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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

 

OR

 

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

 

Commission file number: 001-35534

 

RMG NETWORKS HOLDING CORPORATION

 

Delaware

    

27-4452594

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification Number)

 

15301 Dallas Parkway

Suite 500

Addison, Texas 75001

(800) 827-9666

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

 

NASDAQ Capital Market

Name of each exchange on which registered

 

None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes        No   .

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes        No   .

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes        No    .

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes        No     .

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

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. 

 

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

 

As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate market value of the common stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant, based on the $2.64 closing price (following the 1-for-4 reverse stock split completed on August 14, 2017) of the registrant’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on that date, was approximately $12.6 million. For purposes of this computation, all officers, directors and 10% beneficial owners of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such officers, directors or 10% beneficial owners are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant.

 

As of April 30, 2018, there were 11,156,257 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding.

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

RMG Networks Holding Corporation (“we,” “us,” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) to amend the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 4, 2018 (the “Original Filing”). 

 

This Amendment is being filed to amend Part III of the Original Filing to include the information required by and not included in Items 10 through 14 of Part III of the Original Filing because the Company no longer intends to file a definitive proxy statement for an annual meeting of shareholders within 120 days of the end of its fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The reference on the cover of the Original Filing to the incorporation by reference to portions of our definitive proxy statement into Part III of the Original Filing is hereby deleted.

 

Part IV of the Original Filing is being amended to (i) amend and restate the list of Exhibits to include an accurate list of Exhibits to the Original Filing, (ii) amend and replace Exhibit 10.31, which inadvertently omitted the exhibit to such Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2018, (iii) to add as an exhibit new Exhibit 10.32, which was inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing, and (iv) to add as exhibits certain new certifications in accordance with Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.

 

Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and the Company’s other filings made with the SEC on or subsequent to April 4, 2018.

 

 

 


 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

PART III  

2

 

 

 

Item 10.  

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

2

 

 

 

Item 11.  

Executive Compensation

9

 

 

 

Item 12.  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

14

 

 

 

Item 13.  

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

15

 

 

 

Item 14.  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

17

 

 

 

PART IV  

18

 

 

 

Item 15.  

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

18

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, when we use the words the “Company,” “RMG”, “RMG Networks,” “we,” “us,” or “our Company” in this Form 10-K, we are referring to RMG Networks Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, unless it is clear from the context or expressly stated that these references are only to RMG Networks Holding Corporation.

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PART III

 

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The following table provides information regarding our executive officers and directors as of April 30, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

Name

    

Age

    

Title

Gregory H. Sachs

 

52

 

Executive Chairman

Robert Michelson

 

62

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

54

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert R. Robinson

 

55

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Jeffrey Hayzlett

 

57

 

Director

Alan Swimmer

 

58

 

Director

Jonathan Trutter

 

60

 

Director

Larry Weber

 

61

 

Director

 

Set forth below are descriptions of the backgrounds of the executive officers and directors of the Company, their principal occupations for the past five years, and the specific experience, qualifications and other attributes and skills that led the Board to determine that such persons should serve on the Board of Directors.

Gregory H. Sachs served as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President from inception until the consummation of our acquisition of Reach Media Group Holdings in April 2013, at which time he became our Executive Chairman. Since 2008, he has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sachs Capital Group LP. From 1993 to 2008 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deerfield Capital Management which he founded and oversaw its growth from a fixed income hedge fund with $15 million in assets under management to a global diversified alternative fixed income investment manager with approximately $15 billion in assets under management. While at Deerfield, Mr. Sachs oversaw the management of Deerfield Capital Corp, a publicly traded (NYSE/NASDAQ: DFR) specialty finance company that invested in various credit related asset classes. Deerfield Capital Corp. had gross assets in excess of $8 billion at the time Mr. Sachs sold his interest in Deerfield. Prior to founding Deerfield, Mr. Sachs was Vice President and Trading Manager for Harris Trust and Savings Bank’s Global Fixed Income Trading Division. Mr. Sachs is an Adjunct Professor at USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles where he teaches a course on building an Alternative Asset Management business to second-year Graduate Students in the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Mr. Sachs also serves on the Board of Trustees of Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, is Vice-Chairman of the Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation and is a former board member of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation. He is a former board member of the Triarc Companies (NYSE: TRY) from 2004 to 2007, Deerfield Capital Corp. (NYSE/NASDQ: DFR) from 2005 to 2007 and the Futures Industry Association. Mr. Sachs also has extensive experience investing in public and private companies for his own account. Mr. Sachs graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1988 with both an M.S. degree in Quantitative Analysis and Finance and a B.B.A. degree in Actuarial Science and Quantitative Analysis.

The Board believes that Mr. Sachs’ substantial experience in growing businesses and his prior public company experience provide him with the appropriate attributes to serve on the Board and enable him to make valuable contributions to the Board and to the Company.

Robert Michelson has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of our Board since July 2014. Prior to joining us, Mr. Michelson served as President of Share Rocket, Inc., a company that provides social media ratings globally, from April 2014 to July 2014. From January 2009 to December 2012, Mr. Michelson was an operating partner with Sterling Partners, a private equity firm, overseeing portfolio companies in the technology services, business services, and education sectors. Prior to joining Sterling Partners, Mr. Michelson served as Chief Executive Officer of Goliath Solutions, a technology and marketing services company providing data and data analytics to Fortune 500 companies, and as a Division President of IXL, a digital technology solutions and consulting services company. Prior to that, Mr. Michelson held a number of sales, marketing and senior roles with technology and services companies and began his career with IBM as a systems engineer and marketing representative in 1978. Mr. Michelson received a B.S. degree in Marketing and Finance from Indiana University and sits on the boards of several education-focused non-profit companies.

The Board believes that Mr. Michelson’s experience from serving in senior executive roles within the technology and services industries qualifies him to serve on the Board. 

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Jana Ahlfinger Bell was appointed as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in April 2015. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Bell served as Chief Financial Officer of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc., a provider of secure communications solutions, from March 2005 to April 2015. Prior to that, Ms. Bell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Simple Products Inc., an early stage developer of innovative handset and network technologies for the disposable wireless market, from January 2003 until February 2005. She served as Chief Executive Officer, President, and a director of @TRACK Communications, Inc., a provider of integrated wireless voice, data, and location technologies from September 1998 until September 2002. From June 1998 until September 1998, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of @TRACK. From March 1992 to June 1998, she was employed in a variety of capacities by AT&T Wireless Services and by its predecessors, LIN Broadcasting and McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Southwest Region. Ms. Bell practiced public accounting for Ernst & Young LLP, last serving as an audit manager, and is a Certified Public Accountant. She holds a BBA in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

Robert R. Robinson joined as our Senior Vice President and General Counsel in August 2015 and was appointed Secretary in November 2015.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Robinson served as Chief Legal Officer of Hyla, Inc., a provider of cell phone recycling services, from November 2012 to April 2015.  Prior to that, Mr. Robinson served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of BancTec, Inc., a manufacturer of large scanning and document handling equipment and a provider of outsourcing services, from June 2008 until November 2012.  Before then, Mr. Robinson served in a variety of legal roles for Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., concluding with the title of Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel – Corporate, from July 2003 until January 2008.  Prior to then, Mr. Robinson served as General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development for Renew Data Corp, Vice President and General Counsel – Americas for Vignette Corp., Staff Counsel for Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc., and as an associate attorney for Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP. Mr. Robinson also served for six years on active duty with the United States Navy and retired from the Navy Reserves in 2005. He holds a B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.

Jeffrey Hayzlett has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2013. Mr. Hayzlett is the Chief Executive Officer of The Hayzlett Group, a provider of strategic business consulting services he founded in May 2010, and of TallGrass Public Relations, a public relations firm he founded in July 2010. From May 2006 to May 2010, Mr. Hayzlett served as Chief Marketing Officer at Eastman Kodak Company. Prior to that, he founded a private business development and public relations firm specializing in the technology and visual communications industries, and held senior management positions in strategic business development and marketing at several companies, including Cenveo, Webprint and Colorbus, Inc. He has also served in staff positions in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Mr. Hayzlett serves on the boards of several private companies, including itracks and Vdopia and the board of publicly traded LiveWorld, Inc. (LVWD).

The Board believes that Mr. Hayzlett’s extensive sales and marketing-related experience and executive experience qualifies him to serve on the Board.

Alan Swimmer has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2013. Currently, he is a private investor focusing on both public and non-public types of investments. He has served as Managing Director of Environmental Financial Products, a derivatives research and new product development firm. Previously, he served as President of Prescient Ridge Management (“PRM”), a commodity trading advisor. Prior to PRM Mr. Swimmer spent over 26 years in the futures and options industry, building and running futures commission merchant businesses including from 2002 to 2008 as head of U.S. futures at Bear Stearns and then as head of North American futures sales at JP Morgan following its purchase of Bear Stearns. Prior to Bear Stearns, Mr. Swimmer was with Citigroup from 1990‑2002 and was head of its Chicago futures office. Mr. Swimmer received a B.A. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, where he is currently Vice Chair of the Alumni Board of Governors. Mr. Swimmer has been on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange since 2008.

The Board believes that Mr. Swimmer’s experience in various senior executive roles over the last 20 years and on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange qualifies him to serve on the Board. 

Jonathan Trutter has been a member of our Board since April 2013. Mr. Trutter previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Deerfield Capital Corp. (NYSE/NASDAQ: DFR) from its founding in December 2004 until April 2011 and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Deerfield Capital Management LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Deerfield Capital Corp., from 2007 to 2011. Upon the merger of CIFC Corp. and Deerfield Capital

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Corp. in 2011, Mr. Trutter became Vice Chairman of the board of CIFC Corp. Mr. Trutter left the board of CIFC Corp. in May 2012. From 1989 to 2000 Mr. Trutter was a Managing Director of Scudder Kemper Investments, and served as a member of the firm’s Fixed Income Management Committee. Mr. Trutter received a B.A. from the University of Southern California and M.M. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

The Board believes that Mr. Trutter’s experience from serving as Chief Executive Officer of Deerfield Capital Corp. and from other senior executive roles he has held over the last 20 years qualifies him to serve on the Board and enable him to make valuable contributions to the Board and to the Company. 

Larry Weber has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Racepoint Global, Inc., a digital marketing services ecosystem of marketing service companies organized to help chief marketing officers in their role as builders of communities and content aggregators, since he founded the company in September 2004. Mr. Weber has served on the board of directors of Pegasystems, Inc., a software company listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, since August 2012. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Weber also served on the board of Avectra, a provider of web-based association management software (AMS) and social CRM software. In 2001, Mr. Weber founded Weber Shandwick, one of the largest public relations agencies in the world. He also served on the board of Vertro, Inc., an online advertising and search company, from June 2005 to March 2012, and as its Chairman from April 2006 to March 2012. Mr. Weber is also a co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), one of the largest interactive advocacy organizations in the world. Mr. Weber has authored five books:  Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business; Everywhere: Comprehensive Digital Business Strategy for the Social Media Era; Sticks and Stones: How Digital Business Reputations are Built Over Time and Lost in a Click; The Digital Marketer: Ten New Skills You Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric;  and  The Provocateur: How a New Generation of Leaders are Building Communities, Not Just Companies.  Mr. Weber holds a B.A. in English from Denison University, Ohio and an M.F.A. in Writing and Literature from Antioch College, Oxford.

The Board believes that Mr. Weber’s experience in various senior executive roles over the last 20 years and service as a director of several companies qualifies him to serve on the Board.    

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Director Nominees

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our Board of Directors. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider persons identified by our stockholders, management, investment bankers and others, though no formal policy exists for doing so. In general, the committee believes that persons to be nominated should be actively engaged in business, have an understanding of financial statements, corporate budgeting and capital structure, be familiar with the requirements of a publicly traded company, be familiar with industries relevant to our business, be willing to devote significant time to the oversight duties of the Board of Directors of a public company, and be able to promote a diversity of views based on the person’s education, experience and professional employment. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate each individual in the context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of recommending a group of persons that it believes can best implement our business plan, perpetuate our business and represent stockholder interests. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific Board needs that arise from time to time. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will not distinguish among nominees recommended by stockholders and other persons.

Specifically, the guidelines for selecting nominees provide that our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee expects to consider and evaluate candidates based on, among other factors, the following criteria:

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independence under the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market;

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accomplishments and reputations, both personal and professional;

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relevant experience and expertise;

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knowledge of our Company and issues affecting our Company;

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moral and ethical character; and

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ability to commit the required time necessary to discharge the duties of Board membership.

Our Bylaws provide that nominations for the election of directors may be made by any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of directors; provided, however, that a stockholder may nominate a person for election as a director at a meeting only if written notice of such stockholder’s intent to make such nomination has been given to our Secretary not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 45 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting or (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made by the Company. Each notice must set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Company’s books, of such stockholder and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by such stockholder and that are owned of record by such stockholder; and (c) as to the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, (i) the name and address of such person and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that are beneficially owned by such person.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers, directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our Common Stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. These reporting persons are also required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely upon a review of such forms, management believes that all of these reports were filed in a timely manner during 2017.

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Code of Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a code of conduct and ethics applicable to our executive officers, directors, and employees, its subsidiaries and its controlled affiliates in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. We have also adopted corporate governance guidelines which address, among other things, director qualifications, responsibilities and compensation, director access to officers, employees and advisors, and determinations regarding executive officer compensation. The copy of the code of conduct and ethics and our corporate governance guidelines are both available on the Investor Relations section of our website, www.rmgnetworks.com.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

The roles of Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are currently held by separate persons. Gregory H. Sachs serves as our Executive Chairman and Robert Michelson serves as our Chief Executive Officer (and serves on our Board of Directors). Generally, the Executive Chairman is responsible for assisting in long-term strategic planning, overseeing and advising the Chief Executive Officer and presiding over meetings of the Board, and the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for leading our day-to-day performance. While we do not have a policy with respect to the separation of the roles of Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Board believes that the existing leadership structure, with the separation of these roles, provides several important advantages, including: enhancing the accountability of the Chief Executive Officer to the Board, assisting the Board in reaching consensus on particular strategies and policies, and facilitating robust director, Board, and executive officer evaluation processes.

Our Board, as part of its overall responsibility to oversee the management of our business, considers risks generally when reviewing our strategic plan, financial results, business development activities, legal, and regulatory matters. The Board satisfies this responsibility through regular reports directly from our officers responsible for oversight of particular risks. The Board’s risk management oversight also includes full and open communications with management to review the adequacy and functionality of the risk management processes used by management. The Board’s role in risk oversight has no effect on the Board’s leadership structure. In addition, committees of the Board assist in its risk oversight responsibility, including:

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The Audit Committee assists the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the financial reporting and our compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. It also oversees our internal controls and compliance activities and meets privately with representatives from our independent registered public accounting firm.

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The Compensation Committee assists the Board in its oversight of risk relating to compensation policies and practices. The Compensation Committee annually reviews our compensation policies, programs, and procedures, including the incentives they create and mitigating factors that may reduce the likelihood of excessive risk taking, to determine whether they present a significant risk to our Company.

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in addition to recommending individuals to be designated as nominees to the Board, develops and recommends to the Board our corporate governance guidelines.

Classes of Directors

Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes, being divided as equally as possible with each class having a term of three years. Mr. Hayzlett and Mr. Michelson are the current Class III directors, whose terms of office will continue until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2018 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Sachs and Mr. Trutter are the Class I directors, whose terms of office will continue until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2019 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Swimmer and Mr. Weber are the Class II directors, whose terms of office will continue until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2020 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.

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The following chart summarizes the classification of our current Board of Directors and our committee structure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominating 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and   Corporate

 

 

 

 

Audit 

 

Compensation

 

Governance

Name

    

Class

    

Committee

    

Committee

    

Committee

Jeffrey Hayzlett

 

III

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Robert Michelson

 

III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larry Weber

 

II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Alan Swimmer

 

II

 

X

 

 

X

*

 

X

 

Gregory H. Sachs

 

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Trutter

 

I

 

X

*

 

X

 

 

X

*


* Chairman of applicable committee.

During 2017, the Board held nine meetings. We do not have a formal policy regarding Board members’ attendance at annual meetings of stockholders though we encourage Board members to attend.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee currently consists of Mr. Hayzlett, Mr. Swimmer and Mr. Trutter. Each is an independent director and, as required by the NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Internal Revenue Service, has not participated in the preparation of our financial statements at any time during the past three years and is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. In addition, we must certify to NASDAQ that the Audit Committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in such member’s financial sophistication, including being or having been a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or other senior officer with financial oversight responsibilities. Our Board has determined that Mr. Trutter satisfies the definition of financial sophistication and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under rules and regulations of the SEC. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board, a copy of which is available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website, www.rmgnetworks.com. During 2017, the Audit Committee met five times.

The Audit Committee’s duties include, among other things:

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reviewing and discussing with management and the independent registered public accountant our annual and quarterly financial statements;

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discussing with management and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of our financial statements;

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discussing with management major risk assessment and risk management policies;

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monitoring the independence of the independent auditor;

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verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;

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reviewing and approving all transactions between us and related persons;

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inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and our code of ethics;

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pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;

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appointing or replacing the independent auditor;

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determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work; and

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establishing procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies.

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee consists of Mr. Hayzlett, Mr. Swimmer and Mr. Trutter. Each is a non-employee director who is independent in accordance with the NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Internal Revenue Service. Among other functions, the Compensation Committee oversees the compensation of our chief executive officer and other executive officers and senior management, including plans and programs relating to cash compensation, incentive compensation, equity-based awards and other benefits and perquisites, and administers any such plans or programs as required by the terms thereof. The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board. During 2017, the Compensation Committee met once.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Mr. Weber, Mr. Swimmer and Mr. Trutter, each of whom is an independent director in accordance with the NASDAQ Stock Market listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Internal Revenue Service. The principal duties and responsibilities of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to identify qualified individuals to become Board members, recommend to the Board individuals to be designated as nominees for election as directors at the annual meetings of stockholders, and develop and recommend to the Board our corporate governance guidelines. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board. During 2017, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met twice.

Communicating with the Board

Our stockholders and other interested parties may send written communications directly to the Board of Directors or to specified individual directors, including the Executive Chairman or any non-management directors, by sending such communications to our corporate headquarters. Such communications will be reviewed by our legal counsel and, depending on the content, will be:

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forwarded to the addressees or distributed at the next scheduled Board meeting;

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if they relate to financial or accounting matters, forwarded to the Audit Committee or distributed at the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting;

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if they relate to executive officer compensation matters, forwarded to the Compensation Committee or discussed at the next scheduled Compensation Committee meeting;

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if they relate to the recommendation of the nomination of an individual, forwarded to the nominating and corporate governance committee or discussed at the next scheduled Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meeting; or

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if they relate to our operations, forwarded to the appropriate officers of our Company, and the response or other handling of such communications reported to the Board of Directors at the next scheduled Board meeting.

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

 

Executive Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview of Executive Officer Compensation

The following provides an overview of our compensation policies and programs and identifies the elements of compensation for 2017 with respect to our “named executive officers,” which term is defined by Item 402 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K to include (i) all individuals serving as our principal executive officer at any time during 2017, (ii) our two most highly compensated executive officers other than the principal executive officer who were serving as executive officers at December 31, 2017 and whose total compensation (excluding nonqualified deferred compensation earnings) exceeded $100,000, and (iii) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided pursuant to the foregoing item (ii) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive officer of the Company at December 31, 2017. Our named executive officers for 2017 were Robert Michelson, who serves as our Chief Executive Officer, Jana Ahlfinger Bell, who serves as our Chief Financial Officer, and Robert R. Robinson, who serves as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary. On December 22, 2014, Mr. Sachs notified the Company that, effective immediately, he would (i) defer receipt of the salary payable to him pursuant to the Executive Employment Agreement, dated August 13, 2013, between Mr. Sachs and the Company, which deferred salary will accrue until the Company’s cash position improves and (ii) not seek reimbursement from the Company for Mr. Sachs’ use of a private jet for Company-related travel purposes until further notice. Effective as of February 29, 2017, Mr. Sachs waived his right to receive any deferred salary accrued through that date, and further waived his right to receive any base salary for the period commencing on that date and ending at such time as the Compensation Committee shall determine. Effective April 26, 2017, the Compensation Committee determined to pay Mr. Sachs annual compensation in the amount of $25,000 (the same annual compensation paid to the Company’s non-employee directors, as discussed below), beginning when the Company publishes positive EBITDA in a single calendar quarter, to be increased to $75,000 per year if and when the Company has published positive EBITDA for two consecutive quarters (and expiring upon the expiration of Mr. Sachs’ Executive Employment Agreement with the Company on August 13, 2018). As a result, Mr. Sachs is not a named executive officer for 2017.

Our compensation committee determines or recommends to the full board of directors for determination, the salaries and other compensation of our executive officers (including the named executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table below) and makes grants under, and administers, our equity compensation plan. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the compensation committee engaged a compensation consultant, FGMK, LLC, to assist in its consideration and evaluation of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan ”) and grants outstanding thereunder. Specifically, the compensation committee requested data and an analysis of whether the outstanding grants, which were deeply underwater, should be adjusted to properly align management incentives with the goals of the Company and to advise on the amount and structure of prospective new grants.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis provisions to be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors:

Alan Swimmer (Chairman)

Jeffrey Hayzlett

Jonathan Trutter

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the total compensation earned by each of our named executive officers in 2016 and 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

Non-Equity

    

 

    

 

Name and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Incentive Plan

 

All Other

 

 

Principal Positions

 

Year

 

Salary

 

Bonus

 

Awards(1)

 

Compensation

 

Compensation   (2)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Michelson

 

2017

 

402,080

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

119,846

(3) 

521,926

Chief Executive Officer

 

2016

 

354,164

 

20,000

 

338,259

 

 —

 

124,009

(3) 

836,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

2017

 

287,191

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

287,191

Chief Financial Officer

 

2016

 

287,191

 

20,000

 

156,000

 

 —

 

 —

 

463,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert R. Robinson

 

2017

 

252,075

 

11,250

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

263,325

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary (4)

 

2016

 

231,809

 

23,176

 

78,000

 

 —

 

 —

 

332,985


(1)

Amounts represent the full grant date fair value of option awards granted to our named executive officers during 2016 and 2017 calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures. These amounts reflect the accounting expense that we will recognize over the vesting term for these awards and do not correspond to the actual value that will be realized by the executives, if any.

(2)

“All Other Compensation” consists of the following categories of potential compensation: “personal” legal fees, the incremental cost of each executive’s personal use of corporate aircraft, automobiles and properties, personal financial planning, cash flexible prerequisite payments, temporary housing, club memberships, excess liability insurance, health insurance requirements, security services, tax reimbursement payments, plan relocation, make whole payments, above-market interest, matching contributions, executive life insurance, other plan relocation and amounts accrued in connection with resignation, retirement, or termination. To the extent an executive officer received any such compensation, an explanatory footnote is provided in this table.

(3)

Consists of Company-paid airfare, car and apartment expenses for Robert Michelson for travel between Chicago, Illinois and Dallas, Texas, pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement.

(4)

Mr. Robinson commenced employment with the Company on August 25, 2015 and was named an executive officer of the Company on April 26, 2017.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information regarding unexercised options for each of our named executive officers that were outstanding as of December 31, 2017. None of our named executive officers held unvested restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Number of

    

Number of

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying

 

Underlying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unexercised

 

Unexercised

 

Option

 

Option

 

 

Options –

 

Options -

 

Exercise

 

Expiration

Name

 

Exercisable

 

Unexercisable

 

Price

 

Date

Robert Michelson

 

112,500

(1) 

 —

(1) 

$

4.00

 

July 22, 2024

 

 

29,167

(2) 

58,333

(2) 

$

4.00

 

April 11, 2026

Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

20,000

(3) 

10,000

(3) 

$

4.00

 

April 27, 2025

 

 

6,667

(4) 

13,333

(4) 

$

4.00

 

April 11, 2026

Robert R. Robinson

 

16,667

(5) 

8,333

(5) 

$

4.00

 

August 25, 2025


(1)

Such option is fully vested.

(2)

Such option vests over three years in three annual installments starting April 11, 2016.

(3)

Such option vests over three years in three annual installments starting April 27, 2015.

(4)

Such option vests over three years in three annual installments starting April 11, 2016

(5)

Such option vests over three years in three annual installments starting August 25, 2015.

 

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Employment Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers, summarized below.

Robert Michelson

In connection with his appointment as interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Michelson entered into an employment agreement with SCG Financial Merger I Corp. (“SCG Intermediate”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, effective as of July 22, 2014, and providing for a term of two and a half years. On January 16, 2017, Mr. Michelson and SCG Intermediate entered into a replacement employment agreement (the “Michelson Employment Agreement”). Mr. Michelson provides his services as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company through the Michelson Employment Agreement with SCG Intermediate. The Michelson Employment Agreement provides for a term of two years, subject to extension by mutual agreement of the parties. Pursuant to the Michelson Employment Agreement, Mr. Michelson also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. Under the Michelson Employment Agreement, Mr. Michelson is entitled to receive an annual salary of $400,000 per year, subject to annual increases at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Michelson is also entitled to an annual bonus of up to 120% of Mr. Michelson’s base salary, subject to the achievement of the Company’s annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) target as well as other performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee after consultation with Mr. Michelson.

The Michelson Employment Agreement will automatically terminate upon Mr. Michelson’s death and will be terminable at the option of SCG Intermediate for “cause” or if Mr. Michelson becomes “disabled” (each as defined in the Michelson Employment Agreement). If SCG Intermediate terminates the Michelson Employment Agreement without “cause” or Mr. Michelson is deemed to have been “constructively terminated” (as defined in the Michelson Employment Agreement), SCG Intermediate will be obligated to pay to Mr. Michelson (1) all accrued but unpaid salary and benefits, (2) the prior calendar year’s annual bonus if such termination date occurs after January 1 of the current year and such prior calendar year’s bonus has not yet been paid, (3) a pro rata portion of Mr. Michelson’s annual bonus for the year in which termination occurs, and (4) continued payment of his base salary until the later of the end of the term of Mr. Michelson’s employment or the twelve month anniversary of his termination date. The payment of any severance benefits under the Michelson Employment Agreement will be subject to Mr. Michelson’s execution of a release of all claims against SCG Intermediate and its affiliates on or before the 21st day following his separation from service.

The Michelson Employment Agreement contains customary confidentiality provisions, which apply both during and after the term of the Michelson Employment Agreement, and customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, which apply during the term of the Michelson Employment Agreement and for one year thereafter.

Gregory H. Sachs

On August 13, 2013, we entered into an employment agreement with Gregory H. Sachs, our Executive Chairman, pursuant to which Mr. Sachs holds the office of Executive Chairman and serves on our board of directors. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Sachs agreed to serve as Executive Chairman for a five-year term commencing on August 13, 2013, subject to extension by mutual agreement of us and Mr. Sachs. Mr. Sachs is permitted to engage in other activities during the term of the employment agreement, so long as such activities do not violate the non-competition covenants contained in the employment agreement. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Sachs is entitled to receive a minimum annual salary of $250,000 per year. In addition to reimbursement for routine business and travel expenses, Mr. Sachs is also entitled to reimbursement for (i) use of a private aircraft for travel that is primarily for a purpose related to Mr. Sachs’ duties under the employment agreement and (ii) 50% of the rent for office space leased by Mr. Sachs, including monthly rent (the full amount of which is currently $9,921) and build-out expenses in the total amount of $62,000.

The employment agreement will automatically terminate upon Mr. Sachs’ death and will be terminable at our option for “cause” or if Mr. Sachs becomes “disabled” (each as defined in the employment agreement). If we terminate the employment agreement without “cause” or Mr. Sachs is deemed to have been “constructively terminated” (as defined in the employment agreement), we will be obligated to pay to Mr. Sachs all accrued but unpaid salary and benefits and will be required to continue to pay Mr. Sachs’ base salary until the later of the end of the five-year term of the agreement or the twelve-month anniversary of his termination date. In addition, we will be required to make a lump sum payment to Mr. Sachs equal to the lesser of (i) 2% of the enterprise value of the Company at the end of the calendar month preceding the date of termination and (ii) $5,000,000, and all unvested equity awards (if any) granted to Mr. Sachs prior to the date of his termination will become fully vested as of the termination date. The payment of any severance benefits under the

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employment agreement will be subject to Mr. Sachs’ execution of a release of all claims against us on or before the 21st day following his separation from service.

On December 22, 2014, Mr. Sachs notified the Company that, effective immediately, he would (i) defer receipt of the salary payable to him pursuant to his employment agreement, and that such deferred salary would accrue until the Company’s cash position improves and (ii) not seek reimbursement from the Company for Mr. Sachs’ use of a private jet for Company-related travel purposes until further notice.

Effective as of February 29, 2016, Mr. Sachs waived his right to receive any deferred salary accrued through that date, and further waived his right to receive any base salary for the period commencing on that date and ending at such time as the Compensation Committee shall determine.

As discussed above, effective April 26, 2017, the Compensation Committee determined to pay Mr. Sachs annual compensation in the amount of $25,000 (the same annual compensation paid to the Company’s non-employee directors, as discussed below), beginning when the Company publishes positive EBITDA in a single calendar quarter, to be increased to $75,000 per year if and when the Company has published positive EBITDA for two consecutive quarters (and expiring upon the expiration of the employment agreement on August 13, 2018).

Jana Ahlfinger Bell

In connection with her appointment as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Jana Ahlfinger Bell entered into an employment agreement with RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (“RMG Intermediate”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, effective as of April 27, 2015, as amended by an amendment effective as of January 1, 2018 (as so amended, the “Bell Employment Agreement”). Ms. Bell provides her services as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company through the Employment Agreement with RMG Enterprise. Ms. Bell is an “at-will” employee of the Company. Under the Bell Employment Agreement and pursuant to a salary increase effective as of January 1, 2018, Ms. Bell is entitled to receive an annual salary of $300,000 per year, subject to annual increases at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Ms. Bell is also entitled to an annual bonus, beginning with fiscal year 2015, of up to $142,500, subject to the achievement of EBITDA performance criteria.

The Bell Employment Agreement will automatically terminate upon Ms. Bell’s death and will be terminable at the option of RMG Intermediate for “cause” or if Ms. Bell becomes “disabled” (each as defined in the Bell Employment Agreement). If RMG Intermediate terminates the Bell Employment Agreement without “cause” or Ms. Bell is deemed to have been “constructively terminated” (as defined in the Bell Employment Agreement), the Company will be obligated to pay to Ms. Bell all accrued but unpaid salary and benefits and will be required to continue to pay Ms. Bell’s base salary until the six-month anniversary of her termination date. The payment of any severance benefits under the Bell Employment Agreement will be subject to Ms. Bell’s execution of a release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates on or before the 21st day following her separation from service.

The Bell Employment Agreement contains customary confidentiality provisions, which apply both during and after the term of the Bell Employment Agreement, and customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, which apply during the term of the Bell Employment Agreement and for one year thereafter.

Robert R. Robinson

In connection with his appointment as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Mr. Robinson entered into an employment agreement with RMG Intermediate, effective as of August 25, 2015, as amended by an amendment dated August 2, 2017 (as so amended, the “Robinson Employment Agreement”). Mr. Robinson provides his services as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Company through the Employment Agreement with RMG Intermediate. Mr. Robinson is an “at-will” employee of the Company. Under the Robinson Employment Agreement, Mr. Robinson is entitled to receive an annual salary of $250,000 per year commencing in 2016, subject to annual increases at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Robinson is also entitled to an annual bonus, subject to the achievement of incentive goals to be established annually, with a target bonus amount equal to 30% of his annual base salary.

The Robinson Employment Agreement will automatically terminate upon Mr. Robinson’s death and will be terminable at the option of RMG Intermediate for “cause” or if Mr. Robinson becomes “disabled” (each as defined in the Robinson Employment Agreement). If RMG Intermediate terminates the Robinson Employment Agreement without “cause” or Mr. Robinson is deemed to have been “constructively terminated” (as defined in the Robinson Employment Agreement), the

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Company will be obligated to pay to Mr. Robinson all accrued but unpaid salary and benefits and will be required to continue to pay Mr. Robinson’s base salary until the six month anniversary of his termination date. The payment of any severance benefits under the Robinson Employment Agreement will be subject to Mr. Robinson’s execution of a release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates on or before the 21st day following his separation from service.

The Robinson Employment Agreement contains customary confidentiality provisions, which apply both during and after the term of the Robinson Employment Agreement, and customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, which apply during the term of the Robinson Employment Agreement and for one year thereafter.

Except as described above, we are not party to any agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.

Director Compensation

Our board of directors adopted a compensation plan for non-employee directors of the board, effective in 2013. Pursuant to the director compensation plan, our non-employee directors are entitled to be paid $25,000 annually, and the director serving as the chair of the audit committee is entitled to be paid an additional $25,000 annually, in each case paid in quarterly installments. In addition, each non-employee director is entitled to be granted 5,000 shares of our common stock annually. We have not granted any shares of our common stock to our non-employee directors since 2014, and effective as of February 28, 2018, each of our non-employee directors has waived his right to receive any ungranted stock-based awards owed through that date, and has further waived his right to receive any stock for the period commencing on that date and ending at such time as the Compensation Committee shall determine. We also reimburse directors for reasonable travel and other expenses in connection with attending meetings of the board.

On April 26, 2017, our board of directors approved a special one-time payment of $12,500 to Mr. Swimmer for services rendered to the Compensation Committee as its chairman, provided the Company had attained positive EBITDA for any reporting quarter. In addition, on November 17, 2017, the Board formed a special committee of directors consisting of Messrs. Trutter, Swimmer and Hayzlett. Pursuant to the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, which had received advice from a compensation consultant, the Board approved compensation in the amount of $25,000 to each special committee director for services rendered as a member of such committee.

As discussed above, effective April 26, 2017, the Compensation Committee determined to pay Mr. Sachs annual compensation in the amount of $25,000 (the same annual compensation paid to the Company’s non-employee directors, as discussed below) provided the Company had published positive EBITDA for a calendar quarter, to be increased to $75,000 per year if and when the Company has published positive EBITDA for two consecutive quarters (and expiring upon the expiration of the employment agreement on August 13, 2018).

The following table provides compensation information for our non-employee directors for 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Fees Earned or

    

Fees Earned or

    

 

 

Name

 

Paid in Cash

 

Paid in Stock

 

Total

Marvin Shrear

 

$

12,500

 

 —

 

$

12,500

Greg Sachs

 

$

25,000

 

 —

 

$

25,000

Lawrence Weber

 

$

12,500

 

 —

 

$

12,500

Jonathan Trutter

 

$

75,000

 

 —

 

$

75,000

Alan Swimmer

 

$

50,000

 

 —

 

$

50,000

Jeffrey Hayzlett

 

$

50,000

 

 —

 

$

50,000

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Jeffrey Hayzlett, Alan Swimmer, and Jonathan Trutter served on the Compensation Committee in 2017. No member of the committee has served as one of our officers or employees at any time. None of our executive officers serve, or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the board of directors or Compensation Committee of any entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.  

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

 

The following table sets forth information known to us regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of April 15, 2018 by:

·

each stockholder, or group of affiliated stockholders, that we know owns more than 5% of our outstanding common stock;

·

each of our executive officers;

·

each of our directors; and

·

all of our executive officers and directors as a group.

The following table lists the number of shares and percentage of shares beneficially owned based on 11,156,257 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 15, 2018.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and generally includes voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities held. Shares of common stock subject to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2018, are deemed outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding such options for purposes of computing the number of shares and percentage beneficially owned by such person but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage beneficially owned by any other person.

Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, the persons or entities named have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock shown as beneficially owned by them. Except as indicated in the footnotes to this table, the address for each beneficial owner is c/o RMG Networks Holding Corporation, 15301 Dallas Parkway, Suite 500, Addison, Texas 75001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Number of

    

Approximate

 

 

 

Shares

 

percentage of

 

 

 

Beneficially

 

outstanding

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

 

Owned

 

Shares

 

Children's Trust C/U the Donald R. Wilson 2009 GRAT #1 (1)

 

3,078,584

 

27.6

%

Gregory H. Sachs (3)

 

2,012,258

 

18.0

%

Donald R. Wilson, Jr. (2)

 

1,172,800

 

10.5

%

Robert Michelson (4)

 

210,105

 

1.9

%

Alan Swimmer

 

77,312

 

0.7

%

Jana Ahlfinger Bell (5)

 

62,385

 

0.6

%

Robert R. Robinson (6)

 

16,917

 

*

 

Jonathan Trutter

 

4,808

 

*

 

Jeffrey Hayzlett

 

2,670

 

*

 

Lawrence Weber

 

 —

 

*

 

All directors and executive officers as a group (eight individuals)

 

2,386,455

 

21.0

%


* Less than 1%.

(1)

Based on a Schedule 13D (as adjusted for a 1-for-4 reverse stock split effected on August 14, 2017) filed by 2012 DOOH Investments LLC (“DOOH Investments”), DOOH Investment Manager LLC (“DOOH Manager”), DRW Holdings, LLC (“DRW Holdings”), DRW Commodities, LLC (“DRW Commodities”), Donald R. Wilson, Jr. (“Wilson”) and Children’s Trust C/U The Donald R. Wilson 2009 GRAT #1 (the “Children’s Trust”), as amended (including by Amendment No. 10 filed on January 4, 2017) (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”), the natural person with ultimate voting and investment control over the shares directly held by the selling securityholder is Jennifer Wilson, trustee, and the principal business address of the Children’s Trust is 540 W. Madison Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60661.

(2)

Based on the Schedule 13D (as adjusted for a 1-for-4 reverse stock split effected on August 14, 2017). Consists of (i) 712,229 shares held by DRW Commodities and (ii) 460,571 shares held by DOOH Investments. Each of Wilson, DOOH Manager and DOOH Investments may be deemed to have sole voting and sole dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by DOOH Investments. In addition, Wilson is the sole manager of DRW Commodities and DRW Holdings, which owns 100% of the outstanding equity of DRW Commodities, and, as such,

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each of Wilson, DRW Holdings and DRW Commodities may be deemed to have sole voting and sole dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by DRW Commodities. The principal business address of Mr. Wilson is 540 W. Madison Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60661.

(3)

Consists of (i) 1,873,656 shares held by White Knight Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of Mr. Sachs, (ii) 109,364 shares held by a revocable trust (the “Revocable Trust”) and (iii) 29,238 shares held by a family trust (the “Family Trust”). Mr. Sachs is the trustee and beneficiary of the Revocable Trust and the children of Mr. Sachs are the beneficiaries under the Family Trust. Mr. Sachs disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company over which he does not have a pecuniary interest.

(4)

Includes 154,167 shares which Mr. Michelson has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2018.

(5)

Includes 26,667 shares which Ms. Bell has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2018.

(6)

Includes 16,667 shares which Mr. Robinson has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days of April 15, 2018.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The Plan is our only equity-based compensation plan. The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2017 concerning the Plan, which was approved by stockholders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

No. of Securities

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Remaining

 

 

No. of Securities to

 

Average

 

Available   for

 

 

be Issued Upon

 

Exercise Price

 

Future Issuance

 

 

Exercise of

 

per   Share of

 

Under Equity

 

 

Outstanding 

 

Outstanding

 

Compensation

Plan Category

 

Options

 

Options

 

 Plans

Equity compensation plan approved by security holders

 

523,750

 

$

9.63

 

1,076,250

 

 

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

The Audit Committee has the responsibility to review and approve all related party transactions, as contemplated by Item 404 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K, to prevent potential conflicts of interest and to ensure that related party transactions are disclosed in the reports that the Company files with the SEC as and when required by applicable securities laws and regulations. The term “related party transaction” is generally defined as any transaction (or series of related transactions) in which the Company is a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of (i) $120,000 or (ii) 1% of the Company’s average total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any director, director nominee or executive officer of the Company, any holder of more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or any immediate family member of the foregoing persons will have a direct or indirect interest. The term includes most financial transactions and arrangements, such as loans, guarantees and sales of property, and remuneration for services rendered (as an employee, consultant or otherwise) to the Company and its subsidiaries.

The Audit Committee will consider all relevant factors when determining whether to approve a related party transaction, including whether the related party transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction. No director may participate in the approval of any transaction in which he or she is a related party, but that director is required to provide the Audit Committee with all material information concerning the transaction. Additionally, we require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire on an annual basis that elicits information about related party transactions. These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee, or officer.

Other than as set forth below, since January 1, 2016, there has been no transaction, or currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of (i) $120,000   or (ii) 1% of the Company’s average total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than compensation paid or awarded to the Company’s directors, director nominees executive officers that is required to be discussed, or is exempt from discussion, in Item 11 above).

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On April 2, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SCG Digital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), SCG Digital Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and SCG Digital Financing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Parent, solely for the purposes of Sections 6.19, 8.03 and 8.04 of the Merger Agreement.  Parent is owned by SCG Digital Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Gregory H. Sachs, the Company’s Executive Chairman. Under the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). In connection with the Merger, up to approximately 9,143,999 shares of the Company’s Common Stock will be purchased by Parent, at a price of $1.27 in cash per share, for a maximum aggregate purchase price of approximately $11,612,878.70.   In the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated by the Company due to a material breach of the Merger Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub or in the event that Parent or Merger Sub fail to consummate the Merger when otherwise obligated to do so pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, the Merger Agreement provides for Parent to pay to the Company a penalty loan of $1 million (the “Penalty Loan”) upon termination of the Merger Agreement.

Also on April 2, 2018, in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a Voting Agreement with The Gregory H. Sachs Revocable Trust UDT Dtd. 4/24/98, White Knight Capital Management LLC, and 2011 Sachs Family Trust, all affiliates of Gregory H. Sachs, our Executive Chairman, whereby each affiliate of Mr. Sachs agreed, among other things, to vote his shares of the Company’s common stock in favor of adoption and approval of this Agreement and to take certain other actions in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Also on April 2, 2018, in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Borrowers”) entered into the Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with SCG Digital Financing, LLC (the “Subordinated Lender”), pursuant to which the Subordinated Lender provided the Borrowers with a bridge loan (the “Bridge Loan”) in the principal amount of $2 million.  The Subordinated Lender is an affiliate of Mr. Sachs.  If the Penalty Loan is funded pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Penalty Loan will also be a credit extension under the Subordinated Loan Agreement and subject to its terms (the Penalty Loan together with the Bridge Loan, the “Subordinated Loans”).  The Bridge Loan matures on the later of April 2, 2019 or, if the Penalty Loan is funded, one year following the funding of the Penalty Loan, at which time all outstanding principal and interest on the Subordinated Loans are due.  No principal payments are required under either the Bridge Loan or the Penalty Loan prior to maturity and, except in limited circumstances, no principal payments are permitted prior to the first anniversary of the closing date.  Interest on the Bridge Loan accrues at a per annum cash interest rate equal to 8.0% above the prime rate plus 2.0% paid-in-kind and interest on the Penalty Loan will accrue at a per annum paid-in-kind interest rate equal to 5% above the prime rate.  If the Bridge Loan is prepaid prior to the stated maturity date thereof, the Borrowers are obligated to pay a prepayment premium equal to the interest the loans would have accrued if they had remained outstanding through maturity.  During an event of default, the rate of interest on the Subordinated Loans would increase to 2.5% above the otherwise applicable rate, until such event of default is cured or waived. All accrued and unpaid cash interest is payable quarterly on the last day of each fiscal quarter.  As of April 30, 2018, an amount of $2,019,833.33 was owing under the terms of the Bridge Loan. 

On November 30, 2016, the Company entered into a Standby Purchase Agreement (the “Standby Purchase Agreement”) with DOOH Investments, DRW Commodities and the Children’s Trust (collectively, the “Standby Purchasers”), which are significant stockholders of the Company. Pursuant to the Standby Purchase Agreement, subject to certain conditions, each Standby Purchaser agreed to acquire from the Company, at the same subscription price offered to the Company’s stockholders in the rights offering undertaken by the Company in 2016 (the “Rights Offering”), its pro rata portion of up to a maximum of 5,645,161 shares of common stock that are not subscribed for pursuant to the exercise of basic subscription privileges or over-subscription privileges provided for in the Rights Offering. In particular, each Standby Purchaser agreed that, (A) if the Rights Offering was not fully subscribed for pursuant to the basic subscription privilege, prior to the allocation of any shares pursuant to the over-subscription privileges, it would purchase its pro rata portion of the lesser of (i) the number of shares offered in the Rights Offering but not subscribed for pursuant to the basic subscription privileges or (ii) (x) 4,645,161 shares (equaling approximately $2.88 million divided by the per share subscription price), less (y ) the number of shares, if any, subscribed for by the Standby Purchasers and any of their affiliates pursuant to the exercise of the basic subscription rights, and (B) if as a result of the exercise of the basic subscription rights, the foregoing purchases by the Standby Purchasers and the exercise of the over-subscription privilege by other stockholders, the gross proceeds to the Company would be less than approximately $4.8 million, the Standby Purchasers agreed to buy additional shares such that the Company would receive approximately $4.8 million in gross proceeds but in no event would the Standby Purchasers acquire more than $3.5 million in aggregate shares of common stock (including any shares acquired

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by the Standby Purchasers pursuant to the exercise of their basic subscription rights and any unsubscribed shares purchased by the Standby Purchasers prior to the allocation of unsubscribed shares to other stockholders that exercise their oversubscription privilege).

Each Standby Purchaser agreed in the Standby Purchase Agreement to a lock-up arrangement pursuant to which it agreed not to transfer or dispose of the shares purchased pursuant to their standby commitment, including by means of any hedging or short sale transactions, for a period of six months following the closing of the Rights Offering, subject to customary exceptions.

On December 29, 2016, the Company sold an aggregate of 2,050,599 shares of its Common Stock to two of the Standby Purchasers at a purchase price of $0.62 per share, pursuant to the terms of the Standby Purchase Agreement.

Also on December 29, 2016, in connection with the closing the Rights Offering and the simultaneous sale of shares of Common Stock to two of the Standby Purchasers, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Standby Purchasers. The Company was obligated to enter into the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Standby Purchase. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company prepared and filed with the SEC a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering the resale of all of the shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants held by the Standby Purchasers (the “Registrable Securities”), which Registration Statement has subsequently been filed and declared effective by the SEC. Subject to certain exceptions, if (1) the Registration Statement ceases for any reason to be effective at any time before the Registrable Securities have been resold for more than 20 consecutive days or a total of 45 days in any 12 month period, or (2) after June 27, 2017, the Company fails to keep public information available or to otherwise comply with certain obligations such that the Standby Purchasers are unable to resell the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, then the Company shall be obligated to pay to each Standby Purchaser an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the purchase price paid by such Standby Purchaser for the shares of common stock purchased in the Rights Offering or pursuant to the Standby Purchase Agreement per month until the applicable event giving rise to such payments is cured. The Company is obligated to file additional registration statements under certain circumstances, and to pay liquidated damages, equivalent to those applicable to the initial registration statement, if certain conditions applicable to any such additional registration statement are not satisfied. The Registration Rights Agreement also obligates the Company to take certain actions to permit the Standby Purchasers to effect underwritten offerings of some or all of the Registrable Securities from time to time, subject to certain limitations, and provides the Standby Purchasers with “piggyback” registration rights.

The Company was party to an agreement with a company owned by Jeffrey Hayzlett, a member of the Board, pursuant to which the Company paid that entity $10,000 a month for public relations services which was renegotiated to $5,000 a month starting August 2016 and was terminated on December 31, 2016.

Effective as of July 1, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with a company owned by an employee under which it received a flat fee of $5,000 a month for content and marketing services, which agreement terminated on April 30, 2017.

Director Independence

As a result of our securities being listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, we adhere to the rules of that exchange in determining whether a director is independent. The NASDAQ Stock Market requires that a majority of the Board must be composed of “independent directors,” which is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of a company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of such company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Consistent with these considerations, our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that Mr. Weber, Mr. Swimmer, Mr. Trutter, Mr. Hayzlett and Mr. Shrear are independent.

 

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

 

The aggregate fees billed to our Company by Whitley Penn for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 are as follows:

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2016

 

2017

Audit Fees(1)

 

$

173,729

 

$

170,098

Tax Fees(2)

 

 

147,545

 

 

61,025

All Other Fees(3)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total

 

$

321,274

 

$

231,123


(1)

Audit Fees consist of fees incurred for the audits of our annual consolidated financial statements and employee retirement plan, for the review of our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q  for the first three quarters of each fiscal year and for fees incurred related to other SEC filings.

(2)

Tax Fees consist of fees incurred for tax compliance and planning and advisory services.

(3)

All Other Fees consist of products and services provided, other than the products and services described in the other rows of the foregoing table.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The committee may delegate the authority to pre-approve the retention of the independent registered public accounting firm for permitted non-audit services to one or more members of the committee, provided that such persons are required to present the pre-approval of any permitted non-audit service to the committee at the next meeting following any such pre-approval. None of the fees paid to the independent registered public accounting firm under the categories Audit-Related, Tax and All Other Fees described above were approved by the committee after services were rendered pursuant to the de minimis exception established by the SEC.

 

PART I V

 

Item 15.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules .

 

The financial statements and schedule required to filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are included in the Original Filing. The exhibits filed as a part of this Amendment are listed in the Exhibit as follows.

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Exhibit No.

    

Description

2.1**

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 2, 2018, by and among RMG Networks Holding Corporation, SCG Digital, LLC, SCG Digital Merger Sub, Inc., and, solely for the purposes of Section 8.03 and 8.04, SCG Digital Financing, LLC (18)

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 12, 2013 (1)

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (17)

3.3

 

Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (8)

3.4

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws (3)

4.1

 

Specimen Unit Certificate (2)

4.2

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (2)

4.3

 

Specimen Warrant Certificate (10)

4.4

 

Warrant Agreement, dated April 12, 2011, by and between SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust company (4)

10.1

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 12, 2011, by and between SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. and SCG Financial Holdings LLC (4)

10.2

 

Form of Indemnity Agreement (2)

10.3*+

 

SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan

10.4+

 

SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan Amendment One (22)

10.5+

 

Form of Stock Incentive Award Agreement (21)

10.6

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 8, 2013, by and among SCG and the former RMG stockholders party thereto (5)

10.7

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 8, 2013, by and among SCG, Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC, Special Value Expansion Fund, LLC and Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V, LP (5)

10.8

 

Investor Rights Agreement, dated April 19, 2013, by and among SCG Financial Acquisition Corp., Plexus Fund II, L.P., Kayne Anderson Mezzanine Partners (QP), LP, KAMPO US, LP and Kayne Anderson Mezzanine Partners, LP (6)

10.9

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 19, 2013, by and between SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. and DRW Commodities, LLC (6)

10.10+

 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2013, between RMG Networks Holding Corporation and Gregory H. Sachs (7)

10.12+

 

Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release, dated as of July 23, 2014, by and between the Company and Garry K. McGuire, Jr. (3)

10.13

 

Purchase Agreement, dated March 25, 2015, among the Company and the Investors party thereto (8)

10.14

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 25, 2015, among the Company and the Investors party thereto (8)

10.15

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement entered into in March 2015 (8)

10.16

 

Form of Support Agreement entered into in March 2015 (8)

10.17+

 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015, by and between RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc. and Jana Bell (19)

10.18

 

Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 13, 2015 (9)

10.19

 

First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (14)

10.20

 

Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2016 (14)

10.21

 

Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 30, 2016 (11)

10.22

 

Standby Purchase Agreement, dated November 30, 2016, by and among RMG Networks Holding Corporation, 2012 DOOH Investments LLC, DRW Commodities, LLC and Children’s Trust C/U The Donald R. Wilson 2009 GRAT #1 (12)

10.23

 

Dealer-Manager Agreement, dated November 30, 2016, by and between Monarch Capital Group, LLC and RMG Networks Holding Corporation (12)

10.24

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 29, 2016, by and among RMG Networks Holding Corporation, 2012 DOOH Investments LLC, DRW Commodities, LLC and Children’s Trust C/U The Donald R. Wilson 2009 GRAT #1 (13)

10.11+

 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2017, by and between SCG Financial Merger I Corp. and Robert Michelson (16)

10.25

 

Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, effective as of January 31, 2017 (14)

10.26

 

Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated effective as of October 13, 2017(15)

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10.27**

 

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 2, 2018 (18)

10.28**

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 2, 2018, by and among RMG Networks Holding Corporation, SCG Digital, LLC, SCG Digital Merger Sub, Inc., and, solely for the purposes of Section 8.03 and 8.04, SCG Digital Financing, LLC (18)

10.29**

 

Voting Agreement, dated April 2, 2018, by and between the Company and certain stockholders of the Company (18)

10.30*

 

Bridge Loan Agreement, dated April 2, 2018, by and among SCG Digital Financing, LLC, RMG Networks Holding Corporation, RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc., RMG Networks Limited and RMG Networks Middle East, LLC  

10.31

 

Letter Agreement, dated April 23, 2018, by and among the Company, SCG Digital, LLC, SCG Digital Merger Sub, Inc., and SCG Digital Financing, LLC (20)

10.32*+

 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2015, by and between RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc. and Robert R. Robinson

10.33*+

 

Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2017, by and between RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc. and Robert R. Robinson

14.1

 

Code of Conduct (2)

21.1**

 

List of subsidiaries

23.1**

 

Consent of Whitley Penn, LLP

24.1**

 

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this report)

31.1**

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).

31.2**

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).

31.3*

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).

31.4*

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).

32.4***

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.

101.INS**

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase

101.LAB**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Label Document

101.PRE**

 

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

101.DEF**

 

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document


(1)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on July 18, 2013.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the registrant on March 24, 2011.

(3)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on July 24, 2014.

(4)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on April 18, 2011.

(5)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on April 12, 2013.

(6)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the registrant on June 28, 2013.

(7)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the registrant on August 14, 2013.

(8)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on March 25, 2015.

(9)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on November 4, 2015.

(10)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the registrant on March 8, 2011.

(11)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on October 5, 2016.

(12)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on November 30, 2016.

(13)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K by the registrant on January 3, 2017.

(14)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K by the registrant on March 2, 2017.

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(15)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the registrant on November 8, 2017.

(16)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K by the registrant on January 20, 2017

(17)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of RMG Networks Holding Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2017.

(18)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on April 3, 2018.

(19)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on April 27, 2015.

(20)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on April 24, 2018.

(21)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on April 14, 2016.

(22)

Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on June 21, 2017.

*         Filed herewith

**  Previously filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2018.

*** Previously furnished with our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2018.

+ Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

RMG NETWORKS HOLDING CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

 

Robert Michelson

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: April 30, 2018

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert Michelson and Robert Robinson, jointly and severally, his attorney-in-fact, each with the full power of substitution, for such person, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might do or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

    

Title

    

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gregory H. Sachs

 

Executive Chairman

 

April 30, 2018

Gregory H. Sachs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

April 30, 2018

Robert Michelson

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

April 30, 2018

Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lawrence Weber

 

Director

 

April 30, 2018

Lawrence Weber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jonathan Trutter

 

Director

 

April 30, 2018

Jonathan Trutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Alan Swimmer

 

Director

 

April 30, 2018

Alan Swimmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey Hayzlett

 

Director

 

April 30, 2018

Jeffrey Hayzlett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

 

SCG Financial Acquisition Corp.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 


 

Table of Contents

 

 

Page

 

 

 

1.

Purpose of the Plan

2

2.

Definitions

2

3.

Stock Subject to the Plan and Limitations on Cash Incentive Awards

3

 

(a)     Stock Subject to the Plan

3

 

(b)     Individual Award Limits

4

4.

Administration of the Plan

4

5.

Eligibility

6

6.

Options

6

 

(a)     Exercise Price

6

 

(b)     Term and Exercise of Options

6

 

(c)     Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Relationship

7

 

(d)     Additional Terms for ISOs

7

 

(e)     Repricing

8

7.

Other Stock-Based Awards

8

8.

Cash Incentive Awards

8

9.

Performance-Based Compensation

8

 

(a)     Calculation

8

 

(b)     Discretionary Reduction

8

 

(c)     Performance Measures

9

 

(d)     Performance Schedules

10

 

(e)     Termination of Employment

10

 

(f)     Committee Discretion

10

10.

Adjustment Upon Certain Changes

10

 

(a)     Shares Available for Grants

10

 

(b)     Increase or Decrease in Issued Shares Without Consideration

10

 

(c)     Certain Mergers

11

 

(d)     Certain Other Transactions

11

 

(e)     Other Changes

11

 

(f)     Cash Incentive Awards

12

 

(g)     No Other Rights

12

 

(h)     Savings Clause

12

 

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11.

Rights Under the Plan

12

12.

No Special Employment Rights; No Right to Incentive Award

13

13.

Securities Matters

13

14.

Withholding Taxes

13

 

(a)     Cash Remittance

13

 

(b)     Stock Remittance

14

 

(c)     Stock Withholding

14

15.

Amendment or Termination of the Plan

14

16.

No Obligation to Exercise

15

17.

Transfers Upon Death

15

18.

Expenses and Receipts

15

19.

Governing Law

15

20.

Effective Date and Term of Plan

15

 

 

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SCG Financial Acquisition Corp.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

1.          Purpose of the Plan

This Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing the employees and consultants of the Company and members of the Board of Directors with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company and with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company.

2.          Definitions

As used in the Plan or in any instrument governing the terms of any Incentive Award, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below:

(a)         Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b)         Capital Stock means the Company Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, or any other security into which such capital stock shall be changed as contemplated by the adjustment provisions of Section 10 of the Plan.

(c)         Cash Incentive Award means an award granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.

(d)         Cause has the meaning provided under an employee’s employment agreement, if any.

(e)         Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and all regulations, interpretations and administrative guidance issued thereunder.

(f)         Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint from time to time to administer the Plan and to otherwise exercise and perform the authority and functions assigned to the Committee under the terms of the Plan.

(g)         Company means the SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. and all of its Subsidiaries, collectively.

(h)         Constructive Termination has the meaning provided under an employee’s employment agreement, if any.

(i)          Covered Employee means each Participant who is an executive officer (within the meaning of Rule 3b7 under the Exchange Act) of the Company

 


 

 

 

(j)         Deferred Compensation Plan means any plan, agreement or arrangement maintained by the Company from time to time that provides opportunities for deferral of compensation.

(k)        Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(l)         Fair Market Value means, with respect to a share of Capital Stock, as of the applicable date of determination (i) the closing sales price on the date of determination or, if not so reported for such day, the immediately preceding business day of a share of Capital Stock as reported on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Capital Stock are then listed or admitted to trading or (ii) if not so reported, the closing bid price on the date of determination or, if not so reported for such day, on the immediately preceding business day as reported on The NASDAQ Stock Market or (iii) if not so reported, as furnished by any member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. selected by the Committee. In the event that the price of a share of Capital Stock shall not be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Capital Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the preceding, for federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes and for such other purposes as the Committee deems appropriate, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.

(m)       Incentive Award means one or more Stock Incentive Awards and Cash Incentive Awards, collectively.

(n)        Incentive Award Transfer Program means any program instituted by the Board of Directors or the Committee which would permit Participants the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Incentive Awards to a financial institution or other Person selected by the Board of Directors or the Committee.

(o)        ISO shall mean any Option, or portion thereof, awarded to a Participant pursuant to the Plan which is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option and also meets the applicable requirements of an incentive stock option pursuant to Section 422 of the Code.

(p)        Option means a stock option to purchase shares of Capital Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.

(q)        Other Stock-Based Award means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.

(r)        Participant means an employee or consultant of the Company or a member of the Board of Directors who is eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof and to whom one or more Incentive Awards have been granted pursuant to the Plan and have not been fully settled or cancelled and, following the death of any such Person, his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.

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(s)        Performance-Based Compensation means compensation that satisfies the requirements of Section 162 (m) of the Code for deductibility of qualified performance-based compensation.

(t)        Performance Measures means such measures as are described in Section 9 of the Plan on which performance goals are based in order to qualify certain awards granted hereunder as Performance-Based Compensation.

(u)        Performance Percentage means the factor determined pursuant to a Performance Schedule that is to be applied to a Target Award and that reflects actual performance compared to the Performance Target.

(v)        Performance Period means the period of time during which Performance Targets must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. Performance Periods may be overlapping.

(w)       Performance Schedule means a schedule or other objective method for determining the applicable Performance Percentage to be applied to each Target Award.

(x)        Performance Target means performance goals and objectives with respect to a Performance Period.

(y)        Person means a person as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including any group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act.

(z)        Plan means this SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

(aa)      Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(bb)      Stock Incentive Award means an Option or Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.

(cc)       Subsidiary means any subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(dd)       Target Award means target payout amount for an Incentive Award.

3.          Stock Subject to the Plan and Limitations on Cash Incentive Awards

(a)         Stock Subject to the Plan

The maximum number of shares of Capital Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 2,500,000 shares of Capital Stock in the aggregate. The maximum number of shares of Capital Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted

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under the Plan that are intended to be ISOs shall not exceed 2,500,000 shares of Capital Stock in the aggregate. The shares referred to in the preceding sentences of this paragraph shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10 and the following provisions of this Section 3. Shares of Capital Stock issued under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares, or both, at the sole discretion of the Committee.

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, shares of Capital Stock covered by Incentive Awards shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) pursuant to the Plan. For purposes of clarification, in accordance with the preceding sentence if an Incentive Award is settled for cash or if shares of Capital Stock are withheld to pay the exercise price of an Option or to satisfy any tax withholding requirement in connection with an Incentive Award, only the shares issued (if any), net of the shares withheld, will be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the number of shares of Capital Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. In addition, shares of Capital Stock related to Incentive Awards that expire, are forfeited or cancelled or terminate for any reason without the issuance of shares shall not be treated as issued pursuant to the Plan. In addition, if shares of Capital Stock owned by a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) are tendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of any obligation in connection with an Incentive Award, the number of shares tendered shall be added to the number of shares of Capital Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. Shares of Capital Stock covered by Incentive Awards granted pursuant to the Plan in connection with the conversion, replacement, or adjustment of outstanding equity-based awards to reflect a merger or acquisition (within the meaning of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) and Interpretive Material 5635-1) shall not count as used under the Plan for purposes of this Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, shares of Capital Stock attributable to Incentive Awards transferred under any Incentive Award Transfer Program shall not again be available for delivery under the Plan.

(b)         Individual Award Limits

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10, the maximum number of shares of Capital Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation that are granted to any Covered Employee in any calendar year shall not exceed 2,500,000 shares. The amount payable to any Covered Employee with respect to any calendar year for all Cash Incentive Awards shall not exceed $2,000,000. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the phrase “amount payable with respect to any calendar year” means the amount of cash, or value of other property, required to be paid based on the achievement of applicable Performance Measures during a Performance Period that ends in a calendar year, disregarding any deferral pursuant to the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan unless the terms of the deferral are intended to comply with the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

4.          Administration of the Plan

The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of two or more persons, each of whom qualifies as a “non-employee director” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), an  “outside director” within the

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meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) and as “independent” within the meaning of any applicable stock exchange listing rules or similar regulatory authority. The Committee shall, consistent with the terms of the Plan, from time to time designate those employees and consultants of the Company and members of the Board of Directors who shall be granted Incentive Awards under the Plan and the amount, type and other terms and conditions of such Incentive Awards. All of the powers and responsibilities of the Committee under the Plan may be delegated by the Committee to any subcommittee thereof. In addition, the Committee may from time to time authorize a subcommittee consisting of one or more members of the Board of Directors (including members who are employees of the Company) or employees of the Company to grant Incentive Awards, subject to such restrictions and limitation as the Committee may specify and to the requirements of Delaware General Corporation Law.

The Committee shall have full discretionary authority to administer the Plan, including discretionary authority to interpret and construe any and all provisions of the Plan and the terms of any Incentive Award (and any agreement evidencing the grant of any Incentive Award) granted thereunder and to adopt and amend from time to time such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate. The Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations related to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws and/or qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable foreign tax laws. For purposes of clarity, the Committee may exercise all discretion granted to it under the Plan in a non-uniform manner among Participants.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the Committee shall determine whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute termination of employment, provided that a Participant who is an employee will not be deemed to cease employment in the case of any leave of absence approved by the Company. Unless the Committee provides otherwise in the agreement evidencing the grant of an Incentive Award, vesting of Incentive Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence and will resume on the date the Participant returns to work on a regular schedule as determined by the Company, it being understood that no vesting credit will be awarded for the time vesting has been suspended during such leave of absence. For purposes of ISOs, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three months following the 91 st day of such leave any ISO held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an ISO and will be treated for tax purposes as a non-qualified Option. The provisions of this paragraph shall be administered and interpreted in a manner that does not give rise to any tax under Section 409A of the Code.

The employment of a Participant with the Company shall be deemed to have terminated for all purposes of the Plan if such Participant is employed by or provides services to a Person that is a Subsidiary of the Company and such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the Committee determines otherwise. The Committee may, without limitation and in its discretion, in connection with any such determination, provide for the accelerated vesting of any Incentive Award upon or after such cessation, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify. The employment of a Participant with the Company shall not be deemed to have terminated for any purpose of the Plan if such Participant is employed by a Person that is part of

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the Company, and such Participant’s employment is subsequently transferred to any other Person that is part of the Company, unless and to the extent the Committee specifies otherwise in writing in the instrument evidencing the grant of an Incentive Award or otherwise. A Participant who ceases to be an employee of the Company but continues, or simultaneously commences, services as a consultant or director of the Company shall not be deemed to have had a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan, unless the Committee determines otherwise. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties. All discretion granted to the Committee pursuant to this paragraph must be exercised in a manner that would not cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code.

On or after the date of grant of an Incentive Award under the Plan, the Committee may (i) accelerate the date on which any such Incentive Award becomes vested, exercisable or transferable, as the case may be, (ii) extend the term of any such Incentive Award, including, without limitation, extending the period following a termination of a Participant’s employment during which any such Incentive Award may remain outstanding, (iii) waive any conditions to the vesting, exercisability or transferability, as the case may be, of any such Incentive Award, or (iv) provide for the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any such Incentive Award; provided, that the Committee shall not have any such authority to the extent that the grant of such authority would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code.

The Board of Directors or the Committee may, at any time, in its sole and complete discretion, implement an Incentive Award Transfer Program.

The Company shall pay any amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award in accordance with the terms of such Incentive Award, provided that the Committee may, in its discretion, defer the payment of amounts payable with respect to an Incentive Award subject to and in accordance with the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan.

5.          Eligibility

The Persons who shall be eligible to be selected by the Committee from time to time to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be those Persons (a) who are employees and consultants of, or who render services directly or indirectly to, the Company or (b) who are members of the Board of Directors. Each Incentive Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing in form and substance approved by the Committee.

6.          Options

The Committee may from time to time grant Options, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a)         Exercise Price

The exercise price per share of Capital Stock covered by any Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Capital Stock on the date on which such Option is granted.

(b)         Term and Exercise of Options

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(i)         Each Option shall become vested and exercisable on such date or dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Capital Stock as shall be determined by the Committee on or after the date such Option is granted and set forth in the agreement evidencing the grant of such Option; provided ,   however that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date such Option is granted; and, provided ,   further, that each Option shall be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in the Plan or in the agreement evidencing the grant of such Option.

(ii)       Each Option may be exercised in whole or in part. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof.

(iii)      An Option shall be exercised by such methods and procedures as the Committee determines from time to time, including without limitation through net physical settlement or other method of cashless exercise.

(iv)       Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of a Participant, only by the Participant; provided, however that the Committee may permit in its discretion Options to be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of, on a general or specific basis, subject to such conditions and limitations as the Committee may determine, including through the implementation of an Incentive Award Transfer Program.

(c)         Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Relationship

The agreement evidencing the grant of each Option shall specify the consequences with respect to such Option of the termination of the employment or other service between the Company and the Participant holding the Option.

(d)         Additional Terms for ISOs

Each Option that is intended to qualify as an ISO shall be designated as such in the agreement evidencing its grant, and each agreement evidencing the grant of an Option that does not include any such designation shall be deemed to be a non-qualified Option. ISOs may only be granted to Persons who are employees of the Company. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant of the ISOs) of the number of shares of Capital Stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year under all plans of the Company shall not exceed $100,000, or such other maximum amount as is then applicable under Section 422 of the Code. Any Option or a portion thereof that is designated as an ISO that for any reason fails to meet the requirements of an ISO shall be treated hereunder as a non-qualified Option. No ISO may be granted to a Person who, at the time of the proposed grant, owns (or is deemed to own under the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of common stock of the Company unless (i) the exercise price of such ISO is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Capital Stock at the time such ISO is granted and (ii) such ISO is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date it is granted.

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(e)         Repricing

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may reprice any Option without the approval of stockholders. For this purpose, “reprice” means (i) any of the following or any other action that has the same effect: (A) lowering the exercise price of an Option after it is granted, (B) any other action that is treated as a repricing under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”), or (C) cancelling an Option at a time when its exercise price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Capital Stock, in exchange for another Option, restricted stock or other equity, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a merger, acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate transaction; and (ii) any other action that is considered to be a repricing under formal or informal guidance issued by The NASDAQ Stock Market.

7.          Other Stock-Based Awards

The Committee may grant equity-based or equity-related awards not otherwise described herein in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, each such Other Stock-Based Award may (a) involve the transfer of actual shares of Capital Stock to Participants, either at the time of grant or thereafter, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of shares of Capital Stock, (b) be subject to performance-based and/or service-based conditions, (c) be in the form of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units or share-denominated performance units, (d) be designed to comply with applicable laws of jurisdictions other than the United States and (e) be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation; provided , that each Other Stock-Based Award shall be denominated in, or shall have a value determined by reference to, a number of shares of Capital Stock that is specified at the time of the grant of such award.

8.          Cash Incentive Awards

The Committee may grant Cash Incentive Awards with respect to any Performance Period, subject to terms and conditions determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, provided that such terms and conditions are consistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan. Cash Incentive Awards may be settled in cash or in other property, including shares of Capital Stock, provided that the term “Cash Incentive Award” shall exclude any Stock Incentive Award. Cash Incentive Awards shall be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation.

9.          Performance-Based Compensation

(a)         Calculation

The amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be determined in any manner permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code.

(b)         Discretionary Reduction

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Unless otherwise specified in the agreement evidencing the grant of an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or eliminate the amount payable to any Participant with respect to the Incentive Award, based on such factors as the Committee may deem relevant, but the Committee may not increase any such amount above the amount established in accordance with the relevant Performance Schedule. For purposes of clarity, the Committee may exercise the discretion provided by the foregoing sentence in a non-uniform manner among Participants.

(c)         Performance Measures

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Capital Stock, earnings per share of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes), economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total stockholder return, market capitalization, enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested capital, return on sales, stockholder returns, economic value added, cash value added, earnings or net earnings (before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), earnings from continuing operations, operating earnings, controllable profits, sales or revenues, sales growth, new orders, capital or investment, ratio of debt to debt plus equity, ratio of operating earnings to capital spending, new product innovation, product release schedules or ship targets, market share, cost reduction goals, inventory or supply chain management initiatives, budget comparisons, implementation or completion of specified projects or processes, customer satisfaction objectives, productivity, expense, margins, operating efficiency, working capital, the formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, or the completion of other transactions, any other measure of financial performance that can be determined pursuant to GAAP, or any combination of any of the foregoing.

A Performance Measure (i) may relate to the performance of the Participant, the Company, a Subsidiary, any business group, business unit or other subdivision of the Company, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee deems appropriate and (ii) may be expressed as an amount, as an increase or decrease over a specified period, as a relative comparison to the performance of a group of comparative companies or a published or special index, or any other external measure of the selected performance criteria, as the Committee deems appropriate. The measurement of any Performance Measure may exclude the impact of unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary items or expenses; items relating to financing activities; charges for restructurings or productivity initiatives; other non-operating items; discontinued operations; items related to the disposal of a business or segment of a business; the cumulative effect of changes in accounting treatment; items related to a change in accounting principle; items related to changes in applicable laws or business conditions; any impact of impairment of tangible or intangible assets; any impact of the issuance or repurchase of equity securities and or other changes in the number of outstanding shares of any class of the Company equity securities; any gain, loss, income or expense attributable to acquisitions or dispositions of stock or assets; items attributable to the business operations of any entity acquired by the Company during a Performance Period; stock-based compensation expense; in-process research and development expense; gain or loss from all or certain claims

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and/or litigation and insurance recoveries; items that are outside the scope of the Company’s core, on-going business activities; and any other items, each determined in accordance with GAAP and as identified in the Company’s audited financial statements, including the notes thereto.

(d)         Performance Schedules

Within ninety (90) days after the beginning of a Performance Period, the Committee shall establish (a) Performance Targets for such Performance Period, (b) Target Awards for each Participant, and (c) Performance Schedules for such Performance Period.

(e)         Termination of Employment

With respect to an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the consequences of the termination of employment of the Participant holding such Incentive Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable agreement evidencing the grant of the Incentive Award, it being intended that no agreement providing for a payment to a Participant upon termination of employment shall be given effect to the extent that it would cause an Incentive Award that was intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation to fail to so qualify.

(f)         Committee Discretion

Nothing in this Section 9 is intended to limit the Committee’s discretion to adopt conditions with respect to any Incentive Award that is not intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. In addition, the Committee may, subject to the terms of the Plan, amend previously granted Incentive Awards in a way that disqualifies them as Performance-Based Compensation.

10.        Adjustment Upon Certain Changes

Subject to any action by the stockholders of the Company required by law, applicable tax rules or the rules of any exchange on which shares of common stock of the Company are listed for trading:

(a)         Shares Available for Grants

In the event of any change in the number or type of shares of common stock of the Company outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, or any change in the type and number of shares of common stock of the Company outstanding by reason of any other event or transaction, the Committee shall make appropriate adjustments in the type and maximum aggregate number of shares with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards, the type and maximum aggregate number of shares with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards that are intended to be ISOs, and the type and maximum aggregate number of shares with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation to any Covered Employee in any calendar year.

(b)         Increase or Decrease in Issued Shares Without Consideration

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In the event of any increase or decrease in the number or type of issued shares of common stock of the Company resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of common stock of the Company or the payment of a stock dividend, or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee shall appropriately adjust the type or number of shares subject to each outstanding Incentive Award and the exercise price per share, if any, of shares subject to each such Incentive Award.

(c)         Certain Mergers

In the event of any merger, consolidation or similar transaction as a result of which the holders of shares of Capital Stock receive consideration consisting exclusively of securities of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall appropriately adjust each Incentive Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation so that it pertains and applies to the securities which a holder of the number of shares of Capital Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such merger or consolidation.

(d)         Certain Other Transactions

In the event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (on a consolidated basis) or (iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company in which the holders of shares of Capital Stock receive securities and/or other property, including cash, other than shares of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, have the power to:

A.          cancel, effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Capital Stock subject to such Incentive Award, equal to the value, as determined by the Committee, of such share of Capital Stock, provided that with respect to the shares of Capital Stock subject to any outstanding Option such value shall be equal to the excess of (1) the value, as determined by the Committee, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a share of Capital Stock as a result of such event over (2) the exercise price of a share of Capital Stock subject to such Option; or

B.          provide for the exchange of each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested) for an Incentive Award with respect to (1) some or all of the property which a holder of the number of shares of Capital Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such transaction or (2) securities of the acquirer or surviving corporation, and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in the exercise price per share, if any, of stock subject to the Incentive Award, or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the Incentive Award or provide for a payment (in cash or other property) to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the Incentive Award.

(e)         Other Changes

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In the event of any change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in paragraphs 10(b), (c) or (d), including without limitation, any extraordinary cash dividend, spin-off, split-off, sale of a Subsidiary or business unit, or similar transaction, the Committee may make such adjustments in the issuer, number and class of shares subject to Stock Incentive Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs, such as, for example, a rollover of Stock Incentive Awards, and in such other terms of such Incentive Award, including without limitation in any Performance Schedule, Performance Target or Target Award, as the Committee may consider appropriate, provided that if any such Incentive Award is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation such adjustment is consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(f)         Cash Incentive Awards

In the event of any transaction or event described in this Section 10, including without limitation any corporate change referred to in paragraph (e) hereof, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, make such adjustments in any Performance Schedule, Performance Target or Target Award, and in such other terms of any Cash Incentive Award, as the Committee may consider appropriate in respect of such transaction or event, provided that such adjustments must be consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(g)         No Other Rights

Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares or amount of other property subject to, or the terms related to, any Incentive Award.

(h)         Savings Clause

No provision of this Section 10 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code.

11.        Rights Under the Plan

No Person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Capital Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award until the date of the issuance of such shares on the books and records of the Company. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 10 hereof, no adjustment of any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance. Nothing in this Section 11 is intended, or should be construed, to limit the authority of the Committee to cause the Company to make payments based on the dividends that would be payable with respect to any share of Capital Stock if it were issued or outstanding, or from granting rights related to such dividends.

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The Company shall not have any obligation to establish any separate fund or trust or other segregation of assets to provide for payments under the Plan. To the extent any person acquires any rights to receive payments hereunder from the Company, such rights shall be no greater than those of an unsecured creditor.

12.        No Special Employment Rights; No Right to Incentive Award

(a)        Nothing contained in the Plan or any agreement evidence the grant of any Incentive Award shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his employment by or service to the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such employment or service or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Incentive Award.

(b)        No person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award hereunder. The Committee’s granting of an Incentive Award to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Incentive Award to such Participant or any other Participant or other person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other Participant or other person.

13.        Securities Matters

(a)        The Company shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Capital Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state or local laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to cause to be issued any shares of Capital Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until the Company is advised by its counsel that the issuance of such shares is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Capital Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition to the issuance of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that any certificates representing such shares bear such legends, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable.

(b)        The exercise of any Option granted hereunder shall only be effective at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that the issuance of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Capital Stock are traded. The Company may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of an exercise of an Option hereunder or the issuance of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to any Incentive Award pending or to ensure compliance under federal, state or local securities laws. The Company shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option or the issuance of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to any Incentive Award. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.

14.        Withholding Taxes

(a)         Cash Remittance

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Whenever shares of Capital Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option or the grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, and whenever any amount shall become payable in respect of any Incentive Award, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant, vesting or payment prior to issuance of such shares or the effectiveness of the lapse of such restrictions or making of such payment. In addition, upon the exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award in cash, or the making of any other payment with respect to any Incentive Award (other than in shares of Capital Stock), the Company shall have the right to withhold from any payment required to be made pursuant thereto an amount sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, settlement or payment.

(b)         Stock Remittance

At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, when shares of Capital Stock are to be issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, the Participant may tender to the Company a number of shares of Capital Stock that have been owned by the Participant for at least six months (or such other period as the Committee may determine) having a Fair Market Value at the tender date determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 14(a) hereof, if any.

(c)         Stock Withholding

When shares of Capital Stock are to be issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, the Company shall have the authority to withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value at the date of the applicable taxable event determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

15.        Amendment or Termination of the Plan

The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided ,   however , that to the extent that any applicable law, tax requirement, or rule of a stock exchange requires stockholder approval in order for any such revision or amendment to be effective, such revision or amendment shall not be effective without such approval. The preceding sentence shall not restrict the Committee’s ability to exercise its discretionary authority hereunder pursuant to Section 4 hereof, which discretion may be exercised without amendment to the Plan. No provision of this Section 15 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no action hereunder may, without the consent of a Participant, reduce the Participant’s rights under any previously granted and outstanding Incentive Award. Nothing in the Plan shall limit the right of the Company to pay compensation of any kind outside the terms of the Plan.

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16.        No Obligation to Exercise

The grant to a Participant of an Incentive Award shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Incentive Award.

17.        Transfers Upon Death

Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Incentive Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided that such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the Participant and shall be effective only if given in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee. In the absence of any such effective designation, such Incentive Awards may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Participant’s estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any Incentive Award, or the right to exercise any Incentive Award, shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgements made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award.

18.        Expenses and Receipts

The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. Any proceeds received by the Company in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for general corporate purposes.

19.        Governing Law

The Plan and the rights of all persons under the Plan shall be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of law principles.

20.        Effective Date and Term of Plan

The Plan was approved by the Board of Directors on June 20, 2013, subject to the approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company. No grants of Incentive Awards may be made under the Plan after June 20, 2023.

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Exhibit 10.30

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (AS MAY BE AMENDED, MODIFIED, RESTATED, REPLACED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT ”) DATED AS OF APRIL 2, 2018 BY AND BETWEEN SILICON VALLEY BANK, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION (“ SENIOR CREDITOR ”) AND SCG DIGITAL FINANCING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“ SUBORDINATED CREDITOR ”) TO THE INDEBTEDNESS (INCLUDING INTEREST) OWED BY BORROWER AND THE SECURITY INTERESTS AND LIENS SECURING SUCH INDEBTEDNESS, PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 13, 2017, AS MAY BE AMENDED, MODIFIED, RESTATED, REPLACED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, BY AND BETWEEN BORROWER AND SENIOR CREDITOR, AND SUBORDINATED CREDITOR IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.

SUBORDINATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated effective as of April 2, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”) between SCG DIGITAL FINANCING, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“ Lender ”), and RMG NETWORKS, INC. , a Delaware corporation, RMG NETWORKS HOLDING CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation, RMG ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC. , a Delaware corporation, RMG NETWORKS LIMITED , a corporation formed under the laws of the United Kingdom (“ RMG Ltd. ”), and RMG NETWORKS MIDDLE EAST, LLC , a Nevada limited liability company (collectively, “ Borrower ”), provides the terms on which Lender shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Lender.

1             ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP.  Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13 .  All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.

2             LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

2.1         Promise to Pay.  Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Lender the outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this Agreement.

2.2         Loan Facility.

(a)           Bridge Line .  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to make an Advance of $2,000,000 constituting the full Bridge Line to Borrower within one Business Day of the Effective Date.  Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.2(a) may not be prepaid, except as set forth in Section 2.5(c) hereof, or reborrowed.

(b)           Penalty Loan .  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Date, the Lender agrees to escrow $1,000,000 with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.  In the event that the Penalty Loan Conditions have been satisfied prior to the Maturity Date, Lender shall make an Advance of $1,000,000 constituting the full Penalty Loan to Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.2(b) may not be prepaid or reborrowed.  At the request of Lender, the parties agree that, if acceptable to the Escrow Agent,  instead of escrowing cash with the Escrow Agent for the purpose of funding the Penalty Loan, Lender may provide a letter of credit in the face amount of $1,000,000 and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Borrower, which letter of credit will be drawable by the Escrow Agent at any time and  upon written notice from the Borrower (with a copy to Lender) that the Penalty Loan Conditions have been satisfied prior to the Maturity Date in accordance with Section 3.4, the Escrow Agent shall immediately draw such letter of credit and place the proceeds into escrow and, subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement and the procedures in the Escrow Agreement, the amount so drawn will be advanced by the Escrow Agent


 

 

to Borrower and constitute the Penalty Loan advanced under this Agreement.  If Lender requests the option of providing the letter of credit, the parties agree to cooperate in good faith to modify the Merger Agreement, Escrow Agreement and this Agreement, if necessary, to conform the mechanics of the Penalty Loan to reflect funding through a letter of credit instead of deposited cash.

(c)           Termination; Repayment .  The Bridge Line shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) ten (10) Business Days following Borrower’s receipt from Lender of a notice of acceleration of the Bridge Line following the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, at which time the principal amount of the Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations (other than those relating to the Penalty Loan) or otherwise then due and owing under the Loan Documents shall be immediately due and payable.

The Penalty Loan, if any, and Lender’s commitment to fund the Penalty Loan, shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) ten (10) Business Days following the incurrence by Borrower of Replacement Financing, at which time the principal amount of all Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations relating to the Penalty Loan or otherwise then due and owing under the Loan Documents shall be immediately due and payable.

2.3         Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.

(a)           Interest Rate .  Subject to Section 2.3(b), (i) the principal amount outstanding under the Bridge Line shall accrue interest at (x) a floating per annum rate equal to eight percent (8.0%) above the Prime Rate payable in cash plus (y) an additional two percent (2.0%) per annum payable in kind (“ PIK Interest ”) and (ii) the principal amount outstanding under the Penalty Loan shall accrue PIK Interest at a floating per annum rate equal to five percent (5.0%) above the Prime Rate.  Cash interest shall be payable quarterly in accordance with Section 2.3(d) below. In the event that, pursuant to the Subordination Agreement, Borrower is prohibited from paying any cash interest due under this Agreement, such interest shall be payable as PIK Interest (provided that if Borrower is permitted to thereafter pay interest on the Advances under the Subordination Agreement, then Borrower shall prepay within two Business Days following notice from SVB that such payments may be made the portion of the principal of the Advances constituting interest that would have been paid but was instead converted to PIK Interest).

(b)           Default Rate .  Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is two and one half percent (2.5%) above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the “ Default Rate ”).  Fees and expenses which are required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Lender Expenses) but are not paid when due shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations.  Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Lender.

(c)           Adjustment to Interest Rate .  Changes to the interest rate of any Credit Extension based on changes to the Prime Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change to the Prime Rate and to the extent of any such change.

(d)           Payment; Interest Computation .  Cash interest is payable quarterly on the last day of each fiscal quarter.  PIK Interest shall accrue quarterly on the last day of each fiscal quarter and be added to the principal balance of the Advances.  Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.  In computing interest, (i) all payments received after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on any day shall be deemed received at the opening of business on the next Business Day, and (ii) the date of the making of any Credit Extension shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded; provided, however, that if any Credit Extension is repaid on the same day on which it is made, such day shall be included in computing interest on such Credit Extension.

(e)           Spreading of Interest .  Due to irregular periodic balances of principal, the variable nature of the interest rate, or prepayment, the total interest that will accrue under this Agreement cannot be determined in advance.  Lender does not intend to contract for, charge or receive more than the maximum rate permitted by applicable state or federal law (the “ Maximum Lawful Rate ”) or the maximum amount permitted by applicable state or federal law (the “ Maximum Lawful Amount ”), and to prevent such an occurrence Lender and Borrower agree that all amounts of interest, whenever contracted for, charged or received by Lender, with respect to the Obligations,

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will be spread, prorated or allocated over the full period of time the Obligations are unpaid, including the period of any renewal or extension thereof.  If the maturity of the Obligations is accelerated for any reason whether as a result of an Event of Default or otherwise prior to the full stated term, the total amount of interest contracted for, charged or received to the time of such demand shall be spread, prorated or allocated along with any interest thereafter accruing over the full period of time that the Obligations thereafter remain unpaid for the purpose of determining if such interest exceeds the Maximum Lawful Amount.

(f)            Excess Interest .  At maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) or on earlier final payment of the Obligations, Lender shall compute the total amount of interest that has been contracted for, charged or received by Lender or payable by Borrower hereunder and compare such amount to the Maximum Lawful Amount that could have been contracted for, charged or received by Lender.  If such computation reflects that the total amount of interest that has been contracted for, charged, received by Lender, or payable by Borrower exceeds the Maximum Lawful Amount, then Lender shall apply such excess to the reduction of the principal balance, and any such excess remaining thereafter shall be refunded to Borrower.  This provision concerning the crediting or refund of excess interest shall control and take precedence over all other agreements between Borrower and Lender so that under no circumstances shall the total interest contracted for, charged or received by Lender exceed the Maximum Lawful Amount.

2.4         Fees or Premiums.  Borrower shall pay to Lender:

(a)           Prepayment Premiums .  In the event (x) Lender declares the loans due and payable in accordance with Section 9.1, (y) the loans become immediately due and payable in accordance with Section 9(a), without any action by Lender, as a result of an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 of the SVB Loan Facility or (z) the Advances are prepaid in full or in part (with the proceeds of the Replacement Financing or otherwise), a prepayment premium in an amount equal to the sum of (i) (A) the principal amount of the Bridge Line that is so declared due and payable, automatically due and payable, or prepaid, as the case may be, multiplied by (B) ten percent (10.0%) plus the Prime Rate on such date, multiplied by (C) the number of days remaining between the date thereof and the then scheduled Maturity Date, divided by (D) 360.

(b)           Lender Expenses .  All Lender Expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and expenses for documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due (or, if no stated due date, upon demand by Lender); provided that all such Lender Expenses incurred through and including the Effective Date shall be limited to $50,000.

(c)           Fees Fully Earned .  Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or in a separate writing by Lender, Borrower shall not be entitled to any credit, rebate, or repayment of any fees earned by Lender pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the suspension or termination of Lender’s obligation to make loans and advances hereunder.

2.5         Payments; Application of Payments.

(a)          All payments to be made by Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made in immediately available funds in Dollars, without setoff or counterclaim, before 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date when due.  Payments of principal and/or interest received after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day.  When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be due the next Business Day, and additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to accrue until paid.

(b)          Lender has the exclusive right to determine the order and manner in which all payments with respect to the Obligations may be applied.  Borrower shall have no right to specify the order or the accounts to which Lender shall allocate or apply any payments required to be made by Borrower to Lender or otherwise received by Lender under this Agreement when any such allocation or application is not specified elsewhere in this Agreement.

(c)          Borrower may not prepay (including from proceeds of any Replacement Financing, other than a Replacement Financing that is entered into concurrently with the consummation by Borrower of a merger,

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business combination or other principal transaction pursuant to a binding written agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) the Credit Extensions on or prior to the first anniversary of this Agreement without the consent of Lender.

2.6         Withholding.  Payments received by Lender from Borrower under this Agreement will be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority (including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto).  Specifically, however, if at any time any Governmental Authority, applicable law, regulation or international agreement requires Borrower to make any withholding or deduction from any such payment or other sum payable hereunder to Lender, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that the amount due from Borrower with respect to such payment or other sum payable hereunder will be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such required withholding or deduction, Lender receives a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no withholding or deduction been required, and Borrower shall pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority.  Borrower will, upon request, furnish Lender with proof reasonably satisfactory to Lender indicating that Borrower has made such withholding payment; provided, however, that Borrower need not make any withholding payment if the amount or validity of such withholding payment is contested in good faith by appropriate and timely proceedings and as to which payment in full is bonded or reserved against by Borrower.  The agreements and obligations of Borrower contained in this Section 2.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

2.7         Evidence of Debt.  Lender may maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of Borrower to Lender resulting from the Credit Extensions made by Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to Lender from time to time hereunder. In the case Lender that does not request, pursuant to this Section 2.7, execution and delivery of a promissory note evidencing the Credit Extensions made by Lender to Borrower, such account or accounts shall be conclusive evidence of such Indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, absent manifest error. Borrower agrees that, upon the request by Lender, Borrower will execute and deliver to Lender a promissory note (a “ Note ”) in form and substance acceptable to Lender payable to Lender in an amount equal to the Lender’s Credit Extensions evidencing the Credit Extensions made by Lender.  Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes Lender to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations on the grid attached to Lender’s Note (or on any continuation of such grid), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia, the date of, the outstanding principal amount of the Credit Extensions. Such notations shall be conclusive evidence of the applicable Indebtedness of Borrower absent manifest error. The Note shall include the conversion provisions set forth in Section 12.15 of this Agreement.

3             CONDITIONS OF LOANS

3.1         Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension.  Lender’s obligation to make the initial Credit Extension is subject to the condition precedent that Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Lender may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:

(a)          duly executed original signatures to the Loan Documents;

(b)          good standing certificates of Borrower certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization or formation, as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;

(c)          a secretary’s certificate of Borrower with respect to such Borrower’s Operating Documents, incumbency, specimen signatures and resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(d)          duly executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for Borrower;

(e)          the Perfection Certificate(s) of each Borrower, together with the duly executed original signatures thereto;

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(f)           certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Lender may request, and Lender’s satisfaction that all Liens securing Indebtedness for borrowed money owed by Borrower and disclosed in such searches will be terminated, except for those Liens acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion;

(g)          completed exhibits to the IP Agreement; and

(h)          payment of the fees and Lender Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.4 hereof.

3.2         Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions.  Lender’s obligations to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)          timely receipt of a request for an Advance and any materials and documents required by Section 3.4;

(b)          solely with respect to Advances under the Bridge Line, (i) the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true, accurate, and complete in all material respects on the date of the proposed Advance, as applicable, and on the Funding Date of each Advance; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, and (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit Extension.  Each Advance under the Bridge Line is Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in this Agreement remain true, accurate, and complete in all material respects; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date.

(c)          solely with respect to Advances under the Penalty Loan, the Penalty Loan Conditions have been met in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

3.3         Covenant to Deliver.  Borrower agrees to deliver to Lender each item required to be delivered to Lender under this Agreement as a condition precedent to any Credit Extension.  Borrower expressly agrees that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Lender of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Lender of Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and the making of any Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Lender’s sole discretion.

3.4         Procedures for Borrowing.  Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an Advance set forth in this Agreement, (a) Lender shall fund the initial Advance under the Bridge Line on the Effective Date and (b) to obtain an Advance under the Penalty Loan, Borrower (via an Authorized Signer) shall notify the Escrow Agent following the date on which all of the Penalty Loan Conditions have been met of its election to exercise the Penalty Loan.  A notice for an Advance under the Penalty Loan shall be in compliance with the Escrow Agreement and the Merger Agreement.  Lender shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Board has approved that such Authorized Signer may provide such notices and request Advances under the Bridge Line.  Lender or Escrow Agent, as applicable, shall credit proceeds of an Advance to the Designated Deposit Account.  Lender may make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from an Authorized Signer or without instructions if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become due.

4             CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

4.1         Grant of Security Interest.  Borrower hereby grants Lender, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Lender, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof.

If this Agreement is terminated, Lender’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in cash.  Upon payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other

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than inchoate indemnity obligations) and the termination of Lender’s obligation to make Credit Extensions, Lender shall, at the sole cost and expense of Borrower, release its Liens in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Borrower.  In the event all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are satisfied in full and Lender’s obligations to make Credit Extensions have terminated, at Borrower’s expense, Lender shall terminate the security interest granted herein.

4.2          Security Interest.  Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a perfected security interest in the Collateral that is (i) subordinate to the Liens securing the Indebtedness under the SVB Loan Facility, and (ii) prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens that are permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to have superior priority to Lender’s Lien under this Agreement).  If Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim, Borrower shall promptly notify Lender in a writing signed by Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Lender in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

4.3          Authorization to File Financing Statements.  Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to file financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Lender’s interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by either Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Lender under the Code.  Such financing statements may indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the Debtor” or words of similar effect, or as being of an equal or lesser scope, or with greater detail, all in Lender’s discretion.

5              REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

5.1          Due Organization, Authorization; Power and Authority.  Borrower is duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its jurisdiction of formation and is qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  In connection with this Agreement, Borrower has delivered to Lender a completed certificate signed by each Borrower, entitled “Perfection Certificate” (the “ Perfection Certificate ”).  Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that (a) Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s organizational identification number or accurately states that Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Borrower’s mailing address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) Borrower (and each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete in all material respects (it being understood and agreed that Borrower may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement).  If Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of such occurrence and provide Lender with Borrower’s organizational identification number.

The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect) or (v) conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of, any material agreement by which Borrower is bound, except in the case of the foregoing clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) where the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Borrower is not in default under any

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agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound which default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.2          Collateral.  Borrower has good title to, rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Liens.  Borrower has no Collateral Accounts at or with any bank or financial institution other than SVB or SVB’s Affiliates except for the Collateral Accounts described in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Lender in connection herewith and which Borrower has taken such actions as are necessary to give Lender a perfected security interest therein, other than the Collateral Accounts that are included in the Excluded Property.

The Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate.  None of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.

All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

Borrower is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property which it owns or purports to own except for (a) non-exclusive licenses granted to its customers in the ordinary course of business, (b) over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public, and (c) material Intellectual Property licensed to Borrower and noted on the Perfection Certificate.  Each Patent which Borrower owns or purports to own and which is material to Borrower’s business is valid and enforceable, and no part of the Intellectual Property which Borrower owns or purports to own and which is material to Borrower’s business has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part.  To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no claim has been made that any part of the Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party except to the extent such claim would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Except as noted on the Perfection Certificate, Borrower is not a party to, nor is it bound by, any Restricted License.

5.3          Financial Statements; Financial Condition .  All consolidated financial statements for Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Lender fairly present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated financial condition and Borrower’s consolidated results of operations.  There has not been any material deterioration in Borrower’s consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to Lender.

5.4          Regulatory Compliance .  Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  Borrower is not engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors).  Borrower (a) has complied in all material respects with all Requirements of Law, and (b) has not violated any Requirements of Law the violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business.  None of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than legally.  Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Government Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted.

5.5          Subsidiaries; Investments .  Borrower does not own any stock, partnership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.

5.6          Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions .  Borrower has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower except (a) to the extent such taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor, or (b) if such taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions do not, individually or in the aggregate, exceed $50,000.

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5.7         Use of Proceeds .  Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as working capital and to fund its general business requirements and not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.

5.8         Definition of “Knowledge.”  For purposes of the Loan Documents, whenever a representation or warranty is made to Borrower’s knowledge or awareness, to the “best of” Borrower’s knowledge, or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.

6             AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Borrower shall do all of the following:

6.1         Government Compliance.

(a)          Subject to transactions permitted pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof, maintain its and all its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Borrower shall comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, in all material respects, with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject.

(b)          Obtain all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the grant of a security interest to Lender in the Collateral.  Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any such obtained Governmental Approvals to Lender.

6.2         Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Provide Lender with the following:

(a)          as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company prepared consolidated and, upon Lender’s request, consolidating balance sheet and income statement covering Borrower’s consolidated operations and Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiaries operations (subject to the absence of footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments) for such month certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Lender (the “ Monthly Financial Statements ”);

(b)          as soon as available, a copy of the “Compliance Certificate” from time to time required to be delivered under the SVB Loan Facility, together with all schedules and attachments thereto;

(c)          within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, and promptly upon any subsequent modification thereof, (i) annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal year of Borrower, and (ii) annual financial projections for the following fiscal year (on a quarterly basis) as approved by Borrower’s board of directors, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial projections;

(d)          as soon as available, and in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days following the end of Borrower’s fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm acceptable to Lender;

(e)          within five (5) days of filing, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by Borrower with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be.  Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on Borrower’s website on the Internet at Borrower’s website address; provided, however, Borrower shall promptly notify Lender in writing (which may be by electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents;

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(f)           within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices made available to any holders of Subordinated Debt;

(g)          prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of, individually or in the aggregate, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) or more;

(h)          a prompt report of any complaints filed with the Texas Workforce Commission against Borrower in the aggregate of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or more; and

(i)           promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding Borrower or compliance with the terms of any Loan Documents as reasonably requested by Lender.

6.3         Remittance of Proceeds.  Except as otherwise provided in the Subordination Agreement, deliver, in kind, all proceeds arising from the disposition of any Collateral to Lender in the original form in which received by Borrower not later than the following Business Day after receipt by Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations (a) prior to an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5(b) hereof, and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section 9.3 hereof ; provided that, if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be obligated to remit to Lender the proceeds of the sale of worn out or obsolete Equipment disposed of by Borrower in good faith in an arm’s length transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000 or less (for all such transactions in any fiscal year).  Borrower agrees that it will not commingle proceeds of Collateral with any of Borrower’s other funds or property, but will hold such proceeds separate and apart from such other funds and property and in an express trust for Lender.  Nothing in this Section limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.

6.4         Taxes; Pensions.  Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to Section 5.6, and shall deliver to Lender, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.

6.5         Access to Collateral; Books and Records. At reasonable times, on one (1) Business Day’s notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), Lender, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect the Collateral and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s Books.  The foregoing inspections and audits shall be conducted no more often than once every twelve (12) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in which case such inspections and audits shall occur as often as Lender shall determine is necessary.  The foregoing inspections and audits shall be conducted at Borrower’s expense and the charge therefor shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Lender’s then-current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.  In the event Borrower and Lender schedule an audit more than ten (10) days in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to or reschedules the audit with less than ten (10) days written notice to Lender, then (without limiting any of Lender’s rights or remedies) Borrower shall pay Lender a fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender to compensate Lender for the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.

6.6         Insurance.  Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in Borrower’s industry and location.  Insurance policies shall be in a form, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of Borrower, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Lender.  At Lender’s request, Borrower shall deliver copies of insurance policies and evidence of all premium payments.  If the Senior Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) has been paid in full, upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall cause all property policies to have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Lender as lender loss payee.  At Lender’s request, all liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Lender as an additional insured.

6.7         Operating Accounts.  For each Collateral Account that Borrower at any time maintains, at Lender’s request if the Senior Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) has been paid in full, Borrower shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to

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execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder which Control Agreement may not be terminated without the prior written consent of Bank.  The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes, and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of Borrower’s employees and identified to Bank by Borrower as such.

6.8         Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.

(a)          (i) Protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business; (ii) promptly advise Lender in writing of material infringements or any other event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value of its Intellectual Property; and (iii) not allow any Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Lender’s written consent.

(b)          To the extent not already disclosed in writing to Lender, if Borrower (i) obtains any Patent, registered Trademark, registered Copyright, registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise material to the conduct of its business, or (ii) applies for any Patent or the registration of any Trademark, then Borrower shall promptly but in no event later than fifteen (15) days thereafter provide written notice thereof to Lender and shall execute such intellectual property security agreements and other documents and take such other actions as Lender may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a perfected security interest in favor of Lender in such property.  If Borrower decides to register any Copyrights or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, Borrower shall: (x) provide Lender with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of Borrower’s intent to register such Copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto); (y) execute an intellectual property security agreement and such other documents and take such other actions as Lender may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a perfected security interest in favor of Lender in the Copyrights or mask works intended to be registered with the United States Copyright Office; and (z) record such intellectual property security agreement with the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the Copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office.  Borrower shall promptly provide to Lender copies of all applications that it files for Patents or for the registration of Trademarks, Copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement required for Lender to perfect and maintain a perfected security interest in such property.

6.9         Litigation Cooperation.  From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to Lender, without expense to Lender, Borrower and its officers, employees and agents and Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Lender may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Lender with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower.

6.10       Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries.  Notwithstanding and without limiting the negative covenants contained in Sections 7.3 and 7.6 hereof, at the time that Borrower forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Effective Date, Borrower shall (a) in the case of the formation or acquisition of a Domestic Subsidiary, cause such new Domestic Subsidiary to provide to Lender a joinder to the Loan Agreement to cause such Domestic Subsidiary to become a co-borrower hereunder, together with such appropriate financing statements and/or Control Agreements, all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (including being sufficient to grant Lender a Lien in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Domestic Subsidiary), (b) subject to the last sentence of this Section 6.10 and the Subordination Agreement, provide to Lender appropriate certificates and powers and financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (c) provide to Lender all other documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above.  Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 6.10 shall be a Loan Document.  Notwithstanding and without limiting the negative covenants contained in Sections 7.3 and 7.6 hereof, at the time that Borrower forms any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary after the Effective Date, Borrower shall pledge sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding voting equity interests and one hundred percent (100%) of outstanding non-voting equity interests of each Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by a Borrower or Subsidiary, in

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each instance, to Lender to secure the Obligations, promptly after formation or acquisition of such Foreign Subsidiary.  Within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, Borrower shall cause RMG Ltd. to execute and deliver an English law mortgage debenture (substantially in the form of the English law mortgage debenture previously delivered by RMG Ltd. in favor of SVB in connection with the SVB Loan Facility, mutatis mutandis, or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender), pursuant to which RMG Ltd. will charge by way of fixed and floating charge all of RMG Ltd.’s present and future undertaking, property and assets to secure the Obligations.

6.11        Further Assurances.  Execute any further instruments and take further action as Lender reasonably requests to perfect or continue Lender’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

7              NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Borrower shall not do any of the following without Lender’s prior written consent:

7.1          Dispositions.  Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “ Transfer ”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the ordinary course of business of Borrower; (c) consisting of Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments; (d) consisting of the sale or issuance of any stock of Borrower permitted under Section 7.2 of this Agreement; (e) consisting of Borrower’s use or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of its business for the payment of ordinary course business expenses in a manner that is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; and (f) consisting of non-exclusive license of Intellectual Property.

7.2          Changes in Business, Management, Control, or Business Locations.  (a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve; or (c) fail to provide notice to Lender of any Key Person departing from or ceasing to be employed by Borrower within five (5) days after their departure from Borrower. Borrower shall not, without at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Lender; (1) change its jurisdiction of organization, (2) change its organizational structure or type, (3) change its legal name, or (4) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization.

7.3          Mergers or Acquisitions.  Except pursuant to the Merger Agreement, merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person (including, without limitation, by the formation of any Subsidiary).  A Borrower may merge or consolidate into another Borrower, and a Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into a Borrower.

7.4          Indebtedness.  Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.

7.5          Encumbrance.  Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien on any of its property, or assign or convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, permit any Collateral not to be subject to the security interest granted herein with the priority purported to be granted hereby.

7.6          Distributions; Investments.  (a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock; provided, that Borrower may repurchase the stock of former employees or consultants pursuant to stock repurchase agreements so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of such repurchase and would not exist after giving effect to such repurchase, provided that the aggregate amount of all such repurchases does not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) per fiscal year; or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment (including, without limitation, by the formation of any Subsidiary) other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.

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7.7         Transactions with Affiliates.  Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for pursuant to the Merger Agreement and transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person.

7.8         Subordinated Debt.  (a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, except under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof, provide for earlier or greater principal, interest, or other payments thereon, or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to Lender.

7.9         Compliance.  Become an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

7.10       No Issuance of Pari Passu Stock.  At any time that this Agreement remains in effect (whether or not Obligations are outstanding), without the written consent of Lender, Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, issue any class or series of capital stock (or any indebtedness or securities that are convertible or exchangeable into any class of series of capital stock or securities) of any Borrower that ranks pari passu or senior to the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock (if and when issued) with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of any Borrower, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption.  To the extent that any Borrower ssues any shares of preferred stock (or indebtedness or securities convertible or exchangeable into any shares of preferred stock) to any investor, Borrower shall obtain an express agreement from any such investor that such preferred stock is subordinate to the Series A Preferred Stock in a manner consistent with the foregoing.

8             EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “ Event of Default ”) under this Agreement:

8.1         Payment Default.  Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal on any Credit Extension when due or (b) pay any interest or other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations are due and payable.  During the cure period, the failure to make or pay any payment specified under clause (b) hereunder is not an Event of Default (but Lender shall not be required to make any Credit Extension during the cure period);

8.2         Covenant Default.

(a)          Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2, 6.3 or 6.4 or violates any covenant in Section 7;

(b)          Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.6, 6.7 or 6.10 and has not cured the same within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof;

(c)          Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the thirty (30) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by Borrower be

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cured within such thirty (30) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrower shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but Lender shall not be required to make any Credit Extension during the cure period).  Cure periods provided under this section shall not apply to any covenants set forth in clause (a) above;

8.3         SVB Loan Facility.  (a) There occurs an “Event of Default” as defined in the SVB Loan Facility (other than under Section 8.3, 8.5 or 8.6 thereof) and such “Event of Default” is not waived or cured pursuant to the terms thereof; or (b) there occurs an “Event of Default” under Section 8.3, 8.5 or 8.6 of the SVB Loan Facility (as in effect on the Effective Date or with such modifications as consented to by Lender), whether or not waived or cured thereunder; provided that in the event that the SVB Loan Facility is terminated or the obligations thereunder paid in full, each “Event of Default” under the SVB Loan Facility (as in effect immediately before such termination or payment in full) shall be an Event of Default hereunder; and

8.4         Merger Agreement.  Borrower shall have materially breached the Merger Agreement (provided that any breach of Sections 6.02, 6.03 or 6.04 of the Merger Agreement by Borrower shall be deemed material), and such breach has not been cured within five (5) days after receipt by Borrower of written notice of such breach from Lender.

9             LENDER’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

9.1         Rights and Remedies.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, but subject to the Subordination Agreement, Lender may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following:

(a)          declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 of the SVB Loan Facility occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Lender);

(b)          stop advancing money or extending credit for, and/or terminate Lender’s commitment or obligation to advance money or extend credit for, Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Lender;

(c)          subject to the Subordination Agreement, verify the amount of, demand payment of and performance under, and collect any Accounts and General Intangibles, settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on terms and in any order that Lender considers advisable, and notify any Person owing Borrower money of Lender’s security interest in such funds;

(d)          make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral.  Borrower shall assemble the Collateral if Lender requests and make it available as Lender designates.  Lender may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Borrower grants Lender a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Lender’s rights or remedies;

(e)          apply to the Obligations any amount held by Lender owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower;

(f)           ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral.  Lender is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower’s labels, Patents, Copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Lender’s exercise of its rights under this Section 9.1, Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Lender’s benefit;

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(g)          deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;

(h)          demand and receive possession of Borrower’s Books; and

(i)           exercise all rights and remedies available to Lender under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof).

9.2         Power of Attorney.  Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Lender as its lawful attorney-in-fact, exercisable following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to:  (a) endorse Borrower’s name on any checks, payment instruments, or other forms of payment or security; (b) sign Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against Account Debtors; (c) demand, collect, sue, and give releases to any Account Debtor for monies due, settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly with Account Debtors, and compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case, or proceeding about any Collateral (including filing a claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Lender’s or Borrower’s name, as Lender chooses); (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrower’s insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, or other claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (f) transfer the Collateral into the name of Lender or a third party as the Code permits.  Borrower hereby appoints Lender as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Borrower’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Lender’s security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full and the Loan Documents have been terminated.  Lender’s foregoing appointment as Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Lender’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and the Loan Documents and Lender’s obligations to make any Credit Extensions have been terminated.

9.3         Application of Payments and Proceeds.  If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender shall have the right to apply in any order any funds in its possession, whether from Borrower account balances, payments, proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other disposition of the Collateral, or otherwise, to the Obligations.  Lender shall pay any surplus to Borrower by credit to the Designated Deposit Account or to other Persons legally entitled thereto; Borrower shall remain liable to Lender for any deficiency.  If Lender, directly or indirectly, enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, Lender shall have the option, exercisable at any time, of either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Lender of cash therefor .

9.4         Lender’s Liability for Collateral.  So long as Lender complies with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral in the possession or under the control of Lender, Lender shall not be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person.  Borrower bears all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.

9.5         No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.  Lender’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of Lender thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith or therewith.  No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by the party granting the waiver and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given.  Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative.  Lender has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity.  Lender’s exercise of one right or remedy is not an election and shall not preclude Lender from exercising any other remedy under this Agreement or other remedy available at law or in equity, and Lender’s waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver.  Lender’s delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence.

9.6         Demand Waiver.  Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Lender on which Borrower is liable.

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9.7          Borrower Liability.  Any Borrower may, acting singly, request Credit Extensions hereunder.  Each Borrower hereby appoints each other as agent for the other for all purposes hereunder, including with respect to requesting Credit Extensions hereunder.  Each Borrower hereunder shall be jointly and severally obligated to repay all Credit Extensions made hereunder, regardless of which Borrower actually receives said Credit Extension, as if each Borrower hereunder directly received all Credit Extensions.  Each Borrower waives (a) any suretyship defenses available to it under the Code or any other applicable law, and (b) any right to require Lender to: (i) proceed against any Borrower or any other person; (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security; or (iii) pursue any other remedy.  Lender may exercise or not exercise any right or remedy it has against any Borrower or any security it holds (including the right to foreclose by judicial or non-judicial sale) without affecting any Borrower’s liability.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or other related document, each Borrower irrevocably waives all rights that it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Borrower to the rights of Lender under this Agreement) to seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from any other Borrower, or any other Person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations, for any payment made by Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise and all rights that it might have to benefit from, or to participate in, any security for the Obligations as a result of any payment made by Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise.  Any agreement providing for indemnification, reimbursement or any other arrangement prohibited under this Section 9.7 shall be null and void.  If any payment is made to a Borrower in contravention of this Section 9.7, such Borrower shall hold such payment in trust for Lender and such payment shall be promptly delivered to Lender for application to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

10            NOTICES

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address, facsimile number, or email address indicated below.  Lender or Borrower may change its mailing or electronic mail address or facsimile number by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.

If to Borrower:

RMG Networks Holding Corporation

 

15301 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 500

 

Dallas, Texas  75001

 

Attn:  Jana Bell

 

Email:  jana.bell@rmgnetworks.com

 

 

If to Lender:

SCG Digital Financial, LLC

 

c/o Sachs Capital Group, LLC

 

2132 Deep Water Lane, Suite 232`

 

Naperville, IL  60564

 

Attn:  Greg Sachs

 

E-mail:  gsachs@sachscapitalgroup.com

 

11            CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER

Except as otherwise expressly provided in any of the Loan Documents, the internal laws of the State of New York govern the Loan Documents.  Borrower and Lender each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in New York, New York; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Lender from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Lender.  Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or

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forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court.  Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by Borrower in accordance with, Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND LENDER EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

This Section 11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

12            GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.1        Termination Prior to Maturity Date; Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall continue in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations have been satisfied and all commitments of Lender to make loans to Borrower have terminated.  So long as Borrower has satisfied the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and all commitments of Lender to make loans to Borrower have terminated, this Agreement may be terminated by Borrower, effective three (3) Business Days after written notice of termination is given to Lender.  Those obligations that are expressly specified in this Agreement as surviving this Agreement’s termination shall continue to survive notwithstanding this Agreement’s termination.

12.2        Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party.  Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Lender’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Lender’s discretion).  Lender has the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrower, to sell, transfer, assign, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Lender’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

12.3        Indemnification.  BORROWER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD LENDER AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON AFFILIATED WITH OR REPRESENTING LENDER (EACH, AN “ INDEMNIFIED PERSON ”) HARMLESS AGAINST:  (A) ALL OBLIGATIONS, DEMANDS, CLAIMS, AND LIABILITIES (COLLECTIVELY, “ CLAIMS ”) CLAIMED OR ASSERTED BY ANY OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS; AND (B) ALL LOSSES OR EXPENSES SUFFERED, INCURRED OR PAID BY SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON AS A RESULT OF OR ARISING FROM THE FINANCING TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LENDER AND BORROWER (INCLUDING REASONABLE AND DOCUMENTED OUT-OF-POCKET ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES), EXCEPT, IN EACH CASE, FOR CLAIMS, LOSSES AND/OR EXPENSES (X) CAUSED BY SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR BREACH OF LENDER’S OBLIGATION TO MAKE A LOAN AS REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR (Y) SUFFERED, INCURRED OR PAID BY SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON AS A RESULT OF OR ARISING FROM ANY STOCKHOLDER LITIGATION (AS DEFINED IN THE MERGER AGREEMENT) EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH STOCKHOLDER LITIGATION STEMS SOLELY FROM ITS ROLE AS A LENDER HEREUNDER.  THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY BINDS BORROWER TO INDEMNIFY LENDER AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER SOLE, COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR OTHERWISE, BUT NOT GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT) AND THAT OF ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS, AS WELL AS ANY LIABILITY ARISING BY VIRTUE OF ANY SUCH PERSON’S STRICT LIABILITY.

This Section 12.3 shall survive until all statutes of limitation with respect to the Claims, losses, and expenses for which indemnity is given shall have run.

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12.4        Time of Essence.  Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.

12.5        Severability of Provisions.  Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.

12.6        Amendments in Writing; Waiver; Integration.  No purported amendment or modification of any Loan Document, or waiver, discharge or termination of any obligation under any Loan Document, shall be enforceable or admissible unless, and only to the extent, expressly set forth in a writing signed by the party against which enforcement or admission is sought.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no oral promise or statement, nor any action, inaction, delay, failure to require performance or course of conduct shall operate as, or evidence, an amendment, supplement or waiver or have any other effect on any Loan Document.  Any waiver granted shall be limited to the specific circumstance expressly described in it, and shall not apply to any subsequent or other circumstance, whether similar or dissimilar, or give rise to, or evidence, any obligation or commitment to grant any further waiver.  The Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements.  All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of the Loan Documents merge into the Loan Documents.

12.7        Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, is an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.

12.8        Confidentiality.  In handling any confidential information, Lender shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) to Lender’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates (such Subsidiaries and Affiliates, together with Lender, collectively, “ Lender Entities ”); (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Lender shall use its best efforts to obtain any prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) as required in connection with Lender’s examination or audit; (e) as Lender considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third-party service providers of Lender so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Lender with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein.  Confidential information does not include information that is either: (i) in the public domain or in Lender’s possession when disclosed to Lender, or becomes part of the public domain (other than as a result of its disclosure by Lender in violation of this Agreement) after disclosure to Lender; or (ii) disclosed to Lender by a third party, if Lender does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.

12.9        Electronic Execution of Documents.  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping systems, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

12.10      Captions.  The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

12.11      Construction of Agreement.  The parties mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement.  In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.

12.12      Relationship.  The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is determined solely by the provisions of this Agreement.  The parties do not intend to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, trust, fiduciary or other relationship with duties or incidents different from those of parties to an arm’s-length contract.

12.13      Third Parties.  Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to: (a) confer any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the express parties to it and their respective permitted successors and assigns; (b) relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any person

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not an express party to this Agreement; or (c) give any person not an express party to this Agreement any right of subrogation or action against any party to this Agreement.

12.14      Conversion .  Lender and Borrower agree that, on and following the Conversion Trigger Date, Lender has the right to convert all or any portion of the Obligations (i.e., principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon under this Agreement) into shares of Series A Preferred Stock of RMG Networks Holdings Corporation (“ Series A Preferred Stock ”) on the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designation set forth as Exhibit B hereto.  The “ Conversion Trigger Date ” shall mean the earlier of (a) 150 days following the execution of the Merger Agreement or (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.01(d) (failure to receive shareholder vote upon a final vote) or 8.01(e) (Company breach) thereof; provided that if the Borrower terminated the Merger Agreement under Section 8.01(h) of the Merger Agreement within the period referenced in clause (a) in order to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Conversion Trigger Date shall be the later of (1) 150 days following the execution of the Merger Agreement or (2) 100 days following the execution of such definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Lender shall have no right to convert the Obligations into any shares of Series A Preferred Stock if (a) the Penalty Loan Conditions are satisfied, (b) the Borrower shall have consummated prior to the Conversion Trigger Date an Unaffiliated Exit Event (as defined in Exhibit B hereof) pursuant to an acquisition agreement with a Person other than the Lender or its Affiliates and in which the public common stockholders of RMG Networks Holdings Corporation receive a fixed price in such transaction in excess of $1.27 per share of common stock or (c) Lender fails to escrow funds with (or provide a letter of credit to) the Escrow Agent in amount of $1,000,000 as required pursuant to Section 2.2(b) and Lender has not cured or rectified such failure (other than failing to perform by the initial required date) prior to the termination of the Merger Agreement.

13            DEFINITIONS

13.1        Definitions.  As used in the Loan Documents, the word “shall” is mandatory, the word “may” is permissive, the word “or” is not exclusive, the words “includes” and “including” are not limiting, the singular includes the plural, and numbers denoting amounts that are set off in brackets are negative.  As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

Acceleration Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement (other than pursuant to Sections 8.01(f), 8.01(h), 8.01(i) or 8.01(j) thereof); (b) the termination of any binding written agreement concerning a transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (a “Superior Proposal Agreement”) or a failure to consummate the applicable transaction pursuant to a Superior Proposal Agreement within 100 days of the execution thereof; (c) the consummation of the merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement or the applicable transaction pursuant to a Superior Proposal Agreement; or (d) Borrower incurring Replacement Financing.

Account ” is, as to any Person, any “ account ” of such Person as “account” is defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing to such Person.

Account Debtor ” is any “ account debtor ” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Advance ” or “ Advances ” means loan or loans under the Bridge Line or the Penalty Loan, as applicable.

Affiliate ” is, with respect to any Person, each other Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and members.

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble hereof.

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Authorized Signer ” is any individual listed in Borrower’s  Borrowing Resolution who is authorized to execute the Loan Documents, including making (and executing if applicable) any Credit Extension request, on behalf of Borrower.

Board ” is Borrower’s board of directors.

Borrower ” is defined in the preamble hereof.

Borrower’s Books ” are all Borrower’s books and records including ledgers, federal and state tax returns, records regarding Borrower’s assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing such information.

Borrowing Resolutions ” are, with respect to any Person, those resolutions adopted by such Person’s board of directors (and, if required under the terms of such Person’s Operating Documents, stockholders) and delivered by such Person to Lender approving the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, together with a certificate executed by its secretary on behalf of such Person certifying (a) such Person has the authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (b) that set forth as a part of or attached as an exhibit to such certificate is a true, correct, and complete copy of the resolutions then in full force and effect authorizing and ratifying the execution, delivery, and performance by such Person of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) the name(s) of the Person(s) authorized to execute the Loan Documents, including making (and executing if applicable) any Credit Extension request, on behalf of such Person, together with a sample of the true signature(s) of such Person(s), and (d) that Lender may conclusively rely on such certificate unless and until such Person shall have delivered to Lender a further certificate canceling or amending such prior certificate.

Bridge Line ” is the term loan facility described in Section 2.2, which facility will be in an initial principal amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).

Business Day ” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Lender is closed in the State of New York.

Cash Equivalents ” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; (c) certificates of deposit issued maturing no more than one (1) year after issue; and (d) money market funds at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition.

Change in Control ” means (a) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; or (b) at any time, Borrower shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100.0%) of each class of outstanding capital stock of each subsidiary of Borrower free and clear of all Liens (except Liens created by this Agreement).

Claims ” is defined in Section 12.3.

Code ” is the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of New York; provided, that, to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory

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provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Lender’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a jurisdiction other than the New York, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

Collateral ” is any and all properties, rights and assets of Borrower described on Exhibit A .

Collateral Account ” is any Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.

Commodity Account ” is any “commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Contingent Obligation ” is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that Person for (a) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another such as an obligation, in each case, directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that Person; and (c) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but “Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.

Control Agreement ” is any control agreement entered into among the depository institution at which Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which Borrower maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity Account, Borrower, and Lender pursuant to which Lender obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) over such Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.

Copyrights ” are any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret.

Credit Extension ” is any Advance or any other extension of credit by Lender for Borrower’s benefit.

Currency ” is coined money and such other banknotes or other paper money as are authorized by law and circulate as a medium of exchange.

Default Rate ” is defined in Section 2.3(b).

Deposit Account ” is any “ deposit account ” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Designated Deposit Account ” is the account number ending xxxxxxx 130 (last three digits) maintained by Borrower with SVB.

Dollars ,” “ dollars ” or use of the sign “$” means only lawful money of the United States and not any other currency, regardless of whether that currency uses the “$” sign to denote its currency or may be readily converted into lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia.

Effective Date ” is defined in the preamble hereof.

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Equipment ” is all “ equipment ” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.

ERISA ” is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its regulations.

Escrow Agent ” means Citibank, National Association.

Escrow Agreement ” means that certain Escrow Agreement to be entered into following the date hereof by and among Lender, SCG Digital, LLC, SCG Digital Merger Sub, Inc., RMG Networks Holding Corporation, and Escrow Agent.

Event of Default ” is defined in Section 8.

Exchange Act ” is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Foreign Equity Interests ” means the equity interests of a Foreign Subsidiary (other than the equity interests of RMG Ltd.) in excess of 65% of the voting power of such Foreign Subsidiary to the extent the pledge to lender in excess of 65% of such equity interests would result in adverse tax consequences to the Borrower.

Excluded Property ” means the following:

(a)          any asset subject to any rule of law, statute or regulation or any agreement contractual obligation or any general intangible (including a contract, any license, permit or franchise) held by any Borrower (i) that validly prohibits the creation by such Borrower of a security interest therein or thereon or (ii) to the extent that applicable law prohibits the creation of a security interest therein or thereon or (iii) would invalidate or constitute a breach or violation of, or results in the termination of or requires any consent not obtained under the provisions of, any such rule of law, statute, regulation, agreement, contractual obligation or general intangible, or agreements;

(b)          any Intellectual Property for which the creation by any Borrower of a security interest therein is prohibited without the consent of third party or by applicable law or that would be forfeited, abandoned, canceled, voided or invalidated by the grant of a security interest therein, including, without limitation, intent-to-use trademark applications prior to the filing and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto;

(c)          the Excluded Foreign Equity Interests; and

(d)          cash collateral held in a deposit account maintained at First Republic Bank and/or certificates of deposit issued by First Republic Bank securing reimbursement obligations of the Borrower in connection with letters of credit issued by First Republic Bank in favor of certain beneficiaries as more specifically described on Schedule 13.1; provided, that in no event shall the balance of such account exceed 105% of the aggregate face amount of all such letters of credit remaining issued and enforceable, but undrawn.

provided ,   however , that in each case described in clauses (a) and (b) of this definition, such property shall constitute “Excluded Property” only to the extent and for so long as such license, permit, or applicable law validly prohibits the creation of a Lien on such property in favor of the Lender and, upon the termination of such prohibition (howsoever occurring), such property shall cease to constitute “Excluded Property”.

Foreign Currency ” means lawful money of a country other than the United States.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary which is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended).

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Funding Date ” is any date on which a Credit Extension is made to or for the account of Borrower which shall be a Business Day.

GAAP ” is generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

General Intangibles ” is all “general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made in the Code, and includes without limitation, all Intellectual Property, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, payment intangibles, contract rights, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.

Governmental Approval ” is any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.

Governmental Authority ” is any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization.

 “ Indebtedness ” is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease obligations, and (d) Contingent Obligations.

Insolvency Proceeding ” is any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.

Intellectual Property ” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and to the following:

(a)          its Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents;

(b)          any and all trade secrets and trade secret rights, including, without limitation, any rights to unpatented inventions, know-how and operating manuals;

(c)          any and all source code;

(d)          any and all design rights which may be available to such Person;

(e)          any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the Intellectual Property rights identified above; and

(f)           all amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents.

Inventory ” is all “ inventory ” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made in the Code, and includes without limitation all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products, including without limitation such

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inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower’s custody or possession or in transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title representing any of the above.

Investment ” is any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership interest or other securities), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.

IP Agreement ” is that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement between Borrower and Lender dated as of the Effective Date, as may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

Key Person ” is each of Borrower’s (a) Chief Executive Officer, who is Robert Michelson as of the Effective Date, and (b) Chief Financial Officer, who is Jana Bell as of the Effective Date.

Lender ” is defined in the preamble hereof.

Lender Entities ” is defined in Section 12.8.

Lender Expenses ” are all fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and expenses) for preparing, amending, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred with respect to Borrower or any Guarantor.

Lien ” is a claim, mortgage, deed of trust, levy, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise against any property.

Loan Documents ” are, collectively, this Agreement and any schedules, exhibits, certificates, notices, and any other documents related to this Agreement, the IP Agreement, any subordination agreement, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower or any Guarantor, and any other present or future agreement by Borrower and/or any Guarantor with or for the benefit of Lender, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.

Material Adverse Effect ” is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Lender’s Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral, (b) a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial condition of all entities included within Borrower taken as a whole or (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations.

Maturity Date ” means (a) if the Penalty Loan has not been funded, the earlier of the first anniversary of the execution date of the Merger Agreement and the date that the loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9.1 or (b) if the Penalty Loan has been funded, the earlier of the first anniversary of such funding and the date that the loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9.1.

Merger Agreement ” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date hereof among RMG Networks Holding Corporation, SCG Digital, LLC and SCG Digital Merger Sub, Inc., as such agreement may be amended, modified, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time.

Monthly Financial Statements ” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

Obligations ” are Borrower’s obligations to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, fees, Lender Expenses, and other amounts Borrower owes Lender now or later, whether under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or otherwise, including, without limitation, all obligations relating to letters of credit (including reimbursement obligations for drawn and undrawn letters of credit), cash management services, and foreign exchange contracts, if any, and including interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Lender, and to perform Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.

Operating Documents ” are, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of such Person’s jurisdiction of organization on a date that is no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date, and, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in current form, (b) if

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such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.

Patents ” means all patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.

Penalty Loan ” means a loan made after the Penalty Loan Conditions have been met in an aggregate principal amount equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).

Penalty Loan Conditions ” means the conditions set forth in Section 8.03(b) of the Merger Agreement.

Perfection Certificate ” is defined in Section 5.1.

Permitted Indebtedness ” is:

(a)          Borrower’s Indebtedness to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b)          Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate;

(c)          Subordinated Debt;

(d)          Indebtedness advanced (or permitted to be advanced) under the SVB Loan Facility, and any extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements thereof to the extent permitted under the Subordination Agreement;

(e)          unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(f)           Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;

(g)          Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” hereunder;

(h)          Indebtedness in respect of judgments and awards which would not constitute an Event of Default hereunder; and

(i)           extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (c) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

Permitted Investments ” are:

(a)          Investments (including, without limitation, Investments in Subsidiaries) existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate;

(b)          Investments consisting of Cash Equivalents;

(c)          Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Borrower;

(d)          Investments consisting of deposit accounts in which Lender has a perfected security interest;

(e)          Investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 7.1;

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(f)           Investments consisting of the creation of a Subsidiary for the purpose of consummating a merger transaction permitted by Section 7.3 of this Agreement, which is otherwise a Permitted Investment;

(g)          Investments (i) by any Borrower in another Borrower, (ii) by Borrower in Subsidiaries that is not a Borrower not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year; and (iii) by Subsidiaries in another Subsidiary that is not a Borrower not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year;

(h)          Investments consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrower’s Board of Directors;

(i)           Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; and

(j)           Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business; provided that this paragraph (j) shall not apply to Investments of Borrower in any Subsidiary.

Permitted Liens ” are:

(a)          Liens existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate or arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b)          Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either (i) not due and payable or (ii) being contested in good faith and for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves on its Books, provided that no notice of any such Lien has been filed or recorded under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations adopted thereunder;

(c)          purchase money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrower incurred for financing the acquisition of the Equipment securing no more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate amount outstanding, or (ii) existing on Equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the Equipment;

(d)          Liens securing the Indebtedness under the SVB Loan Facility;

(e)          Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory, securing liabilities in the aggregate amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;

(f)           Liens to secure payment of workers’ compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than Liens imposed by ERISA);

(g)          Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase;

(h)          leases or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), and leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of personal property (other than Intellectual Property) granted in the ordinary course of

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Borrower’s business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), if the leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit granting Lender a security interest therein;

(i)           non-exclusive license of Intellectual Property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business; and

(j)           Liens arising from attachments or judgments, orders, or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Sections 8.4 and 8.7.

Person ” is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.

PIK Interest ” is defined in Section 2.3(a).

Prime Rate ” is the rate of interest per annum from time to time published in the money rates section of The Wall Street Journal or any successor publication thereto as the “prime rate” then in effect.

Registered Organization ” is any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Regulatory Change ” means, with respect to Lender, any change on or after the date of this Agreement in United States federal, state, or foreign laws or regulations, including Regulation D, or the adoption or making on or after such date of any interpretations, directives, or requests applying to a class of lenders including Lender, of or under any United States federal or state, or any foreign laws or regulations (whether or not having the force of law) by any court or governmental or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof.

Replacement Financing ” means one or more new debt or equity financings (other than under the SVB Loan Facility) incurred prior to the date on which the Penalty Loan Conditions have been met, pursuant to which Borrower received proceeds or commitments in an amount equal to or greater than the lesser of (x) the aggregate Advances then outstanding hereunder and (y) $2,000,000.

Requirement of Law ” is as to any Person, the organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer ” is any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Borrower.

Restricted License ” is any material license or other agreement with respect to which Borrower is the licensee (a) that prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or any other property, or (b) for which a default under or termination of could interfere with the Lender’s right to sell any Collateral.

SAAS Contracts ” are software as a service contracts by and between Borrower and its customers arising in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto, and any analogous Governmental Authority.

Securities Account ”  is any “securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

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Subordination Agreement ” means that certain Subordination Agreement dated as of April 2, 2018 by and between SVB as “Senior Creditor” thereunder and Lender as “Subordinated Creditor” thereunder, as such agreement may be amended, modified, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time.

Subordinated Debt ” is indebtedness incurred by Borrower subordinated to all of Borrower’s now or hereafter indebtedness to Lender (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender entered into between Lender and the other creditor), on terms acceptable to Lender.

Subsidiary ” is, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary herein shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of Borrower.

SVB ” means Silicon Valley Bank, a California corporation.

SVB Loan Facility ” means the revolving credit facility evidenced by that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 13, 2017 between SVB and Borrower, as such agreement may be amended, modified, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time.

Trademarks ” means any trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by such trademarks.

Transfer ” is defined in Section 7.1.

[Signatures Immediately Follow]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

BORROWER:

 

 

 

 

RMG NETWORKS, INC. ,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

Name:

Robert Michelson

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

 

RMG NETWORKS HOLDING CORPORATION ,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

Name:

Robert Michelson

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

RMG ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC. ,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

Name:

Robert Michelson

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

 

RMG NETWORKS MIDDLE EAST, LLC ,

 

a Nevada limited liability company

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

Name:

Robert Michelson

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

 

RMG NETWORKS LIMITED ,

 

a corporation formed under the laws of the United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

Name:

Robert Michelson

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement


 

 

 

LENDER:

 

 

 

 

SCG DIGITAL FINANCING, LLC ,

 

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory H. Sachs

 

Name:

Gregory H. Sachs

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

Signature Page to Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement


 

EXHIBIT A - COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION

 

The Collateral consists of all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the following personal property:

All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles, commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and

All Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing; provided that the Collateral shall not include the Excluded Property.

 

 


 

 

EXHIBIT B – CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

(Attached)

 

 


 

Final Form

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

OF

THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

OF

RMG NETWORKS HOLDING CORPORATION

 

[________], 2018

The undersigned, being the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RMG Networks Holding Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), does hereby certify as follows:

1.         I am the duly elected and acting Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RMG Networks Holding Corporation (the “ Corporation ”).

2.         Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Corporation’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) by the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “ Certificate ”), the Board has duly adopted the following resolution creating a series of Preferred Stock as follows:

WHEREAS, the Certificate provides for a class of shares known as the Preferred Stock, issuable from time to time in one or more classes or series;

WHEREAS, the Board is authorized by the Certificate to fix the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to each new class or series of Preferred Stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any such new class or series; and

WHEREAS, the Board desires, pursuant to such authority, to establish a new series of, and to fix the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions relating to, the Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting such series.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to authority vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate, a new series of Preferred Stock is hereby created, and the Board hereby fixes and determines the designation of, the number of shares constituting, and the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions relating to, such new series of Preferred Stock as follows:

Section 1.     Designation .

A series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation is hereby designated as “Series A Preferred Stock,” $0.0001 par value per share (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”).  The number of authorized shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be [__] (___).  The Corporation shall have the authority to issue fractional shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. The number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock authorized may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board and the approval of the holders of a majority of the shares of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock voting as a separate class.

 


 

Section 2.     Dividends .

(i)       General Obligation .  When and only as declared by the Board and to the extent permitted under the DGCL, the Corporation shall pay preferential dividends to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to each Dividend Period as provided in this Section 2 . Dividends on each share of the Series A Preferred Stock (a “ Share ”) shall accumulate on a quarterly basis, commencing on the Original Issue Date, at the rate of the WSJ Prime Rate plus ten percent (10%) per annum on the Liquidation Value thereof and shall be payable in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 (each, a “ Dividend Payment Date ”), commencing on [____], 2018 1 ;   provided that if any Dividend Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such Dividend Payment Date shall instead be (and any dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock shall instead be payable on) the immediately succeeding Business Day.  Such dividends shall accumulate whether or not they have been declared and such dividends shall be cumulative. All accumulated and unpaid dividends (the “ Unpaid Preferred Return ”) shall be fully paid or declared before any dividends, distributions, redemptions or other payments may be made with respect to any Junior Stock.  Dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of any Dividend Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.  The amount of dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock on any date prior to the end of a Dividend Period, and for the initial Dividend Period, shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, and actual days elapsed over a 30-day month.  The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividends with respect to the Shares except as provided in this Certificate.

(ii)    Dividends that are payable on the Series A Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date will be payable to holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock register of the Corporation on the applicable record date, which shall be the 15 th calendar day before such Dividend Payment Date (as originally scheduled) or such other record date fixed by the Board that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a “ Dividend Record Date ”).  Any such day that is a Dividend Record Date shall be a Dividend Record Date whether or not such day is a Business Day.

(iii)   Each dividend period (a “ Dividend Period ”) shall commence on and include a Dividend Payment Date (other than the initial Dividend Period, which shall commence on and include the Original Issue Date) and shall end on and include the calendar day preceding the next Dividend Payment Date.  Dividends payable in respect of a Dividend Period shall be payable in arrears on the first Dividend Payment Date after such Dividend Period.

(iv)    The Board shall declare the dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock (and if not so declared for any quarter, the accumulated and unpaid dividends from any prior quarter) in cash when and to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL, the SVB Facility or any Replacement Facility.


1          First Dividend Payment Date following the issuance.

 


 

Section 3.     Liquidation Preference .

Upon the occurrence of any Unaffiliated Exit Event, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid, before any distribution or payment is made upon any Junior Stock, an amount in cash equal to the aggregate Liquidation Value of all Shares held by such holder, and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any further payment.  If, upon any such Unaffiliated Exit Event, the Corporation’s assets to be distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are insufficient to permit payment to such holders of the aggregate amount which they are entitled to be paid under this Section 3 , then the entire assets available to be distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed pro rata among such holders based upon the aggregate Liquidation Value of the Series A Preferred Stock held by each such holder.

Section 4.     Voting Rights .

Except as otherwise provided herein and as otherwise required by applicable law, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights.

Section 5.     Amendment and Waiver .

No amendment, modification or waiver shall be binding or effective with respect to  any provision hereof without first having provided written notice of such proposed action to each holder of the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and having obtained the affirmative vote or prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at the time such action is taken. No waiver of any failure to comply with any provision, condition or requirement of this Certificate of Designation shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent failure or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

Section 6.     Registration of Transfer; Transfer .

The Corporation shall keep at its principal office (or such other place as the Corporation reasonably designates) a register for the registration of shares of its capital stock. Upon the surrender of any certificate representing any shares of capital stock of the Corporation at such place, the Corporation shall, at the request of the record holder of such certificate, execute and deliver (at the Corporation’s expense) a new certificate or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate shall be registered in such name and shall represent such number of shares as is requested by the holder of the surrendered certificate and shall be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate.

Section 7.     Replacement .

Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (an affidavit of the registered holder shall be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation

 


 

(provided that if the holder is a financial institution or other institutional investor its own agreement shall be satisfactory), or, in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation shall (at its expense) execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.

Section 8.     Series A Preferred Stock Protective Provisions.

At any time when shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not (and shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to), either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock:

(i)      issue any class or series of capital stock that ranks parri passu or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, or any securities (or indebtedness) convertible or exchangeable into any such class or series of capital stock; or

(ii)    incur, or permit any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries to incur, new Indebtedness  ( excluding non-recourse Indebtedness); provided, that, the Corporation shall be permitted to incur new Indebtedness to the extent that such new Indebtedness is “Permitted Indebtedness” as defined in the Bridge Facility.

Section 9.     Definitions .

Bridge Facility ” means that certain Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2018, by and between SCG Digital Financing, LLC (“ Lender ”), the Corporation and certain of the Corporation’s subsidiaries.

Bridge Loan Indebtedness ” means, as of any date, the Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to the Bridge Facility.

Business Day ” means a day that is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and is not a day on which banking institutions in Dallas, TX or New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

 “ Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.0001 per share.

Converted Value ” means (x) the outstanding Bridge Loan Indebtedness, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, as of the date immediately prior to the Original Issuance Date multiplied by (y) three (3).

 


 

Indebtedness ” means, without duplication, (i) any indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) any indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security or (iii) any guaranties of the foregoing.

Junior Stock ” means the Corporation’s Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Corporation junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption.

Liquidation Value ” of any Share as of any particular date shall be equal to (a) the Converted Value divided by (b) the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued in respect of the conversion of the outstanding Bridge Loan Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the Bridge Facility, plus all Unpaid Preferred Return thereon, whether or not declared.

Original Issue Date ” means the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Bridge Facility.

Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

Preferred Stock ” means the Corporation’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, whether currently issued or issued in the future, that by its terms expressly provides that it ranks senior to the Junior Stock with respect to the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends and rights of redemption.

SVB Facility ” means that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 13, 2017 by and between the Corporation, certain of the Corporation’s subsidiaries and Silicon Valley Bank, as in effect on the date hereof.

Unaffiliated Exit Event ” means: (i) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity and with respect to which less than a majority of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or consolidated entity immediately following such event is held by persons or entities who were shareholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such event, (ii) the sale, license or transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Corporation, (iii) any acquisition (whether by stock sale, recapitalization, merger or otherwise) by any person or entity (or group of affiliated or associated persons or entities) of beneficial ownership of a majority of the voting securities of the Corporation (whether or not newly issued voting securities) in a single transaction or series of related transaction by persons or entities (or their affiliates) who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition and (iv) any proceeding shall be instituted by or against Company seeking to adjudicate it as bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors.  An Unaffiliated Exit Event shall not include any event where the acquirer is Lender or an affiliate of Lender.

 


 

Section 10.   No Preemptive Rights .

No share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have any rights of preemption whatsoever as to any securities of the Corporation, or any warrants, rights or options issued or granted with respect thereto, regardless of how such securities, or such warrants, rights or options, may be designated, issued or granted.

Section 11.   Rights and Remedies of Holders .

(i)      The various provisions set forth herein for the benefit of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and shall be enforceable by them, including by one or more actions for specific performance.

(ii)    Except as expressly set forth herein, all remedies available under this Certificate of Designation, at law, in equity or otherwise, will be deemed cumulative and not alternative or exclusive of other remedies. The exercise by any holder of the Series A Preferred Stock of a particular remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

(iii)   The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Articles of Incorporation or as provided by law.

(iv)    The Series A Preferred Stock is non-redeemable, except that it shall be redeemable by the Company with the consent of a majority of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 12.   Notices .

(i)      Except as otherwise expressly provided hereunder, all notices referred to herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, or by reputable overnight courier service, charges prepaid, and shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed or sent (i) to the Corporation, at its principal executive offices and (ii) to any stockholder, at such holder’s address as it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (unless otherwise indicated by any such holder).

(ii)     Notice or other communication pursuant to Section 12(i) will be deemed given or received when delivered, except that any notice or communication received by email transmission on a non-Business Day or on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m. addressee's local time or by overnight delivery on a non-Business Day will be deemed to have been given and received at 9:00 a.m. addressee's local time on the next Business Day.

* * *

 

 

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designation as of the date first written above.

 

 

Being an Authorized Officer of RMG Networks Holding Corporation,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Jana Bell

 

Its:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Signature Page to Certificate of Designation


Exhibit 10.32

 

PICTURE 3

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of August 25, 2015, (the “ Effective Date ”) by and between RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Robert Robinson (the “ Executive ”).

The Company and Executive, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1.          Representations and Warranties .  Executive represents and warrants to the Company that (i) Executive is not bound by any restrictive covenants and has no prior or other obligations or commitments of any kind (written, oral or otherwise) that would in any way prevent, restrict, hinder or interfere with Executive’s acceptance of employment with the Company or the performance of all duties and responsibilities hereunder to the fullest extent of Executive’s ability and knowledge, and (ii) Executive has full power and capacity to execute and deliver, and to perform all of Executive’s obligations under, this Agreement.

2.          At-Will Employment .  Without limiting the right of either the Executive or the Company to terminate employment on any other basis, Executive is employed on an “at-will” basis meaning either the Executive or the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time by providing the other party hereto with written notice of such termination.  The Executive's employment with the Company, pursuant to this Agreement, shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue thereafter until terminated as provided in this Agreement.  As used herein, " Term " shall mean the actual period of time during which the Executive is employed by the Company under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

3.          Duties .  Executive will hold the office of Senior Vice President, General Counsel.  Executive will have such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned, from time to time, by and subject to the direction and supervision of, and shall report to, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“ Supervisor ”), including, in Executive’s capacity as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Compliance Officer, such duties and responsibilities to the subsidiaries of the Company as may be assigned, from time to time, by and subject to the direction and supervision of Executive’s Supervisor.  Beginning on October 1, 2015 and continuing for the remainder of the Term, and excluding any periods of vacation or personal leave to which Executive is entitled, (i) Executive will render Executive’s services on an exclusive basis to the Company, (ii) Executive will apply on a full-time basis all of Executive’s skill and experience to the performance of Executive’s duties, and (iii) Executive may have no other employment and, without the prior written consent of the Company, no outside business activities (provided that the management of Executive’s personal or family assets and affairs and Executive’s time spent on charitable activities will not be deemed outside activities so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with Executive’s performance of duties under this Agreement).  From the Effective Date until September 30, 2015, executive shall be permitted a flexible work schedule allowing approximately twenty (20) hours per week for executive to transition away from his current employment. Executive will perform Executive’s duties under this Agreement with fidelity and loyalty to the Company, to the best of Executive’s ability, experience and talent in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike and efficient manner consistent with Executive’s duties and responsibilities and in accord with best practices within the Company’s industry.  So long as they are not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, Executive shall also comply with all policies, rules and regulations of the Company as well as all directives and instructions from the Company’s board of directors of the parent of

 

 


 

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the Company, RMG Networks Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Board ”).  The Company shall have the right to purchase in Executive’s name a “key person” life insurance policy naming the Company and any of its subsidiaries as the sole beneficiary thereunder, and Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company’s procurement of such policy, provided that any information provided to an insurance company or broker shall not be provided to the Company without the prior written authorization of Executive.

4.         Compensation .  In exchange for services rendered by Executive hereunder, the Company will provide Executive with the following compensation and benefits during Executive’s employment under this Agreement:

(a)        Salary .  From the Effective Date until August 30, 2016, the Company will pay Executive a salary of no less than $220,000 per annum (the Base Salary ). Beginning on September 1, 2016, the company will pay executive a salary of no less than $250,000 per annum (the   Increased Salary ). Salary payments shall be in accordance with the general payroll practices of the Company in effect from time to time. Executive’s compensation under this Agreement will be subject to such withholding as may be required by law.

(b)        Annual Bonus .  Each fiscal year during the Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive’s Supervisor will establish annual incentive goals for the Executive.  The Executive will be eligible for an annual bonus equal to $110,000 if he achieves the goals for a given fiscal year.  The terms and conditions of the Executive’s annual bonus will be determined in the sole discretion of Executive’s Supervisor. Executive’s bonus eligibility for 2015 will be pro-rated from October 1, 2015.

(c)        Equity Incentive Plan . Upon approval from the Board, Executive will be eligible for a stock option grant of 100,000 shares of RMG Networks Holding Corporation’s common stock as determined in accordance with the provisions of RMG Networks Holding Corporation’s applicable Stock Option Plan and Option Agreement as of the Effective Date.

(d)        Benefits .  During the Term, Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents will be offered the opportunity to participate in such medical and other employee benefit plans for which they are eligible as may be established from time to time by the Board for other employees of the Company or the subsidiaries of the Company and for other executive employees of the Company or the subsidiaries of the Company, and at rates and terms that are not more expensive to Executive than those extended to other such employees.  In no event shall Executive be eligible to participate in any severance plan or program of the Company or its subsidiaries, except as set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement.

(e)        Vacation .  During the Term, Executive will be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation per calendar year in accordance with the Company’s policy in effect from time to time.  Paid vacation to which Executive is entitled in any calendar year may not be carried forward to any subsequent calendar year and no compensation shall be payable in lieu thereof.  Vacation days will be taken at such times and dates at the discretion of the Executive and as will not significantly interfere with Executive’s duties and responsibilities to the Company.

(f)         Expense Reimbursement .  During the Term the Company will reimburse Executive for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket business and travel expenses incurred

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by Executive in the performance of the duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to written policies and procedures for expense verification and documentation that the Company or the Board may adopt from time to time.

(g)        Signing Bonus . Executive will be paid a signing bonus of $5,000 on or about January 15, 2016, subject to Executive’s continuing employment with the Company.

5.         Termination .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive’s employment hereunder will terminate under any of the following conditions:

(a)       Death .  Executive’s employment under this Agreement and any obligations hereunder will terminate automatically upon the date of Executive’s death.

(b)       Disability .  The Company will have the right to terminate this Agreement if Executive becomes disabled.  For purposes of this Agreement, “disabled” shall mean that the Executive suffers from a physical or mental impairment that prevents Executive from performing the essential functions of Executive’s position, as set forth in this Agreement, for (i) ninety (90) days or more (whether or not consecutive) in any twelve month period or (ii) a period of ninety (90) consecutive days, in each case, as determined by a physician satisfactory to both Executive and the Company (and, if they cannot agree, then one to be selected and mutually accepted by their respective doctors).

(c)       Termination for Cause .  Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company (excluding, for this purpose, Executive, if applicable) at any time for Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” for termination means the following:

(i)         Executive commits, is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or any crime or offense involving acts of theft, fraud, embezzlement or other misappropriation of funds, whether from the Company or otherwise;

(ii)        Executive’s commission of any act of moral turpitude that brings the Company into public disrepute or disgrace or causes harm to the customer relations, operations or business prospects of the Company;

(iii)       any breach by Executive of Executive’s obligations under this Agreement or any other written agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which Executive fails to cure within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of such breach;

(iv)       Executive’s breach of policies or procedures of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) which causes, or could reasonably be expected to cause, material harm to the Company or its subsidiaries or (ii) which otherwise occurs and Executive fails to cure within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of such event;

(v)       any intentional misrepresentation at any time by Executive to the Company or any of its affiliates or the Board;

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Board which Executive fails to cure within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of such event; or

(vii)      Executive’s reporting to work under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, or other alcohol or drug abuse that adversely affects the performance of Executive’s duties or responsibilities.

(d)       Constructive Termination .  If any of the following events shall have occurred, Executive shall be deemed to have been constructively terminated:

(i)         the Company’s material breach of this Agreement which remains uncured following thirty (30) days prior written notice from Executive;

(ii)        a reduction in Executive’s Base Salary; or

(iii)       a material diminution of duties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no act or failure to act by the Company shall give rise to “Constructive Termination” if cured within thirty (30) days of written notice by the Executive to the Company received within thirty (30) days of the discovery of the occurrence of such act or failure to act.  Further, Executive must terminate Executive’s employment within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the cure period for any act or failure to act that remains uncured under this Section 5(d) in order to effect a termination for Constructive Termination.

(e)        Termination After Notice .  Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated either by the Company without Cause or by the Executive, in which event Executive will be entitled to receive Executive’s then applicable daily salary for each day following notice of such termination that Executive reports and is available for work until the termination date.  Executive will provide the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of Executive’s intent to terminate employment pursuant to this Section 5(e) .  If Executive’s employment is being terminated pursuant to any provision of Section 5(c) above, Company shall provide Executive with notice of the section and the specific reasons for such termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may elect to provide Executive with compensation and benefits during any notice period and request or direct Executive not to perform duties for Company during such period.

6.          Payments Upon Termination .

(a)        Accrued Compensation .  Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (including due to expiration of the Term), the Company will be obligated to pay and Executive will be entitled to receive the then applicable salary that has accrued for services performed until the date of termination and which has not yet been paid.  In addition, (i) Executive will be entitled to any vested benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of any applicable benefit plan of the Company, and, to the extent applicable, short-term or long-term disability plan or program with respect to any disability, and in all events subject to the payment timing and other restrictions as may be set forth in such plan or program, and (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable law and the terms of the Company’s  health insurance, long-term healthcare insurance and life insurance plans, Executive and Executive’s family may (but will not be required to) elect to continue to participate in the Company’s health insurance, long-term

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healthcare insurance and life insurance plans, including any period required pursuant to COBRA or other applicable law.

(b)        Without Cause or for Constructive Termination .  Upon termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or a resignation by Executive for Constructive Termination at any time during the Term, the Company will be obligated to pay and Executive will be entitled to receive: (i) all of the amounts and benefits described in Section 6(a); (ii) any Bonus determined under, and payable pursuant to, Section 4(b) , pro-rated for the period of the Company’s fiscal year during which Executive was employed by the Company; and (iii) subject to Section 6(f) , a “ Severance Amount ” comprised of Executive’s salary on his termination or resignation date (paid in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll policies) during the period beginning on the date of Executive’s termination or resignation of employment and ending on the date that is (a) three (3) months following the date of Executive’s termination or resignation if such termination or resignation is prior to September 1, 2016 or (b) six (6) months following the date of Executive’s termination or resignation if such termination or resignation is on or after September 1, 2016.  Further, Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket business and travel expenses incurred during the Term by Executive in the performance of the duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to written policies and procedures for expense verification and documentation that the Company or the Board may adopt from time to time.  Notwithstanding, however, with respect to any expense reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided pursuant to this Agreement that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (I) the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive must be incurred during the Term (or applicable survival period), (II) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Executive in any other calendar year, (III) the reimbursements for expenses for which Executive  is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred, and (IV) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

(c)        Death; Disability .  Upon termination of Executive’s employment upon the death of Executive pursuant to Section 5(a) or upon Executive’s becoming disabled pursuant to Section 5(b) , the Company will be obligated to pay, and Executive will be entitled to receive (i) all of the amounts and vested benefits described in Section 6(a) and (ii) any Bonus determined under, and payable pursuant to, Section 4(b) , pro rated for the period of the Company’s fiscal year during which Executive was employed by the Company.  For purposes of this Section 6(c) , Executive’s designated beneficiary will be such individual beneficiary or trust, located at such address, as Executive may designate by notice to the Company from time to time or, if Executive fails to give notice to the Company of such a beneficiary, Executive’s estate.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Company will have no duty, in any circumstances, to attempt to open an estate on behalf of Executive, to determine whether any beneficiary designated by Executive is alive or to ascertain the address of any such beneficiary, to determine the existence of any trust, to determine whether any person or entity purporting to act as Executive’s personal representative (or the trustee of a trust established by Executive) is duly authorized to act in that capacity, or to locate or attempt to locate any beneficiary, personal representative, or trustee.

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(d)        Expiration of Term or Other Termination .  Upon: (i) voluntary termination of employment at any time during the Term by Executive for any reason whatsoever or (ii) termination of employment by the Company for Cause, the Company will have no further liability under or in connection with this Agreement, except to provide all of the amounts and vested benefits described in Section 6(a) .

(e)        Breach Post-Termination .  If (i) the Company has any obligation pursuant to Section 6(a)-(c) to make payments or provide other benefits to Executive following the last day of Executive’s employment by the Company, and (ii) (A) Executive breaches the terms and conditions of the Release, Section 7 or Section 8 or (B) engages in conduct in violation of Section 9 , in either case (A) or (B) as reasonably determined by the Board in writing, then the Company may, upon providing fifteen (15) days prior written notice (and providing the Executive the reasonable opportunity to cure such breach or violation during such thirty (30) day period) in its discretion and without limiting any other remedies that may be available to the Company, cease providing any such payments or other benefits pursuant to Section 6(b) .  Should the Company fail to meet its obligations to Executive pursuant to Section 6(b), then Executive’s non-competition obligations pursuant to Section 9(a) of this Agreement are null and void; provided that Executive will be required give the Company, thirty (30) days prior written notice of the alleged breach and providing the Company with reasonable opportunity to cure such breach or violation during such thirty (30) day period.

(f)         Release .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, payments of the Severance Amount are conditioned on Executive (or, in the event of Executive’s death or disability, the estate of Executive or the authorized legal representative, if any, of Executive, respectively) executing on or before the twenty-first (21st) day following Executive’s Separation from Service (as defined below), and not revoking, a release agreement of all claims against the Company (the “ Release ”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , and continued compliance with the provisions of Section 7, Section 8 and Section 9 .

7.          Ownership of Intellectual Property .  During the period of Executive’s employment or service with the Company, to the extent that Executive, alone or with others, develops, makes, conceives, contributes to or reduces to practice, or has prior to the date hereof done any of the foregoing, any intellectual property related to the duties of Executive hereunder or which results in any way from Executive using the resources of the Company or any of its affiliates, whether or not during working hours, such intellectual property is and will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company.  The foregoing provision shall not apply to any intellectual property that is not related to the business of the Company and was developed for charitable or academic use and which was not developed using resources of the Company or any of its affiliates or during working hours.  To the extent any such intellectual property can be protected by copyright, and is deemed in any way to fall within the definition of “work made for hire” as such term is defined in 17 U.S.C. §101, such intellectual property will be considered to have been produced under contract for the Company as a work made for hire. In any event, and regardless of whether such intellectual property is deemed to be a “work made for hire”, Executive will disclose any and all such intellectual property to the Company and does hereby assign to the Company any and all right, title and interest which Executive may have in and to such intellectual property. Upon the Company’s request at any time and at their expense, including any time after termination of Executive’s employment, to the extent Executive can reasonably do so, Executive will execute and deliver to the Company such other documents as the Company deems reasonably

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necessary to vest in the Company the sole ownership of and exclusive worldwide rights in and to, all of such intellectual property.

8.          Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information .  Executive acknowledges and agrees that, during the Term, Executive may have access to and become familiar with various trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information of the Company or any of its affiliates including, but not limited to, the Company’s existing and contemplated services and products, documentation, technical data, contracts, business and financial methods, practices and plans, costs and pricing, lists of the Company’s customers, prospective customers and contacts, suppliers, vendors, consultants and employees, methods of obtaining customers, suppliers, vendors, consultants and employees, financial and operational data of the Company’s present and prospective customers, suppliers, vendors, consultants and employees, and the particular business requirements of the Company’s present and prospective customers, suppliers, vendors, consultants and employees, marketing and sales literature, records, software, diagrams, source code, object code, product development, trade secrets; and the Company’s techniques of doing business, business strategies and standards (including all non-public information of the Company, collectively, the “ Confidential Information ”).  Executive expressly agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information, directly or indirectly, nor use Confidential Information in any way, either during the Term and thereafter.  Specifically, during the Term and thereafter, Executive (i) will maintain the Confidential Information in strict confidence; (ii) will not disclose any Confidential Information to any person or other entity; (iii) will not use any Confidential Information to the detriment of the Company or any of its affiliates; (iv) will not authorize or permit such use or disclosure; and (v) will comply with the policies and procedures of the Company regarding use and disclosure of Confidential Information.  All files, papers, records, documents, drawings, specifications, equipment and similar items relating to the business of the Company and Confidential Information, whether prepared by Executive or otherwise coming into Executive’s possession, will at all times remain the exclusive property of the Company and such items and all copies thereof will be returned to the Company at the Company’s request or upon the expiration or termination of Executive’s employment.  In connection with Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, Executive will reasonably cooperate with the Company in completing and signing a termination statement or affidavit in the form reasonably proscribed by the Company, which will contain Executive’s certification that Executive has no tangible Confidential Information in Executive’s possession.

9.          Restrictive Covenants .  In the course of the employment of Executive hereunder, and because of the nature of Executive’s responsibilities, Executive will acquire valuable and confidential information and trade secrets with regard to the Company’s and its affiliates’ business operations, including, but not limited to, the Confidential Information.  In addition, Executive may develop on behalf of the Company, a personal acquaintance with some of the Company’s and its affiliates’ customers and prospective customers.  As a consequence, Executive will occupy a position of trust and confidence with respect to the Company’s and its affiliates’ affairs and its services.  In view of the foregoing, and in consideration of the remuneration paid and to be paid to Executive under this Agreement, Executive agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company and its affiliates that Executive make the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement regarding the conduct of Executive during and after the employment relationship with the Company, and that the Company may suffer irreparable injury if Executive engages in conduct prohibited

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thereby. In consideration of Executive’s employment hereunder, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive agrees as follows:

(a)        Non-Competition .  To the extent permitted by the applicable rules of professional conduct as published by the State Bar of Texas during the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the date that is  six (6) months following the end of the Term (such period, which will be extended by the amount of time during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this Section 9 , the “ Restricted Period ”), Executive will not, in the United States (the “ Territory ”), engage in, manage, operate, finance, control or participate in the ownership, management or financing or control of, become employed by, or become affiliated or associated with, directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, shareholder, owner, co-owner, affiliate, partner, agent, representative, consultant, independent contractor or advisor, or otherwise render services or advice to, guarantee any obligation of, or acquire or hold (of record, beneficially or otherwise) any direct or indirect interest in a business that sells or provides products or services that are the same as or substantially similar to or otherwise competitive with the products or specialized services (provided that such “specialized services” shall not include those services which would unreasonably restrict Executive from utilizing Executive’s education and expertise in future employment, as long as such employment and specialized services are not competitive with the Company or any of its subsidiaries) sold or provided or that Executive has actual or constructive knowledge are planned to be sold or provided by the Company or its subsidiaries at any time while Executive is an employee or director of the Company (a “ Competitor ”); provided, however , that Executive may own, as a passive investment, shares of capital stock of any Competitor if (A) such shares are listed on a national securities exchange or traded on a national market system in the United States, (B) Executive, together with any of Executive’s affiliates and Executive’s immediate family members (which shall mean Executive’s wife and direct lineal descendants, but shall not include any other blood relative), owns beneficially (directly or indirectly) less than five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of such entity’s issued and outstanding capital stock, and (C) neither Executive nor any of Executive’s affiliates is otherwise associated directly or indirectly with such Competitor or any of its affiliates.

(b)        Non-Solicitation .  During the Restricted Period, Executive will not, either on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any third party (except the Company), directly or indirectly:

(i)         (A) seek to induce or otherwise cause any person or entity that is a then-current customer of the Company, or has been a customer of the Company or one of its affiliates within the then-preceding twenty-four (24) months (a “ Customer ”), or any prospective customer to which the Company or one of its affiliates has made a proposal at that time or has taken actions or made efforts of which Executive is aware related to making a proposal at that time (1) to cease being a customer of or to not become a customer of the Company or one of its affiliates, or (2) to divert any business of such Customer from the Company or one of its affiliates, or otherwise, to discontinue or alter in a manner adverse to the Company or one of its affiliates, such business relationship, or (B) in any manner that is in competition with the Company or one of its affiliates solicit for business, provide services to, do business with or become employed or retained by, any Customer or potential customer solicited the Company or one of its affiliates;

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(ii)        hire, solicit or encourage to leave the employment or service of the Company or one of its affiliates, any officer or employee of the Company or one of its affiliates, or hire or participate (with another third party) in the process of hiring any person or entity who is then, or who within the preceding twenty-four (24) months was an employee of the Company or one of its affiliates, or provide names or other information about the Company’s or its affiliates’ employees to any person or entity under circumstances which could lead to the use of that information for purposes of recruiting or hiring; or

(iii)       except as an employee of a Customer as permitted herein, otherwise interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to interfere with or disrupt, the relationship between the Company or one of its affiliates and any of their respective Customers, suppliers, consultants or employees.

(c)        Non-Disparagement .  During the Term and thereafter, Executive will not at any time publish or communicate to any person or entity, directly or indirectly, any Disparaging (as defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, or any of their respective present and former members, managers, directors, officers, successors and assigns.  During the Term and thereafter, Company will not at any time publish or communicate to any person or entity, directly or indirectly, any Disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning Executive.  “ Disparaging ” remarks, comments or statements are those that impugn the character, honesty, integrity, reputation, morality or business acumen or abilities in connection with any aspect of the operation of business of the individual or entity being disparaged.  This Section 9(c) will not be applicable to (i) truthful testimony obtained through subpoena, (ii) any truthful information provided pursuant to investigation by any Governmental Authority, or (iii) any truthful information provided pursuant to any claim by the Executive or the Company under this Agreement or any of the other documents relating to the Transaction asserted in good faith.

(d)        Acknowledgment .  The parties agree that the restrictions placed upon Executive are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate interests.  Executive acknowledges that, based upon the advice of legal counsel and Executive’s own education, experience and training, (i) these provisions will not prevent Executive from earning a livelihood and supporting Executive and Executive’s family during the Restricted Period, (ii) the Company conducts business in the Territory, (iii) the Company competes with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the Territory, (iv) prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, the Company (and the Executive on behalf of the Company) did business in and marketed products and services throughout the Territory, (v) the restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company, (vi) the foregoing restrictions on competition are fair and reasonable in type of prohibited activity, geographic area covered, scope and duration, (vii) the consideration provided by the Company under this Agreement is not illusory, and (viii) such provisions do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the Company.  In consideration of the foregoing, and in light of Executive’s education, skills, and abilities, except as is required by the applicable rules of professional conduct published by the State Bar of Texas, Executive agrees that Executive will not assert that, and it should not be considered that, any provision of this Section 9 are otherwise void, voidable or unenforceable, or should be voided or held unenforceable.

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(e)        Additional Time .  Executive agrees that the period during which the covenants contained in this Section 9 will be effective will be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this Section 9 .

(f)         Independent Agreement .  The covenants on the part of Executive in this Agreement will be construed as an agreement independent of any other agreement and independent of any other provision of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by Executive against the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, (other than the Company’s willful and intentional failure to pay the Severance Amount, if payable hereunder) will not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.  Each of the covenants of this Agreement are given by Executive as part of the consideration for this Agreement and as an inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement.

(g)        Subsequent Employment .  Executive hereby covenants and agrees to, as promptly as possible following Executive’s acceptance of any subsequent employment or consulting arrangement that Executive undertakes on behalf of persons or entities other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the Restricted Period, notify the Company in writing of any such arrangement, provided, however, that failure to so provide such notice shall not result in any claim for damages by Company hereunder unless any subsequent employment or consulting arrangement that Executive undertakes is on behalf of a Competitor.  Executive agrees that, during the Restricted Period, the Company may notify any person or entity employing or otherwise retaining the services of Executive or evidencing an intention of employing or retaining the services of Executive of the existence and provisions of this Section 9 .

10.        Reformation .  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, should any duration, scope or geographical restriction on business activities covered under any provision of this Agreement be found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be less than fully enforceable due to its breadth of restrictiveness or otherwise, Executive and the Company intend that such court will enforce this Agreement to the full extent the court may find permissible by construing such provisions to cover only that duration, extent or activity which may be enforceable.  Executive will, at the Company’s request, join the Company in requesting that such court take such action.  Executive and the Company acknowledge the uncertainty of the law in this respect and intend that this Agreement will be given the construction that renders its provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

11.        Conflicts of Interests .  During the Term, without the prior written approval of the Company, Executive will not knowingly engage in any activity which is in conflict with the Company’s interests.  In furtherance of this covenant, Executive agrees during the Term that: (a) Executive will notify the Company of any conflicts of interest or excessive gifts or offers of gifts or remuneration from customers, suppliers or others doing or seeking to do business with the Company; (b) Executive will not receive remuneration from any party doing business with or competing with the Company unless the prior written consent of the Company is first obtained; and (c) Executive will promptly inform the Company of any business opportunities that come to Executive’s attention that relate to the existing or prospective business of the Company, and Executive will not participate in any such opportunities on behalf of any person or entity other than the Company; provided, however, that Executive may, during working hours, engage in reasonable time addressing issues related to Executive’s charitable efforts and managing

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Executive’s personal investments to the extent that such investments and time do not conflict with the Company’s interests.

12.        Unique Nature of Agreement .  Executive recognizes that the services to be rendered by Executive are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character involving a high degree of skill and having a peculiar value, the loss of which will cause Company immediate and irreparable harm, which cannot be adequately compensated in damages.  In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of this Agreement, Executive consents that the Company may be entitled to injunctive relief, both preliminary and permanent, without bond or proof of specific damages, and Executive will not raise the defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at law.  In addition, the Company may be entitled to any other legal or equitable remedies as may be available under law.  The remedies provided in this Agreement will be deemed cumulative and the exercise of one will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy at law or in equity for the same event or any other event.

13.        Miscellaneous .

(a)        Severability .  The covenants, provisions and sections of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be unlawful or unenforceable, the same will not affect any other portion of this Agreement, and the remaining terms and conditions or portions thereof will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement will be construed in such case as if such unlawful or unenforceable portion had never been contained in this Agreement, in order to effectuate the intentions of the Company and Executive in executing this Agreement.

(b)        No Waiver .  The failure of either the Company or Executive to object to any conduct or violation of any of the covenants made by the other under this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver of any rights or remedies. No waiver of any right or remedy arising under this Agreement will be valid unless set forth in an appropriate writing signed by both the Company and Executive.

(c)        Assignment .  This Agreement is binding upon the Company and Executive and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns; provided that, the services to be rendered by Executive to the Company under this Agreement are personal in nature and, therefore, Executive may not assign or delegate Executive’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, and any attempt to do so will be null and void.  The Company may assign its rights under this Agreement or delegate its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement to any subsidiary of the Company or to any entity acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or to any other entity into which the Company may be liquidated, merged or consolidated.  In furtherance of such right of assignment, Executive agrees to acknowledge such assignment in writing.

(d)        Survival .  Provisions of this Agreement which by their nature are intended to survive termination of Executive’s employment with the Company or expiration of this Agreement will survive any such termination or expiration of this Agreement, including Section 1 , Section 6 , Section 7 , Section 8 , Section 9 , Section 10 , Section 12 and Section 13 .

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(e)        Governing Law .  This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of Texas without giving effect to the choice of laws principles thereof.

(f)         Jurisdiction; Venue .  Each of the parties hereto by its execution hereof:

(i)         irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any state court located in Texas and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas – Dallas County for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based on this Agreement or the subject matter hereof, and agrees that any state and federal court serving Dallas, Texas will be deemed to be a convenient forum;

(ii)        waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such proceeding brought in any of the above-named courts, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of such proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such court; and

(iii)       agrees that the substantially-prevailing party in any such litigation shall be awarded its reasonable counsel fees and costs.

The parties hereto hereby consent to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by the laws of Texas, and agree that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified in or pursuant to this Agreement is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.

Except as provided in the Mandatory Arbitration section below, with respect to any dispute or claims arising out of this Agreement or Executive’s employment relationship with Company, the state and federal courts situated in Texas, shall have personal jurisdiction over Company and Executive to hear disputes concerning such claims, and that venue for any such disputes shall be exclusively in the state or federal courts in Dallas County, Texas.  The prevailing party in any legal action brought by one party against the other and arising out of this Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have, to reimbursement for its expenses, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

If, at the time of enforcement of Section 7, 8, or 9 of this Agreement, a court holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or geographical area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area.  Because Executive’s services are unique and because Executive has access to Confidential Information and Work Product, the parties hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement.  Therefore, in the event a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, Company or its successors or assigns, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor, shall be entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security).  Executive agrees that no bond or

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security shall be required in obtaining such equitable relief.  In addition, in the event of an alleged breach or violation by Executive of Section 9(a) and Section 9(b) , the twelve-month or twenty-four-month period, as applicable, shall be tolled until such breach or violation has been duly cured.  Executive acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Agreement are reasonable and that Executive has had the opportunity to review the provisions of this Agreement with Executive’s legal counsel.

(g)        Disputes or Controversies .  Executive recognizes that should a dispute or controversy arising from or relating to this Agreement be submitted for adjudication to any court, the preservation of the secrecy of Confidential Information may be jeopardized.  Therefore, if the dispute or controversy involves significant trade secrets of the Company or its subsidiaries, then, at the Company’s reasonable request, all pleadings, documents, testimony, and records relating to any such adjudication will be maintained in secrecy and will be available for inspection by the Company, Executive and their respective attorneys, experts and other agents, who will agree, in advance and in writing, to receive and maintain all such information in secrecy, except as may be limited by them in writing.

(h)        No Oral Modifications .  No alterations, amendments, changes or additions to this Agreement will be binding upon either the Company or Executive unless reduced to writing and signed by both the Company and Executive.

(i)          Notices .  All notices under this Agreement will be sent and deemed duly given when posted in the United States first-class mail, postage prepaid to the addresses set forth on the signature page of this Agreement.  These addresses may be changed from time to time by written notice to the appropriate party.

(j)          Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, including the Exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire understanding between the Company and Executive, and supersedes as of the Effective Date all prior oral or written communications, proposals, representations, warranties, covenants, understandings or agreements between the Company and Executive, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, including the Prior Agreements.  By entering into this Agreement, Executive certifies and acknowledges that Executive has carefully read all of the provisions of this Agreement, and that Executive voluntarily and knowingly enters into said Agreement.

(k)         Advice of Counsel and Construction .  The parties acknowledge that all parties to this Agreement have been represented by counsel, or had the opportunity to be represented by counsel of their choice.  Accordingly, the rule of construction of contract language against the drafting party is hereby waived by all parties.  Additionally, neither the drafting history nor the negotiating history of this Agreement may be used or referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

(l)          Section 409A .  Each payment under this Agreement, including each payment in a series of installment payments, is intended to be a separate payment for purposes of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-2(b), and is intended to be: (i) exempt from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the regulations and other binding guidance promulgated thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), including, but not limited to, by compliance with the short-term deferral exemption as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) and the involuntary separation pay

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exception within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), or (ii) in compliance with Section 409A, including, but not limited to, being paid pursuant to a fixed schedule or specified date pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(a) and the provisions of this Agreement will be administered, interpreted and construed accordingly.  If, nonetheless, this Agreement either fails to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A or is not exempt from the application of Section 409A, then the parties hereby agree to amend or to clarify this Agreement in a timely manner so that this Agreement either satisfies the requirements of Section 409A or is exempt from the application of Section 409A, provided, however, that no such amendment or clarification shall reduce the economic benefit that Executive was to derive from this Agreement prior to such amendment or clarification.

(m)       Separation from Service .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any compensation or benefits payable under this Agreement that are designated under this Agreement as payable upon Executive’s termination of employment shall be payable only upon Executive’s  “separation from service” with the Company within the meaning of Section 409A (a “ Separation from Service ”) and, except as provided below, any such compensation or benefits shall not be paid, or, in the case of installments, shall not commence payment, until the later of: (i) the thirtieth (30th) day following Executive’s Separation from Service; or (ii) if the Executive is a “specified employee”, then no payment or benefit that is payable on account of the Executive’s  “separation from service” shall be made before the date that is six months after the Executive’s  “separation from service” (or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death) if and to the extent that such payment or benefit constitutes deferred compensation (or may be nonqualified deferred compensation) under Section 409A and such deferral is required to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.  Any payment or benefit delayed by reason of the prior sentence shall be paid out or provided in a single lump sum at the end of such required delay period in order to catch up to the original payment schedule and the remaining payments shall be made as provided in this Agreement.  Unless otherwise required to comply with Section 409A, a payment or benefit shall not be deferred if:

(x) it is not made on account of the Executive’s  “separation from service”,

(y) it is required to be paid no later than within 2 ½  months after the end of the taxable year of the Executive in which the payment or benefit is no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture”, as that term is defined for purposes of Section 409A, or

(z) the payment satisfies the following requirements: (A) it is being paid or provided due to the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment without Cause or the Executive’s termination of employment pursuant to a Constructive Termination, (B) it does not exceed two times the lesser of (1) the Executive’s annualized compensation from the Company for the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the termination of the Executive’s employment occurs, and (2) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which the Executive’s employment terminates, and (C) the payment is required under this Agreement to be paid no later than the last day of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive incurs a “separation from service”.

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For purposes of this provision, the Executive shall be considered to be a “specified employee” if, at the time of his separation from service, the Executive is a “key employee”, within the meaning of Section 416(i) of the Code, of the Company (or any person or entity with whom the Company would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) or Section 414(c) of the Code) any stock in which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise.

(n)        Mandatory Arbitration .  In the event there is an unresolved legal dispute between the parties that involves legal rights or remedies arising from this Agreement or the employment relationship between Executive and Company, the parties agree to submit their dispute to binding arbitration under the authority of the Federal Arbitration Act and/or the Texas Arbitration Act; provided, however, that Company may pursue a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunctive relief in accordance with Section 7, 8 or 9 above, with related expedited discovery for the parties, in a court of law, and, thereafter, require arbitration of all issues of final relief.  Insured workers compensation claims (other than wrongful discharge claims), and claims for unemployment insurance are excluded from arbitration under this provision.  The Arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to the American Arbitration Association’s National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes.  The arbitrator(s) shall be duly licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.  Each party will be allowed at least one deposition.  The arbitrator(s) shall be required to state in a written opinion all facts and conclusions of law relied upon to support any decision rendered.  No arbitrator will have authority to render a decision that contains an outcome determinative error of state or federal law, or to fashion a cause of action or remedy not otherwise provided for under applicable state or federal law.  Any dispute over whether the arbitrator(s) has failed to comply with the foregoing will be resolved by summary judgment in a court of law.  In all other respects, the arbitration process will be conducted in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes.  Company will pay the arbitration costs and arbitrator’s fees beyond $500, subject to a final arbitration award on who should bear costs and fees.  All proceedings shall be conducted in Dallas, Texas, or another mutually agreeable site.   The duty to arbitrate described above shall survive the termination of this Agreement.  Except as otherwise provided above, the parties hereby waive trial in a court of law or by jury.  All other rights, remedies, statutes of limitation and defenses applicable to claims asserted in a court of law will apply in the arbitration.

(o)        Counterparts; Electronic Signature .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Further, this Agreement may be executed by transfer of an originally signed document by facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means, any of which will be as fully binding as an original document.

(Signatures on following page.)

 

 

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THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS DISPUTE RESOLUTION THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT DISPUTES ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE RESOLVED THROUGH MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION UNDER SECTION 13 ABOVE.

EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT, HAS CONSULTED WITH AN ATTORNEY OF EXECUTIVE’S CHOOSING TO THE EXTENT EXECUTIVE DESIRES LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT, AND UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS IN THE AGREEMENT.

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

COMPANY:

RMG ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

  /s/ Loren Buck

 

By: Loren Buck

 

Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

 

Address:

 

RMG Networks Holding Corporation

Attention:  People and Culture Department

15301 Dallas Parkway, Suite 500

Dallas, TX 75001

Email:  loren.buck@rmgnetworks.com

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

   /s/ Robert Robinson

 

Robert Robinson

 

 

Address:

9515 Oakcrest Road

Dallas, Texas 75248

 

 

Signature Page to Executive Employment Agreement


 

PICTURE 4

 

Exhibit A

Form of Waiver and Release

I am entering into this Waiver and Release pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Executive Employment Agreement dated as of ___________, 2015 (the “ Employment Agreement ”) between [_____________] and me, and in consideration of the payments and other benefits to be made to me pursuant to the Employment Agreement (the “ Benefits ”), which were offered to me in exchange for my agreement, among other things, to waive all of my claims against and release [_____________] and its current or former predecessors, successors, owners and assigns (collectively referred to as the “ Company ”), all of the current or former affiliates (including parents and subsidiaries) of the Company (collectively referred to as the “ Affiliates ”) and the Company’s and Affiliates’ current or former directors and officers, employees and agents, insurers, employee benefit plans and the fiduciaries and agents of said plans (collectively, with the Company and Affiliates, referred to as the “ Covered Parties ”) from any and all claims, demands, actions, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating in any way to (i) my employment with or separation from the Company or the Affiliates or (ii) any acts, omissions or occurrences prior to or on the Effective Date (as defined below) of this Waiver and Release[, other than those claims, demands, actions, liabilities and damages arising exclusively out of (A) my status as a stockholder of the Company, (B) the Stockholder Agreement of the Company to which I am a party or (C) any Award Agreement evidencing an award of Options to the me pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (D) ERISA rights under any retirement or benefit plan, (E) indemnity rights and (F) D&O rights I may have.] 1 .

I understand that signing this Waiver and Release is an important legal act.  I acknowledge that the Company has advised me in writing to consult an attorney before signing this Waiver and Release and has given me at least 21 days from the day I received a copy of this Waiver and Release to sign it, or I have waived such time period in accordance with applicable law.

In exchange for the payment to me of Benefits, I, among other things, (1) agree not to sue in any local, state and/or federal court regarding or relating in any way to my employment with or separation from the Company or the Affiliates, and (2) knowingly and voluntarily waive all claims and release the Covered Parties from any and all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, and damages, whether known or unknown, arising out of or relating in any way to my employment with or separation from the Company or the Affiliates, except:  (A) my vested rights under the terms of employee benefit plans sponsored by the Company or the Affiliates; (B) with respect to such rights, claims as may arise after the Effective Date of this Waiver and Release; (C) rights to indemnity I may be otherwise be entitled to by contract or by law; and (D) moneys, compensation or other benefits already owing to me.  This Waiver and Release includes, but is not limited to, claims and causes of action under:  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Energy Reorganization


To be updated at the time of separation.

 

 

 


 

 

Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5851; the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; claims in connection with workers’ compensation or “whistle blower” statutes; and/or contract, tort, defamation, slander, wrongful termination or any other state or federal regulatory, statutory or common law.  Further, I expressly represent that no promise or agreement which is not expressed in the Employment Agreement has been made to me in executing this Waiver and Release, and that I am relying on my own judgment in executing this Waiver and Release, and that I am not relying on any statement or representation of the Company, any of the Affiliates or any other member of the Covered Parties or any of their agents.  I agree that this Waiver and Release is valid, fair, adequate and reasonable, is entered into with my full knowledge and consent, was not procured through fraud, duress or mistake and has not had the effect of misleading, misinforming or failing to inform me.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Waiver and Release is intended to prohibit or restrict me in any way from (1) bringing a lawsuit against the Company to enforce the Company’s obligations under the Employment Agreement; (2) making any disclosure of information required by law; (3) providing information to, or testifying or otherwise assisting in any investigation or proceeding brought by, any federal regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body, any self-regulatory organization, or the Company’s legal, compliance or human resources officers; (4) testifying or participating in or otherwise assisting in a proceeding relating to an alleged violation of any federal, state or municipal law relating to fraud or any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any self-regulatory organization; or (5) filing any claims that are not permitted to be waived or released under applicable law (although my ability to recover damages or other relief is still waived and released to the extent permitted by law).

Should any of the provisions set forth in this Waiver and Release be determined to be invalid by a court, agency or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, it is agreed that such determination shall not affect the enforceability of other provisions of this Waiver and Release.  I acknowledge that this Waiver and Release and the Employment Agreement set forth the entire understanding and agreement between me and the Company or any other member of the Covered Parties concerning the subject matter of this Waiver and Release and supersede any prior or contemporaneous oral and/or written agreements or representations, if any, between me and the Company or any other member of the Covered Parties.  I understand that for a period of 7 calendar days following the date that I sign this Waiver and Release, I may revoke my acceptance of the offer, provided that my written statement of revocation is received on or before that seventh day by [ to be completed at the time of separation: ] [Name], [Title], [Company] [Address, City, State ZIP], in which case the Waiver and Release will not become effective.  In the event I revoke my acceptance of this offer, the Company shall have no obligation to provide me Benefits.  I understand that failure to revoke my acceptance of the offer within 7 calendar days from the date I sign this Waiver and Release will result in this Waiver and Release being permanent and irrevocable on the eighth day after I signed this Waiver and Release (the “ Effective Date ”).

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I acknowledge that I have read this Waiver and Release, have had an opportunity to ask questions and have it explained to me and that I understand that this Waiver and Release will have the effect of knowingly and voluntarily waiving any action I might pursue, including breach of contract, personal injury, retaliation, discrimination on the basis of race, age, sex, national origin, or disability and any other claims arising prior to or on the Effective Date of this Waiver and Release.  By execution of this document, I do not waive or release or otherwise relinquish any legal rights I may have which are attributable to or arise out of acts, omissions, or events of the Company or any other member of the Covered Parties which occur after the date of the execution of this Waiver and Release.

 

Employee’s Printed Name

 

Company Representative

 

 

 

Employee’s  Signature

 

Company’s Signature Date

 

 

 

Employee’s Signature Date

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.33

 

PICTURE 1

 

 

Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement (“Agreement”)

 

This Amendment to the Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of the date last signed below (the “Amendment Effective Date”), is between Robert R. Robinson (“Executive”) and RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc., 15301 Dallas Parkway, Suite 500, Addison, TX 75001 (“Company”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

Whereas, Executive and Company entered into the Agreement dated as of August 25, 2015 (the “Effective Date”) and now desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive and Company agree as follows:

 

1.      Term . The term of this Amendment commences on the Amendment Effective Date and shall continue in effect coterminous with the term of the Agreement.

 

2.      Defined Terms . Except as defined herein or otherwise required by the context herein, all defined terms used in this Amendment have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

 

3.      Modifications .  Subsection 4(b) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

(b)    Annual Bonus .  Each fiscal year during the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer will establish annual incentive goals for the Executive.  The Executive will be eligible for an annual bonus equal to thirty-percent (30%) of his annual base salary if he achieves the goals for a given fiscal year.  The terms and conditions of the Executive’s annual bonus will be determined in the sole discretion of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in consultation with the Board of Directors.

 

4.      Entire Agreement . Except as amended herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement in the event of a conflict between the terms of the Agreement and the terms of this Amendment, this Amendment shall control.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and Company have caused this Amendment to be signed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the Amendment Effective Date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive

 

RMG Enterprise Solutions, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 /s/ Robert R. Robinson

 

By:

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

 

 

 

 

Robert R. Robinson

 

Printed Name: Robert Michelson

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

7/25/2017

 

Title: 

President & CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

8/2/2017

 

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Exhibit 31.3

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Robert Michelson, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K/A of RMG Networks Holding Corporation;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

a)

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

 

b)

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

 

c)

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

 

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

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

 

a)

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

 

b)

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

 

Date: April 30, 2018

 

/s/ Robert Michelson

 

Robert Michelson

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 


Exhibit 31.4

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Jana Ahlfinger Bell, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K/A of RMG Networks Holding Corporation;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

a)

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

 

b)

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

 

c)

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

 

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

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

 

a)

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

 

b)

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

 

Date: April 30, 2018

 

/s/ Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

Jana Ahlfinger Bell

 

Interim Chief Financial Officer