UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 1, 2017
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-55833
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81-56266334
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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14420 Albermarle Point Place, Suite 200,
Chantilly, VA 20151
(Address of principal executive offices)
(703) 953-3838
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The
information below in Item 2.01 regarding the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Wells Fargo Guaranty Agreements are incorporated
herein by reference in response to this Item 1.01.
Item 2.01.
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On
October 1, 2017, Novume Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“
Novume
” or the
“
Company
”), completed its
previously announced acquisition (the “
Mergers
”) of Global
Technical Services, Inc. a Texas corporation (“
GTS
”) and Global Contract
Professionals, Inc., a Texas corporation (“
GCP
”) pursuant to the
terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 21, 2017
(the “
Merger
Agreement
”), by and among Novume, Global Technical
Services Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Novume (“
GTS Merger Sub
”), Global
Contract Professionals Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
a wholly owned subsidiary of Novume (“
GCP Merger Sub
”), GTS,
GCP, and the sole stockholder of GTS and GCP (the
“
Stockholder
”), as
previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 22, 2017 (the “
Merger Agreement Form
8-K
”).
Upon
the consummation of the Mergers, the Stockholder received (a)
$750,000 in cash, subject to certain reductions in accordance with
the Merger Agreement, (b) 300,000 shares of Novume common stock
(the “
Novume Common
Stock
”) and (c) 240,861 shares of Novume Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “
Novume Series B Preferred
Stock
”) (together, the “
Merger Consideration
”).
The amount of shares of Novume Series B Preferred Stock issued to
the Stockholder was tied to the
five
(5) day VWAP (volume-weighted average price as defined in the
Certificate of Designations creating the Series B Preferred Stock)
of Novume Common Stock prior to October 1, 2017
, which was
approximately $1.9713 per share.
In addition to the Merger Consideration, Novume
paid $365,036.55 to satisfy in full all of the outstanding debt of
GTS and GCP at closing, except for certain intercompany debt and
ordinary course debt, and amounts due under (a) the Secured Account
Purchase Agreement dated August 22, 2012 by and between GTS
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the
“
GTS Wells Fargo Credit
Facility
”) and (b) the
Secured Account Purchase Agreement dated August 22, 2012 by
and between GCP and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the
“
GCP Wells Fargo Credit
Facility
” and together
with the GTS Wells Fargo Credit Facility, the
“
Wells Fargo Credit
Facilities
”), which will
remain in effect following the consummation of the Mergers. In
connection with the Wells Fargo Credit Facilities, Novume has
delivered to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, general
continuing guaranties dated September 29, 2017 and effective
October 3, 2017 (the “
Wells Fargo Guaranty
Agreements
”),
guaranteeing the Guaranteed Obligations of GTS and GCP (as defined
in the Wells Fargo Guaranty Agreements) under the Wells Fargo
Credit Facilities, and has paid $175,000 in the aggregate to reduce
the current borrowed amounts under the Wells Fargo Credit
Facilities as of the closing date. Copies of the Wells Fargo
Guaranty Agreements are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2,
respectively, and are incorporated herein by
reference.
Furthermore, as additional consideration for the
cancellation of the Promissory Note (the “
Promissory
Note
”) issued by GTS for
the benefit of G&W Ventures, Inc., Novume issued 75,000 shares
of Novume Common Stock to G&W Ventures, Inc. upon the
consummation of the Mergers.
The
shares of Novume Common Stock and Novume Series B Preferred Stock
issued in the Mergers were issued in reliance upon the exemptions
from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
provided by Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506 of Regulation D
promulgated thereunder
The
description of the Merger contained in this Item 2.01 does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1
to the Merger Agreement Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the
consummation of the Mergers, and pursuant to a Registration Rights
Agreement (the “
Registration
Rights Agreement
”), dated
October 1, 2017
by and among the
Company, the Stockholder and G&W Ventures, Inc., the Company
has agreed to provide certain piggyback registration rights to the
Stockholder and G&W Ventures, Inc. in respect of the Novume
Common Stock issued to the Stockholder as Merger Consideration and
issued to G&W Ventures, Inc. for the cancellation of the
Promissory Note, and the Novume Common Stock underlying the Novume
Series B Preferred Stock issued to the Stockholder as Merger
Consideration (collectively, the “
Registrable
Securities
”). Specifically,
following the Company’s initial public offering, the Company
has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to include the
Registrable Securities in any registration statement that the
Company proposes to register any of its securities for its own
account or on behalf of any of its other stockholders (other than
in connection with a registration relating solely to the sale of
shares to the Company’s employees).
The foregoing description of
the
Registration Rights
Agreement
does not purport
to be complete and is qualified by reference in its entirety to the
full text of the
Registration Rights
Agreement
, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a
Registrant
The
information above in Item 2.01 regarding the Wells Fargo Credit
Facilities and the Wells Fargo Guaranty Agreements are incorporated
herein by reference in response to this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The
information above in Item 2.01 regarding the issuance of the Novume
Common Stock and Novume Series B Preferred Stock is incorporated
herein by reference in response to this Item 3.02.
The Certificate of Designations of the Novume
Series B Preferred Stock (the “
Certificate of
Designations”
) was
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on September 27,
2017, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 29,
2017, and effective on October 1, 2017. The rights, preferences and
privileges of the Novume Series B Preferred Stock are set forth in
the Certificate of Designations, a copy of which is attached as
Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and described more
fully in the Merger Agreement Form 8-K under the heading
“
Novume Series B Preferred
Stock
”
, both of
which are incorporated herein by reference
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders
The
information above in Items 2.01 and 3.02 regarding the Novume
Common Stock and Novume Series B Preferred Stock and the
Certificate of Designations of the Novume Series B Preferred Stock
is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item
3.03.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change
in Fiscal Year.
The
information above in Items 2.01 and 3.02 regarding the Novume
Series B Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designations of the
Novume Series B Preferred Stock is incorporated herein by reference
in response to this Item 5.03.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On
October 4, 2017, Novume, GTS and GCP issued a joint press release
announcing, among other things, the consummation of the Mergers. A
copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Additional Information
This
announcement is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an
offer to buy, any securities and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale is unlawful. The securities described herein
have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act,
or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be
offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
and applicable state securities laws.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated October 1, 2017, by and among Novume
Solutions, Inc., G&W Ventures, and Paul Milligan
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Certificate
of Designations of Novume Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock
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General
Continuing Guaranty, dated September 29, 2017 and effective on
October 3, 2017, by and between Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association and Novume Solutions, Inc. for Global Technical
Services, Inc.
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General
Continuing Guaranty, dated September 29, 2017 and effective on
October 3, 2017, by and between Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association and Novume Solutions, Inc. for Global Contract
Professionals, Inc.
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Press
release dated October 4, 2017
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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NOVUME
SOLUTIONS, INC.
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By:
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s/ Robert A.
Berman
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Name:
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Robert
A. Berman
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Date:
October 4, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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4.1
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated October 1, 2017, by and among Novume
Solutions, Inc., G&W Ventures, and Paul Milligan.
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4.2
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Certificate
of Designations of Novume Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock.
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10.1
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General
Continuing Guaranty, dated September 29, 2017 and effective on
October 3, 2017, by and between Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association and Novume Solutions, Inc. for Global Technical
Services, Inc.
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10.2
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General
Continuing Guaranty, dated September 29, 2017 and effective on
October 3, 2017, by and between Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association and Novume Solutions, Inc. for Global Contract
Professionals, Inc.
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99.1
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Press
release dated October 4, 2017.
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NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "
Agreement
") is made as of October 1,
2017 (the “
Agreement
Date
”), by and among Novume Solutions, Inc., a company
organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware (the "
Company
"), and the individuals
identified as "Holders" in
Schedule 1
attached hereto
(collectively, the "
Shareholders
").
WHEREAS
, the Company entered into that
certain Agreement and Plan of Merger as of the Agreement Date (the
“
Merger
Agreement
”) by and among the Company, Global Technical
Services Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company, Global Contract Professionals Inc., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Global
Technical Services Inc., a Texas corporation, Global Contract
Professionals Inc., a Texas corporation, and Paul Milligan, in his
personal capacity, and in his capacity as the representative of
each Holder pursuant to which the Holders received their shares of
capital stock of the Company; and
WHEREAS
, the Shareholders and the
Company desire to set forth certain matters regarding the ownership
of the Registrable Securities by the Holders.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the
mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
1.
Registration
.
The following provisions govern the registration of the Company's
securities:
1.1
Definitions
.
As used herein, the following terms have the following
meanings:
1.1.1.
"
Holder
"
means any holder of outstanding Registrable Securities (as defined
below) or shares convertible into Registrable Securities, who
acquired such Registrable Securities or shares convertible into
Registrable Securities in a transaction or series or transactions
not involving any registered public offering.
1.1.2.
"
IPO
"
means the closing of the Company’s initial firmly
underwritten public offering of its Ordinary Shares pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or
equivalent law of another jurisdiction.
1.1.3.
"
Ordinary
Registrable Securities
" means all Ordinary Shares of the
Company held by the Shareholders and all Ordinary Shares issued by
the Company in respect of such shares;
provided
,
however
, that any Ordinary Shares which
previously have been registered by or on behalf of the applicable
Shareholder, shall not be deemed to be Registrable
Securities.
1.1.4.
“
Ordinary
Shares
” means the Company’s common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share.
1.1.5.
"
Preferred
Registrable Securities
" means all Ordinary Shares issuable
upon conversion of Preferred Shares and all Ordinary Shares issued
by the Company in respect of such shares;
provided
,
however
, that (any Ordinary Shares
which previously have been registered by or on behalf of the
applicable Shareholder, shall not be deemed to be Registrable
Securities.
1.1.6.
“
Preferred
Shares
” means the Company’s Series B Preferred
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
1.1.7.
"
Register
",
"
registered
" and
"
registration
"
refer to a registration effected by filing a registration statement
in compliance with the Securities Act and the declaration or
ordering by the SEC of effectiveness of such registration
statement, or the equivalent actions under the laws of another
jurisdiction.
1.1.8.
"
Registrable
Securities
" means the Preferred Registrable Securities and
the Ordinary Registrable Securities.
1.1.9.
"
SEC
"
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.1.10.
"
Securities
Act
" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
1.2
Incidental
Registration
. If at any time after the Company’s IPO
the Company proposes to register any of its securities for its own
account or on behalf of any of its other shareholders (other than
in connection with a registration relating solely to the sale of
shares to employees), it shall give notice to the Holders of such
intention. Upon the written request of any Holder given within 20
days after receipt of any such notice, the Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts, subject to the provisions of this
Section 1.2
, to
include in such registration all of the Registrable Securities
indicated in such request, so as to permit the disposition of the
shares so registered. If the managing underwriter advises the
Company in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of
the number of shares to be underwritten, then the number of shares
of securities that are entitled to be included in the registration
shall be allocated in the following order of priority:
first
, the Company shall be entitled to
register all of the securities the Company wishes to register for
its own account, subject to the provisions of this
Section 1.2
and
Section 1.3
below; and
second
, if remaining, the
Shareholders shall be entitled to register such number of
Registrable Securities requested to be registered by them (pro rata
to the respective number of Registrable Securities requested by
each Shareholder to be included in the registration).
For the
avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the managing underwriter
advises the Company in writing that marketing factors require a
limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the
number of shares of securities that each Shareholder may include in
a registration may be reduced on a pro rata basis in accordance
with the total amount of securities requested to be included in
such registration (including, without limitation, securities
requested to be included in such registration by other persons
pursuant to any other agreement or arrangement between such person
and the Company). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Company may enter into any such agreement or arrangement with
any person that provides such person with the right to include in
any registration such person’s registrable securities in
accordance with the terms set forth therein;
provided
,
however
, that to the extent
that the number of shares of securities in such registration that
are available for such registration is below the aggregate number
of securities required to be included in such registration pursuant
to all arrangements binding upon the Company, then the number of
shares of securities that each person (including the Shareholders)
may include in such registration may be reduced on a pro rata basis
in accordance with the total amount of securities requested to be
included in such registration.
1.3
Expenses
.
All customary expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses
of one counsel for the Holders incurred in connection with any
registration under
Section
1.2
, shall be borne by the Company;
provided
,
however
, that each of the Holders
participating in such registration shall pay its pro rata portion
of discounts or commissions payable to any
underwriter.
1.4
Indemnities
.
In the event of any registered offering of Registrable Securities
pursuant to this
Section
1
:
1.4.1.
The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any Holder whose Registrable Securities are
included in the registration and each person, if any, who controls
the Holder, from and against any and all losses, damages, claims,
liabilities, joint or several, and reasonable costs and expenses
(including any amounts paid in any settlement effected with the
Company's consent) to which the Holder or controlling person may
become subject under applicable law or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, damages, claims, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in
respect thereof), costs or expenses arise out of or are based upon
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in the registration statement or included
in the prospectus, as amended or supplemented, or (ii) the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading,
and the Company will reimburse the Holder and each such controlling
person of the Holder, promptly upon written demand, for any
reasonable legal or any other expenses incurred by them in
connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending
against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with
such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding;
provided
,
however
, that the Company will not be
liable to any Holder or controlling person in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, damage, liability, cost or expense
arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in
conformity with information furnished by such Holder or such
controlling persons claiming for indemnification in writing
specifically for inclusion therein;
provided
,
further
, that the indemnity agreement
contained in this
Section 1.4.1
shall not
apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss,
damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force
and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
the selling Holder or any controlling person of the selling Holder,
and regardless of any sale in connection with such offering by the
selling Holder. Such indemnity shall survive the transfer of
securities by a selling Holder.
1.4.2.
As
a condition precedent to the Company's obligations under this
Section
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, each Holder
participating in a registration hereunder will furnish to the
Company in writing any information regarding such Holder, the
Registrable Securities held by it, and his or her intended method
of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Company may
reasonably request and will indemnify and hold harmless the Company
(and each of its directors and officers), any underwriter for the
Company, any other person participating in the distribution and
each person, if any, who controls the Company, such underwriter, or
such other person from and against any and all losses, damages,
claims, liabilities, costs or expenses (including any amounts paid
in any settlement effected with the selling Holder's consent) to
which the Company (and each of its directors and officers) or any
such controlling person and/or any such underwriter may become
subject under applicable law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
damages, claims, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect
thereof), costs or expenses arise out of or are based on
(i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the registration statement or included in the
prospectus, as amended or supplemented, or (ii) the omission
or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading, and each such Holder will reimburse the Company (and
each of its directors and officers), any underwriter, any other
person participating in the distribution and each such controlling
person of the Company, any underwriter or other person, promptly
upon demand, for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by
them in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or
defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in
connection with such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or
proceeding; in each case to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission was so made in conformity with written
information furnished by such Holder specifically for inclusion
therein. The foregoing indemnity shall be individual and several
(and not joint or joint and several) by each Holder. The foregoing
indemnity is also subject to the condition that, insofar as it
relates to any such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement)
or omission (or alleged omission) made in the preliminary
prospectus but eliminated or remedied in the amended prospectus at
the time the registration statement becomes effective or in the
final prospectus, such indemnity agreement shall not inure to the
benefit of (i) the Company, (ii) any underwriter and any
person, if any, controlling the Company or the underwriter, if a
copy of the final prospectus was not furnished to the person or
entity asserting the loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior
to the time such furnishing is required by the Securities Act;
provided
,
further
, that this indemnity shall not
be deemed to relieve any underwriter of any of its due diligence
obligations;
provided
,
further
, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this
Section 1.4.2
shall not
apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim, loss,
damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the consent of the Holders, as the case may be, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the liability of a
Holder exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such
Holder.
1.4.3.
Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 1.4.1
or
1.4.2
of notice of
the commencement of any action involving the subject matter of the
foregoing indemnity provisions, such indemnified party will, if a
claim thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party pursuant
to the provisions of
Sections 1.4.1
or
1.4.2
, promptly notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; however, the
omission to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from
any liability which it may have to any indemnified party hereunder,
unless such omission is materially prejudicial to the indemnifying
party's ability to defend such action. In case such action is
brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party;
provided
,
however
, that if the defendants in any
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying
party and the indemnified party reasonably believes that there is a
conflict of interests which would prevent counsel for the
indemnifying party from also representing the indemnified party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select one
separate counsel to participate in the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties. After notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be
liable to such indemnified party pursuant to the provisions of said
Sections 1.4.1
or
1.4.2
for any legal
or other expense subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with the defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified
party shall have employed counsel in accordance with the provision
of the preceding sentence, (ii) the indemnifying party shall not
have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time
after the notice of the commencement of the action and within 15
days after written notice of the indemnified party's intention to
employ separate counsel pursuant to the previous sentence, or (iii)
the indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for
the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party. No
indemnifying party will consent to entry of any judgment or enter
into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term
thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified
party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or
litigation.
1.4.4.
If
recovery is not available under the foregoing indemnification
provisions, for any reason other than as specified therein, the
parties entitled to indemnification by the terms thereof shall be
entitled to contribution to liabilities and expenses as more fully
set forth in an underwriting agreement to be executed in connection
with such registration. In determining the amount of contribution
to which the respective parties are entitled, there shall be
considered the parties' relative knowledge and access to
information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim
was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement
or omission, and any other equitable considerations appropriate
under the circumstances. In no event shall the liability of a
Holder exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such
Holder.
1.4.5.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification
and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered
into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in
conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the
underwriting agreement shall prevail.
1.5
Delay
of Registration
. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or
seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any
registration pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any
controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or
implementation of this
Sec
tion
1
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1.6
Assignment
of Registration Rights
. Any of the Holders may assign its
rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities
pursuant to this
Section
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to (i) any partner or
retired partner of any Holder which is a partnership or (ii) any
family member or trust for the benefit of any individual Holder,
The transferor shall, within 20 days after such transfer, furnish
the Company with written notice of the name and address of such
transferee and the securities with respect to which such
registration rights are being assigned, and the transferee's
written consent to be bound by this Agreement. No other assignment
of registration rights shall be permitted herein.
1.7
Lock-Up
. In
any registration of the Company's shares all Holders agree that any
sales of Registrable Securities may be subject to a "lock-up"
period restricting such sales for up to 180 days, and all Holders
will agree to abide by such customary "lock-up" period of up to 180
days as is required by the underwriter in such registration,
provided that such obligation shall only apply where the officers,
directors of the Company and other shareholders who hold at least
one 1% of the issued and outstanding capital are similarly bound.
In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Company may impose
stop-transfer instructions with respect to the securities of each
Holder. Each Holder agrees that prior to an IPO it will not
transfer securities of the Company unless each transferee agrees in
writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this
Section 1.7
, provided that this
Section 1.7
shall
not apply to transfers pursuant to a registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provision of this Section 1.7
shall not apply to G & W Ventures, Inc.
1.8
Public
Information
. For as long as the Company is obligated to file
periodic reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Company shall (i) undertake to make publicly
available and available to the Shareholders pursuant to Rule 144,
such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the
Shareholders to make sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to
that Rule and (ii) comply with the current public information
requirements of Rule 144 and shall furnish thereafter to any
Shareholder, upon request, a written statement executed by the
Company as to the steps it has taken to so comply.
1.9
Termination of
Registration Rights
. The registration rights contained in
this Agreement will terminate with respect to securities held by
the holders of Registrable Securities, upon the third anniversary
of the Agreement Date.
2.
Miscellaneous
.
2.1
Further
Assurances
. Each of the parties hereto shall perform such
further acts and execute such further documents as may reasonably
be necessary to carry out and give full effect to the provisions of
this Agreement and the intentions of the parties as reflected
thereby.
2.2
Governing
Law
. The internal laws of the State of Delaware,
irrespective of its conflicts of law principles, shall govern the
validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms, the
interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the
parties hereto.
2.3
Successors and
Assigns; Assignment
. Except as otherwise expressly limited
herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and
administrators of the parties hereto. Subject to
Section 1.7
, none of the
rights, privileges, or obligations set forth in, arising under, or
created by this Agreement may be assigned or transferred without
the prior consent in writing of each party to this
Agreement.
2.4
Entire Agreement;
Amendment and Waiver
. This Agreement and the Schedule hereto
constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between
the parties with regard to the subject matters hereof and thereof.
Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any
term hereof may be waived (either prospectively or retroactively
and either generally or in a particular instance) (collectively, a
"
Change
") with the written
consent of the Company and Holders holding at least a majority of
the Registrable Securities. Any Change effected in accordance with
this paragraph shall be binding upon all the parties hereto,
including without limitation, each Holder, each future Holder of
Registrable Securities, and the Company.
2.5
Notices,
etc
.
All
notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder to
be given to a party to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be telecopied or mailed by registered, electronic or certified
mail, postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by hand or by
messenger, addressed to such party's address as set forth below or
at such other address as the party shall have furnished to each
other party in writing in accordance with this
provision:
if to the Shareholders
:
to the Shareholders’
Agent
if to the Company
:
Novume
Solutions, Inc.
14420
Albemarle Point Place, Suite 200
Chantilly, VA
20151
Attention : Robert
Berman
with a copy, not constituting formal notice,
to
:
Crowell
& Moring LLP
1001
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC
20004
Attention: Morris
F. DeFeo Jr., Esq.
Fax
No.: (202) 628-5116
or such
other address with respect to a party as such party shall notify
each other party in writing as above provided. Any notice sent in
accordance with this
Section 2.5
shall be effective
(i) if mailed, 7 business days after mailing, (ii) if sent by
messenger, upon delivery, and (iii) if sent via email or facsimile,
upon transmission and electronic confirmation of receipt or, if
transmitted and received on a non-business day, on the first
business day following transmission and electronic confirmation of
receipt (provided, however, that any notice of change of address
shall only be valid upon receipt).
2.6
Delays or
Omissions
. No delay or omission to exercise any right,
power, or remedy accruing to any party upon any breach or default
under this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach
or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit,
consent, or approval of any kind or character on the part of any
party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver
on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this
Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the
extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either
under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any of the
parties, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
2.7
Severability
.
If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unenforceable under applicable law, then such
provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the remainder
of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so
excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms;
provided, however, that in such event this Agreement shall be
interpreted so as to give effect, to the greatest extent consistent
with and permitted by applicable law, to the meaning and intention
of the excluded provision as determined by such court of competent
jurisdiction.
2.8
Counterparts
.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and enforceable against the
parties actually executing such counterpart, and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures
by facsimile or signatures which have been scanned and transmitted
by electronic mail shall be deemed valid and binding for all
purposes.
2.9
Titles and
Subtitles
. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement
are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in
construing or interpreting this Agreement.
2.10
Confidentiality
.
Neither Company nor any Holder shall make any public announcement
of any kind regarding the terms of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. Following the date hereof,
Company may issue such press releases, and make such other public
disclosures, as it determines are required or deems
appropriate.
2.11
Waiver
of Jury Trial
. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR IN THE
NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF.
2.12
The
Shareholders’ Agent
. The Shareholders, by virtue of
their approval of this Agreement, shall be deemed to have
irrevocably constituted and appointed Paul Milligan as their agent
(the “
Shareholders’
Agent
”) (together with his or her or its permitted
successors) as their true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact to
give (as explicitly directed by each of the other Shareholders) and
receive notices on their behalf, and the Shareholders’ Agent
agrees to act as, and to undertake the duties and responsibilities
of, such agent and attorney-in-fact. This power of attorney and the
powers, immunities and rights to indemnification granted to the
Shareholders’ Agent hereunder: (i) are coupled with an
interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death,
incompetence, bankruptcy or liquidation of any Shareholder and
shall be binding on any successor thereto, and (ii) shall survive
the delivery of an assignment by any Shareholder of the whole or
any fraction of his, her or its interest in the
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
the parties have
signed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first
hereinabove set forth.
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
SERIES B CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware
Novume
Solutions, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter
called the “
Corporation
”), hereby
certifies that the following resolution (the “
Resolution
”) was adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (hereinafter called
the “
Board of
Directors
”) on September 27, 2017 by unanimous written
consent, in accordance with the provisions of Section 151(g) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“
DGCL
”), to become
effective on October 1, 2017 at 1:02 AM EDT:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
, that
pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in the
Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and
the DGCL, the Board of Directors hereby creates a series of
Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
“
Preferred
Stock
”), of the Corporation and hereby states the
designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights,
powers and preferences, and qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof as follows:
Section 1.
Designation; Number of
Shares
. The shares of such series shall be classified and
designated as Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the “
Series B Preferred
Stock
”), and the number of shares constituting such
series shall be two hundred and forty thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one (240,861). That number may from time to time be increased
or decreased (but not below the number of Shares then outstanding)
by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. The
Series B Preferred Stock may be issued in certificated
form.
Section 2.
Defined Terms
. For
purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“
Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation
” means the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation as filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware on August 21, 2017.
“
Applicable Dividend Rate
”
shall equal four and four hundred eighty-four thousandths percent
(4.484%).
“
Board of
Directors
” has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
“
Business Day
” means a day
other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in New York, New York, United States of America, are required to or
may be closed.
“
Certificate of
Designations
” means this Certificate of Designations
creating the Series B Preferred Stock.
“
Common
Stock
” means the common stock, par value $0.0001
per share, of the Corporation.
“
Conversion Price
” means
$5.
“
Conversion Ratio
” means
the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock
into which each Share is convertible, after taking into account any
such adjustments, determined by dividing (i) the sum of
(x) the Series B Original Issue Price (as adjusted pursuant
hereto for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and the
like)
plus
(y) the amount of any accrued but unpaid dividends per Share
being converted, if any, whether or not declared, to and including
the date immediately prior to such date of conversion, by
(ii) the Conversion Price.
“
Corporation
” has the
meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“
DGCL
” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble.
“
Dividend Payment
Date
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1
.
“
Dividend Period
” has the
meaning set forth in
Section 4.1
.
“
Junior
Securities
” means, collectively, the Common Stock
and any other class of securities hereafter authorized that is
specifically designated as ranking junior to the Series B Preferred
Stock.
“
Liquidation Event
” has
the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1
.
“
Liquidation Preference
”
means, with respect to any Share on any given date, the sum of
(i) the Liquidation Value and (ii) the amount of any
accrued but unpaid dividends thereof, if any, whether or not
declared, to and including such date.
“
Liquidation
Value
” means, with respect to any Share on any
given date, the Series B Original Issue Price.
“
Parity
Securities
” means any class of securities
hereafter authorized that is specifically designated as ranking
pari passu
with the Series
B Preferred Stock.
“
Person
” means an
individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture,
joint stock company, trust or other entity or organization of any
kind, including a governmental authority.
“
Preferred Stock
” has
the meaning set forth in the Resolution set forth
above.
“
Principal Market
” means
the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“
Securities
Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, which shall be in effect at the
time.
“
Senior
Securities
” means the Series A Preferred Stock of
the Corporation and any class of securities hereafter authorized
that is specifically designated as ranking senior to the Series B
Preferred Stock.
“
Series B Liquidation Preference
Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1
.
“
Series B Original Issue
Price
” means $10 per Share.
“
Share
” means a share of
Series B Preferred Stock.
“
Subsidiary
” or
“
subsidiary
” means, with
respect to any Person: (a) any other Person of which such
Person beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than
fifty percent (50%) of (i) the total combined voting
power of all classes of voting securities of such other Person,
(ii) the total combined equity interests of such other Person,
or (iii) the capital or profit interests of such other Person;
or (b) any other Person of which such Person has the power to
vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect
a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of
such other Person.
“
Transfer Agent
” means
Issuer Direct Corporation, or such other agent or agents of the
Corporation as may be designated by the Board of Directors or its
designee as the transfer agent for the Series B Preferred
Shares.
“
VWAP
” means, for any
security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price
for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal
Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then
on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which
such security is then traded) during the period beginning at
9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York
time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “AQR”
function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar
volume-weighted average price of such security in the
over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such
security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York
time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by
Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is
reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average
of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price
of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the
“pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink
Sheets LLC). All such determinations shall be appropriately
adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination,
recapitalization or other similar transaction during such
period.
Section 3.
Rank
. With respect
to payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether
voluntary or involuntary, all Shares of the Series B Preferred
Stock shall rank (i)
pari
passu
with all Parity Securities, (ii) senior to all
Junior Securities and (iii) junior to all Senior
Securities.
Section 4.
Dividends
.
4.1
Accrual and Payment of
Dividends
. From and after the issuance date of any Share,
cumulative dividends on such Share shall accrue, whether or not
declared by the Board of Directors and whether or not there are
funds legally available for the payment of dividends, in arrears at
a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Dividend Rate on the
Liquidation Preference. The dividends on the Series B Preferred
Stock shall accrue from the issuance date thereof and shall be
payable quarterly in arrears within five (5) Business Days
following the last day of March, June, September and December of
each calendar year (each such date, a “
Dividend Payment Date
”)
to the holders of record of the Series B Preferred Stock on such
Dividend Payment Date, except that if any such date is not a
Business Day, then such dividend shall be payable on the next
Business Day. All accrued dividends on any Share shall be paid, at
the option of each holder of Series B Preferred Stock, either (x)
in cash when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of
funds legally available therefor or upon a liquidation of the
Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5
, or
(y) in kind by issuance of additional shares of Series B Preferred
Stock having an aggregate Liquidation Value at the time of such
payment equal to the amount of the dividend to have been paid. All
accrued and accumulated dividends on the Shares shall be prior and
in preference to any dividend on any Junior Securities and shall be
fully declared and paid before any dividends are declared and paid,
or any other distributions or redemptions are made, on any Junior
Securities, other than to declare or pay any dividend or
distribution payable on Junior Securities in shares of Junior
Securities.
Each
dividend period (a “
Dividend Period
”) shall
commence on and include a Dividend Payment Date and shall end on
and include the calendar day preceding the next Dividend Payment
Date, except that (x) the initial Dividend Period for Series B
Preferred Stock issued on October 2, 2017 shall commence on and
include October 2, 2017, (y) the initial Dividend Period for
any Series B Preferred Stock issued after October 2, 2017 shall
commence on and include such date as the Board of Directors shall
determine and disclose at the time such additional shares are
issued, or if no such determination is made, the date of issuance
of such Series B Preferred Stock, and (z) the final Dividend
Period with respect to redeemed Shares shall end on and include the
calendar day preceding the date of redemption. Dividends payable on
the Series B 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.
If, on
any Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation fails to pay dividends
in respect of the Shares equal to all dividends on the Shares
accrued but unpaid as of such date, the accrued but unpaid
dividends on the Shares shall nonetheless accumulate and compound
at the Applicable Dividend Rate on such Dividend Payment Date and
shall remain accumulated, compounding dividends on such Applicable
Dividend Rate, until paid pursuant hereto.
Section 5.
Liquidation
.
5.1
Liquidation
. In the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation (a “
Liquidation Event
”), the
holders of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding
shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation
available for distribution to its stockholders, before any payment
shall be made to the holders of Junior Securities by reason of
their ownership thereof, with respect to each Share of Series B
Preferred Stock, an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference (the
“
Series B
Liquidation Preference Amount
”). The Series B
Liquidation Preference Amount shall be paid to the holders of
Series B Preferred Stock in cash and the holders of Series B
Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any further payments in
the event of any Liquidation Event other than what is expressly
provided for in this
Section 5
.
5.2
Insufficient
Assets
. If upon any Liquidation Event the remaining assets
of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders
shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Shares of Series B
Preferred Stock the full Series B Liquidation Preference Amount and
the holders of any Parity Securities the full preferential amount
to which they are entitled under the terms of the relevant
instrument governing such Parity Securities, (a) the holders
of the Shares and any Parity Securities shall share ratably in any
distribution of the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation
in proportion to the respective full preferential amounts which
would otherwise be payable in respect thereof upon such Liquidation
Event if all amounts payable on or with respect to such Shares and
Parity Securities were paid in full, and (b) the Corporation
shall not make or agree to make any payments to the holders of
Junior Securities.
5.3
Residual
Distributions
. If the Liquidation Preference has been paid
in full to all holders of Series B Preferred Stock and all other
amounts payable upon a Liquidation Event have been paid in full to
all holders of any Parity Securities, the holders of Common Stock
and any other Junior Securities shall be entitled to receive all
remaining assets of the Corporation according to their respective
rights and preferences.
5.4
Merger, Consolidation and
Sale of Assets Not Liquidation
. For purposes of this
Section 5
, the
sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock,
securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of
the property and assets of the Corporation shall not be deemed a
Liquidation Event, nor shall the merger, consolidation or any other
business combination transaction of the Corporation into or with
any other corporation or person or the merger, consolidation or any
other business combination transaction of any other Person into or
with the Corporation be deemed to be a Liquidation
Event.
Section 6.
Voting
Rights
.
6.1
Voting Generally
.
The holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall not have any voting
rights except as expressly set forth below or as otherwise from
time to time required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only
in the case of a vote to be taken for the election of members of
the Board of Directors, each holder of shares of Series B Preferred
Stock shall have such number of votes per share of Series B
Preferred Stock held by such holder on an as converted basis in
accordance with
Section
7.1
.
6.2
Amendment of Series B
Preferred Stock; Dividends; Material Acquisitions; Mergers and
Consolidations
. So long as any Shares are outstanding, in
addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by
law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the vote or consent of
the holders of a majority of the Shares at the time outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon, given in person or by proxy, either in
writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the
purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating, either
directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or
otherwise:
(i) Any
amendment, alteration or repeal, as applicable, of any provision of
the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation so as
to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting
powers of the Series B Preferred Stock;
(ii) At
any time until November 8, 2018, (x) any declaration or
payment of cash dividends on any Common Stock or other Junior
Securities, (y) any purchase, redemption or other acquisition
for consideration of any Common Stock or other Junior Securities,
whether directly or indirectly; or (z) if and only if the
Corporation is delinquent in the payment of dividends on the
Shares, any declaration or payment of cash dividends or purchase,
redemption or other acquisition for consideration of any Parity
Securities, whether directly or indirectly;
provided
, ,
however
, that the consent of
the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall not be required
in connection with any repurchase of any Junior Securities held by
any employee or consultant of the Corporation (x) upon any
termination of such employee’s or consultant’s
employment or consultancy pursuant to any agreement providing for
such repurchase or (y) otherwise permitted pursuant to an
agreement between the Corporation and an employee or consultant
thereof; or
(iii)
Any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification
involving the Series B Preferred Stock, or of a merger or
consolidation of the Corporation with another corporation or other
entity, unless in each case (x) the Shares remain outstanding
or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to
which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity, are
converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the
surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, in each case,
that is an entity organized and existing under the laws of the
United States of America, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia and (y) such Shares remaining outstanding or such
preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights,
preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and
restrictions thereof, taken as a whole, as are not less favorable
to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences, privileges and
voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of the
Series B Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation,
taken as a whole;
provided
,
further
, that no vote by the
holders of Series B Preferred Stock under this clause
(iii) shall be required to the extent a plan of merger,
binding share exchange or similar event provides that the holders
of Series B Preferred Stock would receive an amount of cash in such
merger, share exchange or similar event equal to the Liquidation
Preference as of the consummation of such merger, share exchange or
similar event.
Section
7.
Conversion
. Each
holder of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have conversion
rights as follows:
7.1
Right to Convert
.
Subject to
Section 7.3
, each Share
shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at the
office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for such stock, in
accordance with the then effective Conversion Ratio (as adjusted
appropriately for stock splits, stock dividends and the similar
events described in
Section 7.4)
.
7.2
Automatic
Conversion
. Each Share shall automatically be converted into
shares of Common Stock in accordance with the then effective
Conversion Ratio on the last day of any period of thirty (30)
consecutive trading days, in which, during a period of twenty (20)
trading days (whether consecutive or not), the VWAP per share of
Common Stock equals or exceeds $7.50 (as adjusted appropriately for
stock splits, stock dividends and the similar events described in
Section 7.4)
. Any
such determination shall be made by the Corporation and shall be
evidenced by an officer’s certificate setting forth the data
supporting such determination, which certificate shall be
conclusive evidence of such determination absent manifest error and
filed with the Transfer Agent. If the Corporation exercises its
right to cause the conversion of Series B Preferred Stock in whole
or from time to time in part, it shall furnish notice thereof to
the Transfer Agent and shall mail such notice to the holders of
each outstanding Series B Preferred Stock being converted at such
holder’s last address as shown on the stock records of the
Corporation, together with a determination as to the number of
Series B Preferred Stock to be converted.
7.3
Mechanics of
Conversion
. Before any holder of Series B Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to convert such Series B Preferred Stock into
shares of Common Stock, the holder shall surrender the certificate
or certificates therefor, duly endorsed (or a reasonably acceptable
affidavit and indemnity undertaking in the case of a lost, stolen
or destroyed certificate), at the office of the Corporation or of
any transfer agent for such Series B Preferred Stock, and shall
give written notice to the Corporation at its principal corporate
office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein
the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for
shares of Common Stock are to
be
issued. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter,
issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Series B
Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a
certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common
Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid, and a
certificate for the remaining number of Shares if less than all of
such Series B Preferred Stock evidenced by the certificates were
surrendered. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made
immediately prior to the close of business on (i) the date of
such surrender of the Shares to be converted or (ii) if
applicable, the date of automatic conversion specified in
Section 7.2
above,
and the Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all
purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common
Stock as of such date.
7.4
Conversion Price
Adjustments of Preferred Stock for Splits and Combinations
.
If the Corporation at any time after the date of issue of the
Series B Preferred Stock (a) declares a dividend or makes a
distribution on Common Stock payable in Common Stock,
(b) subdivides or splits the outstanding Common Stock,
(c) combines or reclassifies the outstanding Common Stock into
a smaller number of shares, (d) issues any shares of its
capital stock in a reclassification of Common Stock (including any
such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger
in which the Corporation is the continuing corporation), or
(e) consolidates with, merges with or into or is converted
into any other Person, the Conversion Price in effect at the time
of the record date for such dividend or distribution or of the
effective date of such subdivision, split, combination or
reclassification shall be adjusted so that the conversion of the
Series B Preferred Stock after such time shall entitle the holder
to receive the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock or other
securities of the Corporation (or shares of any security into which
such shares of Common Stock have been combined, consolidated,
merged, converted or reclassified pursuant to
Sections
7.4(d)
or
7.4(e))
which, if this Series B
Preferred Stock had been converted immediately prior to such time,
such holder would have owned upon such conversion and been entitled
to receive by virtue of such dividend, distribution, subdivision,
split, combination, consolidation, merger, conversion or
reclassification. Such adjustment shall be made successively
whenever any event listed above shall occur.
7.5
Other
Distributions
. In the event the Corporation shall declare a
distribution in respect of the Common Stock (other than a
subdivision, combination or merger provided for in
Section 7.4
) payable in
securities of other Persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by
the Corporation or other Persons, assets (excluding cash
dividends), then, in each such case for the purpose of this
Section 7.5
, the
holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a
proportionate share of any such distribution as though they were
the holders of the number of shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation into which their shares of Series B Preferred Stock are
convertible as of the record date fixed for the determination of
the holders of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to receive
such distribution.
7.6
Recapitalizations
.
If at any time or from time to time there shall be a
recapitalization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision,
combination or merger provided for in
Section 7.4
) provision shall be
made so that the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall
thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of such Series B
Preferred Stock the number of shares of stock or other securities
or property of the Corporation or otherwise, to which a holder of
Common Stock deliverable upon conversion would have been entitled
on such recapitalization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment
shall be made in the application of the provisions of this
Section 7
with
respect to the rights of the holders of such Series B Preferred
Stock after the recapitalization to the end that the provisions of
this
Section 7
(including adjustment of the Conversion Ratio then in effect and
the number of shares purchasable upon conversion of such Preferred
Stock) shall be applicable after that event and be as nearly
equivalent as practicable.
7.7
No Fractional Shares and
Certificate as to Adjustments
.
(a) No
fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any Share,
and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be
rounded down to the nearest whole share. The number of shares
issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of
the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock the holder
is at the time converting into Common Stock and the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such aggregate conversion. If
the conversion would result in any fractional share, the
Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing any such fractional share,
pay the holder thereof an amount in cash equal to the fair market
value of such fractional share on the date of conversion, as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
(b)
Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the
Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to this
Section 7
, the
Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment
or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and
furnish to each holder of Series B Preferred Stock a certificate
setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail
the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The
Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any
holder of Series B Preferred Stock, furnish or cause to be
furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth
(A) such adjustment and readjustment, (B) the Conversion
Price for the Series B Preferred Stock at the time in effect and
(C) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if
any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the
conversion of a share of Series B Preferred Stock.
7.8
Notices of Record
Date
. In the event of any taking by the Corporation of a
record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of
determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any
dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other distribution, any
right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of
stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to
receive any other right, the Corporation shall mail to each holder
of Series B Preferred Stock, at least ten (10) days prior to
the date specified therein, a notice specifying the date on which
any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, and the amount and character of such
dividend, distribution or right.
7.9
Reservation of Stock
Issuable Upon Conversion
.
The Corporation shall at all times
reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the
conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, such number
of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of
the Series B Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares
of Series B Preferred Stock, in addition to such other remedies as
shall be available to the holder of Series B Preferred Stock, the
Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion
of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall
be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation,
engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder
approval of any necessary amendment to this Certificate of
Designations.
Section
8.
Reissuance of Series B
Preferred Stock
. Any Shares redeemed or otherwise acquired
by the Corporation or any Subsidiary shall become authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a
new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or
resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions
and restrictions on issuance set forth herein.
Section
9.
Notices
. Except
as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, consents,
claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when
delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt);
(b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally
recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); or (c) on
the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such
communications must be sent (a) to the Corporation, at its
principal executive offices and (b) to any stockholder, at
such holder’s address at it appears in the stock records of
the Corporation (or at such other address for a stockholder as
shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this
Section
9
).
Section
10.
Waiver
. The
holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Shares, voting as
one class, may also amend and waive compliance with any provision
of this Certificate of Designations.
Section
11.
No Preemptive
Rights
. No Share 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
12.
No Sinking
Fund
. No sinking fund shall be created for the redemption or
purchase of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock.
Section
13.
Transfer Taxes
.
The Corporation shall pay any and all stock transfer, documentary,
stamp and similar taxes that may be payable in respect of any
initial issuance or delivery of the Series B Preferred Stock or
certificates representing such Shares, if any. The Corporation
shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax that may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or
delivery of Shares in a name other than that in which the Shares
were registered, or in respect of any payment to any Person other
than a payment to the initial registered holder
thereof.
Section
14.
Other Rights
.
The Shares 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 expressly set forth herein or in the Certificate of
Incorporation or as required by applicable law.
[SIGNATURE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, Novume Solutions,
Inc. has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and this
Certificate of Designations to be signed by its Chief Executive
Officer, this 29
th
day of September,
2017.
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NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Robert A. Berman
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Name:
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Robert
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Title:
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Chief
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GENERAL CONTINUING GUARANTY
This
GENERAL CONTINUING GUARANTY
(this “
Guaranty
”), dated as of October 4,
2017, is executed and delivered by
NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
,
a Delaware corporation
(“
Guarantor
”),
in favor of
WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
, a national banking association
(“
WFB
”), in
light of the following:
WHEREAS
, Global Technical Services,
Inc., a Texas Corporation (“
Client
”) and WFB have entered into
that certain Account Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 22,
2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed,
restated or replaced, the “
Account Purchase
Agreement
”);
WHEREAS
, Guarantor is an equity owner of
Client and, as such, will benefit by virtue of the financial
accommodations extended to Client by WFB; and
WHEREAS
, in order to induce WFB to enter
into that certain Eighth Amendment, Waiver and Consent to Account
Purchase Agreement, dated of even date herewith, and to purchase
Acceptable Accounts and to extend other financial accommodations to
Client pursuant to the Account Purchase Agreement, and in
consideration thereof, and in consideration of the purchase of
Acceptable Accounts heretofore or hereafter made by WFB from
Client, or other financial accommodations heretofore or hereafter
extended by WFB to Client, pursuant to the Account Purchase
Agreement or the other agreements delivered in connection therewith
(the “
Other
Agreements
”), Guarantor has agreed to guaranty the
Guarantied Obligations.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the
foregoing, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
1.
Definitions
and Construction
.
(a)
Definitions
. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Account Purchase Agreement. The
following terms, as used in this Guaranty, shall have the following
meanings:
“
ACH Transactions
” means any cash
management or related services (including the Automated Clearing
House processing of electronic fund transfers through the direct
Federal Reserve Fedline system) provided by a Bank Product Provider
for the account of Client.
“
Bank Product
” means any financial
accommodation extended to Client by a Bank Product Provider
including: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services,
(c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH Transactions, (f) cash
management, including controlled disbursement, accounts or
services, or (g) transactions under Hedge Agreements.
“
Bank Product Agreements
” means
those agreements entered into from time to time by any Client with
a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of
the Bank Products.
“
Bank
Product Provider
” means Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association or any of its affiliates.
“
Client
” has the meaning set forth
in the recitals to this Guaranty.
“
Account Purchase Agreement
” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Guaranty.
“
Guarantied Obligations
” means all
now or hereafter existing or arising indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations owing by Client to WFB and any Bank Product Provider
under the Account Purchase Agreement, any of the Other Agreements
or any Bank Product Agreement, whether for principal, interest
(including all interest that accrues after the commencement of any
Insolvency Proceeding irrespective of whether a claim therefor is
allowed in such case or proceeding), discount, charges, fees,
expenses or otherwise, and also includes any and all expenses
(including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by WFB in
enforcing any rights under this Guaranty. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Guarantied Obligations shall include
all amounts that constitute part of the Guarantied Obligations and
would be owed by the Client to WFB and any Bank Product Provider
under the Account Purchase Agreement, any of the Other Agreements
or any Bank Product Agreement but for the fact that they are
unenforceable or not allowable, including due to the existence of a
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving Client
or any other guarantor.
“
Guarantor
” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.
“
Guaranty
” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.
“
Hedge Agreement
” means any and all
agreements, or documents now existing or hereafter entered into by
Client that provide for an interest rate, credit, commodity or
equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange
transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency
option, or any combination of, or option with respect to, these or
similar transactions, for the purpose of hedging such
Client’s exposure to fluctuations in interest or exchange
rates, loan, credit exchange, security, or currency valuations or
commodity prices.
“
Person
” means and includes an
individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, a
limited liability company or partnership, a trust, an
unincorporated association, a Governmental Authority or any other
organization or entity.
“
Record
” means information that is
inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic
or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable
form.
“
Voidable Transfer
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section 9
of this
Guaranty.
(b)
Construction
. Unless the
context of this Guaranty clearly requires otherwise, references to
the plural include the singular, references to the singular include
the plural, the part includes the whole, the terms
“includes” and “including” are not
limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise
indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase
“and/or.” The words “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereby,”
“hereunder,” and other similar terms in this Guaranty
refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Guaranty. Section, subsection, clause, schedule,
and exhibit references herein are to this Guaranty unless otherwise
specified. Any reference in this Guaranty to any agreement,
instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments,
changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements,
substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as
applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations,
amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals,
replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth
herein). Neither this Guaranty nor any uncertainty or ambiguity
herein shall be construed or resolved against WFB or Client,
whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the
contrary, this Guaranty has been reviewed by all parties and shall
be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of
the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and
intentions of Guarantor and WFB. Any reference herein to the
satisfaction or payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations shall
mean the payment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in
accordance with the terms of the Account Purchase Agreement or any
Other Agreement) of all Guarantied Obligations other than
contingent indemnification Guarantied Obligations and other than
any obligations owing by Client to any Bank Product Provider that,
at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product Provider
to remain outstanding and are not required to be repaid or cash
collateralized pursuant to the provisions of the Account Purchase
Agreement or any Other Agreement and the full and final termination
of any commitment to extend any financial accommodations under the
Account Purchase Agreement and any Other Agreement. Any reference
herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing
contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record
and any Record transmitted shall constitute a representation and
warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information
contained therein. The captions and headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction of this
Guaranty.
2.
Guarantied
Obligations
. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally guaranties to WFB, for the benefit of itself and
the Bank Product Providers, as and for its own debt, until the
final and indefeasible payment in full thereof, in cash, has been
made, (a) the due and punctual payment of the Guarantied
Obligations, when and as the same shall become due and payable,
whether at maturity, pursuant to a mandatory prepayment
requirement, by acceleration, or otherwise; it being the intent of
Guarantor that the guaranty set forth herein shall be a guaranty of
payment and not a guaranty of collection; and (b) the punctual
and faithful performance, keeping, observance, and fulfillment by
Client of all of the agreements, conditions, covenants, and
obligations of Client contained in the Account Purchase Agreement
and in each of the Other Agreements.
3.
Continuing
Guaranty
. This Guaranty includes Guarantied Obligations
arising under successive transactions continuing, compromising,
extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing the
Guarantied Obligations, changing the interest rate, discount rate,
any charge or fee, payment terms, or other terms and conditions
thereof, or creating new or additional Guarantied Obligations after
prior Guarantied Obligations have been satisfied in whole or in
part. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Guarantor hereby
waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future Guarantied
Obligations. If such a revocation is effective notwithstanding the
foregoing waiver, Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that
(a) no such revocation shall be effective until written notice
thereof has been received by WFB, (b) no such revocation shall
apply to any Guarantied Obligations in existence on the date of
receipt by WFB of such written notice (including any subsequent
continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or change in the
interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions
thereof), (c) no such revocation shall apply to any Guarantied
Obligations made or created after such date to the extent made or
created pursuant to a legally binding commitment of WFB in
existence on the date of such revocation, (d) no payment by
Guarantor, Client, or from any other source, prior to the date of
WFB’s receipt of written notice of such revocation shall
reduce the maximum obligation of Guarantor hereunder, and
(e) any payment by Client or from any source other than
Guarantor subsequent to the date of such revocation shall first be
applied to that portion of the Guarantied Obligations as to which
the revocation is effective and which are not, therefore,
guarantied hereunder, and to the extent so applied shall not reduce
the maximum obligation of Guarantor hereunder.
4.
Performance Under
this Guaranty
. In the event that Client fails to make any
payment of any Guarantied Obligations, on or prior to the due date
thereof, or if Client shall fail to perform, keep, observe, or
fulfill any other obligation referred to in
clause (b)
of
Section 2
of this Guaranty in
the manner provided in the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the
Other Agreements, Guarantor immediately shall cause, as applicable,
such payment in respect of the Guarantied Obligations to be made or
such obligation to be performed, kept, observed, or
fulfilled.
5.
Primary
Obligations
. This Guaranty is a primary and original
obligation of Guarantor, is not merely the creation of a surety
relationship, and is an absolute, unconditional, and continuing
guaranty of payment and performance which shall remain in full
force and effect without respect to future changes in conditions.
Guarantor hereby agrees that it is directly, jointly and severally
with any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations, liable to
WFB, for the benefit of itself and the Bank Product Providers, that
the obligations of Guarantor hereunder are independent of the
obligations of Client or any other guarantor, and that a separate
action may be brought against Guarantor, whether such action is
brought against Client or any other guarantor or whether Client or
any other guarantor is joined in such action. Guarantor hereby
agrees that its liability hereunder shall be immediate and shall
not be contingent upon the exercise or enforcement WFB or any Bank
Product Provider of whatever remedies they may have against Client
or any other guarantor, or the enforcement of any lien or
realization upon any security by WFB or any Bank Product Provider.
Guarantor hereby agrees that any release which may be given by WFB
to Client or any other guarantor, or with respect to any property
or asset subject to a Lien, shall not release Guarantor. Guarantor
consents and agrees that neither WFB nor any Bank Product Provider
shall be under any obligation to marshal any property or assets of
Client or any other guarantor in favor of Guarantor, or against or
in payment of any or all of the Guarantied
Obligations.
6.
Waivers
.
(a)
To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby waives:
(i) notice of acceptance hereof; (ii) notice of the
purchase of any Acceptable Accounts or other financial
accommodations made or extended under the Account Purchase
Agreement, or the creation or existence of any Guarantied
Obligations; (iii) notice of the amount of the Guarantied
Obligations, subject, however, to Guarantor’s right to make
inquiry of WFB to ascertain the amount of the Guarantied
Obligations at any reasonable time; (iv) notice of any adverse
change in the financial condition of Client or of any other fact
that might increase Guarantor’s risk hereunder;
(v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest, and
notice thereof as to any instrument among the Account Purchase
Agreement and any of the Other Agreements; (vi) notice of any
default or Event of Default under the Account Purchase Agreement
and any of the Other Agreements; (vii) notice of intent to
accelerate and notice of acceleration; (viii) notice of any of the
events or circumstances enumerated in Section7; and (ix) all
other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be
given to Guarantor under this Guaranty or any of the Other
Agreements to which Guarantor is a party) and demands to which
Guarantor might otherwise be entitled.
(b)
To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby waives the
right by statute or otherwise to require WFB or any Bank Product
Provider to institute suit against Client or any other guarantor or
to exhaust any rights and remedies which WFB or any Bank Product
Provider has or may have against Client or any other guarantor. In
this regard, Guarantor agrees that it is bound to the payment of
each and all Guarantied Obligations, whether now existing or
hereafter arising, as fully as if the Guarantied Obligations were
directly owing to WFB or the Bank Product Providers, as applicable,
by Guarantor. Guarantor further waives any defense arising by
reason of any disability or other defense (other than the defense
that the Guarantied Obligations shall have been fully and finally
performed and indefeasibly paid in full in cash, to the extent of
any such payment) of Client or by reason of the cessation from any
cause whatsoever of the liability of Client in respect
thereof.
(c)
To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby waives:
(i) any right to assert against WFB or any Bank Product
Provider, any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim,
or claim which Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have
against Client or any other party liable to WFB or any Bank Product
Provider; (ii) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim,
of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the
present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or
enforceability of the Guarantied Obligations or any security
therefor; (iii) any right or defense arising by reason of any
claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by WFB or any
Bank Product Provider including any defense based upon an
impairment or elimination of Guarantor’s rights of
subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of Guarantor
against Client or other guarantors or sureties; (iv) the
benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantor’s
liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which
shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations
applicable to the Guarantied Obligations shall similarly operate to
defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations
applicable to Guarantor’s liability hereunder.
(d)
Until the
Guarantied Obligations have been paid in full in cash,
(i) Guarantor hereby postpones and agrees not to exercise any
right of subrogation Guarantor has or may have as against Client
with respect to the Guarantied Obligations; (ii) Guarantor
hereby postpones and agrees not to exercise any right to proceed
against Client or any other Person now or hereafter liable on
account of the Obligations for contribution, indemnity,
reimbursement, or any other similar rights (irrespective of whether
direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent); and
(iii) Guarantor hereby postpones and agrees not to exercise
any right it may have to proceed or to seek recourse against or
with respect to any property or asset of Client or any other Person
now or hereafter liable on account of the Obligations.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Guaranty, Guarantor shall not exercise any rights of subrogation,
contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or other similar rights
against, and shall not proceed or seek recourse against or with
respect to any property or asset of, Client or any other guarantor
(including after payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations) if
all or any portion of the Obligations have been satisfied in
connection with an exercise of remedies in respect of the capital
stock of Client or such other guarantor whether pursuant to the
Account Purchase Agreement or otherwise.
(e)
WITHOUT LIMITING
THE GENERALITY OF ANY OTHER WAIVER OR OTHER PROVISION SET FORTH IN
THIS GUARANTY, GUARANTOR WAIVES ALL RIGHTS AND DEFENSES ARISING OUT
OF AN ELECTION OF REMEDIES BY WFB OR ANY BANK PRODUCT PROVIDER,
EVEN THOUGH SUCH ELECTION OF REMEDIES, SUCH AS A NONJUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO SECURITY FOR THE GUARANTIED
OBLIGATIONS, HAS DESTROYED GUARANTOR’S RIGHTS OF SUBROGATION
AND REIMBURSEMENT AGAINST CLIENT BY THE OPERATION OF APPLICABLE
LAW.
(f)
Without limiting
the generality of any other waiver or other provision set forth in
this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby also agrees to the following
waivers:
(i)
WFB’s right
to enforce this Guaranty is absolute and is not contingent upon the
genuineness, validity or enforceability of the Guarantied
Obligations, the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other
Agreements. Guarantor agrees that WFB’s rights under this
Guaranty shall be enforceable even if Client had no liability at
the time of execution of the Other Agreements or the Guarantied
Obligations are unenforceable in whole or in part, or Client ceases
to be liable with respect to all or any portion of the Guarantied
Obligations.
(ii)
Guarantor
agrees that WFB’s rights under the Account Purchase Agreement
and the Other Agreements will remain enforceable even if the amount
guaranteed hereunder is larger in amount and more burdensome than
that for which Client is responsible. The enforceability of this
Guaranty against Guarantor shall continue until all sums due under
the Account Purchase Agreement and the Other Agreements have been
paid in full and shall not be limited or affected in any way by any
impairment or any diminution or loss of value of any security or
collateral for Client’s obligations under the Account
Purchase Agreement or the Other Agreements, from whatever cause,
the failure of any security interest in any such security or
collateral or any disability or other defense of Client, any other
guarantor of Client’s obligations under any of the Other
Agreements, any pledgor of collateral for any Person’s
obligations to WFB or any other Person in connection with the
Account Purchase Agreement or the Other Agreements.
(iii)
Guarantor
waives the right to require WFB to (A) proceed against Client,
any guarantor of Client’s obligations under the Account
Purchase Agreement or any of the Other Agreements, any other
pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to WFB or
any other Person in connection with the Guarantied Obligations,
(B) proceed against or exhaust any other security or
collateral WFB may hold, or (C) pursue any other right or
remedy for Guarantor’s benefit, and agrees that WFB may
exercise its right under this Guaranty without taking any action
against Client, any other guarantor of Client’s obligations
under the Account Purchase Agreement or the Other Agreements, any
pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to WFB or
any other Person in connection with the Guarantied Obligations, and
without proceeding against or exhausting any security or collateral
WFB holds.
(iv)
Guarantor
waives, and agrees that its liability hereunder shall not be
affected by, any neglect, delay, omission, failure, or refusal of
WFB to (A) exercise or properly or diligently exercise any
right or remedy with respect to any or all of the Guarantied
Obligations or the collection thereof or any security interests or
liens or other security for or guaranty of the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof, (B) take or prosecute, or
properly or diligently take or prosecute, any action for the
collection of any or all of the Guarantied Obligations against
Client, Guarantor or any other Person in respect of any or all of
the Guarantied Obligations, (C) foreclose or prosecute, or
properly or diligently foreclose or prosecute, any action in
connection with any agreement, document or instrument or
arrangement evidencing, securing, or otherwise affecting all or any
part of the Guarantied Obligations, or (D) mitigate damages or
take any other action to reduce, collect, or enforce the Guarantied
Obligations.
7.
Releases
.
Guarantor consents and agrees that, without notice to or by
Guarantor and without affecting or impairing the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder, WFB or any Bank Product Provider may, by
action or inaction, compromise or settle, shorten or extend any
period of duration or the time for the payment of the Obligations,
or discharge the performance of the Obligations, or may refuse to
enforce the Obligations, or otherwise elect not to enforce the
Obligations, or may, by action or inaction, release all or any one
or more parties to, any one or more of the terms and provisions of
the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other Agreements or
may grant other indulgences to Client or any other guarantor in
respect thereof, or may amend or modify in any manner and at any
time (or from time to time) any one or more of the Obligations, the
Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other Agreements
(including any increase or decrease in the principal amount of any
Obligations or the interest, fees or other amounts that may accrue
from time to time in respect thereof), or may, by action or
inaction, release or substitute the Client or any guarantor, if
any, of the Guarantied Obligations, or may enforce, exchange,
release, or waive, by action or inaction, any security for the
Guarantied Obligations or any other guaranty of the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof. Guarantor agrees that its
obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished,
impaired, reduced, or affected by the occurrence of any one or more
of the following events: (a) lack of organizational authority
of Client; (b) any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, or
other proceedings affecting Client or its property;
(c) partial or total release or discharge of Client or any
other Person from the performance of any obligation contained in
any instrument or agreement evidencing, governing, or securing all
or any part of the Guarantied Obligations, whether occurring
pursuant to any applicable law or otherwise; (d) any change in
the time, manner, or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
or any increase or decrease in the amount of, all the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof, or any other amendment or
waiver of any term of, or any consent to departure from any
requirement of, the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other
Agreements; (e) the taking or accepting of any collateral
security for all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations, this
Guaranty, or any other guaranty; (f) the taking or accepting
of any other guaranty for all or any part of the Guarantied
Obligations; (g)
any failure to
acquire, perfect, or continue any security interest or lien on
Collateral securing all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations
or on any property securing this Guaranty
; (h) any
exchange, release, or subordination of any security interest or
lien on any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver, or
subordination of any term of any guaranty of the Guarantied
Obligations or any other impairment of any collateral security or
guaranty now or hereafter securing all or any part of the
Guarantied Obligations; (i) any failure to dispose of any
collateral security at any time securing all or any part of the
Guarantied Obligations or this Guaranty in a commercially
reasonable manner or as otherwise may be required by any applicable
law; (j) any merger, reorganization, consolidation, or
dissolution of Client or any other Person at any time liable for
any of the Obligations, any sale, lease, or transfer of any or all
of the assets of Client or any other Person at any time liable for
any of the Obligations, or any change in name, business,
organization, location, composition, structure, or organization of
Client or any other Person at any time liable for any of the
Obligations; (k) any change of control or any other change in
the capitalization or equity interest ownership of Client or any
other Person at any time liable for any of the Obligations;
(l) any invalidity or unenforceability of or defect or
deficiency in the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other
Agreements; (m) avoidance or subordination of the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof, (n) the unenforceability of
all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations against Client
because any interest contracted for, charged, or received in
respect of the Guarantied Obligations exceeds the amount permitted
by any applicable law; (o) any waiver, consent, extension,
forbearance, or granting of any indulgence by WFB with respect to
the Guarantied Obligations or any provision of the Account Purchase
Agreement or any of the Other Agreements; (p) any delay in or
lack of enforcement of any remedies under the Account Purchase
Agreement or any of the Other Agreements
)
;
(q) the act of creating all or any part of the Guarantied
Obligations is ultra vires, or the officers or other
representatives creating all or any part of the Guarantied
Obligations acted in excess of their authority; (r) any
election of remedies by WFB; (s) the Account Purchase
Agreement or any of the Other Agreements were forged; (t) the
election by WFB in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code of the
application of Section 1111(b)(2) thereof; (u) any borrowing
or grant of a security interest by Client as debtor-in-possession,
under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; (v) any use by Client
(whether with the consent of WFB or otherwise) of cash collateral
during the pendency of any bankruptcy proceeding; (w) the
making of post-petition loans or any other provision for the
extension of post-petition credit to Client as debtor-in-possession
in any bankruptcy proceedings; (x) the disallowance in bankruptcy
of all or any portion of the claims of WFB for payment of any of
the Guarantied Obligations; or (y) any other circumstance
which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or
defense available to Client or Guarantor (other than that the
Guarantied Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid and
performed in full).
8.
No Election
.
WFB and the Bank Product Providers shall have the right to seek
recourse against Guarantor to the fullest extent provided for
herein and no election by WFB or any Bank Product Provider to
proceed in one form of action or proceeding, or against any party,
or on any obligation, shall constitute a waiver of WFB’s or
any Bank Product Provider’s right to proceed in any other
form of action or proceeding or against other parties unless WFB,
on behalf of itself or the Bank Product Providers, has expressly
waived such right in writing. Specifically, but without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no action or proceeding by WFB or
the Bank Product Providers under any document or instrument
evidencing the Guarantied Obligations shall serve to diminish the
liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty except to the extent
that WFB and the Bank Product Providers finally and unconditionally
shall have realized indefeasible payment in full of the Guarantied
Obligations by such action or proceeding.
9.
Revival and
Reinstatement
. If the incurrence or payment of the
Guarantied Obligations or the obligations of Guarantor under this
Guaranty by Guarantor or the transfer by Guarantor to WFB of any
property of Guarantor should for any reason subsequently be
declared to be void or voidable under any state or federal law
relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or
other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of
property (collectively, a “
Voidable Transfer
”), and if WFB is
required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such
Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the reasonable advice of
its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount
thereof that WFB is required or elects to repay or restore, and as
to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of WFB
related thereto, the liability of Guarantor automatically shall be
revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such
Voidable Transfer had never been made.
10.
Financial Condition
of Client
. Guarantor represents and warrants to WFB and the
Bank Product Providers that Guarantor is currently informed of the
financial condition of Client and of all other circumstances which
a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of
nonpayment of the Guarantied Obligations. Guarantor further
represents and warrants to WFB and the Bank Product Providers that
Guarantor has read and understands the terms and conditions of the
Account Purchase Agreement and each of the Other Agreements.
Guarantor hereby covenants that it will continue to keep itself
informed of Client’s financial condition, the financial
condition of other guarantors, if any, and of all other
circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or
nonperformance of the Guarantied Obligations.
11.
Payments;
Application
. All payments to be made hereunder by Guarantor
shall be made in U.S. Dollars, in immediately available funds, and
without deduction (whether for taxes or otherwise) or offset and
shall be applied to the Guarantied Obligations in accordance with
the terms of the Account Purchase Agreement.
12.
Attorneys Fees and
Costs
. Guarantor agrees to pay, on demand, all
attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses which may be
incurred by WFB in connection with the enforcement of this Guaranty
or in any way arising out of, or consequential to, the protection,
assertion, or enforcement of the Guarantied Obligations (or any
security therefor), irrespective of whether suit is
brought.
13.
Notices
. All
notices and other communications hereunder to WFB shall be in
writing and shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in accordance with
provisions of the Account Purchase Agreement applicable to notices
and other communications thereunder. All notices and other
communications hereunder to Guarantor shall be in writing and shall
be mailed, sent, or delivered in care of Client in accordance with
the provisions of the Account Purchase Agreement applicable to
notices and other communications thereunder.
14.
Cumulative
Rights
. The rights, powers and remedies provided in this
Guaranty and in the Account Purchase Agreement and the Other
Agreements are cumulative, may be exercised concurrently, or
separately, may be exercised from time to time and in such order as
WFB shall determine, subject to the provisions of this Guaranty,
and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, the rights, powers,
and remedies provided by existing or future applicable laws.
WFB’s failure or delay to exercise or enforce, in whole or in
part, any right, power or remedy under this Guaranty, the Account
Purchase Agreement or any Other Agreement, shall not constitute a
waiver thereof, nor preclude any other or further exercise
thereof.
15.
Severability of
Provisions
. In the event any provision of this Guaranty (or
any part of any provision) is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision (or remaining part of the affected
provision) of this Guaranty, but this Guaranty shall be construed
as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision (or part
thereof) had not been contained in this Guaranty, but only to the
extent it is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
16.
Entire Agreement;
Amendments
. This Guaranty is intended by WFB and Guarantor
to be a complete, exclusive and final expression of the agreements
contained herein. Neither WFB nor Guarantor shall hereafter have
any rights under any prior agreements pertaining to the matters
addressed by this Guaranty but shall look solely to this Guaranty
for definition and determination of all of their respective rights,
liabilities and responsibilities under this Guaranty. Except as
otherwise provided herein, this Guaranty may not be supplemented,
changed, waived, discharged, terminated, modified or amended,
except by written instrument executed by the parties. THIS GUARANTY
AND THE OTHER AGREEMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.
17.
Successors and
Assigns
. This Guaranty binds and is for the benefit of the
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the
parties hereto, except that Guarantor shall not have the right to
assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without
WFB’s prior written consent.
18.
No Third Party
Beneficiary
. This Guaranty is solely for the benefit of each
of WFB, each Bank Product Provider, and each of their successors
and assigns and may not be relied on by any other
Person.
19.
Governing
Law
.
This Guaranty
shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance
with, the law of the State of Texas (the “
Applicable State
”),
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of
laws.
20.
ARBITRATION
.
(a)
A
RBITRATION
. THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREE, UPON DEMAND BY ANY PARTY, WHETHER MADE BEFORE THE
INSTITUTION OF A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING OR NOT MORE THAN 60 DAYS AFTER
SERVICE OF A COMPLAINT, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT, CROSS-CLAIM,
COUNTERCLAIM OR ANY ANSWER THERETO OR ANY AMENDMENT TO ANY OF THE
ABOVE TO SUBMIT TO BINDING ARBITRATION ALL CLAIMS, DISPUTES AND
CONTROVERSIES BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM (AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER AGENTS),
WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
IN ANY WAY TO THIS GUARANTY AND ITS NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION,
COLLATERALIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, REPAYMENT, MODIFICATION,
EXTENSION, SUBSTITUTION, FORMATION, INDUCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT,
DEFAULT OR TERMINATION; PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE PARTIES AGREE
THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY RETAINS THE RIGHT
TO PURSUE IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT ANY DISPUTE WITHIN THAT
COURT’S JURISDICTION. IN THE EVENT OF A COURT ORDERED
ARBITRATION, THE PARTY REQUESTING ARBITRATION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR TIMELY FILING THE DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION AND PAYING THE
APPROPRIATE FILING FEE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS OF THE ABATEMENT ORDER OR
THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE COURT. FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE THE DEMAND
FOR ARBITRATION AS ORDERED BY THE COURT WILL RESULT IN THAT
PARTY’S RIGHT TO DEMAND ARBITRATION BEING AUTOMATICALLY
TERMINATED.
(b)
GOVERNING RULES
. ANY
ARBITRATION PROCEEDING WILL (I) PROCEED IN A LOCATION IN THE
APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED ABOVE) SELECTED BY THE AMERICAN
ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“
AAA
”); (II) BE GOVERNED
BY THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (TITLE 9 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE),
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONFLICTING CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION IN ANY OF
THE DOCUMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES; AND (III) BE CONDUCTED BY THE
AAA, OR SUCH OTHER ADMINISTRATOR AS THE PARTIES SHALL MUTUALLY
AGREE UPON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AAA’S COMMERCIAL DISPUTE
RESOLUTION PROCEDURES, UNLESS THE CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IS AT LEAST
$1,000,000.00 EXCLUSIVE OF CLAIMED INTEREST, ARBITRATION FEES AND
COSTS IN WHICH CASE THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AAA’S OPTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR LARGE,
COMPLEX COMMERCIAL DISPUTES (THE COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROCEDURES OR THE OPTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR LARGE, COMPLEX COMMERCIAL
DISPUTES TO BE REFERRED TO HEREIN, AS APPLICABLE, AS THE
“
RULES
”). IF THERE IS ANY
INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE TERMS HEREOF AND THE RULES, THE TERMS AND
PROCEDURES SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL CONTROL. ANY PARTY WHO FAILS OR
REFUSES TO SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION FOLLOWING A DEMAND BY ANY OTHER
PARTY SHALL BEAR ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH OTHER
PARTY IN COMPELLING ARBITRATION OF ANY DISPUTE.
(c)
NO WAIVER OF PROVISIONAL REMEDIES,
SELF-HELP AND FORECLOSURE
. THE ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT DOES
NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE
PENDENCY OF ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING TO (I) FORECLOSE AGAINST
REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL; (II) EXERCISE SELF-HELP
REMEDIES RELATING TO COLLATERAL OR PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL SUCH AS
SETOFF OR REPOSSESSION; OR (III) OBTAIN PROVISIONAL OR ANCILLARY
REMEDIES SUCH AS REPLEVIN, WRIT OF POSSESSION, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF,
ATTACHMENT, GARNISHMENT OR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER. THIS
EXCLUSION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION
OF ANY PARTY TO SUBMIT ANY DISPUTE TO ARBITRATION OR REFERENCE
HEREUNDER, INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM THE EXERCISE OF THE ACTIONS
DETAILED IN SECTIONS (I), (II) AND (III) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.
(d)
ARBITRATOR QUALIFICATIONS AND
POWERS
. ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING IN WHICH THE AMOUNT IN
CONTROVERSY IS $5,000,000.00 OR LESS WILL BE DECIDED BY A SINGLE
ARBITRATOR SELECTED ACCORDING TO THE RULES, AND WHO SHALL NOT
RENDER AN AWARD OF GREATER THAN $5,000,000.00. ANY DISPUTE IN WHICH
THE AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY EXCEEDS $5,000,000.00 SHALL BE DECIDED BY
MAJORITY VOTE OF A PANEL OF THREE ARBITRATORS; PROVIDED HOWEVER,
THAT ALL THREE ARBITRATORS MUST ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ALL
HEARINGS AND DELIBERATIONS, EXCEPT THAT A SINGLE ARBITRATOR MAY
DECIDE PRE-HEARING DISCOVERY DISPUTES. THE ARBITRATOR(S) WILL BE A
NEUTRAL ATTORNEY LICENSED IN THE APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED
ABOVE) OR A NEUTRAL RETIRED JUDGE OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL JUDICIARY
OF THE APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED ABOVE), IN EITHER CASE WITH A
MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW APPLICABLE
TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE DISPUTE TO BE ARBITRATED. THE
ARBITRATOR(S) WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN ISSUE IS
ARBITRATABLE AND WILL GIVE EFFECT TO THE STATUTES OF LIMITATION OR
REPOSE IN DETERMINING ANY CLAIM. IN ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING THE
ARBITRATOR(S) WILL DECIDE (BY DOCUMENTS ONLY OR WITH A HEARING AT
THE ARBITRATOR'S DISCRETION) ANY PRE-HEARING MOTIONS WHICH ARE
SIMILAR TO MOTIONS TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM OR
MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION. THE ARBITRATOR(S) SHALL RESOLVE
ALL DISPUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF THE
APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED ABOVE) AND MAY GRANT ANY REMEDY OR
RELIEF THAT A COURT OF SUCH STATE COULD ORDER OR GRANT WITHIN THE
SCOPE HEREOF AND SUCH ANCILLARY RELIEF AS IS NECESSARY TO MAKE
EFFECTIVE ANY AWARD. THE ARBITRATOR(S) SHALL ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO
AWARD RECOVERY OF ALL COSTS AND FEES, TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS AND TO
TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTION AS THE ARBITRATOR(S) DEEMS NECESSARY TO THE
SAME EXTENT A JUDGE COULD PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE, THE APPLICABLE STATE’S (AS DEFINED ABOVE) RULES OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW. JUDGMENT UPON THE AWARD
RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR(S) MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING
JURISDICTION. THE INSTITUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ACTION FOR
JUDICIAL RELIEF OR PURSUIT OF A PROVISIONAL OR ANCILLARY REMEDY
SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY, INCLUDING
THE PLAINTIFF, TO SUBMIT THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM TO ARBITRATION IF
ANY OTHER PARTY CONTESTS SUCH ACTION FOR JUDICIAL
RELIEF.
(e)
DISCOVERY
. IN ANY ARBITRATION
PROCEEDING, DISCOVERY WILL BE PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RULES. ALL DISCOVERY SHALL BE EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO MATTERS DIRECTLY
RELEVANT TO THE DISPUTE BEING ARBITRATED AND MUST BE COMPLETED NO
LATER THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING DATE. ANY REQUESTS FOR AN
EXTENSION OF THE DISCOVERY PERIODS, OR ANY DISCOVERY DISPUTES, WILL
BE SUBJECT TO FINAL DETERMINATION BY THE ARBITRATOR(S) UPON A
SHOWING THAT THE REQUEST FOR DISCOVERY IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE PARTY'S
PRESENTATION AND THAT NO ALTERNATIVE MEANS FOR OBTAINING
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
(f)
CLASS PROCEEDINGS AND
CONSOLIDATIONS
. NO PARTY HERETO SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR
CONSOLIDATE DISPUTES BY OR AGAINST OTHERS IN ANY ARBITRATION,
EXCEPT PARTIES WHO HAVE EXECUTED THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER
CONTRACT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT RELATED TO THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO
INCLUDE IN ANY ARBITRATION ANY DISPUTE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR
MEMBER OF A CLASS, OR TO ACT IN ANY ARBITRATION IN THE INTEREST OF
THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
CAPACITY.
(g)
PAYMENT OF ARBITRATION COSTS AND
FEES
. THE ARBITRATOR(S) SHALL AWARD ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES
OF THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDING.
(h)
MISCELLANEOUS
. TO THE MAXIMUM
EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE AAA, THE ARBITRATOR(S) AND THE PARTIES
SHALL TAKE ALL ACTION REQUIRED TO CONCLUDE ANY ARBITRATION
PROCEEDING WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE FILING OF THE DISPUTE WITH THE
AAA. NO ARBITRATOR(S) OR OTHER PARTY TO AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING
MAY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE, CONTENT OR RESULTS THEREOF, EXCEPT FOR
DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION BY A PARTY REQUIRED IN THE CONNECTION
WITH FINANCIAL REPORTING IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF ITS BUSINESS OR
BY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. IF MORE THAN ONE AGREEMENT FOR
ARBITRATION BY OR BETWEEN THE PARTIES POTENTIALLY APPLIES TO A
DISPUTE, THE ARBITRATION PROVISION MOST DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE DISPUTE SHALL CONTROL. THIS ARBITRATION
PROVISION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION, AMENDMENT OR EXPIRATION OF
THIS GUARANTY OR ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
(i)
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY AGREEING TO BINDING
ARBITRATION THEY HAVE IRREVOCABLY WAIVED THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO
A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR ANY
OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, ANY
RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, OR THE PERFORMANCE
OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS
AGREEMENT.
21.
Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution
. This Guaranty may be executed in any
number of duplicate originals or counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed to be an original and all taken together shall constitute
but one and the same instrument. Guarantor agrees that a facsimile
or electronic transmission of any signature of Guarantor shall be
effective as an original signature thereof. WFB agrees that a
facsimile or electronic transmission of this Guaranty executed by
WFB shall be effective as an original signature thereof. Any party
delivering an executed counterpart of this Guaranty by facsimile or
electronic transmission also shall deliver an original executed
counterpart of this Guaranty but the failure to deliver an original
executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability,
and binding effect of this Guaranty.
22.
Agreement to be
Bound
. Guarantor hereby agrees to be bound by each and all
of the terms and provisions of the Account Purchase Agreement
applicable to Guarantor. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, by its execution and delivery of this Guaranty,
Guarantor hereby: (a) makes to WFB each of the representations
and warranties set forth in the Account Purchase Agreement
applicable to Guarantor fully as though Guarantor were a party
thereto, and such representations and warranties are incorporated
herein by this reference,
mutatis
mutandis
; and (b) agrees and covenants (i) to do
each of the things set forth in the Account Purchase Agreement that
Client agrees and covenants to cause Guarantor to do, and
(ii) to not do any of the things set forth in the Account
Purchase Agreement that Client agrees and covenants to cause
Guarantor not to do, in each case, fully as though Guarantor was a
party thereto, and such agreements and covenants are incorporated
herein by this reference,
mutatis
mutandis
.
[Signature
page to follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the undersigned has
executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date first written
above.
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NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
, a Delaware corporation
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By:
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/s/ Robert A. Berman
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Name:
Title:
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Robert
A. Berman
Chief
Executive Officer
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)
ss.:
On the
_____ day of September in the year 2017, before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared ______________________________,
personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed
to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they
executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signatures on the instrument, the individual(s), or
the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
My
Commission Expires:_____________________
My
Notarial Registration No.: _________________
GENERAL CONTINUING GUARANTY
This
GENERAL CONTINUING GUARANTY
(this “
Guaranty
”), dated as of October 4,
2017, is executed and delivered by
NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
,
a Delaware corporation
(“
Guarantor
”),
in favor of
WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
, a national banking association
(“
WFB
”), in
light of the following:
WHEREAS
, Global Contract Professionals,
Inc., a Texas Corporation (“
Client
”) and WFB have entered into
that certain Account Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 22,
2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed,
restated or replaced, the “
Account Purchase
Agreement
”);
WHEREAS
, Guarantor is an equity owner of
Client and, as such, will benefit by virtue of the financial
accommodations extended to Client by WFB; and
WHEREAS
, in order to induce WFB to enter
into that certain Eighth Amendment, Waiver and Consent to Account
Purchase Agreement, dated of even date herewith, and to purchase
Acceptable Accounts and to extend other financial accommodations to
Client pursuant to the Account Purchase Agreement, and in
consideration thereof, and in consideration of the purchase of
Acceptable Accounts heretofore or hereafter made by WFB from
Client, or other financial accommodations heretofore or hereafter
extended by WFB to Client, pursuant to the Account Purchase
Agreement or the other agreements delivered in connection therewith
(the “
Other
Agreements
”), Guarantor has agreed to guaranty the
Guarantied Obligations.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the
foregoing, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
1.
Definitions
and Construction
.
(a)
Definitions
. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Account Purchase Agreement. The
following terms, as used in this Guaranty, shall have the following
meanings:
“
ACH Transactions
” means any cash
management or related services (including the Automated Clearing
House processing of electronic fund transfers through the direct
Federal Reserve Fedline system) provided by a Bank Product Provider
for the account of Client.
“
Bank Product
” means any financial
accommodation extended to Client by a Bank Product Provider
including: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services,
(c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH Transactions, (f) cash
management, including controlled disbursement, accounts or
services, or (g) transactions under Hedge Agreements.
“
Bank Product Agreements
” means
those agreements entered into from time to time by any Client with
a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of
the Bank Products.
“
Bank
Product Provider
” means Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association or any of its affiliates.
“
Client
” has the meaning set forth
in the recitals to this Guaranty.
“
Account Purchase Agreement
” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Guaranty.
“
Guarantied Obligations
” means all
now or hereafter existing or arising indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations owing by Client to WFB and any Bank Product Provider
under the Account Purchase Agreement, any of the Other Agreements
or any Bank Product Agreement, whether for principal, interest
(including all interest that accrues after the commencement of any
Insolvency Proceeding irrespective of whether a claim therefor is
allowed in such case or proceeding), discount, charges, fees,
expenses or otherwise, and also includes any and all expenses
(including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by WFB in
enforcing any rights under this Guaranty. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Guarantied Obligations shall include
all amounts that constitute part of the Guarantied Obligations and
would be owed by the Client to WFB and any Bank Product Provider
under the Account Purchase Agreement, any of the Other Agreements
or any Bank Product Agreement but for the fact that they are
unenforceable or not allowable, including due to the existence of a
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving Client
or any other guarantor.
“
Guarantor
” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.
“
Guaranty
” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.
“
Hedge Agreement
” means any and all
agreements, or documents now existing or hereafter entered into by
Client that provide for an interest rate, credit, commodity or
equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange
transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency
option, or any combination of, or option with respect to, these or
similar transactions, for the purpose of hedging such
Client’s exposure to fluctuations in interest or exchange
rates, loan, credit exchange, security, or currency valuations or
commodity prices.
“
Person
” means and includes an
individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, a
limited liability company or partnership, a trust, an
unincorporated association, a Governmental Authority or any other
organization or entity.
“
Record
” means information that is
inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored in an electronic
or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable
form.
“
Voidable Transfer
” has the meaning
set forth in
Section 9
of this
Guaranty.
(b)
Construction
. Unless the
context of this Guaranty clearly requires otherwise, references to
the plural include the singular, references to the singular include
the plural, the part includes the whole, the terms
“includes” and “including” are not
limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise
indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase
“and/or.” The words “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereby,”
“hereunder,” and other similar terms in this Guaranty
refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Guaranty. Section, subsection, clause, schedule,
and exhibit references herein are to this Guaranty unless otherwise
specified. Any reference in this Guaranty to any agreement,
instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments,
changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements,
substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as
applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations,
amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals,
replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth
herein). Neither this Guaranty nor any uncertainty or ambiguity
herein shall be construed or resolved against WFB or Client,
whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the
contrary, this Guaranty has been reviewed by all parties and shall
be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of
the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and
intentions of Guarantor and WFB. Any reference herein to the
satisfaction or payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations shall
mean the payment in full in cash (or cash collateralization in
accordance with the terms of the Account Purchase Agreement or any
Other Agreement) of all Guarantied Obligations other than
contingent indemnification Guarantied Obligations and other than
any obligations owing by Client to any Bank Product Provider that,
at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product Provider
to remain outstanding and are not required to be repaid or cash
collateralized pursuant to the provisions of the Account Purchase
Agreement or any Other Agreement and the full and final termination
of any commitment to extend any financial accommodations under the
Account Purchase Agreement and any Other Agreement. Any reference
herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing
contained herein shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record
and any Record transmitted shall constitute a representation and
warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the information
contained therein. The captions and headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction of this
Guaranty.
2.
Guarantied
Obligations
. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally guaranties to WFB, for the benefit of itself and
the Bank Product Providers, as and for its own debt, until the
final and indefeasible payment in full thereof, in cash, has been
made, (a) the due and punctual payment of the Guarantied
Obligations, when and as the same shall become due and payable,
whether at maturity, pursuant to a mandatory prepayment
requirement, by acceleration, or otherwise; it being the intent of
Guarantor that the guaranty set forth herein shall be a guaranty of
payment and not a guaranty of collection; and (b) the punctual
and faithful performance, keeping, observance, and fulfillment by
Client of all of the agreements, conditions, covenants, and
obligations of Client contained in the Account Purchase Agreement
and in each of the Other Agreements.
3.
Continuing
Guaranty
. This Guaranty includes Guarantied Obligations
arising under successive transactions continuing, compromising,
extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing the
Guarantied Obligations, changing the interest rate, discount rate,
any charge or fee, payment terms, or other terms and conditions
thereof, or creating new or additional Guarantied Obligations after
prior Guarantied Obligations have been satisfied in whole or in
part. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Guarantor hereby
waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future Guarantied
Obligations. If such a revocation is effective notwithstanding the
foregoing waiver, Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that
(a) no such revocation shall be effective until written notice
thereof has been received by WFB, (b) no such revocation shall
apply to any Guarantied Obligations in existence on the date of
receipt by WFB of such written notice (including any subsequent
continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or change in the
interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions
thereof), (c) no such revocation shall apply to any Guarantied
Obligations made or created after such date to the extent made or
created pursuant to a legally binding commitment of WFB in
existence on the date of such revocation, (d) no payment by
Guarantor, Client, or from any other source, prior to the date of
WFB’s receipt of written notice of such revocation shall
reduce the maximum obligation of Guarantor hereunder, and
(e) any payment by Client or from any source other than
Guarantor subsequent to the date of such revocation shall first be
applied to that portion of the Guarantied Obligations as to which
the revocation is effective and which are not, therefore,
guarantied hereunder, and to the extent so applied shall not reduce
the maximum obligation of Guarantor hereunder.
4.
Performance Under
this Guaranty
. In the event that Client fails to make any
payment of any Guarantied Obligations, on or prior to the due date
thereof, or if Client shall fail to perform, keep, observe, or
fulfill any other obligation referred to in
clause (b)
of
Section 2
of this Guaranty in
the manner provided in the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the
Other Agreements, Guarantor immediately shall cause, as applicable,
such payment in respect of the Guarantied Obligations to be made or
such obligation to be performed, kept, observed, or
fulfilled.
5.
Primary
Obligations
. This Guaranty is a primary and original
obligation of Guarantor, is not merely the creation of a surety
relationship, and is an absolute, unconditional, and continuing
guaranty of payment and performance which shall remain in full
force and effect without respect to future changes in conditions.
Guarantor hereby agrees that it is directly, jointly and severally
with any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations, liable to
WFB, for the benefit of itself and the Bank Product Providers, that
the obligations of Guarantor hereunder are independent of the
obligations of Client or any other guarantor, and that a separate
action may be brought against Guarantor, whether such action is
brought against Client or any other guarantor or whether Client or
any other guarantor is joined in such action. Guarantor hereby
agrees that its liability hereunder shall be immediate and shall
not be contingent upon the exercise or enforcement WFB or any Bank
Product Provider of whatever remedies they may have against Client
or any other guarantor, or the enforcement of any lien or
realization upon any security by WFB or any Bank Product Provider.
Guarantor hereby agrees that any release which may be given by WFB
to Client or any other guarantor, or with respect to any property
or asset subject to a Lien, shall not release Guarantor. Guarantor
consents and agrees that neither WFB nor any Bank Product Provider
shall be under any obligation to marshal any property or assets of
Client or any other guarantor in favor of Guarantor, or against or
in payment of any or all of the Guarantied
Obligations.
6.
Waivers
.
(a)
To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby waives:
(i) notice of acceptance hereof; (ii) notice of the
purchase of any Acceptable Accounts or other financial
accommodations made or extended under the Account Purchase
Agreement, or the creation or existence of any Guarantied
Obligations; (iii) notice of the amount of the Guarantied
Obligations, subject, however, to Guarantor’s right to make
inquiry of WFB to ascertain the amount of the Guarantied
Obligations at any reasonable time; (iv) notice of any adverse
change in the financial condition of Client or of any other fact
that might increase Guarantor’s risk hereunder;
(v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest, and
notice thereof as to any instrument among the Account Purchase
Agreement and any of the Other Agreements; (vi) notice of any
default or Event of Default under the Account Purchase Agreement
and any of the Other Agreements; (vii) notice of intent to
accelerate and notice of acceleration; (viii) notice of any of the
events or circumstances enumerated in Section7; and (ix) all
other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be
given to Guarantor under this Guaranty or any of the Other
Agreements to which Guarantor is a party) and demands to which
Guarantor might otherwise be entitled.
(b)
To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby waives the
right by statute or otherwise to require WFB or any Bank Product
Provider to institute suit against Client or any other guarantor or
to exhaust any rights and remedies which WFB or any Bank Product
Provider has or may have against Client or any other guarantor. In
this regard, Guarantor agrees that it is bound to the payment of
each and all Guarantied Obligations, whether now existing or
hereafter arising, as fully as if the Guarantied Obligations were
directly owing to WFB or the Bank Product Providers, as applicable,
by Guarantor. Guarantor further waives any defense arising by
reason of any disability or other defense (other than the defense
that the Guarantied Obligations shall have been fully and finally
performed and indefeasibly paid in full in cash, to the extent of
any such payment) of Client or by reason of the cessation from any
cause whatsoever of the liability of Client in respect
thereof.
(c)
To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby waives:
(i) any right to assert against WFB or any Bank Product
Provider, any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim,
or claim which Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have
against Client or any other party liable to WFB or any Bank Product
Provider; (ii) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim,
of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the
present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or
enforceability of the Guarantied Obligations or any security
therefor; (iii) any right or defense arising by reason of any
claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by WFB or any
Bank Product Provider including any defense based upon an
impairment or elimination of Guarantor’s rights of
subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of Guarantor
against Client or other guarantors or sureties; (iv) the
benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantor’s
liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which
shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations
applicable to the Guarantied Obligations shall similarly operate to
defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations
applicable to Guarantor’s liability hereunder.
(d)
Until the
Guarantied Obligations have been paid in full in cash,
(i) Guarantor hereby postpones and agrees not to exercise any
right of subrogation Guarantor has or may have as against Client
with respect to the Guarantied Obligations; (ii) Guarantor
hereby postpones and agrees not to exercise any right to proceed
against Client or any other Person now or hereafter liable on
account of the Obligations for contribution, indemnity,
reimbursement, or any other similar rights (irrespective of whether
direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent); and
(iii) Guarantor hereby postpones and agrees not to exercise
any right it may have to proceed or to seek recourse against or
with respect to any property or asset of Client or any other Person
now or hereafter liable on account of the Obligations.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Guaranty, Guarantor shall not exercise any rights of subrogation,
contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or other similar rights
against, and shall not proceed or seek recourse against or with
respect to any property or asset of, Client or any other guarantor
(including after payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations) if
all or any portion of the Obligations have been satisfied in
connection with an exercise of remedies in respect of the capital
stock of Client or such other guarantor whether pursuant to the
Account Purchase Agreement or otherwise.
(e)
WITHOUT LIMITING
THE GENERALITY OF ANY OTHER WAIVER OR OTHER PROVISION SET FORTH IN
THIS GUARANTY, GUARANTOR WAIVES ALL RIGHTS AND DEFENSES ARISING OUT
OF AN ELECTION OF REMEDIES BY WFB OR ANY BANK PRODUCT PROVIDER,
EVEN THOUGH SUCH ELECTION OF REMEDIES, SUCH AS A NONJUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO SECURITY FOR THE GUARANTIED
OBLIGATIONS, HAS DESTROYED GUARANTOR’S RIGHTS OF SUBROGATION
AND REIMBURSEMENT AGAINST CLIENT BY THE OPERATION OF APPLICABLE
LAW.
(f)
Without limiting
the generality of any other waiver or other provision set forth in
this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby also agrees to the following
waivers:
(i)
WFB’s right
to enforce this Guaranty is absolute and is not contingent upon the
genuineness, validity or enforceability of the Guarantied
Obligations, the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other
Agreements. Guarantor agrees that WFB’s rights under this
Guaranty shall be enforceable even if Client had no liability at
the time of execution of the Other Agreements or the Guarantied
Obligations are unenforceable in whole or in part, or Client ceases
to be liable with respect to all or any portion of the Guarantied
Obligations.
(ii)
Guarantor
agrees that WFB’s rights under the Account Purchase Agreement
and the Other Agreements will remain enforceable even if the amount
guaranteed hereunder is larger in amount and more burdensome than
that for which Client is responsible. The enforceability of this
Guaranty against Guarantor shall continue until all sums due under
the Account Purchase Agreement and the Other Agreements have been
paid in full and shall not be limited or affected in any way by any
impairment or any diminution or loss of value of any security or
collateral for Client’s obligations under the Account
Purchase Agreement or the Other Agreements, from whatever cause,
the failure of any security interest in any such security or
collateral or any disability or other defense of Client, any other
guarantor of Client’s obligations under any of the Other
Agreements, any pledgor of collateral for any Person’s
obligations to WFB or any other Person in connection with the
Account Purchase Agreement or the Other Agreements.
(iii)
Guarantor
waives the right to require WFB to (A) proceed against Client,
any guarantor of Client’s obligations under the Account
Purchase Agreement or any of the Other Agreements, any other
pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to WFB or
any other Person in connection with the Guarantied Obligations,
(B) proceed against or exhaust any other security or
collateral WFB may hold, or (C) pursue any other right or
remedy for Guarantor’s benefit, and agrees that WFB may
exercise its right under this Guaranty without taking any action
against Client, any other guarantor of Client’s obligations
under the Account Purchase Agreement or the Other Agreements, any
pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to WFB or
any other Person in connection with the Guarantied Obligations, and
without proceeding against or exhausting any security or collateral
WFB holds.
(iv)
Guarantor
waives, and agrees that its liability hereunder shall not be
affected by, any neglect, delay, omission, failure, or refusal of
WFB to (A) exercise or properly or diligently exercise any
right or remedy with respect to any or all of the Guarantied
Obligations or the collection thereof or any security interests or
liens or other security for or guaranty of the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof, (B) take or prosecute, or
properly or diligently take or prosecute, any action for the
collection of any or all of the Guarantied Obligations against
Client, Guarantor or any other Person in respect of any or all of
the Guarantied Obligations, (C) foreclose or prosecute, or
properly or diligently foreclose or prosecute, any action in
connection with any agreement, document or instrument or
arrangement evidencing, securing, or otherwise affecting all or any
part of the Guarantied Obligations, or (D) mitigate damages or
take any other action to reduce, collect, or enforce the Guarantied
Obligations.
7.
Releases
.
Guarantor consents and agrees that, without notice to or by
Guarantor and without affecting or impairing the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder, WFB or any Bank Product Provider may, by
action or inaction, compromise or settle, shorten or extend any
period of duration or the time for the payment of the Obligations,
or discharge the performance of the Obligations, or may refuse to
enforce the Obligations, or otherwise elect not to enforce the
Obligations, or may, by action or inaction, release all or any one
or more parties to, any one or more of the terms and provisions of
the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other Agreements or
may grant other indulgences to Client or any other guarantor in
respect thereof, or may amend or modify in any manner and at any
time (or from time to time) any one or more of the Obligations, the
Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other Agreements
(including any increase or decrease in the principal amount of any
Obligations or the interest, fees or other amounts that may accrue
from time to time in respect thereof), or may, by action or
inaction, release or substitute the Client or any guarantor, if
any, of the Guarantied Obligations, or may enforce, exchange,
release, or waive, by action or inaction, any security for the
Guarantied Obligations or any other guaranty of the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof. Guarantor agrees that its
obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished,
impaired, reduced, or affected by the occurrence of any one or more
of the following events: (a) lack of organizational authority
of Client; (b) any receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, or
other proceedings affecting Client or its property;
(c) partial or total release or discharge of Client or any
other Person from the performance of any obligation contained in
any instrument or agreement evidencing, governing, or securing all
or any part of the Guarantied Obligations, whether occurring
pursuant to any applicable law or otherwise; (d) any change in
the time, manner, or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
or any increase or decrease in the amount of, all the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof, or any other amendment or
waiver of any term of, or any consent to departure from any
requirement of, the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other
Agreements; (e) the taking or accepting of any collateral
security for all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations, this
Guaranty, or any other guaranty; (f) the taking or accepting
of any other guaranty for all or any part of the Guarantied
Obligations; (g)
any failure to
acquire, perfect, or continue any security interest or lien on
Collateral securing all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations
or on any property securing this Guaranty
; (h) any
exchange, release, or subordination of any security interest or
lien on any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver, or
subordination of any term of any guaranty of the Guarantied
Obligations or any other impairment of any collateral security or
guaranty now or hereafter securing all or any part of the
Guarantied Obligations; (i) any failure to dispose of any
collateral security at any time securing all or any part of the
Guarantied Obligations or this Guaranty in a commercially
reasonable manner or as otherwise may be required by any applicable
law; (j) any merger, reorganization, consolidation, or
dissolution of Client or any other Person at any time liable for
any of the Obligations, any sale, lease, or transfer of any or all
of the assets of Client or any other Person at any time liable for
any of the Obligations, or any change in name, business,
organization, location, composition, structure, or organization of
Client or any other Person at any time liable for any of the
Obligations; (k) any change of control or any other change in
the capitalization or equity interest ownership of Client or any
other Person at any time liable for any of the Obligations;
(l) any invalidity or unenforceability of or defect or
deficiency in the Account Purchase Agreement or any of the Other
Agreements; (m) avoidance or subordination of the Guarantied
Obligations, or any portion thereof, (n) the unenforceability of
all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations against Client
because any interest contracted for, charged, or received in
respect of the Guarantied Obligations exceeds the amount permitted
by any applicable law; (o) any waiver, consent, extension,
forbearance, or granting of any indulgence by WFB with respect to
the Guarantied Obligations or any provision of the Account Purchase
Agreement or any of the Other Agreements; (p) any delay in or
lack of enforcement of any remedies under the Account Purchase
Agreement or any of the Other Agreements
)
;
(q) the act of creating all or any part of the Guarantied
Obligations is ultra vires, or the officers or other
representatives creating all or any part of the Guarantied
Obligations acted in excess of their authority; (r) any
election of remedies by WFB; (s) the Account Purchase
Agreement or any of the Other Agreements were forged; (t) the
election by WFB in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code of the
application of Section 1111(b)(2) thereof; (u) any borrowing
or grant of a security interest by Client as debtor-in-possession,
under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; (v) any use by Client
(whether with the consent of WFB or otherwise) of cash collateral
during the pendency of any bankruptcy proceeding; (w) the
making of post-petition loans or any other provision for the
extension of post-petition credit to Client as debtor-in-possession
in any bankruptcy proceedings; (x) the disallowance in bankruptcy
of all or any portion of the claims of WFB for payment of any of
the Guarantied Obligations; or (y) any other circumstance
which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or
defense available to Client or Guarantor (other than that the
Guarantied Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid and
performed in full).
8.
No Election
.
WFB and the Bank Product Providers shall have the right to seek
recourse against Guarantor to the fullest extent provided for
herein and no election by WFB or any Bank Product Provider to
proceed in one form of action or proceeding, or against any party,
or on any obligation, shall constitute a waiver of WFB’s or
any Bank Product Provider’s right to proceed in any other
form of action or proceeding or against other parties unless WFB,
on behalf of itself or the Bank Product Providers, has expressly
waived such right in writing. Specifically, but without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no action or proceeding by WFB or
the Bank Product Providers under any document or instrument
evidencing the Guarantied Obligations shall serve to diminish the
liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty except to the extent
that WFB and the Bank Product Providers finally and unconditionally
shall have realized indefeasible payment in full of the Guarantied
Obligations by such action or proceeding.
9.
Revival and
Reinstatement
. If the incurrence or payment of the
Guarantied Obligations or the obligations of Guarantor under this
Guaranty by Guarantor or the transfer by Guarantor to WFB of any
property of Guarantor should for any reason subsequently be
declared to be void or voidable under any state or federal law
relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or
other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of
property (collectively, a “
Voidable Transfer
”), and if WFB is
required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such
Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the reasonable advice of
its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount
thereof that WFB is required or elects to repay or restore, and as
to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of WFB
related thereto, the liability of Guarantor automatically shall be
revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such
Voidable Transfer had never been made.
10.
Financial Condition
of Client
. Guarantor represents and warrants to WFB and the
Bank Product Providers that Guarantor is currently informed of the
financial condition of Client and of all other circumstances which
a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of
nonpayment of the Guarantied Obligations. Guarantor further
represents and warrants to WFB and the Bank Product Providers that
Guarantor has read and understands the terms and conditions of the
Account Purchase Agreement and each of the Other Agreements.
Guarantor hereby covenants that it will continue to keep itself
informed of Client’s financial condition, the financial
condition of other guarantors, if any, and of all other
circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or
nonperformance of the Guarantied Obligations.
11.
Payments;
Application
. All payments to be made hereunder by Guarantor
shall be made in U.S. Dollars, in immediately available funds, and
without deduction (whether for taxes or otherwise) or offset and
shall be applied to the Guarantied Obligations in accordance with
the terms of the Account Purchase Agreement.
12.
Attorneys Fees and
Costs
. Guarantor agrees to pay, on demand, all
attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses which may be
incurred by WFB in connection with the enforcement of this Guaranty
or in any way arising out of, or consequential to, the protection,
assertion, or enforcement of the Guarantied Obligations (or any
security therefor), irrespective of whether suit is
brought.
13.
Notices
. All
notices and other communications hereunder to WFB shall be in
writing and shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in accordance with
provisions of the Account Purchase Agreement applicable to notices
and other communications thereunder. All notices and other
communications hereunder to Guarantor shall be in writing and shall
be mailed, sent, or delivered in care of Client in accordance with
the provisions of the Account Purchase Agreement applicable to
notices and other communications thereunder.
14.
Cumulative
Rights
. The rights, powers and remedies provided in this
Guaranty and in the Account Purchase Agreement and the Other
Agreements are cumulative, may be exercised concurrently, or
separately, may be exercised from time to time and in such order as
WFB shall determine, subject to the provisions of this Guaranty,
and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, the rights, powers,
and remedies provided by existing or future applicable laws.
WFB’s failure or delay to exercise or enforce, in whole or in
part, any right, power or remedy under this Guaranty, the Account
Purchase Agreement or any Other Agreement, shall not constitute a
waiver thereof, nor preclude any other or further exercise
thereof.
15.
Severability of
Provisions
. In the event any provision of this Guaranty (or
any part of any provision) is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision (or remaining part of the affected
provision) of this Guaranty, but this Guaranty shall be construed
as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision (or part
thereof) had not been contained in this Guaranty, but only to the
extent it is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
16.
Entire Agreement;
Amendments
. This Guaranty is intended by WFB and Guarantor
to be a complete, exclusive and final expression of the agreements
contained herein. Neither WFB nor Guarantor shall hereafter have
any rights under any prior agreements pertaining to the matters
addressed by this Guaranty but shall look solely to this Guaranty
for definition and determination of all of their respective rights,
liabilities and responsibilities under this Guaranty. Except as
otherwise provided herein, this Guaranty may not be supplemented,
changed, waived, discharged, terminated, modified or amended,
except by written instrument executed by the parties. THIS GUARANTY
AND THE OTHER AGREEMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.
17.
Successors and
Assigns
. This Guaranty binds and is for the benefit of the
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the
parties hereto, except that Guarantor shall not have the right to
assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without
WFB’s prior written consent.
18.
No Third Party
Beneficiary
. This Guaranty is solely for the benefit of each
of WFB, each Bank Product Provider, and each of their successors
and assigns and may not be relied on by any other
Person.
19.
Governing
Law
.
This Guaranty
shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance
with, the law of the State of Texas (the “
Applicable State
”),
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of
laws.
20.
ARBITRATION
.
(a)
A
RBITRATION
. THE PARTIES HERETO
AGREE, UPON DEMAND BY ANY PARTY, WHETHER MADE BEFORE THE
INSTITUTION OF A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING OR NOT MORE THAN 60 DAYS AFTER
SERVICE OF A COMPLAINT, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT, CROSS-CLAIM,
COUNTERCLAIM OR ANY ANSWER THERETO OR ANY AMENDMENT TO ANY OF THE
ABOVE TO SUBMIT TO BINDING ARBITRATION ALL CLAIMS, DISPUTES AND
CONTROVERSIES BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM (AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER AGENTS),
WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
IN ANY WAY TO THIS GUARANTY AND ITS NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION,
COLLATERALIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, REPAYMENT, MODIFICATION,
EXTENSION, SUBSTITUTION, FORMATION, INDUCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT,
DEFAULT OR TERMINATION; PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE PARTIES AGREE
THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY RETAINS THE RIGHT
TO PURSUE IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT ANY DISPUTE WITHIN THAT
COURT’S JURISDICTION. IN THE EVENT OF A COURT ORDERED
ARBITRATION, THE PARTY REQUESTING ARBITRATION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR TIMELY FILING THE DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION AND PAYING THE
APPROPRIATE FILING FEE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS OF THE ABATEMENT ORDER OR
THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE COURT. FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE THE DEMAND
FOR ARBITRATION AS ORDERED BY THE COURT WILL RESULT IN THAT
PARTY’S RIGHT TO DEMAND ARBITRATION BEING AUTOMATICALLY
TERMINATED.
(b)
GOVERNING RULES
. ANY
ARBITRATION PROCEEDING WILL (I) PROCEED IN A LOCATION IN THE
APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED ABOVE) SELECTED BY THE AMERICAN
ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“
AAA
”); (II) BE GOVERNED
BY THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (TITLE 9 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE),
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONFLICTING CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION IN ANY OF
THE DOCUMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES; AND (III) BE CONDUCTED BY THE
AAA, OR SUCH OTHER ADMINISTRATOR AS THE PARTIES SHALL MUTUALLY
AGREE UPON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AAA’S COMMERCIAL DISPUTE
RESOLUTION PROCEDURES, UNLESS THE CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IS AT LEAST
$1,000,000.00 EXCLUSIVE OF CLAIMED INTEREST, ARBITRATION FEES AND
COSTS IN WHICH CASE THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AAA’S OPTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR LARGE,
COMPLEX COMMERCIAL DISPUTES (THE COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROCEDURES OR THE OPTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR LARGE, COMPLEX COMMERCIAL
DISPUTES TO BE REFERRED TO HEREIN, AS APPLICABLE, AS THE
“
RULES
”). IF THERE IS ANY
INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE TERMS HEREOF AND THE RULES, THE TERMS AND
PROCEDURES SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL CONTROL. ANY PARTY WHO FAILS OR
REFUSES TO SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION FOLLOWING A DEMAND BY ANY OTHER
PARTY SHALL BEAR ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH OTHER
PARTY IN COMPELLING ARBITRATION OF ANY DISPUTE.
(c)
NO WAIVER OF PROVISIONAL REMEDIES,
SELF-HELP AND FORECLOSURE
. THE ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT DOES
NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE
PENDENCY OF ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING TO (I) FORECLOSE AGAINST
REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL; (II) EXERCISE SELF-HELP
REMEDIES RELATING TO COLLATERAL OR PROCEEDS OF COLLATERAL SUCH AS
SETOFF OR REPOSSESSION; OR (III) OBTAIN PROVISIONAL OR ANCILLARY
REMEDIES SUCH AS REPLEVIN, WRIT OF POSSESSION, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF,
ATTACHMENT, GARNISHMENT OR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER. THIS
EXCLUSION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION
OF ANY PARTY TO SUBMIT ANY DISPUTE TO ARBITRATION OR REFERENCE
HEREUNDER, INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM THE EXERCISE OF THE ACTIONS
DETAILED IN SECTIONS (I), (II) AND (III) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.
(d)
ARBITRATOR QUALIFICATIONS AND
POWERS
. ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING IN WHICH THE AMOUNT IN
CONTROVERSY IS $5,000,000.00 OR LESS WILL BE DECIDED BY A SINGLE
ARBITRATOR SELECTED ACCORDING TO THE RULES, AND WHO SHALL NOT
RENDER AN AWARD OF GREATER THAN $5,000,000.00. ANY DISPUTE IN WHICH
THE AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY EXCEEDS $5,000,000.00 SHALL BE DECIDED BY
MAJORITY VOTE OF A PANEL OF THREE ARBITRATORS; PROVIDED HOWEVER,
THAT ALL THREE ARBITRATORS MUST ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ALL
HEARINGS AND DELIBERATIONS, EXCEPT THAT A SINGLE ARBITRATOR MAY
DECIDE PRE-HEARING DISCOVERY DISPUTES. THE ARBITRATOR(S) WILL BE A
NEUTRAL ATTORNEY LICENSED IN THE APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED
ABOVE) OR A NEUTRAL RETIRED JUDGE OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL JUDICIARY
OF THE APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED ABOVE), IN EITHER CASE WITH A
MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW APPLICABLE
TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE DISPUTE TO BE ARBITRATED. THE
ARBITRATOR(S) WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN ISSUE IS
ARBITRATABLE AND WILL GIVE EFFECT TO THE STATUTES OF LIMITATION OR
REPOSE IN DETERMINING ANY CLAIM. IN ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING THE
ARBITRATOR(S) WILL DECIDE (BY DOCUMENTS ONLY OR WITH A HEARING AT
THE ARBITRATOR'S DISCRETION) ANY PRE-HEARING MOTIONS WHICH ARE
SIMILAR TO MOTIONS TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM OR
MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION. THE ARBITRATOR(S) SHALL RESOLVE
ALL DISPUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF THE
APPLICABLE STATE (AS DEFINED ABOVE) AND MAY GRANT ANY REMEDY OR
RELIEF THAT A COURT OF SUCH STATE COULD ORDER OR GRANT WITHIN THE
SCOPE HEREOF AND SUCH ANCILLARY RELIEF AS IS NECESSARY TO MAKE
EFFECTIVE ANY AWARD. THE ARBITRATOR(S) SHALL ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO
AWARD RECOVERY OF ALL COSTS AND FEES, TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS AND TO
TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTION AS THE ARBITRATOR(S) DEEMS NECESSARY TO THE
SAME EXTENT A JUDGE COULD PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE, THE APPLICABLE STATE’S (AS DEFINED ABOVE) RULES OF
CIVIL PROCEDURE OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW. JUDGMENT UPON THE AWARD
RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR(S) MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING
JURISDICTION. THE INSTITUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ACTION FOR
JUDICIAL RELIEF OR PURSUIT OF A PROVISIONAL OR ANCILLARY REMEDY
SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY, INCLUDING
THE PLAINTIFF, TO SUBMIT THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM TO ARBITRATION IF
ANY OTHER PARTY CONTESTS SUCH ACTION FOR JUDICIAL
RELIEF.
(e)
DISCOVERY
. IN ANY ARBITRATION
PROCEEDING, DISCOVERY WILL BE PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RULES. ALL DISCOVERY SHALL BE EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO MATTERS DIRECTLY
RELEVANT TO THE DISPUTE BEING ARBITRATED AND MUST BE COMPLETED NO
LATER THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING DATE. ANY REQUESTS FOR AN
EXTENSION OF THE DISCOVERY PERIODS, OR ANY DISCOVERY DISPUTES, WILL
BE SUBJECT TO FINAL DETERMINATION BY THE ARBITRATOR(S) UPON A
SHOWING THAT THE REQUEST FOR DISCOVERY IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE PARTY'S
PRESENTATION AND THAT NO ALTERNATIVE MEANS FOR OBTAINING
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
(f)
CLASS PROCEEDINGS AND
CONSOLIDATIONS
. NO PARTY HERETO SHALL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR
CONSOLIDATE DISPUTES BY OR AGAINST OTHERS IN ANY ARBITRATION,
EXCEPT PARTIES WHO HAVE EXECUTED THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER
CONTRACT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT RELATED TO THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO
INCLUDE IN ANY ARBITRATION ANY DISPUTE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR
MEMBER OF A CLASS, OR TO ACT IN ANY ARBITRATION IN THE INTEREST OF
THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
CAPACITY.
(g)
PAYMENT OF ARBITRATION COSTS AND
FEES
. THE ARBITRATOR(S) SHALL AWARD ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES
OF THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDING.
(h)
MISCELLANEOUS
. TO THE MAXIMUM
EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE AAA, THE ARBITRATOR(S) AND THE PARTIES
SHALL TAKE ALL ACTION REQUIRED TO CONCLUDE ANY ARBITRATION
PROCEEDING WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE FILING OF THE DISPUTE WITH THE
AAA. NO ARBITRATOR(S) OR OTHER PARTY TO AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING
MAY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE, CONTENT OR RESULTS THEREOF, EXCEPT FOR
DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION BY A PARTY REQUIRED IN THE CONNECTION
WITH FINANCIAL REPORTING IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF ITS BUSINESS OR
BY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. IF MORE THAN ONE AGREEMENT FOR
ARBITRATION BY OR BETWEEN THE PARTIES POTENTIALLY APPLIES TO A
DISPUTE, THE ARBITRATION PROVISION MOST DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE DISPUTE SHALL CONTROL. THIS ARBITRATION
PROVISION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION, AMENDMENT OR EXPIRATION OF
THIS GUARANTY OR ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
(i)
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY AGREEING TO BINDING
ARBITRATION THEY HAVE IRREVOCABLY WAIVED THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO
A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, CLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR ANY
OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, ANY
RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, OR THE PERFORMANCE
OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS
AGREEMENT.
21.
Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution
. This Guaranty may be executed in any
number of duplicate originals or counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed to be an original and all taken together shall constitute
but one and the same instrument. Guarantor agrees that a facsimile
or electronic transmission of any signature of Guarantor shall be
effective as an original signature thereof. WFB agrees that a
facsimile or electronic transmission of this Guaranty executed by
WFB shall be effective as an original signature thereof. Any party
delivering an executed counterpart of this Guaranty by facsimile or
electronic transmission also shall deliver an original executed
counterpart of this Guaranty but the failure to deliver an original
executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability,
and binding effect of this Guaranty.
22.
Agreement to be
Bound
. Guarantor hereby agrees to be bound by each and all
of the terms and provisions of the Account Purchase Agreement
applicable to Guarantor. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, by its execution and delivery of this Guaranty,
Guarantor hereby: (a) makes to WFB each of the representations
and warranties set forth in the Account Purchase Agreement
applicable to Guarantor fully as though Guarantor were a party
thereto, and such representations and warranties are incorporated
herein by this reference,
mutatis
mutandis
; and (b) agrees and covenants (i) to do
each of the things set forth in the Account Purchase Agreement that
Client agrees and covenants to cause Guarantor to do, and
(ii) to not do any of the things set forth in the Account
Purchase Agreement that Client agrees and covenants to cause
Guarantor not to do, in each case, fully as though Guarantor was a
party thereto, and such agreements and covenants are incorporated
herein by this reference,
mutatis
mutandis
.
[Signature
page to follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the undersigned has
executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date first written
above.
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NOVUME SOLUTIONS, INC.
, a Delaware corporation
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By:
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/s/ Robert A.
Berman
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Name:
Title:
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Robert
A. Berman
Chief
Executive Officer
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ss.:
On the
_____ day of September in the year 2017, before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared ______________________________,
personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed
to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they
executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signatures on the instrument, the individual(s), or
the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed
the instrument.
My
Commission Expires:_____________________
My
Notarial Registration No.: _________________
Novume Solutions, Inc. Acquires
Global Technical Services, Inc. and Global Contract Professionals,
Inc.
Acquisition is Novume's Entree into Staffing Industry
CHANTILLY, VA / ACCESSWIRE /
October 4, 2017 /
Novume Solutions,
Inc.
(OTCQX: NVMM; OTCQX:
NVMMP; OTCQX: NVMMW), a holding company of leading professional
services firms, announced today that effective October 1, 2017 it
acquired
Global Technical
Services, Inc. and Global Contract Professionals,
Inc.
(collectively
"Global") in a cash and stock transaction valued at $3.75 million.
Global consists of two privately-held, Fort Worth, Texas-based
companies under common ownership that provide contract and
direct-hire staffing services to the aviation maintenance,
aerospace, electronics, and defense industries. Additional
information regarding the transaction is available in our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on October 4, 2017, and also available on
the
SEC
Filings
page of the Novume
website.
The Global acquisition is Novume's first
acquisition and comes just weeks after Novume was formed through
the merger of KeyStone Solutions, Inc. and Brekford Traffic Safety,
Inc. Earlier in 2017, KeyStone acquired
Firestorm Solutions,
LLC
, a national leader in both
risk and crisis management, and in 2016, KeyStone
acquired
AOC Key Solutions,
Inc.
, a firm specializing in
managing and writing proposals, winning contracts, and providing
market assessment services for government contractors.
Historically, Novume's subsidiary companies have helped their
clients win more than $160 billion of contracts. Novume is
expanding its suite of services to enable the company to help its
clients not only win work but perform it as
well.
The Benchmark Company, LLC acted as financial advisor to Novume for
the Global transaction.
About Novume Solutions, Inc.
Novume is a holding company of leading professional services firms.
These firms aggregate highly-specialized, difficult-to-find talent
and have the scale and systems to deploy that talent efficiently at
the enterprise-level at a moment's notice. Novume focuses on the
logistics of procuring highly-specialized human resources and
delivering critical definitive knowledge to the right place at the
right time. Whether we manage our client's workforce or provide
them with the tools to manage their own success, they need
exceptional people with distinctive experience. We do
that.
Novume subsidiaries have had a history of success dating as far
back as 1983 and their clients include 87 of the top-100 federal
contractors as well as numerous Fortune 100 companies.
For more information, please visit
Novume.com
.
About Global Technical Services, Inc. and Global Contract
Professionals, Inc.
Global has provided premier contract and direct-hire staffing
services to the aviation maintenance, aerospace, electronics, and
defense industries since 1989. With access to over 70,000 talented
professionals, Global's staffing solutions range from one-person
placements to 300-person requisitions in the US and abroad. The
company's state-of-the-art resume retrieval software allows for
responses with carefully screened and thoroughly verified
candidates within minutes of staffing requests. In-house drug
testing, background screening, and payroll services complement
Global's core staffing services. At Global - We are the
solution.
Global Technical Services specializes in providing the commercial
aviation and government aerospace industry with experienced
maintenance and modification specialists. Global Contract
Professionals expertise is in recruiting and placing experienced
aerospace engineering and design professionals in the world's most
prestigious engineering firms and government facilities. The
leadership at Global has over 100 years of combined experience at
their clients' disposal. Both Global Technical Services and Global
Contract Professionals are based in Fort Worth, Texas.
For more information, please visit
TeamGlobal.com
.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements concerning Novume Solutions,
Inc. and its future expectations, plans and prospects that
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such
forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
For this purpose, any statements that are not statements of
historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms
such as "may," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates,"
"could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates,"
"believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," by
the negative of these terms or by other similar
expressions. You are cautioned that such statements are
subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause future
circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks
that actual circumstances, events or results may differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements,
particularly as a result of various risks and other factors
identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this press
release speak only as of the date on which they were made and are
based on management's assumptions and estimates as of such date. We
do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of
new information, the occurrence of future events, or
otherwise.
Contact:
Novume Solutions, Inc.
Carl Kumpf, CFO
info@novume.com
SOURCE
: Novume Solutions,
Inc.