Agent’s resignation, the resigning Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, except that any indemnity rights or other rights in favor of such resigning Agent shall continue.  After any resigning Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 
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11.8                Confidentiality .  Agent and each Lender agree to use reasonable efforts to maintain as confidential all confidential information provided to them by Borrower for a period of 1 year following receipt thereof, except that Agent and any Lender may disclose such information on a confidential “need to know” basis (a) to Persons employed or engaged by Agent or such Lender (including, without limitation, field examiners, appraisals and consultants),  (b) to any assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant that has agreed to comply with the covenant contained in this Section 11.8 , (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or reasonably believed by Agent or such Lender to be compelled by any court decree, subpoena or legal or administrative order or process, (d) as, on the advice of Agent’s or such Lender’s counsel, is required by law, (e) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under the Loan Documents, (f) in connection with any action, claim, lawsuit, demand, investigation or proceeding before any Governmental Authority or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, (g) that ceases to be confidential through no fault of Agent or any Lender, or (h) to Persons that are approved in writing by Borrower.
 
11.9                Setoff and Sharing of Payments .  In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and subject to Section 11.10(f), each Lender is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without notice to Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to offset and to appropriate and to apply any and all balances held by it at any of its offices for the account of Borrower (regardless of whether such balances are then due to Borrower) and any other properties or assets at any time held or owing by that Lender or that holder to or for the credit or for the account of Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations that are not paid when due.  Subject to the application of any amounts received as a result of this Section 11.9, any Lender exercising a right of setoff or otherwise receiving any payment on account of the Obligations in excess of its Pro Rata Share thereof shall purchase for cash (and the other Lenders or holders shall sell) such participations in each such other Lender’s or holder’s Pro Rata Share of the Obligations as would be necessary to cause such Lender to share the amount so offset or otherwise received with each other Lender or holder in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.  Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that (a) any Lender may exercise its right to offset with respect to amounts in excess of its Pro Rata Share of the Obligations and may sell participations in such amounts so offset to other Lenders and holders and (b) any Lender so purchasing a participation in the Revolving Loan made or other Obligations held by other Lenders or holders may exercise all rights of offset, bankers’ lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender or holder were a direct holder of the Revolving Loan and the other Obligations in the amount of such participation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all or any portion of the offset amount or payment otherwise received is thereafter recovered from the Lender that has exercised the right of offset, the purchase of participations by that Lender shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored together with interest at such rate, if any, as such Lender is required to pay to Borrower or such other Person, without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

 
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11.10    Advances; Payments; Non-Funding Lenders; Information; Actions in Concert.
 
(a)            Advances; Payments .
 
(i)           Agent shall notify Lenders, promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing and in any event prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date such notice is received, by telecopy, telephone or other similar form of transmission.  Each Lender shall make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Advance available to Agent in same day funds by wire transfer to Agent’s account as set forth in Schedule 11.10(a) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the requested funding date.  After receipt of such wire transfers (or, in the Agent’s sole discretion, before receipt of such wire transfers), subject to the terms hereof, Agent shall make the requested Advance to the Borrower.  All payments by each Lender shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.  In the event Agent makes any Advance available to Borrower after 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the requested funding date, on behalf of any Lender who is unable to make the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Advance available to Agent in a timely manner in accordance with this Agreement, then the Lender or Lenders on whose behalf Agent makes such Advance shall repay the amount of such Advance to Agent (prior to any other repayment or reimbursement obligations arising under this Agreement) in full no later than the next Business Day on the terms set forth in this Agreement, regardless of the occurrence of any subsequent Default or Event of Default, and in such event Agent shall be entitled to retain for its account all interest accrued on such Advance until reimbursed by the applicable Lender.
 
(ii)           On the 2nd Business Day of each calendar week or more frequently at Agent’s election (each, a “Settlement Date”), Agent shall advise each Lender by telephone, or telecopy of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees paid for the benefit of Lenders with respect to each applicable Loan.  Provided that each Lender has funded all payments or Advances required to be made by it and has purchased all participations required to be purchased by it under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as of such Settlement Date, Agent shall pay to each Lender such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of principal, interest and Fees paid by Borrower since the previous Settlement Date for the benefit of such Lender on the Revolving Loan held by it (promptly upon receipt by Agent of Borrower’s payments).  To the extent that any Lender (a “Non-Funding Lender”) has failed to fund all such payments and Advances or failed to fund the purchase of all such participations, Agent shall be entitled to set off the funding shortfall against that Non-Funding Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments received from Borrower.  Such payments shall be made by wire transfer to such Lender’s account (as specified by such Lender in Schedule 11.9(a) or the applicable Assignment Agreement) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the next Business Day following each Settlement Date.
 
(b)            Availability of Lender’s Pro Rata Share .  Agent may assume that each Lender will make its Pro Rata Share of each Advance available to Agent on each funding date.  If such Pro Rata Share is not, in fact, paid to Agent by such Lender when due, Agent will be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.  If any Lender fails to pay the amount of its Pro Rata Share forthwith upon Agent’s demand, Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and Borrower shall immediately repay such amount to Agent.  Nothing in this Section 11.10(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to require Agent to advance funds on behalf of any Lender or to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its agreement to make Advances hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.  To the extent that Agent advances funds to Borrower on behalf of any Lender and is not reimbursed therefor on the same Business Day as such Advance is made, Agent shall be entitled to retain for its account all interest accrued on such Advance until reimbursed by the applicable Lender.

 
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(c)            Return of Payments .
 
 (i)           If Agent pays an amount to a Lender under this Agreement in the belief or expectation that a related payment has been or will be received by Agent from Borrower and such related payment is not received by Agent, then Agent will be entitled to recover such amount from such Lender on demand without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
 
 (ii)           If Agent determines at any time that any amount received by Agent under this Agreement must be returned to Borrower or paid to any other Person pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Agent will not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Lender.  In addition, each Lender will repay to Agent on demand any portion of such amount that Agent has distributed to such Lender, together with interest at such rate, if any, as Agent is required to pay to Borrower or such other Person, without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.
 
(d)            Non-Funding Lenders .  The failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make any Advance or any payment required by it hereunder on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender (each such other Lender, an “ Other Lender ”) of its obligations to make such Advance or purchase such participation on such date, but neither any Other Lender nor Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make an Advance, purchase a participation or make any other payment required hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, a Non-Funding Lender shall not have any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document or constitute a “Lender” or a “Lender” (or be included in the calculation of “Required Lenders” hereunder) for any voting or consent rights under or with respect to any Loan Document.  At Borrower’s request, Agent or a Person reasonably acceptable to Agent shall have the right with Agent’s consent and in Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have no obligation) to purchase from any Non-Funding Lender, and each Non-Funding Lender agrees that it shall, at Agent’s request, sell and assign to Agent or such Person, the Pro Rata Share of the Maximum Loan Amount of that Non-Funding Lender for an amount equal to the principal balance of the Revolving Loan held by such Non-Funding Lender and all accrued interest and fees with respect thereto through the date of sale, such purchase and sale to be consummated pursuant to an executed Assignment Agreement.
 
(e)            Dissemination of Information .  Agent shall provide Lenders with any notice of Default or Event of Default received by Agent from, or delivered by Agent to, Borrower, with notice of any Event of Default of which Agent has actually become aware and with notice of any action taken by Agent following any Event of Default.

 
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(f)            Actions in Concert .  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each Lender hereby agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or the Notes (including exercising any rights of setoff) without first obtaining the prior written consent of Agent and Required Lenders (except as otherwise provided below), it being the intent of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement and the Notes shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent or Required Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that each Lender may, upon 15 Business Days’ prior written demand on Agent and Agent’s failure or refusal to commence to take commercially reasonable enforcement actions within such 15-day period, commence an action against Borrower and obtain a judgment against any such Person, but in no event shall any Lender take any action to execute on such judgment or to enforce such judgment in any manner, whether against Borrower or any Collateral, without the prior written consent of Agent.
 
SECTION 12
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
12.1       Obligations and Liabilities of Lenders .  Neither Agent nor any Lender shall be deemed to have assumed any liability or responsibility to Borrower or any Person for the correctness, validity or genuineness of any instruments or documents that may be released or endorsed to Borrower by Agent or any Lender (which shall automatically be deemed to be without recourse to Agent or any Lender in any event), or for the existence, character, quantity, quality, condition, value or delivery of any goods purporting to be represented by any such documents; and neither Agent nor Lender, by accepting such security interest in the Collateral, or by releasing any Collateral to Borrower, shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or liability to any supplier or account debtor or to any other Person, and Borrower agrees to indemnify and defend Agent and the Lenders and hold them harmless in respect to any claim or proceeding arising out of any matter referred to in this Section 12.1.
 
12.2       Waiver of Notices .  Notice of default and presentment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor as to any provision of the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument, notice of acceptance of this Agreement, notice of loans made, credit extended, Collateral received or delivered or other action taken in reliance hereon and all other demands and notices of any description is hereby waived by Borrower, except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement.  With respect to both the Obligations and the Collateral, Borrower assents to any extension or postponement of the time of payment or any other indulgence, to any substitution, exchange or release of or failure to perfect any security interest in any Collateral, to the addition or release of any party or person primarily or secondarily liable, to the acceptance of partial payment thereon and the settlement, compromising or adjusting of any thereof, all in such manner and at such time or times as Agent and/or the Lenders may deem advisable.  Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any duty as to the collection or protection of the Collateral or any income thereon, nor as to the preservation of rights against prior parties, nor as to the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto beyond the safe custody thereof as set forth specifically in this Agreement.  Borrower further waives any and all other suretyship defenses.

 
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12.3            Increased Costs and Reduced Return .
 
(a)               If any Lender shall have determined in its sole judgment that the adoption, implementation of, or any change in, any law, rule, treaty or regulation, or any policy, guideline or directive of, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by, any court, central bank or other administrative authority or Governmental Authority, or compliance by such Lender with any directive of or guideline from any central bank or other administrative authority or Governmental Authority or the introduction of or change in any accounting principles applicable to Lender (in each case, whether or not having the force of law), shall (i) change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender of any amounts payable hereunder (except for taxes on the overall net income of such Lender), (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against any of the Obligations of Borrower to such Lender or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, such Lender, or (iii) impose on such Lender any other condition regarding this Agreement or any of the Obligations of Borrower to such Lender, and the result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making any Revolving Loan or maintaining its agreement to make any Revolving Loan or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender hereunder, then, upon demand by Agent, Borrower shall pay to such Lender, in immediately available funds, such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amount, together with interest on such additional amounts.
 
(b)               If any Lender shall have determined in its sole judgment exercised reasonably that any Capital Guideline or adoption or implementation of, or any change in, any Capital Guideline by the Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Lender with any Capital Guideline or with any request or directive of any such Governmental Authority with respect to any Capital Guideline, of the implementation of, or any change in, any applicable accounting principles (in each case, whether or not having the force of law), either (i) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender, and such Lender determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a direct or indirect consequence of any Revolving Loan made or maintained, or any commitment or agreement to make Advances, or such Lender’s other obligations hereunder, or (ii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such circumstances as a consequence of any Revolving Loan made or maintained or the commitment or agreement to make Advances, or such Lender’s other obligations hereunder (in each case, without limitation, taking into consideration such Lender’s policy with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon demand by Agent, Borrower shall pay to such Lender from time to time such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such cost of maintaining such increased capital or such reduction in the rate of return on such Lender’s capital.
 
(c)               All amounts payable under this Section 12.3 shall bear interest from the date of demand by Agent until payment in full to the applicable Lender at the Default Rate.  A certificate of any Lender claiming compensation under this Section 12.3 shall be submitted by such Lender to Borrower, setting forth the amount due and such Lender’s reasons for invoking the provisions of this Section 12.3, and shall be final and conclusive (absent manifest error).

 
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12.4                  Taxes .  All payments made by Borrower under or in respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, excluding, in the case of the Lenders, net income taxes and franchise taxes imposed on the Lenders, as a result of a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of the government or taxing authority imposing such tax and Lenders or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions and withholdings for the purposes of this Section 12.4 being hereinafter called “Taxes”).  If any Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to Lenders hereunder or under or in respect of the Advances, the amounts so payable to Lenders shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to Lenders (after payment of all Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents.  Whenever any Taxes are payable by Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter Borrower shall send to Agent and the Lenders a certified copy of an original official receipt received by Borrower showing payment thereof.  If Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to Agent and the Lenders the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, Borrower shall indemnify Lenders for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by Lenders as a result of any such failure.  The agreements in this Section 12.4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and full payment and satisfaction of all Obligations of Borrower to Agent and the Lenders.
 
12.5            Reserved .
 
12.6            Patriot Act Notice .  Agent hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, Agent and the Lenders may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow Agent and the Lenders to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.  Agent and each Lender shall be required (at its sole cost and expense) to conduct its own due diligence with respect to Borrower’s compliance with the Patriot Act and Borrower agrees to cooperate with Agent and each Lender with respect thereto, provided no cost is incurred by Borrower.
 
12.7            Reference to Parties .  “Agent”, “Lender” and “Borrower” as used in this Agreement shall include the successors, representatives, and assigns of those parties, and shall bind all persons who become bound pursuant to this Agreement, provided, however, that Borrower shall not assign or delegate any of its rights, remedies, warranties, representations or covenants arising under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Agent and the Lenders, and any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void.  It is expressly understood and agreed, however, that Lenders shall have the right to sell, transfer or otherwise assign this Agreement or enter into a participation agreement relating to this Agreement with any other lender.

 
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12.8         Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction .
 
(a)           This Agreement is to be executed and delivered within the State of New York is to be principally performed within the State of New York and Borrower, Agent and the Lenders elect that the laws of the State of New York shall govern the construction of this Agreement and the rights, remedies, warranties, representations, covenants, and provisions hereof without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules of the State of New York, except to the extent the Uniform Commercial Code from time to time provides for the application of the law of the state of Borrower’s formation.
 
(b)           Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, Borrower hereby irrevocably accepts for itself in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.  Borrower further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts and in any action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to Borrower at its address for notices contained in Section 12.14, such service to become effective thirty (30) days after such mailing.  Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Secretary of the State of New York as its agent for service of process in respect of any action or proceeding.  Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of Agent and the Lenders to service of process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence any legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against Borrower in any jurisdiction.
 
(c)           Borrower hereby waives any rights it may have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation brought against it by Agent and the Lenders which is in any way related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
 
(d)           The provisions of this Section 12.8 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations of Borrower to Lender and the termination of this Agreement.
 
12.9      Severability .  If any of the provisions of this Agreement shall contravene or be held invalid under the laws of any jurisdiction, this Agreement shall be construed as if not containing such provisions and the rights, remedies, warranties, representations, covenants, and provisions hereof shall be construed and enforced accordingly in such jurisdiction and shall not in any manner affect such provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
 
12.10    Rights and Remedies, Etc .  The Events of Default, rights, remedies, warranties, representations, covenants, and provisions set forth in this Agreement, or as may be provided by applicable law, shall be cumulative and not alternative or exclusive, and Agent’s and the Lenders’ Rights and Remedies may be exercised by Lender at such time or times, in such order of preference, as Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine.
 
12.11    No Party Deemed Drafter .  Borrower, Agent and the Lenders agree that (a) no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement, and (b) if this Agreement is ever construed by a court of law, such court shall not construe this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement against any party hereto as the drafter of this Agreement.

 
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12.12    Entire Agreement, No Waiver, Etc.   This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between Borrower, Agent and the Lenders and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.  All warranties, representations and covenants imposed or made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.  No delay or omission of Agent or the Lenders in exercising or enforcing any of their Rights and Remedies hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof; and no waiver by Agent or the Lenders of any Default or Event of Default should operate as a waiver of any other Default or Event of Default.  No term or provision hereof shall be waived, altered or modified except in writing and such writing is signed by both parties.  Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no other agreement or transaction, of whatsoever nature, entered into between Agent, Lenders and Borrower at any time (whether before, during or after the effective date or terms of this Agreement), shall be construed in any particular as a waiver, modification or limitation of any of the Agent’s and Lenders’ Rights and Remedies under this Agreement nor shall anything in this Agreement be construed as a waiver, modification or limitation of any of such Rights and Remedies, not only under the provisions of this Agreement, but also of any such other agreement or transaction.  Borrower waives and will not assert against any assignee of any Lender any claim defenses or set-offs which Borrower could assert against such Lender (which claims, defenses or set-offs are not waived) except defenses which cannot be waived.
 
12.13    Reference to Days .  Any and all references to “days” in this Agreement shall mean calendar days except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or by law.
 
12.14    Notices .
 
(a)           All notices, requests, and other communications pursuant to this Agreement, shall be in writing and, except as otherwise provided in this Section 12.14, delivered by hand, certified mail return receipt requested, overnight delivery service or telecopier (at the telecopier number set forth on Schedule 12.14), addressed to Agent, Lenders or to Borrower (as the case may be) at the address set forth on Schedule 12.14, or at such other address as either may give notice to the other as herein provided.
 
(b)           All notices or requests by Borrower for Advances under the Revolving Loan may be made by telephonic instructions to Agent at the telephone number set forth on Schedule 12.14, but shall nevertheless be made in writing, delivered and addressed to Agent as set forth above, or at such other address or telephone or telecopier number as Agent may give notice to Borrower as herein provided.
 
(c)           Any notice, request or communication hereunder addressed as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been given (i) in the case of delivery by mail, three (3) days after its deposit in the mails, postage prepaid, or (ii) in the case of delivery by overnight delivery service, one (1) day after its deposit with a reputable overnight delivery service, postage prepaid or (iii) in the case of delivery by hand, when delivered or (iv) in the case of delivery by telecopier, when transmitted and receipt confirmed by the sender obtaining a printed confirmation that the entire document has been properly transmitted to recipient; provided, however, that notice of a change of address, telephone number or telecopier number shall be deemed to have been given only when actually received by the party to which it is addressed.

 
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(d)           Notices and other communications to Agent and the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Agent.  Unless Agent otherwise requires, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided, that, if such notice or other communication is not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communications is available and identifying the website address therefor.
 
12.15    Ambiguity Between Agreements .  In the event of ambiguity or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document, then the terms of this Agreement will govern.
 
12.16    Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses .  If Agent or any Lender retains the services of counsel by reason of a claim of a Default or an Event of Default hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or on account of any matter involving this Agreement, or for examination of matters subject to Agent’s and/or any Lender’s approval under the Loan Documents, all costs of suit and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and such other reasonable expenses so incurred by Agent and the Lenders (expressly including all post-judgment collection expenses and costs) shall forthwith, on demand, become due and payable and shall be evidenced hereby.
 
12.17    Press Releases and Related Matters .  Borrower agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates will in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of Agent, any Lender or any of the Affiliates of Agent or any Lender or referring to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents without at least two (2) Business Days' prior written notice to Agent and such Lender and without the prior written consent of Agent and such Lender unless (and only to the extent that) Borrower is required to do so under law and then, in any event, Borrower will consult with Agent and such Lender before issuing such press release or other public disclosure.  Borrower consents to the publication by Agent and such Lender of advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement using Borrower's name, product photographs, logo or trademark.   Agent and each Lender reserves the right to provide to industry trade organizations generic information necessary and customary for inclusion in league table measurements.
 
12.18    Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this document by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this document.
 
12.19    Headings .  Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

 
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12.20    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .
 
(a)           AGENT, LENDERS AND BORROWER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DISPUTES ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER TO AGENT AND LENDERS ARE LIKELY TO BE COMPLEX AND THEY DESIRE TO STREAMLINE AND MINIMIZE THE COST OF RESOLVING SUCH DISPUTES.  THEREFORE, AGENT, LENDERS AND BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, AND COVENANT THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSERT (AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM, DISPUTE OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, OR RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER TO LENDER.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THIS WAIVER AND COVENANT APPLIES:
 
  (i)           TO ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH DISPUTES, ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS INCLUDING THOSE INVOLVING AGENT, LENDERS, BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR RELATED ENTITIES, OR ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER, MEMBER, ATTORNEY OR PARTNER OF ANY OF THEM;
 
  (ii)           IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER SUCH DISPUTE, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT, NOTE, PAPER, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER EXECUTED RELATING TO ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER TO AGENT AND THE LENDERS;
 
  (iii)           IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER SUCH DISPUTE, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH OR IS BASED UPON INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL CONDUCT, FRAUD, IMPROPER ACTION OR FAILURE TO ACT, OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.
 
(b)           THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY BORROWER, AGENT AND LENDERS, AND BORROWER, AGENT AND LENDERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEITHER OF THEM, NOR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF EITHER OF THEM, HAS MADE ANY REPRESENTATIONS TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR IN ANY WAY TO MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT.  BORROWER, AGENT AND LENDERS FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED (OR HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED) IN CONNECTION WITH THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, SELECTED OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL, AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL.  BORROWER, AGENT AND LENDERS FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE READ, AND UNDERSTAND THE MEANING AND RAMIFICATIONS OF, THIS WAIVER.

 
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(c)           BORROWER, AGENT AND LENDERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY EACH OTHER THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH EACH HAS RELIED IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT THIS WAIVER PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED ENFORCEABLE INDEPENDENTLY OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.  EITHER PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF THIS SECTION AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT BY EITHER OF THEM TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL SURVIVE THE REPAYMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER TO AGENT AND THE LENDERS AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
 
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COUNSEL RB CAPITAL LLC
     
 
By:
 
 
Print Name:
   
 
Print Title:
   
 
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW
YORK, as Agent and as a Lender
   
By:
 
Print Name:
   
Print Title:
   
 
By:
 
Print Name:
   
Print Title:
   
 
 
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Exhibit List
 
A.
Borrowing Base Certificate
   
B.
Document List
   
C.
Form of Note
   
D.
Form of Assignment Agreement
   
E.
Process Agent Appointment Form
   
Schedule List
 
1.1.1
Commitments
   
2.1(b)
Notice of Borrowing
   
5.1
Formation, Qualification and Good Standing
   
5.3
Franchises, Patents, etc.
   
5.4(a)
Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Borrower Ownership
   
5.4(b) Property and Assets of Moving Images NY LLC and Greystone Post Production Equipment LLC
 
5.5
Nature of Business
   
5.7
Pending IRS audits
   
5.8
Litigation and Contingent Liabilities
   
5.10
List of Insurance Policies
   
5.13
Acquisitions of All or Substantially All Assets
   
5.14
Places of Business and Inventory Storage Facilities
   
5.15
Employment Agreements, Consulting Agreements
   
7.1
Permitted Encumbrances
   
7.5(a)
Existing Indebtedness
   
11.10(a)  Lender’s Account
 
12.14
Notices
 
 

 
 

Exhibit 10.4

SIXTH AMENDMENT
TO
 LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of May 5, 2009 by and between C2 Global Technologies Inc., formerly known as Acceris Communications Inc. and as I-Link Incorporated, a Florida corporation (the “ Borrower ”) and Counsel Corporation, an Ontario corporation  (the “ Lender ”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower and Lender are parties to a Loan Agreement as amended, dated January 26, 2004 (the " Loan Agreement ”) and the parties desire to further amend the Loan Agreement with effect from May 5, 2009 (“the Effective Date ”) as provided herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged it is agreed as follows:

1.            Extension of Maturity Date .  Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Payments of Principal and Interest .  All borrowings hereunder, together with any interest thereon, shall be due and payable to the Lender in one installment on demand (the “Maturity Date”) provided, however, that notwithstanding the above, the Maturity Date shall be accelerated to the date ten (10) calendar days following closing under or conclusion of each occurrence of (a) an equity investment or investments in the Borrower by a third party unrelated to the Lender through the capital markets, whether pursuant to a registered offering or unregistered offering or other transaction (an “Equity Investment”); provided, further, however, that the Maturity Date shall be accelerated with respect only to the portion of the unpaid Indebtedness equal to the net amount received by the Borrower from any such Equity Investment.

2.            Effect on Loan Agreement and Loan Note .  This Sixth Amendment is not intended, nor shall it be construed, as a modification or termination of the Amended and Restated Debt Restructuring Agreement, dated October 15, 2002.  Except as expressly provided herein, the Loan Agreement and the Note annexed thereto are hereby ratified and confirmed and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Lender have executed this Sixth Amendment as of May 5, 2009.

[See attached signature page]

 
 

 

[Signature page to Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated
January 26, 2004]

 
C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
   
 
By:__________________________
 
     Name:
 
     Title:
   
 
COUNSEL CORPORATION
   
 
By:__________________________
 
     Name:
 
     Title:

 
 

 

Exhibit 10.5

PROMISSORY NOTE

$2,590,989.63
May 5, 2009

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, C2 Global Technologies Inc., a Florida corporation formerly known as I-Link Incorporated and Acceris Communications Inc. (the “Maker”) promises to pay to Counsel Corporation, an Ontario corporation, or its assigns (the “Payee”), in the lawful money of the United States of America (“Dollars” or “$”) the principal sum of Two Million Five Hundred Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Nine and 63/l00ths Dollars ($2,590,989.63) funded from time to time by Payee to Maker, together with interest thereon as set forth herein, on or before the Maturity Date as provided below and in accordance with the provisions of that certain Loan Agreement dated as of January 26, 2004 between the Maker and Payee as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated, the “Loan Agreement.”  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

 
1.
Interest .  The outstanding principal amount of this Promissory Note (the “Note”), together with unpaid interest, shall bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on the date funded as to principal hereunder, namely,

 
·
commencing May 5, 2009 in respect of Two Million Five Hundred Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Nine and 63/l00ths Dollars ($2,590,989.63) funded on that date,

which interest shall accrue and be compounded quarterly and shall result in a corresponding increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness.

2.            Time and Place of Payment. The Indebtedness shall be due and payable in full on demand (the “Maturity Date”); provided, further, however, that notwithstanding the above, the Maturity Date shall be accelerated to the date ten (10) calendar days following closing under or conclusion of an equity investment or investments in the Maker by a third party unrelated to Counsel Corp through the capital markets, whether pursuant to a registered offering or unregistered offering or other transaction (an “Equity Investment”); provided, further, however, that the Maturity Date shall be accelerated with respect only to the portion of the unpaid Indebtedness equal to the net amount received by the Maker from any such Equity Investment.

3.           The Indebtedness, including that portion of the Indebtedness represented by this Note, is secured pursuant to that Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement between the Maker and Payee dated as of January 26, 2004, executed and delivered concurrent herewith as the same has been amended, modified, extended or restated, the “Stock Pledge Agreement.”

4.            Events of Default .   The occurrence of any of the following events or conditions shall constitute an event of default (each an “Event of Default”):

(a)           Maker shall fail to pay any of the Indebtedness pursuant to terms of this Note;
(b)           Maker shall fail to comply with any term, obligation, covenant, or condition contained in any agreement between Maker and Payee (each, an “Agreement”);
(c)           Any warranty or representation made to Payee by Maker under any Agreement proves to have been false when made or furnished;

 
 

 

(d)           If Maker voluntarily files a petition under the federal Bankruptcy Act, as such Act may from time to time be amended, or under any similar or successor federal statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangements or reorganizations, or under any state bankruptcy or insolvency act, or files an answer in an involuntary proceeding admitting insolvency or inability to pay debts, or if Maker is adjudged a bankrupt, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Maker’s property, or if Maker makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or if there is an attachment, receivership, execution or other judicial seizure, then Payee may, at Payee’s option, declare all of the Indebtedness to be immediately due and payable without prior notice to Maker, and Payee may invoke any remedies permitted by this Note.  Any attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by Payee in connection with Maker’s bankruptcy or any of the other events described in this Section 3 shall be additional Indebtedness of Maker secured by this Note.
 
(e)           There exists a material breach by Maker under (or a termination by any party of) a material contract of Maker (for purposes of this Section 4 a material contract shall mean any contract resulting in revenues of in excess of $10,000 per annum);
(f)           Maker is in default under any funded indebtedness, including but not limited to indebtedness evidenced by notes or capital leases, of Maker other than the amounts loaned pursuant to this Note; or
(g)           If Maker’s business undergoes a material adverse change in Payee’s reasonable opinion.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 4(d) hereof occurs and is continuing, the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of Payee.

5.            Acceleration . Upon an Event of Default, the Payee may give written notice to the Maker of the occurrence of such Event of Default and Maker shall have the shorter of (i) thirty (30) days or (ii) such remedy period as set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 4 within which to cure such Event of Default.  If the Event of Default is not cured within the applicable cure period, then, at the option of the Payee, Payee may declare the Maker in default (a “Default”) and all sums due hereunder shall become immediately due and payable.

Any written notification from Payee to Maker hereunder shall be deemed to be written notification of an Event of Default, or Default, or rescission of Acceleration (as provided below), respectively, only if such notification, communication or other election shall (a) be clearly and distinctly identified as such a Notice of Event of Default, Notice of Default, or Notice of Rescission of Acceleration, respectively, and (b) be given by certified mail, return receipt requested or overnight delivery requiring acknowledgement of receipt, and any communication between the parties not so designated and delivered shall not be construed or deemed to be effective notice under this Section 5.

6.            Waivers .  The Maker hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor and any and all other notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and hereby consents to any waivers or modifications that may be granted or consented to by the Payee of this Note.  No waiver by the Payee or any breach of any covenant of the Maker herein contained or any term or condition hereof shall be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or of any other covenant, term or condition whatsoever.

7.            Enforcement .  In the event that any Payee of this Note shall institute any action for the enforcement or the collection of this Note, there shall be immediately due and payable, in addition to the unpaid balance of this Note, all late charges, and all costs and expenses of such action including reasonable attorney’s fees.  The Maker waives the right to interpose any setoff, counterclaim or defense of any nature or description whatsoever.

 
 

 

8.            Replacement of Note .  Upon receipt by the Maker of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and (in case of loss, theft or destruction) of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Maker of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Note if mutilated, the Maker will make and deliver a new Note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.

9.            Amendments .  This Note may not be changed, modified, amended, or terminated except by a writing duly executed by the Maker and the Payee.

10.          Governing Law .  This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

11.          Assignment .  This Note may not be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by the Maker without the prior written consent of the Payee in its sole and absolute discretion, and any purported assignment without the express prior written consent of the Payee shall be void ab initio.  The Payee may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to any party.  Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the Payee and the Maker.

[See attached Signature Page]

 
 

 

Signature Page
to Promissory Note
dated as of June 30, 2009

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Promissory Note by its duly authorized officer as of the 30th day of June, 2009.

 
C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
   
 
By:  _____________________________
   
 
Name:  ___________________________
   
 
Title:  ____________________________

 
 

 

Exhibit 10.6

PROMISSORY NOTE

$90,000.00
June 30, 2009

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, C2 Global Technologies Inc., a Florida corporation formerly known as Acceris Communications Inc. and I-Link Incorporated (the “Maker”) promises to pay to Counsel Corporation, an Ontario corporation, or its assigns (the “Payee”), in the lawful money of the United States of America (“Dollars” or “$”) the principal sum of Ninety Thousand and 00/100ths Dollars ($90,000.00), together with interest thereon as set forth herein, on or before the Maturity Date as provided below and in accordance with the provisions of the management services agreement between the Payee and ACRS Capital Corp. (formerly Acceris Capital Corporation) (“ACC”) dated December 31, 2005 as assigned by ACC to the Payee, and that certain Loan Agreement dated as of January 26, 2004 between the Maker and Payee as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated, the “Loan Agreement.”  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

1.            Time and Place of Payment .  The Indebtedness shall be due and payable in full on demand (the “Maturity Date”); provided, further, however, that notwithstanding the above, the Maturity Date shall be accelerated to the date ten (10) calendar days following closing under or conclusion of an equity investment or investments in the Maker by a third party unrelated to Counsel Corp through the capital markets, whether pursuant to a registered offering or unregistered offering or other transaction (an “Equity Investment”); provided, further, however, that the Maturity Date shall be accelerated with respect only to the portion of the unpaid Indebtedness equal to the net amount received by the Maker from any such Equity Investment.

2.           The Indebtedness, including that portion of the Indebtedness represented by this Note, is secured pursuant to that Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement between the Maker and Payee dated as of January 26, 2004, executed and delivered concurrent herewith as the same has been amended, modified, extended or restated, the “Stock Pledge Agreement.”

3.            Events of Default .   The occurrence of any of the following events or conditions shall constitute an event of default (each an “Event of Default”):

(a)           Maker shall fail to pay any of the Indebtedness pursuant to terms of this Note;
(b)           Maker shall fail to comply with any term, obligation, covenant, or condition contained in any agreement between Maker and Payee (each, an “Agreement”);
(c)           Any warranty or representation made to Payee by Maker under any Agreement proves to have been false when made or furnished;
(d)           If Maker voluntarily files a petition under the federal Bankruptcy Act, as such Act may from time to time be amended, or under any similar or successor federal statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangements or reorganizations, or under any state bankruptcy or insolvency act, or files an answer in an involuntary proceeding admitting insolvency or inability to pay debts, or if Maker is adjudged a bankrupt, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Maker’s property, or if Maker makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or if there is an attachment, receivership, execution or other judicial seizure, then Payee may, at Payee’s option, declare all of the Indebtedness to be immediately due and payable without prior notice to Maker, and Payee may invoke any remedies permitted by this Note.  Any attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by Payee in connection with Maker’s bankruptcy or any of the other events described in this Section 3 shall be additional Indebtedness of Maker secured by this Note.

 
 

 

(e)           There exists a material breach by Maker under (or a termination by any party of) a material contract of Maker (for purposes of this Section 4 a material contract shall mean any contract resulting in revenues of in excess of $10,000 per annum);
(f)           Maker is in default under any funded indebtedness, including but not limited to indebtedness evidenced by notes or capital leases, of Maker other than the amounts loaned pursuant to this Note; or
(g)           If Maker’s business undergoes a material adverse change in Payee’s reasonable opinion.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 4(d) hereof occurs and is continuing, the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of Payee.

4.            Acceleration . Upon an Event of Default, the Payee may give written notice to the Maker of the occurrence of such Event of Default and Maker shall have the shorter of (i) thirty (30) days or (ii) such remedy period as set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 4 within which to cure such Event of Default.  If the Event of Default is not cured within the applicable cure period, then, at the option of the Payee, Payee may declare the Maker in default (a “Default”) and all sums due hereunder shall become immediately due and payable.

Any written notification from Payee to Maker hereunder shall be deemed to be written notification of an Event of Default, or Default, or rescission of Acceleration (as provided below), respectively, only if such notification, communication or other election shall (a) be clearly and distinctly identified as such a Notice of Event of Default, Notice of Default, or Notice of Rescission of Acceleration, respectively, and (b) be given by certified mail, return receipt requested or overnight delivery requiring acknowledgement of receipt, and any communication between the parties not so designated and delivered shall not be construed or deemed to be effective notice under this Section 5.

5.            Interest .  In the Event of Default, the outstanding principal amount of this Promissory Note (the “Note”), together with unpaid interest, shall bear interest with effect from July 1, 2009 at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum, which interest shall accrue and be compounded quarterly and shall result in a corresponding increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness.

6.            Waivers .  The Maker hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor and any and all other notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and hereby consents to any waivers or modifications that may be granted or consented to by the Payee of this Note.  No waiver by the Payee or any breach of any covenant of the Maker herein contained or any term or condition hereof shall be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or of any other covenant, term or condition whatsoever.

7.            Enforcement .  In the event that any Payee of this Note shall institute any action for the enforcement or the collection of this Note, there shall be immediately due and payable, in addition to the unpaid balance of this Note, all late charges, and all costs and expenses of such action including reasonable attorney’s fees.  The Maker waives the right to interpose any setoff, counterclaim or defense of any nature or description whatsoever.

8.            Replacement of Note .  Upon receipt by the Maker of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and (in case of loss, theft or destruction) of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Maker of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Note if mutilated, the Maker will make and deliver a new Note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.

 
 

 

9.            Amendments .  This Note may not be changed, modified, amended, or terminated except by a writing duly executed by the Maker and the Payee.

10.          Governing Law .  This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

11.         Assignment .  This Note may not be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by the Maker without the prior written consent of the Payee in its sole and absolute discretion, and any purported assignment without the express prior written consent of the Payee shall be void ab initio.  The Payee may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to any party.  Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the Payee and the Maker.

[See attached Signature Page]

 
 

 

Signature Page
to Promissory Note
dated as of June 30, 2009

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Promissory Note by its duly authorized officer as of the 30th day of June, 2009.

 
C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
   
 
By:  _____________________________
   
 
Name:  ___________________________
   
 
Title:  ____________________________

 
 

 

Exhibit 10.7

PROMISSORY NOTE

$128,712.86
June 30, 2009

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, C2 Global Technologies Inc., a Florida corporation formerly known as Acceris Communications Inc. and I-Link Incorporated (the “Maker”) promises to pay to Counsel Corporation, an Ontario corporation, or its assigns (the “Payee”), in the lawful money of the United States of America (“Dollars” or “$”) the principal sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and 86/100ths Dollars ($128,712.86) funded from time to time by Payee to Maker, together with interest thereon as set forth herein, on or before the Maturity Date as provided below and in accordance with the provisions of that certain Loan Agreement dated as of January 26, 2004 between the Maker and Payee as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated, the “Loan Agreement.”  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.

1.            Interest .  The outstanding principal amount of this Promissory Note (the “Note”), together with unpaid interest, shall bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on July 1, 2009, which interest shall accrue and be compounded quarterly and shall result in a corresponding increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness.

2.            Time and Place of Payment .  The Indebtedness shall be due and payable in full on demand (the “Maturity Date”); provided, further, however, that notwithstanding the above, the Maturity Date shall be accelerated to the date ten (10) calendar days following closing under or conclusion of an equity investment or investments in the Maker by a third party unrelated to Counsel Corp through the capital markets, whether pursuant to a registered offering or unregistered offering or other transaction (an “Equity Investment”); provided, further, however, that the Maturity Date shall be accelerated with respect only to the portion of the unpaid Indebtedness equal to the net amount received by the Maker from any such Equity Investment.

3.           The Indebtedness, including that portion of the Indebtedness represented by this Note, is secured pursuant to that Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement between the Maker and Payee dated as of January 26, 2004, executed and delivered concurrent herewith as the same has been amended, modified, extended or restated, the “Stock Pledge Agreement.”

4.            Events of Default .   The occurrence of any of the following events or conditions shall constitute an event of default (each an “Event of Default”):

(a)           Maker shall fail to pay any of the Indebtedness pursuant to terms of this Note;
(b)           Maker shall fail to comply with any term, obligation, covenant, or condition contained in any agreement between Maker and Payee (each, an “Agreement”);
(c)           Any warranty or representation made to Payee by Maker under any Agreement proves to have been false when made or furnished;
(d)           If Maker voluntarily files a petition under the federal Bankruptcy Act, as such Act may from time to time be amended, or under any similar or successor federal statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangements or reorganizations, or under any state bankruptcy or insolvency act, or files an answer in an involuntary proceeding admitting insolvency or inability to pay debts, or if Maker is adjudged a bankrupt, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for Maker’s property, or if Maker makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or if there is an attachment, receivership, execution or other judicial seizure, then Payee may, at Payee’s option, declare all of the Indebtedness to be immediately due and payable without prior notice to Maker, and Payee may invoke any remedies permitted by this Note.  Any attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by Payee in connection with Maker’s bankruptcy or any of the other events described in this Section 3 shall be additional Indebtedness of Maker secured by this Note.

 
 

 

(e)           There exists a material breach by Maker under (or a termination by any party of) a material contract of Maker (for purposes of this Section 4 a material contract shall mean any contract resulting in revenues of in excess of $10,000 per annum);
(f)           Maker is in default under any funded indebtedness, including but not limited to indebtedness evidenced by notes or capital leases, of Maker other than the amounts loaned pursuant to this Note; or
(g)           If Maker’s business undergoes a material adverse change in Payee’s reasonable opinion.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 4(d) hereof occurs and is continuing, the principal amount of the Indebtedness, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable, without any declaration or other act on the part of Payee.

5.            Acceleration . Upon an Event of Default, the Payee may give written notice to the Maker of the occurrence of such Event of Default and Maker shall have the shorter of (i) thirty (30) days or (ii) such remedy period as set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 4 within which to cure such Event of Default.  If the Event of Default is not cured within the applicable cure period, then, at the option of the Payee, Payee may declare the Maker in default (a “Default”) and all sums due hereunder shall become immediately due and payable.

Any written notification from Payee to Maker hereunder shall be deemed to be written notification of an Event of Default, or Default, or rescission of Acceleration (as provided below), respectively, only if such notification, communication or other election shall (a) be clearly and distinctly identified as such a Notice of Event of Default, Notice of Default, or Notice of Rescission of Acceleration, respectively, and (b) be given by certified mail, return receipt requested or overnight delivery requiring acknowledgement of receipt, and any communication between the parties not so designated and delivered shall not be construed or deemed to be effective notice under this Section 5.

6.            Waivers .  The Maker hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of dishonor and any and all other notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and hereby consents to any waivers or modifications that may be granted or consented to by the Payee of this Note.  No waiver by the Payee or any breach of any covenant of the Maker herein contained or any term or condition hereof shall be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or of any other covenant, term or condition whatsoever.

7.            Enforcement .  In the event that any Payee of this Note shall institute any action for the enforcement or the collection of this Note, there shall be immediately due and payable, in addition to the unpaid balance of this Note, all late charges, and all costs and expenses of such action including reasonable attorney’s fees.  The Maker waives the right to interpose any setoff, counterclaim or defense of any nature or description whatsoever.

8.            Replacement of Note .  Upon receipt by the Maker of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and (in case of loss, theft or destruction) of an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon reimbursement to the Maker of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Note if mutilated, the Maker will make and deliver a new Note of like tenor in lieu of this Note.

 
 

 

9.            Amendments .  This Note may not be changed, modified, amended, or terminated except by a writing duly executed by the Maker and the Payee.

10.          Governing Law .  This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

11.          Assignment .  This Note may not be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by the Maker without the prior written consent of the Payee in its sole and absolute discretion, and any purported assignment without the express prior written consent of the Payee shall be void ab initio.  The Payee may assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to any party.  Subject to the foregoing, this Note shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the Payee and the Maker.

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Signature Page
to Promissory Note
dated as of June 30, 2009

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Promissory Note by its duly authorized officer as of the 30th day of June, 2009.

 
C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES  INC.
   
 
By:  _____________________________
   
 
Name:  ___________________________
   
 
Title:  ____________________________

 
 

 
 
Exhibit 31.1
 
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Allan C. Silber, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of C2 Global Technologies Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 7, 2009
   
By:
/s/ Allan C. Silber
 
 
Allan C. Silber
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
(Principal Executive Officer)

 
 

 
 
Exhibit 31.2
 
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Stephen A. Weintraub, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of C2 Global Technologies Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors:

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 7, 2009
   
By:
/s/ Stephen A. Weintraub
 
 
Stephen A. Weintraub
 
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
 
(Principal Financial Officer)

 
 

 
 
Exhibit 32.1
 
C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
 
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. 1350)
 
The undersigned Allan C. Silber, duly appointed and incumbent officer of C2 Global Technologies Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Corporation”), in connection with the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), does hereby represent, warrant and certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that, to the best of his knowledge:
 
  1.
The Report is in full compliance with reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

  2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

August 7, 2009
 
/s/ Allan C. Silber
 
Allan C. Silber
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
 
Exhibit 32.2
 
C2 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
 
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. 1350)
 
The undersigned Stephen A. Weintraub, duly appointed and incumbent officer of C2 Global Technologies Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Corporation”), in connection with the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), does hereby represent, warrant and certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that, to the best of his knowledge:
 
  1.
The Report is in full compliance with reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

  2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

August 7, 2009
 
/s/ Stephen A. Weintraub
 
Stephen A. Weintraub
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary