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) August 30, 2013

 

 

 

CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

         

Florida
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

000-54449
(Commission File Number)

 

26-0519058
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

601 NE 26 th Court, Pompano Beach, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

33064
(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 943-8721

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

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

 

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

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

 

 

 
 

 

 

ITEM 1.01      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On August 30, 2013 (the “Closing Date”) Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) closed a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“TCA”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, TCA shall purchase from the Company up to $2,000,000 of senior secured redeemable debentures (the “Debentures”) over the following 12 months.

 

As of the Closing Date, TCA purchased a Debenture in the amount of $400,000 which bears simple interest at 12% per annum plus a 6% redemption premium, and matures in 12 months. Ten equal monthly interest and principal payments will commence in December 2013 with only interest due prior to then. The Debenture is not convertible into common stock unless the Company is in Default. There is no pre-payment penalty associated with the Debenture.

 

The Company’s obligations to TCA under the Debentures are secured by a security agreement granting TCA an unconditional and continuing first priority security interest in the Company’s assets (the “Security Agreement”) and a separate security agreement and guaranty (the “Guaranty Agreement”) signed by the Company’s two subsidiaries, Cyclone-WHE LLC and Cyclone Performance LLC (the “Subsidiaries”).

 

Under the Purchase Agreement, as consideration for advisory services provided by TCA to the Company prior to the Closing Date, the Company has paid to TCA a fee of $100,000 in shares of restricted common stock. Additionally, TCA or its associates have received certain other legal, diligence and commitment fees pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

The descriptions of the Purchase Agreement, the Debenture, the Security Agreements and the Guaranty Agreement set forth above are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of each such agreement, provided as Exhibits hereto.

 

ITEM 2.03      Creation of Direct Financial Obligation.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference

 

ITEM 3.02      Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Company is relying on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the private placement of our securities under the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The transaction does not involve a public offering, TCA is an “accredited investor” and/or qualified institutional buyer and TCA has access to information about us and its investment.

 

 
 

 

 

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
   

10.25

Securities Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and TCA, with an effective date of September 1, 2013.

 

10.26

Senior Secured Redeemable Debenture by and between the Company and TCA, with an effective date of September 1, 2013.

 

10.27

Security Agreement by and between the Company and TCA, with an effective date of September 1, 2013.

 

10.28

Security Agreement by and between the Subsidiaries and TCA, with an effective date of September 1, 2013.

 

10.29

Guaranty Agreement by and between the Subsidiaries and TCA, with an effective date of September 1, 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Date: September 6, 2013 CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
       
        
  By: /s/ Harry Schoell  
    Harry Schoell  
    Chairman and CTO  

              

 

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Exhibit 10.25

 

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of the 31 st day of July, 2013, but made effective as of September 1, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), and TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP , a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “ Buyer ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from Company, and the Company desires to sell and issue to Buyer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) of senior secured, convertible, redeemable debentures in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” (the “ Debentures ”), of which Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) shall be purchased on the date hereof (the “ First Closing ”), and up to One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000) may be purchased in additional closings as set forth in Section 4.2 below (the “ Additional Closings ”)(each of the First Closing and the Additional Closings are sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as a “ Closing ” and collectively as the “ Closings ”), all for the total purchase price of up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (the “ Purchase Price ”), and all otherwise subject to the terms and provisions hereinafter set forth; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and its subsidiaries have agreed to secure all of their respective “Obligations” (as hereinafter defined) to Buyer under the Debentures, this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents by: (i) granting to the Buyer an unconditional and continuing first priority security interest in all of the Collateral (subject only to the Permitted Encumbrance) of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Security Agreement ”); (ii) causing Cyclone-WHE, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company and Cyclone Performance, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (each of such subsidiaries of the Company, together with any other subsidiaries hereafter created, acquired or coming into existence, collectively, the “ Subsidiaries ”), all majority-owned Subsidiaries of the Company, to guaranty all of the Company’s Obligations pursuant to a guaranty agreement executed by the Subsidiaries in favor of Buyer (the “ Subsidiary Guaranty ”); (iii) causing each of the Subsidiaries to grant to the Buyer an unconditional and continuing first priority lien and security interest in all of the Collateral (subject only to the Permitted Encumbrance) of each of the Subsidiaries pursuant to a Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Sub Security Agreement ”); and (iv) agreeing to the filing of UCC-1 Financing Statements covering all of the assets and properties of the Company and the Subsidiaries (collectively, the “ UCC-1’s ”);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants of the parties hereinafter expressed and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

RECITALS, EXHIBITS, SCHEDULES

 

The foregoing recitals are true and correct and, together with the Schedules and Exhibits referred to hereafter, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

 

 

 
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ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement, or unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article as follows:

 

2.1     “ Advisory Fee Shares ” means the shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be issued by the Company to Buyer in accordance with Section 7.4(e) below.

 

2.2     “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person at any time during the period for which the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term “ control, ” “ controlling, ” “ controlled ” and words of similar import, when used in this context, means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

2.3     “ Assets ” means all of the properties and assets of the Person in question, as the context may so require, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

 

2.4     “ Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed for the conduct of commercial banking business in the State of Florida.

 

2.5     “ Claims ” means any Proceedings, Judgments, Obligations, threats, losses, damages, deficiencies, settlements, assessments, charges, costs and expenses of any nature or kind.

 

2.6     “ Collateral ” means, collectively, and whether now existing or hereafter arising, all assets and properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including all existing and after-acquired tangible and intangible assets and property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including real property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries, with respect to which the Company grants to Buyer a lien and security interest under the terms of the Security Agreement and the Sub Security Agreement and any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

2.7     “ Common Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

 

2.8     “ Consent ” means any consent, approval, order or authorization of, or any declaration, filing or registration with, or any application or report to, or any waiver by, or any other action (whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) of, by or with, any Person, which is necessary in order to take a specified action or actions, in a specified manner and/or to achieve a specific result.

 

2.9     “ Contract ” means any written or oral contract, agreement, order or commitment of any nature whatsoever, including, any sales order, purchase order, lease, sublease, license agreement, services agreement, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, guarantee, management contract, employment agreement, consulting agreement, partnership agreement, shareholders agreement, buy-sell agreement, option, warrant, debenture, subscription, call or put.

 

 
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2.10     “ Effective Date ” means the date so defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

2.11     “ Encumbrance ” means any lien, security interest, pledge, mortgage, easement, leasehold, assessment, tax, covenant, restriction, reservation, conditional sale, prior assignment, or any other encumbrance, claim, burden or charge of any nature whatsoever.

 

2.12     “ Environmental Requirements ” means all Laws and requirements relating to human, health, safety or protection of the environment or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, or Hazardous Materials in the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), or otherwise relating to the treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of any Hazardous Materials.

 

2.13     “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.14     “ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles, methods and practices set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC, or of such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the U.S. accounting profession, in each case as of the date or period at issue, and as applied in the U.S. to U.S. companies.

 

2.15     “ Governmental Authority ” means any foreign, federal, state or local government, or any political subdivision thereof, or any court, agency or other body, organization, group, stock market or exchange exercising any executive, legislative, judicial, quasi-judicial, regulatory or administrative function of government.

 

2.16     “ Hazardous Materials ” means: (i) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s); (ii) any chemicals, materials, substances or wastes which are now or hereafter become defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants” or words of similar import, under any Law; and (iii) any other chemical, material, substance, or waste, exposure to which is now or hereafter prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority.

 

2.17     “ Judgment ” means any order, writ, injunction, fine, citation, award, decree, or any other judgment of any nature whatsoever of any Governmental Authority.

 

2.18     “ Law ” means any provision of any law, statute, ordinance, code, constitution, charter, treaty, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority.

 

 

 
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2.19     “ Leases ” means all leases for real or personal property.

 

2.20     “ Material Adverse Effect ” means with respect to the event, item or question at issue, that such event, item or question would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the Assets, business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, either individually or taken as a whole; (ii) a material impairment of the ability of the Company to perform any of its Obligations under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents; or (iii) a material adverse effect on: (A) any material portion of the Collateral granted to Buyer hereunder and under the Transaction Documents; (B) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Company of any of the Transaction Documents; (C) the perfection or priority of any Encumbrance granted to Buyer under any Transaction Documents; or (D) the rights or remedies of the Buyer under any Transaction Documents. For purposes of determining whether any of the foregoing changes, effects, impairments, or other events have occurred, such determination shall be made by Buyer, in its sole, but reasonably exercised, discretion.

 

2.21     “ Material Contract ” shall mean any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its Assets are bound and which: (i) must be disclosed to the SEC, the Principal Trading Market, or any other Governmental Authority pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations of the SEC, or any other laws, rules or regulations of any Governmental Authority or the Principal Trading Market; (ii) involves aggregate payments of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or more to or from the Company; (iii) involves delivery, purchase, licensing or provision, by or to the Company, of any goods, services, assets or other items having a value (or potential value) over the term of such Contract of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or more or is otherwise material to the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as contemplated to be conducted in the future; (iv) involves a Company Lease; or (v) prohibits the Company from engaging in any business or competing anywhere in the world.

 

2.22     “ Obligations ” means all amounts, advances and other financial accommodations (whether primary, contingent or otherwise), all interest accrued thereon (including interest which would be payable as post-petition in connection with any bankruptcy or similar Proceeding, whether or not permitted as a claim thereunder), and any fees and other charges due to Buyer under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, any expenses incurred by Buyer under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, and any and all other liabilities and obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries to Buyer, and the performance by the Company and its Subsidiaries of all covenants, agreements and obligations of every nature and kind on the part of the Company and its Subsidiaries to be performed under this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents.

 

2.23     “ Ordinary Course of Business ” means the ordinary course of business of the Person in question, consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity, quality and frequency).

 

2.24     “ Permit ” means any license, permit, approval, waiver, order, authorization, right or privilege of any nature whatsoever, granted, issued, approved or allowed by any Governmental Authority.

 

2.25     “ Permitted Encumbrances ” means the security interest in favor of Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. as evidenced by that certain UCC-1 Financing Statement filed with the Florida Secured Transactions Registry under filing no. 201207577292, and the security interest in favor of Brio Capital, LP as evidenced by that certain UCC-1 Financing Statement filed with the Florida Secured Transactions Registry under filing no. 201207577306, but only to the extent such security interests encumber the receivables, invoices and payments arising under that certain U.S. Army/Department of Defense contract referenced and set forth in such UCC-1 Financing Statements, and no other Assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 
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2.26     “ Person ” means any individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, company, corporation, association, cooperation, trust, estate, Governmental Authority, or any other entity of any nature whatsoever.

 

2.27     “ Principal Trading Market ” shall mean the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the OTC Markets, including the Bulletin Board, the NYSE Euronext or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.

 

2.28     “ Proceeding ” means any demand, claim, suit, action, litigation, investigation, audit, study, arbitration, administrative hearing, or any other proceeding of any nature whatsoever.

 

2.29     “ Real Property ” means any real estate, land, building, structure, improvement, fixture or other real property of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, fee and leasehold interests.

 

2.30     “ SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2.31     “ Securities ” means, collectively, the Debentures and the Advisory Fee Shares, and any other securities of the Company issued to Buyer from time to time.

 

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

 

2.33     “ Tax ” means (i) any foreign, federal, state or local income, profits, gross receipts, franchise, sales, use, occupancy, general property, real property, personal property, intangible property, transfer, fuel, excise, accumulated earnings, personal holding company, unemployment compensation, social security, withholding taxes, payroll taxes, or any other tax of any nature whatsoever, (ii) any foreign, federal, state or local organization fee, qualification fee, annual report fee, filing fee, occupation fee, assessment, rent, or any other fee or charge of any nature whatsoever, or (iii) any deficiency, interest or penalty imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

2.34     “ Tax Return ” means any tax return, filing, declaration, information statement or other form or document required to be filed in connection with or with respect to any Tax.

 

2.35     “ Transaction Documents ” means any documents or instruments executed or to be executed by Company in connection with this Agreement, including this Agreement, the Debentures, the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Sub Security Agreement, the UCC-1’s, the Validity Certificates, and any other documents or instruments executed in connection with this Agreement or the purchase and sale of the Debentures contemplated hereby, together with all modifications, amendments, extensions, future advances, renewals, and substitutions thereof.

 

 

 
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2.36     “ Validity Certificate ” shall mean the validity certificates executed by such officers and directors of the Company as Buyer shall require, in Buyer’s sole discretion, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit “B” attached hereto.

 

ARTICLE III

INTERPRETATION

 

In this Agreement, unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) references to the words “Article” or “Section” refer to the respective Articles and Sections of this Agreement, and references to “Exhibit” or “Schedule” refer to the respective Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto; (iii) references to a “party” mean a party to this Agreement and include references to such party’s permitted successors and permitted assigns; (iv) references to a “third party” mean a Person not a party to this Agreement; (v) the terms “dollars” and “$” means U.S. dollars; (vi) wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;” and (vi) the term “Company” shall refer collectively to the Company and all of its Subsidiaries, whether listed as part of the Subsidiaries in the Recitals hereof or not, and to each of them individually, in each case as the context may so require, it being the intent of the parties under this Agreement that all of the terms, conditions, provisions and representations hereof shall, to the greatest extent possible, while still maintaining the intent and purpose of this Agreement, apply equally to each of the Subsidiaries, as if each term, covenant, provision and representation was separately made herein by each of them, except only with respect to any terms and provisions that deal directly with the issuance of any of the Securities, in which case the term Company shall mean and refer only to the Company, as the issuer of such Securities, without its Subsidiaries.

 

ARTICLE IV

PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES

 

4.1      Purchase and Sale of Debentures . Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase, at each Closing, and Company agrees to sell and issue to Buyer, at each Closing, Debentures in the amount of the Purchase Price applicable to each Closing as more specifically set forth below.

 

4.2      Closing Dates . The First Closing of the purchase and sale of the Debentures shall be for Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000), and shall take place on the Effective Date, subject to satisfaction of the conditions to the First Closing set forth in this Agreement (the “ First Closing Date ”). Additional Closings of the purchase and sale of the Debentures shall be at such times and for such amounts as determined in accordance with Section 4.4 below, subject to satisfaction of the conditions to the Additional Closings set forth in this Agreement (the “ Additional Closing Dates ”) (collectively referred to as the “ Closing Dates ”). The Closings shall occur on the respective Closing Dates through the use of overnight mails and subject to customary escrow instructions from Buyer and its counsel, or in such other manner as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer.

 

4.3      Form of Payment . Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on each Closing Date: (i) the Buyer shall deliver to the Company, to a Company account designated by the Company, the aggregate proceeds for the Debentures to be issued and sold to Buyer at each such Closing, minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of each such Closing as set forth in this Agreement, in the form of wire transfers of immediately available U.S. dollars; and (ii) the Company shall deliver to Buyer the Securities which Buyer is purchasing hereunder at each Closing, duly executed on behalf of the Company, together with any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

 
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4.4      Additional Closings . At any time after the First Closing but prior to the maturity date of any of the Debentures issued in the First Closing, the Company may request that Buyer purchase additional Debentures hereunder in Additional Closings by written notice to Buyer, and, subject to the conditions below, Buyer shall purchase such additional Debentures in such amounts and at such times as Buyer and the Company may mutually agree, so long as the following conditions have been satisfied, in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion: (i) no default or “Event of Default” (as such term is defined in any of the Transaction Documents) shall have occurred or be continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, and no event shall have occurred that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an Event of Default hereunder or thereunder; and (ii) any additional purchase of Debentures beyond the purchase of Debentures at the First Closing shall have been approved by Buyer, which approval may be given or withheld in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

ARTICLE V

BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Buyer represents and warrants to the Company, that:

 

5.1      Investment Purpose . Buyer is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Securities or an available exemption under the Securities Act.

 

5.2      Accredited Buyer Status . Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D, as promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

5.3      Reliance on Exemptions . Buyer 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 Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Buyer to acquire the Securities.

 

5.4      Information . Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials it has requested relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information Buyer deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Securities. Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries, nor any materials provided to Buyer, nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives, shall modify, amend or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Article VI below. Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon economic bargaining power, enabled and enables Buyer to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

 

 

 
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5.5      No Governmental Review . Buyer understands that no United States federal or state Governmental Authority has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities, nor have such Governmental Authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

5.6      Authorization, Enforcement . This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

 

Except as set forth and disclosed in the disclosure schedule attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Buyer:

 

6.1      Subsidiaries . Except for the Subsidiaries, all of whom are majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company and which are controlled by the Company, the Company has no subsidiaries and the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any outstanding securities of or other interests in, or have any control over, any other Person. With respect to each of the Subsidiaries, all representations and warranties in this Article VI and elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed repeated and re-made from and by each of the Subsidiaries, as if such representations and warranties were independently made by each of such Subsidiaries in this Agreement. In addition, each representation and warranty contained in this Article VI or otherwise set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed to mean and be construed to include the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, regardless of whether each of such representations and warranties in Article VI specifically refers to the Company’s Subsidiaries or not.

 

6.2      Organization . The Company is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated. The Company has the full corporate power and authority and all necessary certificates, licenses, approvals and Permits to: (i) enter into and execute this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and (ii) own and operate its Assets and properties and to conduct and carry on its business as and to the extent now conducted, except where the failure to obtain any certificates, licenses, approvals and Permits would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the character of its business or the ownership or use and operation of its Assets or properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 
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6.3      Authority and Approval of Agreement; Binding Effect . The execution and delivery by Company of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the performance by Company of all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, including the issuance of the Securities, have been duly and validly authorized and approved by Company and its board of directors pursuant to all applicable Laws and no other corporate action or Consent on the part of Company, its board of directors, stockholders or any other Person is necessary or required by the Company to execute this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein, perform all of Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder, or to issue the Securities. This Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed by Company (and the officer executing this Agreement and all such other Transaction Documents is duly authorized to act and execute same on behalf of Company) and constitute the valid and legally binding agreements of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

6.4      Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), of which 244,833,948 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and 1,000 shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof.  All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTCQB Board under the trading symbol “CYPW”. The Company has received no notice, either oral or written, with respect to the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for quotation on the Principal Trading Market, and the Company has maintained all requirements on its part for the continuation of such quotation.   Except as disclosed in the “SEC Documents” (as hereinafter defined), no shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any Encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, and except as required by this Agreement, as of the date hereof: (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or Contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other Contracts or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iii) there are no outstanding registration statements with respect to the Company or any of its securities; (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act; (v) there are no financing statements securing obligations filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective Assets; (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by this Agreement or any related agreement or the consummation of the transactions described herein or therein; and (vii) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no Contracts by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company. The Company has made available or furnished to the Buyer true, complete and correct copies of: (I) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”); and (II) the Company’s Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”). Except for the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, there are no other shareholder agreements, voting agreements or other Contracts of any nature or kind that restrict, limit or in any manner impose obligations, restrictions or limitations on the governance of the Company.

 

 

 
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6.5      No Conflicts; Consents and Approvals . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the issuance of any of the Securities, will not: (i) constitute a violation of or conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other organizational or governing documents of the Company; (ii) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, or gives to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any provision of any Contract to which Company is a party or by which any of its Assets or properties may be bound; (iii) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, any Judgment; or (iv) constitute a violation of, or conflict with, any Law (including United States federal and state securities Laws and the rules and regulations of any market or exchange on which the Common Stock is quoted), except to the extent any such violations would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational or governing documents and the Company is not in default or breach (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company in default or breach) under, and the Company has not taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any Material Contract to which the Company is a party or by which any material property or Assets of the Company are bound or affected. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the businesses of the Company are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any Law, except to the extent any such violations would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, the Company is not required to obtain any Consent of, from, or with any Governmental Authority, or any other Person, in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its Obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, or to issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, except for the filing of Form D with the SEC or any applicable state blue sky filings. All Consents which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

 

6.6      Issuance of Securities . The Securities are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all Encumbrances (other than applicable restrictions under the Securities Act) with respect to the issue thereof, and will be issued in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state securities Laws. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Buyer set forth in Article V above, the offer and sale by the Company of the Securities is exempt from: (i) the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and (ii) the registration and/or qualification provisions of all applicable state and provincial securities and “blue sky” laws.

 

 

 
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6.7      Collateral Representations . Except for the Permitted Encumbrances, no Person other than the Company and its Subsidiaries, owns or has other rights in the Collateral, and the Collateral is free from any and all Encumbrances of any kind, other than the Encumbrance of Buyer.

 

6.8      SEC Documents; Financial Statements . The Common Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed within the two (2) years preceding the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”). The Company is current with its filing obligations under the Exchange Act and all SEC Documents have been filed on a timely basis or the Company has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension. The Company represents and warrants that true and complete copies of the SEC Documents are available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) at no charge to Buyer, and Buyer acknowledges that it may retrieve all SEC Documents from such website and Buyer’s access to such SEC Documents through such website shall constitute delivery of the SEC Documents to Buyer; provided, however, that if Buyer is unable to obtain any of such SEC Documents from such website at no charge, as result of such website not being available or any other reason beyond Buyer’s control, then upon request from Buyer, the Company shall deliver to Buyer true and complete copies of such SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable Law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof, which amendments or updates are also part of the SEC Documents). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents (the “ Financial Statements ”) complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. All of the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except: (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto; or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). To the knowledge of the Company and its executive officers, no other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer, whether included in the SEC Documents or not, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not misleading.

 

6.9      Absence of Certain Changes . Since the date the last of the SEC Documents was filed with the SEC and since the date of the most recent Financial Statements, none of the following have occurred:

 

 

 
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(a)     There has been no event or circumstance of any nature whatsoever that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(b)     Any transaction, event, action, development, payment, or any other matter of any nature whatsoever entered into by the Company other than in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business.

 

6.10      Absence of Litigation or Adverse Matters . (i) There is no Proceeding before or by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, pending, or the best of Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated by, against or affecting the Company, its business or Assets; (ii) there is no outstanding Judgments against or affecting the Company, its business or Assets; (iii) the Company is not in breach or violation of any Material Contract; and (iv) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company has not received any material complaint from any customer, supplier, vendor or employee.

 

6.11      Liabilities and Indebtedness of the Company . The Company does not have any Obligations of any nature whatsoever, except: (i) as disclosed in the Financial Statements; or (ii) Obligations incurred in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the most recent Financial Statements which do not or would not, individually or in the aggregate, exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.12      Title to Assets . The Company has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of its Assets which are material to the business and operations of the Company as presently conducted, free and clear of all Encumbrances or restrictions on the transfer or use of same. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company’s Assets are in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are free of any latent or patent defects which might impair their usefulness, and are suitable for the purposes for which they are currently used and for the purposes for which they are proposed to be used.

 

6.13      Real Estate .

 

(a)      Real Property Ownership . The Company does not own any Real Property.

 

(b)      Real Property Leases . Except for ordinary office Leases described in the SEC Documents from which the Company operates its business (the “ Company Leases ”), the Company does not lease any other Real Property. With respect to each of the Company Leases: (i) the Company has been in peaceful possession of the property leased thereunder and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, the landlord, is in default thereunder; (ii) no material waiver, indulgence or postponement of any of the obligations thereunder has been granted by the Company or landlord thereunder; and (iii) there exists no event, occurrence, condition or act known to the Company which, upon notice or lapse of time or both, would be or could become a default thereunder or which would result in the termination of the Company Leases, or any of them, or have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of the Company, its Assets or its operations or financial results. The Company has not violated nor breached any provision of any such Company Leases, and all obligations required to be performed by the Company under any of such Company Leases have been fully, timely and properly performed. The Company has made available or delivered to the Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all Company Leases, including all modifications and amendments thereto, whether in writing or otherwise. The Company has not received any written or oral notice to the effect that any of the Company Leases will not be renewed at the termination of the term of such Company Leases, or that any of such Company Leases will be renewed only at higher rents.

 

 

 
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6.14      Material Contracts . An accurate, current and complete copy of each of the Material Contracts has been made available or furnished to Buyer and/or is readily available as part of the SEC Documents, and each of the Material Contracts constitutes the entire agreement of the respective parties thereto relating to the subject matter thereof. Each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding Obligation of the parties thereto in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. To the knowledge of the Company and its officers, all obligations required to be performed under the terms of each of the Material Contracts by any party thereto have been fully performed by all parties thereto, and no party to any Material Contracts is in default with respect to any term or condition thereof, nor has any event occurred which, through the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder or would cause the acceleration or modification of any obligation of any party thereto or the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Assets of the Company. Further, the Company has received no notice, nor does the Company have any knowledge, of any pending or contemplated termination of any of the Material Contracts and, no such termination is proposed or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, has been threatened, whether in writing or orally.

 

6.15      Compliance with Laws . To the knowledge of the Company and its executive officers, the Company is, and at all times has been, in material compliance with all Laws. The Company has not received any notice that it is in violation of, has violated, or is under investigation with respect to, or, to the Company’s knowledge, has been threatened to be charged with, any violation of any Law.

 

6.16      Event of Default . No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such an Event of Default under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, and the Company is not in default (without regard to grace or cure periods) under any Material Contract to which it is a party or by which any of its Assets are bound.

 

6.17      Intellectual Property . The Company owns or possesses adequate and legally enforceable rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and all other intellectual property rights reasonably necessary to conduct its business as now conducted. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no Claim being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other intellectual property infringement; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

 

6.18      Labor and Employment Matters . The Company is not involved in any material labor dispute or, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. To the knowledge of the Company and its officers, none of the Company’s employees is a member of a union and the Company believes that its relations with its employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company and its officers, the Company has complied in all material respects with all Laws relating to employment matters, civil rights and equal employment opportunities.

 

 

 
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6.19      Employee Benefit Plans . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company does not have any Obligations with respect to any employee benefit plans or arrangements, including employee pension benefit plans, as defined in Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), multiemployer plans, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, employee welfare benefit plans, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, deferred compensation plans, stock option plans, bonus plans, stock purchase plans, hospitalization, disability and other insurance plans, severance or termination pay plans and policies, whether or not described in Section 3(3) of ERISA, in which employees, their spouses or dependents of the Company participate (collectively, the “ Employee Benefit Plans ”). To the Company’s knowledge, all Employee Benefit Plans meet the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA, where applicable, and each such Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is qualified. No withdrawal liability has been incurred under any such Employee Benefit Plans and no “Reportable Event” or “Prohibited Transaction” (as such terms are defined in ERISA), has occurred with respect to any such Employee Benefit Plans, unless approved by the appropriate Governmental Authority. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has paid and discharged all Obligations arising under ERISA of a character which if unpaid or unperformed might result in the imposition of an Encumbrance against any of its Assets or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.20      Tax Matters . The Company has made and timely filed all Tax Returns required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, and each such Tax Return has been prepared in material compliance with all applicable Laws, and all such Tax Returns are true and accurate in all material respects. Except and only to the extent that the Company has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported Taxes, the Company has timely paid all Taxes shown or determined to be due on such Tax Returns, except those being contested in good faith, and the Company has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all Taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such Tax Returns apply. There are no unpaid Taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has withheld and paid all Taxes to the appropriate Governmental Authority required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any Person. There is no Proceeding or Claim for refund now in progress, pending or threatened against or with respect to the Company regarding Taxes.

 

6.21      Insurance . The Company is covered by valid, outstanding and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, enforceable policies of insurance which were issued to it by reputable insurers of recognized financial responsibility, covering its properties, Assets and businesses against losses and risks normally insured against by other corporations or entities in the same or similar lines of businesses as the Company is engaged and in coverage amounts which are prudent and typically and reasonably carried by such other corporations or entities (the “ Insurance Policies ”). Such Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereon have been paid. None of the Insurance Policies will lapse or terminate as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company has complied with the provisions of such Insurance Policies. The Company does not have any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing Insurance Policies as and when such Insurance Policies expire or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company.

 

 

 
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6.22      Permits . The Company possesses all Permits reasonably necessary to conduct its business, and the Company has not received any notice of, or is otherwise involved in any Proceedings relating to, the revocation or modification of any such Permits. All such Permits are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is in full compliance with the respective requirements of all such Permits.

 

6.23      Bank Accounts; Business Location . Schedule 6.23 sets forth, with respect to each account of the Company with any bank, broker or other depository institution: (i) the name and account number of such account; (ii) the name and address of the institution where such account is held; (iii) the name of any Person(s) holding a power of attorney with respect to such account, if any; and (iv) the names of all authorized signatories and other Persons authorized to withdraw funds from each such account. The Company has no office or place of business other than as identified on Schedule 6.23 and the Company's principal places of business and chief executive offices are indicated on Schedule 6.23 . All books and records of the Company and other material Assets of the Company are held or located at the principal offices of the Company indicated on Schedule 6.23 .

 

6.24      Environmental Laws . The Company is and has at all times been in material compliance with any and all applicable Environmental Requirements, and there are no pending Claims against the Company relating to any Environmental Requirements, nor to the best knowledge of the Company, is there any basis for any such Claims.

 

6.25      Illegal Payments . Neither the Company, nor any director, executive officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company: (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

 

6.26      Related Party Transactions . Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents and except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties, none of the officers, directors or employees of the Company, nor any stockholders who own, legally or beneficially, five percent (5%) or more of the issued and outstanding shares of any class of the Company’s capital stock (each a “ Material Shareholder ”), is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any Contract providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from, any officer, director or such employee or Material Shareholder or, to the best knowledge of the Company, any other Person in which any officer, director, or any such employee or Material Shareholder has a substantial or material interest in or of which any officer, director or employee of the Company or Material Shareholder is an officer, director, trustee or partner. There are no Claims or disputes of any nature or kind between the Company and any officer, director or employee of the Company or any Material Shareholder, or between any of them, relating to the Company and its business.

 

 

 
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6.27      Internal Accounting Controls . The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to Assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for Assets is compared with the existing Assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

6.28      Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

6.29      Seniority . Except for the Permitted Encumbrances, no indebtedness or other equity or debt security of the Company is senior to the Debentures in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, except only purchase money security interests (which are senior only as to underlying Assets covered thereby).

 

6.30      Brokerage Fees . Except for Brighton Capital, there is no Person acting on behalf of the Company who is entitled to or has any claim for any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission in connection with the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Brighton Capital shall be paid a finder’s fee by the Company, at Closing, in accordance with a separate agreement between the Company and such Person.

 

6.31      Full Disclosure . All the representations and warranties made by Company herein or in the Schedules hereto, and all of the statements, documents or other information pertaining to the transaction contemplated herein made or given by Company, its agents or representatives, are complete and accurate, and do not omit any information required to make the statements and information provided, in light of the transaction contemplated herein and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, accurate and meaningful.

 

ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS

 

7.1      Negative Covenants .

 

(a)      Indebtedness . So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, create, assume, incur or have outstanding any indebtedness for borrowed money of any nature or kind (including purchase money indebtedness), or become liable, whether as endorser, guarantor, surety or otherwise, for any obligation of any other Person, except for: (i) the Debentures; (ii) obligations for accounts payable, other than for money borrowed, incurred in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business; (iii) obligations or indebtedness for amounts of less than $75,000; and (iv) obligations or indebtedness for $75,000 or more which have been first approved by the Buyer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

 

 
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(b)      Encumbrances . So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, create, assume, incur or suffer or permit to exist any Encumbrance upon any Asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Collateral, whether owned at the date hereof or hereafter acquired, except for the Permitted encumbrances and Encumbrances for capital lease obligations incurred in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business which do not exceed $150,000 in the aggregate at any time.

 

(c)      Investments . So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, make or have outstanding any new investments (whether through purchase of stocks, obligations or otherwise) in, or loans or advances to, any other Person, or acquire all or any substantial part of the assets, business, stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of any other Person; provided, however, the Company may make investment in any Subsidiary that is part of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

(d)      Intentionally Left Blank .

 

(e)      Transfer; Merger . So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Securities, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, permit or enter into any transaction involving a “Change in Control” (as hereinafter defined), or any other merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, license, Lease, Encumbrance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its properties or business or all or substantially all of its Assets, except for the sale, lease or licensing of property or Assets of the Company in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Change of Control ” shall mean any sale, conveyance, assignment or other transfer, directly or indirectly, of any ownership interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which results in any change in the identity of the individuals or entities previously having the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or the grant of a security interest in any ownership interest of any Person directly or indirectly controlling the Company, which could result in a change in the identity of the individuals or entities previously having the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(f)      Capital Expenditures . So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly make or incur obligations for any expenditures for the acquisition of fixed Assets which are required to be capitalized under GAAP, except for obligations or expenditures incurred in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business.

 

(g)      Distributions; Restricted Payments; Changes in Management . So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Securities, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly: (i) purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock; (ii) declare or pay any dividends or distributions, whether in cash or otherwise, or set aside any funds for any such purpose; (iii) make any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or investments in, any Person (other than Subsidiaries of the Company that are made a part of this Agreement), including, without limitation, any Company officers, directors, employees or Material Shareholders, or the officers, directors, employees of any Subsidiary of the Company; (iv) make any payments of any indebtedness for borrowed money (including principal, interest, fees and charges) other than as permitted hereunder or payments on indebtedness disclosed and set forth in the Financial Statements; (v) increase the annual salary paid to any officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date, unless any such increase is part of a written employment contract with any such officers entered into prior to the Effective Date, a copy of which has been delivered to and approved by the Buyer; or (vi) add, replace, remove, or otherwise change any officers or other senior management positions of the Company from the officers and other senior management positions existing as of the Effective Date, unless first approved by the Buyer in writing, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

 

 
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(h)      Use of Proceeds . The Company shall not use any portion of the proceeds of the sale of the Debentures, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing any securities underwritten by any Affiliate of Buyer. In addition, except as approved by Buyer on the Use of Proceeds Confirmation, the Company shall not use any portion of the proceeds of the sale of the Debentures, either directly or indirectly, for any of the following purposes: (i) to make any payment towards any indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any Subsidiaries or Affiliates thereof, unless specifically approved by Buyer in the Use of Proceeds Confirmation; (ii) to pay any taxes of any nature or kind that may be due by the Company or any Subsidiaries or Affiliates thereof; (iii) to pay any obligations or liabilities of any nature or kind due or owing to any officers, directors, employees, or Material Shareholders of the Company or any Subsidiaries or Affiliates thereof, other than salaries in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business. The Company shall only use any portion of the proceeds of the sale of the Debentures for the purposes set forth in a “ Use of Proceeds Confirmation ” to be executed by the Company at each Closing, unless the Company obtains the prior written consent of the Buyer to use proceeds from the sale of the Debentures for any other purpose, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(i)      Business Activities; Change of Legal Status and Organizational Documents . Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, shall: (i) engage in any line of business other than the businesses engaged in as of the Effective Date and business reasonably related thereto; (ii) change its respective name, organizational identification number, its type of organization, its jurisdiction of organization or other legal structure; or (iii) permit its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents to be amended or modified in any way which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, unless such amendment or modification is first approved by Buyer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(j)      Transactions with Affiliates . Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, shall enter into any transaction with any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, Material Shareholders or other insiders, except in the Ordinary Course of Business and upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 
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(k)      Bank Accounts . In the event the Company opens or maintains any bank, deposit or credit card payment processing accounts with any financial institution, or any other Person, for the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, other than the Company’s accounts listed in the attached Schedule 6.23 , the Company shall immediately notify the Buyer in writing of such account and provide to Buyer all information relating to such account as required under Schedule 6.23 .

 

7.2      Affirmative Covenants .

 

(a)      Corporate Existence . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall at all times preserve and maintain their respective: (i) existence and good standing in the jurisdiction of its and their organization; and (ii) its and their qualification to do business and good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its and their business makes such qualification necessary, and shall at all times continue as a going concern in the business which the Company is presently conducting.

 

(b)      Tax Liabilities . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall at all times pay and discharge all Taxes upon, and all Claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against the Company and each of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or Assets, before the same shall become delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained.

 

(c)      Notice of Proceedings . The Company shall, promptly, but not more than five (5) Business Days after knowledge thereof shall have come to the attention of any officer of the Company, give written notice to the Buyer of all threatened or pending Proceedings before any Governmental Authority or otherwise, affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)      Material Adverse Effect . The Company shall, promptly, but not more than five (5) Business Days after knowledge thereof shall have come to the attention of any officer of the Company, give written notice to the Buyer of any event, circumstance, fact or other matter that could in any way have or be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)      Notice of Default . The Company shall, promptly, but not more than five (5) Business Days after the commencement thereof, give notice to the Buyer in writing of the occurrence of any “Event of Default” (as such term is defined in any of the Transaction Documents) or of any event which, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents.

 

(f)      Maintain Property . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall at all times maintain, preserve and keep all of their respective Assets in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted, and shall from time to time, as the Company deems appropriate in its reasonable judgment, make all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, and additions thereto so that at all times the efficiency thereof shall be fully preserved and maintained. The Company shall permit Buyer to examine and inspect such Assets (and all Assets and properties of its Subsidiaries) at all reasonable times upon reasonable notice during business hours. During the continuance of any Event of Default hereunder or under any Transaction Documents, the Buyer shall, at the Company’s expense, have the right to make additional inspections without providing advance notice.

 

 

 
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(g)      Maintain Insurance . The Company and its Subsidiaries shall at all times insure and keep insured with insurance companies acceptable to Buyer, all insurable property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries, respectively and as applicable, which is of a character usually insured by companies similarly situated and operating like properties, against loss or damage from environmental, fire and such other hazards or risks as are customarily insured against by companies similarly situated and operating like properties; and shall similarly insure employers’, public and professional liability risks. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a certificate setting forth in summary form the nature and extent of the insurance maintained pursuant to this Section. All such policies of insurance must be reasonably satisfactory to Buyer in relation to the amount and term of the Debentures and type and value of the Assets of the Company and the assets and properties of its Subsidiaries, shall identify Buyer as sole/lender’s loss payee and as an additional insured. In the event the Company fails to provide Buyer with evidence of the insurance coverage required by this Section or at any time hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required above, or to pay any premium in whole or in part relating thereto, then the Buyer, without waiving or releasing any obligation or default by the Company hereunder, may at any time (but shall be under no obligation to so act), obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other action with respect thereto, which Buyer deems advisable. This insurance coverage: (i) may, but need not, protect the Company’s interest in such property; and (ii) may not pay any claim made by, or against, the Company in connection with such property. The Company may later request that the Buyer cancel any such insurance purchased by Buyer, but only after providing Buyer with evidence that the insurance coverage required by this Section is in force. The costs of such insurance obtained by Buyer, through and including the effective date such insurance coverage is canceled or expires, shall be payable on demand by the Company to Buyer, together with interest at the highest non-usurious rate permitted by law on such amounts until repaid and any other charges by Buyer in connection with the placement of such insurance. The costs of such insurance, which may be greater than the cost of insurance which the Company may be able to obtain on its own, together with interest thereon at the highest non-usurious rate permitted by Law and any other charges incurred by Buyer in connection with the placement of such insurance may be added to the total Obligations due and owing by the Company hereunder and under the Debentures to the extent not paid by the Company.

 

(h)      Reporting Status; Listing . So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Securities, the Company shall: (i) file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any securities Laws and regulations thereof applicable to the Company of any state of the United States, or by the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market, and, to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing; (ii) not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination; (iii) if required by the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market, promptly secure the listing of the Advisory Fee Shares or any other shares of Common Stock issuable to Buyer under any of the Transaction Documents upon the Principal Trading Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and, take all reasonable action under its control to maintain the continued listing, quotation and trading of its Common Stock (including, without limitation, the Advisory Fee Shares or any other shares of Common Stock issuable to Buyer under any of the Transaction Documents ) on the Principal Trading Market, and the Company shall comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Trading Market, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and such other Governmental Authorities, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to Buyer copies of any notices it receives from the SEC or any Principal Trading Market, to the extent any such notices could in any way have or be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 
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(i)      Rule 144 . With a view to making available to Buyer the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”), or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit Buyer to sell the Advisory Fee Shares or other shares of Common Stock issuable to Buyer under any Transaction Documents to the public without registration, the Company represents and warrants that: (i) the Company is, and has been for a period of at least ninety (90) days immediately preceding the date hereof, subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; (ii) the Company has filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the twelve (12) months preceding the First Closing Date (or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports); and (iii) the Company is not an issuer defined as a “Shell Company” (as hereinafter defined). For the purposes hereof, the term “ Shell Company ” shall mean an issuer that meets such description defined under Rule 144. In addition, so long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any Securities of the Company, the Company shall, at its sole expense:

 

(i)     Make, keep and ensure that adequate current public information with respect to the Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144, is publicly available;

 

(ii)     furnish to the Buyer, promptly upon reasonable request: (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and (b) such other information as may be reasonably requested by Buyer to permit the Buyer to sell any of the Advisory Fee Shares or other shares of Common Stock acquired hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents pursuant to Rule 144 without limitation or restriction; and

 

(iii)     promptly at the request of Buyer, give the Company’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”) instructions to the effect that, upon the Transfer Agent’s receipt from Buyer of a certificate (a “ Rule 144 Certificate ”) certifying that Buyer’s holding period (as determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144) for any portion of the Advisory Fee Shares or shares of Common Stock issuable under any Transaction Document which Buyer proposes to sell (or any portion of such shares which Buyer is not presently selling, but for which Buyer desires to remove any restrictive legends applicable thereto) (the “ Securities Being Sold ”) is not less than six (6) months, and receipt by the Transfer Agent of the “Rule 144 Opinion” (as hereinafter defined) from the Company or its counsel (or from Buyer and its counsel as permitted below), the Transfer Agent is to effect the transfer (or issuance of a new certificate without restrictive legends, if applicable) of the Securities Being Sold and issue to Buyer or transferee(s) thereof one or more stock certificates representing the transferred (or re-issued) Securities Being Sold without any restrictive legend and without recording any restrictions on the transferability of such shares on the Transfer Agent’s books and records. In this regard, upon Buyer’s request, the Company shall have an affirmative obligation to cause its counsel to promptly issue to the Transfer Agent a legal opinion providing that, based on the Rule 144 Certificate, the Securities Being Sold may be sold pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144, even in the absence of an effective registration statement, or re-issued without any restrictive legends pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144, even in the absence of an effective registration statement (the “ Rule 144 Opinion ”). If the Transfer Agent requires any additional documentation in connection with any proposed transfer (or re-issuance) by Buyer of any Securities Being Sold, the Company shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Transfer Agent or to any other Person, all such additional documentation as may be necessary to effectuate the transfer (or re-issuance) of the Securities Being Sold and the issuance of an unlegended certificate to any such Buyer or any transferee thereof, all at the Company’s expense. Any and all fees, charges or expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by Buyer in connection with issuance of any such shares, or the removal of any restrictive legends thereon, or the transfer of any such shares to any assignee of Buyer, shall be paid by the Company, and if not paid by the Company, the Buyer may, but shall not be required to, pay any such fees, charges or expenses, and the amount thereof, together with interest thereon at the highest non-usurious rate permitted by law, from the date of outlay, until paid in full, shall be due and payable by the Company to Buyer immediately upon demand therefor, and all such amounts shall be additional Obligations of the company to Buyer secured under the Transaction Documents. In the event that the Company and/or its counsel refuses or fails for any reason to render the Rule 144 Opinion or any other documents, certificates or instructions required to effectuate the transfer (or re-issuance) of the Securities Being Sold and the issuance of an unlegended certificate to any such Buyer or any transferee thereof , then: (A) to the extent the Securities Being Sold could be lawfully transferred (or re-issued) without restrictions under applicable laws, Company’s failure to promptly provide the Rule 144 Opinion or any other documents, certificates or instructions required to effectuate the transfer (or re-issuance) of the Securities Being Sold and the issuance of an unlegended certificate to any such Buyer or any transferee thereof shall be an immediate Event of Default under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents; and (B) the Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that Buyer is hereby irrevocably and expressly authorized to have counsel to Buyer render any and all opinions and other certificates or instruments which may be required for purposes of effectuating the transfer (or re-issuance) of the Securities Being Sold and the issuance of an unlegended certificate to any such Buyer or any transferee thereof , and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Transfer Agent to, without any further confirmation or instructions from the Company, transfer or re-issue any such Securities Being Sold as instructed by Buyer and its counsel.

 

 

 
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(j)      Matters With Respect to Securities .

 

(i)      Issuance of Conversion Shares . The parties hereto acknowledge that pursuant to the terms of the Debentures, Buyer has the right to convert amounts due under the Debentures into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Debentures. In the event, for any reason, the Company fails to issue, or cause its Transfer Agent to issue, any portion of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures (the “ Conversion Shares ”) to Buyer in connection with the exercise by Buyer of any of its conversion rights under the Debentures, then the parties hereto acknowledge that Buyer shall irrevocably be entitled to deliver to the Transfer Agent, on behalf of itself and the Company, a “Conversion Notice” (as defined in the Debentures) requesting the issuance of the Conversion Shares then issuable in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, and the Transfer Agent, provided they are the acting transfer agent for the Company at the time, shall, and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Transfer Agent to, without any further confirmation or instructions from the Company, issue the Conversion Shares applicable to the Conversion Notice then being exercised, and surrender to a nationally recognized overnight courier for delivery to Buyer at the address specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate of the Common Stock of the Company, registered in the name of Buyer or its nominee, for the number of Conversion Shares to which Buyer shall be then entitled under the Debentures, as set forth in the Conversion Notice.

 

(ii)      Issuance of Additional Common Stock Under Section 7.4(e) . The parties hereto acknowledge that pursuant to Section 7.4(e) below, the Company has agreed to issue, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, and possibly in the future, certain shares of the Company’s Common Stock in accordance with the terms of Section 7.4(e) below. In the event, for any reason, the Company fails to issue, or cause its Transfer Agent to issue, any portion of the Common Stock issuable to Buyer under Section 7.4(e), either now or in the future, then the parties hereto acknowledge that Buyer shall irrevocably be entitled to deliver to the Transfer Agent, on behalf of itself and the Company, a written instruction requesting the issuance of the shares of Common Stock then issuable in accordance with Section 7.4(e) below, and the Transfer Agent, provided they are the acting transfer agent for the Company at the time, shall, and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Transfer Agent to, without any further confirmation or instructions from the Company, issue such shares of the Company’s Common Stock as directed by Buyer, and surrender to a nationally recognized overnight courier for delivery to Buyer at the address specified in the Buyer’s notice, a certificate of the Common Stock of the Company, registered in the name of Buyer or its nominee, for the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to Buyer in accordance with Section 7.4(e).

 

 

 
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(iii)      Removal of Restrictive Legends . In the event that Buyer has any shares of the Company’s Common Stock bearing any restrictive legends, and Buyer, through its counsel or other representatives, submits to the Transfer Agent any such shares for the removal of the restrictive legends thereon, whether in connection with a sale of such shares pursuant to any exemption to the registration requirements under the Securities Act, or otherwise, and the Company and or its counsel refuses or fails for any reason to render an opinion of counsel or any other documents or certificates required for the removal of the restrictive legends, then the Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that Buyer is hereby irrevocably and expressly authorized to have counsel to Buyer render any and all opinions and other certificates or instruments which may be required for purposes of removing such restrictive legends, and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Transfer Agent to, without any further confirmation or instructions from the Company, issue any such shares without restrictive legends as instructed by Buyer, and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address as specified by Buyer, certificates, registered in the name of Buyer or its designees or nominees, representing the shares of Common Stock to which Buyer is entitled, without any restrictive legends and otherwise freely transferable on the books and records of the Company.

 

(iv)      Authorized Agent of the Company . The Company hereby irrevocably appoints the Buyer and its counsel and its representatives, each as the Company’s duly authorized agent and attorney-in-fact for the Company for the purposes of authorizing and instructing the Transfer Agent to process issuances, transfers and legend removals upon instructions from Buyer, or any counsel or representatives of Buyer, as specifically contemplated herein. The authorization and power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable so long as any obligations of the Company under Debentures remain outstanding, and so long as the Buyer owns or has the right to receive, any shares of the Company’s Common Stock hereunder or under any Transaction Documents. In this regard, the Company hereby confirms to the Transfer Agent and the Buyer that it can NOT and will NOT give instructions, including stop orders or otherwise, inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement with regard to the matters contemplated herein, and that the Buyer shall have the absolute right to provide a copy of this Agreement to the Transfer Agent as evidence of the Company’s irrevocable authority for Buyer and Transfer Agent to process issuances, transfers and legend removals upon instructions from Buyer, or any counsel or representatives of Buyer, as specifically contemplated herein, without any further instructions, orders or confirmations from the Company.

 

 

 
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(v)      Injunction and Specific Performance . The Company specifically acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of any provision of this Section 7.2(j), the Buyer will be irreparably damaged and that damages at law would be an inadequate remedy if this Agreement were not specifically enforced.  Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of any provision of this Section 7.2(j) by the Company, the Buyer shall be entitled to obtain, in addition to all other rights or remedies Buyer may have, at law or in equity, an injunction restraining such breach, without being required to show any actual damage or to post any bond or other security, and/or to a decree for specific performance of the provisions of this Section 7.2(j).

 

(k)      Continued Due Diligence/Field Audits . The Company acknowledges that during the term of this Agreement, Buyer and its agents and representatives undertake ongoing and continuing due diligence reviews of the Company and its business and operations. Such ongoing due diligence reviews may include, and the Company does hereby agree to allow Buyer, to conduct site visits and field examinations of the office locations of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries, and the Assets and records of each of them, the results of which must be satisfactory to Buyer in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion. In this regard, in order to cover Buyer’s expenses of the ongoing due diligence reviews and any site visits or field examinations which Buyer may undertake from time to time while this Agreement is in effect, the Company shall pay to Buyer, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of an invoice or demand therefor from Buyer, a fee of up to $1,000 per year (based on expected filed audits and ongoing due diligence of $500 semi-annually) to cover such ongoing expenses. The foregoing notwithstanding, from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default or any event which with notice, lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, Buyer may conduct site visits, field examinations and other ongoing reviews of the Company’s records, Assets and operations at any time, in its sole discretion, without any limitations in terms of number of site visits or examinations and without being limited to the fee hereby contemplated, all at the sole expense of the Company.

 

7.3      Reporting Requirements . The Company agrees as follows:

 

(a)      Financial Statements . The Company shall at all times maintain a system of accounting capable of producing its individual and consolidated financial statements in compliance with GAAP (provided that monthly financial statements shall not be required to have footnote disclosure, are subject to normal year-end adjustments and need not be consolidated), and shall furnish to Buyer or its authorized representatives such information regarding the business affairs, operations and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as Buyer may from time to time request or require, including:

 

(i)      Annual Audited Financial Statements . As soon as available, and in any event, within one hundred five (105) days after the close of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the annual, consolidated audited financial statements of the Company, including balance sheet, statement of income and retained earnings, statement of cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, in reasonable detail, prepared and reviewed by an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Buyer, containing an unqualified opinion of such accountant (excepting only customary “going concern” qualifications); and

 

(ii)      Quarterly Financial Statements . As soon as available, and in any event, within seventy-five (75) days after the close of each fiscal quarter of the Company, a copy of the quarterly, consolidated financial statements of the Company, including balance sheet, statement of income and retained earnings, statement of cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, in reasonable detail, prepared and certified as accurate in all material respects by the President or Chief Financial Officer of the Company;

 

 

 
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(iii)      Monthly Compliance Certificate . Within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar month, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a compliance certificate in substantial substance and form as attached hereto as Exhibit “C” for the previous calendar month.

 

(b)      Bank Statements . The Company shall submit to the Buyer, within five (5) days after receipt thereof each month, true and correct copies of all bank statements received by the Company for each bank or other financial institution where the Company has a depository relationship.

 

(c)      Aged Accounts/Payables Schedules . The Company shall, within twenty (20) days after the end of each calendar month, deliver to Buyer an aged schedule of the accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries, listing the name and amount due from each Person and showing the aggregate amounts due from: (i) 0-30 days; (ii) 31-60 days; (iii) 61-90 days; (iv) 91-120 days; and (v) more than 120 days, and certified as accurate by the Chief Financial Officer or the President of the Company. The Company shall, within twenty (20) days after the end of each calendar month, deliver to Buyer an aged schedule of the accounts payable of the Company and its Subsidiaries, listing the name and amount due to each creditor and showing the aggregate amounts due from: (v) 0-30 days; (w) 31-60 days; (x) 61-90 days; (y) 91-120 days; and (z) more than 120 days, and certified as accurate by the Chief Financial Officer or the President of the Company.

 

(d)      Projections . On or prior to the First Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Buyer an income statement or profit and loss statement showing actual results of the Company’s consolidated operations for the prior twelve (12) months, as well as an income statement projection showing, in reasonable detail, the Company’s income statement projections, on a quarterly basis, for the four (4) fiscal quarters following the First Closing Date (the “ Income Projections ”). In addition, no later than the twentieth (20 th ) day after the end of every calendar quarter after the First Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Buyer a report comparing the Income Projections to actual results. Any variance in the Income Projections to actual results that is more than ten percent (10%) (either above or below) will require the Company to submit to Buyer written explanations as to the nature and circumstances for the variance.

 

(e)      Use of Proceeds . On the first (1 st ) day of every calendar month after the First Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Buyer a report comparing the use of the proceeds of the proceeds from the sale of the Debentures set forth in the Use of Proceeds Confirmation, with the actual use of such proceeds. Any material variance in the actual use of such proceeds from the amounts set forth in the approved Use of Proceeds Confirmation will require the Company to submit to Buyer written explanations as to the nature and circumstances for the variance.

 

(f)      Additional Reporting Covenants . No change with respect to the Company’s accounting principles shall be made by the Company without giving prior notification to Buyer. The Company represents and warrants to Buyer that the financial statements and other information or materials delivered to Buyer at or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and to be delivered at all times thereafter, accurately reflect and will accurately reflect the consolidated financial condition of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries in all material respects.

 

 

 
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7.4      Fees and Expenses .

 

(a)      Transaction Fees . The Company agrees to pay to Buyer a transaction advisory fee equal to four percent (4%) of the amount of the Debentures purchased by Buyer at the First Closing, which fee shall be due and payable on the Effective Date and withheld from the gross purchase price paid by Buyer for the Debentures. In the event of any Additional Closings, the Company shall pay to Buyer a transaction advisory fee equal to two percent (2%) of the amount of the Debentures purchased by Buyer at any such Additional Closings, which fee shall be due and payable upon such Additional Closing and withheld from the gross purchase price paid by Buyer for the Debentures at such Additional Closing.

 

(b)      Due Diligence Fees . The Company agrees to pay to the Buyer a due diligence fee equal to Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($12,500.00), which shall be due and payable in full on the Effective Date, or any remaining portion thereof shall be due and payable on the Effective Date if a portion of such fee was paid upon the execution of any term sheet related to this Agreement. Additional due diligence fees may be due and payable to Buyer, as determined by Buyer, in connection with any Additional Closings.

 

(c)      Document Review and Legal Fees . The Company agrees to pay to the Buyer or its counsel a document review and legal fee equal to Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($12,500.00), which shall be due and payable in full on the Effective Date, or any remaining portion thereof shall be due and payable on the Effective Date if a portion of such fee was paid upon the execution of any term sheet related to this Agreement. Inclusive in this fee are any fees required for filing of any security interests with the USPTO. The Company also agrees to be responsible for the prompt payment of all legal fees and expenses of the Company and its own counsel and other professionals incurred by the Company in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. Additional legal fees may be due and payable to Buyer and its counsel, as determined by Buyer, in connection with any Additional Closings.

 

(d)      Other Fees . The Company also agrees to pay to the Buyer (or any designee of the Buyer), upon demand, or to otherwise be responsible for the payment of, any and all other costs, fees and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Buyer and of any experts and agents, which the Buyer may incur or which may otherwise be due and payable in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents (provided that there shall be no fees for the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement other than as specifically set forth in the closing or settlement statement executed by the Company and Buyer on the First Closing Date); (ii) any documentary stamp taxes, intangibles taxes, recording fees, filing fees, or other similar taxes, fees or charges imposed by or due to any Governmental Authority in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents; (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Buyer under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents; or (iv) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents. To the extent any such costs, fees, charges, taxes or expenses are incurred prior to the funding of proceeds from the Closing, same shall be paid directly from the proceeds of the Closing. All such costs and expenses, if not so immediately paid when due or upon demand thereof, shall bear interest from the date of outlay until paid, at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law. All of such costs and expenses shall be additional Obligations of the Company to Buyer secured under the Transaction Documents. The provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

 

 
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(e)      Advisory Fees .

 

(i)      Share Issuance . In consideration of advisory services provided by Buyer to Company prior to the First Closing Date, the Company shall pay to Buyer a fee equal to $100,000.00 (the “ Advisory Fee ”). The Advisory Fee shall be initially paid by the issuance to Buyer of restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Advisory Fee Shares ”) in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section. For purposes of determining the number of shares issuable to Buyer under this Section 7.4(e), the Company’s Common Stock shall be valued at the average of the volume weighted average price for the Common Stock for the five (5) Business Days immediately prior to the First Closing Date (the “ Valuation Date ”), as reported by Bloomberg or such other reporting service acceptable to Buyer (the “ VWAP ”). The Buyer shall confirm to the Company in writing, the VWAP for the Common Stock as of the Valuation Date, and the Company shall issue to Buyer, on the Closing Date, a number of Advisory Fee Shares equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Advisory Fee, based on such VWAP as of the Valuation Date. On the First Closing Date, the Company shall instruct its Transfer Agent to issue certificates representing the Advisory Fee Shares issuable to the Buyer hereunder, and shall cause its Transfer Agent to deliver such certificates to Buyer within five (5) Business Days from the First Closing Date. In the event such certificates representing the Advisory Fee Shares issuable hereunder shall not be delivered to the Buyer within said five (5) Business Day period, same shall be an immediate default under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Advisory Fee Shares, when issued, shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Advisory Fee Shares shall be deemed fully earned as of the First Closing Date, regardless of whether any Additional Closings occur hereunder. 

 

(ii)      Adjustments . It is the intention of the Company and Buyer that the Buyer shall be able to sell the Advisory Fee Shares and generate net proceeds (net of all brokerage commissions and other fees or charges payable by Buyer in connection with the sale thereof) from such sale equal to the Advisory Fee. In this regard, the Buyer shall have the right to sell the Advisory Fee Shares in the Principal Trading Market, or otherwise, at any time in accordance with applicable securities Laws. Upon : (A) the sale of all Advisory Fee Shares; (B) Buyer receiving net proceeds from the sale of the Advisory Fee Shares equal to the Advisory Fee; or (C) at any time Buyer may elect, the Buyer shall deliver to the Company a reconciliation statement showing the net proceeds actually received by the Buyer from the sale of the Advisory Fee Shares (the “ Sale Reconciliation ”). If, as of the date of the delivery by Buyer of the Sale Reconciliation, the Buyer has not realized and received net proceeds from the sale of the Advisory Fee Shares equal to at least the Advisory Fee, as shown on the Sale Reconciliation, then the Company shall immediately take all required action necessary or required in order to cause the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer in an amount sufficient such that, when sold and the net proceeds thereof are added to the net proceeds from the sale of any of the previously issued and sold Advisory Fee Shares, the Buyer shall have received total net funds equal to the Advisory Fee. If additional shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, and after the sale of such additional issued shares of Common Stock, the Buyer still has not received net proceeds equal to at least the Advisory Fee, then the Company shall again be required to immediately take all required action necessary or required in order to cause the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer as contemplated above, and such additional issuances shall continue until the Buyer has received net proceeds from the sale of such Common Stock equal to the Advisory Fee. In the event the Buyer receives net proceeds from the sale of Advisory Fee Shares equal to the Advisory Fee before Buyer has sold all Advisory Fee Shares issued to Buyer hereunder, then the Buyer shall return all such remaining Advisory Fee Shares to the Company. In the event additional Common Stock is required to be issued as outlined above, the Company shall instruct its Transfer Agent to issue certificates representing such additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer immediately subsequent to the Buyer’s notification to the Company that additional shares of Common Stock are issuable hereunder, and the Company shall in any event cause its Transfer Agent to deliver such certificates to Buyer within five (5) Business Days following the date Buyer notifies the Company that additional shares of Common Stock are to be issued hereunder. In the event such certificates representing such additional shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder shall not be delivered to the Buyer within said five (5) Business Day period, same shall be an immediate default under this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7.4(e) to the contrary, at any time on or prior to the maturity date of the Debentures purchased at the First Closing, the Company shall have the right, at any time during such period, to redeem any Advisory Fee Shares then in the Buyer’s possession for an amount payable by the Company to Buyer in U.S. Dollars equal to the Advisory Fee, less any net proceeds received by the Buyer from any previous sales of Advisory Fee Shares. Upon Buyer’s receipt of such cash payment in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Buyer shall return any then remaining Advisory Fee Shares in its possession back to the Company. In the event the Buyer elects to purchase additional Debentures at Additional Closings as permitted by this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay additional advisory fees to Buyer either in cash or in a similar manner as set forth in this Section 7.4(e) through the issuance of additional Advisory Fee Shares, at Buyer’s sole discretion, in an amount to be determined by Buyer.

 

 

 
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(iii)      Mandatory Redemption . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Buyer has not realized net proceeds from the sale of Advisory Fee Shares equal to at least the Advisory Fee by the maturity date of the Debentures purchased at the First Closing, then at any time thereafter, the Buyer shall have the right, upon written notice to the Company, to require that the Company redeem (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) all Advisory Fee Shares then in Buyer’s possession for U.S. Dollars equal to the Advisory Fee, less any net proceeds received by the Buyer from any previous sales of Advisory Fee Shares, if any. In the event such redemption notice is given by the Buyer, the Company shall redeem the then remaining Advisory Fee Shares in Buyer’s possession for an amount of U.S. Dollars equal to the Advisory Fee, less any net proceeds received by the Buyer from any previous sales of Advisory Fee Shares, if any, payable by wire transfer to an account designated by Buyer within five (5) Business Days from the date the Buyer delivers such redemption notice to the Company.

 

(iv)      Surviving Obligations . The Borrowers agree and acknowledge that notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, or the payment in full of all of the Company’s obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents, the Company’s obligations and liability under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and the Buyer’s lien and security interest on all Collateral, shall survive, shall remain valid and effective and shall not be released or terminated, until the Company has fully complied with all of its obligations with respect to payment of the Advisory Fee, and Buyer has generated and received net proceeds from the sale of the Advisory Fee Shares (or otherwise received equivalent payment thereof in Dollars as permitted hereunder) equal to the Advisory Fee. All of the Company’s obligations under this Section 7.4(e) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

 

 
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(f)      Termination; Prepayment . Upon payment in full of all outstanding Debentures purchased hereunder, together with all other charges, fees and costs due and payable under any of the Transaction Documents, the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the Buyer (except for such obligations of the Company that specifically survive termination hereunder), without premium or penalty.

 

7.5      Share Reserve . The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the issuance of the Conversion Shares and Advisory Fee Shares under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents (collectively, the “ Share Reserve ”). The Company represents that it has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available to create the Share Reserve after considering all other commitments that may require the issuance of Common Stock. The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the full conversion of the Debentures and issuance of all Advisory Fee Shares that may be issuable hereunder. If at any time the Share Reserve is insufficient to effect the full conversion of the Debentures and issuance of all Advisory Fee Shares that may be issuable hereunder, the Company shall take all required measures to implement an increase of the Share Reserve accordingly. If the Company does not have sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available to increase the Share Reserve, the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within twenty (20) Business Days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized. The Company’s management shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized.

 

7.6      Documents to be Executed by any Subsidiary following the First Closing Date . Within ten (10) days of any entity becoming a Subsidiary of the Company, such Subsidiary shall execute or cause to be executed and delivered to Buyer all of the following documents, each of which must be satisfactory to Buyer and Buyer’s counsel in form, substance and execution:

 

(a)      Consent and Agreement . One (1) original of a Consent and Agreement duly executed by such Subsidiary, pursuant to which such Subsidiary consents and agrees to become a “Subsidiary” hereunder and to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Sub Security Agreement, and all other applicable Transaction Documents;

 

(b)      Organizational and Authorization Documents . A certificate of an officer of the Subsidiary certifying and attaching: (i) copies of the Subsidiary’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement, certificate of organization or other formation, organizational or governing documents; (ii) resolutions of its respective board of directors or managers, approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents to which it will become a party and the transactions contemplated thereby; and (iii) the signatures and incumbency of the officers of the Subsidiary executing any of the Transaction Documents;

 

(c)      Additional Documents . Such other agreements, documents, instruments, certificates, financial statements, schedules, resolutions, opinions of counsel, notes and other items which Buyer shall require in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

 

 
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ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS TO SELL

 

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to the Buyer at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the respective Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

 

8.1     Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to the Company.

 

8.2     The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Dates.

 

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS TO PURCHASE

 

The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Debentures at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each applicable Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (in addition to any other conditions precedent elsewhere in this Agreement), provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

 

9.1      First Closing . The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Debentures at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (in addition to any other conditions precedent elsewhere in this Agreement), provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

 

(a)     The Company shall have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents applicable to the First Closing and delivered the same to the Buyer.

 

(b)     The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality in Article VI above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the First Closing Date.

 

(c)     The Buyer shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Buyer and its counsel.

 

 

 
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(d)     The Buyer shall have issued an irrevocable issuance instruction letter and board resolution, authorizing the issuance of the Advisory Fee Shares and irrevocably directing its Transfer Agent to issue and deliver the Advisory Fee Shares to Buyer or its designee.

 

(e)     The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall have executed and delivered to Buyer a closing certificate in substance and form required by Buyer, which closing certificate shall include and attach as exhibits: (i) a true copy of a certificate of good standing evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company (or each Subsidiary, as applicable) from the secretary of state (or comparable office) from the jurisdiction in which the Company (or each Subsidiary) is incorporated, as of a date within ten (10) days of the First Closing Date; (ii) the Company’s (or Subsidiary’s) Certificate of Incorporation (or Articles of Organization); (iii) the Company’s (or Subsidiary’s) Bylaws (or operating agreement); and (iv) copies of the resolutions of the board of directors or managers, as applicable, of the Company (or Subsidiary) consistent with Section 6.3, as adopted by the Company’s board of directors in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer.

 

(f)     No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)     The Company shall have executed such other agreements, certificates, confirmations or resolutions as the Buyer may require to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including a closing statement and joint disbursement instructions as may be required by Buyer.

  

9.2      Additional Closings . Provided the Buyer is to purchase additional Debentures in accordance with Section 4.4 at an Additional Closing, the obligation of the Buyer hereunder to accept and purchase the Debentures at any Additional Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Additional Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

 

(a)     The Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents applicable to the Additional Closing and delivered the same to the Buyer.

 

(b)     The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality in Article VI above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Additional Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Additional Closing Date.

 

(c)      No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)     No default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, and no event shall have occurred that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents.

 

 

 
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(e)     The Company shall have executed such other agreements, certificates, confirmations or resolutions as the Buyer may require to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including a closing statement and joint disbursement instructions as may be required by Buyer.

 

ARTICLE X

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

10.1      Events of Default . The Company, without notice or demand of any kind, shall be in default under this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each an “ Event of Default ”):

 

(a)      Nonpayment of Obligations . Any amount due and owing on the Debentures, whether by its terms, acceleration, or otherwise, is not paid on the date such amount is due, or any other payment Obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the payments and amounts due under the Debentures) is not paid within ten (10) days from the date such payment Obligation is due.

 

(b)      Misrepresentation . Any written warranty, representation, certificate or statement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other agreement with Buyer shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made.

 

(c)      Nonperformance . Any failure to perform or default in the performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (not otherwise addressed in this Article X ), which failure to perform or default in performance continues for a period of fifteen (15) days after the Company receives notice or knowledge from any source of such failure to perform or default in performance (provided that if the failure to perform or default in performance is not capable of being cured, in Buyer’s sole discretion, then the cure period set forth herein shall not be applicable and the failure or default shall be an immediate Event of Default hereunder).

 

(d)      Default under Transaction Documents . Any failure to perform or default in the performance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that continues after applicable grace and cure periods under any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any of the other Transaction Documents or any other agreement with Buyer, all of which covenants, conditions and agreements are hereby incorporated in this Agreement by express reference.

 

(e)      Default under Other Obligations . Any default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the payment of principal, interest or any other sum for any other material obligation beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or in the performance of any other term, condition or covenant contained in any other agreement, the effect of which default is to cause or permit the holder of such obligation (or the other party to such other agreement) to cause such obligation or agreement to become due prior to its stated maturity, to terminate such other agreement, or to otherwise modify or adversely affect such obligation or agreement, the consequences of which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)      Assignment for Creditors . The Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature; or if a trustee of any substantial part of the Collateral is applied for or appointed, and in the case of such trustee being appointed in a proceeding brought against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company or applicable Subsidiary, by any action or failure to act indicates its approval of, consent to, or acquiescence in such appointment and such appointment is not vacated, stayed on appeal or otherwise shall not have ceased to continue in effect within sixty (60) days after the date of such appointment.

 

 

 
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(g)      Bankruptcy . Any proceeding involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is commenced by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of the federal government or any state government, and in the case of any such proceeding being instituted against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries: (i) the Company or applicable Subsidiary, by any action or failure to act, indicates its approval of, consent to or acquiescence therein; or (ii) an order shall be entered approving the petition in such proceedings and such order is not vacated, stayed on appeal or otherwise shall not have ceased to continue in effect within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof.

 

(h)      Judgments . The entry of any judgment, decree, levy, attachment, garnishment or other process, or the filing of any Encumbrance against portion of the Collateral for an amount in excess of $50,000 and such judgment or other process would have a Material Adverse Effect, unless such judgment or other process shall have been, within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof: (i) bonded over to the satisfaction of Buyer and appealed; (ii) vacated; or (iii) discharged.

 

(i)      Material Adverse Effect . A Material Adverse Effect shall occur.

 

(j)      Change in Control . Except as permitted under this Agreement, any Change in Control shall occur; provided, however, a Change in Control shall not constitute an Event of Default if: (i) it arises out of an event or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the Company (for example, but not by way of limitation, a transfer of ownership interest due to death or incapacity); and (ii) within sixty (60) days after such Change in Control, the Company provides Buyer with information concerning the identity and qualifications of the individual or individuals who will be in control, and such individual or individuals shall be acceptable to Buyer, in Buyer’s sole discretion.

 

(k)      Collateral Impairment . The entry of any judgment, decree, levy, attachment, garnishment or other process, or the filing of any Encumbrance against, any of the Collateral or any collateral under a separate security agreement securing any of the Company’s Obligations, and such judgment or other process shall not have been, within thirty (30) days from the entry thereof: (i) bonded over to the satisfaction of Buyer and appealed; (ii) vacated; or (iii) discharged, or the loss, theft, destruction, seizure or forfeiture, or the occurrence of any material deterioration or impairment of any of the Collateral or any of the Collateral under any security agreement securing any of the Company’s Obligations, or any material decline or depreciation in the value or market price thereof. The cause of such deterioration, impairment, decline or depreciation shall include, but is not limited to, the failure by the Company and its Subsidiaries to do any act deemed reasonably necessary by Buyer to preserve and maintain the value and collectability of the Collateral.

 

 

 
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10.2      Rights and Remedies .

 

(a)      Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Buyer shall have all rights, powers and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents, in any written agreement or instrument (other than this Agreement or the Transaction Documents) relating to any of the Company’s Obligations, or any security therefor, or as otherwise provided at law or in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer may, at its option, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, declare its commitments to the Company to be terminated and all Obligations to be immediately due and payable; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under either Section 10.1(f) or Section 10.1(g) , all commitments of Buyer to the Company shall immediately terminate and all Obligations shall be automatically due and payable, all without demand, notice or further action of any kind required on the part of Buyer. The Company hereby waives any and all presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and all other notices and demands in connection with the enforcement of Buyer’s rights under the Transaction Documents, and hereby consents to, and waives notice of release, with or without consideration, of the Company or of any Collateral, notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the Transaction Documents to the contrary.

 

(b)      No Waiver . No Event of Default shall be waived by Buyer, except and unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Buyer. No failure or delay on the part of Buyer in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver of the exercise of the same or any other right at any other time; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. There shall be no obligation on the part of Buyer to exercise any remedy available to Buyer in any order. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided at law or in equity. The Company agrees that in the event that the Company fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its Obligations, no remedy of law will provide adequate relief to Buyer, and further agrees that Buyer shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

 

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE

 

11.1      Company’s Obligation to Indemnify . In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Securities hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to defend and indemnify Buyer and its Affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, and the successors and assigns of each of them (collectively, the “ Buyer Indemnified Parties ”) and Company does hereby agree to hold the Buyer Indemnified Parties forever harmless, from and against any and all Claims made, brought or asserted against the Buyer Indemnified Parties, or any one of them, and Company hereby agrees to pay or reimburse the Buyer Indemnified Parties for any and all Claims payable by any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties to any Person, including reasonable attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and expenses, court costs, settlement amounts, costs of investigation and interest thereon from the time such amounts are due at the highest non-usurious rate of interest permitted by applicable Law, through all negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, trial and appellate levels, as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to: (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or Obligation of the Company or its subsidiaries contained in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; or (iii) any Claims brought or made against the Buyer Indemnified Parties, or any one of them, by a third party and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto or thereto, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Debentures, or the status of the Buyer or holder of any of the Securities, as a buyer and holder of such Securities in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Claims covered hereby, which is permissible under applicable Law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the satisfaction and payment of the other Obligations of the Company and the termination of this Agreement.

 

 

 
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11.2      Release . In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants made herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and each Subsidiary hereby agrees to fully, finally and forever release and forever discharge and covenant not to sue Buyer, and/or and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, and their respective attorneys, officers, directors, agents, shareholders, members, employees, predecessors, successors, assigns, personal representatives, partners, heirs and executors from any and all debts, fees, attorneys’ fees, liens, costs, expenses, damages, sums of money, accounts, bonds, bills, covenants, promises, judgments, charges, demands, claims, causes of action, suits, liabilities, expenses, obligations or contracts of any kind whatsoever, whether in law or in equity, whether asserted or unasserted, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, under statute or otherwise, from the beginning of time through the First Closing Date, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any and all Claims relating to or arising out of any financing transactions, credit facilities, debentures, security agreements, and other agreements including, without limitation, each of the Transaction Documents, entered into by the Company, and any of its Subsidiaries with Buyer and any and all claims that the Company does not know or suspect to exist, whether through ignorance, oversight, error, negligence, or otherwise, and which, if known, would materially affect their decision to enter into this Agreement or the related Transaction Documents. The provisions of this Section shall survive the satisfaction and payment of the other Obligations of the Company and the termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

 

12.1      Notices . All notices of request, demand and other communications hereunder shall be addressed to the parties as follows:

 

If to the Company:     Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.

601 N.E. 26 th Court

Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Attn: Mr. Harry Schoell, CEO

Telephone: (954) 943-8721

Facsimile: (954) 788-6565

E-Mail: harry@cyclonepower.com

 

 

 
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With a copy to:     Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.

601 N.E. 26 th Court

Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Attn: Mr. Christopher Nelson, President

Telephone: (954) 943-8721

Facsimile: (954) 788-6565

E-Mail: chris@cyclonepower.com

 

With a copy to:     Joel Mayersohn, Esq.

Roetzel & Andress, P.A.

300 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1150

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Telephone: (954) 462-4150

Facsimile: (954) 462-4260

E-Mail: jmayersohn@ralaw.com

 

If to the Buyer:     TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP

1404 Rodman Street

Hollywood, FL 33020

Attn: Mr. Robert Press

Telephone: (786) 323-1650

Facsimile: (786) 323-1651

E-Mail: bpress@tcaglobalfund.com

 

With a copy to:     David Kahan, P.A.

6420 Congress Ave., Suite 1800

Boca Raton, FL 33487

Attn: David Kahan, Esq.

Telephone: (561) 672-8330

Facsimile: (561) 672-8301

E-Mail: david@dkpalaw.com

 

unless the address is changed by the party by like notice given to the other parties. Notice shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered: (i) if mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the address below, then three (3) business days after deposit of same in a regularly maintained U.S. Mail receptacle; or (ii) if mailed by Federal Express, UPS or other nationally recognized overnight courier service, next business morning delivery, then one (1) business day after deposit of same in a regularly maintained receptacle of such overnight courier; or (iii) if hand delivered, then upon hand delivery thereof to the address indicated on or prior to 5:00 p.m., EST, on a business day. Any notice hand delivered after 5:00 p.m., EST, shall be deemed delivered on the following business day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, notice, consents, waivers or other communications referred to in this Agreement may be sent by facsimile, e-mail, or other method of delivery, but shall be deemed to have been delivered only when the sending party has confirmed (by reply e-mail or some other form of written confirmation from the receiving party) that the notice has been received by the other party.

 

12.2      Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto and the documents delivered pursuant hereto, including the Transaction Documents, set forth all the promises, covenants, agreements, conditions and understandings between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements or conditions, expressed or implied, oral or written, except as contained herein and in the Transaction Documents.

 

 

 
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12.3      Assignment . The Buyer may at any time assign its rights in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or any part thereof, without the Company’s consent or approval. In addition, the Buyer may at any time sell one or more participations in the Debentures. The Company may not sell or assign this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, or any portion thereof, either voluntarily or by operation of law, nor delegate any of its duties of obligations hereunder or thereunder, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent may be withheld in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

12.4      Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

12.5      Amendment . The parties hereby irrevocably agree that no attempted amendment, modification, or change of this Agreement shall be valid and effective, unless the parties shall unanimously agree in writing to such amendment, modification or change.

 

12.6      No Waiver . No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective, unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom it is asserted, and any such written waiver shall only be applicable to the specific instance to which it relates and shall not be deemed to be a continuing or future waiver.

 

12.7      Gender and Use of Singular and Plural . All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.

 

12.8      Execution . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed and considered one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format file or other similar format file, such signature shall be deemed an original for all purposes and shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page was an original thereof.

 

12.9      Headings . The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of the Agreement.

 

12.10      Intentionally Omitted .

 

12.11      MANDATORY FORUM SELECTION .  TO INDUCE BUYER TO PURCHASE THE DEBENTURES, THE COMPANY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THIS AGREEMENT OR RELATED TO ANY MATTER WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS AGREEMENT ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR THE COLLATERAL COVERED THEREUNDER (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH CLAIM IS BASED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT) SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE STATE AND/OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.  THIS PROVISION  IS INTENDED TO BE A “MANDATORY” FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE AND GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED CONSISTENT WITH FLORIDA LAW. THE COMPANY HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING ITS SITUS IN SAID COUNTY, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS. THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO THE COMPANY, AS SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATUTE, LAW, RULE OF COURT OR OTHERWISE.

 

 

 
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12.12      Governing Law . Except in the case of the Mandatory Forum Selection Clause in Section 12.11 above, which clause shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with Florida law, this Agreement, and the Transaction Documents shall be delivered and accepted in and shall be deemed to be contracts made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of Nevada, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of such State, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions of such State.

 

12.13      Further Assurances . The parties hereto will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

12.14      Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company herein shall, notwithstanding any investigation by the Buyer, be deemed material and relied upon by Buyer and shall survive the making and execution of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Debentures, and shall be deemed to be continuing representations and warranties until such time as the Company has fulfilled all of its Obligations to Buyer, the Debentures have been repaid in full and Buyer no longer owns any of the Advisory Fee Shares.

 

12.15      Time is of the Essence . The parties hereby agree that time is of the essence with respect to performance of each of the parties’ Obligations under this Agreement. The parties agree that in the event that any date on which performance is to occur falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state or national holiday, then the time for such performance shall be extended until the next business day thereafter occurring.

 

12.16      Joint Preparation . The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.

 

12.17      Severability . If any one of the provisions contained in this Agreement, for any reason, shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

12.18      No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

 

 
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12.19      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . THE BUYER AND THE COMPANY, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL, EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES, IRREVOCABLY, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR COURSE OF DEALING IN WHICH THE BUYER AND THE COMPANY ARE ADVERSE PARTIES. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE BUYER TO PURCHASE THE DEBENTURES.

 

12.20      Compliance with Federal Law . The Company shall: (i) ensure that no Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls the Company is or shall at any time be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), the Department of the Treasury, included in any Executive Orders or in any other similar lists of any Governmental Authority; (ii) not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the purchase of the Debentures to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute, Executive Order relating thereto or any other requirements or restrictions imposed by any Governmental Authority; and (iii) comply with all applicable Buyer Secrecy Act (“ BSA ”) laws and regulations, as amended. As required by federal law and Buyer’s policies and practices, Buyer may need to obtain, verify and record certain customer identification information and documentation in connection with opening or maintaining accounts or establishing or continuing to provide services.

 

12.21      Obligations Absolute . None of the following shall affect the Obligations of the Company to Buyer under this Agreement or Buyer’s rights with respect to any collateral hereunder or under any Transaction Documents: (i) acceptance or retention by Buyer of other property or any interest in property as security for the Company’s Obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents; (ii) release by Buyer of all or any part of its collateral hereunder or under any Transaction Documents or of any party liable with respect to the Company’s Obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents (other than the Company); (iii) release, extension, renewal, modification or substitution by Buyer of the Debentures, or any other note or instrument evidencing any of the Company’s Obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents; or (iv) failure of Buyer to resort to any other security or to pursue the Company or any other obligor liable for any of the Company’s Obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents before resorting to remedies against the any collateral.

 

[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year set forth above.

 

COMPANY:

 

CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Florida corporation

 

 

By: /s/ Harry Schoell

Name: Harry Schoell

Title: Chairman

 

 

BUYER:

 

TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP

 

By:       TCA Global Credit Fund GP, Ltd.

Its:       General Partner

 

 

 

By: /s/ Robert Press

       Robert Press, Director

 

 

 

 
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Each of the Subsidiaries listed below is hereby executing this Agreement for the purpose of agreeing to all of the terms, covenants, provisions, conditions, representations and warranties deemed made and agreed to by each of such Subsidiaries under and pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

CYCLONE-WHE, LLC,

CYCLONE PERFORMANCE, LLC,

an Ohio limited liability company

a Florida limited liability company

 

 

By:/s/ Christopher Nelson

By: /s/ Harry Schoell

Name: Christopher Nelson

Name: Harry Schoell

Title: Managing Director

Title: Managing Director

                   

 

 
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EXHIBIT “A”

 

FORM OF DEBENTURE

 

 

 

 

 EXHIBIT “B”

 

VALIDITY CERTIFICATES

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT “C”

 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

 

 

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES FOR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Exhibit 10.26

 

 

Senior Secured Redeemable Debenture

 

Dated as of: July 31, 2013

 

Effective Issuance Date: September 1, 2013

 

Maturity Date: September 1, 2014

 

Amount: $400,000.00

 

This Senior Secured Redeemable Debenture (the “ Debenture ”) is dated as of July 31, 2013, and effectively issued as of September 1, 2013 (the “ Closing Date ”) by Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), to TCA Global Credit Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “ Holder ”) pursuant to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

ARTICLE I.

 

Section 1.01      Principal and Interest . For value received, the Company hereby promises to pay to the order of the Holder, by no later than September 1, 2014 (the “ Maturity Date ”), in immediately available and lawful money of the United States of America, Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($400,000.00), together with interest on the outstanding principal amount under this Debenture, at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum simple interest (the “ Interest Rate ”) from the Closing Date, until paid, as more specifically provided below.

 

Section 1.02      Optional Redemption Prior to Maturity . The Company, at its option, shall have the right to redeem this Debenture in full and for cash, at any time prior to the Maturity Date, with three (3) business days advance written notice (the “ Redemption Notice ”) to the Holder. The amount required to redeem this Debenture in full pursuant to this Section 1.02 shall be equal to: (i) the aggregate principal amount then outstanding under this Debenture; plus (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest due under this Debenture as of the redemption date; plus (iii) all other costs, fees and charges due and payable hereunder or under any other “Transaction Documents” (as hereinafter defined); plus (iv) a redemption premium equal to the then outstanding principal amount due under this Debenture multiplied by six percent (6%) (collectively, the “ Redemption Amount ”). The Company shall deliver the Redemption Amount to the Holder on the third (3 rd ) business day after the date of the Redemption Notice.

 

Section 1.03      Mandatory Redemption at Maturity . On the Maturity Date, the Company shall redeem this Debenture for the Redemption Amount, which Redemption Amount shall be due and payable to the Holder by no later than 2:00 P.M., EST, on the Maturity Date.

 

Section 1.04      Payments .

 

(1)      Payments On the Closing Date . On the Closing Date, Holder shall deduct the first monthly payment due under this Debenture from the proceeds due to the Company from the purchase of this Debenture.

 

 

 
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(2)      Monthly Payments . The Company shall make monthly payments of principal, interest and the corresponding amount of redemption premium, as applicable, to the Holder, commencing on the first (1 st ) day of November, 2013, and on the first (1 st ) day of each consecutive calendar month thereafter while this Debenture is outstanding, until the Maturity Date, based on the payment, amortization and redemption premium schedule attached hereto as Exhibit “A” . In the event the first (1 st ) day of any calendar month on which a payment is due hereunder is not a Business Day, then said payment shall be due on the first Business Day thereafter occurring. A “ Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday on which federal banks are not open for business.

 

(3)      Interest Calculations; Payment Application . Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, and shall accrue daily on the outstanding principal amount outstanding from time to time for the actual number of days elapsed, commencing on the Closing Date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts which may become due hereunder or under any Transaction Documents, has been received and cleared to the Holder. Unless otherwise expressly provided elsewhere in this Debenture, all payments made under this Debenture shall include a redemption premium equal to six percent (6%) of the amount of principal paid with such payment. All payments received and actually collected by Holder hereunder shall be applied first to any costs and expenses due or incurred hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents, second to the redemption premium due on such payment in accordance with this Debenture, third to accrued and unpaid interest hereunder, and last to reduce the outstanding principal balance of this Debenture.

 

(4)      Late Fee . If all or any portion of the payments of principal, interest or other charges due hereunder are not received by the Holder within five (5) days of the date such payment is due, then the Company shall pay to the Holder a late charge (in addition to any other remedies that Holder may have) equal to five percent (5%) of each such unpaid payment or sum. Any payments returned to Holder for any reason must be covered by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Holder, plus a $100.00 administrative fee charge. Holder shall have no responsibility or liability for payments purportedly made hereunder but not actually received by Holder; and the Company shall not be discharged from the obligation to make such payments due to loss of same in the mails or due to any other excuse or justification ultimately involving facts where such payments were not actually received by Holder.

 

Section 1.05      Manner of Payments . All sums payable to the order of Holder hereunder shall be payable by wire transfer of lawful dollars of the United States of America to the wire instructions set forth below, or at such place as Holder, from time to time, may designate in writing. Wire Instructions for all sums due and payable hereunder are as follows:

 

TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP (US Dollars)

 

Correspondent Bank:

Bank of New York

1 Wall Street

New York, New York 10286

ABA# 021-0000-18

SWIFT: IRVTUS3N

 

 

 
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Beneficiary Bank:

Caledonian Bank Limited

A/C Number: 89-000-50977

SWIFT: CBTLKYKY

 

For Final Credit:

Account Name: Caledonian Fund Services (Cayman) Limited – Client Bank Account

Account Number: 0201420308681001

 

Beneficiary Reference : TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP A/C # 0201420310849001

 

ARTICLE II.

 

Section 2.01      Secured Nature of Debenture . This Debenture is being issued in connection with a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of July 31, 2013, but made effective as of September 1, 2013 by and between the Company and the Holder (the “ SPA ”). The indebtedness evidenced by this Debenture is also secured by all of the assets and property of the Company and various other instruments and documents referred to in the SPA as the “ Transaction Documents ” (which term shall have the same meaning in this Debenture as such term is given in the SPA). All of the agreements, conditions, covenants, provisions, representations, warranties and stipulations contained in any of the Transaction Documents which are to be kept and performed by the Company are hereby made a part of this Debenture to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein, and the Company covenants and agrees to keep and perform them, or cause them to be kept or performed, strictly in accordance with their terms.

 

ARTICLE III.

 

Section 3.01      Events of Default . The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” hereunder: (i) the Company shall fail to pay any interest, principal or other charges due under this Debenture or any other Transaction Documents on the date when any such payment shall be due and payable, subject to applicable grace periods; (ii) the Company makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iii) any order or decree is rendered by a court which appoints or requires the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee for the Company, and the order or decree is not vacated within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof; (iv) any order or decree is rendered by a court adjudicating the Company insolvent, and the order or decree is not vacated within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof; (v) the Company files a petition in bankruptcy under the provisions of any bankruptcy law or any insolvency act; (vi) the Company admits, in writing, its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (vii) a proceeding or petition in bankruptcy is filed against the Company and such proceeding or petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days from the date it is filed; (viii) the Company files a petition or answer seeking reorganization or arrangement under the bankruptcy laws or any law or statute of the United States or any other foreign country or state; and (ix) the Company shall fail to perform, comply with or abide by any of the material stipulations, agreements, conditions and/or covenants contained in this Debenture or any of the other Transaction Documents on the part of the Company to be performed complied with or abided by, and such failure continues or remains uncured for fifteen (15) days following written notice from the Holder to the Company. 

 

 

 
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Section 3.02      Remedies . Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default that is not timely cured within an applicable cure period hereunder, the interest on this Debenture shall immediately accrue at an Interest Rate equal to the greater of (i) eighteen percent (18%) or (ii) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, and, in addition to all other rights or remedies the Holder may have, at law or in equity, the Holder may, in its sole discretion, accelerate full repayment of all principal amounts outstanding hereunder, together with accrued interest thereon, together with redemption premiums due thereon, together with all attorneys’ fees, paralegals’ fees and costs and expenses incurred by the Holder in collecting or enforcing payment hereof (whether such fees, costs or expenses are incurred in negotiations, all trial and appellate levels, administrative proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise), and together with all other sums due by the Company hereunder and under the Transaction Documents, and all such amounts shall thereafter accrue interest at the default rate of interest as set forth above, all without any relief whatsoever from any valuation or appraisement laws, and payment thereof may be enforced and recovered in whole or in part at any time by one or more of the remedies provided to the Holder at law, in equity, or under this Debenture or any of the other Transaction Documents. In connection with the Holder’s rights hereunder upon an Event of Default, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it in equity or under applicable law.

 

ARTICLE IV.

 

Section 4.01      Usury Savings Clause . Notwithstanding any provision in this Debenture or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, the total liability for payments of interest and payments in the nature of interest, including, without limitation, all charges, fees, exactions, or other sums which may at any time be deemed to be interest, shall not exceed the limit imposed by the usury laws of the jurisdiction governing this Debenture or any other applicable law. In the event the total liability of payments of interest and payments in the nature of interest, including, without limitation, all charges, fees, exactions or other sums which may at any time be deemed to be interest, shall, for any reason whatsoever, result in an effective rate of interest, which for any month or other interest payment period exceeds the limit imposed by the usury laws of the jurisdiction governing this Debenture, all sums in excess of those lawfully collectible as interest for the period in question shall, without further agreement or notice by, between, or to any party hereto, be applied to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance due hereunder immediately upon receipt of such sums by the Holder hereof, with the same force and effect as though the Company had specifically designated such excess sums to be so applied to the reduction of the principal balance then outstanding, and the Holder hereof had agreed to accept such sums as a penalty-free payment of principal; provided, however, that the Holder may, at any time and from time to time, elect, by notice in writing to the Company, to waive, reduce, or limit the collection of any sums in excess of those lawfully collectible as interest, rather than accept such sums as a prepayment of the principal balance then outstanding. It is the intention of the parties that the Company does not intend or expect to pay, nor does the Holder intend or expect to charge or collect any interest under this Debenture greater than the highest non-usurious rate of interest which may be charged under applicable law.

 

 

 
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ARTICLE V.

 

Section 5.01      No Exemption . The Company hereby waives and releases all benefit that might accrue to the Company by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property that may serve as security for this Debenture, or any other property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy, or sale under execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and the Company agrees that any property that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued thereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order or manner desired by Holder.

 

Section 5.02      Exercise of Remedies . The remedies of the Holder as provided herein and in any of the other Transaction Documents shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued singly, successively or together, at the sole discretion of the Holder, and may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall occur; and the failure to exercise any such right or remedy shall in no event be construed as a waiver or release thereof.

 

Section 5.03      Waivers . The Company and all others who are, or may become liable for the payment hereof: (i) severally waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of nonpayment or dishonor, protest and notice of protest of this Debenture or any other Transaction Documents, and all other notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents, except as specifically provided in this Debenture or any other Transaction Document; (ii) expressly consent to all extensions of time, renewals or postponements of time of payment of this Debenture and any other Transaction Documents from time to time prior to or after the maturity of this Debenture without notice, consent or further consideration to any of the foregoing; (iii) expressly agree that the Holder shall not be required first to institute any suit, or to exhaust its remedies against the Company or any other person or party to become liable hereunder or against any collateral that may secure this Debenture in order to enforce the payment of this Debenture; and (iv) expressly agree that, notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the foregoing (except the express written release by the Holder of any such person), the undersigned shall be and remain, directly and primarily liable for all sums due under this Debenture.

 

Section 5.04      No Waiver . Holder shall not be deemed, by any act of omission or commission, to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Holder, and then only to the extent specifically set forth in the writing. A waiver on one event shall not be construed as continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy to a subsequent event.

 

ARTICLE VI.

 

Section 6.01      Notice . Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Debenture shall be addressed and deemed to have been delivered in accordance with the SPA.

 

Section 6.02      Governing Law . The Company irrevocably agrees that any dispute arising under, relating to, or in connection with, directly or indirectly, this Debenture or related to any matter which is the subject of or incidental to this Debenture (whether or not such claim is based upon breach of contract or tort) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located in Broward County, Florida.  This provision  is intended to be a “mandatory” forum selection clause and governed by and interpreted consistent with Florida law. The Company hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court having its situs in said county, and each waives any objection based on forum non conveniens. The Company hereby waives personal service of any and all process and consents that all such service of process may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company as set forth herein or in the manner provided by applicable statute, law, rule of court or otherwise. Except for the foregoing mandatory forum selection clause, all terms and provisions hereof and the rights and obligations of the Company and Holder hereunder shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to conflict of laws principles.

 

 

 
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Section 6.03      Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Debenture shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, in any respect, or in the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Debenture operates or would prospectively operate to invalidate this Debenture, then and in any of those events, only such provision or provisions shall be deemed null and void and shall not affect any other provision of this Debenture. The remaining provisions of this Debenture shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, prejudiced, or disturbed thereby.

 

Section 6.04      Entire Agreement and Amendments . This Debenture, together with the other Transaction Documents, represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no representations, warranties or commitments, except as set forth herein and therein. This Debenture may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

 

Section 6.05      Binding Effect . This Debenture shall be binding upon the Company and the successors and assigns of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder and the successors and assigns of the Holder.

 

Section 6.06      Assignment . The Holder may from time to time sell or assign, in whole or in part, or grant participations in, this Debenture and/or the obligations evidenced hereby without the consent or approval of the Company. The holder of any such sale, assignment or participation, if the applicable agreement between Holder and such holder so provides, shall be: (i) entitled to all of the rights, obligations and benefits of Holder (to the extent of such holder’s interest or participation); and (ii) deemed to hold and may exercise the rights of setoff or banker’s lien with respect to any and all obligations of such holder to the Company (to the extent of such holder’s interest or participation), in each case as fully as though the Company was directly indebted to such holder. Holder may in its discretion give notice to the Company of such sale, assignment or participation; however, the failure to give such notice shall not affect any of Holder’s or such holder’s rights hereunder.

 

Section 6.07      Lost or Mutilated Debenture .  If this Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.

 

 

 
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Section 6.08      Waiver of Jury Trail . THE COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION BASED ON THIS DEBENTURE, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS DEBENTURE OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF OR BETWEEN ANY PARTY HERETO, AND THE COMPANY AGREES AND CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING TO HOLDER OF RELIEF FROM ANY STAY ORDER WHICH MIGHT BE ENTERED BY ANY COURT AGAINST HOLDER AND TO ASSIST HOLDER IN OBTAINING SUCH RELIEF. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR HOLDER ACCEPTING THIS DEBENTURE FROM THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY’S REASONABLE RELIANCE UPON SUCH INDUCEMENT IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED.

 

Section 6.09      Non-U.S. Status . THE HOLDER IS A NON-U.S. PERSON AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.  IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THE OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER MAY BE SOLD OR RESOLD ONLY TO NON-U.S. PERSONS.  THE INTEREST PAYABLE HEREUNDER IS PAYABLE ONLY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.  ANY U.S. PERSON WHO HOLDS THIS OBLIGATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS UNDER THE UNITED STATES INCOME TAX LAW. BY ACCEPTING THIS OBLIGATION, THE HOLDER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT A UNITED STATES PERSON (OTHER THAN AN EXEMPT RECIPIENT DESCRIBED IN SEC 6049(B)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER) AND THAT IT IS NOT ACTING FOR OR ON BEHALF OF A UNITES STATES PERSON (OTHER THAN AN EXEMPT RECIPIENT DESCRIBED IN SEC. 6049(B)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER).

 

ARTICLE VII.

 

Section 7.01      Conversion of Debenture . At any time and from time to time while this Debenture is outstanding on or after the Closing Date, but only upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under the SPA or any other Transaction Documents, this Debenture may be, at the sole option of the Holder, convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article VII.

 

(1)           Conversion Upon Default . At any time while this Debenture is outstanding on or after the Closing Date, but only upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under the SPA or any other Transaction Documents, the Holder may convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest, redemption premium, and any other sums due and payable hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents (such total amount, the “ Conversion Amount ”) into shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “ Conversion Shares ”) at a price equal to: (i) the Conversion Amount (the numerator); divided by (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the average daily volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock during the five (5) trading days immediately prior to the Conversion Date (as defined below) as indicated in the conversion notice (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” , the “ Conversion Notice ”) (the denominator) (the “ Conversion Price ”); provided, however, no conversion hereunder shall be effected if the Conversion Price is less than $0.01 per share. The Holder shall submit a Conversion Notice indicating the amount of the Debenture being converted, the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion, and where the Conversion Shares should be delivered.

 

 

 
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(2)           The Holder’s Conversion Limitations . Except upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or under the SPA or any other Transaction Documents, the Company shall not affect any conversion of this Debenture, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the Conversion Notice submitted by the Holder, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates (as defined herein) 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 herein). To ensure compliance with this restriction, prior to delivery of any Conversion Notice, the Holder shall have the right to request that the Company provide to the Holder a written statement of the percentage ownership of the Company’s Common Stock that would by beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates in the Company if the Holder converted such portion of this Debenture then intended to be converted by Holder. The Company shall, within two (2) Business Days of such request, provide Holder with the requested information in a written statement, and the Holder shall be entitled to rely on such written statement from the Company in issuing its Conversion Notice and ensuring that its ownership of the Company’s Common Stock is not in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The restriction described in this Section may be waived by Holder, in whole or in part, upon sixty-one (61) days’ prior notice from the Holder to the Company. For purposes of this Debenture, the “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture.  The limitations contained in this Section shall apply to a successor holder of this Debenture. For purposes of this Debenture, “ Person means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

(3)           Mechanics of Conversion . The conversion of this Debenture shall be conducted in the following manner:

 

(a)      Holder's Delivery Requirements . To convert this Debenture into shares of Common Stock on any date set forth in the Conversion Notice by the Holder (the “ Conversion Date ”), the Holder shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail (or otherwise deliver) a copy of the fully executed Conversion Notice to the Company (or, under certain circumstances as set forth below, by delivery of the Conversion Notice to the Company’s transfer agent).

 

 

 
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(b)      Company’s Response . Upon receipt by the Company of a copy of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall as soon as practicable, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Conversion Notice, send, via facsimile or electronic mail (or otherwise deliver) a confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice (the “ Conversion Confirmation ”) to the Holder indicating that the Company will process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. In the event the Company fails to issue its Conversion Confirmation within said two (2) Business Day time period, the Holder shall have the absolute and irrevocable right and authority to deliver the fully executed Conversion Notice to the Company’s transfer agent, and pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the Company’s transfer agent shall issue the applicable Conversion Shares to Holder as hereby provided. Within five (5) Business Days after the date of the Conversion Confirmation (or the date of the Conversion Notice, if the Company fails to issue the Conversion Confirmation), provided that the Company’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“ FAST ”) program, the Company shall cause the transfer agent to (or, if for any reason the Company fails to instruct or cause its transfer agent to so act, then pursuant to the SPA, the Holder may request and require the Company’s transfer agent to) electronically transmit the applicable Conversion Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“ DWAC ”) system, and provide proof satisfactory to the Holder of such delivery. In the event that the Company’s transfer agent is not participating in the DTC FAST program and is not otherwise DWAC eligible (or in the event the Holder otherwise requests), within five (5) Business Days after the date of the Conversion Confirmation (or the date of the Conversion Notice, if the Company fails to issue the Conversion Confirmation), the Company shall instruct and cause its transfer agent to (or, if for any reason the Company fails to instruct or cause its transfer agent to so act, then pursuant to the SPA, the Holder may request and require the Company’s transfer agent to) issue and surrender to a nationally recognized overnight courier for delivery to the address specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its nominee, for the number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and other sums due hereunder, has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture 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 Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(c)      Record Holder . The Person(s) entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Debenture shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the Conversion Date.

 

(d)      Failure to Deliver Certificates . If in the case of any Conversion Notice, the certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the Holder by the date required hereby, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion Notice, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Debenture delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Common Stock certificates representing the principal amount of this Debenture unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Company.

 

 

 
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(e)      Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture 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 entity 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 or entity of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other person or entity, 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. In the event the Holder of this Debenture shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof and accrued but unpaid interest thereon in accordance with the terms of this Debenture, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Debenture shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture being converted, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such certificate or certificates representing Conversion Shares pursuant to timing and delivery requirements of this Debenture, the Company shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $1.00 per day for each day after the date by which such certificates should have been delivered until such certificates are delivered. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant this Debenture or any agreement securing the indebtedness under this Debenture for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such 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. Nothing herein shall prevent the Holder from having the Conversion Shares issued directly by the Company’s transfer agent in accordance with the SPA, in the event for any reason the Company fails to issue or deliver, or cause its transfer agent to issue and deliver, the Conversion Shares to the Holder upon exercise of Holder’s conversion rights hereunder.

 

(f)           Transfer Taxes . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes, or any other issuance or transfer fees of any nature or kind that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, any such taxes or fees, if payable, to be paid by the Company.

 

 

 
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(4)      Make-Whole Rights . Upon liquidation by the Holder of Conversion Shares issued pursuant to a Conversion Notice, provided that the Holder realizes a net amount from such liquidation equal to less than the Conversion Amount specified in the relevant Conversion Notice (such net realized amount, the “ Realized Amount ”), the Company shall issue to the Holder additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to: (i) the Conversion Amount specified in the relevant Conversion Notice; minus (ii) the Realized Amount, as evidenced by a reconciliation statement from the Holder (a “ Sale Reconciliation ”) showing the Realized Amount from the sale of the Conversion Shares; divided by (iii) the average volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock during the five (5) Business Days immediately prior to the date upon which the Holder delivers notice (the “ Make-Whole Notice ”) to the Company that such additional shares are requested by the Holder (the “ Make-Whole Stock Price ”) (such number of additional shares to be issued, the “ Make-Whole Shares ”). Upon receiving the Make-Whole Notice and Sale Reconciliation evidencing the number of Make-Whole Shares requested, the Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue certificates representing the Make-Whole Shares, which Make Whole Shares shall be issued and delivered in the same manner and within the same time frames as set forth in Subsection (3)(b) above. Subsections (3)(c), (3)(d), (3)(e) and (3)(f) above shall be applicable to the issuance of the Make-Whole Shares. The Make-Whole Shares, when issued, shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Following the sale of the Make-Whole Shares by the Holder: (i) in the event that the Holder receives net proceeds from such sale which, when added to the Realized Amount from the prior relevant Conversion Notice, is less than the Conversion Amount specified in the relevant Conversion Notice, the Holder shall deliver an additional Make-Whole Notice to the Company following the procedures provided previously in this paragraph, and such procedures and the delivery of Make-Whole Notices shall continue until the Conversion Amount has been fully satisfied; (ii) in the event that the Holder received net proceeds from the sale of Make-Whole Shares in excess of the Conversion Amount specified in the relevant Conversion Notice, such excess amount shall be applied to satisfy any and all amounts owed hereunder in excess of the Conversion Amount specified in the relevant Conversion Notice.

 

(5)      Adjustments to Conversion Price .

 

(a)      Intentionally Left Blank .

 

 

 
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(b)      Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding: (i) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then upon any subsequent conversion of this Debenture, 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, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one (1) share of Common Stock (the “ Alternate Consideration ”).  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 Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction.  To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new note consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to convert such note into Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section and insuring that this Debenture (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction.

 

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

 

(6)      Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder .  If: (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall cause to be delivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Company’s records, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating: (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.  The Holder is entitled to convert this Debenture during the 10-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice.

 

 

 

[Signatures on the following page]

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , with the intent to be legally bound hereby, the Company as executed this Debenture as of the date first written above.

 

 

CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Florida corporation

   
 

By: /s/ Harry Schoell

 

Name: Harry Schoell

 

Title: Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature page – Debenture

 

 
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Exhibit “A”

 

Schedule of Payments

 

Payment Date

Payment No.

Interest Payment

Prin. Payment

Redemption prem. %

Prem. Payable

Total Payable

Balance Outstanding

             

$400,000.00

At Closing

1

$4,000.00

 

6%

 

$4,000.00

$400,000.00

11/1/13

2

$4,000.00

 

6%

 

$4,000.00

$400,000.00

12/1/13

3

$4,000.00

$38,232.83

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$361,767.17

1/1/14

4

$3,617.67

$38,615.16

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$323,152.01

2/1/14

5

$3,231.52

$39,001.31

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$284,150.70

3/1/14

6

$2,841.51

$39,391.32

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$244,759.38

4/1/14

7

$2,447.59

$39,785.24

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$204,974.14

5/1/14

8

$2,049.74

$40,183.09

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$164,791.05

6/1/14

9

$1,647.91

$40,584.92

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$124,206.13

7/1/14

10

$1,242.06

$40,990.77

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$83,215.36

8/1/14

11

$832.15

$41,400.68

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$41,814.68

9/1/14

12

$418.15

$41,814.68

6%

$2,400.00

$44,632.83

$0.00

 

 

 
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Exhibit “B”

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal, interest and/or other sums under the Senior Secured, Convertible, Redeemable Debenture (the “ Debenture ”) of Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. , a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida (the “ Company ”), into shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “ Common Shares ”), of the Company in accordance with the conditions of the Debenture, as of the date written below.  

 

Based solely on information provided by the Company to Holder, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that its ownership of the Common Shares does not exceed the amounts determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, specified under Section 7.01(2) of the Debenture.

 

Conversion calculations

Effective Date of Conversion:                                                               _______________________

 

Principal Amount and/or Interest to be Converted:                          _______________________

 

Number of Common Shares to be Issued:                                           _______________________

 

 

 

[HOLDER]

 

By: ____________________________

 

Name: __________________________

 

Title: ___________________________

 

Address: ________________________

 

_______________________

 

_______________________

 

 

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 Exhibit 10.27

 

     

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is made as of this 31 st day of July, 2013, but made effective as of September 1, 2013, by and between CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), in favor of TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP , a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “ Secured Party ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated of even date herewith between Company and the Secured Party (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), Company has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has agreed to purchase from Company certain senior secured, convertible, redeemable debentures (the “ Debentures ”), as more specifically set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Debentures, the Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement for the benefit of the Secured Party and to grant to Secured Party an unconditional, continuing, first priority security interest in all of the assets and property of the Company (subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances) to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of Company’s Obligations;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties each intending to be legally bound, hereby do agree as follows:

 

1.      Recitals . The recitations set forth in the preamble of this Agreement are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

2.      Construction and Definition of Terms . In this Agreement, unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) references to the words “Section” or “Subsection” refer to the respective Sections and Subsections of this Agreement, and references to “Exhibit” or “Schedule” refer to the respective Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto; (iii) wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” All capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Purchase Agreement or otherwise defined in Articles 8 or 9 of the Code shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement or the Code, respectively and as applicable, unless the context of this Agreement requires otherwise. In addition to the capitalized terms defined in the Code and the Purchase Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings (provided that if a capitalized term used herein is defined in the Purchase Agreement and separately defined in this Agreement, the meaning of such term as defined in this Agreement shall control for purposes of this Agreement):

 

(a)     “ Agreement ” means this Security Agreement and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto.

 

 

 
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(b)     “ Bankruptcy Code ” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, or any other similar laws, codes, rules or regulations relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection of creditors.

 

(c)     “ Business Premises ” shall mean the Company’s offices located at 601 N.E. 26 th Court, Pompano Beach, FL 33064.

 

(d)     “ Closing ” shall mean the date on which this Agreement is fully executed by both parties.

 

(e)     “ Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Nevada, provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Code as in effect in the State of Nevada on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute, except as the Secured Party may otherwise agree.

 

(f)     “ Collateral ” shall mean any and all property of the Company, of any kind or description, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, wheresoever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, including the following : (i) all property of, or for the account of, the Company now or hereafter coming into the possession, control or custody of, or in transit to, Secured Party or any agent or bailee for Secured Party or any parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Secured Party or any participant with Secured Party in the Obligations (whether for safekeeping, deposit, collection, custody, pledge, transmission or otherwise), including all cash, earnings, dividends, interest, or other rights in connection therewith and the products and proceeds therefrom, including the proceeds of insurance thereon; (ii) the following additional property of the Company, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, and wherever now or hereafter located, together with all additions and accessions thereto, substitutions, betterments and replacements therefor, products and Proceeds therefrom, and all of the Company’s books and records and recorded data relating thereto (regardless of the medium of recording or storage), together with all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to all computer software required to utilize, create, maintain and process any such records or data on electronic media, including all: (A) Accounts, and all goods whose sale, lease or other disposition by the Company has given rise to Accounts and have been returned to, or repossessed or stopped in transit by, the Company, or rejected or refused by an Account debtor; (B) As-extracted Collateral; (C) Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic); (D) Commodity Accounts; (E) Commodity Contracts; (F) Deposit Accounts, including all cash and other property from time to time deposited therein and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of the Secured Party or any affiliate, representative, agent, designee or correspondent of the Secured Party; (G) Documents; (H) Equipment; (I) Farm Products; (J) Fixtures; (K) General Intangibles (including all Payment Intangibles); (L) Goods, and all accessions thereto and goods with which the Goods are commingled; (M) Health-Care Insurance Receivables; (N) Instruments; (O) Inventory, including raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods; (P) Investment Property; (Q) Letter-of-Credit Rights; (R) Promissory Notes; (S) Software; (T) all Supporting Obligations; (U) all commercial tort claims hereafter arising; (V) all other tangible and intangible personal property of the Company (whether or not subject to the Code), including, all bank and other accounts and all cash and all investments therein, all proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions and replacements of and to any of the property of the Company described within the definition of Collateral (including, any proceeds of insurance thereon and all causes of action, claims and warranties now or hereafter held by the Company in respect of any of the items listed within the definition of Collateral), and all books, correspondence, files and other Records, including, all tapes, desks, cards, Software, data and computer programs in the possession or under the control of the Company or any other Person from time to time acting for the Company, in each case, to the extent of the Company’s rights therein, that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the property described or listed within the definition of Collateral or which are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection or realization thereof; (W) all real property interests of the Company and the interest of the Company in fixtures related to such real property interests; and (X) Proceeds, including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds, and products of any or all of the foregoing, in each case howsoever the Company’s interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).

 

 

 
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(g)     “ Event of Default ” shall mean any of the events described in Section 4 hereof.

 

(h)     “ Obligations ” shall mean any and all obligations of the Company to Secured Party, whether arising, existing or incurred under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, or any other agreement between the Company and the Secured Party, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing or incurred, 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 decreased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time.

 

3.      Security .

 

(a)      Grant of Security Interest . As security for the full payment and performance of all of the Obligations, whether or not any instrument or agreement relating to any Obligation specifically refers to this Agreement or the security interest created hereunder, the Company hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Secured Party an unconditional, continuing, first-priority security interest in all of the Collateral, subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances. Secured Party’s security interest shall continually exist until all Obligations have been indefeasibly satisfied and/or paid in full.

 

(b)      Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreement of the Company . The Company covenants, warrants and represents, for the benefit of the Secured Party, as follows:

 

(i)      The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the filings contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally.

 

(ii)     The Company represents and warrants that it has no place of business or offices where its respective books of account and records are kept or places where Collateral is stored or located, except for the Business Premises.

 

(iii)     The Company is the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, except for the Permitted Encumbrances. The Company is fully authorized to grant the security interests in and to pledge the Collateral to Secured Party. There is not on file in any agency, land records or other office of any Governmental Authority, an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than the Permitted Encumbrances and those that have been filed in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Company shall not execute and shall not permit to be on file in any such agency, land records or other office any such financing statement or other document or instrument (except for the Permitted Encumbrances and to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).

 

 

 
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(iv)     No part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or unenforceable. No Claim, Proceeding or other notice or other similar item has been received by the Company that any Collateral or the Company’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any Person. There has been no adverse decision or Claim to the Company’s ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to the Company’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no Claim or Proceeding of any nature involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened, before any Governmental Authority.

 

(v)     The Company shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral and maintain the Collateral at the Business Premises, and the Company shall not relocate such books of account and records or Collateral, except and unless: (A) Secured Party first approves of such relocation, which approval may be withheld in Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion; (B) evidence that appropriate financing statements and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to create in favor of the Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing liens in the Collateral; or (C) Collateral is moved or relocated in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business, provided, however, that any permanent relocation of any of the Collateral shall require Secured Party’s prior written approval in accordance with Subsection 3(b)(v)(A) above.

 

(vi)     Upon making the filings described in the immediately following sentence, this Agreement creates, in favor of the Secured Party, a valid, perfected, first-priority security interest in the Collateral, subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances. Except for the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 under the Code with the State of Florida, to the Company’s knowledge, no authorization or approval of, or filing with, or notice to any Governmental Authority is required either: (A) for the grant by the Company of, or the effectiveness of, the security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company; or (B) for the perfection of or exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies hereunder.

 

(vii)     Simultaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Company hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more UCC financing statements, and any continuations, amendments, or assignments thereof with respect to the security interests on the Collateral granted hereby, in any jurisdictions as may be requested or desired by the Secured Party.

 

(viii)     The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the granting of the security interests contemplated hereby, will not: (A) constitute a violation of or conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other organizational or governing documents of the Company; (B) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, or gives to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any provision of any Contract or agreement to which Company is a party or by which any of the Collateral may be bound; (C) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, any Judgment of any Governmental Authority; (D) constitute a violation of, or conflict with, any Law; or (E) result in the loss or adverse modification of, or the imposition of any fine, penalty or other Encumbrance with respect to, any Permit granted or issued to, or otherwise held by or for the use of, the Company or any of the Collateral. No Consent (including from stockholders or creditors of the Company) is required for the Company to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.

 

 

 
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(ix)     The Company shall at all times maintain the liens and security interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral (subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances) in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section 8(o) below. The Company shall at all times safeguard and protect all Collateral, at its own expense, for the account of the Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, the Company will sign and deliver to the Secured Party at any time, or from time to time, one or more financing statements pursuant to the Code (or any other applicable statute) in form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the security interests granted hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the security interests hereunder.

 

(x)     The Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in the Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except for the Permitted Encumbrances and transfers, sales or licenses made in the Company’s Ordinary Course of Business.

 

(xi)     The Company shall keep, maintain and preserve all of the Collateral in good condition, repair and order and the Company will use, operate and maintain the Collateral in compliance with all Laws, and in compliance with all applicable insurance requirements and regulations.

 

(xii)     The Company shall, within five (5) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial or material change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Party’s security interest therein.

 

(xiii)     The Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its security interest in the Collateral, including, placing legends on Collateral or on books and records pertaining to Collateral stating that Secured Party has a security interest therein.

 

(xiv)     The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.

 

(xv)     The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any Claim, Proceeding, or any other litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral or of any Claim, Proceeding or any other litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process which Company knows or has reason to believe is pending or threatened against it or the Collateral, and of any other information received by the Company that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the security interests granted hereunder or the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder.

 

 

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

 

(xvii)          The Company will promptly pay when due all Taxes and all transportation, storage, warehousing and all other charges and fees affecting or arising out of or relating to the Collateral and shall defend the Collateral, at Company’s expense, against all claims of any Persons claiming any interest in the Collateral adverse to Company or Secured Party.

 

(xviii)     During normal business hours and subject to prior reasonable notice from Secured Party to the Company (which notice may be e-mail or telephonic notice), Secured Party and its agents and designees may enter the Business Premises and any other premises of the Company and inspect the Collateral and all books and records of the Company (in whatever form), and the Company shall pay the reasonable costs of such inspections.

 

(xix)          The Company shall maintain comprehensive casualty insurance on the Collateral against such risks, in such amounts, with such loss deductible amounts and with such companies as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party, and each such policy shall contain a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party naming Secured Party as loss payee and a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party that such policy may not be canceled or altered and Secured Party may not be removed as loss payee without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Secured Party. In all events, the amounts of such insurance coverages shall conform to prudent business practices and shall be in such minimum amounts that Company will not be deemed a co-insurer under applicable insurance laws, policies or practices. The Company hereby assigns to Secured Party and grants to Secured Party a security interest in any and all proceeds of such policies and authorizes and empowers Secured Party to adjust or compromise any loss under such policies and to collect and receive all such proceeds. The Company hereby authorizes and directs each insurance company to pay all such proceeds directly and solely to Secured Party and not to the Company and Secured Party jointly. The Company authorizes and empowers Secured Party to execute and endorse in Company’s name all proofs of loss, drafts, checks and any other documents or instruments necessary to accomplish such collection, and any persons making payments to Secured Party under the terms of this subsection are hereby relieved absolutely from any obligation or responsibility to see to the application of any sums so paid. After deduction from any such proceeds of all costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by Secured Party in the collection and handling of such proceeds, the net proceeds shall be applied as follows: if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such net proceeds may be applied, at Company’s option, either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion. In the event that Company may and does elect to replace or restore any of the Collateral as aforesaid, then such net proceeds shall be deposited in a segregated account opened in the name and for the benefit of Secured Party, and such net proceeds shall be disbursed therefrom by Secured Party in such manner and at such times as Secured Party deems appropriate to complete and insure such replacement or restoration; provided, however, that if an Event of Default shall occur at any time before or after replacement or restoration has commenced, then thereupon Secured Party shall have the option to apply all remaining net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion. If an Event of Default shall have occurred prior to such deposit of the net proceeds, then Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, apply such net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion.

 

 

 
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(xx)          The Company shall cooperate with Secured Party to obtain and keep in effect one or more control agreements in Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property and Letter-of-Credit Rights Collateral. In addition, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall promptly: (A) execute all notices of security interest for each relevant type of Software and other General Intangibles in forms suitable for filing with any United States or foreign office handling the registration or filing of patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property and any successor office or agency thereto; and (B) take all commercially reasonable steps in any Proceeding before any such office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to diligently prosecute or maintain, as applicable, each application and registration of any Software, General Intangibles or any other intellectual property rights and assets that are part of the Collateral, including filing of renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings.

 

(xxi)          Company shall not file any amendments, correction statements or termination statements concerning the Collateral without the prior written consent of Secured Party.

 

(xxii)          With respect to the Permitted Encumbrances, the Company hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows: (i) all indebtedness underlying the Permitted Encumbrances is in good standing and there is no material default or material breach of any nature or kind thereunder by the Company or any other Person, and there is no event that has occurred that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material breach or material default under any of such indebtedness or any documents evidencing same; (ii) the Company shall comply in all material respects with all terms and conditions of all indebtedness underlying the Permitted Encumbrances, including, making all payments required thereunder in a timely basis; (iii) the Company shall immediately deliver to Secured Party any notices (of default or otherwise) received by the Company in connection with the Permitted Encumbrances or the indebtedness underlying same; and (iv) the Company shall not increase, extend, or add additional property or Assets to, the Permitted Encumbrances or the indebtedness underlying same.

 

(c)      Collateral Collections . After an Event of Default shall have occurred, Secured Party shall have the right at any and all times to enforce the Company’s rights against all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral, including the right to: (i) notify and/or require the Company to notify any or all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral to make payments directly to Secured Party or in care of a post office lock box under the sole control of Secured Party established at Company’s expense, and to take any or all action with respect to Collateral as Secured Party shall determine in its sole discretion, including, the right to demand, collect, sue for and receive any money or property at any time due, payable or receivable on account thereof, compromise and settle with any Person liable thereon, and extend the time of payment or otherwise change the terms thereof, without incurring any liability or responsibility to the Company whatsoever; and/or (ii) require the Company to segregate and hold in trust for Secured Party and, on the day of Company’s receipt thereof, transmit to Secured Party in the exact form received by the Company (except for such assignments and endorsements as may be required by Secured Party), all cash, checks, drafts, money orders and other items of payment constituting any portion of the Collateral or proceeds of the Collateral. Secured Party’s collection and enforcement of Collateral against Persons obligated thereon shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable if Secured Party exercises the care and follows the procedures that Secured Party generally applies to the collection of obligations owed to Secured Party.

 

 

 
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(d)      Care of Collateral . Company shall have all risk of loss of the Collateral. Secured Party shall have no liability or duty, either before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default, on account of loss of or damage to, to collect or enforce any of its rights against, the Collateral, to collect any income accruing on the Collateral, or to preserve rights against Persons with prior interests in the Collateral. If Secured Party actually receives any notices requiring action with respect to Collateral in Secured Party’s possession, Secured Party shall take reasonable steps to forward such notices to the Company. The Company is responsible for responding to notices concerning the Collateral, voting the Collateral, and exercising rights and options, calls and conversions of the Collateral. Secured Party’s sole responsibility is to take such action as is reasonably requested by Company in writing, however, Secured Party is not responsible to take any action that, in Secured Party’s sole judgment, would affect the value of the Collateral as security for the Obligations adversely. While Secured Party is not required to take certain actions, if action is needed, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, to preserve and maintain the Collateral, Company authorizes Secured Party to take such actions, but Secured Party is not obligated to do so.

 

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

 

(a)      Failure to Pay . The failure of Company to pay any sum due under or as part of the Obligations as and when due and payable (whether by acceleration, declaration, extension or otherwise).

 

(b)      Covenants and Agreements . The failure of Company to perform, observe or comply with any and all of the covenants, promises and agreements of the Company in this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, which such failure is not cured by the Company within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice thereof from Secured Party, except that there shall be no notice or cure period with respect to any failure to pay any sums due under or as part of the Obligations.

 

(c)      Information, Representations and Warranties . If any representation or warranty made herein, in the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, or if any information contained in any financial statement, application, schedule, report or any other document given by the Company in connection with the Obligations, with the Collateral, or with any Transaction Document, is not in all material respects true, accurate and complete, or if the Company omitted to state any material fact or any fact necessary to make such information not misleading.

 

(d)      Default on Other Obligations . The occurrence of any default under any other borrowing, obligation or Contract of the Company, if the result of such default would: (i) permit any Person which is a party to any such borrowing, obligation or Contract, to accelerate the maturity thereof, or to cancel or terminate any such borrowing, obligation or Contract; (ii) cause or be reasonably expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) materially and adversely affect, as determined by Secured Party in good faith, but in its sole discretion, any of the Collateral, the value thereof, or Secured Party’s rights and remedies to realize upon such Collateral as set forth herein.

 

 

 
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(e)      Insolvency . Company shall be or become insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing to such insolvency or to such inability to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(f)      Involuntary Bankruptcy . There shall be filed against Company an involuntary petition or other pleading seeking the entry of a decree or order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws ordering: (i) the liquidation of the Company; or (ii) a reorganization of Company or the business and affairs of Company; or (iii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, or similar official for Company of the property of Company, and the failure to have such petition or other pleading denied or dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of filing.

 

(g)      Voluntary Bankruptcy . The commencement by the Company of a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws or the consent by the Company to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, or similar official for Company of any of the property of the Company or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by the Company generally to pay its debts as the debts become due.

 

(h)      Judgments, Awards . The entry of any final and non-appealable Judgment or other determination or adjudication against the Company and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that any such Judgment or other determination or adjudication could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.

 

(i)      Injunction . The injunction or restraint of the Company in any manner from conducting its business in whole or in part and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.

 

(j)      Attachment by Other Parties . Any Assets of the Company shall be attached, levied upon, seized or repossessed, or come into the possession of a trustee, receiver or other custodian and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.

 

5.      Rights and Remedies .

 

(a)      Rights and Remedies of Secured Party . Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Secured Party may, without notice or demand, exercise in any jurisdiction in which enforcement hereof is sought, the following rights and remedies, in addition to the rights and remedies available to Secured Party under the Purchase Agreement and any other Transaction Documents, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code, and all other rights and remedies available to Secured Party under applicable law or in equity, all such rights and remedies being cumulative and enforceable alternatively, successively or concurrently:

 

 

 
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(i)     Take absolute control of the Collateral, including transferring into the Secured Party’s name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof;

 

(ii)     Require the Company to, and the Company hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Secured Party forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is convenient to Secured Party, and the Secured Party may enter into and occupy the Business Premises or any other premises owned or leased by the Company where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled in order to effectuate the Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder or under law, including removing such Collateral therefrom, without any obligation or liability to the Company in respect of such occupation, the Company HEREBY WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO PRIOR NOTICE AND TO JUDICIAL HEARING WITH RESPECT TO REPOSSESSION OF COLLATERAL AND THE COMPANY HEREBY GRANTING TO SECURED PARTY AND ITS AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FULL AUTHORITY TO ENTER SUCH PREMISES;

 

(iii)     Without notice, except as specified below, and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale: (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable; and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. The Company agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Collateral shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to the Company of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Company hereby waives any claims and actions against the Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any of the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that the Company may have to require that all or any part of such Collateral be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. The Company hereby acknowledges that: (X) any such sale of the Collateral by the Secured Party shall be made without warranty; (Y) the Secured Party may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like; and (Z) such actions set forth in clauses (X) and (Y) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Collateral. In addition to the foregoing: (1) upon written notice to the Company from the Secured Party after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company shall cease any use of any intellectual property or any trademark, patent or copyright similar thereto for any purpose described in such notice; (2) the Secured Party may, at any time and from time to time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any of the Company’s intellectual property, throughout the universe for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Secured Party shall in its sole discretion determine; and (3) the Secured Party may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted under this Agreement (such authority being effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), execute and deliver on behalf of the Company, one or more instruments of assignment of any intellectual property (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.

 

 

 
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(iv)     Operate, manage and control the Collateral (including use of the Collateral and any other property or assets of Company in order to continue or complete performance of Company’s obligations under any contracts of Company), or permit the Collateral or any portion thereof to remain idle or store the same, and collect all rents and revenues therefrom.

 

(v)     Enforce the Company’s rights against any Persons obligated upon any of the Collateral.

 

(vi)     The Company hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any applicable foreign, state, provincial or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.

 

(vii)     The Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Secured Party’s rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that the Company lawfully may, the Company hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the Company hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

 

(b)      Power of Attorney . Effective upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Company hereby designates and appoints Secured Party and its designees as attorney-in-fact of and for the Company, irrevocably and with full power of substitution, with authority to endorse the Company’s name on any notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders, instruments or other evidences of payment or proceeds of the Collateral that may come into Secured Party’s possession; to execute proofs of claim and loss; to adjust and compromise any claims under insurance policies; and to perform all other acts necessary and advisable, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, to carry out and enforce this Agreement and the rights and remedies conferred upon the Secured Party by this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents. All acts of said attorney or designee are hereby ratified and approved by the Company and said attorney or designee shall not be liable for any acts of commission or omission, nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unperformed or there exists any commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations.

 

(c)      Costs and Expenses . The Company agrees to pay to the Secured Party, upon demand, the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Secured Party and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement; (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral; (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder; or (iv) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof. Included in the foregoing shall be the amount of all expenses paid or incurred by Secured Party in consulting with counsel concerning any of its rights hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement or under applicable law, as well as such portion of Secured Party’s overhead as Secured Party shall allocate to collection and enforcement of the Obligations in Secured Party’s sole but reasonable discretion. All such costs and expenses shall bear interest from the date of outlay until paid, at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law. The provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and the payment of all Obligations.

 

 

 
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6.      Security Interest Absolute . All rights of the Secured Party and all Obligations of the Company hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and any other Transaction Documents or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (iii)  any exchange, release or non-perfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (iv) any action by the Secured Party to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (v) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part of the security interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar insolvency or bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The Company waives all right to require the Secured Party to proceed against any other Person or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to pursue any other remedy. The Company waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.

 

7.      Indemnity . The Company agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold the Secured Party forever harmless from and against any and all Claims of any nature or kind (including reasonable legal fees, costs, expenses, and disbursements of counsel) to the extent that they arise out of, or otherwise result from, this Agreement (including, enforcement of this Agreement). This indemnity shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

8.      Miscellaneous .

 

(a)      Performance for Company . The Company agrees and hereby authorizes that Secured Party may, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, but Secured Party shall not be obligated to, whether or not an Event of Default shall have occurred, advance funds on behalf of the Company, without prior notice to the Company, in order to insure the Company’s compliance with any covenant, warranty, representation or agreement of the Company made in or pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, to continue or complete, or cause to be continued or completed, performance of the Company’s obligations under any Contracts of the Company, or to preserve or protect any right or interest of Secured Party in the Collateral or under or pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, including, the payment of any insurance premiums or taxes and the satisfaction or discharge of any Claim, Obligation, Judgment or any other Encumbrance upon the Collateral or other property or Assets of Company; provided, however, that the making of any such advance by Secured Party shall not constitute a waiver by Secured Party of any Event of Default with respect to which such advance is made, nor relieve the Company of any such Event of Default. The Company shall pay to Secured Party upon demand all such advances made by Secured Party with interest thereon at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law. All such advances shall be deemed to be included in the Obligations and secured by the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder; provided, however, that the provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and the payment of all other Obligations.

 

 

 
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(b)      Applications of Payments and Collateral . Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, all Collateral and proceeds of Collateral coming into Secured Party’s possession and all payments made by any Person to Secured Party with respect to any Collateral may be applied by Secured Party (after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof) to any of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in its sole, but reasonable discretion. Any surplus held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. Secured Party may defer the application of Noncash Proceeds of Collateral, to the Obligations until Cash Proceeds are actually received by Secured Party. In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the highest rate specified in the Debenture for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

(c)      Waivers by Company . The Company hereby waives, to the extent the same may be waived under applicable law: (i) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (ii) all claims and rights of the Company against Secured Party on account of actions taken or not taken by Secured Party in the exercise of Secured Party’s rights or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iii) all claims of the Company for failure of Secured Party to comply with any requirement of applicable law relating to enforcement of Secured Party’s rights or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, under any other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iv) all rights of redemption of the Company with respect to the Collateral; (v) in the event Secured Party seeks to repossess any or all of the Collateral by judicial proceedings, any bond(s) or demand(s) for possession which otherwise may be necessary or required; (vi) presentment, demand for payment, protest and notice of non-payment and all exemptions applicable to any of the Collateral or the Company; (vii) any and all other notices or demands which by applicable law must be given to or made upon the Company by Secured Party; (viii) settlement, compromise or release of the obligations of any Person primarily or secondarily liable upon any of the Obligations; (ix) all rights of the Company to demand that Secured Party release account debtors or other Persons liable on any of the Collateral from further obligation to Secured Party; and (x) substitution, impairment, exchange or release of any Collateral for any of the Obligations. The Company agrees that Secured Party may exercise any or all of its rights and/or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and under applicable law without resorting to and without regard to any Collateral or sources of liability with respect to any of the Obligations. Upon termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and payment of all Obligations, within ten (10) business days following the Company’s request to Secured Party, Secured Party shall release control of any security interest in the Collateral perfected by control and Secured Party shall send Company a statement terminating any financing statement filed against the Collateral.

 

 

 
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(d)      Waivers by Secured Party . No failure or any delay on the part of Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder, under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law, shall operate as a waiver thereof.

 

(e)      Secured Party’s Setoff . Secured Party shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, following an Event of Default, to set off against any Obligations due Secured Party, any debt owing to the Company by Secured Party.

 

(f)      Modifications, Waivers and Consents . No modifications or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, and no consent by Secured Party to any departure by the Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given, and any single or partial written waiver by Secured Party of any term, provision or right of Secured Party hereunder shall only be applicable to the specific instance to which it relates and shall not be deemed to be a continuing or future waiver of any other right, power or remedy. No notice to or demand upon the Company in any case shall entitle Company to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

(g)      Notices . All notices of request, demand and other communications hereunder shall be addressed to the parties and be deemed delivered in the manner and as otherwise set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(h)      Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction . The Company irrevocably agrees that any dispute arising under, relating to, or in connection with, directly or indirectly, this Agreement (whether or not such claim is based upon breach of contract or tort) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located in Broward County, Florida.  This provision  is intended to be a “mandatory” forum selection clause and governed by and interpreted consistent with Florida law. The Company hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court having its situs in said county, and waives any objection based on forum non conveniens. The Company hereby waives personal service of any and all process and consents that all such service of process may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company as set forth herein or in the manner provided by applicable statute, law, rule of court or otherwise. Except for the foregoing mandatory forum selection clause, all terms and provisions hereof and the rights and obligations of the Company and Secured Party hereunder shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to conflict of laws principles, except to the extent that the validity and perfection or the perfection and the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest created hereby, or remedies hereunder, in respect of any particular Collateral are governed under the Code by the law of a jurisdiction other than the State of Nevada, in which case such issues shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction governing such issues under the Code.

 

 

 
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(i)      Survival: Successors and Assigns . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, shall survive Closing and shall continue in full force and effect until all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, there exists no commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations and all appropriate termination statements have been filed terminating the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. In the event that Secured Party assigns this Agreement and/or its security interest in the Collateral, Secured Party shall give written notice to the Company of any such assignment and such assignment shall be binding upon and recognized by the Company. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties by or on behalf of the Company which are contained in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Secured Party, its successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

(j)      Severability . If any term, provision or condition, or any part thereof, of this Agreement shall for any reason be found or held invalid or unenforceable by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder of such term, provision or condition nor any other term, provision or condition, and this Agreement shall survive and be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable term, provision or condition had not been contained therein.

 

(k)      Merger and Integration . This Agreement and the attached Schedules (if any), together with the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and no other agreement, statement or promise made by any party hereto or thereto, or by any employee, officer, agent or attorney of any party hereto, which is not contained herein or therein shall be valid or binding.

 

(l)      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . THE COMPANY HEREBY: (a) COVENANTS AND AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY A JURY; AND (b) WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO WHICH THE COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY MAY BE PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN ANY WAY PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY TRANSACTIONS, OCCURRENCES, COMMUNICATIONS, OR UNDERSTANDINGS (OR THE LACK OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING) RELATING IN ANY WAY TO DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING CLAIMS AGAINST PARTIES WHO ARE NOT PARTIES TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS SEPARATELY GIVEN, KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY THE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY HEREBY AGREES THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR OPINION HAVE BEEN MADE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR TO IN ANY WAY MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT. SECURED PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THE COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY, SO AS TO SERVE AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF SUCH WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. THE COMPANY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND/OR THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL.

 

 

 
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(m)      Execution . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed and considered one and the same Agreement, and same shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and each party has delivered its signed counterpart to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format file or other similar format file, such signature shall be deemed an original for all purposes and shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page was an original thereof.

 

(n)      Headings . The headings and sub-headings contained in the titling of this Agreement are intended to be used for convenience only and shall not be used or deemed to limit or diminish any of the provisions hereof.

 

(o)      Termination . This Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate on the date on which all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid or discharged in full and there are no commitments outstanding for Secured Party to advance any funds to the Company, either under the Purchase Agreement or any other Contract. Upon such termination, the Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of the Company, will join in executing any termination statement with respect to any financing statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(p)      Gender and Use of Singular and Plural . All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.

 

(q)      Further Assurances . The parties hereto will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

(r)      Time is of the Essence . The parties hereby agree that time is of the essence with respect to performance of each of the parties’ obligations under this Agreement. The parties agree that in the event that any date on which performance is to occur falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state or national holiday, then the time for such performance shall be extended until the next business day thereafter occurring.

 

(s)      Joint Preparation . The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.

 

(t)      Increase in Obligations. It is the intent of the parties to secure payment of the Obligations, as the amount of such Obligations may increase from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, and all of the Obligations, as so increased from time to time, shall be and are secured hereby. Upon the execution hereof, the Company shall pay any and all documentary stamp taxes and/or other charges required to be paid in connection with the execution and enforcement of the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and if, as and to the extent the Obligations are increased from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, then the Company shall immediately pay any additional documentary stamp taxes or other charges in connection therewith.

 

 

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

 

 

COMPANY:

   
 

CYCLONE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Florida corporation

   
 

By: /s/ Harry Schoell

 

Name: Harry Schoell

 

Title: Chairman

   
   
   
 

SECURED PARTY:

   
 

TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP

   
 

By: TCA Global Credit Fund GP, Ltd., its general partner

   
 

By: /s/ Robert Press

 

Name: Robert Press

 

Title: Director

   
   

 

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 Exhibit 10.28

 

    

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is made as of this 31 st day of July, 2013, but made effective as of September 1, 2013, by and between CYCLONE - WHE, LLC , an Ohio limited liability company, and CYCLONE PERFORMANCE, LLC , a Florida limited liability company (each of the foregoing sometimes individually referred to as a “ Company ” and all of them sometimes collectively hereinafter referred to as the “ Companies ”), in favor of Secured Party GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP , a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “ Secured Party ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated of even date herewith between Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ CPT ”) and the Secured Party (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), CPT has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has agreed to purchase from CPT certain senior secured, convertible, redeemable debentures (the “ Debentures ”), as more specifically set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Debentures, each of the Companies, each being a majority-owned and controlled subsidiary of CPT, has made and executed a Guaranty Agreement dated of even date herewith (the “ Guaranty ”) in favor of Secured Party; and

 

WHEREAS , in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Debentures, and to secure each Company’s liabilities and obligations under the Guaranty, each Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement for the benefit of the Secured Party, and each Company has agreed to grant to the Secured Party an unconditional, continuing, first priority security interest and lien in and against the Collateral of each Company (subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances) to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of each Company’s obligations under the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties each intending to be legally bound, hereby do agree as follows:

 

1.      Recitals . The recitations set forth in the preamble of this Agreement are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

2.      Construction and Definition of Terms . In this Agreement, unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) references to the words “Section” or “Subsection” refer to the respective Sections and Subsections of this Agreement, and references to “Exhibit” or “Schedule” refer to the respective Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto; (iii) wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;” and (iv) throughout this Agreement, the word “Company” or “Companies,” howsoever used, shall refer to each Company, individually, to the extent the context so requires, and all of the Companies, collectively, to the extent the context so requires, it being the intent of the parties that each and every covenant, condition, representation and warranty in this Agreement applicable to the Companies shall apply to each Company, individually, and to all Companies, collectively, regardless of the form or tense used for the word “Company” and regardless of whether each term and provision of this Agreement refers to “each” Company or “any” Company, or “all” Companies. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Purchase Agreement or otherwise defined in Articles 8 or 9 of the Code shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement or the Code, respectively and as applicable, unless the context of this Agreement requires otherwise. In addition to the capitalized terms defined in the Code and the Purchase Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings (provided that if a capitalized term used herein is defined in the Purchase Agreement and separately defined in this Agreement, the meaning of such term as defined in this Agreement shall control for purposes of this Agreement):

 

 

 
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(a)     “ Agreement ” means this Security Agreement and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto.

 

(b)     “ Bankruptcy Code ” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, or any other similar laws, codes, rules or regulations relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection of creditors.

 

(c)     “ Business Premises ” shall mean the Companies’ offices located at 601 N.E. 26 th Court, Pompano Beach, FL 33064.

 

(d)     “ Closing ” shall mean the date on which this Agreement is fully executed by all parties.

 

(e)     “ Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Nevada, provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Code as in effect in the State of Nevada on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute, except as the Secured Party may otherwise agree.

 

(f)     “ Collateral ” shall mean any and all property of each of the Companies, of any kind or description, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, wheresoever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, including the following : (i) all property of, or for the account of, each Company now or hereafter coming into the possession, control or custody of, or in transit to, Secured Party or any agent or bailee for Secured Party or any parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Secured Party or any participant with Secured Party in the Obligations (whether for safekeeping, deposit, collection, custody, pledge, transmission or otherwise), including all cash, earnings, dividends, interest, or other rights in connection therewith and the products and proceeds therefrom, including the proceeds of insurance thereon; (ii) the following additional property of each Company, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, and wherever now or hereafter located, together with all additions and accessions thereto, substitutions, betterments and replacements therefor, products and Proceeds therefrom, and each Company’s books and records and recorded data relating thereto (regardless of the medium of recording or storage), together with each Company’s full right, title and interest in and to all computer software required to utilize, create, maintain and process any such records or data on electronic media, including all: (A) Accounts, and all goods whose sale, lease or other disposition by each Company has given rise to Accounts and have been returned to, or repossessed or stopped in transit by, each Company, or rejected or refused by an Account debtor; (B) As-extracted Collateral; (C) Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic); (D) Commodity Accounts; (E) Commodity Contracts; (F) Deposit Accounts, including all cash and other property from time to time deposited therein and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of the Secured Party or any affiliate, representative, agent, designee or correspondent of the Secured Party; (G) Documents; (H) Equipment; (I) Farm Products; (J) Fixtures; (K) General Intangibles (including all Payment Intangibles); (L) Goods, and all accessions thereto and goods with which the Goods are commingled; (M) Health-Care Insurance Receivables; (N) Instruments; (O) Inventory, including raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods; (P) Investment Property; (Q) Letter-of-Credit Rights; (R) Promissory Notes; (S) Software; (T) all Supporting Obligations; (U) all commercial tort claims hereafter arising; (V) all other tangible and intangible personal property of each Company (whether or not subject to the Code), including, all bank and other accounts and all cash and all investments therein, all proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions and replacements of and to any of the property of each Company described within the definition of Collateral (including, any proceeds of insurance thereon and all causes of action, claims and warranties now or hereafter held by each Company in respect of any of the items listed within the definition of Collateral), and all books, correspondence, files and other Records, including, all tapes, desks, cards, Software, data and computer programs in the possession or under the control of each Company or any other Person from time to time acting for each Company, in each case, to the extent of each Company’s rights therein, that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the property described or listed within the definition of Collateral or which are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection or realization thereof; (W) real estate property owned by each Company, leasehold interests owned by each Company in real property and the interest of each Company in fixtures or any other assets or property related to such real property or leasehold interests; and (X) Proceeds, including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds, and products of any or all of the foregoing, in each case howsoever each Company’s interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).

 

 
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(g)     “ Event of Default ” shall mean any of the events described in Section 4 hereof.

 

(h)     “ Obligations ” shall mean any and all obligations of each Company and of CPT to Secured Party, whether arising, existing or incurred under this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, or any other agreement between any of the Companies or CPT and the Secured Party, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing or incurred, 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 decreased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time.

 

3.      Security .

 

(a)      Grant of Security Interest . As security for the full payment and performance of all of the Obligations, whether or not any instrument or agreement relating to any Obligation specifically refers to this Agreement or the security interest created hereunder, each Company hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Secured Party an unconditional, continuing, first-priority security interest in all of the Collateral, subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances. Secured Party’s security interest shall continually exist until all Obligations have been indefeasibly satisfied and/or paid in full.

 

(b)      Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreement of the Companies . With respect to all of the Collateral, each Company covenants, warrants and represents, for the benefit of the Secured Party, as follows:

 

(i)     Each of the Companies has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by each Company of this Agreement and the filings contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Company and no further action is required by any Company. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally.

 

 
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(ii)     Each of the Companies represents and warrants that it has no place of business or offices where its respective books of account and records are kept or places where Collateral is stored or located, except for the Business Premises.

 

(iii)     Each of the Companies is the sole owner of its respective Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Companies in the Ordinary Course of Business), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, except for the Permitted Encumbrances. Each of the Companies is fully authorized to grant the security interests in and to pledge the Collateral to Secured Party. There is not on file in any agency, land records or other office of any Governmental Authority, an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than the Permitted encumbrances and those that have been filed in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Companies shall not execute and shall not permit to be on file in any such agency, land records or other office any such financing statement or other document or instrument (except for the Permitted Encumbrances and to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).

 

(iv)     No part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or unenforceable. No Claim, Proceeding or other notice or other similar item has been received by any Company that any Collateral or any Company’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any Person. There has been no adverse decision or claim to any Company’s ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to any Company’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no Claim or Proceeding of any nature involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of the Companies, threatened, before any Governmental Authority.

 

(v)     Each of the Companies shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral and maintain the Collateral at the Business Premises, and the Companies shall not relocate such books of account and records or Collateral, except and unless: (A) Secured Party first approves of such relocation, which approval may be withheld in Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion; (B) evidence that appropriate financing statements and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to create in favor of the Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing liens in the Collateral; or (C) Collateral is moved or relocated in the Ordinary Course of Business for each Company, provided, however, that any permanent relocation of any of the Collateral shall require Secured Party’s prior written approval in accordance with Subsection 3(b)(v)(A) above.

 

(vi)     Upon making the filings described in the immediately following sentence, this Agreement creates, in favor of the Secured Party, a valid, perfected, first-priority security interest in the Collateral, subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances. Except for the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 under the Code with the State of Florida and State of Ohio, to the Company’s knowledge, no authorization or approval of, or filing with, or notice to any Governmental Authority is required either: (A) for the grant by each Company of, or the effectiveness of, the security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Company; or (B) for the perfection of or exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies hereunder.

 

 

 
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(vii)     Simultaneous with the execution of this Agreement, each of the Companies hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more UCC financing statements, and any continuations, amendments, or assignments thereof, with respect to the security interests on the Collateral granted hereby, in such jurisdictions as may be requested or desired by the Secured Party.

 

(viii)     The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the granting of the security interests contemplated hereby, will not: (A) constitute a violation of or conflict with the Articles of Organization, operating agreement, or any other organizational or governing documents of any Company; (B) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, or gives to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any provision of any Contract or agreement to which any Company is a party or by which any of the Collateral may be bound; (C) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, any Judgment; (D) constitute a violation of, or conflict with, any Law; or (E) result in the loss or adverse modification of, or the imposition of any fine, penalty or other Encumbrance with respect to, any Permit granted or issued to, or otherwise held by or for the use of, any Company or any of the Collateral. No Consent (including from members or creditors of any Company) is required for each Company to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(ix)     Each of the Companies shall at all times maintain the liens and security interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral (subject only to the Permitted Encumbrances) in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section 8(o) below. Each of the Companies shall at all times safeguard and protect all Collateral, at its own expense, for the account of the Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, each Company will sign and deliver to the Secured Party at any time, or from time to time, one or more financing statements pursuant to the Code (or any other applicable statute) in form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Companies shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the security interests granted hereunder, and the Companies shall obtain and furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the security interests hereunder.

 

(x)     The Companies will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in the Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except for the Permitted Encumbrances and transfers, sales or licenses made in the Ordinary Course of Business of each Company.

 

(xi)     Each of the Companies shall keep, maintain and preserve all of the Collateral in good condition, repair and order and each Company will use, operate and maintain the Collateral in compliance with all Laws, and in compliance with all applicable insurance requirements and regulations.

 

(xii)     Each of the Companies shall, within five (5) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial or material change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Party’s security interest therein.

 

 

 
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(xiii)     The Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its security interest in the Collateral, including, placing legends on Collateral or on books and records pertaining to Collateral stating that Secured Party has a security interest therein.

 

(xiv)     The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.

 

(xv)     The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any Claim, Proceeding or any other litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral or of any Claim, Proceeding or any other litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process which Company knows or has reason to believe is pending or threatened against it or the Collateral, and of any other information received by the Company that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the security interests granted hereunder or the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder.

 

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

 

(xvii)          Company will promptly pay when due all taxes and all transportation, storage, warehousing and all other charges and fees affecting or arising out of or relating to the Collateral and shall defend the Collateral, at Company’s expense, against all claims of any Persons claiming any interest in the Collateral adverse to Company or Secured Party.

 

(xviii)     During normal business hours and subject to prior reasonable notice from Secured Party to the Company (which notice may be e-mail or telephonic notice), Secured Party and its agents and designees may enter the Business Premises and any other premises of the Company and inspect the Collateral and all books and records of the Company (in whatever form), and the Company shall pay the reasonable costs of such inspections.

 

 
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(xix)     The Company shall maintain comprehensive casualty insurance on the Collateral against such risks, in such amounts, with such loss deductible amounts and with such companies as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party, and each such policy shall contain a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party naming Secured Party as loss payee and a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party that such policy may not be canceled or altered and Secured Party may not be removed as loss payee without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Secured Party. In all events, the amounts of such insurance coverages shall conform to prudent business practices and shall be in such minimum amounts that Company will not be deemed a co-insurer under applicable insurance laws, policies or practices. The Company hereby assigns to Secured Party and grants to Secured Party a security interest in any and all proceeds of such policies and authorizes and empowers Secured Party to adjust or compromise any loss under such policies and to collect and receive all such proceeds. The Company hereby authorizes and directs each insurance company to pay all such proceeds directly and solely to Secured Party and not to the Company and Secured Party jointly. The Company authorizes and empowers Secured Party to execute and endorse in Company’s name all proofs of loss, drafts, checks and any other documents or instruments necessary to accomplish such collection, and any persons making payments to Secured Party under the terms of this subsection are hereby relieved absolutely from any obligation or responsibility to see to the application of any sums so paid. After deduction from any such proceeds of all costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by Secured Party in the collection and handling of such proceeds, the net proceeds shall be applied as follows: if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such net proceeds may be applied, at Company’s option, either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion. In the event that Company may and does elect to replace or restore any of the Collateral as aforesaid, then such net proceeds shall be deposited in a segregated account opened in the name and for the benefit of Secured Party, and such net proceeds shall be disbursed therefrom by Secured Party in such manner and at such times as Secured Party deems appropriate to complete and insure such replacement or restoration; provided, however, that if an Event of Default shall occur at any time before or after replacement or restoration has commenced, then thereupon Secured Party shall have the option to apply all remaining net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion. If an Event of Default shall have occurred prior to such deposit of the net proceeds, then Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, apply such net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion.

 

(xx)     The Company shall cooperate with Secured Party to obtain and keep in effect one or more control agreements in Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property and Letter-of-Credit Rights Collateral. In addition, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall promptly: (A) execute all notices of security interest for each relevant type of Software and other General Intangibles in forms suitable for filing with any United States or foreign office handling the registration or filing of patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property and any successor office or agency thereto; and (B) take all commercially reasonable steps in any Proceeding before any such office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to diligently prosecute or maintain, as applicable, each application and registration of any Software, General Intangibles or any other intellectual property rights and assets that are part of the Collateral, including filing of renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings.

 

(xxi)          Company shall not file any amendments, correction statements or termination statements concerning the Collateral without the prior written consent of Secured Party.

 

 

 
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(xxii)          With respect to the Permitted Encumbrances, the Companies hereby represent, warrant, covenant and agree as follows: (i) all indebtedness underlying the Permitted Encumbrances is in good standing and there is no material default or material breach of any nature or kind thereunder by any of the Companies or any other Person, and there is no event that has occurred that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material breach or material default under any of such indebtedness or any documents evidencing same; (ii) the Companies shall comply in all material respects with all terms and conditions of all indebtedness underlying the Permitted Encumbrances, including, making all payments required thereunder in a timely basis; (iii) the Companies shall immediately deliver to Secured Party any notices (of default or otherwise) received by the Companies in connection with the Permitted Encumbrances or the indebtedness underlying same; and (iv) the Companies shall not increase, extend, or add additional property or Assets to, the Permitted Encumbrances or the indebtedness underlying same.

 

(c)      Collateral Collections . After an Event of Default shall have occurred, Secured Party shall have the right at any and all times to enforce the Company’s rights against all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral, including the right to: (i) notify and/or require the Company to notify any or all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral to make payments directly to Secured Party or in care of a post office lock box under the sole control of Secured Party established at Company’s expense, and to take any or all action with respect to Collateral as Secured Party shall determine in its sole discretion, including, the right to demand, collect, sue for and receive any money or property at any time due, payable or receivable on account thereof, compromise and settle with any Person liable thereon, and extend the time of payment or otherwise change the terms thereof, without incurring any liability or responsibility to the Company whatsoever; and/or (ii) require the Company to segregate and hold in trust for Secured Party and, on the day of Company’s receipt thereof, transmit to Secured Party in the exact form received by the Company (except for such assignments and endorsements as may be required by Secured Party), all cash, checks, drafts, money orders and other items of payment constituting any portion of the Collateral or proceeds of the Collateral. Secured Party’s collection and enforcement of Collateral against Persons obligated thereon shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable if Secured Party exercises the care and follows the procedures that Secured Party generally applies to the collection of obligations owed to Secured Party.

 

(d)      Care of Collateral . Company shall have all risk of loss of the Collateral. Secured Party shall have no liability or duty, either before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default, on account of loss of or damage to, to collect or enforce any of its rights against, the Collateral, to collect any income accruing on the Collateral, or to preserve rights against Persons with prior interests in the Collateral. If Secured Party actually receives any notices requiring action with respect to Collateral in Secured Party’s possession, Secured Party shall take reasonable steps to forward such notices to the Company. The Company is responsible for responding to notices concerning the Collateral, voting the Collateral, and exercising rights and options, calls and conversions of the Collateral. Secured Party’s sole responsibility is to take such action as is reasonably requested by Company in writing, however, Secured Party is not responsible to take any action that, in Secured Party’s sole judgment, would affect the value of the Collateral as security for the Obligations adversely. While Secured Party is not required to take certain actions, if action is needed, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, to preserve and maintain the Collateral, Company authorizes Secured Party to take such actions, but Secured Party is not obligated to do so.

 

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

 

(a)      Failure to Pay . The failure of any Company to pay any sum due under or as part of the Obligations as and when due and payable (whether by acceleration, declaration, extension or otherwise).

 

(b)      Covenants and Agreements . The failure of any Company to perform, observe or comply with any and all of the covenants, promises and agreements of such Company in this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, which such failure is not cured by the Company within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice thereof from Secured Party, except that there shall be no notice or cure period with respect to any failure to pay any sums due under or as part of the Obligations.

 

 

 
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(c)      Information, Representations and Warranties . If any representation or warranty made herein, in the Guaranty Agreement, in the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, or if any information contained in any financial statement, application, schedule, report or any other document given by any Company in connection with the Obligations, with the Collateral, or with any Transaction Document, is not in all material respects true, accurate and complete, or if any Company omitted to state any material fact or any fact necessary to make such information not misleading.

 

(d)      Default on Other Obligations . The occurrence of any default under any other borrowing, Obligation or Contract of the Company, including, without limitation, in connection with the Permitted Lien or the indebtedness underlying same, if the result of such default would: (i) permit any Person which is a party to any such borrowing, Obligation or Contract, to accelerate the maturity thereof, or to cancel or terminate any such borrowing, Obligation or Contract; (ii) cause or be reasonably expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) materially and adversely affect, as determined by Secured Party in good faith, but in its sole discretion, any of the Collateral, the value thereof, Secured Party’s rights and remedies to realize upon such Collateral as set forth herein, or the Secured Party’s ability to comply with the Transaction Documents.

 

(e)      Insolvency . Any Company shall be or become insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing to such insolvency or to such inability to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(f)      Involuntary Bankruptcy . There shall be filed against any Company an involuntary petition or other pleading seeking the entry of a decree or order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws ordering: (i) the liquidation of such Company; or (ii) a reorganization of such Company or the business and affairs of such Company; or (iii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, or similar official for such Company of the property of such Company, and the failure to have such petition or other pleading denied or dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of filing.

 

(g)      Voluntary Bankruptcy . The commencement by any Company of a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws or the consent by any Company to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, or similar official for any Company of any of the property of the Company or the making by any Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by any Company generally to pay its debts as the debts become due.

 

(h)      Judgments, Awards . The entry of any final and non-appealable Judgment or other determination or adjudication against any Company and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that any such Judgment or other determination or adjudication could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.

 

(i)      Injunction . The injunction or restraint of any Company in any manner from conducting its business in whole or in part and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.

 

 

 
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(j)      Attachment by Other Parties . Any Assets of any Company shall be attached, levied upon, seized or repossessed, or come into the possession of a trustee, receiver or other custodian and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.

 

(k)      Default by CPT . Any default or Event of Default by CPT under the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents.

 

5.      Rights and Remedies .

 

(a)      Rights and Remedies of Secured Party . Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Secured Party may, without notice or demand, exercise in any jurisdiction in which enforcement hereof is sought, the following rights and remedies, in addition to the rights and remedies available to Secured Party under the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement and any other Transaction Documents, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code, and all other rights and remedies available to Secured Party under applicable law or in equity, all such rights and remedies being cumulative and enforceable alternatively, successively or concurrently:

 

(i)     Take absolute control of the Collateral, including transferring into the Secured Party’s name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof;

 

(ii)     Require the Company to, and the Company hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Secured Party forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is convenient to Secured Party, and the Secured Party may enter into and occupy the Business Premises or any other premises owned or leased by the Company where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled in order to effectuate the Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder or under law, including removing such Collateral therefrom, without any obligation or liability to the Company in respect of such occupation, the Company HEREBY WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO PRIOR NOTICE AND TO JUDICIAL HEARING WITH RESPECT TO REPOSSESSION OF COLLATERAL AND THE COMPANY HEREBY GRANTING TO SECURED PARTY AND ITS AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FULL AUTHORITY TO ENTER SUCH PREMISES;

 

 

 
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(iii)     Without notice, except as specified below, and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale: (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable; and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. The Company agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Collateral shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to the Company of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Company hereby waives any claims and actions against the Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any of the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that the Company may have to require that all or any part of such Collateral be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. The Company hereby acknowledges that: (X) any such sale of the Collateral by the Secured Party shall be made without warranty; (Y) the Secured Party may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like; and (Z) such actions set forth in clauses (X) and (Y) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Collateral. In addition to the foregoing: (1) upon written notice to the Company from the Secured Party after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company shall cease any use of any intellectual property or any trademark, patent or copyright similar thereto for any purpose described in such notice; (2) the Secured Party may, at any time and from time to time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any of the Company’s intellectual property, throughout the universe for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Secured Party shall in its sole discretion determine; and (3) the Secured Party may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted under this Agreement (such authority being effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), execute and deliver on behalf of the Company, one or more instruments of assignment of any intellectual property (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.

 

(iv)     Operate, manage and control the Collateral (including use of the Collateral and any other property or assets of Company in order to continue or complete performance of Company’s obligations under any contracts of Company), or permit the Collateral or any portion thereof to remain idle or store the same, and collect all rents and revenues therefrom.

 

(v)     Enforce the Company’s rights against any Persons obligated upon any of the Collateral.

 

(vi)     The Company hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any applicable foreign, state, provincial or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.

 

(vii)     The Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Secured Party’s rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that the Company lawfully may, the Company hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the Company hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

 

 

 
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(b)      Power of Attorney . Effective upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Company hereby designates and appoints Secured Party and its designees as attorney-in-fact of and for the Company, irrevocably and with full power of substitution, with authority to endorse the Company’s name on any notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders, instruments or other evidences of payment or proceeds of the Collateral that may come into Secured Party’s possession; to execute proofs of claim and loss; to adjust and compromise any claims under insurance policies; and to perform all other acts necessary and advisable, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, to carry out and enforce this Agreement and the rights and remedies conferred upon the Secured Party by this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents. All acts of said attorney or designee are hereby ratified and approved by the Company and said attorney or designee shall not be liable for any acts of commission or omission, nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unperformed or there exists any commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations.

 

(c)      Costs and Expenses . The Company agrees to pay to the Secured Party, upon demand, the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Secured Party and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement; (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral; (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder; or (iv) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof. Included in the foregoing shall be the amount of all expenses paid or incurred by Secured Party in consulting with counsel concerning any of its rights hereunder, under the Guaranty, under the Purchase Agreement or under applicable law, as well as such portion of Secured Party’s overhead as Secured Party shall allocate to collection and enforcement of the Obligations in Secured Party’s sole but reasonable discretion. All such costs and expenses shall bear interest from the date of outlay until paid, at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law. The provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and the payment of all Obligations.

 

6.      Security Interest Absolute . All rights of the Secured Party and all Obligations of the Company hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement, and any other Transaction Documents or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the terms and provisions of the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (iii)  any exchange, release or non-perfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (iv) any action by the Secured Party to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (v) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part of the security interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar insolvency or bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The Company waives all right to require the Secured Party to proceed against any other Person or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to pursue any other remedy. The Company waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.

 

 

 
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7.      Indemnity . The Company agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold the Secured Party forever harmless from and against any and all Claims of any nature or kind (including reasonable legal fees, costs, expenses, and disbursements of counsel) to the extent that they arise out of, or otherwise result from, this Agreement (including, enforcement of this Agreement). This indemnity shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

8.      Miscellaneous .

 

(a)      Performance for Company . The Company agrees and hereby authorizes that Secured Party may, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, but Secured Party shall not be obligated to, whether or not an Event of Default shall have occurred, advance funds on behalf of the Company in order to insure the Company’s compliance with any covenant, warranty, representation or agreement of the Company made in or pursuant to this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, to continue or complete, or cause to be continued or completed, performance of the Company’s obligations under any Contracts of the Company, or to preserve or protect any right or interest of Secured Party in the Collateral or under or pursuant to this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, including, the payment of any insurance premiums or taxes and the satisfaction or discharge of any Claim, Obligation, Judgment or any other Encumbrance upon the Collateral or other property or Assets of Company; provided, however, that the making of any such advance by Secured Party shall not constitute a waiver by Secured Party of any Event of Default with respect to which such advance is made, nor relieve the Company of any such Event of Default. The Company shall pay to Secured Party upon demand all such advances made by Secured Party with interest thereon at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law. All such advances shall be deemed to be included in the Obligations and secured by the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder; provided, however, that the provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and the payment of all other Obligations.

 

(b)      Applications of Payments and Collateral . Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the Guaranty, or the Purchase Agreement, all Collateral and proceeds of Collateral coming into Secured Party’s possession and all payments made by any Person to Secured Party with respect to any Collateral may be applied by Secured Party (after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof) to any of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in its sole, but reasonable discretion. Any surplus held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. Secured Party may defer the application of Noncash Proceeds of Collateral, to the Obligations until Cash Proceeds are actually received by Secured Party. In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the highest rate specified in the Debenture for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

 

 
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(c)      Waivers by Company . The Company hereby waives, to the extent the same may be waived under applicable law: (i) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (ii) all claims and rights of the Company against Secured Party on account of actions taken or not taken by Secured Party in the exercise of Secured Party’s rights or remedies hereunder, under the Guaranty, under the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iii) all claims of the Company for failure of Secured Party to comply with any requirement of applicable law relating to enforcement of Secured Party’s rights or remedies hereunder, under the Guaranty, under the Purchase Agreement, under any other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iv) all rights of redemption of the Company with respect to the Collateral; (v) in the event Secured Party seeks to repossess any or all of the Collateral by judicial proceedings, any bond(s) or demand(s) for possession which otherwise may be necessary or required; (vi) presentment, demand for payment, protest and notice of non-payment and all exemptions applicable to any of the Collateral or the Company; (vii) any and all other notices or demands which by applicable law must be given to or made upon the Company by Secured Party; (viii) settlement, compromise or release of the obligations of any Person primarily or secondarily liable upon any of the Obligations; (ix) all rights of the Company to demand that Secured Party release account debtors or other Persons liable on any of the Collateral from further obligation to Secured Party; and (x) substitution, impairment, exchange or release of any Collateral for any of the Obligations. The Company agrees that Secured Party may exercise any or all of its rights and/or remedies hereunder, under the Guaranty, under the Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and under applicable law without resorting to and without regard to any Collateral or sources of liability with respect to any of the Obligations. Upon termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and payment of all Obligations, within ten (10) business days following the Company’s request to Secured Party, Secured Party shall release control of any security interest in the Collateral perfected by control and Secured Party shall send Company a statement terminating any financing statement filed against the Collateral.

 

(d)      Waivers by Secured Party . No failure or any delay on the part of Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder, under this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law, shall operate as a waiver thereof.

 

(e)      Secured Party’s Setoff . Secured Party shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, following an Event of Default, to set off against any Obligations due Secured Party, any debt owing to the Company by Secured Party.

 

(f)      Modifications, Waivers and Consents . No modifications or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, and no consent by Secured Party to any departure by the Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given, and any single or partial written waiver by Secured Party of any term, provision or right of Secured Party hereunder shall only be applicable to the specific instance to which it relates and shall not be deemed to be a continuing or future waiver of any other right, power or remedy. No notice to or demand upon the Company in any case shall entitle Company to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

 

 
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(g)      Notices . All notices of request, demand and other communications hereunder shall be addressed to the parties and deemed delivered in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, it being agreed and acknowledged that notice to CPT in accordance with the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed notice to each Company hereunder.

 

(h)      Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction . Each Company irrevocably agrees that any dispute arising under, relating to, or in connection with, directly or indirectly, this Agreement (whether or not such claim is based upon breach of contract or tort) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located in Broward County, Florida.  This provision  is intended to be a “mandatory” forum selection clause and governed by and interpreted consistent with Florida law. Each Company hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court having its situs in said county, and waives any objection based on forum non conveniens. Each Company hereby waives personal service of any and all process and consents that all such service of process may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to each Company as set forth herein or in the manner provided by applicable statute, law, rule of court or otherwise. Except for the foregoing mandatory forum selection clause, all terms and provisions hereof and the rights and obligations of the Companies and Secured Party hereunder shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to conflict of laws principles.

 

(i)      Survival: Successors and Assigns . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, shall survive Closing and shall continue in full force and effect until all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, there exists no commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations and all appropriate termination statements have been filed terminating the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. In the event that Secured Party assigns this Agreement and/or its security interest in the Collateral, Secured Party shall give written notice to the Company of any such assignment and such assignment shall be binding upon and recognized by the Company. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties by or on behalf of the Company which are contained in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Secured Party, its successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

(j)      Severability . If any term, provision or condition, or any part thereof, of this Agreement shall for any reason be found or held invalid or unenforceable by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder of such term, provision or condition nor any other term, provision or condition, and this Agreement shall survive and be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable term, provision or condition had not been contained therein.

 

(k)      Merger and Integration . This Agreement and the attached Schedules (if any), together with the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and no other agreement, statement or promise made by any party hereto or thereto, or by any employee, officer, agent or attorney of any party hereto, which is not contained herein or therein shall be valid or binding.

 

 

 
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(l)      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH COMPANY HEREBY: (a) COVENANTS AND AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY A JURY; AND (b) WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO WHICH ANY COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY MAY BE PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN ANY WAY PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY TRANSACTIONS, OCCURRENCES, COMMUNICATIONS, OR UNDERSTANDINGS (OR THE LACK OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING) RELATING IN ANY WAY TO DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING CLAIMS AGAINST PARTIES WHO ARE NOT PARTIES TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS SEPARATELY GIVEN, KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY EACH COMPANY AND EACH COMPANY HEREBY AGREES THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR OPINION HAVE BEEN MADE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR TO IN ANY WAY MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT. SECURED PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER AND EACH COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY, SO AS TO SERVE AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF SUCH WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH COMPANY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND/OR THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL.

 

(m)      Execution . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed and considered one and the same Agreement, and same shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and each party has delivered its signed counterpart to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format file or other similar format file, such signature shall be deemed an original for all purposes and shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page was an original thereof.

 

(n)      Headings . The headings and sub-headings contained in the titling of this Agreement are intended to be used for convenience only and shall not be used or deemed to limit or diminish any of the provisions hereof.

 

(o)      Termination . This Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate on the date on which all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid or discharged in full and there are no commitments outstanding for Secured Party to advance any funds to the Company, either under the Purchase Agreement or any other Contract. Upon such termination, the Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of the Company, will join in executing any termination statement with respect to any financing statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

 
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(p)      Gender and Use of Singular and Plural . All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.

 

(q)      Further Assurances . The parties hereto will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

(r)      Time is of the Essence . The parties hereby agree that time is of the essence with respect to performance of each of the parties’ obligations under this Agreement. The parties agree that in the event that any date on which performance is to occur falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state or national holiday, then the time for such performance shall be extended until the next business day thereafter occurring.

 

(s)      Joint Preparation . The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.

 

(t)      Increase in Obligations. It is the intent of the parties to secure payment of the Obligations, as the amount of such Obligations may increase from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Guaranty, or the Purchase Agreement, and all of the Obligations, as so increased from time to time, shall be and are secured hereby. Upon the execution hereof, the Company shall pay any and all documentary stamp taxes and/or other charges required to be paid in connection with the execution and enforcement of the Guaranty, the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and if, as and to the extent the Obligations are increased from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Debenture, then the Company shall immediately pay any additional documentary stamp taxes or other charges in connection therewith.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANIES:

 

CYCLONE-WHE, LLC,

CYCLONE PERFORMANCE, LLC,

an Ohio limited liability company

a Florida limited liability company

 

 

By: /s/ Christopher Nelson

By: /s/ Harry Schoell

Name: Christopher Nelson

Name: Harry Schoell

Title: Managing Director

Title: Managing Director

 

 

SECURED PARTY:

 

 

 

TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP

 

                   

By: TCA Global Credit Fund GP, Ltd., its general partner

 

By: /s/ Robert Press

       Robert Press, Director

 

 

 

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 Exhibit 10.29

 

 

GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT is dated as of July 31, 2013, but made effective as of September 1, 2013 (together with any amendments or modifications hereto in effect from time to time, the “ Guaranty ”), and is made by CYCLONE - WHE, LLC , an Ohio limited liability company, and CYCLONE PERFORMANCE, LLC , a Florida limited liability company (each of them individually referred to as a “ Guarantor ” and all of them collectively referred to as the “ Guarantors ”), in favor of TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP (“ TCA ”).

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated of even date herewith between Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (“ CPT ”) and TCA (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), CPT has agreed to issue to TCA and TCA has agreed to purchase from CPT a certain senior secured, convertible, redeemable debenture (the “ Debenture ”), as more specifically set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , in order to induce TCA to purchase the Debenture, and with full knowledge that TCA would not purchase the Debenture without this Guaranty, each of the Guarantors has agreed to execute and deliver this Guaranty to TCA, for the benefit of TCA, as security for the “Liabilities” (as hereinafter defined); and

 

WHEREAS , each of the Guarantors is a majority-owned and controlled subsidiary of CPT and will substantially benefit from TCA’s purchase of the Debenture;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties each intending to be legally bound, hereby do agree as follows:     

 

1.      LIABILITIES GUARANTEED .

 

Guarantors, jointly and severally (if more than one), hereby guarantee and become surety to TCA for the full, prompt and unconditional payment of the Liabilities, when and as the same shall become due, whether at the stated maturity date, by acceleration or otherwise, and the full, prompt and unconditional performance of each term and condition to be performed by CPT under the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. This Guaranty is a primary obligation of each of the Guarantors and shall be a continuing inexhaustible Guaranty. This is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. TCA may require Guarantors, or any one of them, to pay and perform its liabilities and obligations under this Guaranty and may proceed immediately against any of the Guarantors without being required to bring any Proceeding or take any action against CPT or any other Person prior thereto; the liability of each Guarantor hereunder being independent of and separate from the liability of CPT, any other Person, and the availability of other collateral security for the Debenture and the other Transaction Documents.

 

2.      DEFINITIONS .

 

All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement, unless the context of this Guaranty requires otherwise. In addition to the capitalized terms defined in the Purchase Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings (provided that if a capitalized term used herein is defined in the Purchase Agreement and separately defined in this Guaranty, the meaning of such term as defined in this Guaranty shall control for purposes of this Guaranty):

 

 

 
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2.1.     “ Liabilities ” means, collectively: (i) the repayment of all sums due under the Debenture (and all extensions, renewals, replacements, future advances and amendments thereof) and the other Transaction Documents; and (ii) the performance and observance of all terms, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in all of the Transaction Documents.

 

3.      REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES . Each Guarantor represents and warrants to TCA as follows:

 

3.1.      Organization, Powers . Guarantor: (i) is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its state of organization; (ii) has the power and authority to own its properties and Assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and as now contemplated; and (iii) has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform (and the manager or member, as applicable, executing this Guaranty on behalf of each Guarantor has been duly authorized to so act and execute this Guaranty on behalf of the Guarantor), and by all necessary action has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of, all of its obligations under this Guaranty and any other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

3.2.      Execution of Guaranty . This Guaranty, and each other Transaction Document to which Guarantor is a party, have been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor. Execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty and each other Transaction Document to which Guarantor is a party will not: (i) violate any provision of any Law, any Judgment, or any provision of any Contract or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party or by which Guarantor or any of its properties or Assets are bound; (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance of any nature on any Assets of Guarantor, other than the liens created by the Transaction Documents; and (iii) require any Consent from, exemption of, or filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

 

3.3.      Obligations of Guarantor . This Guaranty and each other Transaction Document to which Guarantor is a party are the legal, valid and binding obligations of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with their terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws or equitable principles relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. The purchase of the Debenture by TCA and the assumption by Guarantor of its obligations hereunder and under any other Transaction Document to which Guarantor is a party will result in material benefits to Guarantor. This Guaranty was entered into by Guarantor for commercial purposes.

 

3.4.      Litigation . There is no Proceeding at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened, against or affecting Guarantor or any of its properties, Assets or rights which, if adversely determined, would materially impair or affect: (i) the value of any collateral securing the Liabilities; (ii) Guarantor’s right to carry on its business substantially as now conducted (and as now contemplated); (iii) Guarantor’s financial condition; (iv) Guarantor’s capacity to consummate and perform its obligations under this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document to which Guarantor is a party; or (v) or otherwise cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 
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3.5.      No Defaults . Guarantor is not in default beyond the expiration of any applicable grace or cure periods, in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained herein or in any Contract or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party or by which Guarantor or any of its properties or Assets are bound.

 

3.6.      No Untrue Statements . To the knowledge of Guarantor, no Transaction Document or other document, certificate or statement furnished to TCA by or on behalf of CPT or Guarantor contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading. Guarantor acknowledges that all such statements, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been relied upon by TCA as an inducement to purchase the Debenture.

 

4.      NO LIMITATION OF LIABILITY .

 

4.1.     Each Guarantor acknowledges that the obligations undertaken herein involve the guaranty of obligations of a Person other than Guarantor and, in full recognition of that fact, each Guarantor consents and agrees that TCA may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness of this Guaranty: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment of (including, without limitation, any increase or decrease in the principal amount of the Liabilities or the interest rate), and/or change or extend the time for payment of, or renew, supplement or modify, any of the Liabilities, any security therefor, or any of the Transaction Documents evidencing same, and the Guaranty herein made shall apply to the Liabilities and the Transaction Documents as so changed, extended, renewed, supplemented or modified; (ii) sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order, any property securing the Liabilities; (iii) supplement, modify, amend or waive, or enter into or give any agreement, approval, waiver or consent with respect to, any of the Liabilities, or any part thereof, or any of the Transaction Documents, or any additional security or guaranties, or any condition, covenant, default, remedy, right, representation or term thereof or thereunder; (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against CPT or other Persons (including any Guarantor) or against any security for the Liabilities; (v) accept new or additional instruments, documents or agreements in exchange for or relative to any of the Transaction Documents or the Liabilities, or any part thereof; (vi) accept partial payments on the Liabilities; (vii) receive and hold additional security or guaranties for the Liabilities, or any part thereof; (viii) release, reconvey, terminate, waive, abandon, fail to perfect, subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer and/or enforce any security or guaranties, and apply any security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as TCA, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine; (ix) add, release, settle, modify or discharge the obligation of any maker, endorser, guarantor, surety, obligor or any other Person who is in any way obligated for any of the Liabilities, or any part thereof; (x) settle or compromise any Liabilities, whether in a Proceeding or not, and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, dispose of any security therefor (with or without consideration and in whatever manner TCA deems appropriate), and subordinate the payment of any of the Liabilities, whether or not due, to the payment of liabilities owing to creditors of CPT other than TCA and any Guarantor; (xi) consent to the merger, change or any other restructuring or termination of the corporate existence of CPT or any other Person, and correspondingly restructure the Liabilities, and any such merger, change, restructuring or termination shall not affect the liability of any Guarantor or the continuing effectiveness hereof, or the enforceability hereof with respect to all or any part of the Liabilities; (xii) apply any sums it receives, by whomever paid or however realized, to any of the Liabilities and/or (xiii) take any other action which might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, CPT or any other Person (including any Guarantor) in respect of the Liabilities.

 

 

 
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4.2.     The invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Liabilities or any Transaction Document, or the impairment or loss of any security therefor, whether caused by any action or inaction of TCA, or otherwise, shall not affect, impair or be a defense to any Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty.

 

4.3.     Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, TCA may enforce this Guaranty independently of any other remedy, guaranty or security TCA at any time may have or hold in connection with the Liabilities, and it shall not be necessary for TCA to marshal assets in favor of CPT, any other guarantor of the Liabilities or any other Person or to proceed upon or against and/or exhaust any security or remedy before proceeding to enforce this Guaranty. Each Guarantor expressly waives any right to require TCA to marshal assets in favor of CPT or any other Person, or to proceed against CPT or any other guarantor of the Liabilities or any collateral provided by any Person, and agrees that TCA may proceed against any obligor (including any Guarantor) and/or the collateral in such order as TCA shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion. TCA may file a separate action or actions against Guarantors, or any one or more of them, whether action is brought or prosecuted with respect to any security or against any other Person, or whether any other Person is joined in any such action or actions. Each Guarantor agrees that TCA and CPT may deal with each other in connection with the Liabilities or otherwise, or alter any contracts or agreements now or hereafter existing between them, in any manner whatsoever, all without in any way altering or affecting the security of this Guaranty.

 

4.4.     Each Guarantor expressly waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all defenses which such Guarantor shall or may have as of the date hereof arising or asserted by reason of: (i) any disability or other defense of CPT, or any other guarantor for the Liabilities, with respect to the Liabilities; (ii) the unenforceability or invalidity of any security for or guaranty of the Liabilities or the lack of perfection or continuing perfection or failure of priority of any security for the Liabilities; (iii) the cessation for any cause whatsoever of the liability of CPT, or any other guarantor of the Liabilities (other than by reason of the full payment and performance of all Liabilities (other than contingent indemnification obligations)); (iv) any failure of TCA to marshal assets in favor of CPT or any other Person; (v) any failure of TCA to give notice of sale or other disposition of collateral to CPT or any other Person or any defect in any notice that may be given in connection with any sale or disposition of collateral; (vi) any failure of TCA to comply with applicable laws in connection with the sale or other disposition of any collateral or other security for any Liabilities, including, without limitation, any failure of TCA to conduct a commercially reasonable sale or other disposition of any collateral or other security for any Liabilities; (vii) any act or omission of TCA or others that directly or indirectly results in or aids the discharge or release of CPT or any other guarantor of the Liabilities, or of any security or guaranty therefor by operation of law or otherwise; (viii) any law which provides that the obligation of a surety or guarantor must neither be larger in amount or in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal or which reduces a surety’s or guarantor’s obligation in proportion to the principal obligation; (ix) any failure of TCA to file or enforce a claim in any bankruptcy or other proceeding with respect to any Person; (x) the election by TCA, in any bankruptcy proceeding of any Person, of the application or non-application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (xi) any extension of credit or the grant of any lien under Section 364 of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (xii) any use of collateral under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code; (xiii) any agreement or stipulation with respect to the provision of adequate protection in any bankruptcy proceeding of any Person; (xiv) the avoidance of any lien or security interest in favor of TCA for any reason; (xv) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against any Person, including without limitation any discharge of, or bar or stay against collecting, all or any of the Liabilities (or any interest thereon) in or as a result of any such proceeding; or (xvi) any action taken by TCA that is authorized by this Section or any other provision of any Transaction Document. Each Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Liabilities, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Liabilities.

 

 

 
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4.5.     This is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in full force and effect as to all of the Liabilities until such date as all amounts owing by CPT to TCA shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash (or in stock in accordance with the terms of the conversion provisions in the Debenture) and all commitments of TCA to purchase any securities under the Purchase Agreement or to otherwise advance any funds to CPT have terminated or expired and all obligations of CPT with respect to any of the Liabilities shall have terminated or expired (such date is referred to herein as the “ Termination Date ”).

 

5.      LIMITATION ON SUBROGATION. Until the Termination Date, each Guarantor waives any present or future right to which Guarantor is or may become entitled to be subrogated to TCA’s rights against CPT or to seek contribution, reimbursement, indemnification, payment or the like, or participation in any claim, right or remedy of TCA against CPT or any security which TCA now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, right or remedy arises under contract, in equity, by statute, under common law or otherwise. If, notwithstanding such waiver, any funds or property shall be paid or transferred to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, or indemnification at any time when all of the Liabilities have not been paid in full, each Guarantor shall hold such funds or property in trust for TCA and shall forthwith pay over to TCA such funds and/or property to be applied by TCA to the Liabilities.

 

6.      COVENANTS .

 

6.1.      Financial Statements; Compliance Certificate . No later than ten (10) days after written request therefore from TCA, each Guarantor shall deliver to TCA: (a) financial statements disclosing all of Guarantor’s Assets, liabilities, net worth, income and contingent liabilities, all in reasonable detail and in form acceptable to TCA, signed by Guarantor, and certified by Guarantor to TCA to be true, correct and complete; (b) complete copies of federal tax returns, including all schedules, each of which shall be signed and certified by Guarantor to be true and complete copies of such returns; and (c) such other information respecting the Guarantor as TCA may from time to time reasonably request.

 

 

 
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6.2.      Subordination of Other Debts . Each Guarantor hereby: (a) subordinates the obligations now or hereafter owed by CPT to Guarantor (“ Subordinated Debt ”) to any and all obligations of CPT to TCA now or hereafter existing while this Guaranty is in effect, and hereby agrees that Guarantor will not request or accept payment of or any security for any part of the Subordinated Debt, and any proceeds of the Subordinated Debt paid to Guarantor, through error or otherwise, shall immediately be forwarded to TCA by Guarantor, properly endorsed to the order of TCA, to apply to the Liabilities.

 

6.3.      Security for Guaranty . All obligations and liability of each Guarantor evidenced by this Guaranty is also secured by all of the Assets and property of each Guarantor pursuant to that certain Security Agreement by and between each of the Guarantors and TCA made of even date herewith (the “ Security Agreement ”). All of the agreements, conditions, covenants, provisions, representations, warranties and stipulations contained in the Security Agreement or any other Transaction Documents to which any Guarantor is a party which are to be kept and performed by any Guarantor are hereby made a part of this Guaranty to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein, and each Guarantor covenants and agrees to keep and perform them, or cause them to be kept or performed, strictly in accordance with their terms.

 

7.      EVENTS OF DEFAULT .

 

Each of the following shall constitute a default (each, an “ Event of Default ”) hereunder:

 

7.1.     Non-payment when due, and after all applicable grace periods, of any sum required to be paid to TCA under any of the Transaction Documents or of any of the other Liabilities;

 

7.2.     A breach by any Guarantor of any other term, covenant, condition, obligation or agreement under this Guaranty, which breach is not cured within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice thereof from TCA, except that there shall be no notice or cure period with respect to any failure to pay any sums due under or as part of the Liabilities;

 

7.3.     Any representation or warranty made by any Guarantor in this Guaranty or under the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents shall prove to be false, incorrect or misleading in any material respect as of the date when made;

 

7.4.     A default by CPT or any Guarantor, after all applicable grace or notice periods, under any of the Transaction Documents; or

 

7.5.     The occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any Guarantor makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) any order or decree is rendered by a court which appoints or requires the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee for any Guarantor, and the order or decree is not vacated within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof; (iii) any order or decree is rendered by a court adjudicating any Guarantor insolvent, and the order or decree is not vacated within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof; (iv) any Guarantor files a petition in bankruptcy under the provisions of any bankruptcy law or any insolvency act; (v) any Guarantor admits, in writing, its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (vi) a proceeding or petition in bankruptcy is filed against any Guarantor and such proceeding or petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days from the date it is filed; or (vii) any Guarantor files a petition or answer seeking reorganization or arrangement under the bankruptcy laws or any law or statute of the United States or any state.

 

 

 
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8.      REMEDIES .

 

8.1.     Upon an Event of Default, all liabilities and obligations of Guarantors, and each one of them, hereunder shall become immediately due and payable without demand or notice and, in addition to any other remedies provided by law or in equity, TCA may:

 

8.1.1.     Enforce the obligations of Guarantors, and each one of them, under this Guaranty.

 

8.1.2.     To the extent not prohibited by and in addition to any other remedy provided by law or equity, setoff against any of the Liabilities any sum owed by TCA in any capacity to any Guarantor whether due or not.

 

8.1.3.     Perform any covenant or agreement of any Guarantor in default hereunder (but without obligation to do so) and in that regard pay such money as may be required or as TCA may reasonably deem expedient. Any costs, expenses or fees, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by TCA in connection with the foregoing shall be included in the Liabilities guaranteed hereby, and shall be due and payable on demand, together with interest at the highest non-usurious rate permitted by applicable law, such interest to be calculated from the date of such advance to the date of repayment thereof. Any such action by TCA shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any Guarantor hereunder and shall be without prejudice to any other right or remedy of TCA.

 

8.2.     Settlement of any claim by TCA against CPT, whether in any Proceeding or not, and whether voluntary or involuntary, shall not reduce the amount due under the terms of this Guaranty, except to the extent of the amount actually paid by CPT or any other obligated Person and legally retained by TCA in connection with the settlement (unless otherwise provided for herein).

 

9.      MISCELLANEOUS .

 

9.1.      Disclosure of Financial Information . TCA is hereby authorized to disclose any financial or other information about any Guarantor to any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over TCA or to any present, future or prospective participant or successor in interest in the Debenture. The information provided may include, without limitation, amounts, terms, balances, payment history, return item history and any financial or other information about Guarantor.

 

9.2.      Remedies Cumulative . The rights and remedies of TCA, as provided herein and in any other Transaction Document, shall be cumulative and concurrent, may be pursued separately, successively or together, may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall arise, and shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies conferred upon TCA at law or in equity. The failure, at any one or more times, of TCA to exercise any such right or remedy shall in no event be construed as a waiver or release thereof. TCA shall have the right to take any action it deems appropriate without the necessity of resorting to any collateral securing this Guaranty.

 

 

 
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9.3.      Integration . This Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents constitute the sole agreement of the parties with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby and thereby and supersede all oral negotiations and prior writings with respect thereto.

 

9.4.      Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses . If TCA retains the services of counsel by reason of a claim of an Event of Default hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Documents, or on account of any matter involving this Guaranty, or for examination of matters subject to TCA’s approval under the Transaction Documents, all costs of suit and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and such other reasonable expenses so incurred by TCA shall forthwith, on demand, become due and payable and shall be secured hereby.

 

9.5.      No Implied Waiver . TCA shall not be deemed to have modified or waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such modification or waiver is in writing and signed by TCA, and then only to the extent specifically set forth therein. A waiver in one event shall not be construed as continuing or as a waiver of or bar to such right or remedy on a subsequent event.

 

9.6.      Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein or in any of the Transaction Documents, each Guarantor waives notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and notice of the Liabilities and waives notice of default, non-payment, partial payment, presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest or dishonor, and all other notices to which each Guarantor might otherwise be entitled or which might be required by law to be given by TCA. Each Guarantor waives the right to any stay of execution and the benefit of all exemption laws, to the extent permitted by law, and any other protection granted by law to guarantors, now or hereafter in effect with respect to any action or proceeding brought by TCA against it. Each Guarantor irrevocably waives all claims of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise and the right to assert against TCA any defenses, set-offs, counterclaims, or claims that any Guarantor may have at any time against CPT or any other party liable to TCA.

 

9.7.      No Third Party Beneficiary . Except as otherwise provided herein, Guarantors and TCA do not intend the benefits of this Guaranty to inure to any third party and no third party (including CPT) shall have any status, right or entitlement under this Guaranty.

 

9.8.      Partial Invalidity . The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Guaranty shall not render any other provision invalid or unenforceable. In lieu of any invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically a valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.

 

9.9.      Binding Effect . The covenants, conditions, waivers, releases and agreements contained in this Guaranty shall bind, and the benefits thereof shall inure to, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that this Guaranty cannot be assigned by Guarantors, or any one of them, without the prior written consent of TCA, and any such assignment or attempted assignment by any Guarantor shall be void and of no effect with respect to the TCA.

 

 

 
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9.10.      Modifications . This Guaranty may not be supplemented, extended, modified or terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought.

 

9.11.      Sales or Participations . TCA may from time to time sell or assign the Debenture, in whole or in part, or grant participations in the Debenture and/or the obligations evidenced thereby without the consent of CPT or any Guarantor. The holder of any such sale, assignment or participation, if the applicable agreement between TCA and such holder so provides, shall be: (a) entitled to all of the rights, obligations and benefits of TCA (to the extent of such holder’s interest or participation); and (b) deemed to hold and may exercise the rights of setoff or banker’s lien with respect to any and all obligations of such holder to Guarantors (to the extent of such holder’s interest or participation), in each case as fully as though Guarantors were directly indebted to such holder. TCA may in its discretion give notice to Guarantors of such sale, assignment or participation; however, the failure to give such notice shall not affect any of TCA’s or such holder’s rights hereunder.

 

9.12.      Jurisdiction and Governing Law . Each Guarantor irrevocably agrees that any dispute arising under, relating to, or in connection with, directly or indirectly, this Guaranty (whether or not such claim is based upon breach of contract or tort) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located in Broward County, Florida.  This provision  is intended to be a “mandatory” forum selection clause and governed by and interpreted consistent with Florida law. Each Guarantor hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court having its situs in said county, and waives any objection based on forum non conveniens. Each Guarantor hereby waives personal service of any and all process and consents that all such service of process may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to each Guarantor as set forth herein or in the manner provided by applicable statute, law, rule of court or otherwise. Except for the foregoing mandatory forum selection clause, all terms and provisions hereof and the rights and obligations of the Guarantors and TCA hereunder shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to conflict of laws principles.

 

9.13.      Notices . All notices of request, demand and other communications hereunder shall be addressed to the parties and deemed delivered in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, it being agreed and acknowledged that notice to CPT in accordance with the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed notice to each Guarantor hereunder.

 

9.14.      Joint and Several Liability . The word “Guarantor” or “Guarantors” shall mean all of the undersigned Persons, if more than one, and their liability shall be joint and several. The liability of Guarantors shall also be joint and several with the liability of any other guarantor under any other guaranty and with the liability of CPT.

 

9.15.      Continuing Enforcement . If, after receipt of any payment of all or any part of the Liabilities, TCA is compelled or reasonably agrees, for settlement purposes, to surrender such payment to any person or entity for any reason (including, without limitation, a determination that such payment is void or voidable as a preference or fraudulent conveyance, an impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds), then this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, and each Guarantor shall be liable for, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless TCA with respect to the full amount so surrendered. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Guaranty and shall remain effective notwithstanding the payment of the Liabilities, the cancellation or redemption of the Debenture, this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document, the release of any security interest, lien or Encumbrance securing the Liabilities or any other action which TCA may have taken in reliance upon its receipt of such payment. Any cancellation, release or other such action shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon any payment of the Liabilities having become final and irrevocable.

 

 

 
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9.16.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH GUARANTOR AGREES THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM, BROUGHT BY TCA OR ANY GUARANTOR ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT HERETO OR THERETO, SHALL BE TRIED ONLY BY A COURT AND NOT BY A JURY. TCA AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND INTELLIGENTLY, AND WITH THE ADVICE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. FURTHER, EACH GUARANTOR WAIVES ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS GUARANTY AND THAT TCA WOULD NOT PURCHASE THE NOTE IF THE WAIVERS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION WERE NOT A PART OF THIS GUARANTY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each Guarantor, intending to be legally bound, has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

CYCLONE-WHE, LLC,

CYCLONE PERFORMANCE, LLC,

an Ohio limited liability company

a Florida limited liability company

 

 

By: /s/ Christopher Nelson

By: /s/ Harry Schoell

Name: Christopher Nelson

Name: Harry Schoell

Title: Managing Director

Title: Managing Director

                    

               

 

                    

                    

          

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