UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):  March 20, 2017

 

AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER :   0-20190

 

DELAWARE 14-1673067
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2225 Centennial Drive
Gainesville, GA 30504
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

 

1-888-661-0225
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 20, 2017, Authentidate Holding Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a note exchange agreement with the holders of an aggregate principal amount of $2,170,000 of outstanding promissory notes (the “Original Notes”) which were due and payable, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue the holders of such notes, in consideration of the cancellation of the Original Notes, new promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,545,199, which is equal to the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Original Notes plus the accrued but unpaid interest on the Original Notes (the “New Notes”). The New Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $2.03 per share. Based on the initial conversion price, the New Notes are convertible into up to 1,253,792 shares of common stock. If the Company issues or sells shares of its common stock, rights to purchase shares of its common stock, or securities convertible into shares of its common stock for a price per share that is less than the conversion price then in effect, such conversion price will be decreased to equal 85% of such lower price. The foregoing adjustments to the conversion price will not apply to certain exempt issuances, including issuances pursuant to certain employee benefit plans. In addition, the conversion price is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, reverse stock splits, and similar capital changes. The right of holders of the New Notes to convert these securities into common stock is subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation, which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased by a holder to a greater percentage not in excess of 9.99% after providing notice to us. The closing of the exchange transaction occurred on March 20, 2017 and a ll of the New Notes have a maturity date of one year from the closing date. The New Notes are being issued in consideration of the exchange of (i) an aggregate principal amount of $950,000 of Original Notes held by VER 83, LLC, which were convertible at a price of $2.25 per share, (ii) an aggregate principal amount of $520,000 of Original Notes, held by MKA 79, LLC, which were convertible at a price of $3.00 per share, and (iii) an aggregate principal amount of $700,000 of unconvertible Original Notes, of which a note in the principal amount of $250,000 was held by Hanif A. Roshan, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the remainder was held by Optimum Ventures, LLC, a party affiliated by ownership with the former members of Peachstate Health Management, LLC, our subsidiary.

 

The New Notes bear interest at the rate of 5% per annum with interest payable upon maturity, the conversion of the New Notes or on any earlier redemption date. Commencing one month after the Company’s common stock is listed for trading on a national securities exchange the Company will have the right to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding principal balance of the New Notes, plus all accrued but unpaid interest at a price equal to 110% of such amount. The holders of the New Notes shall have the right to convert any or the entire amount to be redeemed into common stock prior to redemption. Subject to certain exceptions, the New Notes are senior to existing and future indebtedness of the Company and will be secured by a first priority lien on all of the Company’s assets to the extent and as provided in a Security Agreement entered into between the Company and the holders. Subject to certain exceptions, the New Notes contain customary covenants against incurring additional indebtedness and granting additional liens and contains customary events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the New Notes, the holders may require the Company to repay all or a portion of the note in cash, at a price equal to 110% of the principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

In connection with the exchange of the Original Notes for the New Notes, the Company also agreed with the holder of all of our outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) to exchange all of its outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock for shares of a new series of convertible preferred stock designated as Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”). Accordingly, on March 20, 2017, the Company also entered into a separate exchange agreement with the holder of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, to exchange such shares for a total of 25,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock will have a stated value of $30.00 per share. Pursuant to this exchange agreement, the holder of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock agreed to waive all unpaid dividends that had accrued on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The shares of Series E Preferred Stock are initially convertible by the holder into an aggregate of 187,500 shares of Common Stock at the initial conversion rate of $4.00 per share. The conversion price of the new preferred stock is subject to adjustment solely in the event of stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations, and similar corporate events. The right of holders of Series E Preferred Stock to convert these securities into common stock is subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation, which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased by a holder to a greater percentage not in excess of 9.99% after providing notice to us. The Certificate of Designations, Rights and Preferences and Number of Shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, referred to as the Series E Designation, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 20, 2017. The Series E Designation, which defines the rights and preferences of the Series E Preferred Stock, also provides that: (i) each holder of the Series E Preferred Stock will have the right, at any time, to convert the shares of Series E Preferred Stock into shares of common stock; (ii) the Series E Preferred Stock will be redeemable at our option commencing one year after the closing date, provided that the Company’s common stock is listed on a national securities exchange at such time; and (iii) the Series E Preferred Stock will pay dividends at the rate of 5% per annum in cash. The Series E Preferred Stock is held by Greener Fairways, Inc., a party affiliated by ownership with VER 83, LLC.

 

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Copies of the form of the note exchange agreement and preferred stock exchange agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and a copy of the form of security agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.3. Further, a copy of the Series E Designation is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and a copy of the form of New Notes is attached as Exhibit 4.2. The above descriptions of each of the exchange agreements and the security agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively and such agreements are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the above descriptions of the Series E Designation and the New Notes are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 4.1 respectively, and such instruments are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The offer and sale of the securities pursuant to the exchange agreements (and the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock upon exercise or conversion thereof) have been determined to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering, in which the investors are accredited and have acquired the securities for investment purposes and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. The securities issued under the exchange agreements have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This disclosure does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities, nor will there be any sales of these securities by the Company in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The Series E Designation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, establishes the Series E Preferred Stock and defines the rights and preferences of the Series E Preferred Stock. The material terms and conditions of the Series E Designation are disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03. In addition, the Series E Designation provides that no dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any securities that are junior to or on parity with the Series E Preferred Stock unless full dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid for all dividends due on the Series E Preferred Stock. In addition, for so long as any shares of Series E Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the company may not without the consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock, among other things, (i) amend, alter or repeal any provisions of the Series E Preferred Stock or Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially adversely affect any of the preferences, rights, powers or privileges of the Series E Preferred Stock or the holders thereof, (ii) create, authorize or issue any other class or series of preferred stock on a parity with, or having greater or preferential rights than, the Series E Preferred Stock with respect to liquidation or dividends, (iii) directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value, or set aside for payment or make available for a sinking fund for the purchase or redemption of, any stock ranking junior to on a parity with the Series E Preferred Stock, or (iv) enter into any agreement which would prohibit or restrict its right to pay dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The Series E Designation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 20, 2017. A copy of the Series E Designation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The Series E Designation establishes and designates the Series E Preferred Stock and the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. The summary of the Series E Designation included in Items 1.01 and 3.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is also incorporated herein by reference.

  

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are attached to this Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights and Number of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
4.1   Form of New Note
10.1   Form of Note Exchange Agreement
10.2   Form of Exchange Agreement for Preferred Stock Exchange
10.3   Form of Security Agreement

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
   
   
  By: /s/ Hanif A. Roshan
  Name: Hanif A. Roshan
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer
 Date: March 24, 2017  

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description                                                                                                      
     
3.1   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights and Number of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
4.1   Form of New Note
10.1   Form of Note Exchange Agreement
10.2   Form of Exchange Agreement for Preferred Stock Exchange
10.3   Form of Security Agreement

 

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Exhibit 3.1 

 

AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND

RIGHTS AND NUMBER OF SHARES OF

SERIES E CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

Pursuant to Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law

 

The undersigned President of AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), hereby certifies that pursuant to authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, its Board of Directors has duly adopted the following resolutions creating the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, a series of preferred stock of the Corporation be, and it hereby is, created out of the 4,367,000 shares of authorized but unissued shares of the preferred stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Corporation, such series to be designated Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series E Preferred Stock ”), to consist of 25,000 shares, par value $.10 per share, of which the rights, preferences and privileges, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, shall be (in addition to those set forth in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation) as follows:

 

1.           Certain Definitions

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1 shall have, for all purposes of this resolution, the meanings herein specified.

 

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person (the “ subject Person ”), any other Person (a) that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls or is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, the subject Person, (b) that directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of any class of voting equity of the subject Person, or (c) ten percent (10%) or more of the voting equity of which is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or held by the subject Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, through representation on such Person’s board of directors or other management committee or group, by contract or otherwise.

 

Board of Directors ” or “ Board ” means the Corporation’s Board of Directors, as constituted from time to time.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or commercial banks located in New York City are authorized or permitted by law to close.

 

Certificate of Designation ” means this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights and Number of Shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

     

 

Common Stock ” means all shares now or hereafter authorized of any class of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation, and any other stock of the Corporation, howsoever designated, authorized after the Original Issue Date, which has the right (subject always to prior rights of any class or series of preferred stock) to participate in the distribution of the assets and earnings of the Corporation without limit as to per share amount.

 

Conversion Rate ” means the rate at which shares of Common Stock shall be delivered upon the conversion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock, which shall be initially $4.00, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 6 of this Certificate of Designation.

 

Conversion Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Holders upon conversion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Exchange Agreement ” means that certain agreement dated as of the date of this Certificate of Designation between the Corporation and the initial Holders of the Corporation’s Series E Preferred Stock, pursuant to which the Corporation agreed to issue shares of Series E Preferred Stock.

 

Fair Market Value ” means, on any given day: (A) if the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation are exchange-traded, the average of the closing sales prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the day that is two (2) Trading Days prior to the applicable date of determination of Fair Market Value; or (B) if the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange but are regularly traded in any over-the-counter market, then the average of the bid and ask prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the day that is two (2) Trading Days prior to the applicable date of determination of Fair Market Value; or (C) if the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation are not traded as described in clauses (A) or (B), then the per share fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

 

Holder(s) ” means the holder(s) of the outstanding share(s) of Series E Preferred Stock.

 

Liquidation Payment ” means the amount paid in cash for each share of Series E Preferred Stock equal to the sum of: (i) the Stated Value of such share of Series E Preferred Stock and (ii) all accrued but unpaid dividends on such share of Series E Preferred Stock to the date fixed for liquidation.

 

Majority Holders ” means the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock outstanding at the time of such determination.

 

National Securities Exchange ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Original Issue Date ” means the date a share of Series E Preferred Stock was first issued by the Corporation.

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, trust, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability corporation, joint stock corporation, governmental authority or other person or entity.

 

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Redemption Date ” means any date set by the Corporation for redemption of all or a part of the then outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 5 hereof.

 

Redemption Price ” means, with respect to each share of Series E Preferred Stock, the sum of: (i) the Stated Value of such share of Series E Preferred Stock being redeemed, plus (ii) the accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to such share of Series E Preferred Stock, as of the Redemption Date.

 

Stated Value ” means the initial per share sale price of each share of Series E Preferred Stock of $30.00.

 

Subsidiary ” means any corporation of which shares of stock possessing at least a majority of the general voting power in electing the board of directors are, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned by the Corporation, whether directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the Trading Market on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is listed for trading is open for trading.

 

Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock of the Corporation is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or any tier of OTC Markets, Inc.

 

Except as explicitly stated, all definitions contained in this Certificate of Designation are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import referring to this Certificate of Designation refer to this Certificate of Designation as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Certificate of Designation.

 

2.            Rank

 

The Series E Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, winding up and dissolution, rank (a) junior to the Corporation’s Series D Preferred Stock, and any other series of preferred stock hereafter established by the Board of Directors and, as required by Section 8 , approved by the affirmative vote of the Majority Holders (collectively referred to herein as the “ Senior Securities ”); (b) on a parity with any other series of preferred stock established by the Board of Directors and, as required by Section 8 , approved by the affirmative vote of the Majority Holders, the terms of which shall specifically provide that such series shall rank on a parity with the Series E Preferred Stock (the Series E Preferred Stock and any such other securities are referred to herein collectively as the “ Parity Securities ”), and (c) prior to any other equity securities of the Corporation, including the Common Stock, all of such equity securities of the Corporation to which the Series E Preferred Stock ranks prior, including the Common Stock, are referred to herein collectively as the “ Junior Securities ”.

 

3.            Dividends

 

(a)            Subject to the limitations described below, Holders of shares of Series E Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, out of funds of the Corporation legally available for payment thereof as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, dividends in cash, at a rate per share of 5% of the Stated Value per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on each December 31 st and June 30 th , beginning on June 30, 2017 (each such date, a “ Dividend Payment Date ”).

 

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(b)          Dividends will be cumulative from the Original Issue Date and will be payable to holders of record as they appear on the stock books of the Corporation on the tenth business day prior to the dividend payment date. If any dividend payment date is not a business day, such dividend payment date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. The dividends with respect to any shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and actual days elapsed. All dividends paid with respect to shares of the Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be paid pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto. Dividends to be paid in cash shall be paid to the account of a Holder in U.S. funds and delivered to the registered Holder of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock at the address of such Holder appearing in the Corporation’s records or such other address as the Holder provides to the Corporation pursuant to a written notice delivered to the Corporation in accordance with Section 14 of this Certificate of Designation.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no dividends on shares of the Series E Preferred Stock, the Parity Securities or the Junior Securities shall be declared by the Board of Directors or paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation (i) unless all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Senior Securities for all prior periods and the current period have been paid or declared and set apart for payment; and (ii) at any time that the terms or provisions of any indenture or agreement of the Corporation, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, specifically prohibits such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute (after notice or lapse of time or otherwise) a breach of or a default under any such indenture or agreement; provided, however, than nothing herein contained shall in any way or under any circumstances be construed or deemed to require the Board of Directors to declare or the Corporation to pay or set apart for payment any cash dividends at any time, whether permitted by any of such agreements or not.

 

(d)        No dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any Parity Securities for any period unless full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Series E Preferred Stock for all dividend payment periods terminating on or prior to the date of payment of such full cumulative dividends. If any dividends are not paid in full, as aforesaid, upon the shares of the Series E Preferred Stock and any other Parity Securities, all dividends declared upon shares of the Series E Preferred Stock and any other Parity Securities shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share on the Series E Preferred Stock and such other Parity Securities shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the Series E Preferred Stock and such other Parity Securities bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series E Preferred Stock or any other Parity Securities which may be in arrears. Any dividend not paid pursuant to this Section 3 shall be fully cumulative and shall accrue (whether or not declared), without interest, as set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

 

(e)        (i) The Holders shall be entitled to receive the dividends provided for in Section 3(a) hereof in preference to and in priority over any dividends upon any of the Junior Securities. The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividend on any Junior Securities or make any payment on account of, or set apart for payment money for a sinking or other similar fund for, the purchase, redemption or other retirement of, any Junior Securities or any warrants, rights, calls or options exercisable for or convertible into any Junior Securities, or make any distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, and whether in cash, obligations or shares of the Corporation, or other property, to the holders thereof, and shall not permit any corporation or other entity directly or indirectly controlled by the Corporation to purchase or redeem any of the Junior Securities or any warrants, rights, calls or options exercisable for or convertible into any of the Junior Securities, unless prior to or concurrently with such declaration, payment, setting apart for payment, purchase or distribution, as the case may be, all accrued and unpaid dividends on shares of any Series E Preferred Stock shall have been or be duly paid in full and all redemption payments which have become due with respect to such Series E Preferred Stock shall have been or be duly discharged.

 

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(ii) Subject to the forgoing provisions of this Section 3 , the Board of Directors may declare, and the Corporation may pay or set apart for payment, dividends and other distributions on any of the Junior Securities, and may purchase or otherwise redeem any of the Junior Securities or any warrants, rights or options exercisable for or convertible into any of the Junior Securities, and the Holders shall not be entitled to share therein.

 

(f)        All payments of dividends pursuant to this Section by the Corporation shall be made with deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed upon such payment by the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.

 

4.            Distributions Upon Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up

 

(a)        (i) In the event of any Liquidation Event, subject to the rights, preferences and privileges of any Senior Securities, the Holders shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders an amount in cash equal to the Liquidation Payment for each share of Series E Preferred Stock outstanding before any payment shall be made or any assets distributed to the holders of any of the Junior Securities. If the assets of the Corporation are not sufficient to pay in full the Liquidation Payments payable to the Holders or any other Parity Securities, then the holders of all such shares shall share ratably in such distribution of assets in accordance with the amount which would be payable on such distribution if the amounts to which the Holders and the holders of outstanding shares of such other Parity Securities are entitled were paid in full.

 

(ii) The Holders will not be entitled to receive the Liquidation Payment of such shares until the liquidation payments of the Corporation’s Senior Securities now existing or hereafter issued has been paid in full (including liquidation payments that would be due regardless if such Liquidation Event triggered a payment to such holders).

 

(b)        The Liquidation Payment with respect to each fractional share of the Series E Preferred Stock outstanding shall be equal to a ratably proportionate amount of the Liquidation Payment with respect to each outstanding share of Series E Preferred Stock.

 

(c)        For the purposes of this Section 4 , a “Liquidation Event” means any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.

 

5.            Redemption

 

Commencing on the first anniversary of the Original Issue Date, provided that (i) the Corporation has filed all reports required to be filed by it pursuant to Sections 13(a), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to setting a date for the redemption of shares of Series E Preferred Stock and (ii) the Corporation’s Common Stock is, at that time, listed for trading on a National Securities Exchange, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be redeemable at any time, in whole or in part, by the Corporation, at its option, as follows:

 

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(a)          Subject to the first sentence of this Section 5 , the Series E Preferred Stock is redeemable at any time commencing on the first anniversary of the Original Issue Date at the option of the Corporation, on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days written notice to registered holders at a redemption price equal to the Stated Value per share of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon; provided, however, that the public sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock are covered by an effective registration statement, or are otherwise exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(b)          If less than all of the outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the Corporation will select those to be redeemed pro rata or by lot or in such other manner as the Board of Directors may reasonably determine. In the event that the Corporation has failed to pay accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock, it may not redeem any of the then outstanding shares of the Series E Preferred Stock, unless all the then outstanding shares are redeemed and until all such accrued and unpaid dividends and (except with respect to shares to be redeemed) the then current semi-annual dividend have been paid in full.

 

(c)          There shall be no mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation with respect to the Series E Preferred Stock.

 

(d)           Prior to redemption, the Corporation shall deliver to each record holder of Series E Preferred Stock notice of its intention to redeem some or all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock (the “ Redemption Notice ”). The Redemption Notice shall state the Redemption Date, which date shall be a Business Day. The Redemption Notice shall be mailed (by United States first class mail) or delivered via overnight courier at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of record of shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed at the address shown on the stock books of the Corporation. During the period between the issuance of a Redemption Notice and the date set for redemption, holders of Series E Preferred Stock may convert such shares into Common Stock, solely to the extent that such conversion is otherwise permitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designation.

 

(e)        Unless a holder of Series E Preferred Stock elects to convert his Series E Preferred Stock prior to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the Redemption Date, each Holder shall, prior to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the Redemption Date, return any and all original share certificates representing Series E Preferred Stock to be redeemed to the Corporation (or such other place at set forth in the Redemption Notice) and such certificates shall be duly endorsed or assigned either to the Corporation or in blank. At 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the Redemption Date, the right of any holder to convert their shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall terminate.

 

(f) From and after such Redemption Date, unless there shall have been a default in payment of the Redemption Price or the Corporation is unable to pay the Redemption Price due to not having sufficient legally available funds, dividends will cease to accrue on the shares of Series E Preferred Stock called for redemption, and all rights of the Holder of such shares as holder of Series E Preferred Stock, (except the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificates), shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever; provided that in the event that shares of Series E Preferred Stock are not redeemed due to a default in payment by the Corporation or because the Corporation does not have sufficient legally available funds, such shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding and shall be entitled to all of the rights and preferences provided herein until redeemed. If the funds of the Corporation legally available for redemption on the Redemption Date are insufficient to redeem all the outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock called for redemption, those funds which are legally available will be used to redeem the maximum possible number of such shares ratably among the Holders of such shares in proportion to the aggregate Redemption Price to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5 . The shares not redeemed shall remain outstanding and be entitled to all the rights and preferences provided herein. The Corporation shall deliver the Redemption Price within 10 days after receipt by the Corporation of the original shares of Series E Preferred Stock returned by the holder to the Corporation. All shares of Series E Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to this Section 5 will be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to series, and may thereafter be issued, but not as shares of Series E Preferred Stock.

 

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6.            Conversion Rights

 

The Series E Preferred Stock shall be convertible into Common Stock as follows:

 

(a)           Conversion at Option of Holders . Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Section 6 and the limitations set forth in Section 7 , unless previously redeemed by the Corporation, the Holders have the right, at such Holder’s option, at any time, and from time to time, commencing the Original Issue Date, to convert some or all of such Holder’s shares of Series E Preferred Stock into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at the then-current Conversion Price in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 6(a) . The Holder shall effect conversion(s) by surrendering the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be converted to the Corporation, together with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Notice of Conversion ”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be converted, include the other information specified on the Holder Conversion Notice, and specify the date on which such conversion is to be effected (the “ Holder Conversion Date ”), which date shall be determined in accordance with Section 6(c) , and which may not be prior to the date on which the Holder delivers such Holder Conversion Notice. If no Holder Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Holder Conversion Date shall be the date determined in accordance with Section 6(c) .

 

(b)           Number of Conversion Shares . The number of Conversion Shares to be delivered by the Corporation upon any conversion shall be determined by dividing (x) the aggregate Stated Value of all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be converted by (y) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of conversion.

 

(c)         Conversion Procedures . In order to exercise the conversion privilege hereunder, the Holders of each share of Series E Preferred Stock to be converted shall surrender the certificate representing such shares of Series E Preferred Stock to a designated officer or agent of the Corporation appointed for such purpose by the Corporation, with the Notice of Conversion on the back of said certificate completed and signed. The Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to issue or cause its transfer agent to issue the Conversion Shares as soon as reasonably practicable following the Holder’s compliance with any applicable procedural requirements adopted by the Corporation in connection with the issuance of the Conversion Shares, including without limitation, the Holder surrendering to the Corporation, or its agent, the original of the Holder’s certificate(s) representing the shares of Series E Preferred Stock subject to the Conversion. The Corporation shall bear the cost associated with the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion. If required in the reasonable judgment of the Corporation, the Conversion Shares shall be issued with a restrictive legend indicating that it was issued in a transaction which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that it cannot be transferred unless it is so registered, or an exemption from registration is available, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation. The Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued in the same name as the Person who is the then-current Holder of the Series E Preferred Stock unless, following a written request by a Holder to have such Conversion Shares issued in a different name, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation, a change of name and such transfer can be made in compliance with applicable securities laws. Unless the shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name in which such share of Series E Preferred Stock is registered, each share surrendered for conversion shall be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the Holder or such Holder’s duly authorized attorney and an amount sufficient to pay any transfer or similar tax. Shares of Series E Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock or redeemed in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.

 

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(i)           Partial Conversions . Upon conversion of only a portion of the number of shares covered by a certificate representing shares of Series E Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to or upon the written order of the holder of the certificate so surrendered for conversion, at the expense of the Corporation, a new certificate covering the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock representing the unconverted portion of the certificate so surrendered.

 

(ii)         Effective Date of Conversions . With respect to an optional conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a) , each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the date on which the certificates for shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall have been surrendered and such notice received by the Corporation as aforesaid, and the person or persons in whose name or names any certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the shares represented thereby at such time on such date, unless the stock transfer books of the Corporation shall be closed on that date, in which event such person or persons shall be deemed to have become such holder or holders of record at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open, and such notice received by the Corporation.

 

(d)           Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip shall be issued upon conversion of shares of Series E Preferred Stock. If any Holder is entitled to receive a fractional Conversion Share, such fractional Conversion Share shall be disregarded and the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion, in the aggregate, shall be the next closest whole number of Conversion Shares. If more than one share of Series E Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for conversion at any one time by the same holder, the number of full shares of Common stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock so surrendered. No cash or property shall be issued in lieu of fractional Conversion Shares upon conversion.

 

(e)          Payment of Certain Dividends . The Holders at the close of business on a dividend payment record date shall be entitled to receive the dividend payable on such shares on the next corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion thereof or the Corporation’s default in payment of the dividend due on such Dividend Payment Date (except that holders of shares called for redemption on a redemption date between such record date and the Dividend Payment Date shall not be entitled to receive such dividend on such dividend payment date). A Holder on a dividend payment record date who (or whose transferee) surrenders any of such shares for conversion into shares of Common Stock on a Dividend Payment Date will receive the dividend payable by the Corporation on such shares of Series E Preferred Stock on such date. Except as provided above, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on converted shares or for dividends on the shares of Common Stock issued upon such conversion.

 

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(f)            Conversion Rate Adjustments . The Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(i)           Subdivisions, Reclassifications or Combinations . If the Corporation shall subdivide (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, then the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately reduced. If the Corporation, at any time after the Closing Date, combines (by reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination, be proportionally increased. Successive adjustments in the Conversion Rate shall be made whenever any event specified above shall occur.

 

(ii)           Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance. In case of any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with any other corporation or entity (other than a wholly owned Subsidiary), or in case of sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or in the case of any share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities or property, the Corporation will be required to make appropriate provision so that each Holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding will have the right thereafter to convert such share of Series E Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series E Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange.

 

(iii)           Adjustments . No adjustment of the Conversion Rate will be made for cash distributions or cash dividends paid out of funds legally available therefor. All calculations under this Section 6(f) shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.

 

(g)           Statement Regarding Adjustments. Whenever the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted as provided in Section 6(f) , the Corporation shall forthwith file, at the office of any transfer agent for the Series E Preferred Stock and at the principal office of the Corporation, a statement showing in detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Conversion Rate that shall be in effect after such adjustment, and the Corporation shall also cause a copy of such statement to be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to each Holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock at its address appearing on the Corporation’s records. Where appropriate, such copy may be included as part of a notice required to be mailed under the provisions of Section 6(h) .

 

(h)           Notice to Holders. In the event the Corporation shall propose to take any action of the type described in Section 6(f) (but only if the action would result in an adjustment in the Conversion Rate), the Corporation shall give notice to each Holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock, in the manner set forth in this Certificate of Designation, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth such facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect of such action (to the extent such effect may be known at the date of such notice) on the Conversion Rate and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon conversion of shares of Series E Preferred Stock. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the taking of such proposed action. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, however, if the date on which the Corporation is obliged to provide notice hereunder to the Holders is prior to a public announcement relating to the events set forth and on such date the Corporation’s securities are traded or quoted on any recognized national securities exchange or quotation system, then such notice shall be provided to each Holder of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock simultaneously with the notice provided to the Corporation’s stockholders. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, affect the legality or validity of any such action.

 

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(i)           Costs. The Corporation shall pay all documentary, stamp, transfer or other transactional taxes attributable to the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any shares of Series E Preferred Stock; provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of any certificate for such shares in a name other than that of the Holder of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock in respect of which such shares are being issued.

 

(j)           Reservation of Shares. The Corporation shall reserve at all times so long as any shares of Series E Preferred Stock remain outstanding, free from preemptive rights, out of its treasury stock (if applicable) or its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, or both, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock.

 

(k)          Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock will upon issuance by the Corporation be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof, and the Corporation shall take no action which will cause a contrary result (including, without limitation, any action which would cause the Conversion Rate to be less than the par value, if any, of the Common Stock).

 

7.            Conversion Limitations

 

(a)          The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below) as a result of such conversion.  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section7 , beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 7 applies, the determination of whether the Series E Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of how many shares of Series E Preferred Stock are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether the shares of Series E Preferred Stock may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and how many shares of the Series E Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 7 , in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Series E Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.

 

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(b)           The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series E Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder. A Holder, upon not less than sixty-one (61) days’ prior notice to the Corporation, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 7 applicable to its Series E Preferred Stock provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Series E Preferred Stock held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 7 shall continue to apply, unless any issuances in excess of such limitation are approved by the Corporation’s common stockholders. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the sixty-first (61 st ) day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 7 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Series E Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, a Holder that beneficially owned in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% of the Corporation’s Common Stock as of the Original Issue Date shall not be subject to the relevant Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth herein, unless subsequent to the Original Issue Date, such Holder’s beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of the Corporation decreases to a level below 4.99% or 9.99%, in which event the provisions of this Section 7 shall become applicable to such Holder.

 

8.            Voting Rights

 

The Holders of record of shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any voting rights except as follows:

 

(a)          so long as any shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be outstanding and unless the consent or approval of a greater number of shares shall then be required under the Delaware General Corporation Law, without first obtaining the approval of at least the Majority Holders, given in person or by proxy either by written consent or at a meeting at which the Holders shall be entitled to vote separately as a class, the Corporation shall not (i) amend, alter or repeal any provisions of the Series E Preferred Stock or Certificate of Incorporation so as to materially adversely affect any of the preferences, rights, powers or privileges of the Series E Preferred Stock or the holders thereof, (ii) create, authorize or issue any other class or series of preferred stock on a parity with, or having greater or preferential rights than, the Series E Preferred Stock with respect to liquidation or dividends, (iii) directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value, or set aside for payment or make available for a sinking fund for the purchase or redemption of, any stock ranking junior to on a parity with the Series E Preferred Stock, or (iv) enter into any agreement which would prohibit or restrict the Corporation’s right to pay dividends on the Series E Preferred Stock; and

 

(b)          as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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9.            Exclusion of Other Rights

 

Except as may otherwise be required by law, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, other than those specifically set forth in this resolution (as such resolution may be amended from time to time) and in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.

 

10.          Headings of Subdivisions

 

The headings of the various subdivisions hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.

 

11.          Severability of Provisions

 

If any right, preference or limitation of the Series E Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designation (as such may be amended from time to time) is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other rights, preferences and limitations set forth in this resolution (as so amended) which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable right, preference or limitation shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no right, preference or limitation herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other such right, preference or limitation unless so expressed herein.

 

12.          Transfer of Series E Preferred Stock

 

Upon notice to the Corporation, a Holder may sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the shares of Series E Preferred Shares to any person or entity as long as such transaction is the subject of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or, in the opinion of counsel acceptable to the Corporation, is exempt from registration. From and after the date of any such sale or transfer, the transferee thereof shall be deemed to be a Holder. Upon any such sale or transfer, the Corporation shall, promptly following the return of the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series E Preferred Stock that are the subject of such sale or transfer, issue and deliver to such transferee a new certificate in the name of such transferee.

 

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13.          Status of Reacquired Shares

 

Shares of Series E Preferred Stock which have been issued and reacquired in any manner or converted (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware) shall not be reissued as Series E Preferred Stock, but shall have the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock issuable in series undesignated as to series and may be redesignated and reissued.

 

14.          Notices

 

Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given by the Corporation or a Holder pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable facsimile transmission (immediately followed by written confirmation delivered according to another mechanism provided by this section), unless such delivery is made on a day that is not a Business Day, in which case such delivery will be deemed to be made on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next Business Day after timely delivery to an overnight courier and (iii) on the third Business Day following the date of dispatch, if deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid), addressed, if to the Corporation:

 

Authentidate Holding Corp.

2225 Centennial Drive

Gainesville, Georgia 30504

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

and if to any Holder, at the address indicated in the stock register of the Corporation.

 

15.          Lost or Stolen Certificates

 

Upon receipt by the Corporation of evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a certificate representing a Holder’s shares of Series E Preferred Stock, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, and upon surrender and cancellation of such certificate if mutilated, the Corporation shall execute and deliver to such Holder a new certificate identical in all respects to the original certificate, and any such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate shall thereupon become void.

 

16.          Failure or Delay Not Waiver

 

No failure or delay on the part of the Corporation or a Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

17.          Payments

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that any provision of this Certificate of Designation permits the Corporation to make a payment to the Holders, at the Corporation’s option, in cash or in shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall only be permitted to make any portion of such payment in shares of Common Stock if such payment in shares is permissible pursuant to Section 7 of this Certificate of Designation, unless the Corporation’s common stockholders have approved such issuances.

 

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18.          Inclusion in Certificate of Incorporation.

 

       The statements contained herein creating and designating the Series E Preferred Stock and fixing the number, powers, preferences and relative, optional, participating, and other special rights and the qualifications, limitations, restrictions, and other distinguishing characteristics thereof shall, upon the effective date of said series, be deemed to be included in and be a part of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate of Designation of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and hereunto affixed the seal of the Corporation on this 16 th day of March, 2017.

 

            /s/ Hanif A. Roshan
  Name:  Hanif A. Roshan
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder

in order to Convert Shares of Preferred Stock)

 

Pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights and Number of Shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

Date to Effect Conversion: ________________________________________________

 

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion: ___________________

 

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: ___________________________

 

 

Stated Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted: _______________________

 

 

Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued: ______________________________

 

 

Applicable Conversion Price:_____________________________________________

 

 

Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion: __________________

 

 
DWAC Instructions:  
Broker no: _________  
Account no: ___________  

 

  [NAME OF HOLDER]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

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

 

Original Issue Date: March 20, 2017

Original Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $2.03

 

Principal Amount: $

 

AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.

SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

THIS SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE is a duly authorized and validly issued Senior Secured Convertible Note of Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation, (the “ Company ”), having its principal place of business at 2225 Centennial Drive, Gainesville, GA 30504, due March 20, 2018 (this note, the “ Note ”). This Note is being issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (as defined below) among the Company and the original holders of the Notes. By its acceptance of this Note, Holder agrees to be bound by the terms of the Exchange Agreement. This Note is a direct obligation of the Company and payment of principal and interest of this Note shall be secured in accordance with the Security Agreement dated as of the Original Issue Date of this Note (the “ Security Agreement ”). This Note ranks pari passu in right of payment with all other Notes now or hereafter issued in accordance with the Exchange Agreement under the terms set forth herein and shall be senior in right of payment to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein.

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to ____________ or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $_____________ on March 20, 2018 (the “ Maturity Date ”) or such other earlier date as this Note is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder, and to pay Interest to the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note in accordance with the provisions hereof. This Note is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Closing Bid Price ” and “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Trading Market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if the Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be) then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if the Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by the Nasdaq Stock Market, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 9(i). All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during such period.

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

 

Exchange Agreement ” means that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2017 by and among the Company and the original Holder as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

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Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units, options or other Common Stock Equivalents to employees, officers or directors of the Company or other eligible persons pursuant to any equity compensation plan presently existing or duly adopted for such purpose by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors of the Company (for purposes of clarity, the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of options, vesting of restricted stock units or otherwise in accordance with the terms of an award granted pursuant to such a Company plan subsequent to the date hereof shall also be an Exempt Issuance), (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder or pursuant to other Notes issued under the Exchange Agreement, and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of securities of the Company issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement (including shares of common stock that the Company may issue pursuant to the presently outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock in lieu of cash dividends thereon) provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (except that amendments or modifications to existing common stock purchase warrants to reduce the exercise price thereof and/or alter the number or type of securities issuable upon exercise thereof shall be included within the definition of an Exempt Issuance), (c) securities in connection with a rights offering to the Company’s stockholders, including any securities which may be issued upon exercise of the rights distributed to the Company’s stockholders, (d) securities issued pursuant to mergers, acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (e) shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) which may be issued to consultants, vendors, lessors, distributors or similar persons, to the Company as consideration for services or assets provided to the Company (and the shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise or conversion of convertible securities issued to the class persons specified in this clause) up to a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, (f) shares of Common Stock or other securities issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization of the Company, and (g) a firm commitment underwritten public offering of equity securities of the Company for at least $5,000,000 of gross proceeds.

 

Fair Market Value ” means, on any given day: (A) if the shares of Common Stock of the Company are exchange-traded, the average of the closing sales prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the day that is two (2) Trading Days prior to the applicable date of determination of Fair Market Value; or (B) if the shares of Common Stock of the Company are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange but are regularly traded in any over-the-counter market, then the average of the bid and ask prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on the day that is two (2) Trading Days prior to the applicable date of determination of Fair Market Value; or (C) if the shares of Common Stock of the Company are not traded as described in clauses (A) or (B), then the per share fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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

 

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

Interest Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Majority in Interest ” means, at any time of determination, fifty-one percent (51%) in interest (based on then-outstanding principal amounts of Notes at the time of such determination) of the holders of Notes.

 

National Securities Exchange ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

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

 

Optional Redemption ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Optional Redemption Amount ” means the sum of (a) 110% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note and (b) accrued but unpaid interest through the Optional Redemption Date.

 

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

 

Permitted Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

Permitted Liens ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

         

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

 

Section 2 . Interest and Prepayment .

 

(a)   Payment of Interest . The Company shall pay interest to the Holder, in cash, on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of this Note at the rate of 5% per annum, payable in arrears on (i) each Optional Redemption Date (as to that principal amount then being redeemed), (ii) each date on which any principal amount of this Note is being converted (as to that principal amount being converted), and (iii) on the Maturity Date (each such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ”) (if any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day).

 

(b)   Interest Calculations . Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, has been made.

 

(c)   Prepayment . Except as otherwise set forth in this Note, the Company may not prepay any portion of the principal amount of this Note without the prior written consent of the Holder.

 

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Section 3. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges .

 

(a)   Different Denominations . This Note has not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. Neither this Note nor any interest or participation herein may be reoffered, sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (a “ Transfer ”) in the absence of registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, or unless (i) such transaction is exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction and (ii) is made in compliance with applicable federal and state statutory resale restrictions, if any. This Note is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations (provided that the minimum denomination shall be $10,000), as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge or other cost will be payable by the Holder for such registration of transfer or exchange. Holder further agrees only to Transfer this Note, or any portion thereof or interest therein, only (a) to an affiliate of the Holder, (b) to a Person it reasonably believes to be an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, or (c) pursuant to a transaction in compliance with Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Further, the Holder agrees that it shall not, prior to January 27, 2019, to its knowledge, Transfer all or any portion of this Note or any of the Conversion Shares to any other person or entity, which person or entity is either (i) the beneficial holder of more than 4.9% of the Common Stock of the Company or (ii) would become, by reason of such transfer, the beneficial holder of more than 4.9% of the Common Stock of the Company.

 

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

 

(c)  Reliance on Note Register . The Transfer of this Note is registrable on the books of the Company upon surrender of this Note for registration of Transfer at the Company’s designated office, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Note, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is duly registered on the Note Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(d)  Transfer Mechanics . Upon presentation of this Note for registration of Transfer at the Company’s designated office accompanied by (i) certification by the transferor that such Transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof, (ii) a legal opinion or other information as the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, as applicable, and (iii) by a written instrument of Transfer in a form approved by the Company executed by the Holder, in person or by the Holder’s attorney thereunto duly authorized in writing, and including the name, address and telephone and fax numbers of the transferee and name of the contact person of the transferee, such Note shall be transferred on the Note Register, and a new Note of like tenor and bearing the same legends shall be issued in the name of the transferee and sent to the transferee at the address and c/o the contact person so indicated. Transfers and exchanges of Notes shall be subject to such additional restrictions as are set forth in the legends on the Notes and to such additional reasonable regulations as may be prescribed by the Company as specified herein. Successive registrations of Transfers as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration shall be noted on the Note register.

 

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(e)   Registration Rights . The Holder shall be entitled to all of the rights and subject to all of the obligations regarding registration of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of this Note as described in the Exchange Agreement.

 

Section 4 . Conversion .

 

(a)   Voluntary Conversion . At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Note is no longer outstanding, principal of this Note shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) and Section 4(e) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “ Notice of Conversion ”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Note to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “ Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Note has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within two (2) Business Days of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Company shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(b)   Conversion Price . The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to $2.03 per share, subject to adjustment herein (the “ Conversion Price ”).

 

(c)   Mechanics of Conversion .

 

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

 

(ii)   Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Note and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid interest. On or after the six-month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) electronically through The Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions, unless the Company determines, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, that it is appropriate to deliver physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares.

 

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(iii)   Company’s Failure to Timely Convert . If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, to issue to the Holder within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of a Conversion Notice (whether via facsimile or otherwise), a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for such number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (as the case may be) (a “ Conversion Failure ”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, (1) the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after such third (3rd) Trading Day that the issuance of such shares of Common Stock is not timely effected an amount equal to 0.5% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled multiplied by (B) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such shares of Common Stock to the Holder without violating Section 4(c)(i) and (ii) the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned (as the case may be) any portion of this Note that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice, provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 4(c)(iii) or otherwise. The Holder agrees, however, that the maximum aggregate damages payable to a Holder hereunder for a Conversion Failure shall be 2% of the amount determined pursuant to the formula set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In addition to the foregoing, if within three (3) Trading Days after the Company’s receipt of a Conversion Notice (whether via facsimile or otherwise), the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company’s share register or credit the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be), and if on or after such third (3rd) Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “ Buy-In Price ”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by (B) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date.

 

(iv)   Obligation Absolute . The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

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(v)   Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Note, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Notes), not less than 125% of such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(vi)   Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall round up such fractional share to the next whole share.

 

(vii)   Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Note shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Note so converted and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.

 

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

 

 

Section 5 . Certain Adjustments .

 

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

 

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(b)   Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Note is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Note, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 5(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

(c)   Subsequent Equity Sales . If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Company sells or grants any option to purchase or reduces the conversion or exercise price of any outstanding securities, grants any right to reduce, or otherwise disposes of or issues, any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price, other than in connection with any Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on the Original Issue Date (such lower price, the “ Base Conversion Price ” and such issuances, collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the product of (i) 0.85 and (ii) the Base Conversion Price; provided, however, that such adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be made only to the extent that after taking into account such adjustment to the Conversion Price the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation is sufficient for the issuance of the maximum number of Conversion Shares issuable upon  conversion of the Note at such adjusted Conversion Price. In the event that the Company at such time does not have a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock available for issuance at an adjusted Conversion Price, the Company shall immediately use all commercially reasonable efforts to convene a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of further amending its Certificate of Incorporation for the purpose of increasing the authorized number of shares of Common Stock in such an amount as is necessary to permit conversion of the Notes into the additional Conversion Shares issuable on account of such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. For purposes of clarity, if the holder of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to be a Dilutive Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 5(c), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 5(c), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Conversion Price in the Notice of Conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 5(c) in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

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

 

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

 

(f)   Notice to the Holder .

 

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

 

(ii)   Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (D) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Note Register, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company, the Company shall not be required to provide such notice until such time as it makes public disclosure of such event, at which point it shall simultaneously with its public disclosure, provide notice to the Holder. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Note during the period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 6 . Redemption .

 

(a)   Optional Redemption at Election of Company . Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(a) and provided that the Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it pursuant to Sections 13(a), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ SEC Reports ”), prior to the Optional Redemption Notice Date (defined below), then commencing 30 days following the date that the Company’s Common Stock is listed for trading on a National Securities Exchange and at any time thereafter, the Company may deliver a notice to the Holder (an “ Optional Redemption Notice ” and the date such notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the “ Optional Redemption Notice Date ”) of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Note for cash in an amount equal to the Optional Redemption Amount on the 60 th calendar day following the Optional Redemption Notice Date (such date, the “ Optional Redemption Date, ” such 60 day period, the “ Optional Redemption Period ” and such redemption, the “ Optional Redemption ”). The Optional Redemption Amount is payable in full on the Optional Redemption Date. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all permitted Notices of Conversion tendered from the time of delivery of the Optional Redemption Notice through 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the business day immediately preceding the Optional Redemption Date. The Company further agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly file all SEC Reports required to be filed. The Company’s determination to pay an Optional Redemption in cash shall be applied ratably to all of the holders of the then outstanding Notes based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial purchases of Notes pursuant to the Exchange Agreement. Unless a Holder elects to convert its Notes prior to the time and date specified above in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Note, each Holder shall, prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Optional Redemption Date, return any and all original Notes to be redeemed to the Company (or such other place at set forth in the Optional Redemption Notice) and such certificates shall be duly endorsed or assigned either to the Company or in blank.

 

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(b)   Redemption Procedure . The payment of cash pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall be payable on the Optional Redemption Date. If any portion of the payment pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 15% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if any portion of an Optional Redemption Amount in connection with an Optional Redemption remains unpaid after such date, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter, to invalidate such Optional Redemption, ab initio , and, with respect to the Company’s failure to honor the Optional Redemption, the Company shall have no further right to exercise such Optional Redemption.

 

Section 7 . Seniority, Security and Negative Covenants .

 

(a)             Seniority and Security . This Note ranks pari passu in right of payment with all other Notes now or hereafter issued in accordance with the Exchange Agreement and shall be senior in right of payment to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries, subject to the terms herein. The obligations of the Company under this Note are secured by certain assets of the Company pursuant to the Security Agreement, dated as of the date of the Exchange Agreement, between the Company and the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

 

(b)            Negative Covenants . As long as any portion of this Note remains outstanding, unless the holders of a Majority in Interest shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(i)   other than Permitted Indebtedness, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(ii)   other than Permitted Liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

 

(iii)   repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to (i) the Conversion Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents; (ii) repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents pursuant to employee, director or consultant repurchase plans or similar agreements; and (iii) repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of any claims asserted or threatened by holders of such securities; or

 

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(iv)   prepay any Indebtedness, other than the Notes if on a pro-rata basis and other than pursuant to payments of Permitted Indebtedness. For purposes of clarity, nothing herein shall restrict or limit the Company’s payment of the principal amount of, or interest on, any instruments evidencing Indebtedness issued by the Company prior to the date hereof and as such instruments may have been amended to date, in accordance with their terms, and any deferrals, renewals or extensions thereof, and any notes or other instruments or evidences of Indebtedness issued in respect of or in exchange thereof. 

 

(c)                 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7, if any transaction contemplated by Section 7(b) provides for the repayment of this Note at or prior to the closing of such transaction, then the consent of the Holder shall not be required, provided that this Note is paid in full at or prior to the closing of such transaction.

 

Section 8 . Events of Default

 

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

 

(i)        the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, late charges or other amounts when and as due under this Note (including, without limitation, the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest, late charges or other amounts when and as due, in which case only if such failure remains uncured for a period of at least fifteen (15) days;

 

(ii)        the occurrence of any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in any amount not in excess of an aggregate of $150,000;

 

(iii)        bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary and, if instituted against the Company or any Subsidiary by a third party, shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days of their initiation;

 

(iv)        the commencement by the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the filing by it of a petition seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action;

 

(v)        the entry by a court of (i) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary of a voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document adjudging the Company or any Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable federal, state or foreign law or (iii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree, order, judgment or other similar document or any such other decree, order, judgment or other similar document unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days;

 

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(vi)        a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $150,000 are rendered against the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are not, within forty-five (45) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such stay; provided, however, any judgment which is covered by insurance or an indemnity from a credit worthy party shall not be included in calculating the $150,000 amount set forth above so long as the Company provides the Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider (which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to the effect that such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) will receive the proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within forty-five (45) days of the issuance of such judgment;

 

(vii)        the Company and/or any Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, either (i) fails to pay, when due, or within any applicable grace period, any payment with respect to any Indebtedness in excess of $150,000 due to any third party (other than, with respect to unsecured Indebtedness only, payments contested by the Company and/or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) in good faith by proper proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP) or is otherwise in breach or violation of any agreement for monies owed or owing in an amount in excess of $150,000, which breach or violation permits the other party thereto to declare a default or otherwise accelerate amounts due thereunder, or (ii) suffer to exist any other circumstance or event that would, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in a default or event of default under any agreement binding the Company or any Subsidiary, which default or event of default would or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations (including results thereof), liabilities, properties, condition (including financial condition) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate;

 

(viii)        other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 8(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches, in any material respect, any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document (including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of ten (10) consecutive Trading Days after notice of breach from Holder or fifteen (15) consecutive Trading Days from when the Company became aware of such breach (in each case, subject to any grace or cure period provided therein);

 

(ix)         any material provision of any Transaction Document (including, without limitation, the Security Agreement) shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof or such provision has been performed in full or waived by the relevant party) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the parties thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Company or any Subsidiary shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Transaction Document;

 

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(x)         the Security Agreement shall for any reason fail or cease to create a separate valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien on the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) in favor of the Holder; or

 

(xi)        any material damage to, or loss, theft or destruction of, any material portion of the Collateral, whether or not insured, which causes, for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities at any facility of the Company or any Subsidiary, if any such event or circumstance could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)             Remedies upon Event of Default .

 

(i)        If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising from events described in clauses (iii), (iv) and/or (v) of Section 8(a)) occurs and is continuing with respect to any of the Notes, the Holder may declare all of the then outstanding Principal of this Note and all other Notes held by the Holder, including any Interest to the date of payment. Upon a declaration of acceleration, such principal and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid Interest, to the date of payment shall be immediately due and payable. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default arising from events described in clauses (iii), (iv) and/or (v) of Section 8(a), this Note shall become due and payable automatically, without any declaration or other act on the part of the Holder. In the event of such acceleration, the amount due and owing to the Holder shall be 110% of the outstanding Principal of the Notes held by the Holder (plus all accrued and unpaid Interest and late charges, if any). The Company hereby, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, waives presentment, demand, or any other notice of any other kind (except as otherwise specifically set forth herein), in connection with performance, default, acceleration or enforcement of or under this Note.

 

(ii)        If an Event of Default with respect to this Note occurs and is continuing, the Holder may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the defaulted payment or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Note. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Note, the Holder of this Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the Principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, in respect of the Note held by the Holder, on or after the final Maturity Date, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date, and such rights shall not be impaired or affected adversely without the consent of the Holder.

 

(iii)        Except as otherwise provided herein, no right or remedy conferred in this Note upon the Holder is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy. No delay or omission of the Holder of this Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or any acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Section 8 or by law to the Holder may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Holder.

 

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Section 9 . Miscellaneous .

 

(a)   Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Exchange Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

(b)   Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, liquidated damages and accrued interest, as applicable, on this Note at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Note is a direct debt obligation of the Company.

 

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

 

(d)   Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (unless the Delaware Court of Chancery shall decline to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, in which case, in any Delaware state or federal court within the State of Delaware) (such courts, collectively, the “ Delaware Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Delaware Courts, or such Delaware Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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

 

(f)   Severability; Usury . If any provision of this Note is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Note shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law and the interest payable shall be computed at such maximum rate. Any prior interest payments in excess of such maximum rate shall be applied and shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of the principal balance of this Note.

 

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

 

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

 

(i)   Dispute Resolution . In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Conversion Price, the Closing Bid Price, the Closing Sale Price or fair market value (as the case may be) or the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or the applicable Optional Redemption Amount, the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations (as the case may be) via facsimile (i) within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute (including, without limitation, as to whether any issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale was an issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Exempt Securities). If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within two (2) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation (as the case may be) being submitted to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days, submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Conversion Price, the Closing Bid Price, the Closing Sale Price or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Rate or the applicable Optional Redemption Amount or to an independent, outside accountant as the Company and Holder mutually agree upon. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant (as the case may be) to perform the determinations or calculations (as the case may be) and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations (as the case may be). Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation (as the case may be) shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

 

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

  

  AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
     
  By:
    Name: Hanif A. Roshan
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
   
  Facsimile No. for delivery of Notices: ___________________

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the Senior Secured Convertible Note due March 20, 2018 of Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), into shares of common stock (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.

 

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

 

The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.

 

Conversion calculations:

 

Date to Effect Conversion: __________________________________________ __  
   
Principal Amount of Note to be Converted: _____________________________ ___  
   
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: _______________________ ____  
   
Signature: ________________________________________________________ ___  
   
Name: ____________________________________________________________ _  
   
Address for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates: __________________________________________________________________ _  
   
__________________________________________________________________ _  
   
Or  
   
DWAC Instructions:  
   
Broker No: ________________________________________________________ __  
   
Account No: ________________________________________________________ _  

 

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Schedule 1

 

CONVERSION SCHEDULE

 

The Senior Secured Convertible Note due on March 20, 2018 in the original principal amount of $__________________ is issued by Authentidate Holding Corp. This Conversion Schedule reflects conversions made under Section 4 of the above referenced Note.

 

Dated: ________________________

 

Date of Conversion
(or for first entry,
Original Issue Date)
  Amount of
Conversion
  Aggregate
Principal
Amount
Remaining
Subsequent to
Conversion
(or original
Principal
Amount)
  Company Attest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

NOTE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

THIS NOTE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of March 20, 2017, between Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and the holders identified on the signature pages hereto (each, a “ Holder ” and collectively, the “ Holders ”).

 

Recitals

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby offers to the Holder a new secured promissory note (the “New Note” ) and the Holder, wishes to purchase and acquire the New Note in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of one or more promissory notes held by the Holder, the terms and conditions of which are set forth on the signature page to this Agreement (“ Original Notes ”) upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby agreed and acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Defined Terms . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the New Note or Security Agreement (as defined herein); and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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

 

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to: (i) the Holders’ obligations to surrender the Original Note and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the New Note have been satisfied or waived.

 

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

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

 

Conversion Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the New Note.

 

Encumbrances ” shall mean any security or other property interest or right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest, contingent or conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement interest or other right or claim of third parties, whether perfected or not perfected, voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and including any agreement (other than this Agreement) to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the future.

 

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

 

New Note ” means the Secured Convertible Note due, subject to the terms therein, on the one-year anniversary of the date on which it is issued, as issued by the Company to the Holder hereunder, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount of the Original Notes, plus (ii) the accrued and unpaid interest on the Original Notes up to the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, which New Note shall be in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

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

 

Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(d).

 

Required Minimum ” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the New Note, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.

 

Securities ” means the New Note and the Conversion Shares.

 

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

 

Security Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of the date first set forth above, among the Company and the secured parties, as named therein.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2.            Securities Exchange .

 

2.1         Exchange and Closing

 

(a)         Upon the following terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, Holder agrees to exchange from the Company the Original Notes and Holder shall deliver and surrender to the Company at its principal offices for cancellation the Original Notes held by Holder, free and clear of any liens, claims, charges, security interest or other legal or equitable Encumbrances in exchange for a New Note in the aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Original Note, plus the accrued and unpaid interest on the Original Notes up to the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company’s counsel or such other location and on such Business Day as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

(b)        At Closing, the New Note issued in exchange for cancellation of the Original Notes shall be deemed the full and final consideration for the cancellation of the Original Notes, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Original Notes or otherwise, the Company and Holder hereby agree that upon the Closing: (i) the Company’s obligations under the Original Notes held by Holder shall be deemed fully paid and satisfied; and (ii) the Original Notes shall automatically terminate and have no further force and effect (other than those specific provisions which pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Original Notes which expressly survive termination). Further, the Company and Holder hereby agree that upon the Closing the Company’s obligations to Holder pursuant to any security agreements previously entered into between the Company and Holder shall be deemed fully satisfied and the parties’ obligations to one another with respect to any security interests granted by the Company shall be governed solely by the Security Agreement entered into between the Company and the Holders pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(c)        Holder further agrees that it will write “PAID IN FULL” on the original of the Original Notes surrendered to the Company pursuant to this Agreement and initial such phrase and return the originally executed version of the Original Notes to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in the event the Holder does not inscribed the phrase “PAID IN FULL” on the Original Notes, it hereby authorizes the Company’s agents and officers to write such phrase on the Original Notes. In the event Holder has lost his, her or its Original Notes, or such Original Notes were lost, stolen or destroyed, Holder shall, instead of returning the Original Notes, execute and deliver to the Company an affidavit of loss and indemnification undertaking (in a form acceptable to the Company) with respect to such Original Notes and in which instrument the Holder acknowledges that the Original Notes are cancelled and paid in full.

 

2.2         Deliveries .

 

(a)        On or prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise provided below), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Holder the following: (i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company; (ii) the Security Agreement, duly executed by the Company; (iii) a New Note registered in the name of Holder (such original New Note may be delivered within three Trading Days following Closing Date); (iv) an agreement executed between the Company or its subsidiary, Peachstate Health Management LLC d/b/a AEON Clinical Laboratories and the landlord of the premises in which the Company’s principal place of business is located pursuant to which the landlord agrees to subordinate its security interest into certain assets of the Company to the security interests to be granted to the Holder pursuant to the Security Agreement; and (v) such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Holder or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

(b)        On or prior to the Closing Date, Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, as applicable, the following: (i) this Agreement duly executed by Holder; (ii) the Security Agreement, duly executed by the Holder; (iii) the Holder’s Original Notes (or an affidavit of loss and indemnity undertaking with respect thereto, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company); and (iv) such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Company or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

2.3          Closing Conditions .

 

(a)        The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Company, of the following conditions: (i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Holder contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date); (ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Holder required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; (iii) the delivery by the Holder of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement; (iv) holders of an aggregate principal amount of $2,170,000 of outstanding notes shall have agreed to exchange such notes for New Notes pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (v) the Company shall have received any Required Approvals necessary to conduct the Closing.

 

(b)        The obligations of the Holder hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Holder, of the following conditions: (i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein); (ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; (iii) holders of an aggregate principal amount of $2,170,000 of outstanding notes shall have agreed to exchange such notes for New Notes pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (iv) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

(c)        Solely with respect to a Holder that beneficially owns (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act) or is an Affiliate of the direct beneficial owner, of shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, the obligations of the parties hereunder are subject to the execution by the Company and the holder of the shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, of a definitive agreement to exchange such shares of Series B Preferred Stock for a new class of preferred stock, as described in such definitive agreement.

 

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2.4         Status of Original Notes . Holder hereby expressly agrees that effective as of the date of this Agreement, as first set forth above, that the maturity dates of the Original Notes are hereby further extended until the date that is the Closing Date and that the definition of the term “Maturity Date” as set forth in the Original Notes is hereby amended to be “the Closing Date as contemplated by that certain Note Exchange Agreement dated as of March 20, 2017 between the Company and the Holder”. Accordingly, from and after the date hereof, each reference in the Original Notes to the Original Notes (or words of like import) shall mean and be a reference to the Original Notes as amended by hereby.

 

3.         Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Holder .  Holder hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Company, and covenants for the benefit of the Company.

 

(a)         Due Organization and Authorization; Binding Agreement . Holder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Holder has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Holder and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Holder enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(b)         No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Holder and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Holder is a party or by which the Holder’s properties or assets are bound; or (ii) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Holder or by which any property or asset of the Holder are bound or affected, except, in each case, for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any person, entity, court, administrative agency or governmental authority is required for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Holder.

 

(c)         Holder Status . At the time Holder was offered the New Note, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts the New Note it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act; or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Holder is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. Holder has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters as to be capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the transaction contemplated hereby. Holder is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the New Note for an indefinite period of time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment, and acknowledges that no public market exists for the New Note and that there is no assurance that a public market will ever develop for such securities. Neither, the New Note nor the Conversion Shares have been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.

 

(d)         Information . Holder has reviewed, or has had the opportunity to review, with the assistance of professional and legal advisors of its choosing, all information (including all documents filed or furnished to the Commission by the Company) relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the exchange transaction which have been requested by such Holder. Such Holder has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and has had sufficient access to the Company necessary for Holder to decide to exchange its Original Notes for the New Note in accordance with this Agreement. Such Holder acknowledges that all of the documents filed by the Company with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 14(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that have been posted on the EDGAR site maintained by the Commission are available to such Holder, and such Holder has not relied on any statement of the Company not contained in such documents in connection with such Holder’s decision to enter into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(e)         Certain Disqualification Events . Neither the Holder, nor any director, executive officer, other member or officer of the Holder participating in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any beneficial owner of 20% of more of the Holder’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Holder in any capacity at the time of sale (each a Holder Covered Person ”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a Disqualification Event ), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (3) (provided that the foregoing exception shall not be available hereunder with respect to Rule 506(d)(2)(iv) for any Disqualification Event of which the Company did not know as a result of the Holder’s failure to disclose such Disqualification Event to the Company). Holder has exercised reasonable care to determine: (i) the identity of each person that is a Holder Covered Person; and (ii) whether any Holder Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event.

 

(f)         Own Account . The Holder is and will be acquiring the Securities for the Holder’s own account, for investment purposes, and not with a view to any resale or distribution in whole or in part, in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities laws; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, the Holder does not agree to hold such Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.

 

(g)         Restricted Securities . The Holder understands that the Securities purchased hereunder, including the Conversion Shares, are “restricted securities,” as that term is defined in the Securities Act and the rules thereunder, have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that none of the Securities can be sold or transferred unless they are first registered under the Securities Act and such state and other securities laws as may be applicable or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available (and then the Securities may be sold or transferred only in compliance with such exemption and all applicable state and other securities laws). Holder acknowledges that all certificates representing any of the New Note and the Conversion Shares will bear a restrictive legend in a form as set forth below and hereby consents to the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock making a notation on its records to implement the restrictions on transfer described herein.  Holder further understands that except as provided in the Transaction Documents: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, must be held indefinitely and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless: (A) subsequently registered thereunder; (B) Holder shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration; or (C) Holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, Rule 144 ); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and (iii) except as set forth in the Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

 

(h)         Reliance on Representations . Holder understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and Holder’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Holder set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Holder to acquire the Securities. The Holder undertakes to immediately notify the Company of any change in any statement or other information relating to the Holder which takes place prior to the Closing time. No Person has made any written or oral representations to the Holder that: (i) any Person will resell or repurchase the New Notes or the Conversion Shares or (ii) as to the future price or value of the shares of Common Stock of the Company.

 

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(i)         No Brokers . The Holder has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders’ structuring fees, financial advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(j)         No General Solicitation . The Holder acknowledges that the Securities were not offered to the Holder by means of any form of general or public solicitation or general advertising, or publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, including: (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio; or (ii) any seminar or meeting to which the Holder was invited by any of the foregoing means of communications.

 

(k)         Representations Regarding Original Notes . The Holder owns and holds, beneficially and of record, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the Original Notes held by it, free and clear of any and all pledges, liens, security interests, mortgage, claims, charges, restrictions, options, title defects or Encumbrances other than restrictions under the Securities Act and other applicable federal and state securities laws. Holder has not, in whole or in part, (x) assigned, transferred, hypothecated, pledged or otherwise disposed of the Original Notes or its rights in such Original Notes, or (y) given any person or entity any transfer order, power of attorney or other authority of any nature whatsoever with respect to such Original Notes which would limit the Holder’s power to transfer the Original Notes hereunder. Holder has the sole and unencumbered right and power to transfer and dispose of the Original Notes, and such Original Notes are not subject to any agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting or transfer of the Original Notes, except for this Agreement. No additional consideration for any purpose shall be due to Holder at Closing, with respect to the Original Notes, other than the New Note. Upon delivery of the Original Notes to the Company for cancellation (as contemplated by this Agreement), the Company will receive good and marketable title to the Original Notes, free and clear of all pledges, liens, security interests, mortgage, claims, charges, restrictions, options, title defects or Encumbrances. The Original Notes being surrendered by it for cancellation pursuant to this Agreement represent all of the Original Notes of the Company in which Holder owns any legal or beneficial interest. No Event of Default (as defined in the Original Notes) has been declared under the Original Notes and no Event of Default exists or is continuing with respect to the Original Notes.

 

(l)         No Representations . No person or entity, other than the Company, has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation on behalf of the Company in connection with the offering of Securities, and if given or made, such information or representations have not been relied upon by the Holder as having been made or authorized by the Company.  The only representations and warranties made by the Company in connection with the offering of Securities are those contained in this Agreement, and the only information made available by the Company in connection with the offering of Securities is contained in this Agreement.

 

(m)         No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice .   Holder understands that the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are complex, and accordingly Holder represents and warrants that it understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to him, her or it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.   Holder has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as he, she or it, in his, her or its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.   Holder is not relying on the Company or any of its respective affiliates or agents, including its counsel and accountants, for any tax advice regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n)           No Governmental Review . Such Holder understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the New Note nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the New Note.

 

4.        Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company .  The Company represents and warrants to the Holder, and covenants for the benefit of the Holder, as follows:

 

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(a)           Due Organization . The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document; (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a Material Adverse Effect ) and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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

 

(c)           Validity of New Note . The New Note issued pursuant to this Agreement, when delivered in exchange for the Original Notes in accordance with this Agreement, will be the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Conversion Shares, when paid for and issued in accordance with the terms of the New Notes, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for herein and in the Transaction Documents.

 

(d)           Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) those that have previously been obtained; (ii) the filings required pursuant to the Exchange Act; (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market, if any, for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby; and (iv) such other filings with the Commission as may be required under the Securities Act and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the Required Approvals ).

 

5.             Other Agreements .

 

5.1           Transfer Restrictions .

 

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

 

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(b)          The Holders agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 5.1, of a legend on any of the Securities substantially in the following form:

 

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

 

(c)          Each Holder, severally and not jointly with the other Holders, agrees with the Company that Holder will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 5.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

5.2           Reservation of Securities . Subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, the Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in an amount no less than the Required Minimum. If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible, including by calling a meeting of the Company’s shareholders for such purpose.

 

5.3            Fees and Expenses .  Each party hereto shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses, incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

5.4           Waiver of Interest .  The Holder hereby irrevocably waives any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, causes of action and rights whatsoever at law or in equity, now existing or arising relating to any accrued and unpaid interest on the Original Note or any other agreement between the parties.  The Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall not commence or prosecute in any way, or cause to be commenced or prosecuted, any action in any court relating to such accrued and unpaid interest.

 

5.5           Treatment of Prior Security Interests .  Each Holder hereby authorizes the Company to execute and file any Uniform Commercial Code termination statements, release and termination of trademark security interests and other similar discharge or release documents as are necessary or reasonably requested by the Company to terminate and release, as of record, the security interests, financing statements, and all other notices of security interests and liens previously filed by with respect to the Original Notes of such Holder (to the extent of the aggregate principal amount of Original Notes which are surrendered pursuant to this Agreement). Such Holders hereby further authorize the Company and/or their counsel or representatives, immediately following the Closing, to file the foregoing UCC and other termination statements (including a Termination of Trademark Security Interest) in such jurisdictions as are deemed necessary by the Company to terminate and release the security interests granted pursuant to the Original Notes. The Holders shall execute and deliver to or for the Company such additional documents (in recordable form, as appropriate) as the Company may reasonably request to carry out the foregoing termination and release of the security interests granted under security agreements pertaining to the Original Notes.

 

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5.6           Piggyback Registration Rights . Holder and the Company agree that the Holder shall be entitled to the registration rights with respect to the Underlying Shares as set forth in this Section 5.6.

 

(a)           Definition of Registrable Securities . As used in this Section 5.6, the term “Registrable Security” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all of the shares of Common Stock then issued and issuable upon conversion in full of the New Notes (assuming on such date the New Note is converted in full without regard to any conversion limitations therein), (b) any additional shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the New Notes (in each case, without giving effect to any limitations on conversion set forth in the New Notes), and (c) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, registration statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective registration statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (iii) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company). The term “Registrable Securities” means any and all of the securities falling within the foregoing definition of “Registrable Security.”

 

(b)           Piggyback Registration Rights . As used herein, a “Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act at any time or from time to time commencing on a date within one year that any Underlying Shares may be issuable to the Holder and while any Registrable Securities remain outstanding; provided, however, that a Registration Statement for the purposes hereof shall not include: (A) any registration statement (or amendment thereto) filed by the Company which has not been declared effective on or before the date hereof; (B) any registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form) filed by the Company for the purpose of effecting offers and sales of securities on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415(a)(ix) or (x) under the Securities Act; (C) a registration relating to employee benefit plans (whether effected on Form S-8 or its successor); or (D) a registration effected on Form S-4 (or its successor). If at any time or from time to time while any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall determine to register or shall be required to register any of its Common Stock, whether or not for its own account, the Company shall:

 

(i)          provide to each Holder written notice thereof at least seven (7) days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement by the Company in connection with such registration;

 

(ii)          include in such registration, and in any underwriting involved therein, all those Registrable Securities specified in a written request by each Holder received by the Company within five (5) days after the Company mails the written notice referred to above. The Company may withdraw the registration at any time. If a registration covered by this Section 5.6 is an underwritten registration on behalf of the Company, and the underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration: (1) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (2) second, the Registrable Securities and other securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the selling Holders and any other selling security holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder and other selling security holders. The Holders’ right to have Registrable Securities included in the first registration statement filed by the Company may be deferred to the second registration statement filed by the Company, which deferral may be continued to the third or subsequent registration statement so long as the registration statements are pursuant to underwritten offerings and the underwriter determines in good faith that marketing factors require exclusion of some or all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders, but such deferral shall be only to the extent of such required exclusion as determined by the underwriter; and

 

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(iii)          if the registration is an underwritten registration, each Holder of Registrable Securities shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter and provide such information regarding Holder that the underwriter shall reasonably request in connection with the preparation of the prospectus describing such offering, including completion of FINRA Questionnaires.

 

(c)           Covenants with Respect to Registration . In connection with the registration in which the Registrable Securities are included, the Company and Holder covenant and agree as follows:

 

(i)          The foregoing registration rights shall be contingent on the Holders furnishing the Company with such appropriate information as the Company shall reasonably request, including (A) such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least seven days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Holder of the information the Company requires from such Holder if such Holder elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. A Holder shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if it elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed selling security holder questionnaire (a “Questionnaire”) in the form provided to it by the Company not less than two Business Days prior to the filing date of such Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any damages to such Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Questionnaire at least two Business Days prior to the filing date. The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over its shares of Common Stock.

 

(ii)          Each Holder, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Holder has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company that it must suspend sales of Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement, it will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Holder is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

 

(iii)          Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

(iv)          The Company shall indemnify each Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to the registration statement and each person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including reasonable expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim) to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement, except to the extent arising under paragraph (v) below.

 

(v)          Each Holder owning Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its officers and directors and any underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage or reasonable expense or liability (including expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising (A) from information furnished by or on behalf of such Holder, or their successors or assigns, for inclusion in such registration statement, or (B) as a result of use by the Holder of a registration statement that the Holder was advised to discontinue.

 

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6.              Miscellaneous .

 

6.1           Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any action, proceeding, suit, demand, or claim with respect to any matter arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contained in or contemplated by this Agreement, exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (unless the Delaware Court of Chancery shall decline to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, in which case, in any Delaware state or federal court within the State of Delaware) (such courts, collectively, the “ Delaware Courts ”), and solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Delaware Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over either party hereto, (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 6.5 of this Agreement, although nothing contained in this Agreement shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law and (v) agrees not to seek a transfer of venue on the basis that another forum is more convenient. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) nothing in this Section 6.1 shall prohibit any party from seeking or obtaining orders for conservatory or interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction and (B) each party hereto agrees that any judgment issued by a Delaware Court may be recognized, recorded, registered or enforced in any jurisdiction in the world and waives any and all objections or defenses to the recognition, recording, registration or enforcement of such judgment in any such jurisdiction.

 

6.2           Confidentiality .  The Holder acknowledges and agrees that the existence of this Agreement and the information contained herein and in the Exhibits hereto (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”) is of a confidential nature and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, be disclosed by the Holder to any person or entity, other than the Holder’s personal financial and legal advisors for the sole purpose of evaluating an investment in the Company, and that it shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, make any statements, public announcements or release to trade publications or the press with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may use or disclose Confidential Information to the extent the Holder is required by law to disclose such Confidential Information, provided, however, that prior to any such required disclosure, Holder shall give the Company reasonable advance notice of any such disclosure and shall cooperate with the Company in protecting against any such disclosure and/or obtaining a protective order narrowing the scope of such disclosure and/or use of the Confidential Information.  The Holder further acknowledges and agrees that the information contained herein and in the other documents relating to this transaction may be regarded as material non-public information under United States federal securities laws, and that United States federal securities laws prohibit any person who has received material non-public information relating to the Company from purchasing or selling securities of the Company, or from communicating such information to any person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell securities of the Company.  Accordingly, until such time as any such non-public information has been adequately disseminated to the public, the Holder shall not purchase or sell any securities of the Company, or communicate such information to any other person.

 

6.3           Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waivers .  This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and/or contemporaneous oral or written proposals or agreements relating thereto all of which are merged herein.  This Agreement may not be amended or any provision hereof waived in whole or in part, except by a written amendment signed by all of the parties hereto. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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6.4           Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

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

 

6.6           Severability . Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

6.7           Survival . All representations and warranties made by the Company and each Holder will survive the execution of this Agreement and the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing Date, except for those representations and warranties which speak as of a specific date. All covenants and other agreements set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for the respective periods set forth therein and if no such period is specified until the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

6.8           Specific Performance; Enforcement . Each of the parties hereto recognizes and acknowledges that a breach by it of any covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement will cause the other party to sustain damages for which it would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages, and therefore, each of the parties hereto agrees that in the event of any such breach the aggrieved party shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of such covenants and agreements and injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity. The parties agree that they shall be entitled to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which they may entitled at law or in equity.

 

6.9           Assignment; Binding Effect; Benefits . This Agreement is not assignable without the written consent of each of the other parties hereto. Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly stated elsewhere herein, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.

 

6.10         Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of Holder under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Holder under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Holder shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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6.11          Independent Representation . Each Holder expressly represents and warrants to the Company that (a) before executing this Agreement, said Holder has fully informed himself or itself of the terms, contents, conditions and effects of this Agreement; (b) said Holder has relied solely and completely upon his or its own judgment in executing this Agreement; (c) said Holder has had the opportunity to seek the advice of his or its own counsel and advisors before executing this Agreement; (d) said Holder has acted voluntarily and of his or its own free will in executing this Agreement; (e) said Holder is not acting under duress, whether economic or physical, in executing this Agreement; (f) this Agreement is the result of arm’s length negotiations conducted by and among the parties; and (g) said Holder acknowledges that the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff, LLP has been retained by the Company to prepare this Agreement as legal counsel for the Company, that Becker & Poliakoff, LLP does not represent any Holder in connection with the preparation or execution of this Agreement, that such firm has not given any legal, investment or tax advice to any Holder regarding this Agreement, and that such Holder has not relied upon any legal advice except as provided by its own attorneys. Becker & Poliakoff, LLP is expressly intended as a beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Holders contained in this Section 6.11 .

 

6.12          Fees and Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

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

 

6.14          Termination . If the Initial Closing has not been consummated on or before March 15, 2017, this Agreement may be terminated (a) by any Holder (except where any such Holder is in breach of this Agreement or has failed to perform or satisfy any closing condition applicable to it), as to such Holder’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Holders, or (b) by the Company (except for any breach by it or failure to perform or satisfy any closing condition applicable to it), by written notice to the other parties; provided , however , that such termination will not affect the right of any non-breaching party to sue or seek specific performance for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

6.15          Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) words of the masculine or neuter gender will include the masculine, neuter and/or feminine gender, and words in the singular number or in the plural number will each include, as applicable, the singular number or the plural number, (ii) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, (iii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation,” (iv) reference to any law means such law as amended, modified codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (v) except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to the words “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” are intended to refer to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, (vi) the headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way modify, interpret or construe the meaning of specific provisions of this Agreement, (vi) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision of this Agreement, (vii) any reference herein to “dollars” or “$” shall mean United States dollars, (viii) any reference herein to a Governmental Authority shall be deemed to include reference to any successor thereto, and (ix) the specificity of any representation or warranty contained herein shall not be deemed to limit the generality of any other representation or warranty contained herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and each Holder has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf as of the date first written above.

 

AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
    Address for Notice :
    2225 Centennial Drive
    Gainesville, GA 30504
    Attn:  Chief Executive Officer
     
      Fax:
Name: Hanif A. Roshan      
Title:  Chief Executive Officer    
     
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):    
     
Becker & Poliakoff, LLP    
45 Broadway, 8 th Floor    
New York, NY 10006    
Attn: Michael A. Goldstein    
Fax: 212-557-0295    

 

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[HOLDER SIGNATURE PAGES TO EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Note Exchange Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Holder:  
     
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder :  
     
Name of Authorized Signatory:  
     
Title of Authorized Signatory:  
     
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:  
     
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:  
   
Social Security or Tax I.D. Number:  
   
Address for Notices to Holder:  
   
   
   
   
Address for Delivery of certificated Securities for Holder (if not same as address for notices):  
   
   
   

 

Principal amount of New Note to be Issued at Closing: $ ________________

 


Original Note(s) Owned by Holder and Issue Date (the “ Original Notes ”):

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF NEW NOTE

 

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Exhibit 10.2 

 

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

THIS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of March 20, 2017, between Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and the holder identified on the signature pages hereto (the “ Holder ”).

 

  Recitals

 

WHEREAS , the Holders beneficially owns and holds 28,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby offers to the Holder shares of a newly created class of convertible preferred stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock” ) and the Holder wishes to acquire shares of Series E Preferred Stock in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock currently held by the Holder upon the terms and conditions set forth herein in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby agreed and acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.              Defined Terms . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Series E Designation and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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

 

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to: (i) the Holders’ obligations to surrender the Series B Preferred Stock and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Series E Preferred Stock have been satisfied or waived.

 

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Series E Designation.

 

Conversion Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock.

 

Encumbrances ” shall mean any security or other property interest or right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest, contingent or conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement interest or other right or claim of third parties, whether perfected or not perfected, voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and including any agreement (other than this Agreement) to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the future.

 

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

 

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

 

Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(d).

 

Required Minimum ” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be issued under this Agreement, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.

 

Securities ” means the Series E Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares.

 

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

 

Series B Preferred Stock ” means the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share, with such preferences, rights and other terms and conditions as is set forth in that certain Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights and Number of Shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock originally filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 5, 1999 and as has been amended to date.

 

Series E Preferred Stock ” means the shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share, with such preferences, rights and other terms and conditions as is set forth in the Series E Designation.

 

Series E Designation ” means the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights and Number of Shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on or before the Closing Date. The form of Series E Designation to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Series E Designation, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

2.             Securities Exchange .

 

2.1             Exchange and Closing .

 

(a)            Upon the following terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, Holder agrees to acquire from the Company the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock set forth on the Holder’s signature page to this Agreement in exchange for and in consideration of all of such Holder’s rights, title and interest in and to the 28,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by the Holder. In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Holder shall deliver and surrender to the Company at its principal offices for cancellation certificates representing all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by Holder, free and clear of any liens, claims, charges, security interest or other legal or equitable Encumbrances in exchange for a certificate representing such number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock set forth on the Holder’s signature page to this Agreement. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company’s counsel or such other location and on such Business Day as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

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(b)            Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Holder set forth in Sections 2 and 3, respectively, of this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that the purpose of such representations and warranties is, among other things, to ensure that the exchange transaction contemplated hereby qualifies as an exchange of securities under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

 

(c)            In the event Holder has lost his, her or its physical certificate(s) representing its shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or such certificate(s) were lost, stolen or destroyed, Holder shall, instead of returning such physical certificate(s), execute and deliver to the Company an affidavit of loss and indemnification undertaking (in a form acceptable to the Company) with respect to such shares of Series B Preferred Stock and in which instrument the Holder acknowledges that the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are cancelled in all respect in consideration of the Company’s issuance of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock hereunder.

 

2.2           Deliveries .

 

(a)            On or prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise provided below), the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Holder the following: (i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company; (ii) physical certificate representing the shares of Series Preferred Stock acquired by the Holder hereunder and registered in the name of Holder (such original certificate may be delivered within three Trading Days following Closing Date); and (iii) such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Holder or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

(b)           On or prior to the Closing Date, Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, as applicable, the following: (i) this Agreement duly executed by Holder; (ii) the Holder’s certificates representing shares of Series B Preferred Stock (or an affidavit of loss and indemnity undertaking with respect thereto, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company); and (iii) such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Company or its counsel may reasonably request.

 

2.3            Closing Conditions .

 

(a)          The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Company, of the following conditions: (i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Holder contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date); (ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Holder required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; (iii) the delivery by the Holder of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement; and (iv) the Company shall have received any Required Approvals necessary to conduct the Closing.

 

(b)          The obligations of the Holder hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Holder, of the following conditions: (i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein); (ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and (iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

(c)           The obligations of the parties hereunder are subject to the execution by the Company and an entity affiliated with the Holder, of a definitive agreement to exchange an aggregate principal amount of $950,000 of convertible notes held by such Affiliate for a new convertible note upon the terms and conditions described in such definitive agreement.

 

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2.4            Status of Series B Preferred Stock . At Closing, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock issued in exchange for surrender and cancellation of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be deemed the full and final consideration for the cancellation of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock. On the Closing Date, each holder of record of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock issuable to such Holder hereunder, notwithstanding that certificates representing such shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall not then be actually delivered to such Holder. From and after the Closing Date, all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock required to be delivered for exchange under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been retired and cancelled in all respects, all rights of the Holder of such shares shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares of Series B Preferred Stock except that such shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall solely represent the right to receive the applicable number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock issuable in consideration of the surrender of the certificates representing shares of Series B Preferred Stock. From and after the Closing, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock surrendered for exchange shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Company or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever and shall return to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company. The Company shall thereafter be authorized to take any and all action it determines may be reasonably necessary to effect such cancellation of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

 

3.             Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Holder .  Holder hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Company, and covenants for the benefit of the Company.

 

(a)             Due Organization and Authorization; Binding Agreement . Holder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Holder has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Holder and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Holder enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). No consent, approval, authorization or order of any person, entity, court, administrative agency or governmental authority is required for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Holder.

 

(b)             No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Holder and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Holder is a party or by which the Holder’s properties or assets are bound; or (ii) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Holder or by which any property or asset of the Holder are bound or affected, except, in each case, for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)              Holder Status . At the time Holder was offered the Series E Preferred Stock, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts shares of Series E Preferred Stock it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act; or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Holder is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. Holder has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters as to be capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the transaction contemplated hereby. Holder is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Series E Preferred Stock for an indefinite period of time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment, and acknowledges that no public market exists for the Series E Preferred Stock or the Conversion Shares and that there is no assurance that a public market will ever develop for such securities. Neither, the Series E Preferred Stock nor the Conversion Shares have been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available.

 

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(d)            Information . Holder has reviewed, or has had the opportunity to review, with the assistance of professional and legal advisors of its choosing, all information (including all documents filed or furnished to the Commission by the Company) relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the exchange transaction which have been requested by such Holder. Such Holder has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and has had sufficient access to the Company necessary for Holder to decide to exchange its Series B Preferred Stock for the Series E Preferred Stock in accordance with this Agreement. Such Holder acknowledges that all of the documents filed by the Company with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 14(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that have been posted on the EDGAR site maintained by the Commission are available to such Holder, and such Holder has not relied on any statement of the Company not contained in such documents in connection with such Holder’s decision to enter into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)            Certain Disqualification Events . Neither the Holder, nor any director, executive officer, other member or officer of the Holder participating in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any beneficial owner of 20% of more of the Holder’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Holder in any capacity at the time of sale (each a Holder Covered Person ”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a Disqualification Event ), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (3) (provided that the foregoing exception shall not be available hereunder with respect to Rule 506(d)(2)(iv) for any Disqualification Event of which the Company did not know as a result of the Holder’s failure to disclose such Disqualification Event to the Company). Holder has exercised reasonable care to determine: (i) the identity of each person that is a Holder Covered Person; and (ii) whether any Holder Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event.

 

(f)               Own Account . The Holder is and will be acquiring the Securities for the Holder’s own account, for investment purposes, and not with a view to any resale or distribution in whole or in part, in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities laws; provided , however , that by making the representations herein, the Holder does not agree to hold such Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.

 

(g)             Restricted Securities . The Holder understands that the Securities purchased hereunder, including the Conversion Shares, are “restricted securities,” as that term is defined in the Securities Act and the rules thereunder, have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that none of the Securities can be sold or transferred unless they are first registered under the Securities Act and such state and other securities laws as may be applicable or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available (and then the Securities may be sold or transferred only in compliance with such exemption and all applicable state and other securities laws). Holder acknowledges that all certificates representing any of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock and the Conversion Shares will bear a restrictive legend in a form as set forth below and hereby consents to the transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock making a notation on its records to implement the restrictions on transfer described herein.  Holder further understands that except as provided in the Transaction Documents: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, must be held indefinitely and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless: (A) subsequently registered thereunder; (B) Holder shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration; or (C) Holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, Rule 144 ); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and (iii) except as set forth in the Transaction Documents, neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

 

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(h)            Reliance on Representations . Holder understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and Holder’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Holder set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Holder to acquire the Securities. The Holder undertakes to immediately notify the Company of any change in any statement or other information relating to the Holder which takes place prior to the Closing time. No Person has made any written or oral representations to the Holder that: (i) any Person will resell or repurchase the shares of Series E Preferred Stock or the Conversion Shares or (ii) as to the future price or value of the shares of Common Stock of the Company.

 

(i)              No Brokers . The Holder has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders’ structuring fees, financial advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(j)              No General Solicitation . The Holder acknowledges that the Securities were not offered to the Holder by means of any form of general or public solicitation or general advertising, or publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, including: (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio; or (ii) any seminar or meeting to which the Holder was invited by any of the foregoing means of communications.

 

(k)             Representations Regarding Series B Preferred Stock . The Holder owns and holds, beneficially and of record, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by it, free and clear of any and all pledges, liens, security interests, mortgage, claims, charges, restrictions, options, title defects or Encumbrances other than restrictions under the Securities Act and other applicable federal and state securities laws. Holder has not, in whole or in part, (x) assigned, transferred, hypothecated, pledged or otherwise disposed of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock or its rights in such shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or (y) given any person or entity any transfer order, power of attorney or other authority of any nature whatsoever with respect to such shares of Series B Preferred Stock which would limit the Holder’s power to transfer the shares of Series B Preferred Stock hereunder. Holder has the sole and unencumbered right and power to transfer and dispose of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and such shares of Series B Preferred Stock are not subject to any agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the voting or transfer of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, except for this Agreement. No additional consideration for any purpose shall be due to Holder at Closing, with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, other than the shares of Series E Preferred Stock. Upon delivery of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the Company for cancellation (as contemplated by this Agreement), the Company will receive good and marketable title to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, free and clear of all pledges, liens, security interests, mortgage, claims, charges, restrictions, options, title defects or Encumbrances. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock being surrendered by it for cancellation pursuant to this Agreement represent all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company in which Holder owns any legal or beneficial interest.

 

(l)              No Representations . No person or entity, other than the Company, has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation on behalf of the Company in connection with the offering of Securities, and if given or made, such information or representations have not been relied upon by the Holder as having been made or authorized by the Company.  The only representations and warranties made by the Company in connection with the offering of Securities are those contained in this Agreement, and the only information made available by the Company in connection with the offering of Securities is contained in this Agreement.

 

(m)            No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice .   Holder understands that the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are complex, and accordingly Holder represents and warrants that it understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to him, her or it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.  Holder has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as he, she or it, in his, her or its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.  Holder is not relying on the Company or any of its respective affiliates or agents, including its counsel and accountants, for any tax advice regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n)             No Governmental Review . Such Holder understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Series E Preferred Stock nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Series E Preferred Stock.

 

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4.             Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company .  The Company represents and warrants to the Holder, and covenants for the benefit of the Holder, as follows:

 

(a)               Due Organization . The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document; (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a Material Adverse Effect ) and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

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

 

(c)            Issuance of Series E Preferred Stock. The issuance of the Series E Preferred Stock is duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Series E Designation, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws.

 

(d)             Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) those that have previously been obtained; (ii) the filings required pursuant to the Exchange Act; (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market, if any, for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby; and (iv) such other filings with the Commission as may be required under the Securities Act and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the Required Approvals ).

  

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5.             Other Agreements .

 

5.1           Transfer Restrictions .

 

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

 

(b)            The Holders agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 5.1, of a legend on any of the Securities substantially in the following form:

 

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

 

(c)            Each Holder, severally and not jointly with the other Holders, agrees with the Company that Holder will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 5.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

 

5.2             Reservation of Securities . Subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, the Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in an amount no less than the Required Minimum. If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then the Board of Directors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible, including by calling a meeting of the Company’s shareholders for such purpose.

 

5.3            Fees and Expenses .  Each party hereto shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses, incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

5.4           Waiver of Dividends .   Effective as of the Closing Date, t he Holder hereby irrevocably waives any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, causes of action and rights whatsoever at law or in equity, now existing or arising relating to any accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  The Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall not commence or prosecute in any way, or cause to be commenced or prosecuted, any action in any court relating to such accrued and unpaid dividends.

 

5.5          Piggyback Registration Rights . Holder and the Company agree that the Holder shall be entitled to the registration rights with respect to the Underlying Shares as set forth in this Section 5.5.

 

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(a)             Definition of Registrable Securities . As used in this Section 5.5, the term “Registrable Security” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all of the shares of Common Stock then issued and issuable upon conversion in full of the Series E Preferred Stock (assuming on such date the shares of Series E Preferred Stock is converted in full without regard to any conversion limitations therein), (b) any additional shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Series E Preferred Stock (in each case, without giving effect to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Series E Preferred Stock), and (c) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, registration statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective registration statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (iii) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, were at no time held by any Affiliate of the Company). The term “Registrable Securities” means any and all of the securities falling within the foregoing definition of “Registrable Security.”

 

(b)             Piggyback Registration Rights . As used herein, a “Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act at any time or from time to time commencing on a date within one year that any Underlying Shares may be issuable to the Holder and while any Registrable Securities remain outstanding; provided, however, that a Registration Statement for the purposes hereof shall not include: (A) any registration statement (or amendment thereto) filed by the Company which has not been declared effective on or before the date hereof; (B) any registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form) filed by the Company for the purpose of effecting offers and sales of securities on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415(a)(ix) or (x) under the Securities Act; (C) a registration relating to employee benefit plans (whether effected on Form S-8 or its successor); or (D) a registration effected on Form S-4 (or its successor). If at any time or from time to time while any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall determine to register or shall be required to register any of its Common Stock, whether or not for its own account, the Company shall:

 

(i)          provide to each Holder written notice thereof at least seven (7) days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement by the Company in connection with such registration;

 

(ii)         include in such registration, and in any underwriting involved therein, all those Registrable Securities specified in a written request by each Holder received by the Company within five (5) days after the Company mails the written notice referred to above. The Company may withdraw the registration at any time. If a registration covered by this Section 5.5 is an underwritten registration on behalf of the Company, and the underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration: (1) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (2) second, the Registrable Securities and other securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the selling Holders and any other selling security holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder and other selling security holders. The Holders’ right to have Registrable Securities included in the first registration statement filed by the Company may be deferred to the second registration statement filed by the Company, which deferral may be continued to the third or subsequent registration statement so long as the registration statements are pursuant to underwritten offerings and the underwriter determines in good faith that marketing factors require exclusion of some or all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders, but such deferral shall be only to the extent of such required exclusion as determined by the underwriter; and

 

(iii)        if the registration is an underwritten registration, each Holder of Registrable Securities shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter and provide such information regarding Holder that the underwriter shall reasonably request in connection with the preparation of the prospectus describing such offering, including completion of FINRA Questionnaires.

 

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(c)           Covenants with Respect to Registration . In connection with the registration in which the Registrable Securities are included, the Company and Holder covenant and agree as follows:

 

(i)            The foregoing registration rights shall be contingent on the Holders furnishing the Company with such appropriate information as the Company shall reasonably request, including (A) such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least seven days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Holder of the information the Company requires from such Holder if such Holder elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. A Holder shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if it elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed selling security holder questionnaire (a “Questionnaire”) in the form provided to it by the Company not less than two Business Days prior to the filing date of such Registration Statement. The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any damages to such Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Questionnaire at least two Business Days prior to the filing date. The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over its shares of Common Stock.

 

(ii)             Each Holder, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Holder has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company that it must suspend sales of Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement, it will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Holder is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

 

(iii)           Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

(iv)           The Company shall indemnify each Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to the registration statement and each person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including reasonable expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim) to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement, except to the extent arising under paragraph (v) below.

 

(v)            Each Holder owning Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its officers and directors and any underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim, damage or reasonable expense or liability (including expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising (A) from information furnished by or on behalf of such Holder, or their successors or assigns, for inclusion in such registration statement, or (B) as a result of use by the Holder of a registration statement that the Holder was advised to discontinue.

  

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6.             Miscellaneous .

 

6.1           Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any action, proceeding, suit, demand, or claim with respect to any matter arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contained in or contemplated by this Agreement, exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (unless the Delaware Court of Chancery shall decline to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, in which case, in any Delaware state or federal court within the State of Delaware) (such courts, collectively, the “ Delaware Courts ”), and solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Delaware Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over either party hereto, (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 6.5 of this Agreement, although nothing contained in this Agreement shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law and (v) agrees not to seek a transfer of venue on the basis that another forum is more convenient. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) nothing in this Section 6.1 shall prohibit any party from seeking or obtaining orders for conservatory or interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction and (B) each party hereto agrees that any judgment issued by a Delaware Court may be recognized, recorded, registered or enforced in any jurisdiction in the world and waives any and all objections or defenses to the recognition, recording, registration or enforcement of such judgment in any such jurisdiction.

 

6.2            Confidentiality .  The Holder acknowledges and agrees that the existence of this Agreement and the information contained herein and in the Exhibits hereto (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”) is of a confidential nature and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, be disclosed by the Holder to any person or entity, other than the Holder’s personal financial and legal advisors for the sole purpose of evaluating an investment in the Company, and that it shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, make any statements, public announcements or release to trade publications or the press with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder may use or disclose Confidential Information to the extent the Holder is required by law to disclose such Confidential Information, provided, however, that prior to any such required disclosure, Holder shall give the Company reasonable advance notice of any such disclosure and shall cooperate with the Company in protecting against any such disclosure and/or obtaining a protective order narrowing the scope of such disclosure and/or use of the Confidential Information.  The Holder further acknowledges and agrees that the information contained herein and in the other documents relating to this transaction may be regarded as material non-public information under United States federal securities laws, and that United States federal securities laws prohibit any person who has received material non-public information relating to the Company from purchasing or selling securities of the Company, or from communicating such information to any person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell securities of the Company.  Accordingly, until such time as any such non-public information has been adequately disseminated to the public, the Holder shall not purchase or sell any securities of the Company, or communicate such information to any other person.

 

6.3             Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waivers .  This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and/or contemporaneous oral or written proposals or agreements relating thereto all of which are merged herein.  This Agreement may not be amended or any provision hereof waived in whole or in part, except by a written amendment signed by all of the parties hereto. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

6.4            Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

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

 

6.6             Severability . Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

6.7             Survival . All representations and warranties made by the Company and each Holder will survive the execution of this Agreement and the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing Date, except for those representations and warranties which speak as of a specific date. All covenants and other agreements set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for the respective periods set forth therein and if no such period is specified until the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

6.8             Specific Performance; Enforcement . Each of the parties hereto recognizes and acknowledges that a breach by it of any covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement will cause the other party to sustain damages for which it would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages, and therefore, each of the parties hereto agrees that in the event of any such breach the aggrieved party shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of such covenants and agreements and injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity. The parties agree that they shall be entitled to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which they may entitled at law or in equity.

 

6.9           Assignment; Binding Effect; Benefits . This Agreement is not assignable without the written consent of each of the other parties hereto. Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly stated elsewhere herein, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.

 

6.10          Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of Holder under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Holder under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Holder shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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6.11          Independent Representation . Each Holder expressly represents and warrants to the Company that (a) before executing this Agreement, said Holder has fully informed himself or itself of the terms, contents, conditions and effects of this Agreement; (b) said Holder has relied solely and completely upon his or its own judgment in executing this Agreement; (c) said Holder has had the opportunity to seek the advice of his or its own counsel and advisors before executing this Agreement; (d) said Holder has acted voluntarily and of his or its own free will in executing this Agreement; (e) said Holder is not acting under duress, whether economic or physical, in executing this Agreement; (f) this Agreement is the result of arm’s length negotiations conducted by and among the parties; and (g) said Holder acknowledges that the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff, LLP has been retained by the Company to prepare this Agreement as legal counsel for the Company, that Becker & Poliakoff, LLP does not represent any Holder in connection with the preparation or execution of this Agreement, that such firm has not given any legal, investment or tax advice to any Holder regarding this Agreement, and that such Holder has not relied upon any legal advice except as provided by its own attorneys. Becker & Poliakoff, LLP is expressly intended as a beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Holders contained in this Section 6.11 .

 

6.12          Fees and Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

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

 

6.14           Termination . If the Initial Closing has not been consummated on or before March 15, 2017, this Agreement may be terminated (a) by the Holder (except where such Holder is in breach of this Agreement or has failed to perform or satisfy any closing condition applicable to it), as to such Holder’s obligations hereunder only, or (b) by the Company (except for any breach by it or failure to perform or satisfy any closing condition applicable to it), by written notice to the other parties; provided , however , that such termination will not affect the right of any non-breaching party to sue or seek specific performance for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

6.15           Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) words of the masculine or neuter gender will include the masculine, neuter and/or feminine gender, and words in the singular number or in the plural number will each include, as applicable, the singular number or the plural number, (ii) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, (iii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation,” (iv) reference to any law means such law as amended, modified codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (v) except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to the words “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” are intended to refer to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, (vi) the headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way modify, interpret or construe the meaning of specific provisions of this Agreement, (vi) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision of this Agreement, (vii) any reference herein to “dollars” or “$” shall mean United States dollars, (viii) any reference herein to a Governmental Authority shall be deemed to include reference to any successor thereto, and (ix) the specificity of any representation or warranty contained herein shall not be deemed to limit the generality of any other representation or warranty contained herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and each Holder has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf as of the date first written above.

 

AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.  
    Address for Notice:  
    2225 Centennial Drive  
    Gainesville, GA 30504  
    Attn:  Chief Executive Officer  
       
    Fax:
Name: Hanif A. Roshan    
Title:  Chief Executive Officer    
     
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):    
     
Becker & Poliakoff, LLP    
45 Broadway, 8 th Floor    
New York, NY 10006    
Attn: Michael A. Goldstein    
Fax: 212-557-0295    

 

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[HOLDER SIGNATURE PAGES TO EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

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

 

Name of Holder:           
     
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder :    
     
Name of Authorized Signatory:           
     
Title of Authorized Signatory:     
     
Email Address of Authorized Signatory:    
     
Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:    
     
Social Security or Tax I.D. Number:    
     
Address for Notices to Holder:    
     
     
     
     
Address for Delivery of certificated Securities for Holder (if not same as address for notices):    
     
     
     

 

Number of Shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be issued at Closing: ________________

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Security Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of March 20, 2017 by Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and the parties signatory hereto (each, a “ Secured Party ” and collectively, the “ Secured Parties ”). This Security Agreement is being executed and delivered by the Company and the Secured Parties in connection with the Company’s issuance to the Secured Parties of those certain Senior Secured Promissory Notes, dated as of the date first set forth above (the “ Secured Notes ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Secured Notes.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company had previously issued an aggregate principal amount of $1,270,000 of Secured Notes to certain of the Secured Parties (the “ Prior Notes ”), which Prior Notes are secured by liens certain of the Company’s assets pursuant to that certain security agreement, dated as of August 7, 2015, between the Company and the holders of the Prior Notes, and as subsequently amended on December 11, 2015 (the “ Prior Security Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company now wishes to issue up to $2,545,199 of new Secured Notes due March 20, 2018 to certain Persons, including holders of the Prior Notes, pursuant to a certain Exchange Agreements dated as of the date first set forth above (the “ Exchange Agreement ”); and;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement that the Company enter into a security agreement with the Secured Parties; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Parties to extend the loans evidenced by the Secured Note, the Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Parties this Security Agreement and to grant the security interests described herein to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of the Company’s obligations under the Secured Notes, and the holders of the Prior Notes, being the sole secured parties under the Prior Security Agreement, have all agreed to exchange such Prior Notes for Secured Notes pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Secured Parties and the Company hereby agree as follows.

 

SECTION I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1    Certain Definitions . As used in this Security Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.  Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Security Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “account”, “chattel paper”, “commercial tort claim”, “deposit account”, “document”, “equipment”, “fixtures”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letter-of-credit rights”, “proceeds” and “supporting obligations”) shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.

 

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

 

     

 

(b)    “ Collateral ” means the collateral in which the Secured Party are granted a security interest by this Security Agreement and which consists of the following personal property of the Company, whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, wherever situated, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith: all assets of the Company, including without limitation all of the Company’s rights, title and interests in and to all of the following, whether now or hereafter existing or acquired by the Company: (i) accounts; (ii) as-extracted collateral; (iii) chattel paper; (iv) deposit accounts; (v) documents; (vi) equipment; (vii) farm products; (viii) fixtures; (ix) General Intangibles; (x) inventory; (xi) instruments; (xii) investment property; (xiii) letter-of-credit rights; (xiv) other goods; (xv) supporting obligations; (xvi) commercial tort claims; and (xvii) all proceeds and products of all of the foregoing, including without limitation whatever is received when any of the foregoing Collateral is sold, exchanged, leased, licensed, collected or otherwise disposed of and includes all distributions on account thereof, rights and claims arising therefrom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following items will be included in the Collateral: (a) assets if the granting of a security interest in such asset would (I) be prohibited by applicable law (but proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC, shall not be deemed excluded from the Collateral regardless of such prohibition), or (II) be prohibited by contract (except to the extent such prohibition is overridden by UCC Section 9-408) (but proceeds and receivables thereof shall not be deemed excluded from the Collateral regardless of such prohibition); (b) any property and assets, the pledge of which would require approval, license or authorization of any governmental body, unless and until such consent, approval, license or authorization shall have been obtained or waived provided that the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or waive such consent, approval, license or authorization; (c) assets in circumstances where the Secured Parties reasonably determines that the cost, burden or consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the practical benefit afforded thereby; provided , however , that to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Security Agreement shall create a valid security interest in such asset and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Security Agreement shall create a valid security interest in the proceeds of such asset.

 

(c)    “ General Intangibles ” means general intangibles (as that term is defined in the UCC), and, in any event, includes payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill (including the goodwill associated with any trademark), patents, trademarks, copyrights, URLs and domain names, industrial designs and other Intellectual Property or rights therein or applications therefor, whether under license or otherwise, programs, programming materials, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, including Intellectual Property Licenses, infringement claims, computer programs, information contained on computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports, catalogs, pension plan refunds, pension plan refund claims, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims, interests in a partnership or limited liability company which do not constitute a security under Article 8 of the UCC, and any other personal property of the Company, other than those assets which are excluded from the definition of the term “General Intangibles” pursuant to the UCC.

 

(d)    “ Indebtedness ” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts (other than trade accounts payable, accrued expenses or deferred revenue incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; provided, further , however, that in no event shall the term Indebtedness include the capital stock surplus, retained earnings, minority interests in the common stock of subsidiaries, operating lease obligations, reserves for deferred income taxes and investment credits, other deferred credits or reserves.

 

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

 

(f)    “ Liens ” means any lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction, other than restrictions imposed by securities laws.

 

(g)    “ Majority in Interest ” shall mean the holders of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the then outstanding principal amount of all then outstanding Secured Notes at the time of such determination.

 

(h)    “ Material Adverse Effect ” means an event or occurrence that has a material adverse effect on (i) the legality, validity or enforceability of the Secured Notes or this Security Agreement; (ii) the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under the Secured Notes or this Security Agreement.

 

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

 

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(j)    “ Permitted Indebtedness ” means (a) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens, including without limitation Indebtedness incurred in connection with arrangements contemplated by clause (h) of the definition of the term “Permitted Liens”; (b) Indebtedness to trade creditors or for professional services incurred in the ordinary course of business; (c) all capital lease obligations and other obligations or liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by the subject Person, even if the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such property and the present value of lease payments due under synthetic leases; (d) obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of the business of such Person; (e) purchase money financing and equipment financing facilities covering existing and newly-acquired property, plant or equipment; (f) Indebtedness of any amount outstanding immediately prior to the execution of this Security Agreement; (g) Indebtedness incurred by the Company that is made expressly subordinate in right of payment to the Indebtedness evidenced by the Secured Note, which Indebtedness does not provide at any time for the payment, prepayment, repayment, repurchase or defeasance, directly or indirectly, of any principal or premium, if any, thereon until after the maturity date of the Secured Note; (h) Indebtedness incurred by the Company that is unsecured; (i) Indebtedness in an amount of up to $5,000,000 pursuant to a term loan, revolving credit facility, credit line or other extensions of credit from a commercial banking or financial institution; and (j) extensions, refinancings and renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness described above (including the issuance of new debt or convertible debt securities in exchange for the cancellation of existing debt securities in an Alternative Transaction), provided that the principal amount is not increased or the terms modified to impose more burdensome terms upon the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Permitted Indebtedness shall include, without limitation, (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness, (ii) unpaid accrued interest thereon, and (iii) all other obligations of the Company arising out of the Permitted Indebtedness now existing or hereafter arising, together with all costs of collecting such obligations (including attorneys’ fees), including, without limitation, all interest accruing after the commencement by or against the Company of any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding.

 

(k)    “ Permitted Liens ” means: (a) Liens for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, for which adequate reserves have been established; (b) Liens in respect of property or assets imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, and other Liens to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, contract bids, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations, incurred in the ordinary course of business, whether pursuant to statutory requirements, common law or consensual arrangements; (d) Liens in favor of the Secured Parties; (e) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; (f) Liens which constitute rights of setoff of a customary nature or banker’s liens, whether arising by law or by contract; (g) leases or subleases and licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of Company’s business; (h) Liens in the ordinary course of business (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment; (i) Liens in existence prior to the execution of this Security Agreement; (j) Liens that are expressly subordinated to the Liens granted pursuant to this Security Agreement; (k) Liens securing Indebtedness contemplated by clause (i) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” set forth in Section 1.1(j) of this Security Agreement; and (l) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Permitted Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described above, 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.

 

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

 

(m)   “ Prior Notes ” means instruments described in Recitals to this Security Agreement which evidence Indebtedness issued by the Company prior to the date of this Security Agreement, as such instruments may be amended to date, and any deferrals, renewals or extensions thereof, and any notes or other instruments or evidences of Indebtedness issued in respect of or in exchange thereof.

 

(n)    “ Subsidiary ” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

(o)    “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same is, from time to time, in effect in the State of Georgia and or any other applicable law of any state or states which has jurisdiction with respect to all, or any portion of, the Collateral or this Security Agreement, from time to time.


SECTION II

COLLATERAL; OBLIGATION SECURED

 

Section 2.1     Grant and Description . In order to secure the full and complete payment and performance of the Obligations when due, the Company hereby grants to the Secured Parties, subject to the Permitted Liens, a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s rights, titles, and interests in and to the Collateral (the “ Security Interest ”) and subject to the Permitted Liens, pledges, collaterally transfers, and assigns the Collateral to the Secured Parties, all upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Security Agreement; provided , however , that each Secured Party shall subordinate from time to time upon the Company’s request its Security Interests granted in such Collateral to any Lien(s) granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to third parties which constitutes Permitted Liens contemplated within clauses (h) through (k) of the definition of Permitted Liens. If the grant, pledge, or collateral transfer or assignment of any specific item of the Collateral is expressly prohibited by any contract or by law, then the Security Interest created hereby nonetheless remains effective to the extent allowed by such contract, the UCC or other applicable laws, but is otherwise limited by that prohibition. The Security Interest granted herein shall terminate in accordance with Section 7.1 hereof.

 

Section 2.2    Financing Statements; Further Assurances .

 

(a)    The Secured Parties shall be named as the sole secured parties on any and all financing statements and security agreements filed pursuant to this Security Agreement for the ratable benefit of all of the Secured Parties, and agree that the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties are authorized to file any and all terminations of such financing statements at such time or times as it determines is appropriate pursuant to the Security Agreement.

 

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(b)    As soon as practicable following the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement and upon the authorization of the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties, the Company shall:

 

(i)    file with the State of Delaware and any other offices that the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties may reasonably request in writing an initial financing statement that (i) indicates the Collateral in a manner consistent with the definition of the term “Collateral” as contained in this Security Agreement, and (ii) contains any other information required by Article 9 of the UCC of the state or such jurisdiction for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or amendment, including whether the Company is an organization, the type of organization, and any organization identification number issued to the Company;

 

(ii)    file with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, such financing statements and/or patent security agreements in the form necessary to record the Liens granted hereunder on the Company’s patents and patent applications; and

 

(iii)    upon the reasonable request of the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties, file such additional financing statements and other documents, including amendments to the financing statements, in order to maintain the Liens in the Collateral.

 

(c)    Until the Obligations are paid and performed in full, the Company covenants and agrees that it will, at its own expense and upon the request of the Majority in Interest, but in all cases subject to the rights of the grantees of the Permitted Liens: (i) after an Event of Default, file or cause to be filed such applications and take such other actions as the Majority in Interest may reasonably request to obtain the consent or approval of any governmental authority to the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, the right to sell all the Collateral upon an Event of Default without additional consent or approval from such governmental authority; (ii) from time to time, either before or after an Event of Default, promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Parties all such other assignments, certificates, supplemental documents, and financing statements, and do all other acts or things as the Majority in Interest may reasonably request in order to more fully create, evidence, perfect, continue, and preserve the priority of the Security Interest and to carry out the provisions of this Security Agreement; and (iii) either before or after an Event of Default, pay all filing fees in connection with any financing, continuation, or termination statement or other instrument with respect to the Security Interest.

 

Section 2.3     Priority . The Secured Parties hereby covenant and agree with the Company that the Company has granted and may subsequently grant, from time to time, Permitted Liens and that the security interest granted to the Secured Parties in the Collateral hereunder is (i) subordinated to the respective Permitted Liens in the Collateral that was granted and remains outstanding immediately prior to the date hereof or as contemplated in Section 2.1, above (the “ Senior Permitted Liens ”); (ii) senior to other Liens granted by the Company in the Collateral after the date hereof; and (iii) that as between all Secured Parties, the Security Interest granted to each Secured Party under this Security Agreement is pari passu with the Security Interests of the other Secured Parties. The priorities specified herein are applicable irrespective of the time, order or method of attachment or perfection of security interests or the time or order of filing of financing statements. The Secured Parties agree not to seek to challenge, to avoid, to subordinate or to contest or directly or indirectly to support any other Person in challenging, avoiding, subordinating or contesting in any judicial or other proceeding, including, without limitation, any proceeding involving the Company, the priority, validity, extent, perfection or enforceability of any Senior Permitted Liens in all or any part of the Collateral. The Secured Parties further covenant and agree that they shall not, and they shall not instruct, authorize or otherwise permit or consent to allowing any third party to, take any action that is in violation of, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this section.

 

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Section 2.4     Company Remains Liable; Third Party Licensees .  (A) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) the Company shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral to perform all of the duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by the Secured Parties of any of the rights hereunder shall not release the Company from any of its duties or obligations under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, and (c) the Secured Parties shall not have any obligation or liability under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Secured Parties be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Company thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.  Until an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, except as otherwise provided in this Security Agreement, the Secured Notes, or other Transaction Documents, the Company shall have the right to possession and enjoyment of the Collateral for the purpose of conducting the ordinary course of its business, subject to and upon the terms hereof and of the Secured Notes, and the other Transaction Documents.

 

(B)    The Secured Parties acknowledge and agree that the security interest arising hereunder in any Intellectual Property licensed by the Company to a third party in an arms-length transaction shall be subject to the rights of such third party licensee, whether such arms-length transaction is now existing or is entered into following the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement. Upon the request of the Company, the Secured Parties shall promptly provide an estoppel to such third party licensee with respect to the foregoing. The Secured Parties acknowledge and agree that no security interest or right is granted by the Company in property to the extent that such property is not owned by the Company.

 

SECTION III
COVENANTS

 

Section 3.1     Duties of the Company Regarding Collateral . At all times from and after the date hereof and until the Secured Notes have been paid in full (including if such Secured Notes shall have been converted into the Common Stock of the Company in accordance with their terms) or this Security Agreement is sooner terminated, the Company agrees that it shall:

 

(a)          Preserve the Collateral in good condition and order (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and not permit it to be abused or misused;

 

(b)          Not allow any of the Collateral to be affixed to real estate, except for any property deemed to be fixtures;

 

(c)          Maintain good and complete title to the Collateral subject only to Permitted Liens;

 

(d)          Keep the Collateral free and clear at all times of all Liens other than Permitted Liens;

 

(e)          Take or cause to be taken such acts and actions as shall be necessary or appropriate to assure that each Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral (other than the Permitted Liens) not become subordinate to or on parity with the security interests, Liens or claims of any other Person;

 

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(f)          Except as permitted pursuant to this Security Agreement, refrain from selling, assigning or otherwise disposing of any of the Collateral or moving or removing any of the Collateral, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties, or until all of the Obligations have been fully performed and paid in full; provided, however , that concurrently with any disposition permitted by this Section 3.1 , (x) the security interest granted hereby shall automatically be released from the Collateral so disposed, and (y) the security interest shall continue in the Proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of such Collateral or any property purchased with such Proceeds; and provided further , that, the Secured Parties shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s sole cost and expense, any releases or other documents reasonably requested by the Company, that are in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the executing party, confirming the release of the security interest in that portion of the Collateral that is the subject of a disposition permitted by this Section 3.1 ;

 

(g)          Except in the ordinary course of business, the Company may not (i) transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in its ordinary course of business and sales of inventory or obsolete capital equipment by the Company in its ordinary course of business) without the prior written consent of the Majority in Interest or (ii) consign any of its inventory which constitutes any part of the Collateral, or sell any of its inventory which constitutes any part of the Collateral on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval, or other conditional terms of sale without the consent of the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(h)          Promptly provide to the Secured Parties such financial statements, reports, lists and schedules related to the Collateral and any other information relating to the Collateral as the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties may reasonably request from time to time;

 

(i)          Maintain, at the place where the Company is entitled to receive notices under the Secured Notes, a current record of where all material Collateral is located, permit representatives of the Secured Parties (acting upon the authorization of the Majority in Interest) at any time, upon reasonable prior written notice during normal business hours to inspect and make abstracts from such records ( provided , that so long as no Event of Default exists, the Secured Parties shall conduct such inspections no more frequently than semi-annually);

 

(j)          Within three (3) Business Days notify each Secured Party if any Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) occurs; and

 

(k)          In accordance with prudent business practices, endeavor to collect or cause to be collected from each account debtor under its accounts, as and when due, any and all amounts owing under such accounts.

 

For purposes of clarity, nothing in this Security Agreement, including without limitation the restrictions set forth in Section 3.1(f) of this Security Agreement, shall be construed as restricting the Company and its Subsidiaries from (I) granting licenses or sublicenses to any of the Collateral which constitutes Intellectual Property; (II) from licensing, selling, leasing or renting, directly or indirectly, any inventory or other property sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business and on ordinary business terms; (III) from engaging in joint ventures, strategic alliances or other similar arrangements for bona fide business purposes consistent with industry practices; (IV) from utilizing the cash generated from the Company’s business operations in accordance with the business judgment of management or the board of directors; or (V) from entering into transactions contemplated by the definition of Permitted Liens.

 

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Section 3.2     Duties with Respect to Intellectual Property . At all times from and after the date hereof and until the Secured Notes have been paid in full (including if such Secured Notes shall have been converted into the Common Stock of the Company in accordance with their terms) or this Security Agreement is sooner terminated, the Company agrees that it shall:

 

(a)       Except to the extent that failure to act cannot reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to (x) maintain the validity and enforceability of any Collateral that constitutes Intellectual Property in full force and effect and (y) pursue the application, obtain the relevant registration and maintain the registration of each of its patents, trademarks and copyrights that is part of the Collateral, including, without limitation, by the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings.

 

(b)        Except to the extent that failure to act cannot reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, not do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Intellectual Property that is part of the Collateral may lapse, be terminated, or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain (or in case of a trade secret, lose its competitive value).

 

(c)        Except to the extent that failure to act cannot reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, take all commercially reasonable steps to preserve and protect each item of its Intellectual Property that is part of the Collateral, including, without limitation, maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the trademarks, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the date hereof, and taking all commercially reasonable steps necessary to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks abide by the applicable license’s terms with respect to the standards of quality.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.2 or anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Security Agreement, nothing in this Security Agreement shall prevent the Company or its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use or maintenance of any of its Intellectual Property, the enforcement of its license agreements or the pursuit of actions against infringers, if they determine in its reasonable business judgment that such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business.

 

Section 3.3 Other Encumbrances . At all times after the date hereof and until such time as there are no Obligations due to the Secured Parties or this Security Agreement is sooner terminated, the Company shall, subject to the rights of the holders of the Permitted Liens: (i) defend its title to, and each Secured Party’s interest in, the Collateral against all claims, (ii) take any action necessary to remove any encumbrances on the Collateral other than Permitted Liens, and (iii) defend the right, title and interest of each Secured Party in and to any of the Company’s rights in the Collateral.

 

Section 3.4 Change Name or Location . At all times after the date hereof and until such time as there are no Obligations due to the Secured Parties or this Security Agreement is sooner terminated, the Company shall not, except upon 10 days’ prior written notice to the Secured Parties, change its company name or conduct its business under any name other than that set forth herein or change its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, chief executive office, place of business from the current location.

 

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SECTION IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Company represents and warrants to each Secured Party as follows:

 

Section 4.1     Title to Collateral . The Company is the owner of and has good and marketable title to, or has a valid and subsisting leasehold interest in, all of the Collateral.

 

Section 4.2     No Other Encumbrances . Other than the Permitted Liens, the Company has not granted, nor will it grant, a security interest in the Collateral to any other individual or entity, and to the actual knowledge of the Company, such Collateral is free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, lease, trust, bailment, lien, security interest, encumbrance, charge or other arrangement, other than the Permitted Liens.

 

Section 4.3     Authority; Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance of this Security Agreement by the Company does not: (i) violate any of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator or any applicable law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company; or (ii) subject to each Secured Party’s performance of its respective obligations under any subordination agreements with respect to Permitted Liens or Permitted Indebtedness, conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing the Company’s debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected. The Company has the authority and capacity to perform its obligations hereunder, and this Security Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights or general equitable principles, whether applied in law or equity.

 

Section 4.4     Company Name; Place of Business; Location of Collateral . The Company’s true and correct company name, all trade name(s) under which it conducts its business, its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation and each of its chief executive offices, its place(s) of business and the locations of the Collateral or records relating to the Collateral are set forth in Schedule I hereto. The Company’s place of business and chief executive office is where the Company is entitled to receive notices hereunder; the present and foreseeable location of the Company’s books and records concerning any of the Collateral that is accounts is as set forth on Schedule I hereto, and the location of all other Collateral, including, without limitation, the Company’s inventory and equipment is as set forth on Schedule I hereto.

 

Section 4.5     Perfection; Security Interest . This Security Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Parties, a valid security interest in the Collateral, subject only to Permitted Liens securing the payment and performance of the Obligations. For Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by the filing of financing statements, once those financing statements have been properly filed in the appropriate jurisdictions, the Security Interest in such Collateral will be fully perfected, subject only to Permitted Liens. Other than the financing statements and with respect to this Security Agreement, to the actual knowledge of the Company, there are no other financing statements or control agreements covering any Collateral, other than those evidencing Permitted Liens.

 

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SECTION V
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 5.1      Events of Default Defined . The occurrence of any of the following events prior to the termination or expiration of this Security Agreement shall constitute an event of default under this Security Agreement (each, an “ Event of Default ”):

 

(a)          The failure of the Company to perform or comply in a material respect with any act, duty or obligation required to be performed under this Security Agreement if such failure is not remedied within twenty (20) calendar days after the Company receives written notice of such failure from the Majority in Interest or thirty (30) calendar days after the occurrence thereof;

 

(b)          If any of the representations or warranties of the Company set forth in this Security Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made, or becomes incorrect in any material respect and, if subject to cure, is not cured within twenty (20) calendar d ays after the Company receives written notice thereof from the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties or within thirty (30) calendar days after the Company becomes aware, and immediately notifies the Secured Parties, of any such incorrectness;

 

(c)          If any material portion of the Collateral shall be damaged, destroyed or otherwise lost and such damage, destruction or loss is not covered by insurance; or

 

(d)          If an “Event of Default” as defined in the Secured Notes shall have occurred and is continuing.

 

Section 5.2    Rights and Remedies Upon Default . If an Event of Default exists and is continuing, the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties shall, at its election (but subject to Section 7 below and to the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents), exercise any and all rights available to a secured party under the UCC, in addition to any and all other rights afforded by the Transaction Documents, at law, in equity, or otherwise, including, without limitation, (a) requiring the Company to assemble all or part of the Collateral and make it available to the Secured Parties at a place to be designated by the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties which is reasonably convenient to the Secured Parties and the Company, (b) surrendering any policies of insurance on all or part of the Collateral and receiving and applying the unearned premiums as a credit on the Obligation, (c) applying by appropriate judicial proceedings for appointment of a receiver for all or part of the Collateral (and the Company hereby consents to any such appointment), (d) applying to the Obligation any cash held by Secured Parties under this Security Agreement, and (e) as legally permissible, selling, reselling, assigning and delivering or granting a license to use or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Parties’ offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties may deem commercially reasonable.

 

Section 5.3      Notice . Reasonable notification of the time and place of any public sale of the Collateral, or reasonable notification of the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition of the Collateral is to be made, shall be sent to the Company, the holders of Permitted Liens, and to any other person or entity entitled to notice under the UCC. It is agreed that notice sent or given not less than ten calendar days prior to the taking of the action to which the notice relates is reasonable notification and notice for the purposes of this subparagraph.

 

Section 5.4      Application of Proceeds . The Secured Parties shall apply the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral hereunder in the following order: first , to the payment of all expenses incurred in retaking, holding, and preparing any of the Collateral for sale(s) or other disposition, in arranging for such sale(s) or other disposition, and in actually selling or disposing of the same (all of which are part of the Obligation); second , toward repayment of amounts expended by the Secured Parties in so acting hereunder; and third, toward payment of the balance of the Obligations in the order and manner as the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties determines in its sole discretion. Any surplus remaining shall be delivered to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. If the proceeds are insufficient to pay the Obligations in full, then the Company shall remain liable for any deficiency.

 

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Section 5.5     Compliance with Other Laws . The Secured Parties shall comply with any applicable state or federal laws in connection with a disposition of the Collateral and compliance will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.

 

SECTION VI
ADDITIONAL REMEDIES

 

Section 6.1     Additional Remedies . If an Event of Default exists and is continuing, the Company shall:

 

(a)          Endorse any and all documents evidencing any Collateral (other than any Collateral if and to the extent subject to the Permitted Liens) in accordance with the instructions provided by the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties, and notify any payor that said documents have been so endorsed and that all sums due and owing pursuant to them should be paid directly to such Secured Parties, or as otherwise instructed by the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties;

 

(b)          Turn over to the Secured Parties, or as otherwise instructed by the Majority in Interest of the Secured Parties, copies of all documents evidencing any right to collection of any sums due to the Company arising from or in connection with any of the Collateral;

 

(c)          Take any action reasonably required by a Secured Party with reference to the Federal Assignment of Claims Act; and

 

(d)          Keep all of its books, records, documents and instruments relating to the Collateral in such manner as the Secured Parties may require.

 

SECTION VII
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.1     Termination and Release . This Security Agreement, and the Liens created by this Security Agreement shall automatically terminate in all respects upon the full and final payment by the Company of the Secured Notes or the conversion of the Secured Notes into shares of capital stock of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Secured Notes. Further, the Liens created by this Security Agreement on any of the Collateral shall be automatically released if the Company disposes of such Collateral pursuant to a transaction permitted by the Secured Notes or otherwise consented to by the Majority in Interest. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section 8.1, the Majority in Interest shall promptly execute and deliver to the Company all documents that the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release.

 

Section 7.2     Severability . In the event that any provision of this Security Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Security Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided , that in such case the parties shall negotiate in good faith to replace such provision with a new provision which is not illegal, unenforceable or void, as long as such new provision does not materially change the economic benefits of this Security Agreement to the parties.

 

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Section 7.3     Continuing Security Interest; Successors . This Security Agreement creates a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the Obligations are paid and performed in full or this Security Agreement is sooner terminated in accordance with Section 7.1; and (ii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Secured Parties and their successors, transferees, and assigns. Each Secured Party may assign its rights hereunder in connection with any private sale or transfer of its Secured Note in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and applicable law, in which case the term “ Secured Party ” shall be deemed to refer to such transferee as though such transferee was an original signatory hereto.

 

Section 7.4     Governing Law . This Security Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware.

 

Section 7.5     Headings . The headings used in this Security Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Security Agreement.

 

Section 7.6     Notices .  Any notice to the Company or to a Secured Party shall be given in the manner set forth in the Exchange Agreement; provided that a Secured Party, if not a party to such Exchange Agreement, shall provide the Company with its proper delivery instructions for notices. Either party may, by notice given in accordance with the Exchange Agreement, change the address to which notices, demands and requests shall be sent to such party. Any notice to be given by the Company to the Secured Parties shall be given in the manner provided for in the Exchange Agreement, and delivered to such addresses as the Company is instructed by the Secured Parties.

 

Section 7.7     Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waivers . This Security Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and thereof, superseding all prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, between or among the parties. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Security Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended except pursuant to a written instrument executed by Company and the Majority in Interest, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. The Secured Parties shall not, by any act, any failure to act or any delay in acting be deemed to have (i) waived any right or remedy under this Security Agreement, or (ii) acquiesced in any Event of Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Security Agreement. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege of the Secured Parties under this Security Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or privilege. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Security Agreement shall preclude any other or further exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by a Secured Party of any right or remedy under this Security Agreement on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that such Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion.

 

Section 7.8     Multiple Counterparts . This Security Agreement has been executed in a number of identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes and all of which constitute, collectively, one agreement; but, in making proof of this Security Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.

 

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Section 7.9     Cumulative Remedies . The rights and remedies provided in this Security Agreement are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

Section 7.10 Waivers . The Company acknowledges that the Obligations arose out of a commercial transaction and hereby knowingly waives any right to require the Secured Parties to (i) proceed against any person or entity, (ii) proceed against any other collateral under any other agreement, (iii) pursue any other remedy available to the Secured Parties, or (iv) make presentment, demand, dishonor, notice of dishonor, acceleration and/or notice of non-payment.

 

Section 7.11 Release . No transfer or renewal, extension, assignment or termination of this Security Agreement or of any instrument or document executed and delivered by the Company to the Secured Parties, nor additional advances made by the Secured Parties to the Company, nor the taking of further security, nor the retaking or re-delivery of the Collateral by the Secured Parties nor any other act of the Secured Parties shall release the Company from any Obligation, except a release or discharge executed in writing by the Majority in Interest with respect to such Obligation or upon full payment and satisfaction of all Obligations and termination of the Secured Notes. At such time the Obligations have been satisfied in full, the Majority in Interest shall execute and deliver to the Company all assignments and other instruments as may be reasonably necessary or proper to terminate the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral, subject to any disposition of the Collateral that may have been made by or on behalf of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Security Agreement. For the purpose of this Security Agreement, the Obligations shall be deemed to continue if the Company enters into any bankruptcy or similar proceeding at a time when any amount paid to the Secured Parties could be ordered to be repaid as a preference or pursuant to a similar theory, and shall continue until it is finally determined that no such repayment can be ordered.

 

Section 7.12   Independent Representation . Each Secured Party expressly represents and warrants to the Company that (a) before executing this Agreement, such Secured Party has fully informed himself or itself of the terms, contents, conditions and effects of this Agreement; (b) such Secured Party has relied solely and completely upon his or its own judgment in executing this Agreement; (c) such Secured Party has had the opportunity to seek the advice of his or its own counsel and advisors before executing this Agreement; (d) such Secured Party has acted voluntarily and of his or its own free will in executing this Agreement; (e) such Secured Party is not acting under duress, whether economic or physical, in executing this Agreement; (f) this Agreement is the result of arm’s length negotiations conducted by and among the parties; and (g) such Secured Party acknowledges that the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff, LLP has been retained by the Company to prepare this Agreement as legal counsel for the Company, that Becker & Poliakoff, LLP does not represent any Secured Party in connection with the preparation or execution of this Agreement, that such firm has not given any legal, investment or tax advice to any Secured Party regarding this Agreement and that such Secured Party has not relied upon any legal advice except as provided by its own attorneys. Becker & Poliakoff, LLP is expressly intended as a beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Holders contained in this Section 7.12 .

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Secured Party have duly executed this Security Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
     
  By:  
    Name: Hanif A. Roshan
    Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

Signature Page to Security Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to Security Agreement

 

  SECURED PARTY:
   
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  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule I

 

List of Collateral Locations, Executive Offices and

Jurisdiction of Organization or Incorporation of Obligors

 

Company Name: Authentidate Holding Corp.
   
Executive Officers:   Hanif A. Roshan – Chief Executive Officer and interim Principal Accounting Officer
   
Jurisdiction of Incorporation:   Delaware
   
Subsidiaries of Company: Peachstate Health Management, LLC d/b/a AEON Clinical Laboratories
  2225 Centennial Drive
  Gainesville, GA  30504
   
  Authentidate, Inc.
  300 Connell Drive, 5 th Floor
  Berkeley Heights, NJ  07922
   
  Express MD Solutions, LLC
  300 Connell Drive, 5 th Floor
  Berkeley Heights, NJ  07922
   
  Trac Medical Solutions, Inc.
  300 Connell Drive, 5 th Floor
  Berkeley Heights, NJ  07922
   
Location of Collateral  
and/or related records: Authentidate Holding Corp.
  2225 Centennial Drive
  Gainesville, GA  30504