UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

May 20, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 000-51426 20-2027651

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

     
7226 Lee DeForest Drive, Suite 104    
Columbia, Maryland   21046
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(410) 423-7438
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Contract
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;

 

On May 20, 2013, VTC, L.L.C. (the “Purchaser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortress International Group, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to acquire certain assets, and assume certain specified liabilities, from arvato digital services LLC (the “Seller”) related to Seller’s data center integration business (the “Data Center Business”) operated at its Round Rock, Texas facility. The purchase and sale of the assets and the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the “Arvato Transaction.”

 

The purchase price paid by the Purchaser in connection with the Arvato Transaction is approximately $1,475,000, plus a purchase price adjustment consisting of the value of the purchased inventory and certain vendor prepaid amounts, less the value of the assumed liabilities and any customer prepaid amounts. A payment of $725,000 was paid in cash at closing, $375,000 was set aside in an escrow account for the purposes of satisfying any indemnification claims under the Purchase Agreement, and the balance of the purchase price will be paid on or before July 1, 2013.

 

The purchased assets include all inventory, furniture, fixtures, equipment, identified customer contracts, intellectual property (including certain proprietary software), and other assets used in the Data Center Business. The Company also offered employment to all employees of the Data Center Business and assumed the Seller’s lease at the Round Rock, Texas facility for the remaining term.

 

The Purchase Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements between the parties, including, without limitation, confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition restrictions applicable to the Seller, and agreements of limited reciprocal indemnification.

 

The Purchaser and the Seller also entered into a Transition Services Agreement and a Software License Agreement whereby the Purchaser will license the purchased proprietary software back to the Seller on a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free basis, with certain territorial limitations.

 

A copy of the Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the attached Purchase Agreement. Certain schedules and attachments to the Purchase Agreement have been omitted. The Company agrees to provide a copy of these schedules and attachments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

On May 21, 2013, the Company and its subsidiaries Innovative Power Systems, Inc. and the Purchaser (together with the Company, collectively, “Borrowers”), obtained a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) from Bridge Bank, National Association (“Lender”) pursuant to a Business Financing Agreement by and among Borrowers and Lender (the “Financing Agreement”). Borrowers’ obligations under the Credit Facility are joint and several. The obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of Borrowers’ assets. The Company’s subsidiaries, Vortech, L.L.C., Total Site Solutions Arizona, LLC, and Alletag Builders, Inc. (collectively , “Guarantors”), guaranteed the obligations of Borrowers under the Credit Facility. The Guarantors’ obligations under their respective guaranty agreements are secured by substantially all of the Guarantors’ assets.

 

 
 

 

The maximum amount of the Credit Facility is $6,000,000. The Credit Facility is subject to a borrowing base of 80% of eligible accounts receivable, subject to customary exclusions and limitations. Borrowings under the Credit Facility will bear interest at (1) the greater of (a) the prime rate published by the Lender or (b) 3.25%, plus (2) 2.0% per annum. In addition to interest payable on the principal amount of indebtedness outstanding from time to time under the Credit Facility, Borrowers (a) paid a commitment fee of $30,000 to Lender and (b) are required to pay to Lender an annual fee of $30,000. The Credit Facility matures on May 21, 2015.

 

The Credit Facility requires that Borrowers’ maintain an asset coverage ratio of at least 1.5 to 1.0. The asset coverage ratio is determined by dividing the Borrowers’ unrestricted cash and eligible accounts receivable by the Borrowers’ obligations under the Credit Facility.

 

The Financing Agreement and ancillary documents include customary affirmative covenants for secured transactions of this type, including maintaining adequate books and records, periodic financial reporting, compliance with laws, maintenance of insurance, maintenance of assets, timely payment of taxes, and notice of adverse events. The Financing Agreement and ancillary documents include customary negative covenants, including incurrence of other indebtedness, mergers, consolidations and transfers of assets and liens on assets of Borrowers. The Financing Agreement and ancillary documents include customary events of default, including payment defaults, failure to perform or observe terms, covenants or agreements included in the Financing Agreement and ancillary documents, insolvency and bankruptcy defaults, judgment defaults, material adverse change defaults, and change of management defaults.

 

A copy of the Financing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the attached Financing Agreement. Certain attachments to the Financing Agreement have been omitted. The Company agrees to provide a copy of these attachments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

In connection with the Credit Facility, the Company and Gerard J. Gallagher, the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, agreed to restructure the promissory note held by Mr. Gallagher by reducing the outstanding principal amount by approximately $307,000 to $1,900,000. The Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note, dated May 21, 2013, provided for an immediate payment of $900,000, eight quarterly principal payments of $25,000 beginning July 1, 2013, a principal payment of $100,000 on January 3, 2014, and the remaining outstanding balance due on July 1, 2015. All amounts due under the note are immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of a “change in control” of the Company (as defined in the promissory note) and the death of Mr. Gallagher. If the Company fails to pay any amount due under the promissory note within five days after the date due, the Company must pay Mr. Gallagher a late charge equal to 5% of the amount due and unpaid. The Company’s obligations under the promissory note held by Mr. Gallagher are subordinated to the Credit Facility obligations.

 

Upon an “event of default” (as defined in the promissory note) that the Company fails to cure within a period of 60 days following the date of such event of default, Mr. Gallagher will have the right to convert any amount equal to not less than $25,000 but up to an amount equal to the unpaid amount due under the promissory note into that number of shares of the Company’s common stock obtained by dividing the amount being converted by a conversion price equal to 125% of the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock. For purposes of the promissory note, the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock equals the average of the high and low bid prices of the Company’s common stock reported daily on the OTCQB marketplace during the twenty day period ending on the date Mr. Gallagher elects to make such conversion. Notwithstanding these conversion rights, the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued as a result of converting amounts due under the promissory note upon an event of default may not exceed 12% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of the date Mr. Gallagher initially elects to make such conversion.

 

 
 

 

A copy of the Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the attached Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note.

 

The Company and Mr. Gallagher also agreed to amend Mr. Gallagher’s employment agreement with the Company. The purpose of the amendment is to eliminate the automatic increase of Mr. Gallagher’s annual base salary by $100,000 to $175,000 effective January 3, 2013. A copy of the amendment to executive employment agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the attached amendment to executive employment agreement.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, effective as of May 20, 2013, by and between arvato digital services llc and VTC, L.L.C.
  99.1 Business Financing Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2013, by and among Bridge Bank, National Association, Fortress International Group, Inc., Innovative Power Systems, Inc., and VTC, L.L.C.
  99.2 Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note, dated May 21, 2013, issued by the Company to Gerard J. Gallagher.
  99.3 Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of May 21, 2013, between the Company and Gerard J. Gallagher.

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Anthony Angelini
    Anthony Angelini
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: May 24, 2013

 

 

 

 

Execution Version

 

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of May 20, 2013, by and between ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Seller ”), and VTC, L.L.C., a Maryland limited liability company, d/b/a Total Site Solutions (the “ Buyer ”). The Seller and the Buyer may hereinafter sometimes be referred to individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

 

Explanatory Statements

 

The Seller is engaged in the business of providing Data Center Services, Configuration Services, and Fulfillment Services (as each such term is defined herein and such terms collectively, the “ Business ”) at the Premises (as defined herein). The Seller desires to sell, transfer, assign, and convey to the Buyer, and the Buyer desires to purchase, receive, and assume from the Seller, certain assets, rights, and obligations related exclusively to the operation of the Business, it being understood that the Seller operates other lines of business, owns other assets, and is subject to certain liabilities, none of which are the subject of this Agreement.

 

Agreement

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the explanatory statements and the respective undertakings set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Seller and the Buyer, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions . All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth herein and in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

2.             Purchase and Sale of Assets .

 

(a)           Purchased Assets . At the Closing and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Seller hereby sells, transfers, assigns, conveys, and delivers to the Buyer, and the Buyer hereby purchases, accepts, and receives from the Seller, the Seller’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all of the assets of the Seller used exclusively in the Business, including:

 

(i)           the Inventory set forth on Schedule 2(a)(i)(A) (the “ Purchased Inventory ”) and Seller’s interest in or rights to, if any, the Customer Owned Inventory set forth on Schedule 2(a)(i)(B) (the “ Transferred Customer Owned Inventory ”);

 

(ii)          the equipment, machinery, supplies, tools, parts, office furnishings, furniture, fixtures, trailers and vehicles of the Business located at the Premises, including the items listed on Schedule 2(a)(ii) (the “ Purchased Tangible Property ”);

 

(iii)         the lease set forth on Schedule 2(a)(iii) , and all rights thereunder (the “ Transferred Lease ”);

 

 
 

 

 

(iv)          the contracts, agreements and any License Agreements (other than the Transferred Lease) set forth on Schedule 2(a)(iv) , and all statements of work and customer purchase orders related thereto, all open customer purchase orders relating to the Business, and all rights thereunder, including the right to receive payment for services performed, work-in-process, and unbilled receivables related thereto (the “ Transferred Contracts ”);

 

(v)           all contracts and covenants of Employees, former employees, independent contractors, sales representatives, and consultants of the Seller with respect to competition, confidentiality, secrecy, Intellectual Property or similar matters, and all rights thereunder;

 

(vi)          the rights to all Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the operation of the Business, including the Navio software and the other Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 2(a)(vi) (the “ Transferred Intellectual Property ”), but specifically excluding internet domain names and email addresses of the Business and the License Agreements that are not Transferred Contracts (the “ Excluded Licenses ”);

 

(vii)        all deposits, advance payments, and other prepaid amounts held by Seller on the Closing Date with respect to any Transferred Contracts, if any (collectively, “ Customer Prepaid Amounts ”);

 

(viii)       all telephone and facsimile numbers used by or related to the Business;

 

(ix)          all business records of the Seller of any kind or nature relating to the Business, including, without limitation, customer lists and all historic records related to Seller’s WMS or other inventory management systems;

 

(x)           all claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery, warranties and indemnities, rights of set off and rights of recoupment against third persons related to the Business;

 

(xi)          all insurance benefits, including proceeds payable at any time under Seller’s insurance policies, arising from, or relating to, any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities; and

 

(xii)         the goodwill of the Seller relating to the Business.

 

The assets described above in this Section 2(a) are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Purchased Assets .” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer is not acquiring any Excluded Assets.

 

(b)           No Liens . The Purchased Assets shall be transferred to Buyer free and clear of all Encumbrances of any kind or nature other than Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(c)           Assets Retained by the Seller . The Seller shall retain, and the Buyer is not purchasing, any other asset of the Seller not specifically identified in Section 2(a) , including (i) cash or cash equivalents of Seller, (ii) all of the Pre-Closing Accounts Receivable, (iii) internet domain names and email addresses of the Business and the Excluded Licenses, or (iv) any rights of the Seller under this Agreement (collectively, the “ Excluded Assets ”).

 

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(d)           Assumed Liabilities . The Buyer hereby agrees to assume (i) all obligations of the Seller under the Transferred Contracts with respect to work to be performed or matters arising on or after the Closing Date, (ii) all obligations of the Seller under the Transferred Lease, whether as tenant or otherwise, with respect to matters arising on or after the Closing Date, and any Liability arising out of or relating to such obligations; (iii) certain deposits, advance payments, and other prepaid amounts paid by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date to those vendors, suppliers, and contractors with respect to Transferred Contracts and to the landlord with respect to the Transferred Lease, as specifically set forth on Schedule 2(d) (the “ Assumed Prepaid Amounts ”), (iv) Liabilities related to the Transferred Customer Owned Inventory occurring or arising after the Closing Date; and (v) customer warranty claims under the Transferred Contracts (“ Warranty Claims ”) but, in the case of clause (v), (x) only on terms and at rates set forth in the applicable Transferred Contract or, if none, (1) as agreed upon by the Seller and such customer in writing on or before the Closing Date, or (2) if no such price is agreed pursuant to clause (1), as agreed upon by the Buyer and the Seller before the Buyer commences work on any such Warranty Claim, or (3) if no such price is agreed pursuant to clause (2), the standard rates typically charged by the Buyer for similar work performed for its customers, and (y) the cost of such Warranty Claims shall be deducted from the Holdback Amount, and if in excess of the Holdback Amount such excess shall be paid by the Seller to the Buyer immediately in cash upon written notice thereof (clauses (i) through (v), the “ Assumed Liabilities ”), it being understood that the Buyer is not assuming any Liability of the Seller related to the Transferred Lease or the Transferred Contracts occurring or arising prior to the Closing Date other than Warranty Claims.

 

(e)           Excluded Liabilities . Except for the Assumed Liabilities, the Buyer is not assuming any Liability of the Seller. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Buyer is not assuming, and the Seller shall be solely responsible for: (i) Liabilities to any employee, independent contractor, consultant, agent or representative of the Seller relating to services performed prior to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, Liabilities under any employment, consulting, severance pay, retirement, fringe benefit plan or other arrangement or agreement of any kind; (ii) Liabilities related to the Transferred Lease occurring or arising prior to the Closing Date; (iii) Liabilities related to the Excluded Assets; (iv) Liabilities related to Transferred Contracts completed prior to or work performed prior to the Closing Date; (v) Liabilities for taxes or indebtedness of the Seller ( but not including any taxes related to the Buyer’s post-Closing ownership, control, use, or operation of the Purchased Assets, including but not limited to any post-Closing reassessment of or other increases in taxes affecting the Purchased Assets as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) ; (vi) accounts payable, (vii) Liabilities of the Seller to Trifusion, LP or its partners pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 21, 2011 (the “ Trifusion Agreement ”), (viii) Liabilities related to the Transferred Customer Owned Inventory occurring or arising prior to the Closing Date (“ Pre-Closing Customer Inventory Liabilities ”), subject to the terms set forth in Section 11(a); or (ix) any other Liabilities related to the operation of the Business prior to Closing (clauses (i) through (ix), the “ Excluded Liabilities ”).

 

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3.             Purchase Price .

 

(a)          The aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Assets (the “ Purchase Price ”) shall be an amount equal to $1,475,000, plus the Purchase Price Adjustment, if any, which Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:

 

(i)          The Buyer shall pay to the Seller a cash payment on the Closing Date in the amount of $725,000 (the “ Closing Payment ”);

 

(ii)         The Buyer shall pay to the Seller, (x) on or before July 1, 2013, an amount equal to the Purchase Price (or, so much of the Purchase Price as is not the subject of the Unresolved Adjustments), less an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Closing Payment, plus (B) the Holdback Amount, and (y) within five (5) Business Days of the date of receipt of the Final Closing Statement pursuant to Section 5(c), any remaining balance of the Purchase Price (other than the Holdback Amount); and,

 

(iii)        The Buyer shall deliver to the Escrow Agent in immediately available funds on the Closing Date the Holdback Amount. Subject to any reduction in the Holdback Amount contemplated by Section 2(d) (Assumed Liabilities) or Section 11 (Indemnification), the Holdback Amount shall be held, safeguarded and released to the Seller by the Escrow Agent on the date that is 12 months following the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

 

(b)          All payments of the Purchase Price under Section 3 shall be payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds paid to a bank account identified by the Seller or the Escrow Agent, as the case may be, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date that such payment is due.

 

4.             Allocation of Purchase Price . The Buyer and the Seller shall allocate the Purchase Price among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Schedule 4 attached hereto (the “ Allocation ”), which Allocation has been prepared in accordance with Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”) of 1986, as amended. Buyer and Seller will cooperate in filing with the Internal Revenue Service any forms or filings required by Section 1060 of the Code on a basis consistent with the Allocation, and, except as mutually agreed to by Buyer and Seller, Buyer and Seller shall not take any position inconsistent with the Allocation for income tax purposes. The Allocation shall be appropriately adjusted by the Parties to reflect any adjustment made to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 5 .

 

5.             Purchase Price Adjustment .

 

(a)           The Buyer shall, as soon as practicable, and in any event no later than twenty-five (25) days after the Closing Date, (i) prepare the initial draft of a statement (the “ Closing Statement ”) setting forth, as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the Closing Date, the amount of Purchase Price Adjustment, which Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with IFRS and the principles, rules, and procedures set forth in Exhibit B (it being understood that if a principle, rule or procedure in Exhibit B is not in accordance with IFRS, such principle, rule or procedure shall nevertheless be followed) ; and (ii) deliver the same to the Seller.  In connection with the preparation of the Closing Statement, on the Closing Date (or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter), to the extent the Purchased Inventory is not located at a customer’s location pursuant to a Transferred Contract , the Buyer shall take a physical inventory of the Purchased Inventory as of the Closing Date, and the Seller shall be entitled to observe such physical inventory.

 

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(b)          The Seller shall review the Closing Statement during the  ten (10)  day period commencing on the date that the Seller receives the Closing Statement.  At or prior to the end of such  ten (10)  day period, the Seller shall either (i) deliver a written notice to the Buyer confirming that no  adjustments are proposed by the Seller to the Closing Statement (a “ Notice of Acceptance ”); or deliver a written notice to the Buyer to the effect that the Seller disagrees with  all or a portion of the Closing Statement (a “ Notice of Disagreement ”), specifying in reasonable detail the nature of such disagreement and the adjustments that the Seller seeks to the Closing Statement (collectively, the “ Proposed Adjustments ”), and attaching documents that are necessary to support such Proposed Adjustments.

 

(c)           To the extent that there are any Proposed Adjustments, the Buyer will, no later than seven (7) days after its receipt of the Notice of Disagreement, notify the Seller which of the Proposed Adjustments it accepts (if any) and which of the Proposed Adjustments it rejects (if any).  The Buyer and the Seller shall seek in good faith to resolve any differences that remain in relation to the Proposed Adjustments and to reach agreement in writing on any Proposed Adjustments not accepted by the Buyer.  If any of the Proposed Adjustments are not so resolved (the “ Unresolved Adjustments ”) within ten (10) days after the Buyer’s receipt of the Notice of Disagreement, the Unresolved Adjustments shall be submitted at the request of either the Buyer or the Seller to BDO   or another nationally recognized independent public accounting firm as shall be agreed upon by the Parties hereto in writing (the “ Accounting Firm ”) for arbitration.  The scope of the review by the Accounting Firm shall be limited to a determination of (i) whether the portions of the Closing Statement related to the Unresolved Adjustments were prepared in accordance with IFRS and Exhibit B ; and (ii) based on its determinations of the matters described in the preceding clause (i), a final calculation of Purchase Price Adjustment as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the Closing Date.  The Buyer and the Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Accounting Firm to render its written decision resolving the matters submitted to it as promptly as practicable after such submission of the Unresolved Adjustments.  The Accounting Firm’s determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Buyer and the Seller and shall be set forth in a written determination of the Accounting Firm.  Judgment may be entered upon the determination of the Accounting Firm in any court having jurisdiction over the Party against which such determination is to be enforced.  The Buyer shall bear and pay a percentage of the fees and disbursement of the Accounting Firm that is equal to the percentage of the total amount (in dollars) of the Unresolved Adjustments that are made to the Closing Statement, and the Seller shall bear and pay a percentage of the fees and disbursements of the Accounting Firm that is equal to the percentage of the total amount (in dollars) of the Unresolved Adjustments that are not made to the Closing Statement, in each case as determined by the Accounting Firm.  The allocation of the fees and disbursements of the Accounting Firm shall be determined by the Accounting Firm at the time the Accounting Firm finally resolves in writing any disputed matters.  The fees and disbursements (if any) of the Buyer’s representatives incurred in connection with the preparation and certification of the Closing Statement and their review of any Proposed Adjustments or Unresolved Adjustments shall be borne by the Buyer, and the fees and disbursements (if any) of the Seller’s representatives incurred in connection with their review of the Closing Statement, the working papers of the Buyer’s auditors and any Proposed Adjustments or Unresolved Adjustments shall be borne by the Seller.  The Accounting Firm is not to make or be asked to make any determination other than as expressly set forth in this Section 5(c) .

 

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(d)           The Closing Statement shall become final and binding on all Parties, and shall have the effect of an arbitral award, upon the earliest of (i) the date that a Notice of Acceptance is delivered to the Buyer pursuant to clause (b) (in which case the Purchase Price Adjustment shall be as set forth in the Closing Statement); (ii) upon expiration of the thirty (30)   day review period specified in clause (b) if no Notice of Disagreement has been delivered to the Buyer during such thirty (30) day period (in which case the Purchase Price Adjustment shall be as set forth in the Closing Statement); (iii) the date of an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties that the Closing Statement, together with any modifications thereto agreed by the Parties, are final and binding (in which case the Purchase Price Adjustment shall be as so agreed upon by the Parties); and (iv) the date on which the Accounting Firm finally resolves in writing any Unresolved Adjustments (in which case the Purchase Price Adjustment shall be as determined by the Accounting Firm) (the “ Final Closing Statement ”).

 

(e)           Each of the Parties shall provide the other (and such other’s representatives) with reasonable access to any books, records, working papers and employees as the other may reasonably request in connection with the preparation and review of the Closing Statement and the Final Closing Statement pursuant to this Section 5 .

 

6.             Closing . The purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets (the “ Closing ”) shall be deemed to have occurred as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of this Agreement (the “ Closing Date ”).

 

7.             The Seller’s Representations and Warranties . In order to induce the Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the Seller makes the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 7 , except as may be set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Seller to the Buyer on the date hereof (each, a “ Schedule ,” and collectively, the “ Disclosure Schedules ”).  The Disclosure Schedules set forth matters the disclosure of which is necessary or appropriate either in response to an express disclosure requirement contained in a provision of this Agreement or as an exception to one or more of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Section 7 .  Nothing in the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to be adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein, however, unless the Disclosure Schedules identify the exception with particularity and describe the relevant facts in detail.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the mere listing (or inclusion of a copy) of a document or other item shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein (unless the representation or warranty relates solely to the existence of such document or other item itself).  The Disclosure Schedules shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and paragraphs contained in this Section 7 . The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer the following:

 

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(a)           Organization, Good Standing, and Authority . The Seller is a limited liability company validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Seller has the requisite power and authority to own, lease, and operate the Purchased Assets and to conduct the operations of the Business as presently conducted.

 

(b)           Authorization; Binding Effect . The Seller has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all documents and instruments specified in it and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and under such instruments and documents. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all other documents and instruments specified herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Seller, fully enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity .

 

(c)           No Breach . Except as set forth in Schedule 7(c) , neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Seller, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, will (with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both), (i) result in a breach or violation of, or default under or conflict with (A) Seller's organizational documents, (B) any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, decree, mortgage, agreement, indenture, instrument or arrangement applicable to the Seller, (ii) result in any Encumbrance upon any of the Purchased Assets, other than a Permitted Encumbrance, or (iii) conflict with, or give rise to a right of termination, modification or cancellation of any agreement to which the Seller is a party that relates to the Business (including the Transferred Lease and the Transferred Contracts).

 

(d)           Consents . Except as set forth in Schedule 7(d) , no filing with, or consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, or notice to, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is or will be required to be made or obtained by Seller in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other document or instrument contemplated hereby, the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the performance of any of its obligations hereunder, including the transfer and assignment of any of the Purchased Assets.

 

(e)           Purchased Assets . The Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Purchased Assets constitute all of the material tangible and intangible, real, and personal properties, rights, assets, and interests used in the Business and are sufficient to enable the Buyer to continue to conduct the Business after the Closing in the same manner in which the Business has been conducted by the Seller since January 1, 2012. All of the Purchased Tangible Property has been repaired or maintained regularly and is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear), free from defects (other than minor defects that do not and will not interfere with the use thereof in normal operations) and suitable for their current and intended uses in the ordinary course of the Business. All of the Purchased Assets are in the Seller’s possession and control, except for such Purchased Assets that may be located at a customer’s location pursuant to a Transferred Contract.

 

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(f)           Claims; Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 7(f) , no claims, litigation, legal action, lawsuit, arbitration, governmental investigation or other legal or administrative proceeding or any order, decree or judgment is pending or, to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Seller (with respect to the Seller’s operation of the Business), the Business, the Purchased Assets or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(g)           Financial Statements . Attached as Schedule 7(g) are true, accurate, and complete copies of (collectively, the “ Financial Statements ”): (i) the unaudited statement of income of the Business as of December 31, 2011, and 2012 and for the fiscal year then ended; and (ii) the unaudited statement of income of the Business as of March 31, 2013 for the three-month period then ended. All of the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, applied on a consistent basis, and have been prepared in a manner consistent with each other and the books and records of Seller (all of which are true, accurate and complete and have been prepared in accordance with IFRS), and fairly present in all respects the results of operations of the Business as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.

 

(h)           Books and Records . The books and records of the Seller related to the Business (i) have been made available to the Buyer; (ii) are true and complete in all respects; (iii) represent actual, bona fide transactions; and (iv) have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices.

 

(i)           Inventory .

 

(i)           Schedule 2(a)(i)(A) and Schedule 2(a)(i)(B) set forth a true and complete listing of the Purchased Inventory of the Seller and all Transferred Customer Owned Inventory held by the Seller, respectively, as of May 18, 2013. Each item of Purchased Inventory is (A) free of any material defect or other deficiency; (B) of a quality, quantity, and condition useable and saleable in the ordinary course of the Business (subject to obsolescence reserves); and (C) properly stated on the Financial Statements and books and records of the Seller at the lesser of cost or fair market value on a moving average price (MAP) basis, with adequate obsolescence reserves reflected in the Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS. None of the Purchased Inventory is obsolete (except for the obsolescence reserve) and no write-down of such Purchased Inventory has been made or should have been made in the period since January 1, 2012. The quantities of each item of Purchased Inventory are not excessive and are reasonable in the present circumstances of the Business. All Purchased Inventory is located at the Premises, except for such Purchased Inventory that may be located at a customer’s location pursuant to a Transferred Contract. No Purchased Inventory is held on a consignment basis.

 

(ii)         All Transferred Customer Owned Inventory (A) is held only pursuant to a Transferred Contract and not held for resale or otherwise on a consignment basis, (B) is the property of the customer under the corresponding Transferred Contract and the Seller has no claim to any right, title or interest in such Inventory, other than pursuant to the terms and conditions of the corresponding Transferred Contract, (C) is properly recorded and accounted for in the books and records of the Seller, (D) is located at the Premises and has not been removed therefrom other than pursuant to deliveries made or work completed under a Transferred Contract, and (E) has not been lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged in any way.

 

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(iii)        The Seller does not hold any Inventory of any other Person other than (A) the Purchased Inventory, and (B) the Transferred Customer Owned Inventory.

 

(j)           Adverse Changes . Since January 1, 2012, (i) there has not been any material adverse change in the Purchased Assets or the Business, (ii) the Seller has not waived any rights which are material to the Purchased Assets, (iii) there has not been any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which materially and adversely affects the Purchased Assets or the Business, and (iv) there has not been any material transaction by the Seller relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business outside the ordinary course of business.

 

(k)           No Undisclosed Liabilities . The Business does not have any Liability of any nature whatsoever except (a) Liabilities to the extent expressly identified, reflected, and reserved against on the face of the Financial Statements (rather than in any notes thereto); or (b) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices and amounts since January 1, 2012 (none of which results from a breach of contract or violation of Applicable Law, and none of which is reasonably expected to cause a material adverse effect with respect to the Business).

 

(l)           Contracts . To the Seller’s knowledge, the Seller has delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of each of the Transferred Contracts entered into by the Seller since July 1, 2011. Each of the Transferred Contracts is valid, binding, and enforceable in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect. The Seller has not waived any of its rights under, or modified the terms of, any Transferred Contract orally or by a pattern of practice or otherwise. There are no existing defaults on the part of the Seller, or, to the Seller’s knowledge, any other party to a Transferred Contract, and no events or circumstances have occurred which, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute defaults under any of the Transferred Contracts on the part of the Seller or, to the Seller’s knowledge, any other party thereto. The Seller has not received notice of termination of, and to the Seller’s knowledge, is not aware of any intention or threat to terminate, any Transferred Contract by any party thereto. The Seller is not a party to any contract, permit, or agreement which is material to the operation of the Business and which involves any current manager, director, officer, or member of Seller or any Affiliates of any of the foregoing parties, or any current employee of Seller, or any entity in which any such manager, director, officer, member, or employee owns any beneficial interest . The Transferred Contracts constitute all of the material contracts and agreements necessary to enable the Buyer to continue to conduct the Business after the Closing in the same manner in which the Business has been conducted by the Seller since January 1, 2012 .

 

(m)           Compliance with Laws . The Seller has all governmental permits, licenses, or other rights necessary for the operation of the Business all of which are listed on Schedule 7(m) and all of which shall transfer to Buyer upon consummation of the transactions set forth in this Agreement. The Seller is not in violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, decree, or other ruling issued by a governmental body or court, except where the violation would not have a material adverse effect on the results of operation, assets, or financial condition of the Business. T he Seller has at all times complied with all legal requirements relating to export control and trade sanctions or embargoes, including such legal requirements as may be applicable in each jurisdiction in which the Seller sells goods or services.

 

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(n)           Employees . Schedule 7(n) sets forth (a) a list of all Employees (including title and position), and all contractors and consultants of the Business; (b) the base compensation and benefits of each such Employee, contractor, and consultant; and (c) a list of all employee benefit plans and arrangements to which the Seller is a party. The employment of all Employees and all contractors and consultants to the Business may be terminated at any time with or without cause and without any severance, termination benefit, or other liability of the Seller. The Seller is not a party to, and the Business is not subject to, any labor union or collective bargaining agreement. To the knowledge of the Seller, no Employee has an intention to terminate his or her employment with the Seller, and the Seller has not provided any such Employee with a notice of termination. There have not been, and there are not pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any work stoppages, work slow-downs, pickets, strikes, or other labor disputes or claims and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may provide the basis for any such work stoppages, work slow-downs, pickets, strikes or other labor disputes or claims. The Seller has complied with, and is not in violation of, any Applicable Laws relating to anti-discrimination and equal employment opportunities in connection with the Business. There are, and have been, no violations of any other Applicable Laws regarding the hiring, hours, wages, occupational safety and health, employment, promotion, termination or benefits of any Employee, or former employee of the Seller, in connection with the Business. The Seller has properly accrued in the ordinary course of the Business all wages and compensation due to Employees, including, but not limited to, all vacations or vacation pay, holidays or holiday pay, sick days or sick pay, and bonuses. The Seller has complied with and is in compliance with the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended. All Employees are legally able to work in the United States and will be able to continue to work in the Business in the United States following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has properly classified all of the Employees, independent contractors, consultants, freelancers, and other service providers used by the Business.

 

(o)           Intellectual Property . Seller (i) owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Transferred Intellectual Property, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances or (ii) has the right to use such Transferred Intellectual Property pursuant to the terms of a valid and enforceable License Agreement, a true and complete copy of which has been provided to the Buyer. A true and complete list of the Transferred Intellectual Property is set forth on Schedule 2(a)(vi) and a true and complete list of the License Agreements (other than the Excluded Licenses) is set forth in Schedule 2(a)(iv) . There are no existing defaults on the part of the Seller, and to the Seller’s knowledge, no events or circumstances have occurred which, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute defaults under any such License Agreements on the part of the Seller. Except for the Excluded Licenses, the License Agreements and the number of individual user licenses permitted by the License Agreements are all of the third-party license agreements and individual user licenses necessary and sufficient for the operation of the Business and the Seller has not granted or permitted use of the Intellectual Property covered by the License Agreements to anyone not authorized for such use, or in excess of the individual user licenses granted thereby. The Seller has not licensed any of the Transferred Intellectual Property it purports to own to any third party, and has not licensed any Transferred Intellectual Property owned by a third party to any other Person. There are no claims or suits pending, or to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Seller challenging the Seller’s ownership of or right to use any of the Transferred Intellectual Property or alleging that any of the Transferred Intellectual Property or the Seller’s use thereof infringes upon any of the rights of any third party and, to the Seller’s knowledge, the Transferred Intellectual Property does not infringe upon any of the rights of any third party. The Transferred Intellectual Property constitutes all of the material Intellectual Property necessary to enable the Buyer to continue the Business after the Closing in the same manner in which the Business has been conducted by the Seller since January 1, 2012.

 

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(p)           Real Property . The Seller does not own any real property used in connection with the Business. Set forth in Schedule 2(a)(iii) is a true and complete description of the Transferred Lease (including the date and name of the parties to the Transferred Lease). The Seller has delivered to the Buyer a true and complete copy of the Transferred Lease. The Seller has a good and valid leasehold interest in and to the Premises. To the knowledge of the Seller, no additional real property or improvements to the Premises are required to conduct the Business as currently conducted. To the knowledge of the Seller, none of the parties to the Transferred Lease are in default under any of the terms thereof; all obligations and conditions under the Transferred Lease to be performed to date have been satisfied; and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a default under the Transferred Lease. With respect to the Premises, (i) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened condemnation or other similar proceedings other legal matters affecting adversely the current use, occupancy or value thereof; (ii) all facilities have received all material approvals of Governmental Authorities (including Permits) required in connection with the ownership, occupation or operation thereof and have been operated and maintained in accordance with Applicable Law; (iii) to the Seller’s knowledge, there are no oral or written leases, subleases, licenses, concessions or other agreements, granting to any party or parties (other than the Seller) the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the parcel; (iv) to the Seller’s knowledge, there are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal to purchase the parcel, or any portion thereof or interest therein; (v) all facilities located on the parcel are supplied with utilities and other services necessary for the operation of such facilities, including gas, electricity, water, telephone, sanitary sewer and storm sewer, all of which services are reasonably adequate for the operation of the Business; (vi) each parcel abuts on and has direct vehicular access to a public road, or has access to a public road via a permanent, irrevocable, appurtenant easement or servitude benefiting the parcel; and (vii) the Seller has maintained the Premises in accordance with the terms of the Transferred Lease through the Closing Date so that, to the Seller’s knowledge, the Seller would be entitled to a full refund of the security deposit held by the landlord if the Transferred Lease expired as of the Closing Date.

 

(q)           Environmental Matters . The Seller has not used, generated, manufactured, treated, stored, released or disposed (or arranged for the use, generation, manufacture, treatment, storage, release or disposal) of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under or about the Premises in violation of any applicable Environmental, Health and Safety Laws.  To the Seller’s knowledge, the Premises are not contaminated by any Hazardous Materials. The Seller is and has at all times been in full compliance with all applicable Environmental, Health and Safety Laws related to the Business.  The Seller has obtained and holds all Permits that are required under applicable Environmental, Health and Safety Laws in connection with the Business and the Seller is and has at all times been in compliance with the terms and conditions of such Permits and under which such Permits were issued or granted.  The Seller is not subject to any Liability under any Environmental, Health and Safety Laws in connection with the Business. The Seller has not received any notice, report or other information regarding any actual or alleged violation of Environmental, Health and Safety Laws, or any Liability (including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations) arising under any Environmental, Health and Safety Law in connection with the Business. There are no underground storage tanks, landfills, or materials or equipment containing asbestos or polychlorinated biphenyls at, on, under or about any of the Premises. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will result in any Liability for site investigation or cleanup, or notification to or consent of, any Governmental Authority or other Person pursuant to any Environmental, Health and Safety Laws.  The Seller has timely filed all reports and notifications required to be filed and has generated and maintained all records required to be generated and maintained, under Environmental, Health and Safety Laws, and the Seller has provided to the Buyer all records and documents relating to the Seller’s compliance or non-compliance with Environmental, Health and Safety Laws related to the Business.  To the Seller’s knowledge, no facts, events or conditions relating to the Premises will prevent, hinder or limit continued compliance with Environmental, Health and Safety Laws, give rise to any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations pursuant to Environmental, Health and Safety Laws, or give rise to any other Liabilities pursuant to Environmental, Health and Safety Laws, including any relating to onsite or offsite releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, substances or wastes, personal injury, property damage or natural resources damage.

 

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(r)           Taxes . The Seller has properly completed and duly and timely filed in correct form with the appropriate United States, state, and local governmental agencies all tax returns and reports required to be filed with respect to the Purchased Assets before the Closing Date. All taxes owed by the Seller with respect to the Purchased Assets (whether or not shown on any tax return) have been timely paid. The Seller has made all withholdings of tax required to be made and has paid such withholdings to the appropriate United States, state, or local government agencies. The Seller is not a party to any pending action or proceeding, nor to the knowledge of the Seller, is there threatened an action or proceeding, by any governmental authority for assessment or collection of taxes with respect to the Purchased Assets, and the Seller has not been notified by any governmental authority that an audit or review of any tax matter with respect to the Purchased Assets is contemplated. No claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where the Seller does not file tax returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction or that it must file a tax return. There are no Encumbrances on the Purchased Assets with respect to taxes. The Seller has not waived (or is subject to a waiver of) any statute of limitations in respect of taxes with respect to the Purchased Assets or has agreed to (or is subject to) any extension of time with respect to a tax assessment or deficiency with respect to the Purchased Assets.

 

(s)           Relationships with Customers and Suppliers .

 

(i)           Schedule 7(s)(i) sets forth a true, accurate, and complete list of (A) the ten (10) largest customers of the Seller (by dollar amount of sales) for the Seller’s current fiscal year (to date) and the percentage of sales attributable to such customer; (B) the ten (10) largest customers of the Seller (by dollar amount of sales) for the Seller’s most recent fiscal year and the percentage of sales attributable to such customer; (C) the greater of (I) the ten (10) largest suppliers of the Seller or (II) the suppliers of the Seller representing at least 80% of the amounts paid by the Seller to all suppliers, in each case measured by dollar amount of purchases for the Seller’s current fiscal year (to date) and the percentage of purchases attributable to such supplier; and (D) the greater of (I) the ten (10) largest suppliers of the Seller or (II) the suppliers of the Seller representing at least 80% of the amounts paid by the Seller to all suppliers, in each case measured by dollar amount of purchases for the Seller’s most recent fiscal year and the percentage of purchases attributable to such supplier.

 

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(ii)         Other than as set forth on Schedule 7(s)(ii) , since January 1, 2012, (A) no customer of or supplier to the Seller has terminated or cancelled its relationship with the Seller; (B) to the Seller’s knowledge, no customer of Seller has indicated that it will stop, or decrease the rate of, buying materials, products or services from the Seller; and (C) to the Seller’s knowledge, no supplier to the Seller has indicated that it will stop, or decrease the rate of, supplying materials, products or services to the Seller.

 

(t)           Insurance . The Seller has maintained insurance with respect to the Purchased Assets and the operation of the Business under such coverage policies and in such amounts that would be in accordance with good industry practice.

 

(u)           Product Warranty . The Seller does not have any Liability for replacement or repair of products sold or delivered by the Seller, or other damages in connection therewith, except as required by Applicable Laws or pursuant to contractual commitments. No product sold, leased, distributed, delivered, or packaged by the Seller, in connection with the Transferred Contracts, is subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity other than the applicable guaranty, warranty or other indemnity set forth in the applicable Transferred Contract.

 

(v)           Certain Payments . Neither the Seller, nor any owner, member, director, officer, employee or agents of the Seller, has paid or caused to be paid, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Business to any government or agency thereof or any agent of any supplier or customer any bribe, kick-back or other similar payment that is, or could be deemed to be, a violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any comparable Applicable Law of any other jurisdiction .

 

(w)           Brokers . No finder, broker, agent or other intermediary has acted for or on behalf of the Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and there are no claims for any brokerage commissions, finder’s fee or similar payment due from Seller in connection herewith.

 

(x)           Disclosure . This Agreement and the Schedules hereto, when taken as a whole with other documents and certificates furnished by the Seller to the Buyer, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

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8.             Representations of the Buyer . The Buyer does hereby represent, warrant, and covenant to the Seller the following:

 

(a)           Organization and Good Standing . The Buyer is a limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

 

(b)           Authorization; Binding Effect . The Buyer has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all documents and instruments specified in it and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and under such instruments and documents. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all other documents and instruments specified herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Buyer , fully enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity .

 

(c)           No Breach . Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Buyer, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will result in a breach or violation of, or default under, or conflict with, Buyer’s organizational documents or any law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, decree, mortgage, agreement, indenture, instrument or arrangement applicable to the Buyer.

 

(d)           Claims; Litigation . No claims, litigation, legal action, lawsuit, arbitration, governmental investigation or other legal or administrative proceeding or any order, decree or judgment is pending or, to the Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against the Buyer which could adversely affect the consummation of this transaction.

 

(e)           Brokers . No finder, broker, agent or other intermediary has acted for or on behalf of the Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and there are no claims for any brokerage commissions, finder’s fee or similar payment due from Buyer in connection herewith.

 

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9.             Covenants .

 

(a)           Consents . The Seller shall, on and after the Closing Date, cooperate with the Buyer to obtain all written consents required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, any consent required by the Buyer to assign the Transferred Contracts to the Buyer, and shall deliver to the Buyer copies, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for the Buyer, of such written consents. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, neither this Agreement nor any agreement, instrument or other document executed in connection herewith shall constitute an agreement to sell, assign or transfer any Transferred Contract or any claim, right, benefit or obligation thereunder or resulting therefrom if a sale, assignment or transfer thereof, without the consent of, or notice to, a third party thereto, would constitute a breach or violation thereof and such consent or notice is not obtained or provided at or prior to the Closing.  If any such consent or notice shall not be obtained or provided at or prior to the Closing or if any attempted assignment would be ineffective or would impair the Buyer’s rights with respect to any of the Purchased Assets, then from and after the Closing, the Seller shall (A) continue to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent and provide any required notice as promptly as possible; (B) use its commercially reasonable efforts to assure that the rights and benefits of the Seller under each Transferred Contract shall be preserved for, and provided to, the Buyer; (C) provide for the Buyer all benefits of, and all payments, revenue, and other consideration derived from, each Transferred Contract (all of which, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer promptly following receipt by the Seller and, until delivery, shall be held by the Seller for the exclusive benefit of the Buyer); and (D) cooperate with the Buyer in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide such benefits, payments, revenue and other consideration to the Buyer. On and after the Closing Date, and until such consents to assignment have been obtained, the Seller (i) agrees to continue performance under the Transferred Contracts in accordance with their terms and conditions in the ordinary course of the Business; and, (ii) will not terminate, cancel, breach, or cause the termination, cancellation, or a breach, of the Transferred Contracts.

 

(b)           Further Assurances . From time to time and as and when requested by Buyer on the one hand and/or the Seller on the other hand, each Party shall cause the other Party to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such documents or instruments of conveyance as one Party may deem necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to more effectively convey, assign, transfer, and deliver to the Buyer any of the Purchased Assets or assist in the collection or reduction or possession of any or all such Purchased Assets.

 

(c)           Non-competition and Non-solicitation.

 

(i)          Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 9(c)(iii) , the Seller agrees that, for a period of 12 months after the Closing Date, the Seller and its Affiliates shall not, within North America (the “ Territory ”):

 

(A)         Participate or engage in any business performing Data Center Services, whether directly or indirectly, as an director, officer, owner, member, stockholder, partner, proprietor, joint venturer, employee, consultant, independent contractor, agent or otherwise;

 

(B)         Solicit (directly or indirectly, for its own account, or for the account of others) orders for services or products of a kind or nature like or similar to the Data Center Services performed by the Business, or products sold by the Business, from any party that was a client or customer of the Business, or which the Business was soliciting to be its client or customer, during the twelve (12) month period preceding the Closing Date;

 

(C)         Hire, or solicit for employment, any individual who within the twelve (12) month period prior to such employment or solicitation, was an employee of the Buyer or the Business, or induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Buyer or the Business to terminate his or her employment with the Buyer or the Business, provided that with respect to Thomas Hardt and Michael Tiller, the restriction in this Section 9(c)(i)(C) will apply for a period of two years after the Closing Date;

 

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(D)         Urge any client or customer, or potential client or customer, of the Buyer or the Business to discontinue business, in whole or in part, or not to do business, with the Buyer or the Business.

 

(ii)         The Seller expressly acknowledges and agrees (A) that the restrictions set forth herein are reasonable, in terms of scope, duration, geographic area, and otherwise, (B) that the protections afforded to the Buyer hereunder are necessary to protect its legitimate business interests, and (C) that the agreement to observe such restrictions form a material part of the consideration for this Agreement. If any restriction set forth in this Section 9(c) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable, unlawful or unenforceable with respect to one or more geographic areas, lines of business and/or months of duration, then the Seller agrees, and hereby submits, to the reduction and limitation of such restriction, and the Parties hereto do hereby expressly authorize any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any such provision or portion thereof or to modify any such provision or portion thereof in order that any such provision or portion thereof shall be enforced by such court to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if any Applicable Law shall reduce the time period during which the Seller shall be prohibited from engaging in any competitive activity described in this Section 9(c) , the period of time for which the Seller shall be prohibited from engaging in competitive activities pursuant to this Section 9(c) shall be the maximum time permitted by such Applicable Law. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Section 9(c) were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Because the amount of damages that might be sustained by the Buyer resulting from or arising out of a breach of any provision of this Section 9(c) are uncertain and not ascertainable at this time, in the event of a breach or violation of the terms or conditions of this Section 9(c) , the Buyer shall be entitled to damages in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the Gross Margin received by the Seller or its Affiliates resulting from the breach or violation of this Section 9(c) , provided that the maximum aggregate amount payable pursuant to this Section 9(c)(ii) shall be equal to the Purchase Price.

 

(iii)        Notwithstanding anything set forth in Section 9(c)(i) above, the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(A)         the Seller or its Affiliates may, in the Territory, solicit orders for Data Center Services and products related thereto from, and provide Data Center Services and products related thereto to, those specific customers identified on Schedule 9(c)(iii) ;

 

(B)         the Seller or its Affiliates may provide Configuration Services and Fulfillment Services ; and

 

(C)         pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, Thomas Hardt and Michael Tiller shall be permitted to provide certain consulting services to the Seller from and after the Closing Date;

 

provided , however , that except with respect to the first customer specifically identified on Schedule 9(c)(iii) , the Seller shall not (1) use the Navio software in the Territory during the period specified in the Navio License Agreement; or (2) engage Thomas Hardt or Michael Tiller to provide consulting services in the Territory in connection with the activities described in Sections 9(c)(iii)(A) and (B) above.

 

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(d)           Confidentiality . From and after the Closing Date, the Seller and each of the Seller’s Affiliates, owners, stockholders, members, officers, directors, employees or agents shall not, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, use for any purpose or disclose to any Person any confidential or proprietary information concerning the Purchased Assets, the Business, or the suppliers, vendors or customers of the Business, including information, whether written or otherwise, regarding the litigation, customers, customer lists, costs, prices, earnings, systems, operating procedures, prospective and executed contracts and other business arrangements, and sources of supply.

 

(e)           Employees . The Seller will use all reasonable best efforts to cause the employees currently employed by the Seller in connection with the Business to make available their employment services to the Buyer. On the Closing Date, the Buyer will offer at-will employment to those current employees of the Seller selected by the Buyer at wage or salary levels, as applicable, and with employee benefits as may be determined by the Buyer.

 

(f)           Public Statements . Except as may be publicly disclosed by the Buyer pursuant to its period reporting obligations, from and after the date of this Agreement neither the Seller nor any of its owners, members, officers, directors, employees or agents shall make any statement regarding the terms of this Agreement, issue a press release, make any public statement or otherwise release any information concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of Buyer.

 

(g)           Excluded Liabilities .  From and after the Closing, the Seller shall pay and discharge all of the Liabilities (including the Excluded Liabilities) of the Seller and the Business, other than the Assumed Liabilities, as and when the same shall or may become due or payable from time to time and in any event before default or delinquency.  Nothing in this Agreement shall create any implication, covenant, or commitment that the Buyer is a successor or successor-in-interest to the Seller or the Business.

 

(h)           Intellectual Property License . From and after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall license certain of the Transferred Intellectual Property to the Seller pursuant to a Software License Agreement, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the “ Navio License Agreement ”).

 

(i)           Post-Closing Accounts Receivable . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, from and after the Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer immediately upon receipt all payments (whether in cash, checks or otherwise) received by the Seller or any of its Affiliates on account of or in connection with the Post-Closing Accounts Receivable, duly endorsed (in the case of checks) by the Seller to the order of the Buyer and otherwise in the form received. No such payments shall be deposited by the Seller in any deposit accounts maintained by the Seller or otherwise disposed of by the Seller. The Seller hereby acknowledges that, promptly following the Closing, the Buyer will, and the Seller shall promptly cooperate with the Buyer’s request to, notify all of the third parties to the Transferred Contracts that they should forward Post-Closing Accounts Receivable directly to the Buyer.

 

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(j)           Services of Steve Savage and Thomas Hardt . The Seller agrees and acknowledges that the employment of Steve Savage and Thomas Hardt with the Buyer, their respective provision of services to the Buyer and its customers, and any dealings of Steve Savage and Thomas Hardt on behalf of the Buyer with any customers or suppliers of the Seller, are not, and will not be construed to be, a breach or violation of the terms and conditions of any confidentiality, assignment of inventions, non-competition or other similar agreement between the Seller and either of Steve Savage or Thomas Hardt.

 

(k)           Assignment of Lease . On or before the Closing Date, the Seller shall assign the Transferred Lease to the Buyer, and the parties shall execute that certain Assignment of Lease by and among the Buyer, the Seller and the owner of the Premises (the “ Lease Assignment ”).

 

10.           Closing Deliveries . At Closing, the Parties shall deliver to each other the following:

 

(a)           Closing Deliveries of the Seller . The Seller shall deliver to the Buyer at Closing:

 

(i)           the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Seller;

 

(ii)          a Bill of Sale, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto, duly executed by the Seller;

 

(iii)         an Assumption Agreement, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (the “ Assumption Agreement ”), duly executed by the Seller;

 

(iv)          a Transition Services Agreement, in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the “ Transition Services Agreement ”), duly executed by the Seller;

 

(v)           the Navio License Agreement, duly executed by the Seller;

 

(vi)          the written consent of each of the parties to the Transferred Contracts, consenting to the transfer and assignment thereof to the Buyer;

 

(vii)         the Lease Assignment, duly executed by the Seller;

 

(viii)       a consent of the Board of Managers of the Seller, or such other corporate documents evidencing the authorization of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in a form acceptable to counsel for the Buyer, duly executed by the Managers of the Seller ; and

 

(ix)         such other documents, instruments or agreements as may reasonably be requested by the Buyer to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(b)           Closing Deliveries of the Buyer . The Buyer shall deliver to the Seller at Closing:

 

(i)          the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Buyer;

 

(ii)         the Closing Payment;

 

(iii)         a consent of the Member of the Buyer, or such other corporate documents evidencing the authorization of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in a form acceptable to counsel for the Seller, duly executed by the Member of the Buyer;

 

(iv)         the Assumption Agreement, duly executed by the Buyer;

 

(v)          the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by the Buyer;

 

(vi)         the Navio License Agreement, duly executed by the Buyer; and,

 

(vii)        the Lease Assignment, duly executed by the Buyer.

 

11.           Indemnification .

 

(a)           Obligation s. The Parties agree that the representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall survive Closing for a period of 15 months after the Closing Date (the “ Survival Period ”) and that each Party will indemnify and hold harmless the other Party from Losses arising out of or resulting from any breach or violation of any such representations and warranties or for any Liability arising as a result of such breach or violation during the Survival Period; provided, however, that the Survival Period for Sections 7(a) (Organization, Good Standing, Authority), 7(b) (Authorization; Binding Effect), 7(c) (No Breach), 7(d) (Consent), the first sentence of 7(e) (Purchased Assets), 8(a) (Organization, Good Standing, Authority), 8(b) (Authorization; Binding Effect), and 8(c) (No Breach) shall be indefinite and the Survival Period for Sections 7(r) (Environmental) and 7(s) (Taxes) shall be 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for claims related thereto. The covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall survive for the period set forth therein and each of the Parties shall indemnify the other with respect to any Loss caused by its breach or violation thereof. In addition to the foregoing, the Seller agrees to indemnify the Buyer and its Affiliates from any Losses incurred by the Buyer resulting or arising from (1) the Excluded Assets; and (2) any other liability of the Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities, including the Excluded Liabilities; provided that the Seller shall only indemnify the Buyer and its Affiliates from any Losses incurred by the Buyer resulting or arising from Pre-Closing Customer Inventory Liabilities for a period of 12 months from the Closing Date. The Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Seller for any Losses or obligations arising after the Closing Date relating to (1) the Purchased Assets acquired by the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, and (2) the Assumed Liabilities.

 

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(b)           Claims . If any Party entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) (each, an Indemnified Party ”) either asserts a claim (a “ Direct Claim ”), or becomes party to a claim, or receives notice of the assertion of any claim, from a third party (a “ Third-Party Claim ”) for which a Party to this Agreement may be required to provide indemnification under Section 11(a) (an “ Indemnifying Party ”), the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the Third Party Claim or Direct Claim, which notice shall set forth the obligation with respect to which the Third Party Claim or Direct Claim is made, the facts giving rise to and the alleged basis for such Third Party Claim or Direct Claim and, if known, the amount of liability (a “ Claims Notice ”). The failure to give a Claims Notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability hereunder, except to the extent prejudiced thereby and provided that the Indemnified Party has made the Third-Party Claim or Direct Claim, as the case may be, within the Survival Period.

 

(c)           Third Party Claims .

 

(i)          If within thirty (30) days after receiving a Claims Notice, the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party in writing that it accepts the tender of the Third Party Claim and intends to defend against such Third Party Claim without reservation of rights against the Indemnified Party, all at the Indemnifying Party’s own cost and expense, then counsel for the defense shall be selected by such Indemnifying Party. Each Indemnified Party shall at all times have the right to fully participate in such defense at its own expense directly or through counsel.

 

(ii)         The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, with the consent of each respective Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to settle all indemnifiable matters related to Third Party Claims which are susceptible to being settled, provided the obligations of the Indemnifying Party to indemnify the Indemnified Party therefore will be fully satisfied. An Indemnifying Party will not enter into any settlement of any Third Party Claim if pursuant to or as a result of such settlement, such settlement would lead to liability or create any financial or other obligation on the part of the Indemnified Party for which the Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

(iii)        If a Claims Notice is not given, or if a diligent good faith defense is not being or ceases to be conducted in the reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to undertake the defense of (with counsel selected by the Indemnified Party), and shall have the right to compromise or settle (exercising reasonable business judgment), such claim; provided that such settlement shall not include injunctive relief or equitable relief without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(d)           Limitations . The Buyer shall have the right to set off and deduct from the Holdback Amount (i) the amount of Losses payable by the Seller to the Buyer pursuant to Section 11(a) , and (ii) the cost of any Warranty Claims. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (x) except in the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation, neither Party shall be responsible for any Losses due to a breach of a representation or warranty in excess of the Holdback Amount, and (y) the Seller shall not be liable for indemnification with respect to any Loss for a breach of a representation or warranty until the aggregate amount of all of the Buyer’s Losses exceeds $20,000, in which event the Seller shall be liable for all such Losses from the first dollar. Except as set forth in clause (x) above, the Holdback Amount shall be the exclusive remedy available under this Agreement in connection with any Losses for a breach of a representation or warranty set forth herein.

 

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(e)           Customer Owned Inventory Claims . If the Buyer or any customer of the Business asserts any claim for Pre-Closing Customer Inventory Liabilities, the Buyer will provide all information reasonably requested by the Seller and in the Buyer’s possession related to such claim, including any information received by the Buyer from the relevant customer. The Buyer will request from the relevant customer any additional information reasonably requested by the Seller. The Seller shall have the right and reasonable opportunity to investigate and contest any such claim. The Parties shall evaluate in good faith all available information and documentation, including the relevant audit trail (i.e., the record of all transactions with respect to the relevant Transferred Customer Owned Inventory showing any movement of such relevant Transferred Customer Owned Inventory from the date of receipt to the date of such claim), to reasonably determine whether the claimed Pre-Closing Customer Inventory Liabilities actually occurred or arose before or after the Closing Date. The obligations set forth in this Section 11(e) shall survive Closing for 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for claims related to Pre-Closing Customer Inventory Liabilities.

 

12.            Effect of Due Diligence by Buyer . Notwithstanding any knowledge of, or information, investigation or audit conducted by, the Buyer (or any of its agents or representatives) prior to the Closing, the Buyer shall be entitled to rely upon the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements of the Seller that are set forth in this Agreement, including in the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto, and such representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements shall not be deemed to have been waived, qualified, limited or otherwise affected by any such information, investigation or audit, or any knowledge attributable to the Buyer (or any of its agents or representatives).

 

13.            Expenses . The Buyer and the Seller shall each pay its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein are actually consummated.

 

14.            Sales Tax . Any sales or transfer tax due as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Seller to the appropriate tax authorities or agencies.

 

15.            Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to any conflict of laws rules .

 

16.          Entire Agreement . This Agreement, all Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto, and any other documents to be executed in connection herewith, contain the entire, complete, and integrated agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous understandings, agreements or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, express or implied, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

 

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17.            Amendment . This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written instrument signed by the Parties.

 

18.            Assignment . This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto; provided that the Buyer shall be permitted to assign this Agreement and all of the Buyer’s rights, interest, and liabilities hereunder to an Affiliate of the Buyer.

 

19.            Waiver . Any waiver of a Party’s rights under this Agreement may only be made by a writing signed by the Party waiving such rights and the failure of any Party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of any Party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

20.            Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Laws, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under Applicable Laws, such provision will be deemed severable and ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement unless the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby is adversely affected thereby.

 

21.            Waiver of Bulk Sales Act . The Parties hereby waive compliance with the bulk sales law and any other similar Applicable Laws in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Buyer shall have the right to offset against any amounts due to the Seller under this Agreement and to otherwise be indemnified by the Seller for any amounts due as a result of liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses resulting from or arising out of the Seller’s failure to comply with any such laws in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

22.            Notices . All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement to the Parties shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by commercial courier, nationally recognized next-day delivery service, email (with the original by mail) or certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, to the following addresses:

 

  Seller: Arvato Digital Services LLC
    1700 Broadway, 26 th Floor
    New York, NY 10019
    Attention: Lee Noriega, Vice President, Legal Affairs
    Email: lee.noriega@arvatousa.com

 

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  With a copy to: Hanson Bridgett LLP
  (which shall not constitute notice) 425 Market Street, 26 th Floor
    San Francisco, CA 94105
    Attention: Leslie A. Keil
    Email: lkeil@hansonbridgett.com
     
  Buyer: VTC, L.L.C.
    7226 Lee DeForest Drive
    Suite 104
    Columbia, Maryland  21046
    Attention: Anthony Angelini, Chairman and Secretary
    Email: aangelini@totalsitesolutions.com
     
  With copies to: Fortress International Group, Inc.
  (which shall not constitute notice) 7226 Lee DeForest Drive
    Suite 104
    Columbia, Maryland  21046
    Attention: Anthony Angelini, Chief Executive Officer
    Email: aangelini@totalsitesolutions.com
     
    Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
    100 Light Street
    Baltimore, Maryland  21202
    Attention: Christopher R. Johnson
    Email: cjohnson@milesstockbridge.com

 

Any Party may change its address for purposes of this Section 22 by giving all the other Parties notice of the new address in the manner set forth herein. Any notice given as set forth herein shall be deemed to be received on the earlier of actual receipt or three (3) business days after being sent.

 

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23.            Interpretation . Unless the express context otherwise requires: (a) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (b) terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa; (c) the terms “Dollars”   and   “$”   mean U.S. dollars; (d) references herein to a specific Section, Subsection, Recital, Schedule or Exhibit shall refer, respectively, to  Sections, Subsections, Recitals, Schedules or Exhibits of this Agreement; (e) wherever the word  “include,”   “includes”   or   “including”   is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words   “without limitation”; (f) references herein to any gende r shall include each other gender; (g) references herein to any Person shall include such Person ’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators, successors and assigns;   provided ,   however , that nothing contained in this Section   23   is intended to   authorize any assignment or transfer not otherwise permitted by this Agreement; (h) references herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity; (i) with respect to the determination of any period of time,  the word   “from”   means   “from and including”   and the words   “to”   and   “until”   each means   “to but excluding”; (j) the word  “or”   shall be disjunctive but not exclusive; (k) references herein to any Applicable Law shall be deemed to refer to such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified,  reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part and in effect from time to time, and also to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (l) references herein to any contract mean such contract as amended, supplemented or modified (including a ny waiver thereto) in accordance with the terms thereof, except that with respect to any contract listed on any schedule hereto, all such amendments, supplements or modifications must also be listed on such schedule; (m) the headings contained in this Agreeme nt are intended solely for convenience and shall not affect the rights of the Parties to this Agreement; and (n) if the last day for the giving of any notice or the performance of any act required or permitted under this Agreement is a day that is not a Business Day, then the time for the giving of such notice or the performance of such action shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.

 

24.            Remedies. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to preliminary and/or permanent injunction, specific performance of the terms hereof, or other equitable relief, without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Parties may have for a breach of this Agreement at law or in equity.

 

25.            Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in multiple counterparts, none of which need contain the signatures of all Parties, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement, and all of which together will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than the number of counterparts containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, all of the Parties hereto.

 

26.            Electronic Delivery . The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic transmission (“ Electronic Delivery ”) shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the Parties, stall be treated as an original agreement and signature pages thereof for all purposes, and shall be deemed to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any Party hereto, each other Party hereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other Parties. No Party hereto shall raise the use of such Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

 

- Signatures appear on the following page –

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES LLC
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  VTC, L.L.C.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

- Signature page to Asset Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

  

Exhibit A

 

Defined Terms

 

When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)          “ Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Person in question. For purposes of determining whether a Person is an Affiliate, the term “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of securities, contract or otherwise.

 

(b)          “ Applicable Laws ” shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, standard, ruling, decree, judgment, award, order or other requirement of any Governmental Authority that is applicable to the Seller, the Business, or the properties, assets or rights of the Seller (including the Purchased Assets).

 

(c)          “ Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of Maryland are authorized to close.

 

(d)           Configuration Services ” shall mean the configuration of IT Equipment, consisting of changing/loading applications or systems software, customizing memory or storage capacities, installing network cards, adding accessories such as keyboards, and custom external packaging/skins; testing of IT Equipment in accordance with client requirements, including hardware power-up testing , diagnostics and software boot testing and other substantially similar services (other than Data Center Services) related to individual items of IT Equipment.

 

(e)           Customer Owned Inventory ” shall mean all raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, parts, supplies, components, and other inventories owned by a customer of the Business and held by the Seller on behalf of, for the benefit of or in trust for such customer pursuant to a Transferred Contract.

 

(f)           Data Center Services ” shall mean custom rack layout design, configuration, and supply for large enterprise IT solutions, consisting of large banks of computer servers and digital information storage and networking equipment, with custom cabling, power and cooling, in each case, within data center racks and/or mobile or containerized data centers; testing and deployment, including onsite installation and network set-up, of completed data center racks and/or mobile or containerized data centers.

 

(g)          “ Employees ” shall mean all current employees of the Seller.

 

(h)           Encumbrance ” shall mean any interest of any Person, including any right to acquire, option, right of preemption, or any mortgage, lease, charge, pledge, lien, encumbrance, assignment, hypothecation, security interest, title retention, claim, covenant, condition, easement or any other security agreement or arrangement or any restriction of any kind or character.

 

 
 

 

 

(i)          “ Environmental, Health and Safety Laws ” shall mean any law, statute, regulation, rule, order, consent, decree or governmental requirement that relates to or otherwise imposes liability or standards of conduct concerning (i) Hazardous Materials or discharges or releases of any Hazardous Materials into air, water or land, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1978, as amended, the Clean Water Act, the Clear Air Act, and any other similar federal, state or material local statutes; or (ii) the provision of safe and healthful working conditions and the reduction of occupational safety and health hazards, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and any other similar federal, state or material local statutes.

 

(j)           Escrow Agent ” shall mean Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

(k)           Escrow Agreement ” shall mean that certain Escrow Agreement, to be executed by the Parties and the Escrow Agent, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .

 

(l)           Fulfillment Services ” shall mean, other than Data Center Services, fulfillment, warehousing, kitting and/or packaging of IT Equipment, software, and accessories into custom bundles, forward distribution of products, and returns and reverse logistics.

 

(m)          “ Governmental Authority ” shall mean any government or state (or any subdivision thereof), whether domestic, foreign or multinational, or any agency, authority, bureau, commission, department or similar body or instrumentality thereof, or any governmental court or tribunal.

 

(n)           Gross Margin ” shall mean the amount of the gross revenue received by the Seller or its Affiliate in connection with, related to or resulting from a breach of Section 9(c) , less the amount of the Seller’s actual cost of direct labor and direct materials related to the services or products sold in violation of Section 9(c) .

 

(o)          “ Hazardous Materials ” shall mean any (i) “hazardous waste” and/or underground storage tank as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (ii) “hazardous substance” as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii) “hazardous material” as defined by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder; and shall include asbestos, PCBs, petroleum products and urea-formaldehyde (in situations where considered hazardous or toxic); and (iv) other chemical, material or substance that is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental or regulatory authority under any Environmental, Health and Safety Law.

 

(p)          “ Holdback Amount ” shall mean an amount equal to $375,000.

 

(q)           IFRS ” shall mean International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

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(r)          “ Intellectual Property ” shall mean all (i) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, domain names and corporate names used in the Business, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (ii) copyrightable works and all copyrights related to the Business, and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iii) trade secrets and confidential business information of the Business (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals); (iv) computer software used in the Business (including data and related documentation); (v) source code related to the Navio software; (vi) other proprietary and intangible rights used in the Business; (vii) copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium); and (viii) goodwill associated with any of the foregoing .

 

(s)           Inventory ” means all raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, supplies, spare parts, and other inventories related to the Business, including all such items (i) located at the Premises or other facilities of the Seller; (ii) in transit from suppliers of the Business; (iii) held for delivery by suppliers of the Business; or (iv) held on consignment by third parties.

 

(t)          “ License Agreements  means all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements by or through which other Persons, including the Seller’s Affiliates, grant the Seller exclusive or non-exclusive rights or interests in or to any Intellectual Property that is used in or necessary for the conduct of the Business as currently conducted.

 

(u)           IT Equipment ” shall mean servers, desktops, notebooks, hard drives, digital information storage, networking equipment, power supplies, and peripherals.

 

(v)          “ To the knowledge ,” “ known by ,” “ known ” or “ knowledge ” (and any similar phrase) with respect to the Seller shall mean the actual knowledge of those Persons identified on Exhibit H attached hereto, and the knowledge that any such Person could be expected to discover or otherwise become aware of in the course of conducting a reasonable investigation.

 

(w)          “ Liabilities ” shall mean any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, guaranty, endorsement, claim, loss, damage, judgment, deficiency, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), assessment, fee, interest payment, penalty, disbursement, obligation or responsibility, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, due or to become due, obsolete, accrued, absolute, liquidated or unliquidated, contingent or fixed, consequential or special, secured or unsecured, determined or undeterminable.

 

(x)          “ Loss ” or “ Losses ”  means all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

(y)          “ Permitted Encumbrances ” means (i) Encumbrances for taxes, assessments or other charges by Governmental Authorities not yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith, (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen’s, warehouseman’s, repairmen’s, landlords’ and similar liens granted or which arise in the ordinary course of business and which (A) would not constitute an event of default under, or breach of, the Transferred Lease or a Transferred Contract and (B) could not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Purchased Assets, and (iii) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed by Governmental Authorities which are not violated in any material respect by the current use, operation or occupancy of the Premises.

 

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(z)           Person ” shall mean and include an individual, association, limited liability company, partnership, corporation, trust, other incorporated or unincorporated organization and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.

 

(aa)          Post-Closing Accounts Receivable ” shall mean any trade accounts receivable, notes and other receivables, refunds and other rights of payment arising under the Transferred Contracts on or after the Closing.

 

(bb)          Pre-Closing Accounts Receivable ” shall mean (a) any trade accounts receivable, notes and other receivables, refunds, and other rights to payment arising under the Transferred Contracts prior to Closing; and (b) any other account or note receivable related to the Business, together with, in each case, the full benefit of any security interest of the Seller therein; provided that Pre-Closing Accounts Receivable shall not mean Customer Prepaid Amounts.

 

(cc)         “ Premises ” shall mean those parcels of real property leased by the Seller in connection with the Business, located at 110 East Old Settlers Boulevard Suite 100, Round Rock, Texas 78664 and 590 Greenhill Drive, Round Rock, Texas 78664.

 

(dd)         “ Purchase Price Adjustment ” shall mean the value of all Purchased Inventory as determined in accordance with Exhibit B (it being understood that if a principle, rule or procedure in Exhibit B is not in accordance with IFRS, such principle, rule or procedure shall nevertheless be followed in the valuation of the Purchased Inventory), plus the Assumed Prepaid Amounts, less the value of the Assumed Liabilities other than the Assumed Prepaid Amounts (which will include all rental payments that may become due under the Transferred Lease for the remaining term thereof and the amount of all payments due during the remaining term of all Transferred Contracts), less the amount of any Customer Prepaid Amounts.

 

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BUSINESS FINANCING AGREEMENT

 

Borrowers: FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. Lender: BRIDGE BANK, National Association
  INNOVATIVE POWER SYSTEMS, INC.   55 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 100
  VTC, L.L.C.   San Jose, CA 95113
  7226 Lee DeForest Drive, Suite 104    
  Columbia, Maryland 21046
       

 

This BUSINESS FINANCING AGREEMENT, dated as of May __, 2013, is made and entered into by and among BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“ Lender ”) FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., INNOVATIVE POWER SYSTEMS, INC. and VTC, L.L.C. (each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, “ Borrowers ”) on the following terms and conditions:

 

1. REVOLVING CREDIT LINE .

 

1.1 Advances . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from the date on which this Agreement becomes effective until the Maturity Date, Lender will make Advances to Borrowers not exceeding the Credit Limit or the Borrowing Base, whichever is less; provided that in no event shall Lender be obligated to make any Advance that results in an Overadvance or while any Overadvance is outstanding. Amounts borrowed under this Section may be repaid and reborrowed during the term of this Agreement. It shall be a condition to each Advance that (a) an Advance Request acceptable to Lender has been received by Lender, (b) all of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement are true and correct on the date of such Advance as though made at and as of each such date, and (c) no Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance.

 

1.2 Advance Requests . Borrowers may request that Lender make an Advance by delivering to Lender an Advance Request therefor and Lender shall be entitled to rely on all the information provided by Borrowers to Lender on or with the Advance Request. The Lender may honor Advance Requests, instructions or repayments given by any Authorized Person.

 

1.3 Due Diligence . Lender may audit each Borrower’s Receivables and any and all records pertaining to the Collateral, at Lender’s sole discretion; provided, an audit must be completed prior to the initial Advance and not more frequently than once every twelve (12) months thereafter, unless an Event of Default hereunder has occurred and is continuing. The foregoing audits shall be at Borrowers’ expense, and the charge therefor shall range from $1,000-$1,250 per day with the duration and scope of the audit to be determined at the time of the audit. Lender may at any time and from time to time contact Account Debtors and other persons obligated or knowledgeable in respect of Receivables to confirm the Receivable Amount of such Receivables, to determine whether Receivables constitute Eligible Receivables, and for any other purpose in connection with this Agreement. If any of the Collateral or a Borrower’s books or records pertaining to the Collateral are in the possession of a third party, Borrower authorizes that third party to permit Lender or its agents to have access to perform inspections or audits thereof and to respond to Lender's requests for information concerning such Collateral and records, provided, that, unless an Event of Default has occurred, Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Borrowers of such inspections, audits and requests.

 

1.4 Collections . Lender shall have the exclusive right to receive all Collections on all Receivables. Each Borrower shall (i) notify, transfer and deliver to Lender all Collections Borrower receives on a daily basis, (ii) deliver to Lender a detailed cash receipts journal together with all cash receipts on a daily basis until the lockbox is operational, and (iii) enter into a collection services agreement acceptable to Lender within the time period prescribed by this Agreement (the “ Lockbox Agreement ”). Borrowers shall use the lockbox address as the remit to and payment address for all of Borrowers’ Collections and it will be considered an immediate Event of Default if this does not occur (provided, that, for purposes of clarification, it shall not be an Event of Default if Borrowers notify all Accounts Debtors to remit payment to the lockbox address, but any Account Debtor(s) fails to do so, as long as Borrowers notify, transfer and deliver to Lender all Collections Borrowers receive on a daily basis) or the lockbox is not operational within 45 days of the date of this Agreement due to any act or omission of the Borrowers. Lender shall credit Collections with respect to Receivables received by Lender to Borrowers’ Account Balance within three business days of the date received; provided that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default, Lender may apply all Collections to the Obligations in such order and manner as Lender may determine. Lender has no duty to do any act other than to apply such amounts as required above. If an item of Collections is not honored or Lender does not receive good funds for any reason, the amount shall be included in the Account Balance as if the Collections had not been received and Finance Charges shall continue to accrue thereon. All Collections received to the lockbox or otherwise received by Lender will, until credited as above provided, be deposited to a non-interest bearing cash collateral account maintained with Lender and Borrowers will not have access to that account. Lender shall have, with respect to any goods related to the Receivables, all the rights and remedies of an unpaid seller under the California Uniform Commercial Code and other applicable law, including the rights of replevin, claim and delivery, reclamation and stoppage in transit.

 

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1.5 Receivables Activity Report . Within 30 days after the end of each Month End, Lender shall send to Borrowers a report covering the transactions for the prior billing period , including the amount of all Advances, Collections, Adjustments, Finance Charges, and other fees and charges. Absent manifest error, the accounting shall be deemed correct and conclusive unless a Borrower makes written objection to Lender within 30 days after the Lender sends the accounting to Borrowers.

 

1.6 Adjustments . In the event any Adjustment or dispute is asserted with respect to any Receivable by any Account Debtor, Borrowers shall promptly advise Lender and shall resolve such disputes and advise Lender of any Adjustments; provided that in no case will the aggregate Adjustments made with respect to any Receivable exceed 2% of its original Receivable Amount unless the applicable Borrower has obtained the prior written consent of Lender. So long as any Obligations are outstanding, Lender shall have the right, at any time, to take possession of any rejected, returned, or recovered personal property. If such possession is not taken by Lender, the applicable Borrower is to resell it for Lender’s account at such Borrower’s expense with the proceeds made payable to Lender. While a Borrower retains possession of any returned goods, such Borrower shall segregate said goods and mark them as property of Lender.

 

1.7 Recourse; Maturity . Advances and the other Obligations shall be with full recourse against Borrowers. On the Maturity Date, Borrowers will pay all then outstanding Advances and other Obligations to the Lender or such earlier date as shall be herein provided.

 

1.8 Overadvances . Upon any occurrence of an Overadvance, Borrowers shall immediately pay down the Advances such that, after giving effect to such payments, no Overadvance exists.

 

2. Fees and Finance Charges .

 

2.1 Finance Charges . Lender may, but is not required to, deduct the amount of accrued Finance Charge from Collections received by Lender. The accrued and unpaid Finance Charge shall be due and payable within 10 calendar days after each Month End during the term hereof.

 

2.2 Fees .

 

(a) Termination Fee . In the event this Agreement is terminated prior to the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement, Borrowers shall pay the Termination Fee to Lender; provided that Lender shall waive payment of the Termination Fee if the credit facility issued hereunder is transferred to or refinanced by another facility or division of Lender unless such transfer or refinance is the result of an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(b) Facility Fee . Borrowers shall pay the Facility Fee to Lender promptly upon the execution of this Agreement and annually thereafter.

 

(c) Letter of Credit Fees . Borrowers shall pay to Lender fees upon the issuance of each letter of credit, upon the payment or negotiation of each draft under any letter of credit and upon the occurrence of any other activity with respect to any letter of credit (including without limitation, the transfer, amendment or cancellation of any letter of credit) determined in accordance with Lender's standard fees and charges then in effect for such activity.

 

(d) Due Diligence Fee . Borrowers shall pay the Due Diligence Fee to Lender promptly upon the execution of this Agreement and annually thereafter.

 

3. Representations and Warranties . Each Borrower represents and warrants:

 

3.1 No representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Lender contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statement contained in the certificates or statement not materially misleading.

 

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3.2 Borrower is duly existing and in good standing in its state of formation and qualified and licensed to do business in, and in good standing in each state in which failure to be so qualified, licensed and in good standing could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

3.3 The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized, and does not conflict with Borrower’s organizational documents, nor constitute a default under any agreement by which Borrower is bound and which default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which or by which it is bound which default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

3.4 Borrower has good title to the Collateral and all inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

 

3.5 Borrower’s name, form of organization, chief executive office, and the place where the records concerning all Receivables and Collateral are kept is set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, Borrower is located at its address for notices set forth in this Agreement.

 

3.6 If Borrower owns, holds or has any interest in, any copyrights (whether registered, or unregistered), patents or trademarks, and licenses of any of the foregoing, such interest has been specifically disclosed and identified to Lender in writing.

 

4. Miscellaneous Provisions . Each Borrower will:

 

4.1 Maintain its corporate existence and good standing in its jurisdictions of incorporation and maintain its qualification in each jurisdiction where failure to maintain such qualification could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change and not merge or consolidate with or into any other business organization, or acquire all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of a third party, unless (i) any such acquired entity becomes a “borrower” under this Agreement and (ii) Lender has previously consented to the applicable transaction in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender hereby consents to the Lonestar Acquisition provided that the aggregate cash consideration payable by Borrowers in connection therewith does not exceed $1,900,000 in the aggregate.

 

4.2 Give Lender at least 30 days prior written notice of changes to its name, organization, chief executive office or location of records.

 

4.3 Pay all its taxes including gross payroll, withholding and sales taxes when due and will deliver satisfactory evidence of payment to Lender if requested; provided, that Borrower shall have the right to contest the payment of such taxes in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, promptly instituted and diligently conducted, provided that adequate reserves therefor have been established as required under generally accepted accounting principles.

 

4.4 Maintain:

 

(a) insurance satisfactory to Lender as to amount, nature and carrier covering property damage (including loss of use and occupancy) to any of the Borrower's properties, business interruption insurance, public liability insurance including coverage for contractual liability, product liability and workers' compensation, and any other insurance which is usual for the Borrower's business. Each such policy shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior notice to Lender of any cancellation thereof.

 

(b) all risk property damage insurance policies (including without limitation windstorm coverage, and hurricane coverage as applicable) covering the tangible property comprising the collateral. Each insurance policy must be for the full replacement cost of the collateral and include a replacement cost endorsement. The insurance must be issued by an insurance company acceptable to Lender and must include a lender's loss payable endorsement in favor of Lender in a form acceptable to Lender.

 

Upon the request of Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a copy of each insurance policy, or, if permitted by Lender, a certificate of insurance listing all insurance in force.

 

4.5 Transfer and deliver to Lender all Collections Borrower receives in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.6 Not create, incur, assume, or be liable for any indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

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4.7 Promptly notify Lender if Borrower hereafter obtains any interest in any copyrights, patents, trademarks or licenses that are significant in value or are material to the conduct of its business provided, that, in no event shall such notice be delivered to Lender more than thirty (30) days after Borrower obtains any such interest.

 

4.8 Provide the following financial information and statements in form and content acceptable to Lender, and such additional information as reasonably requested by Lender from time to time. Lender has the right to require Borrower to deliver financial information and statements to Lender more frequently than otherwise provided below, and to use such additional information and statements to measure any applicable financial covenants in this Agreement.

 

(a) Within 180 days of the fiscal year end, the annual financial statements of Borrower, certified and dated by an authorized financial officer. These financial statements must be audited (with an opinion satisfactory to the Lender) by a Certified Public Accountant acceptable to Lender. The statements shall be prepared on a consolidated basis.

 

(b) Within 180 days of the fiscal year end, Borrower’s annual federal and state tax returns prepared by a Certified Public Accountant acceptable to Lender;

 

(c) No later than 30 days after the end of each month (including the last period in each fiscal year), monthly financial statements of Borrower, certified and dated by an authorized financial officer. The statements shall be prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis.

 

(d) Promptly, upon sending or receipt, copies of any management letters and correspondence relating to management letters, sent or received by Borrower to or from Borrower's auditor. If no management letter is prepared, Borrower shall, upon Lender's request, obtain a letter from such auditor stating that no deficiencies were noted that would otherwise be addressed in a management letter.

 

(e) At any time that the following are not retrievable directly by Lender through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) or a similar reporting system, copies of the Form 10-K Annual Report, Form 10-Q Quarterly Report and Form 8-K Current Report for Borrower concurrent with the date of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(f) Financial projections covering a time period reasonably acceptable to Lender and specifying the assumptions used in creating the projections. Annual projections shall in any case be provided to Lender no later than the earlier of (i) the time at which the financial projections are approved by Borrower’s board of directors or (ii) 30 days after the beginning of each fiscal year.

 

(g) Within 30 days of the end of each month, a compliance certificate of Borrower, signed by an authorized financial officer and setting forth (i) the information and computations (in sufficient detail) to establish compliance with all financial covenants at the end of the period covered by the financial statements then being furnished and (ii) whether there existed as of the date of such financial statements and whether there exists as of the date of the certificate, any Event of Default under this Agreement and, if any such Event of Default exists, specifying the nature thereof and the action Borrower is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

(h) W ithin 15 days after the end of each calendar month, a borrowing base certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, setting forth Eligible Receivables and Receivable Amounts thereof as of the last day of the preceding calendar month.

 

(i) W ithin 15 days after the end of each calendar month, a detailed aging of Borrower’s receivables by invoice or a summary aging by account debtor, together with payable aging, inventory analysis, deferred revenue report (if applicable), and such other matters as Lender may request.

 

(j) Promptly upon Lender's request, such other books, records, statements, lists of property and accounts, budgets, forecasts, invoices, purchase orders, proof-of-delivery, contracts, reports or such other information as Lender may reasonably request as to Borrower and as to each guarantor of Borrower's obligations to Lender.

 

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4.9 Maintain its primary depository and operating accounts with Lender. In the event Borrower or any subsidiary requires any services offered by Lender’s International Banking Division, including, without limitation, services related to foreign currency wires, hedging, swaps and letters of credit, Borrower shall utilize Lender’s International Banking Division for such services. In the case of any deposit or investment accounts not maintained with Lender, grant to Lender a first priority perfected security interest in and “control” (within the meaning of Section 9104 of the California Uniform Commercial Code) of such deposit account pursuant to documentation acceptable to Lender; provided, that, VTC, L.L.C. may maintain up to $375,000 in that certain escrow account at Wilmington Trust, National Association which escrow account shall not be subject to an account control agreement so long the proceeds thereof (including all amounts therein) are either (a) remitted to the Seller (as defined in the Lonestar Purchase Agreement) or (b) refunded to VTC, L.L.C., in each case pursuant to the Lonestar Purchase Agreement and that certain Escrow Agreement by and among Arvato Digital Services LLC, VTC L.L.C and Wilmington Trust, National Association, executed and delivered in connection with the Lonestar Purchase Agreement.

 

4.10 Provide to Lender promptly upon the execution hereof, the following documents which shall be in form satisfactory to Lender: (i) Resolutions to Borrow from each Borrower, (ii) an Insurance Authorization Letter, (iii) a Lockbox Remittance Processing Service Agreement for each Borrower, (iv) a completed Compliance Certificate, (v) a subordination agreement from Jerry Gallagher in favor of Lender, (vi) a Guaranty from each of VORTECH, L.L.C., TOTAL SITE SOLUTIONS AZ, LLC and ALLETAG BUILDERS, INC. of Borrower’s obligations to Lender hereunder, (vii) a Third Party Security Agreement from each of VORTECH, L.L.C., TOTAL SITE SOLUTIONS AZ, LLC and ALLETAG BUILDERS, INC. in favor of Lender, (viii) an Intellectual Property Security Agreement in favor of Lender from each Borrower and each of VORTECH, L.L.C., TOTAL SITE SOLUTIONS AZ, LLC and ALLETAG BUILDERS, INC and (ix) Resolutions to Guaranty from VORTECH, L.L.C., TOTAL SITE SOLUTIONS AZ, LLC and ALLETAG BUILDERS, INC. Provide Lender within 30 days of the execution hereof, (i) landlord waivers, in form and substance acceptable to Lender in respect of the following leased locations: (1) 7226 Lee DeFrost Dr. Ste 104, Columbia, MD 21046; (2) 6650 Business Parkway Suite C Elkridge, MD 21075 and (3) 43676 Trade Center Place Suite 125 Dulles, VA 20166, (ii) the qualification for VTC, L.L.C. with the TX controller (tax qualification) and a corrected PA good standing certificate clarifying that “The Tile Solutions, LLC” is a fictitious name, (iii) the MD good standing certificate, AZ certified charter and AZ good standing certificate for Alletag Builders, Inc., (iv) the MD good standing certificate and AZ certified charter for Total Site Solutions Arizona, LLC, (v) the VA charter for Innovative Power Systems, Inc., and (vi) the corrected UT good standing certificate for Fortress International Group, Inc.

 

4.11 Promptly provide to Lender such additional information and documents regarding the finances, properties, business or books and records of Borrower or any guarantor or any other obligor as Lender may reasonably request.

 

4.12 Maintain Borrowers’ consolidated financial condition as follows using generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and used consistently with prior practices (except to the extent modified by the definitions herein), with compliance determined commencing with Borrowers’ financial statements for the period ending May 1, 2013:

 

(a) Asset Coverage Ratio not at any time less than 1.5 to 1.0 measured on a monthly basis.

 

5. Security Interest . To secure the prompt payment and performance to Lender of all of the Obligations, each Borrower hereby grants to Lender a continuing security interest in the Collateral. Borrowers are not authorized to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey any Collateral without Lender’s prior written consent, except for the sale of finished inventory in a Borrower’s usual course of business (and sales of fixed assets (not to exceed $50,000 in any calendar year) that are unused, obsolete, or will be replaced by similar fixed assets). Each Borrower agrees to sign any instruments and documents reasonably requested by Lender to evidence, perfect, or protect the interests of Lender in the Collateral. Each Borrower agrees to deliver to Lender the originals of all instruments, chattel paper and documents evidencing or related to Receivables and Collateral. No Borrower shall grant or permit any lien or security in the Collateral or any interest therein other than Permitted Liens.

 

6. Power of Attorney . Each Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender and its successors and as true and lawful attorney in fact, and authorizes Lender (a) to, whether or not there has been an Event of Default: (i) if Borrower fails to do so upon Lender’s request, prepare, file and sign Borrower’s name on any notice, claim, assignment, demand, draft, or notice of or satisfaction of lien or mechanics’ lien or similar document; (ii) receive and open all mail addressed to Borrower for the purpose of collecting the Receivables; (iii) endorse Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment on the Receivables; (iv) execute on behalf of Borrower any and all instruments, documents, financing statements and the like to perfect Lender’s interests in the Receivables and Collateral; (v) debit any Borrower’s deposit accounts maintained with Lender for any and all Obligations due under this Agreement; and (vi) do all acts and things necessary or expedient, in furtherance of any such purposes, and (b) to, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default: (i) demand, collect, receive, sue, and give releases to any Account Debtor for the monies due or which may become due upon or with respect to the Receivables and to compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case or proceeding relating to the Receivables, including the filing of a claim or the voting of such claims in any bankruptcy case, all in Lender’s name or Borrower’s name, as Lender may choose; (ii) notify all Account Debtors with respect to the Receivables to pay Lender directly; and (iii) sell, assign, transfer, pledge, compromise, or discharge the whole or any part of the Receivables. Upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, all of the power of attorney rights granted by Borrower to Lender hereunder shall be applicable with respect to all Receivables and all Collateral.

 

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7. Default and Remedies .

 

7.1 Events of Default . The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder.

 

(a) Failure to Pay . A Borrower fails to make a payment when due under this Agreement.

 

(b) Lien Priority . Lender fails to have an enforceable first lien (except for any prior liens to which Lender has consented in writing) on or security interest in the Collateral.

 

(c) False Information . A Borrower (or any guarantor) has given Lender any materially false or materially misleading information or representations or has failed to disclose any material fact relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

(d) Bankruptcy . A Borrower (or any guarantor) files a bankruptcy petition, a bankruptcy petition is filed against a Borrower (or any guarantor) or a Borrower (or any guarantor) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; provided, that it shall not be an Event of Default if a bankruptcy petition is filed against any Borrower in an involuntary proceeding, unless such proceeding continues undismissed for a period in excess of 45 days after the filing of the petition.

 

(e) Receivers . A receiver or similar official is appointed for a substantial portion of a Borrower’s (or any guarantor’s) business, or a substantial part of a Borrower’s (or any guarantor’s) business is terminated; provided, that, it shall not be an Event of Default if a receiver is appointed in an involuntary proceeding unless such Borrower suffered such receivership to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 10 days.

 

(f) Judgments . Any judgments or arbitration awards are entered against a Borrower (or any guarantor), or a Borrower (or any guarantor) enters into any settlement agreements with respect to any litigation or arbitration and the aggregate amount of all such judgments, awards, and agreements not covered by insurance exceeds $250,000.

 

(g) Material Adverse Change . A material adverse change occurs, or is reasonably likely to occur, in a Borrower’s (or any guarantor’s) business condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or ability to repay the credit (“Material Adverse Change”).

 

(h) Cross-default . Any default occurs under any agreement in connection with any credit in excess of $200,000 a Borrower (or any guarantor) or any of a Borrower’s Affiliates has obtained from anyone else or which a Borrower (or any guarantor) or any of a Borrower’s Affiliates has guaranteed (other than trade amounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and not more than 60 days past due).

 

(i) Default under Related Documents . Any default occurs under any guaranty, subordination agreement, security agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, or other document required by or delivered in connection with this Agreement or any such document is no longer in effect without Lender’s prior written consent.

 

(j) Other Agreements . A Borrower (or any guarantor) or any of a Borrower’s Affiliates fails to meet the conditions of, or fails to perform any obligation under any other agreement a Borrower (or any guarantor) or any of a Borrower’s Affiliates has with Lender or any Affiliate of Lender.

 

(k) Intentionally Omitted .

 

(l) Change of Management . A Borrower (or any guarantor) (a) fails to provide notice to Bank of any Key Person(s) departing from or ceasing to be employed by such Borrower (or any guarantor) within five days after his/her/their departure from Borrower (or such guarantor) or (b) fails to replace any departed Key Person with an individual reasonably acceptable to Bank within 90 days of such Key Person’s departure.

 

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(m) Other Breach Under Agreement . A Borrower fails to meet the conditions of, or fails to perform any obligation under, (i) Sections 4.1, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9 or 4.12 of this Agreement, or (ii) any other provision set forth in this Agreement (not otherwise addressed in any other provision of this Section 7 or in subsection (i) above) and such failure is not cured (A) within 5 days after the occurrence thereof, if such cure may be made by the payment of money, or (B) within a reasonable period of time (but in no case exceeding 10 days after the occurrence thereof), if such cure may not be made by the payment of money; provided that (1) Borrowers diligently proceed with making such cure, (2) there is no adverse effect of such failure on the Collateral and (3) Borrowers are otherwise in compliance with this Agreement.

 

7.2 Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (1) without implying any obligation to do so, Lender may cease making Advances or extending any other financial accommodations to Borrowers; (2) all or a portion of the Obligations shall be, at the option of and upon demand by Lender, or with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 7 .1(d) , automatically and without notice or demand, due and payable in full; and (3) Lender shall have and may exercise all the rights and remedies under this Agreement and under applicable law, including the rights and remedies of a secured party under the California Uniform Commercial Code, all the power of attorney rights described in Section 6 with respect to all Collateral, and the right to collect, dispose of, sell, lease, use, and realize upon all Receivables and all Collateral in any commercial reasonable manner.

 

8. Accrual of Interest, FEES . All interest and finance charges hereunder calculated at an annual rate shall be based on a year of 360 days, which results in a higher effective rate of interest than if a year of 365 or 366 days were used. Lender may charge interest, finance charges and fees based upon the projected amounts thereof as of the due dates therefor, and adjust subsequent charges to account for the actual accrued amounts. If any amount due under Section 2 .2 , amounts due under Section 9, and any other Obligations not otherwise bearing interest hereunder is not paid when due, such amount shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Finance Charge Percentage until the earlier of (i) payment in good funds or (ii) entry of a trial judgment thereof, at which time the principal amount of any money judgment remaining unsatisfied shall accrue interest at the highest rate allowed by applicable law.

 

9. Fees, Costs and Expenses; Indemnification . The Borrowers will pay to Lender upon demand all fees, costs and expenses (including fees of attorneys and professionals and their costs and expenses) that Lender incurs or may from time to time impose in connection with any of the following: (a) preparing, negotiating, administering, and enforcing this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection herewith, including any amendments, waivers or consents in connection with any of the foregoing, (b) any litigation or dispute (whether instituted by Lender, a Borrower or any other person) in any way relating to the Receivables, the Collateral, this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection herewith or therewith, (c) enforcing any rights against Borrowers or any guarantor, or any Account Debtor, (d) protecting or enforcing its interest in the Receivables or the Collateral, (e) collecting the Receivables and the Obligations, or (f) the representation of Lender in connection with any bankruptcy case or insolvency proceeding involving a Borrower, any Receivable, the Collateral, any Account Debtor, or any guarantor. Borrowers shall indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, costs, expenses, and liabilities of any nature whatsoever arising in connection with any of the foregoing unless the foregoing are caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender or its agents.

 

10. Integration, Severability Waiver, Choice of Law, FORUM AND VENUE .

 

10.1 This Agreement and any related security or other agreements required by this Agreement, collectively: (a) represent the sum of the understandings and agreements between Lender and Borrowers concerning this credit; (b) replace any prior oral or written agreements between Lender and Borrowers concerning this credit; and (c) are intended by Lender and Borrowers as the final, complete and exclusive statement of the terms agreed to by them. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any other agreements required by this Agreement, this Agreement will prevail. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid by reason of law, this Agreement will be construed as not containing such provision and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Lender retains all of its rights, even if it makes an Advance after a Default. If Lender waives a Default, it may enforce a later Default. Any consent or waiver under, or amendment of, this Agreement must be in writing, and no such consent, waiver, or amendment shall imply any obligation by Lender to make any subsequent consent, waiver, or amendment.

 

10.2 THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, OR, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF LENDER, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH LENDER SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER AND PARTIES IN CONTROVERSY. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND STIPULATES THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA SHALL HAVE IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION AND VENUE OVER EACH SUCH PARTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LITIGATING ANY SUCH DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS. SERVICE OF PROCESS SUFFICIENT FOR PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION AGAINST THE BORROWERS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED FOR NOTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.

 

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11. Notices; Telephonic and Telefax Authorizations . All notices shall be given to Lender and Borrowers at the addresses or faxes set forth on the signature page of this agreement and shall be deemed to have been delivered and received: (a) if mailed, three (3) calendar days after deposited in the United States mail, first class, postage pre-paid, (b) one (1) calendar day after deposit with an overnight mail or messenger service; or (c) on the same date of confirmed transmission if sent by hand delivery, telecopy, telefax or telex. Lender may honor telephone or telefax instructions for Advances or repayments given, or purported to be given, by any one of the Authorized Persons. Borrowers will indemnify and hold Lender harmless from all liability, loss, and costs in connection with any act resulting from telephone or telefax instructions Lender reasonably believes are made by any Authorized Person. This paragraph will survive this Agreement's termination, and will benefit Lender and its officers, employees, and agents.

 

12. Definitions and Construction .

 

12.1 Definitions . In this Agreement:

 

Account Balance ” means at any time the aggregate of the Advances outstanding as reflected on the records maintained by Lender, together with any past due Finance Charges thereon.

 

Account Debtor ” has the meaning in the California Uniform Commercial Code and includes any person liable on any Receivable, including without limitation, any guarantor of any Receivable and any issuer of a letter of credit or banker’s acceptance assuring payment thereof.

 

Adjustments ” means all discounts, allowances, disputes, offsets, defenses, rights of recoupment, rights of return, warranty claims, or short payments, asserted by or on behalf of any Account Debtor with respect to any Receivable.

 

Advance ” means an advance made by Lender to Borrowers under this Agreement.

 

Advance Rate ” means 80% in the case of the Eligible Receivables or such greater or lesser percentage as Lender may from time to time establish in its sole discretion upon notice to Borrowers.

 

Advance Request ” means a writing in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and signed by an Authorized Person requesting an Advance.

 

Agreement ” means this Business Financing Agreement.

 

" Affiliate " means, as to any person or entity, any other person or entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such person or entity.

 

Asset Coverage Ratio ” means all unrestricted cash maintained with Lender, plus Eligible Receivables, divided by the total amount of the Obligations.

 

Authorized Person ” means any one of the individuals authorized to sign on behalf of a Borrower, and any other individual designated by any one of such authorized signers.

 

" Borrowing Base " means at any time the sum of (i) the Eligible Receivable Amount multiplied by the Advance Rate minus (ii) such reserves as Lender may deem proper and necessary from time to time in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.

 

Collateral ” means all of each Borrower’s rights and interest in any and all personal property, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or created and wherever located, and all products and proceeds thereof and accessions thereto, including but not limited to the following (collectively, the “Collateral”): (a) all accounts (including health care insurance receivables), chattel paper (including tangible and electronic chattel paper), inventory (including all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract for service, and including returns and repossessions), equipment (including all accessions and additions thereto), instruments (including promissory notes), investment property (including securities and securities entitlements), documents (including negotiable documents), deposit accounts, letter of credit rights, money, any commercial tort claim of Borrowers which is now or hereafter identified by a Borrower or Lender, general intangibles (including payment intangibles and software), goods (including fixtures) and all of each Borrower’s books and records with respect to any of the foregoing, and the computers and equipment containing said books and records; and (b) any and all cash proceeds and/or noncash proceeds thereof, including without limitation, insurance proceeds, and all supporting obligations and the security therefore or for any right to payment.

 

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Collections ” means all payments from or on behalf of an Account Debtor with respect to Receivables.

 

Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement by an Authorized Person that, among other things, the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement are true and correct as of the date such certificate is delivered.

 

Credit Limit ” means $6,000,000, which is intended to be the maximum amount of Advances at any time outstanding.

 

Default ” means any Event of Default or any event that with notice, lapse of time or otherwise would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Due Diligence Fee ” means a payment of an annual fee equal to $1,000 due upon the date of this Agreement and upon each anniversary thereof so long as any Advance is outstanding or available hereunder.

 

Eligible Receivable ” means a Receivable that satisfies all of the following:

 

(a) The Receivable has been created by a Borrower in the ordinary course of a Borrower’s business and without any obligation on the part of a Borrower to render any further performance.

 

(b) There are no conditions which must be satisfied before the applicable Borrower is entitled to receive payment of the Receivable, and the Receivable does not arise from COD sales, consignments or guaranteed sales.

 

(c) The Account Debtor upon the Receivable does not claim any defense to payment of the Receivable, whether well founded or otherwise.

 

(d) The Receivable is not the obligation of an Account Debtor who has asserted or may be reasonably be expected to assert any counterclaims or offsets against a Borrower (including offsets for any “contra accounts” owed by a Borrower to the Account Debtor for goods purchased by a Borrower or for services performed for a Borrower, but excluding credit balances referenced and accounted for in clause (e) below).

 

(e) The Receivable represents a genuine obligation of the Account Debtor and to the extent any credit balances exist in favor of the Account Debtor, such credit balances shall be deducted in calculating the Receivable Amount.

 

(f) The applicable Borrower has sent an invoice to the Account Debtor in the amount of the Receivable.

 

(g) The applicable Borrower is not prohibited by the laws of the state where the Account Debtor is located from bringing an action in the courts of that state to enforce the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay the Receivable. The applicable Borrower has taken all appropriate actions to ensure access to the courts of the state where Account Debtor is located, including, where necessary; the filing of a Notice of Business Activities Report or other similar filing with the applicable state agency or the qualification by such Borrower as a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in such state.

 

(h) The Receivable is owned by a Borrower free of any title defects or any liens or interests of others except the security interest in favor of Lender, and Lender has a perfected, first priority security interest in such Receivable.

 

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(i) The Account Debtor on the Receivable is not any of the following: (1) an employee, Affiliate, parent or subsidiary of a Borrower, or an entity which has common officers or directors with a Borrower; (2) the U.S. government or any agency or department of the U.S. government unless Borrowers comply with the procedures in the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (41 U.S.C. §15) with respect to the Receivable, and the underlying contract expressly provides that neither the U.S. government nor any agency or department thereof shall have the right of set-off against Borrowers; (3) any person or entity located in a foreign country other than Canada unless Lender approves of such international account in Lender’s sole discretion or (4) an Account Debtor as to which 35% or more of the aggregate dollar amount of all outstanding Receivables owing from such Account Debtor have not been paid within 90 days from invoice date .

 

(j) The Receivable is not in default (a Receivable will be considered in default if any of the following occur: (i) the Receivable is not paid within 90 days from its invoice date; provided, however, that Accounts with extended payment terms may be approved by Lender on a case-by-case basis; (ii) the Account Debtor obligated upon the Receivable suspends business, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or fails to pay its debts generally as they come due; or (iii) any petition is filed by or against the Account Debtor obligated upon the Receivable under any bankruptcy law or any other law or laws for the relief of debtors).

 

(k) The Receivable does not arise from the sale of goods which remain in a Borrower’s possession or under a Borrower’s control.

 

(l) The Receivable is not evidenced by a promissory note or chattel paper, nor is the Account Debtor obligated to a Borrower under any other obligation which is evidenced by a promissory note.

 

(m) the Receivable is not that portion of Receivables due from an Account Debtor which is in excess of 35% of the applicable Borrower's aggregate dollar amount of all outstanding Receivables; except with respect to Receivables where Dell is the Account Debtor, in which case such percentage shall be 60%.

 

(n) The Receivable has not been pre-billed and is not a progress billing, retention billing or a bill and hold account.

 

(o) The Receivable is otherwise acceptable to Lender in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.

 

" Eligible Receivable Amount " means at any time the sum of the Receivable Amounts of the Eligible Receivables.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7 .1 .

 

Facility Fee ” means a payment of an annual fee equal to 0.50 percentage points of the Credit Limit due upon the date of this Agreement and each anniversary thereof so long as any Advance is outstanding or available hereunder.

 

Finance Charge ” means an interest amount equal to the Finance Charge Percentage of the ending daily Account Balance for the relevant period.

 

Finance Charge Percentage ” means a rate per year equal to the Prime Rate plus 2.00 percentage points plus an additional 5.00 percentage points during any period that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

Key Person ” is each of a Borrower’s (a) Chief Executive Officer and (b) Chief Financial Officer.

 

Lender ” means Bridge Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.

 

Lonestar Acquisition ” means the acquisition by VTC, L.L.C. of certain assets from Arvato Digital Services LLC.

 

Lonestar Acquisition Documents ” means, collectively, the Lonestar Purchase Agreement and any other documents, instruments and/or agreements necessary to, and executed in connection with, the Lonestar Purchase Agreement; all in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

Lonestar Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Arvato Digital Services LLC and VTC, L.L.C., and the schedules and exhibits thereto.

 

Material Adverse Change ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

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Maturity Date ” means two years from the date hereof or such earlier date as Lender shall have declared the Obligations immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 7.2.

 

Month End ” means the last calendar day of each month.

 

Obligations ” means all liabilities and obligations of Borrowers to Lender of any kind or nature, present or future, arising under or in connection with this Agreement or under any other document, instrument or agreement, whether or not evidenced by any note, guarantee or other instrument, whether arising on account or by overdraft, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment) absolute or contingent, primary or secondary, due or to become due, now owing or hereafter arising, and however acquired; including, without limitation, all Advances, Finance Charges, fees, interest, expenses, professional fees and attorneys’ fees.

 

Overadvance ” means at any time an amount equal to the amounts (if any) by which the total amount of the outstanding Advances exceeds the lesser of the Credit Limit or the Borrowing Base.

 

Permitted Indebtedness ” means:

 

(a) Indebtedness under this Agreement or that is otherwise owed to the Lender.

 

(b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and specifically disclosed on a schedule to this Agreement.

 

(c) Indebtedness representing the deferred purchase price under the Lonestar Purchase Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount of such deferred purchase price plus the aggregate amount of cash paid at the close of the Lonestar Acquisition does not exceed $1,900,000.

 

(d) Purchase money indebtedness (including capital leases) incurred to acquire capital assets in ordinary course of business and not exceeding $200,000 in total principal amount at any time outstanding.

 

(e) Other indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000 at any time outstanding; provided that such indebtedness is junior in priority (if secured) to the Obligations and provided that the incurrence of such Indebtedness does not otherwise cause an Event of Default hereunder.

 

(f) Indebtedness incurred in the refinancing of any indebtedness set forth in (a) through (d) above, provided that the maximum principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon the Borrowers.

 

(g) Subordinated Debt.

 

(h) Indebtedness in respect of the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business.

 

Permitted Liens ” means the following but only with respect to property not consisting of Receivables financed under this agreement:

 

(a) Liens securing any of the indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (d) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.

 

(b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided the same have no priority over any of Lender’s security interests.

 

(c) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness described in clause (e) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase.

 

(d) Liens securing Subordinated Debt.

 

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(e) Deposits or pledges to secure obligations under workers’ compensation, social security or similar laws, or under unemployment insurance in the ordinary course of business.

 

(f) Judgment Liens to the extent the entry of such judgment does not constitute an Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or result in the sale or levy of, or execution on, any of the Collateral.

 

(g) Liens arising from the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements relating solely to leases for fixed assets not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(h) Carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, landlord’s liens, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

 

(i) Deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business.

 

Prime Rate means the greater of 3.25% per year or the variable per annum rate of interest most recently announced by Lender as its "Prime Rate." Lender may price loans to its customers at, above, or below the Prime Rate. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of a change in Lender’s Prime Rate.

 

Receivable Amount ” means as to any Receivable, the amount due from the Account Debtor after deducting all discounts, credits, offsets, payments or other deductions of any nature whatsoever, whether or not claimed by the Account Debtor.

 

Receivables ” means each Borrower’s rights to payment arising in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business, including accounts, chattel paper, instruments, contract rights, documents, general intangibles, letters of credit, drafts, and bankers acceptances.

 

Subordinated Debt ” means indebtedness of Borrowers that is expressly subordinated to the indebtedness of Borrowers owed to Lender pursuant to a subordination agreement satisfactory in form and substance to Lender.

 

Termination Fee ” means a payment equal to 1.0% of the Credit Limit.

 

12.2 Construction:

 

(a) In this Agreement: (i) references to the plural include the singular and to the singular include the plural; (ii) references to any gender include any other gender; (iii) the terms “include” and “including” are not limiting; (iv) the term “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or,” (v) unless otherwise specified, section and subsection references are to this Agreement, and (vi) any reference to any statute, law, or regulation shall include all amendments thereto and revisions thereof.

 

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved using any presumption against either Borrowers or Lender, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by each party hereto and their respective counsel. In case of any ambiguity or uncertainty, this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

 

(c) Titles and section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used in interpreting this Agreement.

 

13. Jury Trial Waiver . THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE, BUT THAT IT MAY BE WAIVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY, AFTER CONSULTING (OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT) WITH COUNSEL OF ITS, HIS OR HER CHOICE, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY, AND FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF ALL PARTIES, WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT, INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED PARTIES.

 

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14. JUDICIAL REFERENCE PROVISION .

 

14.1 In the event the Jury Trial Waiver set forth above is not enforceable, the parties elect to proceed under this Judicial Reference Provision.

 

14.2 With the exception of the items specified in Section 14.3, below, any controversy, dispute or claim (each, a “ Claim ”) between the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement between the undersigned parties (collectively in this Section, the “ Loan Documents ”), will be resolved by a reference proceeding in California in accordance with the provisions of Sections 638 et seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure (“ CCP ”), or their successor sections, which shall constitute the exclusive remedy for the resolution of any Claim, including whether the Claim is subject to the reference proceeding. Except as otherwise provided in the Loan Documents, venue for the reference proceeding will be in the state or federal court in the county or district where the real property involved in the action, if any, is located or in the state or federal court in the county or district where venue is otherwise appropriate under applicable law (the “ Court ”).

 

14.3 The matters that shall not be subject to a reference are the following: (i) nonjudicial foreclosure of any security interests in real or personal property, (ii) exercise of self-help remedies (including, without limitation, set-off), (iii) appointment of a receiver and (iv) temporary, provisional or ancillary remedies (including, without limitation, writs of attachment, writs of possession, temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions). This reference provision does not limit the right of any party to exercise or oppose any of the rights and remedies described in clauses (i) and (ii) or to seek or oppose from a court of competent jurisdiction any of the items described in clauses (iii) and (iv). The exercise of, or opposition to, any of those items does not waive the right of any party to a reference pursuant to this reference provision as provided herein.

 

14.4 The referee shall be a retired judge or justice selected by mutual written agreement of the parties. If the parties do not agree within ten (10) days of a written request to do so by any party, then, upon request of any party, the referee shall be selected by the Presiding Judge of the Court (or his or her representative). A request for appointment of a referee may be heard on an ex parte or expedited basis, and the parties agree that irreparable harm would result if ex parte relief is not granted. Pursuant to CCP § 170.6, each party shall have one peremptory challenge to the referee selected by the Presiding Judge of the Court (or his or her representative).

 

14.5 The parties agree that time is of the essence in conducting the reference proceedings. Accordingly, the referee shall be requested, subject to change in the time periods specified herein for good cause shown, to (i) set the matter for a status and trial-setting conference within fifteen (15) days after the date of selection of the referee, (ii) if practicable, try all issues of law or fact within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the conference and (iii) report a statement of decision within twenty (20) days after the matter has been submitted for decision.

 

14.6 The referee will have power to expand or limit the amount and duration of discovery. The referee may set or extend discovery deadlines or cutoffs for good cause, including a party’s failure to provide requested discovery for any reason whatsoever. Unless otherwise ordered based upon good cause shown, no party shall be entitled to “priority” in conducting discovery, depositions may be taken by either party upon seven (7) days written notice, and all other discovery shall be responded to within fifteen (15) days after service. All disputes relating to discovery which cannot be resolved by the parties shall be submitted to the referee whose decision shall be final and binding.

 

14.7 Except as expressly set forth herein, the referee shall determine the manner in which the reference proceeding is conducted including the time and place of hearings, the order of presentation of evidence, and all other questions that arise with respect to the course of the reference proceeding. All proceedings and hearings conducted before the referee, except for trial, shall be conducted without a court reporter, except that when any party so requests, a court reporter will be used at any hearing conducted before the referee, and the referee will be provided a courtesy copy of the transcript. The party making such a request shall have the obligation to arrange for and pay the court reporter. Subject to the referee’s power to award costs to the prevailing party, the parties will equally share the cost of the referee and the court reporter at trial.

 

14.8 The referee shall be required to determine all issues in accordance with existing case law and the statutory laws of the State of California. The rules of evidence applicable to proceedings at law in the State of California will be applicable to the reference proceeding. The referee shall be empowered to enter equitable as well as legal relief, enter equitable orders that will be binding on the parties and rule on any motion which would be authorized in a court proceeding, including without limitation motions for summary judgment or summary adjudication. The referee shall issue a decision at the close of the reference proceeding which disposes of all claims of the parties that are the subject of the reference. Pursuant to CCP § 644, such decision shall be entered by the Court as a judgment or an order in the same manner as if the action had been tried by the Court and any such decision will be final, binding and conclusive. The parties reserve the right to appeal from the final judgment or order or from any appealable decision or order entered by the referee. The parties reserve the right to findings of fact, conclusions of laws, a written statement of decision, and the right to move for a new trial or a different judgment, which new trial, if granted, is also to be a reference proceeding under this provision.

 

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14.9 If the enabling legislation which provides for appointment of a referee is repealed (and no successor statute is enacted), any dispute between the parties that would otherwise be determined by reference procedure will be resolved and determined by arbitration. The arbitration will be conducted by a retired judge or justice, in accordance with the California Arbitration Act §1280 through §1294.2 of the CCP as amended from time to time. The limitations with respect to discovery set forth above shall apply to any such arbitration proceeding.

 

14.10 THE PARTIES RECOGNIZE AND AGREE THAT ALL CONTROVERSIES, DISPUTES AND CLAIMS RESOLVED UNDER THIS REFERENCE PROVISION WILL BE DECIDED BY A REFEREE AND NOT BY A JURY. AFTER CONSULTING (OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT) WITH COUNSEL OF ITS, HIS OR HER OWN CHOICE, EACH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY, AND FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF ALL PARTIES, AGREES THAT THIS REFERENCE PROVISION WILL APPLY TO ANY CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CLAIM BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

15. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF BORROWERS; WAIVER OF CERTAIN DEFENSES .

 

15.1 Independent obligation .  Each Borrower, jointly and severally, promises to pay and perform as and for its own indebtedness and obligation, (i) the due and punctual payment of the obligations hereunder, in each case when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, pursuant to a mandatory prepayment requirement, by acceleration, as herein provided or otherwise; and (ii) the punctual and faithful performance, keeping, observance, and fulfillment of all of the agreements, conditions, covenants, and other obligations of Borrowers contained in this Agreement or otherwise with any other obligation with respect to the obligations hereunder.  The obligations of each Borrower under this Agreement is a direct, primary, separate, and independent obligation of such Borrower, is not in whole or in part a surety relationship, is absolute and unconditional, and is not dependent in whole or in part upon the obligations of any other Borrower. Each Borrower agrees that it is jointly and severally liable to Lender for the entire amount of the obligations hereunder, and that a separate action may be brought against such Borrower whether such action is brought against any other Borrower or any guarantor or whether any other Borrower or any such guarantor is joined in such action.  Each Borrower agrees that its liability hereunder shall be immediate and shall not be contingent upon the exercise or enforcement by Lender of whatever remedies they may have against any other Borrower or any guarantor, or the enforcement of any lien or realization upon any security Lender may at any time possess.  Each Borrower agrees that any release which may be given by Lender to the other Borrower or any guarantor shall not also constitute a release such Borrower.  Each Borrower consents and agrees that Lender shall be under no obligation to marshal any assets of any other Borrower or any guarantor in favor of such Borrower or against or in payment of any or all of the obligations hereunder.

 

15.2 Waivers .  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Borrower hereby:

 

(a) Notices . Waives: (A) notice of any Advances or other financial accommodations made or extended under this Agreement, or the creation or existence of any obligations hereunder; (B) notice of the amount of the obligations hereunder, subject, however, to every Borrower's right to make inquiry of Lender to ascertain the amount of the obligations hereunder at any reasonable time; (C) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of any Borrower, of any change in value, or the release of any Collateral, or of any other fact that might increase any Borrower's risk hereunder; (D)notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice thereof as to any instrument; (E) notice of any Default; and (F) all other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be given to such Borrower under any Credit Document to which such Borrower is a party) and demands to which such Borrower might otherwise be entitled;

 

(b) Suretyship and Other Rights and Defenses . Waives: (A) any rights to assert against Lender any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which such Borrower may now or at any time hereafter have against any other Borrower; (B) any defense, set-off, counterclaim or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the obligations hereunder or any security therefor; (C) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by Lender, including any defense based upon an election of remedies by Lender under the provisions of Section 580d and 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, or any similar law of California or any other jurisdiction; (D) any defense based on any alteration, impairment or release of the obligations hereunder or any security therefor, whether or not resulting from any act or failure to act by Lender; and (E) any right to require Lender to institute suit against any other Borrower or to exhaust any rights and remedies which Lender has or may have against any other Borrower;

 

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(c) Subrogation .  Until the Obligations have been indefeasibly satisfied in full in cash and performed in full, waives: (A) any right of subrogation such Borrower has or may have as against the other Borrower with respect to the obligations hereunder; (B) any right to proceed against the other Borrower, now or hereafter, for contribution, indemnity, reimbursement, or any other suretyship rights and claims (irrespective of whether direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent), with respect to the obligations hereunder; and (C) any right to proceed or to seek recourse against or with respect to any property or asset of the other Borrower and hereby agrees that, in light of the waivers contained in this clause, such Borrower shall not be a "creditor" (as that term is defined in Title II of the United States Code or otherwise) of the other Borrower, whether for the purposes of the application of Sections 547 or 550 of Title 11 of the United States Code or otherwise); and

 

(d) Statutory Rights .  WAIVES, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF ANY OTHER WAIVER OR OTHER PROVISION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, ANY AND ALL BENEFITS OR DEFENSES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY UNDER ANY ONE OR MORE OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTIONS 2787 to 2855, AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTIONS 580a, 580b, 580c, 580d, and 726.

 

15.3 Consent to Alterations and Releases .  Each Borrower consents and agrees that, without notice to or by such Borrower and without affecting or impairing the obligations of such Borrower hereunder, Lender may, by action or inaction, compromise or settle, extend the period of duration or the time for the payment, or discharge the performance of, or may refuse to, or otherwise not enforce, or may, by action or inaction, release all or any one or more parties to, any one or more of this Agreement or may grant other indulgences to any Borrower in respect thereof, or may agree to amend or modify in any manner and at any time (or from time to time) any one or more of this Agreement, or may, by action or inaction, release or substitute any guarantor, if any, of the obligations hereunder, or may enforce, exchange, release, or waive, by action or inaction, any security for the obligations hereunder or any guaranty of the obligations hereunder, or any portion thereof.

 

16. EXECUTION, EFFECTIVENESS, SURVIVAL . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by each Borrower and Lender and shall continue in full force and effect until the Maturity Date and thereafter so long as any Obligations remain outstanding hereunder. Lender reserves the right to issue press releases, advertisements, and other promotional materials describing any successful outcome of services provided on Borrowers’ behalf. Borrowers agree that Lender shall have the right to identify Borrowers by name in those materials.

 

17. Other Agreements . Any security agreements, liens and/or security interests securing payment of any obligations of Borrowers owing to Lender or its Affiliates also secure the Obligations, and are valid and subsisting and are not adversely affected by execution of this Agreement. An Event of Default under this Agreement constitutes a default under other outstanding agreements between Borrowers and Lender or its Affiliates.

 

18. NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT . BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND AGREES THAT: (A) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, (B) THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND (C) THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF ANY PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE PARTIES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers and Lender have executed this Agreement on the day and year above written.

 

BORROWERS:   LENDER:
     
FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.   BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
         
By     By  
Name:     Name:  
Title:     Title:  
         
INNOVATIVE POWER SYSTEMS, INC.   Address for Notices :
      55 Almaden Blvd.
      San Jose, CA 95113
      Fax:  (405) 423-8510
       
By      
Name:      
Title:      
       
VTC, L.L.C.    
       
By      
Name:      
Title:      

 

Address for Notices :

Fortress International Group, Inc., on behalf of all Borrowers

7226 Lee DeForest Drive, Suite 104

Columbia, MD 21046

Fax: (410) 423-7301

 

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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE (THIS “ NOTE ”) AND ANY SHARES OF MAKER’S COMMON STOCK THAT MAY OR SHALL BE ACQUIRED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THE CONVERSION RIGHTS SET FORTH HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY STATE. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS.

 

REPAYMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS NOTE, AND THE APPLICABLE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE, ARE EXPRESSLY SUBJECT TO THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF EVEN DATE HEREWITH, EXECUTED BY MAKER (AS DEFINED HEREIN), HOLDER (AS DEFINED HEREIN) AND BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

 

$1,900,000.00 Columbia, Maryland
  Date: May 21, 2013

 

FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

(f/k/a FORTRESS AMERICA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

(Gallagher)

 

A.  PROMISE TO PAY

 

1.  Principal Amount and Interest . FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Fortress International Group, Inc. (f/k/a Fortress America Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation (“ Maker ”), promises to pay to the order of Gerard J. Gallagher, his successors and assigns (“ Holder ”), the principal sum of One Million Nine Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,900,000.00) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount from time to time outstanding (the “ Loan ”), together with interest thereon from the date hereof at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum (“ Base Interest Rate ”). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an “ Event of Default ” (as hereinafter defined), the outstanding principal indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall bear interest at the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum (the “ Default Interest Rate ”). At such time as an Event of Default is cured, the Base Interest Rate and not the Default Interest Rate shall apply.

 

(a) Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365 days per year factor applied to the actual days on which there exists an unpaid principal balance. Interest shall be payable monthly, on the first day of each calendar month, until the unpaid principal of and accrued interest on the Loan shall be paid in full (with the first payment of interest due on June 1, 2013). In addition to the monthly interest payments set forth in this subsection (a), Maker shall pay all outstanding interest accrued under the “ Original Note ” (as defined herein) through the date hereof on or before June 1, 2013.

 

 
 

 

(b) Beginning on July 1, 2013 (with the first payment due on such date) (the “ Initial Principal Payment Date ”), the principal amount due under this Note shall be payable by Maker in equal quarterly installments of Twenty Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) each. Each quarterly installment will be due on the first date of each quarterly period (April 1, July 1, October 1, January 1) for the period beginning on the Initial Principal Payment Date and ending on July 1, 2015 (the “ Maturity Date ”). In addition to the quarterly installments, Maker will make additional installment payments of principal of (A) One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($100,000.00) on or before January 3, 2014 and (B) Nine Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($900,000.00) on the date hereof. All outstanding principal and accrued interest thereon not sooner paid shall be immediately due and payable on the Maturity Date.

  

2.  Payments . All payments under this Note shall be made in immediately available funds, not later than 12:00 noon, Maryland time, on the relevant date specified herein (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day) at 5 Tydings Road, Severna Park, Maryland 21146, or at such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing. If the due date of any payment under this Note would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day, such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest shall be payable for any principal so extended for the period of such extension. All amounts due under this Note shall be immediately due and payable to the Holder upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a Change in Control of the Maker; or (ii) the death of the Holder.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are required or authorized to be closed in the State of Maryland.

 

Change in Control of the Maker ” means (a) a sale, transfer or exclusive licensing by the Maker of all or substantially all of the assets of the Maker and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (measured by either book value in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied or fair market value determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Maker’s Board of Directors) in any transaction or series of related transactions (other than sales in the ordinary course of business); (b) any sale, transfer or issuance or series of sales, transfers and/or issuances of shares of the Maker’s capital stock by the Maker or any holders thereof that results in any Person or Persons acting as a “group” (as such term is used under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), other than the holders of the Maker’s capital stock as of the date hereof, owning directly or indirectly capital stock of the Maker possessing more than 50% of the combined voting power (under ordinary circumstances) in the election of the Maker’s Board of Directors; (c) the stockholders of the Maker approve a merger or consolidation of the Maker with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Maker outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Maker or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (d) the stockholders of the Maker approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Maker.

 

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Subsidiary ” of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other equity interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof.

 

Person ” means and includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, a limited liability company or partnership, a trust, an unincorporated association, a governmental authority, or any other organization or entity.

 

3.  Prepayment . Maker may prepay the principal of this Note in whole or in part without penalty or premium. Any principal amount prepaid by Maker shall be applied to reduce the principal obligations of Maker hereunder in order of maturity.

 

4.  Events of Default . The occurrence (whether such occurrence shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or otherwise) and continuation for any reason whatsoever of any of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

 

(a)  the Maker fails to make payment of any principal or interest when the same shall become due and payable which failure continues for five (5) Business Days following written notice of such failure by Holder to Maker;

 

(b) (i) a court enters a decree or order for relief with respect to the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries, in an involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code (together with any successor statute, the “ Bankruptcy Code ”), or (ii) the continuance of any of the following events for sixty (60) days unless dismissed, bonded or discharged: (A) an involuntary case is commenced against any such party, under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (B) a decree or order of a court for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over any such party, or over all or a substantial part of its property, is entered or (C) an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian is appointed without the consent of any such party, for all or a substantial part of the property of any such party; or

 

(c) the Maker or any of its Subsidiaries commences a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case under any such law or consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property.

 

5.  Certain Remedies on Default . If an Event of Default described in Sections A.4(b) or A.4(c) above occurs, or at the option of the holder of this Note, if an Event of Default occurs under Section 4(a) above, the aggregate principal amount of this Note then outstanding, together with all interest accrued pursuant to the terms of this Note and unpaid as of the date of such Event of Default, shall automatically become immediately due and payable, in cash, or, at Holder’s option, in Maker’s common stock as further described in Sections B.1(b) or (c), without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived.

 

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6. Late Fee . In the event that any payment due hereunder shall not be paid within five (5) days after the date due, Maker shall pay to Holder a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount due and unpaid.

 

7. Life Insurance Policy . In connection with the execution and delivery of the Original Note, Maker has obtained and shall maintain an insurance policy on the life of Holder in the amount covering the principal balance due under this Note. Maker has been designated as the beneficiary of all proceeds of such policy and shall pay when due all premiums charged under such policy through the Maturity Date of the Note. Upon the death of Holder and the acceleration of the amounts due under the Note in accordance with Section A.2 of this Note, Maker shall use and apply all proceeds actually received by Maker under such insurance policy toward the payment and satisfaction of the remaining amounts due under this Note.

 

B. CONVERSION

 

1.  Right of Holder to Convert into Common Stock .

 

(a) Subject to the provisions hereof, Holder shall have the right, at Holder's option, at any time to convert all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding principal amount of, and accrued interest on, this Note, into that number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Maker’s common stock, as said shares shall be constituted on the date of conversion, obtained by dividing the sum of the then outstanding principal and interest on and under this Note by the conversion price of $7.50 per share, as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends and conversions.

 

(b) Subject to the provisions hereof, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default prior to July 1, 2015, that Maker fails to cure within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of such Event of Default (the “ 60-Day Cure Period ”), Holder shall have the right, at Holder’s option, at any time after the last day of the 60-Day Cure Period to convert any amount equal to not less than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) but up to an amount equal to the then due and unpaid principal amount of, and monthly interest payments and late fees due and unpaid on, this Note into that number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Maker’s common stock, as said shares shall be constituted on the date of conversion, obtained by dividing the sum of principal, interest and late fees on and under this Note being converted by the conversion price equal to One Hundred Twenty Five Percent (125%) of the fair market value per share of Maker’s common stock, which shall be equal to the average of the high and low bid prices of Maker’s common stock reported daily on the OTCQB marketplace during the twenty (20)-day period ending on the date Holder elects to make such conversion.

 

(c) Subject to the provisions hereof, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default on or at any time after July 1, 2015, that Maker fails to cure within the 60-Day Cure Period, Holder shall have the right, at Holder’s option, at any time after the last day of the 60-Day Cure Period to convert any amount equal to not less than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) but up to the then outstanding principal amount of, and accrued interest and late fees on, this Note into that number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Maker’s common stock, as said shares shall be constituted on the date of conversion, obtained by dividing the sum of the outstanding principal, interest and late fees on and under this Note being converted by the conversion price equal to One Hundred Twenty Five Percent (125%) of the fair market value per share of Maker’s common stock, which shall be equal to the average of the high and low bid prices of Maker’s common stock reported daily on the OTCQB marketplace during the twenty (20)-day period ending on the date Holder elects to make such conversion.

 

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(d)  Notwithstanding the conversion rights of Holder set forth in Sections B.1(b) and (c), the aggregate number of shares of Maker’s common stock that may be issued to Holder as a result of converting principal amounts of, and accrued interest and late fees on, this Note under Sections B.1.(b) and (c) shall not exceed Twelve Percent (12%) of the issued and outstanding shares of the Maker’s common stock as of the date Maker initially elects to make such conversion.

 

(e) The foregoing conversion rights may be exercised by Holder by the surrender of this Note (only in the event the entire outstanding principal amount and accrued interest thereon is being converted) at Maker’s principal office at 7226 Lee DeForest Drive, Suite 104, Columbia, Maryland 21046 or such other office as Maker may designate, and a completed Notice of Exercise of Conversion Rights in the form attached as Exhibit 1 (the “ Notice of Exercise ”). Upon receipt of the Notice of Exercise, Maker (i) shall show the Holder as the record owner of those shares as of the close of business on the date on which the Notice of Exercise together with this Note were received by Maker and (ii) shall cause to be issued to Holder stock certificates for the shares of Maker’s common stock so acquired promptly after such conversion rights shall have been so exercised.

 

(f) Notwithstanding any registration rights or similar agreement between Holder and Maker, including without limitation that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 19, 2007 (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), among Maker, Holder, Thomas P. Rosato, and Evergreen Capital LLC, Holder acknowledges and agrees that (i) Holder does not have the right to cause Maker to register any shares issued to Holder upon conversion of this Note under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities or blue sky laws of any state, and (ii) such shares shall not be considered Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

2.  Fractional Shares . The conversion rights pursuant to Section B.1 above shall be exercisable only as to whole shares, and in no event shall Maker be required to issue fractional shares. If the calculation of the number of shares of Maker’s common stock to be received as the result of a conversion would result in the issuance of fractional shares, then the number of shares of Maker’s common stock that would otherwise be issuable upon conversion shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares and the Maker shall pay to Holder in cash the amount attributable to the fractional share.

 

C.  GENERAL

 

1.  No Waiver . No delay or omission of Holder in exercising any power or right hereunder, and no partial exercise of such power or right, shall operate in any way as a waiver or impairment of any subsequent or further exercise thereof. Holder shall not be liable for or prejudiced by failure to collect or lack of diligence in bringing suit on this Note or any renewal or extension hereof.

 

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2.  Invalid Provisions . If any provision of this Note is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Note will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this Note will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Note a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.

 

3.  Amendment . This Note may be amended, supplemented or modified only by a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of Maker and Holder.

 

4.  Covenants Bind Successors and Assigns . All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Note by or on behalf of Maker shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

 

5.  Notices . All notices, requests and other communications hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or sent postage prepaid, return receipt requested, by registered, certified or express mail or reputable overnight courier service to Maker and Holder at the following addresses:

 

  if to Maker: Fortress International Group, Inc.
    7226 Lee DeForest Drive
    Suite 104
    Columbia, Maryland 21046
    Attn: Anthony Angelini, Chief Executive Officer

 

  if to Holder: Gerard J. Gallagher
    5 Tydings Road
    Severna Park, Maryland 21146

 

All such notices, requests and other communications will (a) if delivered personally to the address as provided in this Section, be deemed given upon delivery, (b) if delivered by mail in the manner described above to the address as provided in this Section, be deemed given upon receipt and (c) if delivered by express mail or reputable overnight courier service, be deemed given one Business Day after mailing (in each case regardless of whether such notice is received by any other person to whom a copy of such notice, request or other communication is to be delivered pursuant to this Section). Maker and Holder from time to time may change their respective address or other information for the purpose of notices to such party by giving prior written notice specifying such change to such other party.

 

6.  Headings . The headings used in this Note have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.

 

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7.  Governing Law . This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Maryland without regard to conflicts of law principles. Each of Maker and Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State of Maryland for purposes of any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or related to this Note and hereby waives any defense of an inconvenient forum and any right of jurisdiction on account of the place of residence or domicile.

 

8.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF MAKER AND HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN RELATION TO THIS NOTE AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

9.  Interpretation . Maker and Holder agree that in interpreting this Note there shall be no inferences made against the drafting party.

 

10.  “Accredited Investor” Representation . By accepting this Note, the original Holder hereof represents that he is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

11. Payment of Fees . Maker hereby agrees to reimburse Holder for up to Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) of the reasonable legal fees incurred by Holder in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Note.

 

12. Amendment and Restatement . This Note amends and restates the indebtedness evidenced by the Convertible Promissory Note dated January 19, 2007, as amended by that certain Agreement dated August 26, 2008, as further amended an Amendment to Convertible Promissory Note effective as of February 28, 2010 and as further modified by that certain Letter Agreement dated March 18, 2013, in the original principal amount of $5,000,000.00 previously issued by Maker in favor of Holder (as amended, modified and/or supplemented, the “Original Note”). This Note evidences a continuation of, and not a repayment and reborrowing, termination or novation of, the indebtedness heretofore outstanding under the Original Note.

 

Holder acknowledges that it has agreed to accept a discounted amount as payment in full of the outstanding principal amount of the Original Note, such outstanding amount being hereby reduced to One Million Nine Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,900,000.00).

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker and Holder have caused this Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note to be duly executed under seal on the date above first written.

 

Attest:

FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL

GROUP, INC.

     
     
    By:     (SEAL)
  Name: Anthony Angelini
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
         

      

Witness:  
     
        (SEAL)
  Name: Gerard J. Gallagher
         

 

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EXHIBIT 1

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

To be Executed Upon Exercise of Conversion Rights

 

The undersigned hereby exercises, according to the terms and conditions of the foregoing Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note, the right to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on, said Promissory Note into shares of common stock of Fortress International Group, Inc. as set forth below.

 

The undersigned hereby agrees that as of the date of this Notice, the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Note is as follows:

 

  Outstanding Principal:    
  Outstanding Interest:    
       
  Total Outstanding    
  Principal and Interest    

 

The undersigned hereby exercises the conversion of the following amount of principal and accrued interested under the Note as follows:

 

  Principal being Converted:    
  Interest being Converted:    
       
  Total Principal and    
  Interest being Converted    

 

The undersigned further agrees that the total principal and interest being converted is convertible into ________ shares of Maker’s common stock (based on a conversion price of $____ per share).

 

           
           
           
Dated:       By:  
           
    Name:   
    Title:  
    Address:  
       

 

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AMENDMENT

TO

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), is effective as of the 21st day of May 2013, by and between FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Fortress America Acquisition Corporation) (the “ Company ”), and Gerard J. Gallagher (the “ Executive ”). Each of the Company and Executive are hereinafter individually referred to as a “ Party ,” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS

 

The Parties are all of the parties to that certain Executive Employment Agreement effective as of January 19, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated August 26, 2008, further amended by the Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement effective as of February 28, 2010, further amended by the Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement effective as of January 3, 2012, and further amended by the Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement effective as of March 14, 2012 (collectively, the “ Employment Agreement ”). The Parties desire to amend certain terms and conditions set forth in the Employment Agreement, all as further described and set forth in this Amendment.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Amendment to Section 3.1 of the Employment Agreement . Section 3.1 of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

 

3.1. Base Salary. Effective April 1, 2012, the Executive’s annual base salary is Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) (“ Base Salary ”), paid in approximately equal installments bi-weekly. At least annually during the Employment Period thereafter, the Company will review the Base Salary in order to determine, in the sole discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, whether any adjustments to the Base Salary need to be made based on factors approved by the Board, which may include the Executive’s individual performance, the financial results and condition of the Company as of and for the recent fiscal year, and the Company’s projected financial performance and profitability. In no event shall the Base Salary be reduced without the prior written consent of the Executive.

 

2.             Effect of Amendment . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all provisions of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment and the Employment Agreement contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior oral or written communications, agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Amendment is intended to modify the provisions of the Employment Agreement; in the event that there is a conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Employment Agreement, the Parties intend that the provisions of this Amendment should govern their respective rights and obligations.

 

 
 

 

3.             Miscellaneous . The Explanatory Statements form a material basis for this Amendment and are expressly incorporated herein and made a part hereof. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Employment Agreement. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Amendment and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Amendment will be governed by the laws of the State governing the Employment Agreement, without reference to any conflict of laws rules that would apply the laws of another jurisdiction. This Amendment may be executed simultaneously in multiple counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Amendment and all of which together will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Amendment and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or e-mail delivery of a .pdf format data file shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Amendment as to the Parties and may be used in lieu of the original Amendment and signature pages thereof for all purposes.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.

 

COMPANY :   EXECUTIVE :
     
FORTRESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.    

 

By:      
Name: Anthony Angelini   Gerard J. Gallagher
Title:  Chief Executive Officer    

 

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