UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 6 , 2018 ( May 31, 2018 )

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-52635

 

20-385 8769

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

     

20411 SW Birch Street, Suite 250

Newport Beach, California

 

 

92660

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(949) 5 48-2253

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Item 2.0 3 . Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant .

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On May 31, 2018, Accelerize Inc. (the “Company”) borrowed an aggregate of $1,500,000 (the “Borrowings”) from eight lenders (the “Lenders”) and issued promissory notes for the repayment of the amounts borrowed. The Lenders are all accredited investors and shareholders of the Company, and one of the Lenders is an affiliate of the Company’s director, Greg Akselrud. The promissory notes are unsecured, have a maturity date of May 30, 2021 and all principal is due upon maturity. Amounts borrowed accrue interest at 12% per annum and accrued interest is payable monthly. In the event the Company prepays the promissory notes prior to the end of two years, at prepayment the Lender will be paid the difference between accrued interest already paid and the amount of accrued interest payable for two years on the amount borrowed. The Company must repay the promissory notes within 30 days of retiring or refinancing all of its outstanding secured subordinated debt. The Company also issued to the Lenders six-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock exercisable for cash at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The warrants were issued under the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as not involving a public offering. The descriptions of the promissory notes and the warrants are not complete and each is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of promissory note or form of warrant, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and 4.1, respectively, to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Also on May 31, 2018, the Company entered into a seventh amendment (the “SaaS Amendment”) of the loan and security agreement dated as of May 5, 2016 with SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC to permit the Borrowings, to amend the Company’s adjusted EBITDA, revenue renewal and total debt to monthly recurring revenue covenants, to increase the success fee payable upon repayment of the facility by $120,000 to $495,000, and to fix prepayment penalties until October 31, 2018. The description of the SaaS Amendment is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the SaaS Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Also on May 31, 2018, the Company entered into a first amending agreement (the “Beedie Amendment”) of the credit agreement dated as of January 25, 2018 with Beedie Investments Limited (“Beedie”) to permit the Borrowings, to amend the Company’s adjusted EBITDA, revenue renewal and total debt to monthly recurring revenue covenants, and to add a secured debt to monthly recurring revenue covenant. In addition, the Company issued to Beedie a warrant (the “Beedie Warrant”) to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share subject to certain adjustments for dividends, splits or reclassifications, and a weighted average adjustment for certain issuances of common stock below the exercise price prior to January 25, 2019. The Beedie Warrant is exercisable for cash until January 25, 2024. The Beedie Warrant will be exercisable on a cashless basis at its expiration if notice of expiration is not timely provided by the Company to Beedie. The Beedie Warrant was issued under the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as not involving a public offering. The descriptions of the Beedie Amendment and Beedie Warrant are not complete and each is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Beedie Amendment or Beedie Warrant, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

4.1

Form of Warrant issued on May 31, 2018.

   

4.2

Form of Warrant issued on May 31, 2018.

   

10.1

Form of Promissory Note issued on May 31, 2018.

   

10.2

Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between Accelerize Inc. and SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC, dated as of May 31, 2018.

   

10.3

First Amending Agreement between Accelerize Inc. and Beedie Investments Limited, dated as of May 31, 2018.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

   

ACCELERIZE INC.

     
 

By:

/s/ Brian Ross

     
 

Name:

Brian Ross

     
 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: June 6, 2018

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO ACCELERIZE INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED .

 

  

Right to Purchase up to ___,000 shares of Common Stock of Accelerize Inc. (subject to adjustment as provided herein)

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

No. _____

 Issue Date: ________, 2018

 

ACCELERIZE INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, __________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company at any time after ___________, 2018 (the “Issue Date”) until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Issue Date (the “Expiration Date”), up to _____,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at a per share purchase price of $0.35. The aforementioned purchase price per share, as adjusted from time to time as herein provided, is referred to herein as the “Purchase Price.” The number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein. The Company may reduce the Purchase Price without the consent of the Holder.

 

As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings:

 

(a)     The term “Company” shall include Accelerize Inc. and any corporation which shall succeed or assume the obligations of Accelerize Inc. hereunder.

 

(b)     The term “Common Stock” includes (i) the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any other securities into which or for which any of the securities described in (i) may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.

 

(c)     The term “Other Securities” refers to any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other person (corporate or otherwise) which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to the terms herein.

 

(d)     The term “Warrant Shares” shall mean the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

1.      Exercise of Warrant .

 

 

 

 

1.1.      Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole in accordance with the terms of subsection 1.2 or upon exercise of this Warrant in part in accordance with subsection 1.3, up to ______,000 of shares of Common Stock of the Company, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

1.2.      Full Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in full by the Holder hereof by delivery of an original or facsimile copy of the form of subscription attached as hereto Exhibit A (the “Subscription Form”) duly executed by such Holder and surrender of the original Warrant within three (3) days of exercise, to the Company at its principal office or at the office of its Warrant Agent (as provided hereinafter), accompanied by payment, in cash, wire transfer or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, in the amount obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is then exercisable by the Purchase Price then in effect. This Warrant may also be exercised by means of a “broker-assisted cashless exercise” procedure in which a broker reasonably acceptable to the Company (a) transmits the Purchase Price to the Company in cash or acceptable cash equivalents against the Holder’s Subscription Form and the Company’s confirmation that it will deliver to the broker stock certificates issued in the name of the broker for at least that number of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the Purchase Price; or (b) agrees to pay the Purchase Price to the Company in cash or acceptable cash equivalents upon the broker’s receipt from the Company of stock certificates issued in the name of the broker for at least that number of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the Purchase Price. The Holder’s notice of exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the foregoing procedure must include the name and address of the broker involved, a clear description of the procedure, and such other information or undertaking by the broker as the Company shall reasonably require.

 

1.3.      Partial Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in part (but not for a fractional share) by surrender of this Warrant in the manner and at the place provided in subsection 1.2 except that the amount payable by the Holder on such partial exercise shall be the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of whole shares of Common Stock designated by the Holder in the Subscription Form by (b) the Purchase Price then in effect. On any such partial exercise, the Company, at its expense, will forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder hereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, the whole number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant may still be exercised.

 

1.4.      Fair Market Value . Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date (the “Determination Date”) shall mean:

 

(a)     If the Company’s Common Stock is traded on an exchange or is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC then the last sale price reported for the last business day immediately preceding the Determination Date;

 

(b)     If the Company’s Common Stock is not traded on an exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC but is traded in the over-the-counter market, then the average of the closing bid and ask prices reported for the last business day immediately preceding the Determination Date;

 

 

 

 

(c)     Except as provided in clause (d) below, if the Company’s Common Stock is not publicly traded, then as the Holder and the Company agree in writing, or in the absence of such agreement, by arbitration in accordance with the rules then standing of the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator to be chosen from a panel of persons qualified by education and training to pass on the matter to be decided; or

 

(d)     If the Determination Date is the date of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the Company’s charter, then all amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the charter in the event of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, plus all other amounts to be payable per share in respect of the Common Stock in liquidation under the charter, assuming for the purposes of this clause (d) that all of the shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of all of the Warrants are outstanding at the Determination Date.

 

1.5.      Company Acknowledgment . The Company will, at the time of the exercise of the Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such rights.

 

1.6.      Delivery of Stock Certificates, etc. on Exercise . The Company agrees that the shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder hereof as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered and payment made for such shares as aforesaid. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, and in any event within three (3) business days thereafter, the Company at its expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issue taxes) will cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder hereof, or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct in compliance with applicable securities laws, a certificate or certificates for the number of duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) to which such Holder shall be entitled on such exercise, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair Market Value of one full share of Common Stock, together with any other stock or other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to which such Holder is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.

 

2.      Adjustments.

 

2.1.      Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case at any time or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b) consolidate with or merge into any other person or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person under any plan or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder of this Warrant, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall receive, in lieu of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment thereafter as provided in Section 3.

 

 

 

 

2.2.      Dissolution . In the event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, prior to such dissolution, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered the stock and other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable in accordance with Section 2.1 by the Holder of the Warrants upon their exercise after the effective date of such dissolution pursuant to this Section 2.

 

2.3.      Continuation of Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this Section 2, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the Other Securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon the issuer of any Other Securities, including, in the case of any such transfer, the person acquiring all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such person shall have expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant.

 

3.      Extraordinary Events Regarding Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall (a) issue additional shares of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock, (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock, then, in each such event, the Purchase Price shall, simultaneously with the happening of such event, be adjusted by multiplying the then Purchase Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the product so obtained shall thereafter be the Purchase Price then in effect. The Purchase Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described herein in this Section 3. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the numerator is the Purchase Price that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the Purchase Price in effect on the date of such exercise.

 

4.      Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Purchase Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder of the Warrant and any Warrant Agent of the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 7 hereof).

 

 

 

 

5.      Reservation of Stock, etc. Issuable on Exercise of Warrant; Financial Statements . The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of the Warrants, all shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the Warrant.

 

6.      Replacement of Warrant . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense, once only and then at the expense of the Holder, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

7.      Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder of the Warrant, appoint an agent (a “Warrant Agent”) for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1, and replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 6, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such Warrant Agent.

 

8.      Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

9.      Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur or (c) three business days after deposited in the mail if delivered pursuant to subsection (ii) above. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company to: 20411 SW Birch St. Ste. 250, Newport Beach, CA 92660, and (ii) if to the Holder, to [_______________] or if subsequently updated, the address in the Company books. The Company may change its address for notices but only to an address and fax number located in the United States.

 

10.      Miscellaneous . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to this Warrant shall be adjudicated in any state court in New York County in the State of New York or in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. By acceptance of this Warrant, Holder acknowledges that it is either an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first written above.

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:                                                                          

 

Name: Brian Ross

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President    

 

 

 

  

Exhibit A

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

(to be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

TO:     ACCELERIZE INC.

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No.____), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable box):

 

___     ________ shares of the Common Stock covered by such Warrant.

 

Purchase Terms:

 

___ The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is $___________.

 

___ broker-assisted cashless exercise pursuant to the procedure set forth in section 1.2 (describe procedure to be used:____________________).

 

The undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to                                                  whose address is _____________________________________________

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall be made pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Dated:                               

 

 

 

 

(Signature must conform to name of holder

as specified on the fact of the Warrant.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Address)

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO ACCELERIZE INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED .

 

  

Right to Purchase up to 500,000 shares of Common Stock of Accelerize Inc. (subject to adjustment as provided herein)

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

No. BC -02

 Issue Date: May 31, 2018

 

ACCELERIZE INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for value received, Beedie Investments Limited or its permitted assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company at any time after May 31, 2018 (the “Issue Date”) until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 25, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”), up to 500,000 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof), at a per share purchase price of $0.35. The aforementioned purchase price per share, as adjusted from time to time as herein provided, is referred to herein as the “Purchase Price.” The number and character of such shares of Common Stock and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein. The Company may reduce the Purchase Price without the consent of the Holder.

 

This warrant to purchase Common Stock (“Warrant”) is issued in connection with and pursuant to that amendment dated May 31, 2018 to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of January 25, 2018 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and between the Company and Holder.

 

As used herein the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings:

 

(a) The term “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the Province of British Columbia or the State of California.

 

(b) The term “Company” shall include Accelerize Inc. and any corporation which shall succeed or assume the obligations of Accelerize Inc. hereunder.

 

(c) The term “Common Stock” includes (i) the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any other securities into which or for which any of the securities described in (i) may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization, reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.

 

(d) The term “Material Event” means any of the following:

 

 

 

 

(i) any dividend or distribution in respect of the outstanding shares of Common Stock;

 

(ii) any offer for subscription or sale pro rata to all holders of the outstanding Common Stock any additional shares of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock;

 

(iii) any reclassification, exchange, combination, substitution, reorganization or recapitalization of the outstanding Common Stock;

 

(iv) (a) any Person, or group of Persons acting jointly or in concert, becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company, (b) a transaction occurring which results in the stockholders of the Company immediately before the transaction owning, as a group, 50% or less of the outstanding shares of the Company or any successor entity after such transaction or (c) the sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

 

(v) the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

 

(e) The term “Other Securities” refers to any stock (other than Common Stock) or other securities of the Company or any other Person which the holder of the Warrant at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, on the exercise of the Warrant, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to the terms herein.

 

(f) The term “Person” means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization.

 

(g) The term “Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Company’s Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the NYSE Amex, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the OTC Bulletin Board, the Toronto Stock Exchange or a nationally recognized stock exchange in Canada.

 

(h) The term “VWAP” means for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (A) if the shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price per share for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Shares are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:35 a.m. Eastern Time to 3:58 p.m. Eastern Time); (B) if the shares are not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the shares are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted average price per share of the Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; or (C) if the shares are not then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the shares are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink OTC Markets Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the shares so reported.

 

 

 

 

(i) The term “Warrant Shares” shall mean the fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

1.      Exercise of Warrant .

 

1.1.      Number of Shares Issuable upon Exercise . From and after the Issue Date through and including the Expiration Date, the Holder hereof shall be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant in whole in accordance with the terms of Section 1.2 or upon exercise of this Warrant in part in accordance with Section 1.3, up to 500,000 Warrant Shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

1.2.      Full Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in full by the Holder hereof by delivery to the Company or Warrant Agent (as provided hereinafter) of an original or facsimile copy (or email attachment) of the form of subscription attached as hereto Exhibit A (the “Subscription Form”) duly executed by such Holder, and, subject to Section 11 below, accompanied by payment, in cash, wire transfer or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, in the amount obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is then exercisable by the Purchase Price then in effect (the “Full Exercise Price”).

 

1.3.      Partial Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in part (but not for a fractional share) by delivery of the Subscription Form as provided in Section 1.2 except that the amount payable by the Holder on such partial exercise shall be the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of whole shares of Common Stock designated by the Holder in the Subscription Form by (b) the Purchase Price then in effect (the “Partial Exercise Price”). On any such partial exercise, the Company, at its expense, will forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder hereof a new Warrant of like tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, the whole number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant may still be exercised.

 

1.4.      Fair Market Value . “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock as of a particular date shall mean:

 

(a)     If the Company’s Common Stock is publicly traded, then the arithmetic average of the VWAP of such shares for each of the five (5) consecutive trading days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the exercise of this Warrant;

 

(b)     Except as provided in clause (c) below, if the Company’s Common Stock is not publicly traded, then as the Holder and the Company agree in writing, or in the absence of such agreement, by arbitration in accordance with the rules then standing of the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator to be chosen from a panel of persons qualified by education and training to pass on the matter to be decided; or

 

(c)     If the date of the exercise of this Warrant is the date of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any event deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the Company’s charter, then all amounts to be payable per share to holders of the Common Stock pursuant to the charter in the event of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, plus all other amounts to be payable per share in respect of the Common Stock in liquidation under the charter, assuming for the purposes of this clause (c) that all of the shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of all warrants are outstanding at the date of the exercise of this Warrant.

 

 

 

 

1.5.      Company Acknowledgment . The Company will, at the time of the exercise of the Warrant, upon the request of the Holder hereof acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. If the Holder shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford to such Holder any such rights.

 

1.6.      Delivery of Stock Certificates, etc. on Exercise . The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Company’s transfer agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) the earlier of (A) two (2) trading days after the delivery to the Company of the Subscription Form and (B) one (1) trading day after delivery of the aggregate Full Exercise Price or Partial Exercise Price (as applicable) and (ii) the number of trading days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Subscription Form, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the Full Exercise Price or Partial Exercise Price (as applicable) (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) trading days and (ii) the number of trading days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Subscription Form. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of trading days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Subscription Form. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled upon exercise, Holder shall receive cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then Fair Market Value of one full share of Common Stock, together with any other stock or other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) to which such Holder is entitled upon such exercise pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise.

 

1.7      No Delivery of Warrant on Exercise . The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Subscription Form shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. The Holder shall deliver the original Warrant to the Company within thirty (30) days after the full exercise of this Warrant, provided, that the Holder’s failure to so deliver the original Warrant shall not affect the validity of such exercise or any of the Company’s obligations under this Warrant and the Company’s sole remedy for the Holder’s failure to deliver the original Warrant shall be to obtain an affidavit of lost warrant and customary indemnity and security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company from the Holder.

 

 

 

 

2.      Adjustments.

 

2.1.      Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case at any time or from time to time, the Company shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b) consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into any other Person or (c) directly or indirectly transfer, lease, exclusively license or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person under any plan or arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such case, as a condition to the consummation of such a transaction, proper and adequate provision shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder of this Warrant, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation or merger or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall receive, in lieu of the Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on such exercise prior to such consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such Holder had so exercised this Warrant, immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment thereafter as provided in Section 3.

 

2.2.      Dissolution . In the event of any dissolution of the Company following the transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, the Company, prior to such dissolution, shall at its expense deliver or cause to be delivered the stock and other securities and property (including cash, where applicable) receivable in accordance with Section 2.1 by the Holder of the Warrants upon their exercise after the effective date of such dissolution pursuant to this Section 2.

 

2.3.     Continuation of Terms . Upon any reorganization, consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer (and any dissolution following any transfer) referred to in this Section 2, this Warrant shall continue in full force and effect and the terms hereof shall be applicable to the Other Securities and property receivable on the exercise of this Warrant after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger or the effective date of dissolution following any such transfer, as the case may be, and shall be binding upon the issuer of any Other Securities, including, in the case of any such transfer, the Person acquiring all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, whether or not such Person shall have expressly assumed the terms of this Warrant.

 

2.4      No Impairment . The Company shall not, by amendment of its charter or other constating documents, or through a reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, arrangement, amalgamation, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by the Company, but shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all the provisions hereof and in taking all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the Holder’s right hereunder against dilution or other impairment.

 

3.       Extraordinary Events Regarding Common Stock .

 

3.1     Dividends and Distributions; Subdivisions and Consolidations . In the event that the Company shall (a) issue additional shares of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on outstanding Common Stock, (b) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (c) combine its outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of the Common Stock, then, in each such event, the Purchase Price shall, simultaneously with the happening of such event, be adjusted by multiplying the then Purchase Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the product so obtained shall thereafter be the Purchase Price then in effect. The Purchase Price, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described herein in this Section 3.1. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter, on the exercise hereof as provided in Section 1, be entitled to receive shall be adjusted to a number determined by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3.1) be issuable on such exercise by a fraction of which (a) the numerator is the Purchase Price that would otherwise (but for the provisions of this Section 3) be in effect, and (b) the denominator is the Purchase Price in effect on the date of such exercise.

 

 

 

 

3.2      Issuance of Additional Shares . If the Company shall issue shares of Common Stock before the January 25, 2019 without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Purchase Price, the Purchase Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying the Purchase Price then in effect by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration received by the Company for the total number of shares of Common Stock so issued would purchase at the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue plus the number of such shares of Common Stock so issued; provided that, immediately after any shares of Common Stock are deemed issued pursuant to this Section 3.2 such shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding. For the purposes of calculating any adjustment to the Purchase Price under this Section 3.2, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of outstanding convertible securities shall be deemed to be outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment to the Purchase Price or number of Warrant Shares shall be triggered pursuant to this Section 3.2 by (i) the issuance of ordinary course stock options or share-based compensation to directors, officers, employees or other service providers when issued pursuant to the Company’s existing compensation plans or consistent with past practice, to a maximum of 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis at such time; or (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any convertible security issued prior to the date hereof.

 

4.     Certificate as to Adjustments . In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable on the exercise of the Warrants, the Company at its expense will promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer or other appropriate designee to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (a) the consideration received or receivable by the Company for any additional shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) outstanding or deemed to be outstanding, and (c) the Purchase Price and the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon exercise of this Warrant, in effect immediately prior to such adjustment or readjustment and as adjusted or readjusted as provided in this Warrant. The Company will forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder of the Warrant and any Warrant Agent of the Company (appointed pursuant to Section 7 hereof).

 

 

 

 

5.       Representations and Covenants of the Company .

 

5.1    The Company hereby represents and warrants that it is authorized to create and issue the Warrant and that this Warrant is a valid and enforceable obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Certificate.

 

5.2    The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery on the exercise of the Warrant, all shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable on the exercise of the Warrant, and hereby represents and warrants that all Warrant Shares issued upon the exercise of the Warrant will, upon payment of the Purchase Price therefor by the Holder, be fully paid and non-assessable and duly and validly issued.

 

5.3    The Company shall give Holder notice of a Material Event at the same time and in the same manner as the Company notifies the holders of the outstanding Common Stock; provided, that at all times, if any, when the Company shall not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company shall furnish the Holder with:

 

(a)     notice of such Material Event not less than 10 Business Days prior to the earlier to occur of the anticipated effective date thereof or the record date for any dividend, distribution, or subscription rights or for determining rights to vote, if any, in each case together with such information as the Holder may reasonably require regarding the treatment of this Warrant in connection with the Material Event giving rise to such notice;

 

(b)     such additional information as is furnished or required to be furnished to all or any shareholders of the Company, whether pursuant to the Company’s charter or other constating documents, any shareholder, investor rights or similar agreement, or applicable corporate or securities laws or stock exchange rules or policies.

 

6.      Replacement of Warrant . On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement and security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense, once only and then at the expense of the Holder, will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

 

7.      Warrant Agent . The Company may, by written notice to the Holder of the Warrant, appoint an agent (a “Warrant Agent”) for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1, and replacing this Warrant pursuant to Section 6, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such Warrant Agent.

 

8.      Transfer on the Company’s Books . Until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

 

 

 

9.      Notices . All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the Business Day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur or (c) three Business Days after deposited in the mail if delivered pursuant to clause (ii) above. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company to: 20411 SW Birch St. Ste. 250, Newport Beach, CA 92660, and (ii) if to the Holder, to: Suite 1730, 1111 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 4M3, Canada, or if subsequently updated, the address in the Company books. The Company may change its address for notices but only to an address and fax number located in the United States.

 

10.    No Assignment . Holder shall not be permitted to sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge, dispose or otherwise transfer this Warrant or the rights and obligations hereunder, or any Warrant Shares acquired upon exercise hereunder, except to an affiliate or to a syndicate member under the Credit Agreement without the prior written consent of Company. Any prohibited assignment shall be null and void.

 

11.    Notice of Expiration . The Company shall give notice of the Expiration Date (the “Expiration Notice”) to the Holder within ninety (90) but not less than thirty (30) days before the Expiration Date. If the Company does not deliver the Expiration Notice within ninety (90) but not less than thirty (30) days before the Expiration Date and the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Purchase Price in effect on the Expiration Date, then, subject to any determination of Fair Market Value required pursuant to Section 1.4(b), this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of the Expiration Date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 1.3, as applicable, as to all Warrant Shares for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall deliver a certificate representing the Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise to the Holder in accordance with Section 1.6. In lieu of payment of the Full Exercise Price or the Partial Exercise Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.2 or Section 1.3, as applicable, but otherwise in accordance with the requirements of such Section, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of Warrant Shares as is computed using the following formula:

 

  X     =      Y(A-B)/A
   
where:  
   
  X     =     the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder;

 

 

 

 

  Y     =     the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Warrant Shares surrendered to the Company in payment of the Full Exercise Price or Partial Exercise Price, as applicable);
   
  A      =     the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock; and
   
  B     =     the Purchase Price.

  

11.    Miscellaneous . This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Warrant shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to this Warrant shall be adjudicated in any state court in New York County in the State of New York or in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. By acceptance of this Warrant, Holder acknowledges that it is either an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Warrant as of the date first written above.

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:                                                   

 

Name: Brian Ross

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President    

 

 

 

  

Exhibit A

FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION

(to be signed only on exercise of Warrant)

TO:     ACCELERIZE INC.

 

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No.____), hereby irrevocably elects to purchase (check applicable box):

 

___     ________ shares of the Common Stock covered by such Warrant; or

 

 

Purchase Terms:

 

___ The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price per share provided for in such Warrant, which is $___________.

 

 

The undersigned requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to ______________________________ whose address is __________________________________________________________

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable upon exercise of the within Warrant shall be made pursuant to registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

 

Dated:                               

 

 

 

 

(Signature must conform to name of holder

as specified on the fact of the Warrant.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Address)

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

This Promissory Note and the indebtedness evidenced hereby are subordinate in the manner and to the extent set forth in that certain Subordination Agreement (the “Subordination Agreement") dated as of May 31, 2018 among SaaS Capital Funding II, LLC, each of the Junior Creditors signatory thereto and Accelerize Inc., a Delaware corporation, to the Senior Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement); and each holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, shall be bound by the provisions of the Subordination Agreement.

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$[            ]

May 31, 2018                 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Accelerize Inc., a Delaware corporation (referred to herein as the “Borrower”), with offices at 20411 SW Birch Street, Suite 250, Newport Beach, CA 92660, hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [_____________________] (the “Lender”), in lawful money of the United States, at [__________________________________], or such other address as the Lender may from time to time designate, the principal sum of [     ] Dollars ($[      ]) (the “Principal”). This Note shall mature and become due and payable in full on May 30, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”).

 

1.      Terms of Repayment . Principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid by the Borrower as follows:

 

(a) Interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date hereof through the Maturity Date shall be payable monthly in cash on the first day of each month (each an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing June 1, 2018.

 

(b) All computations of interest shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a business day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding business day.

 

(c) Principal shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

(d) In the event Borrower fully retires or refinances all of its outstanding Secured Subordinated Debt, Principal shall be due and payable 30 days after the date of such retirement or refinancing.

 

2.      Terms of Prepayment . At any time prior to the Maturity Date, the Borrower may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding Principal and any interest amount accrued thereon (at Borrower’s option or pursuant to provision 1(d) above). In connection with any prepayment, payment of interest will be accelerated on the prepaid amount such that Borrower will pay to Lender an amount equal to the unpaid amount of two years of accrued interest on the prepaid amount. Partial prepayments shall be applied first to accrued interest and then to outstanding Principal.

 

 

 

 

3.      Representations and Warranties . The Borrower represents and warrants as follows: (i) the Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Note are within the Borrower's powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not contravene (A) the Borrower's certificate of incorporation or by-laws or (B) (x) any law or (y) any agreement or document binding on or affecting the Borrower, (iii) no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory body or third person is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Note other than has been obtained; (iv) this Note constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms except as enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and subject to the applicability of general principles of equity; (v) the Borrower has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its property and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (vi) the Borrower is duly qualified to conduct its business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it, or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary; and (vi) there is no pending or, to the Borrower's knowledge, threatened action or proceeding affecting the Borrower before any governmental agency or arbitrator which challenges or relates to this Note or which may otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Borrower.

 

4.      Covenants . So long as any principal or interest is due hereunder and shall remain unpaid, the Borrower will, unless the Lender shall otherwise consent in writing:

 

(a)     Maintain and preserve its existence, rights and privileges;

 

(b)     Not (i) directly or indirectly sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (A) any of its property or assets other than in its ordinary course of business or (B) substantially all of its properties and assets, in the aggregate, to any person(s), whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions over any period of time, (ii) merge into or with or consolidate with any other person or (iii) adopt any plan or arrangement for the dissolution or liquidation of the Borrower; and

 

(c)     Comply in all material respects with all applicable laws (whether federal, state or local and whether statutory, administrative or judicial or other) and with every applicable lawful governmental order (whether administrative or judicial).

 

6.      Events of Default . Each and any of the following shall constitute a default and, after expiration of the Grace Period, if any, shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:

 

(a)     the nonpayment of principal, interest, or any other costs or expenses promptly when due of any amount payable under this Note;

 

(b)     any other failure of the Borrower to observe or perform any covenant set forth in this Note or in the Warrant issued to Lender on the date hereof (other than a payment default described above), which failure is not cured within thirty (30) days (the “Grace Period”) of Borrower’s receipt of a written notice that such failure exists and is continuing, and should it not be cured within the Grace Period, it shall constitute an Event of Default under this Note;

 

 

 

 

(c)     if Borrower shall commence any case, proceeding or other action: (i) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts; or (ii) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its property, or the Borrower shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to above or seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its property, which case, proceeding or other action results in the entry of any order for relief or remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days;

 

(d)     any representation or warranty made by the Borrower under this Note shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or

 

(e)     the sale of all or substantially all of the assets, or change in controlling ownership (i.e., change in excess of 50% the Borrower’s equity voting interest) or the dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation, or reorganization of Borrower without the Lender’s prior written consent.

 

6.      Lender’s Rights Upon Default . Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Lender may, at its sole and exclusive option, do any or all of the following, either concurrently or separately: (a) accelerate the maturity of this Note and demand immediate payment in full, whereupon the outstanding principal amount of the Note and all obligations of Borrower to Lender, together with accrued interest thereon, shall become immediately due and payable; and (b) exercise all legally available rights and privileges.

 

7      Usury . In no event shall the amount of interest paid or agreed to be paid hereunder exceed the highest lawful rate permissible under applicable law. Any excess amount of deemed interest shall be null and void and shall not interfere with or affect the Borrower’s obligation to repay the principal of and interest on the Note. This confirms that the Borrower and, by its acceptance of this Note, the Lender intend to contract in strict compliance with applicable usury laws from time to time in effect. Accordingly, the Borrower and the Lender stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained herein shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay, for the use or forbearance of money, interest in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted to be charged by applicable law from time to time in effect.

 

8.      Assignment . This Note shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns; provided that neither Borrower nor Lender may assign this Note, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

9.      Governing Law . This Note, and any claims arising out of relating to this Note, whether in contract or tort, statutory or common law, shall be governed exclusively by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

 

 

 

10.      Jurisdiction . EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY CONSENTS THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST IT UNDER, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY MANNER RELATING TO THIS NOTE, OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT EXECUTED AND DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH SHALL BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN EACH CASE, IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK. EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF ANY OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS. EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY AGREES THAT PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER IT MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE DELIVERY OF A SUMMONS BY PERSONAL DELIVERY OR OVERNIGHT COURIER AT THE ADDRESS PROVIDED IN SECTION 12 OF THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER ADDRESS AS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY SUCH PARTY IN WRITING. ASSUMING DELIVERY OF THE SUMMONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PROVISION, EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY ALLEGED LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR ANY SIMILAR BASIS.

 

11.      Miscellaneous . (a) If any provision of this Note shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof, but this Note shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. (b) The waiver of any Event of Default or the failure of Lender to exercise any right or remedy to which it may be entitled shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent Event of Default or Lender’s right to exercise that or any other right or remedy to which Lender is entitled. No delay or omission by Lender in exercising, or failure by Lender to exercise on any one or more occasions, shall be construed as a waiver or novation of this Note or prevent the subsequent exercise of any or all such rights. (c) This Note may not be waived, changed, modified, or discharged orally, but only in writing signed by each of Borrower and Lender. (d) By acceptance of this Note, Lender acknowledges that it is either an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

12.      Notice, Etc . Any notice required by the provisions of this Note will be in writing and will be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day; (c) three (3) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt, and delivered as follows:

 

If to the Borrower:

 

Accelerize Inc.

20411 SW Birch Street, Suite 250

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

If to Lender:

 

NAME: ________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________

________________________

Attention: ________________________

 

or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Note as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

 

By:_______________________________

Name: Brian Ross

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Seventh Amendment

 

To

 

Loan And Security Agreement

 

THIS Seventh AMENDMENT to LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this Amendment ”) is entered into as of May 31, 2018, by and between ACCELERIZE INC. , a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”) and SAAS CAPITAL FUNDING II, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Lender ”).

 

Recitals

 

A.      Lender and Borrower have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 5, 2016, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2016, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2017, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2017, as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2017, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, Limited Waiver and Consent, dated as of November 8, 2017, and as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement and Consent, dated as of January 25, 2018 (and as it may be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Loan Agreement ”).

 

B.      Lender has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan Agreement.

 

C.      Borrower has requested that Lender agree to (i) amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement and add certain provisions thereto, and (ii) consent to the issuance by Borrower of additional Subordinated Debt.

 

D.      Lender has agreed to (i) amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement and add certain provisions thereto, and (ii) consent to the issuance by Borrower of additional Subordinated Debt, but, in each case, only to the extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth below.

 

Agreement

 

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.     Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 

 

 

 

2.     Amendments to Loan Agreement.

 

2.1      Section 2 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by adding the following new Section 2.5 at the end thereof:

 

2.5 Early Termination Amounts . Notwithstanding anything contained in any Note to the contrary, to the extent Borrower elects to prepay in full all of the Advances under each Note outstanding during the period from the Seventh Amendment Effective Date through October 31, 2018, then the aggregate amount of the portion of the Early Termination Amounts payable on all Notes that is determined on the date of such prepayment as specified in the table in each Note (the “Prepayment Amount”) shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the actual Prepayment Amount so determined, or (b) Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Two and 77/100 Dollars ($275,492.77).

 

2.2      The Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting Section 6.19 (Success Fee) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

6.19       Success Fee . Borrower shall pay Lender a success fee (the “Success Fee”) equal to Four Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($495,000.00) upon the irrevocable payment in full of all outstanding Advances (whether pursuant to a pre-payment or upon maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise) of all Notes representing all outstanding Advances; provided that such payment-in-full occurs either in connection with, or following the termination of, the commitment of Lender to make Advances under the Loan Agreement.

 

2.3      The Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting Section 7.8 (Subordinated Debt) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

7.8 Subordinated Debt . Without Lender’s prior written consent, (a) make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, if any, except in accordance with the terms of any Subordination Agreement relating to such Subordinated Debt, (b) repay the Shareholder Debt except with the proceeds of a Qualified Financing in accordance with the terms of the Subordination Agreement relating to the Shareholder Debt, or (c) amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify any of the Subordinated Debt Documents to the extent that such amendment, restatement, supplement or modification is not permitted under the applicable Subordination Agreement.

 

2.4       Schedule 1 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the definition of “ Shareholder Debt ”, “ Total Debt ” and “ Qualified Financing” contained therein and replacing it with, respectively, the following:

 

Shareholder Debt ” means that certain Subordinated Debt issued by Borrower to certain of Borrower’s shareholders on or about the Seventh Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).

 

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Total Debt ” means all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including without limitation Permitted Debt; provided that, for purposes of the financial covenant set forth in paragraph (iv) of Schedule 6.17 hereto, Shareholder Debt shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Debt.

 

Qualified Financing ” means the issuance by Borrower of debt or equity securities or other refinancing of Borrower's outstanding Indebtedness, in a single transaction or series of related transactions which (a) results in the receipt by Borrower of gross proceeds of at least Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000), in the aggregate, (b) if debt securities are issued or new loans obtained, is subordinated to the Obligations at least to the same extent as the Shareholder Debt is subordinated to the Obligations, (c) has been consented to in advance and in writing by Lender and (d) is on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

 

2.5      Schedule 1 to the Loan Agreement shall be amended by adding the following definitions for “ Seventh Amendment ” and “ Seventh Amendment Effective Date ” in their appropriate alphabetical places:

 

Seventh Amendment ” means that certain Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, between Borrower and Lender, dated as of May 31, 2018.

 

Seventh Amendment Effective Date ” means the date that all of the conditions to the effectiveness of the Seventh Amendment have been either satisfied by Borrower or waived in writing by Lender.

 

2.6       Schedule 6.17 of the Loan Agreement is hereby retroactively amended, effective as of May 1, 2018, to delete paragraph (i) (“Minimum Adjusted EBITDA”) in its entirety and replace it with the following:

 

(i)      Minimum Adjusted EBITDA . Borrower shall not suffer or permit its average Adjusted EBITDA per month for any three (3) consecutive calendar months, with each such month’s Adjusted EBITDA to be calculated as of the last day of such month, to exceed the amounts set forth below for such periods (numbers in parentheses are negative):

 

Period

Minimum Adjusted EBITDA

May 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018

($350,000)

July 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018

($300,000)

August 1, 2018 through August 31, 2018

($200,000)

September 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018

($150,000)

October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

($100,000)

January 1, 2019 and at all times thereafter

$0

 

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For purposes of determining Minimum Adjusted EBITDA for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, one-time legal, consulting, and out of pocket expenses relating to this Amendment, the Beedie Subordinated Debt Documents, and the consummation of the Permitted Beedie Debt will be excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.

 

2.7      Schedule 6.17 of the Loan Agreement is hereby retroactively amended, effective as of May 1, 2018, to (a) delete paragraph (ii) (“Revenue Renewal Rate”) in its entirety and replace it with the following new paragraph (ii), and (b) delete paragraph (iv) (“Total Debt to MRR”) in its entirety and replace it with the following new paragraph (iv):

 

(ii)      Revenue Renewal Rate . The Borrower shall not permit its average Revenue Renewal Rate per month for any three (3) consecutive calendar months, with each such month’s Revenue Renewal Rate calculated at the end of such month within the Term, to be less than (a) seventy-five percent (75%) from the Seventh Amendment Effective Date through October 31, 2018, and (b) eighty percent (80%) on November 1, 2018 and at all times thereafter.

 

(iv)      Total Debt to MRR . Borrower shall not suffer or permit the ratio of Total Debt to MRR calculated on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of any calendar month occurring during the periods set forth below, to exceed the ratios set forth below for such periods:

 

(A)     6.50:1.00 from the Sixth Amendment Effective Date through October 31, 2018; and

 

(B)     6.00:1.00 from and after November 1, 2018.

 

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3.     Limitations.

 

3.1      The amendments set forth in Section 2 above are effective solely for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document.

 

3.2      This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

4.        Representations and Warranties. To induce Lender to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender as follows:

 

4.1      Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents, are true, accurate and complete as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such date), and (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

4.2      Borrower has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;

 

4.3      The organizational documents of Borrower delivered to Lender on or about May 5, 2016, remain true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;

 

4.4      The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized;

 

4.5      The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person binding on Borrower, (c) any order, judgment or decree of any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower;

 

4.6      The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under this Amendment and the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, except as already has been obtained or made;

 

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4.7      This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and each of this Amendment and the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment, is the binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights; and

 

4.8      Borrower has not assigned the Loan Agreement or any of its rights or obligations (including, without limitation, the Obligations) thereunder.

 

5.     Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Amendment and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Amendment as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Amendment for all purposes.

 

6.     Expenses. Without limitation of the terms of the Loan Documents, and as a condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Borrower shall reimburse Lender for all its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with this Amendment or that are otherwise outstanding. Lender, at its discretion, is authorized (x) to charge said fees, costs and expenses to Borrower’s loan account or any of Borrower’s deposit accounts or (y) to directly invoice Borrower for such fees, costs and expenses.

 

7.     No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Amendment does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Amendment.

 

8.     Loan Documents; Indemnity. For purposes of clarity and not by way of limitation, Borrower and Lender acknowledge and agree that this Amendment is one of the Loan Documents and that the indemnification provided pursuant to Section 12.2 of the Loan Agreement applies hereto.

 

9.     Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective and the consent set forth herein is conditioned upon (a) the due execution and delivery of this Amendment by each party hereto, (b) the delivery to Lender of a Subordination Agreement relating to the Shareholder Debt, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, duly executed by the parties thereto, (c) the delivery to Lender of true, accurate and complete copies of any amendments to the Beedie Subordinated Debt Documents, as in effect as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, duly executed by the parties thereto, (d) the receipt by Borrower of the proceeds of the Shareholder Debt from certain of Borrower’s shareholders, and (e) the payment by Borrower of the fees and expenses set forth in Section 6 above.

 

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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

LENDER

BORROWER

 

SAAS CAPITAL FUNDING II , LLC

 

 

 

By: /s/ Todd Gardner                                    

Name: Todd Gardner

Title: President

 

ACCELERIZE INC .

 

 

 

By: /s/ Anthony Mazzarella                                 

Name: Anthony Mazzarella

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Signature page to

Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement

Exhibit 10.3

 











FIRST AMENDING AGREEMENT

 


BETWEEN :

 

ACCELERIZE INC.

 

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BEEDIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

 


dated as of MAY 31, 201 8

 

 

 

 

FIRST AMENDING AGREEMENT

 

 

This First Amending Agreement is made effective as of the 31 st day of May, 2018 between:

 

 

 

ACCELERIZE INC.
as Borrower

(the " Borrower ")

 

and

 

BEEDIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
as Lender

(the " Lender ")

 

 

 

WHEREAS the Borrower and the Lender have entered into a credit agreement dated as of January 25, 2018 (the " Credit Agreement ");

 

AND WHEREAS the parties have agreed to enter into this first amending agreement (the " First Amending Agreement ") to amend the Credit Agreement as provided for herein (the Credit Agreement as amended by this First Amending Agreement is referred to as the " Amended Credit Agreement ");

 

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the payment of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) by each of the parties hereto to the others and other good and valuable consideration, including the issuance by the Borrower to the Lender of the Additional Warrants (as defined below), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree with each other as follows:

 

1.

Amendments to Credit Agreement

 

1.1

The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as of the date that the conditions precedent in Section 3 herein have been satisfied or waived by the Lenders (the " Effective Date ") as follows:

 

 

(a)

Section 8.4(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

 

“(a)

Minimum Adjusted EBITDA . Not suffer or permit its average Adjusted EBITDA per month for any three (3) consecutive calendar months, with each such month’s Adjusted EBITDA to be calculated as of the last day of such month, to exceed the amounts set forth below for such periods (numbers in parentheses are negative):

 

Period

Minimum Adjusted EBITDA

November 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

($150,000)

January 1, 2018 through April 30, 2018

($175,000)

May 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018

($350,000)

July 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018

($300,000)

August 1, 2018 through August 31, 2018

($200,000)

September 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018

($150,000)

October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

($100,000)

January 1, 2019 and at all times thereafter

$0

 

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For purposes of determining Minimum Adjusted EBITDA for the period from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, one-time legal, consulting, and out of pocket expenses relating to this Agreement and the concurrent amendment to the SaaS Credit Agreement will be excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.”

     
 

(b)

Section 8.4(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

 

“(b)

Revenue Renewal Rate . The Borrower shall not permit its average Revenue Renewal Rate per month for any three (3) consecutive calendar months, with each such month’s Revenue Renewal Rate calculated at the end of such month within the Term, (i) for the months of May, 2018, June, 2018, July, 2018 and August, 2018, to be less than seventy-five percent (75%), and (ii) for any other month, to be less than eighty percent (80%).”

 

 

(c)

Section 8.4(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

 

“(d)

Total Debt to MRR . Maintain Total Debt to MRR calculated on a consolidated basis for the Loan Parties of not more than:

 

    (i) 6.50:1.00 from the Closing Date to May 31, 2018; and
       
    (ii) 6.50:1.00 from October 1, 2018 and for each calendar month thereafter;”

     

 

(d)

The following is added to the definitions in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement:

     
    “’Secured Debt’ means (i) debt under the SaaS Credit Agreement, (ii) the Obligations, and (iii) in each case to the extent permitted by Section 8.3(g), 8.3(h) and 8.3(k) of the Credit Agreement, other Funded Debt secured by Permitted Encumbrances;”

 

 

(e)

The following is added as Section 8.4(f) of the Credit Agreement:

 

 

“(f)

Secured Debt to MRR . Maintain Secured Debt to MRR calculated on a consolidated basis for the Loan Parties of not more than:

 

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    (i) 6.50:1.00 from June 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018; and
       
    (ii) 6.00:1.00 from September 1, 2018 and for each calendar month thereafter;”

 

 

(f)

Pursuant to clause (f) of the definition of “Permitted Funded Debt” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement:

 

 

(i)

unsecured debt of up to the principal amount of US $1,500,000 (the “Junior Unsecured Debt” ) shall constitute “other Subordinated Obligations approved in writing by the Lender in its sole discretion” and “Permitted Funded Debt” provided that (A) the Borrower incurs such Junior Unsecured Debt by way of money borrowed, (B) the principal amount of US $1,000,000 of the Junior Unsecured Debt is funded on May 31, 2018, (C) the remaining principal amount of the Junior Unsecured Debt of up to US $500,000 is funded on or before June 30, 2018, (D) no agreement evidencing or relating to the Junior Unsecured Debt (each, a “Junior Debt Document” ) contains any financial covenants, (E) the Borrower causes such Junior Unsecured Debt to be subordinated and postponed on terms satisfactory to the Lender pursuant to the Subordination and Postponement Agreement (as defined below) and (F) except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii) below, the Borrower incurs such Junior Unsecured Debt in compliance with all other covenants, terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement;

 

 

(ii)

notwithstanding Section 8.3(r) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may pay interest in cash on the Junior Unsecured Debt at periodically scheduled intervals at a rate not to exceed 12% per annum so long as no “Blockage Period” (as defined in the Subordination and Postponement Agreement) is in effect; and

 

 

(iii)

notwithstanding Section 8.3(n) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may enter into Junior Debt Documents with lender(s) that are Related Parties.

 

 

(g)

The following is added as Section 2.5 of the Credit Agreement:

 

  2.5 Additional Warrants

     

In partial consideration for the Lender entering into the first amending agreement to the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall issue common share purchase warrants (the “ Additional W arrants ”) registered in the name of the Lender to purchase up to an aggregate of 500,000 common shares of the Borrower (“ Common Shares ”), at an exercise price of US $0.35 per Common Share, as set forth in the certificates representing such Warrants (the “ Additional W arrant Certificates ”), such Additional Warrant Certificates to be substantially in the form as set out in Schedule D attached hereto. The Additional Warrants shall be issued on the Effective Date and shall be exercisable at any time on or before January 25, 2024.”

 

2.

Certification

 

2.1

The Borrower confirms to and agrees with the Lender that:

 

 

(a)

each of the representations and warranties made in the Amended Credit Agreement is true and correct (except for qualifications to representations and warranties disclosed to the Lender and consented to in writing by the Lender in its sole discretion, and provided however that those representations and warranties expressly referring to another date shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects as of such date); and

 

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(b)

no Default or Event of Default has occurred which is continuing.

 

3.

Conditions Precedent

 

3.1

This First Amending Agreement shall become effective at such time as:

 

 

(a)

the Lender shall have received the following documents, each in full force and effect, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:

 

 

(i)

this First Amending Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower;

 

 

(ii)

duly issued Additional Warrants;

 

 

(iii)

a postponement and subordination agreement made by the lender(s) and agent (if any) of the Junior Unsecured Debt in favour of the Lender and acknowledged by the Borrower (the “Postponement and Subordination Agreement” ); and

 

 

(iv)

stock exchange, dealer network or other Governmental Authority approval and, if required under the Permitted SaaS Debt, SaaS consent for the issuance of the Additional Warrants;

 

 

(b)

the Borrower shall in respect of the preparation, execution and delivery of this First Amending Agreement have paid all fees, costs and expenses of the kind referred to in Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement;

 

 

(c)

no event or circumstance shall have occurred that in the opinion of the Lender would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

 

(d)

no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

 

(e)

an amendment to the SaaS Credit Agreement, inter alia , amending its financial covenants and permitting the incurrence by the Borrower of the Junior Unsecured Debt shall have been executed and delivered by SaaS and the Borrower and a copy thereof provided to the Lender;

 

 

(f)

the Lender shall be satisfied with all terms and conditions of the Junior Unsecured Debt, the Junior Debt Documents shall have been executed and delivered by the lender(s) and agent (if any) of the Junior Unsecured Debt and the Borrower and copies thereof provided to the Lender, and the first advance of the Junior Unsecured Debt in the amount of US $1,000,000 shall have been made; and

 

 

(g)

receipt of all regulatory, securities and/or third party consents and/or approvals in respect of this First Amending Agreement and the Warrants, in form, and on terms, satisfactory to the Lender.

 

3.2

The terms and conditions of this Section 3 are inserted for the sole benefit of the Lender and may be waived by the Lender in whole or in part without terms and conditions.

 

4.

Miscellaneous

 

4.1

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto in the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

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4.2

The Credit Agreement and all covenants, terms and provisions thereof, as amended by this First Amending Agreement, shall be and continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

4.3

This First Amending Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same First Amending Agreement. For the purposes of this Section, the delivery of a facsimile copy or pdf emailed copy of an executed counterpart of this First Amending Agreement shall be deemed to be valid execution and delivery of this First Amending Agreement, but the party delivering a facsimile copy or pdf emailed copy shall deliver an original copy of this First Amending Agreement as soon as possible after delivering the facsimile copy or pdf emailed copy.

 

4.4

This First Amending Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable in British Columbia. Each party to this First Amending Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally attorns to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of British Columbia and California and all courts competent to hear appeals therefrom.

 

4.5

This First Amending Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Borrower and the Lender and their respective successors and assigns.

 

 

 

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

 

ACCELERIZE INC. , as Borrower

 

 

By:

/s/ Brian Ross
 

Name: Brian Ross

 

Title: CEO

   

 

BEEDIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED , as Lender

 

 

By:

/s/ Ryan Beedie
 

Name: Ryan Beedie

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR

 

The undersigned unlimited guarantors of the Obligations of the Borrower to the Lender does hereby consent and agree to the Borrower entering into this First Amending Agreement.

 

Dated as of May 31, 2018.

 

 

CAKE MARKETING UK LTD.

   
 

 

   

By:

/s/ Brian Ross    
 

Name: Brian Ross

   
 

Title: CEO