Security Agreement

 

This Security Agreement is made as of March 29, 2005 by and among LAURUS MASTER FUND, LTD., a Cayman Islands corporation (“Laurus”), HOUSE OF BRUSSELS CHOCOLATES, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Parent”), each party listed on Part I of Exhibit A attached hereto (together with each other U.S. entity that becomes a party hereto in accordance with Section 38, each an “Eligible U.S. Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Eligible U.S. Subsidiaries”) and each party listed on Part II of Exhibit A attached hereto (together with each other Canadian entity that becomes a party hereto in accordance with Section 38, each an “Eligible Canadian Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Eligible Canadian Subsidiaries”) (the Parent and each Eligible U.S. Subsidiary, each a “U.S. Company” and collectively, the “U.S. Companies”) (the “Eligible U.S. Subsidiaries” and the “Eligible Canadian Subsidiaries”, each an “Eligible Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Eligible Subsidiaries”) (the Parent and each Eligible Subsidiary, each a “Company” and collectively, the “Companies”).

 

 

U.S. Companies have requested that Laurus make advances available to U.S. Companies; and

 

Laurus has agreed to make such advances on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings and the terms and conditions contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.	General Definitions and Terms; Rules of Construction.

 

(a)    General Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in Annex A.

 

(b)    Accounting Terms. Any accounting terms used in this Agreement which are not specifically defined shall have the meanings customarily given them in accordance with GAAP and all financial computations shall be computed, unless specifically provided herein, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

(c)    Other Terms. All other terms used in this Agreement and defined in the UCC, shall have the meaning given therein unless otherwise defined herein.

 

(d)    Rules of Construction. All Schedules, Addenda, Annexes and Exhibits hereto or expressly identified to this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and taken together with this Agreement constitute but a single agreement. The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” or other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits, Addenda, Annexes and Schedules thereto, as the same may be from time to time amended, modified, restated or supplemented, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in this Agreement. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. The term “or” is not exclusive. The term “including” (or any form thereof) shall not be limiting or exclusive. All references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations. All references in this Agreement or in the Schedules, Addenda, Annexes and Exhibits to this Agreement to sections, schedules, disclosure schedules, exhibits, and attachments shall refer to the corresponding sections, schedules, disclosure schedules, exhibits, and attachments of or to this Agreement. All references to any instruments or agreements, including references to any of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements shall include any and all modifications or amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof.

 

 

2.	Loan Facility.

 

(a)      Loans.

            

            (i)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Ancillary Agreements, Laurus may make loans (the “Loans”) to U.S. Companies from time to time during the Term which, in the aggregate at any time outstanding, will not exceed the lesser of (x) (I) the Capital Availability Amount minus (II) such reserves as Laurus may reasonably in its good faith judgment deem proper and necessary from time to time (the “Reserves”) and (y) an amount equal to (I) the Accounts Availability minus (II) the Reserves. The amount derived at any time from Section 2(a)(i)(y)(I) minus 2(a)(i)(y)(II) shall be referred to as the “Formula Amount.” U.S. Companies shall, jointly and severally, execute and deliver to Laurus on the Closing Date the Revolving Note and a Minimum Borrowing Note evidencing the Loans funded on the Closing Date. From time to time thereafter, Companies shall jointly and severally execute and deliver to Laurus immediately prior to the final funding of each additional $500,000 tranche of Loans allocated to any Minimum Borrowing Note issued after the date hereof (calculated on a cumulative basis for each such tranche) an additional Minimum Borrowing Note evidencing such tranche, substantially in the form of the Minimum Borrowing Note delivered by U.S. Companies to Laurus on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, whenever during the Term the outstanding balance on the Revolving Note should equal or exceed $500,000 to the extent that the outstanding balance on the Minimum Borrowing Note shall be less than or equal to $500,000 (the difference of $1,000,000 less the actual balance of the Minimum Borrowing Note, the “Available Minimum Borrowing”), such portion of the balance of the Revolving Note as shall equal the Available Minimum Borrowing shall be deemed to be simultaneously extinguished on the Revolving Note and transferred to, and evidenced by, the Minimum Borrowing Note.

 

(ii)    Notwithstanding the limitations set forth above, if requested by any U.S. Company, Laurus retains the right to lend to such U.S. Company from time to time such amounts in excess of such limitations as Laurus may determine in its sole discretion.

 

(iii)    Companies acknowledge that the exercise of Laurus’ discretionary rights hereunder may result during the Term in one or more increases or decreases in the advance percentages used in determining Accounts Availability and Companies hereby consent to any such increases or decreases which may limit or restrict advances requested by U.S. Companies.

 

(iv)    If any interest, fees, costs or charges payable to Laurus hereunder are not paid when due, U.S. Companies shall thereby be deemed to have requested, and Laurus is hereby authorized at its discretion to make and charge to U.S. Companies’ account, a Loan as of such date in an amount equal to such unpaid interest, fees, costs or charges.

 

 

(v)    If any Company at any time fails to perform or observe any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Laurus may, but need not, perform or observe such covenant on behalf and in the name, place and stead of such Company (or, at Laurus’ option, in Laurus’ name) and may, but need not, take any and all other actions which Laurus may deem necessary to cure or correct such failure (including the payment of taxes, the satisfaction of Liens, the performance of obligations owed to Account Debtors, lessors or other obligors, the procurement and maintenance of insurance, the execution of assignments, security agreements and financing statements, and the endorsement of instruments). The amount of all monies expended and all costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by Laurus in connection with or as a result of the performance or observance of such agreements or the taking of such action by Laurus shall be charged to U.S. Companies’ account as a Loan and added to the Obligations. To facilitate Laurus’ performance or observance of such covenants of each Company, each Company hereby irrevocably appoints Laurus, or Laurus’ delegate, acting alone, as such Company’s attorney in fact (which appointment is coupled with an interest) with the right (but not the duty) from time to time to create, prepare, complete, execute, deliver, endorse or file in the name and on behalf of such Company any and all instruments, documents, assignments, security agreements, financing statements, applications for insurance and other agreements and writings required to be obtained, executed, delivered or endorsed by such Company.

 

(vi)    Laurus will account to Company Agent monthly with a statement of all Loans and other advances, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement, and such account rendered by Laurus shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive unless Laurus is notified by Company Agent in writing to the contrary within thirty (30) days of the date each account was rendered specifying the item or items to which objection is made.

 

(vii)    During the Term, U.S. Companies may borrow and prepay Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(viii)    If any Eligible Account is not paid by the Account Debtor within ninety (90) days after the date that such Eligible Account was invoiced or if any Account Debtor asserts a deduction, dispute, contingency, set-off, or counterclaim with respect to any Eligible Account, (a “Delinquent Account”), U.S. Companies shall jointly and severally (i) reimburse Laurus for the amount of the Loans made with respect to such Delinquent Account plus an adjustment fee in an amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.50%) of the gross face amount of such Eligible Account or (ii) immediately replace such Delinquent Account with an otherwise Eligible Account.

 

(b)    Receivables Purchase. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Laurus may, at its option, elect to convert the credit facility contemplated hereby to an accounts receivable purchase facility. Upon such election by Laurus (subsequent notice of which Laurus shall provide to Company Agent), Companies shall be deemed to hereby have sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered to Laurus, and Laurus shall be deemed to have purchased and received from Companies, all right, title and interest of Companies in and to all Accounts which shall at any time constitute Eligible Accounts (the “Receivables Purchase”). All outstanding Loans hereunder shall be deemed obligations under such accounts receivable purchase facility. The conversion to an accounts receivable purchase facility in accordance with the terms hereof shall not be deemed an exercise by Laurus of its secured creditor rights under Article 9 of the UCC. Immediately following Laurus’ request, U.S. Companies shall execute all such further documentation as may be required by Laurus to more fully set forth the accounts receivable purchase facility herein contemplated, including, without limitation, Laurus’ standard form of accounts receivable purchase agreement and account debtor notification letters, but any U.S. Company’s failure to enter into any such documentation shall not impair or affect the Receivables Purchase in any manner whatsoever.

 

 

(c)    Minimum Borrowing Amount. After a registration statement registering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC, conversions of the Minimum Borrowing Amount into the Common Stock may be initiated as set forth in the respective Minimum Borrowing Note. From and after the date upon which any outstanding principal of the Minimum Borrowing Amount (as evidenced by the first Minimum Borrowing Note) is converted into Common Stock (the “First Conversion Date”), (i) corresponding amounts of all outstanding Loans (not attributable to the then outstanding Minimum Borrowing Amount) existing on or made after the First Conversion Date will be aggregated until they reach the sum of $1,000,000 and (ii) U.S. Companies will issue a new (serialized) Minimum Borrowing Note to Laurus in respect of such $1,000,000 aggregation, and (iii) the Parent shall prepare and file a subsequent registration statement with the SEC to register such subsequent Minimum Borrowing Note as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

3.	Repayment of the Loans.

 

U.S. Companies (a) may prepay the Obligations from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Notes (and Section 17 hereof if such prepayment is due to a termination of this Agreement); and (b) shall repay on the expiration of the Term (i) the then aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans together with accrued and unpaid interest, fees and charges and (ii) all other amounts owed Laurus under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Any payments of principal, interest, fees or any other amounts payable hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement shall be made prior to 12:00 noon (New York time) on the due date thereof in immediately available funds.

 

4.	Procedure for Loans.

 

Company Agent may by written notice request a borrowing of Loans prior to 12:00 noon (New York time) on the Business Day of its request to incur, on the next Business Day, a Loan. Together with each request for a Loan (or at such other intervals as Laurus may request), Company Agent shall deliver to Laurus a Borrowing Base Certificate in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, which shall be certified as true and correct by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of Company Agent together with all supporting documentation relating thereto. All Loans shall be disbursed from whichever office or other place Laurus may designate from time to time and shall be charged to U.S. Companies’ account on Laurus’ books. The proceeds of each Loan made by Laurus shall be made available to Company Agent on the Business Day following the Business Day so requested in accordance with the terms of this Section 4 by way of credit to the applicable U.S. Company’s operating account maintained with such bank as Company Agent designated to Laurus. Any and all Obligations due and owing hereunder may be charged to U.S. Companies’ account and shall constitute Loans.

 

 

5.	Interest and Payments.

 

(a)    Interest.

 

(i)    Except as modified by Section 5(a)(iii) below, U.S. Companies shall jointly and severally pay interest at the Contract Rate on the unpaid principal balance of each Loan until such time as such Loan is collected in full in good funds in dollars of the United States of America.

 

(ii)    Interest and payments shall be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days. At Laurus’ option, Laurus may charge U.S. Companies’ account for said interest.

 

(iii)    Effective upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as any Event of Default shall be continuing, the Contract Rate shall automatically be increased as set forth in the Notes (such increased rate, the “Default Rate”), and all outstanding Obligations, including unpaid interest, shall continue to accrue interest from the date of such Event of Default at the Default Rate applicable to such Obligations. 

 

(iv)    In no event shall the aggregate interest payable hereunder exceed the maximum rate permitted under any applicable law or regulation, as in effect from time to time (the “Maximum Legal Rate”), and if any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement is in contravention of any such law or regulation, interest payable under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall be computed on the basis of the Maximum Legal Rate (so that such interest will not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate).

 

(v)    U.S. Companies shall jointly and severally pay principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder, or under any Ancillary Agreement, without any deduction whatsoever, including any deduction for any set-off, counterclaim, defense, Taxes restrictions or conditions of any kind. If Company or any Eligible Subsidiary shall be required by law to deduct or withhold in respect of any Indemnified Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to Laurus, then:

 

(A) the sum payable shall be increased by such additional amount (the "Additional Amount") as necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to such Additional Amount) Laurus receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made;

 

(B) such Company or Eligible Subsidiary shall make the appropriate deductions or withholdings and shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law;

 

(C) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment, upon Laurus’ request, such Company or Eligible Subsidiary shall furnish to Laurus the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Laurus;

 

 

(D) if such Company or Eligible Subsidiary fails to pay amounts in accordance with paragraph (B) above, such Company or Eligible Subsidiary shall indemnify Laurus for any incremental Indemnified Taxes that is paid by Laurus as a result of the failure;

 

(E) such U.S. Company will indemnify Laurus for the full amount of any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction and paid by Laurus with respect to any Additional Amount payable pursuant to paragraph (A) above and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes are correctly asserted; and

 

(F) the indemnification contemplated in paragraphs (D) and (E) above shall be made within 30 days from the date Laurus makes written demand therefor (which demand shall identify the nature and amount of Taxes for which indemnification is being sought and shall include a copy of the relevant portion of any written assessment from the Governmental Authority demanding payment of such Taxes).

 

(vi)    For purposes of disclosure under the Interest Act (Canada), where interest is calculated pursuant thereto at a rate based upon a year of 360, 365 or 366 days, as the case may be (the “First Rate”), the rate or percentage of interest on a yearly basis is equivalent to such First Rate multiplied by the actual number of days in the year divided by 360, 365 or 366, as the case may be.

 

(vii)    Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5 or any other provision of this Agreement in no event shall the aggregate “interest” (as that term is defined in Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada)) with respect to any Loans by Laurus result in the receipt by Laurus of interest with respect of the Obligations at a "criminal rate" (as such term is construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)). The effective annual rate of interest for such purpose shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles over the term of the Loan by Laurus, and in the event of a dispute, a certificate of a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries appointed by Laurus will be conclusive for the purposes of such determination.

 

(viii)    For greater certainty, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, whenever any amount is payable under this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements by any Eligible Subsidiary as interest or as a fee which requires the calculation of an amount using a percentage per annum, each party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees that such amount shall be calculated as of the date payment is due without application of the “deemed reinvestment principle” or the “effective yield method.” As an example, when interest is calculated and payable monthly the rate of interest payable per month is one twelfth (1/12) of the stated rate of interest per annum.

 

(b)    Payments; Certain Closing Conditions.

 

 

(i)    Closing/Annual Payments. Upon execution of this Agreement by each Company and Laurus, U.S. Companies shall jointly and severally pay to Laurus Capital Management, LLC a closing payment in an amount equal to three and six-tenths percent (3.60%) of the Capital Availability Amount. Such payment shall be deemed fully earned on the Closing Date and shall not be subject to rebate or proration for any reason.

 

(ii)    Overadvance Payment. Without affecting Laurus’ rights hereunder in the event the Loans exceed the Formula Amount (each such event, an “Overadvance”), all such Overadvances shall bear interest at a rate equal to two percent (2%) per month on the amount of such Overadvances.

 

(iii)    Financial Information Default. Without affecting Laurus’ other rights and remedies, in the event any U.S. Company fails to deliver the financial information required by Section 11 on or before the date required by this Agreement, U.S. Companies shall jointly and severally pay Laurus an aggregate fee in the amount of $350.00 per week (or portion thereof) for each such failure until such failure is cured to Laurus’ satisfaction or waived in writing by Laurus. Such fee shall be charged to U.S. Companies’ account upon the occurrence of each such failure.

 

(iv)    Expenses. The U.S. Companies shall jointly and severally reimburse Laurus for its reasonable expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and expenses incurred in connection with Laurus’ due diligence review of each Company and its Subsidiaries and all related matters. Amounts required to be paid under this Section 5(b)(iv) together with amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 2(d) of the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below) will be paid on the Closing Date and shall be $52,500, plus the cost of California local counsel and Canadian local counsel for the Purchaser.

 

6.	Security Interest.

 

(a)    To secure the prompt payment to Laurus of the Obligations, each Company hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Laurus a continuing security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral. All of each Company’s Books and Records relating to the Collateral shall, until delivered to or removed by Laurus, be kept by such Company in trust for Laurus until all Obligations have been paid in full. Each confirmatory assignment schedule or other form of assignment hereafter executed by each Company shall be deemed to include the foregoing grant, whether or not the same appears therein.

 

(b)    Each Company hereby (i) authorizes Laurus to file any financing statements, continuation statements, financing change statement or amendments thereto that (x) indicate the Collateral (1) as all assets and personal property of such Company or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the UCC of such jurisdiction, or (2) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (y) contain any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement financing change statement, or amendment and (ii) ratifies its authorization for Laurus to have filed any initial financial statements, or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. Each Company acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement, financing change statement, amendment, termination statement or discharge statement with respect to any financing statement without the prior written consent of Laurus and agrees that it will not do so without the prior written consent of Laurus, subject to such Company’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.

 

 

(c)    Each Company hereby grants to Laurus an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable upon the termination of this Agreement due to an occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Company) to use, transfer, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property now owned, licensed to, or hereafter acquired by such Company, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer and automatic machinery software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, and represents, promises and agrees that any such license or sublicense is not and will not be in conflict with the contractual or commercial rights of any third Person; provided, that such license will terminate on the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of all Obligations.

 

7.	Representations, Warranties and Covenants Concerning the Collateral.

 

Each Company represents, warrants (each of which such representations and warranties shall be deemed repeated upon the making of each request for a Loan and made as of the time of each and every Loan hereunder) and covenants as follows:

 

(a)    all of the Collateral (i) is owned by it free and clear of all Liens (including any claims of infringement) except those in Laurus’ favor and Permitted Liens and (ii) is not subject to any agreement prohibiting the granting of a Lien or requiring notice of or consent to the granting of a Lien.

 

(b)    it shall not encumber, mortgage, pledge, assign or grant any Lien in any Collateral or any other assets to anyone other than Laurus and except for Permitted Liens.

 

(c)    the Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement, upon completion of the filings and other actions listed on Schedule 7(c) (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to in said Schedule, have been delivered to Laurus in duly executed form) constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of Laurus as security for the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against any and all of its creditors and purchasers and such security interest is prior to all other Liens in existence on the date hereof.

 

(d)    no effective security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement, equivalent security or Lien instrument or continuation statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is or will be on file or of record in any public office, except those relating to Permitted Liens.

 

(e)    it shall not dispose of any of the Collateral whether by sale, lease or otherwise except for the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business and for the disposition or transfer in the ordinary course of business during any fiscal year of obsolete and worn-out Equipment having an aggregate fair market value of not more than $50,000 and only to the extent that (i) the proceeds of any such disposition are used to acquire replacement Equipment which is subject to Laurus’ first priority security interest or are used to repay Loans or to pay general corporate expenses, or (ii) following the occurrence of an Event of Default which continues to exist the proceeds of which are remitted to Laurus to be held as cash collateral for the Obligations.

 

 

(f)    it shall defend the right, title and interest of Laurus in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever, and take such actions, including (i) all actions necessary to grant Laurus “control” of any Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit Rights or electronic Chattel Paper owned by it, with any agreements establishing control to be in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus, (ii) the prompt (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following Laurus’ request therefor) delivery to Laurus of all original Instruments, Chattel Paper, negotiable Documents and certificated Stock owned by it (in each case, accompanied by stock powers, allonges or other instruments of transfer executed in blank), (iii) notification of Laurus’ interest in Collateral at Laurus’ request, and (iv) the institution of litigation against third parties as shall be prudent in order to protect and preserve its and/or Laurus’ respective and several interests in the Collateral.

 

(g)    it shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the same is acquired by it, notify Laurus of any commercial tort claim (as defined in the UCC) acquired by it and unless otherwise consented by Laurus, it shall enter into a supplement to this Agreement granting to Laurus a Lien in such commercial tort claim.

 

(h)    it shall place notations upon its Books and Records and any of its financial statements to disclose Laurus’ Lien in the Collateral.

 

(i)    if it retains possession of any Chattel Paper or Instrument with Laurus’ consent, upon Laurus’ request such Chattel Paper and Instruments shall be marked with the following legend: “This writing and obligations evidenced or secured hereby are subject to the security interest of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.”

 

(j)    it shall perform in a reasonable time all other steps requested by Laurus to create and maintain in Laurus’ favor a valid perfected first Lien in all Collateral subject only to Permitted Liens.

 

(k)    it shall notify Laurus promptly and in any event within three (3) Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof (i) of any event or circumstance that, to its knowledge, would cause Laurus to consider any then existing Account as no longer constituting an Eligible Account; (ii) of any material delay in its performance of any of its obligations to any Account Debtor; (iii) of any assertion by any Account Debtor of any material claims, offsets or counterclaims; (iv) of any allowances, credits and/or monies granted by it to any Account Debtor; (v) of all material adverse information relating to the financial condition of an Account Debtor; (vi) of any material return of goods; and (vii) of any loss, damage or destruction of any of the Collateral.

 

(l)    all Eligible Accounts (i) represent complete bona fide transactions which require no further act under any circumstances on its part to make such Accounts payable by the Account Debtors, (ii) are not subject to any present, future contingent offsets or counterclaims, and (iii) do not represent bill and hold sales, consignment sales, guaranteed sales, sale or return or other similar understandings or obligations of any Affiliate or Subsidiary of such Company. It has not made, nor will it make, any agreement with any Account Debtor for any extension of time for the payment of any Account, any compromise or settlement for less than the full amount thereof, any release of any Account Debtor from liability therefor, or any deduction therefrom except a discount or allowance for prompt or early payment allowed by it in the ordinary course of its business consistent with historical practice and as previously disclosed to Laurus in writing.

 

 

(m)    it shall keep and maintain its Equipment in good operating condition, except for ordinary wear and tear, and shall make all necessary repairs and replacements thereof so that the value and operating efficiency shall at all times be maintained and preserved. It shall not permit any such items to become a Fixture to real estate or accessions to other personal property.

 

(n)    it shall maintain and keep all of its Books and Records concerning the Collateral at its executive offices listed in Schedule 12(aa).

 

(o)    it shall maintain and keep the tangible Collateral at the addresses listed in Schedule 12(bb), provided, that it may change such locations or open a new location, provided that it provides Laurus at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such changes or new location and (ii) prior to such change or opening of a new location where Collateral having a value of more than $50,000 will be located, it executes and delivers to Laurus such agreements as Laurus may request, including landlord agreements, mortgagee agreements and warehouse agreements, each in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus.

 

(p)    Schedule 7(p) lists all banks and other financial institutions at which it maintains deposits and/or other accounts, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each such depository, the name in which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account number. It shall not establish any depository or other bank account with any financial institution (other than the accounts set forth on Schedule 7(p)) without Laurus’ prior written consent.

 

8.	Payment of Accounts.

 

(a)    Each Company will irrevocably direct all of its present and future Account Debtors and other Persons obligated to make payments constituting Collateral to make such payments directly to the lockboxes maintained by such Company (the “Lockboxes”) with ________ Bank or such other financial institution accepted by Laurus in writing as may be selected by such Company (the “Lockbox Bank”) pursuant to the terms of those certain agreements entered into by and among the Lockbox Bank, each Company and/or the Purchaser. On or prior to the Closing Date, each Company shall and shall cause the Lockbox Bank to enter into all such documentation acceptable to Laurus pursuant to which, among other things, the Lockbox Bank agrees to: (a) sweep the Lockbox on a daily basis and deposit all checks received therein to an account designated by Laurus in writing and (b) comply only with the instructions or other directions of Laurus concerning the Lockbox. All of each Company’s invoices, account statements and other written or oral communications directing, instructing, demanding or requesting payment of any Account of any Company or any other amount constituting Collateral shall conspicuously direct that all payments be made to the Lockbox or such other address as Laurus may direct in writing. If, notwithstanding the instructions to Account Debtors, any Company receives any payments, such Company shall immediately remit such payments to Laurus in their original form with all necessary endorsements. Until so remitted, such Company shall hold all such payments in trust for and as the property of Laurus and shall not commingle such payments with any of its other funds or property.

 

 

(b)    At Laurus’ election, following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, Laurus may notify each Company’s Account Debtors of Laurus’ security interest in the Accounts, collect them directly and charge the collection costs and expenses thereof to Company’s and the Eligible Subsidiaries joint and several account.

 

9.	Collection and Maintenance of Collateral.

 

(a)    Laurus may verify each Company’s Accounts from time to time, but not more often than once every three (3) months, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, utilizing an audit control company or any other agent of Laurus.

 

(b)    Proceeds of Accounts received by Laurus will be deemed received on the Business Day after Laurus’ receipt of such proceeds in good funds in dollars of the United States of America to an account designated by Laurus. Any amount received by Laurus after 12:00 noon (New York time) on any Business Day shall be deemed received on the next Business Day.

 

(c)    As Laurus receives the proceeds of Accounts of any Company, it shall (i) apply such proceeds, as required, to amounts outstanding under the Notes, and (ii) remit all such remaining proceeds (net of interest, fees and other amounts then due and owing to Laurus hereunder) to Company Agent (for the benefit of the applicable Companies) upon request (but no more often than twice a week). Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Laurus, at its option, may (a) apply such proceeds to the Obligations in such order as Laurus shall elect, (b) hold all such proceeds as cash collateral for the Obligations and each Company hereby grants to Laurus a security interest in such cash collateral amounts as security for the Obligations and/or (c) do any combination of the foregoing.

 

10.	Inspections and Appraisals.

 

At all times during normal business hours, Laurus, and/or any agent of Laurus shall have the right to (a) have access to, visit, inspect, review, evaluate and make physical verification and appraisals of each Company’s properties and the Collateral, (b) inspect, audit and copy (or take originals if necessary) and make extracts from each Company’s Books and Records, including management letters prepared by the Accountants, and (c) discuss with each Company’s directors, principal officers, and independent accountants, each Company’s business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations and business prospects. Each Company will deliver to Laurus any instrument necessary for Laurus to obtain records from any service bureau maintaining records for such Company. If any internally prepared financial information, including that required under this Section is unsatisfactory in any manner to Laurus, Laurus may request that the Accountants review the same.

 

11.	Financial Reporting.

 

Company Agent will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Laurus each of the following, which shall be in form and detail acceptable to Laurus:

 

 

(a)    As soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, each Company’s audited financial statements with a report of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Parent and acceptable to Laurus (the “Accountants”), which annual financial statements shall include each Company’s balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year and the related statements of each Company’s income, retained earnings and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, prepared, if Laurus so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated basis to include all Subsidiaries and Affiliates of each Company, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with (i) if and when available, copies of any management letters prepared by the Accountants; and (ii) a certificate of the Parent’s President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer stating that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and whether or not such officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto;

 

(b)    As soon as available and in any event within forty five (45) days after the end of each quarter, an unaudited/internal balance sheet and statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of each Company as at the end of and for such quarter and for the year to date period then ended, prepared, if Laurus so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated basis to include all Subsidiaries and Affiliates of each Company, in reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date and periods in the previous year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end adjustments and accompanied by a certificate of the Parent’s President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, stating (i) that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments, and (ii) whether or not such officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder not theretofore reported and remedied and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto;

 

(c)    Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month (or more frequently if Laurus so requests), agings of each Company’s Accounts, unaudited trial balances and their accounts payable and a calculation of each Company’s Accounts and Eligible Accounts, provided, however, that if Laurus shall request the foregoing information more often than as set forth in the immediately preceding clause, each Company shall have thirty (30) days from each such request to comply with Laurus’ demand; and

 

(d)    Promptly after (i) the filing thereof, copies of the Parent’s most recent registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which the Parent files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and (ii) the issuance thereof, copies of such financial statements, reports and proxy statements as the Parent shall send to its stockholders.

 

12.	Additional Representations and Warranties.

 

Each Company hereby represents and warrants to Laurus as follows (which representations and warranties are supplemented by, and subject to, the Parent’s filings under the Exchange Act made prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively, the “Exchange Act Filings”), copies of which have been provided to Laurus:

 

 

(a)    Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. It and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. It and each of its Subsidiaries has the corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as the case may be, power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets and, insofar as it is or shall be a party thereto, to (i) execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) to issue the Notes and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes (the “Note Shares”), (iii) to issue the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), and to (iv) carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to carry on its business as presently conducted. It and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, in all jurisdictions in which the nature or location of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which failure to do so has not had, or could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)    Subsidiaries. Each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, the direct owner of each such Subsidiary and its percentage ownership thereof, is set forth on Schedule 12(b).

 

(c)    Capitalization; Voting Rights.

 

(i)    The authorized capital stock of the Parent, as of the date hereof consists of 64,000,000 shares, of which 60,000,000 are shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, 31,104,579 shares of which are issued and outstanding, and 4,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share of which 0 shares of preferred stock are issued and outstanding. The authorized capital stock of each Subsidiary of each Company is set forth on Schedule 12(c).

 

(ii)    Except as disclosed on Schedule 12(c), other than: (i) the shares reserved for issuance under the Parent’s stock option plans; and (ii) shares which may be issued pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), proxy or stockholder agreements, or arrangements or agreements of any kind for the purchase or acquisition from the Parent of any of its securities. Except as disclosed on Schedule 12(c), neither the offer or issuance of any of the Notes or the Warrants, or the issuance of any of the Note Shares or the Warrant Shares, nor the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby will result in a change in the price or number of any securities of the Parent outstanding, under anti-dilution or other similar provisions contained in or affecting any such securities.

 

(iii)    All issued and outstanding shares of the Parent’s Common Stock: (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; and (ii) were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities.

 

(iv)    The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the shares of the Common Stock are as stated in the Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”). The Note Shares and the Warrant Shares have been duly and validly reserved for issuance. When issued in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and the Parent’s Charter, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances; provided, however, that the Securities may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws as set forth herein or as otherwise required by such laws at the time a transfer is proposed.

 

 

(d)    Authorization; Binding Obligations. All corporate, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, action on its and its Subsidiaries’ part (including their respective officers and directors) necessary for the authorization of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, the performance of all of its and its Subsidiaries’ obligations hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements on the Closing Date and, the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Notes and the Warrant has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing Date. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, when executed and delivered and to the extent it is a party thereto, will be its and its Subsidiaries’ valid and binding obligations enforceable against each such Person in accordance with their terms, except:

 

(i)    as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights; and

 

(ii)    general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable or legal remedies.

 

The issuance of the Notes and the subsequent conversion of the Notes into Note Shares are not and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with. The issuance of the Warrants and the subsequent exercise of the Warrants for Warrant Shares are not and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with.

 

(e)    Liabilities. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities, except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and liabilities disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings.

 

(f)    Agreements; Action. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(f) or as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings:

 

(i)    There are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts, proposed transactions, judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or to its knowledge by which it is bound which may involve: (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, it or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 (other than obligations of, or payments to, it or any of its Subsidiaries arising from purchase or sale agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business); or (ii) the transfer or license of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right to or from it (other than licenses arising from the purchase of “off the shelf” or other standard products); or (iii) provisions restricting the development, manufacture or distribution of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ products or services; or (iv) indemnification by it or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to infringements of proprietary rights.

 

 

(ii)    Since April 30, 2004 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has: (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its capital stock; (ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or any other liabilities (other than ordinary course obligations) individually in excess of $50,000 or, in the case of indebtedness and/or liabilities individually less than $50,000, in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate; (iii) made any loans or advances to any Person not in excess, individually or in the aggregate, of $100,000, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses; or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its Inventory in the ordinary course of business.

 

(iii)    For the purposes of subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section 12(f), all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions involving the same Person (including Persons it or any of its applicable Subsidiaries has reason to believe are affiliated therewith or with any Subsidiary thereof) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsections.

 

(iv)    the Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure Controls”) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Parent in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.

 

(v)    the Parent makes and keeps books, records, and accounts, that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of its assets. It maintains internal control over financial reporting (“Financial Reporting Controls”) designed by, or under the supervision of, its principal executive and principal financial officers, and effected by its board of directors, management, and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including that:

 

(1) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization;

 

(2) unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Parent’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements are prevented or timely detected;

 

(3) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that its receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Parent’s management and board of directors;

 

(4) transactions are recorded as necessary to maintain accountability for assets; and

 

(5) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals, and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

(vi)    There is no weakness in any of its Disclosure Controls or Financial Reporting Controls that is required to be disclosed in any of the Exchange Act Filings, except as so disclosed.

 

 

(g)    Obligations to Related Parties. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(g), neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to their respective officers, directors, stockholders who own greater than or equal to 5% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or key employees other than:

 

(i)      for payment of salary for services rendered and for bonus payments;

 

(ii)     reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on its or its Subsidiaries’ behalf;

 

(iii)    for other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees (including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan approved by its and its Subsidiaries’ Board of Directors, as applicable); and

 

(iv)    obligations listed in its and each of its Subsidiary’s financial statements or disclosed in any of the Parent’s Exchange Act Filings.

 

Except as described above or set forth on Schedule 12(g), none of its officers, directors or, to the best of its knowledge, key employees or stockholders who own greater than or equal to 5% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any of its Subsidiaries or any members of their immediate families, are indebted to it or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $50,000 or have any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Person with which it or any of its Subsidiaries is affiliated or with which it or any of its Subsidiaries has a business relationship, or any Person which competes with it or any of its Subsidiaries, other than passive investments in publicly traded companies (representing less than one percent (1%) of such company) which may compete with it or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as described above, none of its officers, directors or stockholders who own greater than or equal to 5% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any member of their immediate families, is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material contract with it or any of its Subsidiaries and no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions are contemplated between it or any of its Subsidiaries and any such Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(g), neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other Person.

 

(h)    Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filing or in any Schedule to this Agreement or to any of the Ancillary Agreements, there has not been:

 

(i)    any change in its or any of its Subsidiaries’ business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), properties, operations or prospects, which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(ii)    any resignation or termination of any of its or its Subsidiaries’ officers, key employees or groups of employees;

 

(iii)   any material change, except in the ordinary course of business, in its or any of its Subsidiaries’ contingent obligations by way of guaranty, endorsement, indemnity, warranty or otherwise;

 

 

(iv)   any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(v)    any waiver by it or any of its Subsidiaries of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;

 

(vi)   any direct or indirect material loans made by it or any of its Subsidiaries to any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ stockholders, employees, officers or directors, other than advances made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vii)   any material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any key employee, officer, director or stockholder;

 

(viii)   any declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets;

 

(ix)    any labor organization activity related to it or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(x)    any debt, obligation or liability incurred, assumed or guaranteed by it or any of its Subsidiaries, except those for immaterial amounts and for current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xi)    any sale, assignment or transfer of any Intellectual Property or other intangible assets;

 

(xii)    any change in any material agreement to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which either it or any of its Subsidiaries is bound which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(xiii)    any other event or condition of any character that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(xiv)    any arrangement or commitment by it or any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the acts described in subsection (i) through (xiii) of this Section 12(h).

 

(i)    Title to Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(i), it and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to their respective properties and assets, and good title to its leasehold interests, in each case subject to no Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

 

All facilities, Equipment, Fixtures, vehicles and other properties owned, leased or used by it or any of its Subsidiaries are in good operating condition and repair and are reasonably fit and usable for the purposes for which they are being used. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(i), it and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all material terms of each lease to which it is a party or is otherwise bound.

 

 

(j)    Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on schedule 12 (j).

 

(i)    It and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses sufficient legal rights to all Intellectual Property necessary for their respective businesses as now conducted and, to its knowledge as presently proposed to be conducted, without any known infringement of the rights of others. There are no outstanding options, licenses or agreements of any kind relating to its or any of its Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property, nor is it or any of its Subsidiaries bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the Intellectual Property of any other Person other than such licenses or agreements arising from the purchase of “off the shelf” or standard products.

 

(ii)    Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any communications alleging that it or any of its Subsidiaries has violated any of the Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights of any other Person, nor is it or any of its Subsidiaries aware of any basis therefor.

 

(iii)    Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries believes it is or will be necessary to utilize any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees made prior to their employment by it or any of its Subsidiaries, except for inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information that have been rightfully assigned to it or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(k)    Compliance with Other Instruments. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of (x) any term of its Charter or Bylaws, or (y) any provision of any indebtedness, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or instrument to which it is party or by which it is bound or of any judgment, decree, order or writ, which violation or default, in the case of this clause (y), has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and the issuance of the Notes and the other Securities each pursuant hereto and thereto, will not, with or without the passage of time or giving of notice, result in any such material violation, or be in conflict with or constitute a default under any such term or provision, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of its or any of its Subsidiary’s properties or assets or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to it or any of its Subsidiaries, their businesses or operations or any of their assets or properties.

 

(l)    Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(l), there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its knowledge, currently threatened against it or any of its Subsidiaries that prevents it or any of its Subsidiaries from entering into this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, or from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or could result in any change in its or any of its Subsidiaries’ current equity ownership, nor is it aware that there is any basis to assert any of the foregoing. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by it or any of its Subsidiaries currently pending or which it or any of its Subsidiaries intends to initiate.

 

 

(m)    Tax Returns and Payments. Except as set forth in Schedule 12 (m) it and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed by it. Except as set forth in Schedule 12 (m) all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, any assessments imposed, and all other taxes due and payable by it and each of its Subsidiaries on or before the Closing Date, have been paid or will be paid prior to the time they become delinquent. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(m), neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised:

 

(i)    that any of its returns, federal, state, provincial or other, have been or are being audited as of the date hereof; or

 

(ii)    of any adjustment, deficiency, assessment or court decision in respect of its federal, state, provincial or other taxes.

 

Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any liability of any tax to be imposed upon its properties or assets as of the date of this Agreement that is not adequately provided for.

 

(n)    Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(n), neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any collective bargaining agreements with any of its key employees. There is no labour union organizing activity pending or, to its knowledge, threatened with respect to it or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Filings or on Schedule 12(n), neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any currently effective employment contract, deferred compensation arrangement, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit sharing plan, retirement agreement or other employee compensation plan or agreement. To its knowledge, none of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ key employees, nor any consultant with whom it or any of its Subsidiaries has contracted, is in violation of any term of any employment contract, proprietary information agreement or any other agreement relating to the right of any such individual to be employed by, or to contract with, it or any of its Subsidiaries because of the nature of the business to be conducted by it or any of its Subsidiaries; and to its knowledge the continued employment by it and its Subsidiaries of their present key employees, and the performance of its and its Subsidiaries contracts with its independent contractors, will not result in any such violation. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware that any of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ key employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency that would interfere with their duties to it or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice alleging that any such violation has occurred. Except for key employees who have a current effective employment agreement with it or any of its Subsidiaries, none of its or any of its Subsidiaries’ key employees has been granted the right to continued employment by it or any of its Subsidiaries or to any material compensation following termination of employment with it or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(n), neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware that any officer, key employee or group of employees intends to terminate his, her or their employment with it or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, nor does it or any of its Subsidiaries have a present intention to terminate the employment of any officer, key employee or group of employees.

 

(p)    Compliance with Laws; Permits. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or any other applicable Canadian corporate governance law, or any SEC rule or rule of the Principal Market promulgated thereunder or any applicable statute, rule, regulation, order or restriction of any domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof in respect of the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals or authorizations are required to be obtained and no registrations or declarations are required to be filed in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the issuance of any of the Securities, except such as have been duly and validly obtained or filed, or with respect to any filings that must be made after the Closing Date, as will be filed in a timely manner. It and each of its Subsidiaries has all material franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it, the lack of which could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q)    Environmental and Safety Laws. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, and to its knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be required in order to comply with any such existing statute, law or regulation. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(q), no Hazardous Materials (as defined below) are used or have been used, stored, or disposed of by it or any of its Subsidiaries or, to its knowledge, by any other Person on any property owned, leased or used by it or any of its Subsidiaries. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, “Hazardous Materials” shall mean:

 

(i)    materials which are listed or otherwise defined as “hazardous” or “toxic” under any applicable local, state, provincial, federal and/or foreign laws and regulations that govern the existence and/or remedy of contamination on property, the protection of the environment from contamination, the control of hazardous wastes, or other activities involving hazardous substances, including building materials; and

 

(ii) any petroleum products or nuclear materials.

 

(r)    Valid Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Laurus contained in this Agreement, the offer and issuance of the Securities will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and will have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws. 

 

 

(s)    Full Disclosure. It and each of its Subsidiaries has provided Laurus with all information requested in writing by Laurus in connection with Laurus’ decision to enter into this Agreement, including all information each Company and its Subsidiaries believe is reasonably necessary to make such investment decision. Neither this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements nor the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto nor any other document delivered by it or any of its Subsidiaries to Laurus or its legal counsel or agents in connection herewith or therewith or with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, contain any untrue statement of a material fact nor omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. Any financial projections and other estimates provided to Laurus by it or any of its Subsidiaries were based on its and its Subsidiaries’ experience in the industry and on assumptions of fact and opinion as to future events which it or any of its Subsidiaries, at the date of the issuance of such projections or estimates, believed to be reasonable.

 

(t)    Insurance. It and each of its Subsidiaries has general commercial, product liability, fire and casualty insurance policies with coverages which it believes are customary for companies similarly situated to it and its Subsidiaries in the same or similar business.

 

(u)    SEC Reports and Financial Statements. Except as set forth on Schedule 12(u), it and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all proxy statements, reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act. The Parent has furnished Laurus with copies of: (i) its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2004; and (ii) its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for its fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2004, October 31, 2004, and January 31, 2005, and the Form 8-K filings which it has made after October 31, 2004 to date (collectively, the “SEC Reports”). Except as set forth on Schedule 12(u), each SEC Report was, at the time of its filing, in substantial compliance with the requirements of its respective form and none of the SEC Reports, nor the financial statements (and the notes thereto) included in the SEC Reports, as of their respective filing dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed) and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, the results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of, and for, the periods presented in each such SEC Report.

 

(v)    Listing. The Parent’s Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market and satisfies and at all times hereafter will satisfy all requirements for the continuation of such trading. The Parent has not received any notice that its Common Stock will be ineligible to trade on the Principal Market or that its Common Stock does not meet all requirements for such trading.

 

(w)    No Integrated Offering. Neither it, nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security (other than an offering to Laurus under a Securities Purchase Agreement between the Parent and Laurus dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) under circumstances that would cause the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by it for purposes of the Securities Act which would prevent it from issuing the Securities pursuant to Rule 506 under the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder approval provisions, nor will it or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings.

 

 

(x)    Stop Transfer. The Securities are restricted securities as of the date of this Agreement. Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries will issue any stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale and delivery of any of the Securities at such time as the Securities are registered for public sale or an exemption from registration is available, except as required by state and federal securities laws.

 

(y)    Dilution. It specifically acknowledges that the Parent’s obligation to issue the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants is binding upon the Parent and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Parent.

 

(z)    Patriot Act. It certifies that, to the best of its knowledge, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has been designated, nor is or shall be owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as defined in Executive Order 13224. It hereby acknowledges that Laurus seeks to comply with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related activities. In furtherance of those efforts, it hereby represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) none of the cash or property that it or any of its Subsidiaries will pay or will contribute to Laurus has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law or Canadian law; and (ii) no contribution or payment by it or any of its Subsidiaries to Laurus, to the extent that they are within its or any such Subsidiary’s control shall cause Laurus to be in violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001, or the Canadian Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act. It shall promptly notify Laurus if any of these representations, warranties and covenants ceases to be true and accurate regarding it or any of its Subsidiaries. It shall provide Laurus with any additional information regarding it and each Subsidiary thereof that Laurus deems necessary or convenient to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities. It understands and agrees that if at any time it is discovered that any of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants are incorrect, or if otherwise required by applicable law or regulation related to money laundering or similar activities, Laurus may undertake appropriate actions to ensure compliance with applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to segregation and/or redemption of Laurus’ investment in it. It further understands that Laurus may release confidential information about it and its Subsidiaries and, if applicable, any underlying beneficial owners, to proper authorities if Laurus, in its sole discretion, determines that it is in the best interests of Laurus in light of relevant rules and regulations under the laws set forth in subsection (ii) above.

 

(aa)    Company Name; Locations of Offices, Records and Collateral. Schedule 12(aa) sets forth each Company’s name as it appears in official filings in the state of its organization, the type of entity of each Company, the organizational identification number issued by each Company’s state of organization or a statement that no such number has been issued, each Company’s state of organization, and the location of each Company’s chief executive office, corporate offices, warehouses, other locations of Collateral and locations where records with respect to Collateral are kept (including in each case the county of such locations) and, except as set forth in such Schedule 12(aa), such locations have not changed during the preceding twelve months. As of the Closing Date, during the prior five years, except as set forth in Schedule 12(aa), no Company has been known as or conducted business in any other name (including trade names). Each Company has only one state of organization.

 

 

(bb)    ERISA. Based upon the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder: (i) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any Prohibited Transactions (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code); (ii) it and each of its Subsidiaries has met all applicable minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect of its plans; (iii) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any event or occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any employee benefit plan(s); (iv) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any fiduciary responsibility for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit of persons other than its or such Subsidiary’s employees; and (v) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has withdrawn, completely or partially, from any multi-employer pension plan so as to incur liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980.

 

(cc)    Each Company does not maintain or contribute to any Canadian Pension Plan ..

 

13.	Covenants.

 

Each Company, as applicable, covenants and agrees with Laurus as follows:

 

(a)    Stop-Orders. It shall advise Laurus, promptly after it receives notice of issuance by the SEC, any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending any offering of any securities of the Parent, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock of the Parent for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any such purpose.

 

(b)    Listing. It shall promptly secure the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants on the Principal Market upon which shares of Common Stock are listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed. the Parent shall maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the Principal Market, and will comply in all material respects with the Parent’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) and such exchanges, as applicable. 

 

(c)    Market Regulations. It shall notify the SEC, NASD and applicable state authorities, in accordance with their requirements to the extent applicable to such Company, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Securities to Laurus and promptly provide copies thereof to Laurus.

 

(d)    Reporting Requirements. It shall timely file with the SEC all reports required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act to the extent applicable to such Company and refrain from terminating its status as an issuer required by the Exchange Act to file reports thereunder even if the Exchange Act or the rules or regulations thereunder would permit such termination.

 

 

(e)    Use of Funds. It shall use the proceeds of the Loans and will cause its Subsidiaries to use the proceeds of the Loans for general working capital purposes.

 

(f)    Access to Facilities. It shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by Laurus (or any successor of Laurus), upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, at Laurus’ expense (or, so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the Company’s joint and several expense) and accompanied by a representative of Company Agent (provided that no such prior notice shall be required to be given and no such representative shall be required to accompany Laurus in the event Laurus believes such access is necessary to preserve or protect the Collateral or following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), to:

 

(i)    visit and inspect any of its or any such Subsidiary’s properties;

 

(ii)    examine its or any such Subsidiary’s corporate and financial records (unless such examination is not permitted by federal, state, provincial or local law or by contract) and make copies thereof or extracts therefrom; and

 

(iii)    discuss its or any such Subsidiary’s affairs, finances and accounts with its or any such Subsidiary’s directors, officers and Accountants.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall provide any material, non-public information to Laurus unless Laurus signs a confidentiality agreement and otherwise complies with Regulation FD, under the federal securities laws.

 

(g)    Taxes. It shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it and its Subsidiaries’ income, profits, property or business, as the case may be; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy need not be paid currently if the validity thereof shall currently and diligently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, such tax, assessment, charge or levy shall have no effect on the Lien priority of Laurus in the Collateral and if it and/or such Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its and/or such Subsidiary’s books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, and provided, further, that it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security therefor.

 

 

(h)    Insurance. It shall bear the full risk of loss from any loss of any nature whatsoever with respect to the Collateral. It and each of its Subsidiaries shall keep its assets which are of an insurable character insured by financially sound and reputable insurers against loss or damage by fire, explosion and other risks customarily insured against by companies in similar business similarly situated as it and its Subsidiaries; and it and its Subsidiaries shall maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance against other hazards and risks and liability to persons and property to the extent and in the manner which it and/or such Subsidiary thereof reasonably believes is customary for companies in similar business similarly situated as it and its Subsidiaries and to the extent available on commercially reasonable terms. It and each of its Subsidiaries will jointly and severally bear the full risk of loss from any loss of any nature whatsoever with respect to the assets pledged to Laurus as security for its obligations hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements. At its own cost and expense in amounts and with carriers reasonably acceptable to Laurus, it and each of its Subsidiaries shall (i) keep all their insurable properties and properties in which they have an interest insured against the hazards of fire, flood, sprinkler leakage, those hazards covered by extended coverage insurance and such other hazards, and for such amounts, as is customary in the case of companies engaged in businesses similar to it or the respective Subsidiary’s including business interruption insurance; (ii) maintain a bond in such amounts as is customary in the case of companies engaged in businesses similar to it and its Subsidiaries’ insuring against larceny, fraud, embezzlement or other criminal misappropriation of insured’s officers and employees who may either singly or jointly with others at any time have access to its or any of its Subsidiaries assets or funds either directly or through governmental authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets; (iii) maintain public and product liability insurance against claims for personal injury, death or property damage suffered by others; (iv) maintain all such worker’s compensation or similar insurance as may be required under the laws of any state or jurisdiction in which it or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in business; and (v) furnish Laurus with (x) copies of all policies and evidence of the maintenance of such policies at least thirty (30) days before any expiration date, (y) excepting its and its Subsidiaries’ workers’ compensation policy, endorsements to such policies naming Laurus as “co-insured” or “additional insured” and appropriate loss payable endorsements in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus, naming Laurus as lenders loss payee, and (z) evidence that as to Laurus the insurance coverage shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the insurer will provide Laurus with at least thirty (30) days notice prior to cancellation. It shall instruct the insurance carriers that in the event of any loss thereunder, the carriers shall make payment for such loss to Laurus and not to any Company or any of its Subsidiaries and Laurus jointly. If any insurance losses are paid by check, draft or other instrument payable to any Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and Laurus jointly, Laurus may endorse, as applicable, such Company’s and/or any of its Subsidiaries’ name thereon and do such other things as Laurus may deem advisable to reduce the same to cash. Laurus is hereby authorized to adjust and compromise claims. All loss recoveries received by Laurus upon any such insurance may be applied to the Obligations, in such order as Laurus in its sole discretion shall determine or shall otherwise be delivered to Company Agent for the benefit of the applicable Company and/or its Subsidiaries. Any surplus shall be paid by Laurus to Company Agent for the benefit of the applicable Company and/or its Subsidiaries, or applied as may be otherwise required by law. Any deficiency thereon shall be paid, as applicable, by Companies and their Subsidiaries to Laurus, on demand.

 

(i)    Intellectual Property. It shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to use Intellectual Property owned or possessed by it and reasonably deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business.

 

 

(j)    Properties. It shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep its properties in good repair, working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and from time to time make all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto; and it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times comply with each provision of all leases to which it is a party or under which it occupies property if the breach of such provision could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(k)   Confidentiality. It shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, disclose, and will not include in any public announcement, the name of Laurus, unless expressly agreed to by Laurus or unless and until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to the extent of such requirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Company and its Subsidiaries may disclose Laurus’ identity and the terms of this Agreement to its current and prospective debt and equity financing sources.

 

(l)    Required Approvals. It shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Laurus, (i) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness (exclusive of trade debt) whether secured or unsecured other than each Company’s indebtedness to Laurus and as set forth on Schedule 13(l)(i) attached hereto and made a part hereof; (ii) cancel any debt owing to it in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate during any 12 month period; (iii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become directly or contingently liable in connection with any obligations of any other Person, except the endorsement of negotiable instruments by it or its Subsidiaries for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; (iv) directly or indirectly declare, pay or make any dividend or distribution on any class of its Stock or apply any of its funds, property or assets to the purchase, redemption or other retirement of any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Stock outstanding on the date hereof, or issue any preferred stock; (v) purchase or hold beneficially any Stock or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, or make any investment or acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other Person, including any partnership or joint venture, except (x) travel advances, (y) loans to its and its Subsidiaries’ officers and employees not exceeding at any one time an aggregate of $10,000, and (z) loans to its existing Subsidiaries so long as such Subsidiaries are designated as either a co-borrower hereunder or has entered into such guaranty and security documentation required by Laurus, including, without limitation, to grant to Laurus a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all of such Subsidiary’s assets to secure the Obligations; (vi) create or permit to exist any Subsidiary, other than any Subsidiary in existence on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 12(b) unless such new Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary and is designated by Laurus as either a co-borrower or guarantor hereunder and such Subsidiary shall have entered into all such documentation required by Laurus, including, without limitation, to grant to Laurus a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all of such Subsidiary’s assets to secure the Obligations; (vii) directly or indirectly, prepay any indebtedness (other than to Laurus and in the ordinary course of business), or repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any indebtedness (other than to Laurus and in the ordinary course of business) except to make scheduled payments of principal and interest thereof; (viii) enter into any merger, consolidation or other reorganization with or into any other Person or acquire all or a portion of the assets or Stock of any Person or permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge with it, unless (1) such Company is the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation, (2) no Event of Default shall exist immediately prior to and after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, (3) such Company shall have provided Laurus copies of all documentation relating to such merger or consolidation and (4) such Company shall have provided Laurus with at least fifteen (15) business days’ prior written notice of such merger or consolidation; (ix) materially change the nature of the business in which it is presently engaged; (x) become subject to (including, without limitation, by way of amendment to or modification of) any agreement or instrument which by its terms would (under any circumstances) restrict its or any of its Subsidiaries’ right to perform the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements; (xi) change its fiscal year or make any changes in accounting treatment and reporting practices without prior written notice to Laurus except as required by GAAP or in the tax reporting treatment or except as required by law; (xii) enter into any transaction with any employee, director or Affiliate, except in the ordinary course on arms-length terms; (xiii) bill Accounts under any name except the present name of such Company; or (xiv) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets, or any of the properties or assets of its Subsidiaries, except for (1) the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business and (2) the disposition or transfer in the ordinary course of business during any fiscal year of obsolete and worn-out Equipment and only to the extent that (x) the proceeds of any such disposition are used to acquire replacement Equipment which is subject to Laurus’ first priority security interest or are used to repay Loans or to pay general corporate expenses, or (y) following the occurrence of an Event of Default which continues to exist, the proceeds of which are remitted to Laurus to be held as cash collateral for the Obligations.

 

 

(m)    Reissuance of Securities. The Parent shall reissue certificates representing the Securities without the legends set forth in Section 39 below at such time as:

 

(i)    the holder thereof is permitted to dispose of such Securities pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act; or

 

(ii)    upon resale subject to an effective registration statement after such Securities are registered under the Securities Act.

 

The Parent agrees to cooperate with Laurus in connection with all resales pursuant to Rule 144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary to allow such resales provided the Parent and its counsel receive reasonably requested representations from Laurus and broker, if any.

 

(n)    Opinion. On the Closing Date, it shall deliver to Laurus an opinion acceptable to Laurus from each Company’s legal counsel. Each Company will provide, at Companies’ expense, such other legal opinions in the future as are reasonably necessary for the conversion of the Notes and the exercise of the Warrants.

 

(o)    Legal Name, etc. It and each of its Subsidiaries shall not, without providing Laurus with 30 days prior written notice, change (i) its name as it appears in the official filings in the state or province of its organization, (ii) the type of legal entity it is, (iii) its organization identification number, if any, issued by its state or province of organization, (iv) its state or province of organization or (v) amend its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational document.

 

(p)    Compliance with Laws. The operation of each of its and each of its Subsidiaries’ business is and shall continue to be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws, rules and ordinances, including to all laws, rules, regulations and orders relating to taxes, payment and withholding of payroll taxes, employer and employee contributions and similar items, securities, employee retirement and welfare benefits, employee health and safety and environmental matters.

 

 

(q)    Notices. It and each of its Subsidiaries shall promptly inform Laurus in writing of: (i) the commencement of all proceedings and investigations by or before and/or the receipt of any notices from, any governmental or nongovernmental body and all actions and proceedings in any court or before any arbitrator against or in any way concerning any event which could reasonably be expected to have singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any change which has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) any Event of Default or Default; and (iv) any default or any event which with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a default under any agreement for the payment of money to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or any such Subsidiary’s properties may be bound the breach of which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(r)    Margin Stock. It shall not permit any of the proceeds of the Loans made hereunder to be used directly or indirectly to “purchase” or “carry” “margin stock” or to repay indebtedness incurred to “purchase” or “carry” “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect.

 

(s)    Offering Restrictions. Except as previously disclosed in the SEC Reports or in the Exchange Act Filings, or stock or stock options granted to its employees or directors, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, prior to the full repayment or conversion of the Notes (together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees related thereto), (x) enter into any equity line of credit agreement or similar agreement or (y) issue, or enter into any agreement to issue, any securities with a variable/floating conversion and/or pricing feature which are or could be (by conversion or registration) free-trading securities (i.e. common stock subject to a registration statement).

 

(t) Authorization and Reservation of Shares. The Parent shall at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants.

 

(u)    Financing Right of First Refusal.

 

(i)    It hereby grants to Laurus a right of first refusal to provide any Additional Financing (as defined below) to be issued by any Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Additional Financing Parties”), subject to the following terms and conditions. From and after the date hereof, prior to the incurrence of any indebtedness of the Additional Financing Parties convertible into the Common Stock of the Parent (an “Additional Financing”), Company Agent shall notify Laurus of such Additional Financing. In connection therewith, Company Agent shall submit a fully executed term sheet (a “Proposed Term Sheet”) to Laurus setting forth the terms, conditions and pricing of any such Additional Financing (such financing to be negotiated on “arm’s length” terms and the terms thereof to be negotiated in good faith) proposed to be entered into by the Additional Financing Parties. Laurus shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deliver to Company Agent its own proposed term sheet (the “Laurus Term Sheet”) setting forth the terms and conditions upon which Laurus would be willing to provide such Additional Financing to the Additional Financing Parties. The Laurus Term Sheet shall contain terms no less favorable to the Additional Financing Parties than those outlined in Proposed Term Sheet. Laurus shall deliver to Company Agent the Laurus Term Sheet within ten Business Days of receipt of each such Proposed Term Sheet. If the provisions of the Laurus Term Sheet are at least as favorable to the Additional Financing Parties as the provisions of the Proposed Term Sheet, the Additional Financing Parties shall enter into and consummate the Additional Financing transaction outlined in the Laurus Term Sheet. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, this clause (u)(i) shall only apply to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of all Additional Financings consummated in such fiscal year of the Parent (after giving effect to the proposed Additional Financing) exceed $100,000.

 

 

(ii)    It shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, agree, directly or indirectly, to any restriction with any Person which limits the ability of Laurus to consummate an Additional Financing with it or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

14.	Further Assurances.

 

At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Laurus and at the sole expense of Companies, each Company shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Laurus may request (a) to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (b) to protect, preserve and maintain Laurus’ rights in the Collateral and under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and/or (c) to enable Laurus to exercise all or any of the rights and powers herein granted or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

15.	Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Laurus.

 

Laurus hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Company as follows:

 

(a)    Requisite Power and Authority. Laurus has all necessary power and authority under all applicable provisions of law to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to carry out their provisions. All corporate action on Laurus’ part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements have been or will be effectively taken prior to the Closing Date. Upon their execution and delivery, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall be valid and binding obligations of Laurus, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights, and (b) as limited by general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable and legal remedies.

 

(b)    Investment Representations. Laurus understands that the Securities are being offered pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act based in part upon Laurus’ representations contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, that Laurus is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act. Laurus has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Notes to be issued to it under this Agreement and the Securities acquired by it upon the conversion of the Notes. Laurus further confirms that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Companies regarding the Companies’ business, management and financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the Offering, the Note, the Warrant and the Securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Companies possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Laurus or to which Laurus had access.

 

 

(c)    Laurus Bears Economic Risk. Laurus has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private placement transactions of securities in companies similar to the Parent so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Parent and has the capacity to protect its own interests. Laurus must bear the economic risk of this investment until the Securities are sold pursuant to (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) an exemption from registration is available.

 

(d)    Investment for Own Account. The Securities are being issued to Laurus for its own account for investment only, and not as a nominee or agent and not with a view towards or for resale in connection with their distribution.

 

(e)    Laurus Can Protect Its Interest. Laurus represents that by reason of its, or of its management’s, business and financial experience, Laurus has the capacity to evaluate the merits and risks of its investment in the Notes, and the Securities and to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements. Further, Laurus is aware of no publication of any advertisement in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(f)    Accredited Investor. Laurus represents that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

(g)    Shorting. Neither Laurus nor any of its Affiliates or investment partners has, will, or will cause any Person, to directly engage or cause or participate with any third party to directly engage in “short sales” of the Parent’s Common Stock as long as any Minimum Borrowing Note shall be outstanding.

 

(h)    Patriot Act. Laurus certifies that, to the best of Laurus’ knowledge, Laurus has not been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as defined in Executive Order 13224. Laurus seeks to comply with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related activities. In furtherance of those efforts, Laurus hereby represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) none of the cash or property that Laurus will use to make the Loans has been or shall be derived from, or related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law or Canadian law; and (ii) no disbursement by Laurus to any Company to the extent within Laurus’ control, shall cause Laurus to be in violation of the United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 or the Canadian Proceds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act. Laurus shall promptly notify the Company Agent if any of these representations ceases to be true and accurate regarding Laurus. Laurus agrees to provide the Company any additional information regarding Laurus that the Company deems necessary or convenient to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities. Laurus understands and agrees that if at any time it is discovered that any of the foregoing representations are incorrect, or if otherwise required by applicable law or regulation related to money laundering similar activities, Laurus may undertake appropriate actions to ensure compliance with applicable law or regulation, including but not limited to segregation and/or redemption of Laurus’ investment in the Parent. Laurus further understands that the Parent may release information about Laurus and, if applicable, any underlying beneficial owners, to proper authorities if the Parent, in its sole discretion, determines that it is in the best interests of the Parent in light of relevant rules and regulations under the laws set forth in subsection (ii) above.

 

 

(i)    Limitation on Acquisition of Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, or any document, instrument or agreement entered into in connection with any other transaction entered into by and between Laurus and any Company (and/or Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any Company), Laurus shall not acquire stock in the Parent (including, without limitation, pursuant to a contract to purchase, by exercising an option or warrant, by converting any other security or instrument, by acquiring or exercising any other right to acquire, shares of stock or other security convertible into shares of stock in the Parent, or otherwise, and such options, warrants, conversion or other rights shall not be exercisable) to the extent such stock acquisition would cause any interest (including any original issue discount) payable by any Company to Laurus not to qualify as portfolio interest, within the meaning of Section 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by reason of Section 881(c)(3) of the Code, taking into account the constructive ownership rules under Section 871(h)(3)(C) of the Code (the “Stock Acquisition Limitation”). The Stock Acquisition Limitation shall automatically become null and void without any notice to any Company upon the earlier to occur of either (a) the Parent’s delivery to Laurus of a Notice of Redemption (as defined in the Notes) or (b) the existence of an Event of Default at a time when the average closing price of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. on the Principal Market for the immediately preceding five trading days is greater than or equal to 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price (as defined in the Notes).

 

16.	Power of Attorney.

 

Each Company hereby appoints Laurus, or any other Person whom Laurus may designate as such Company’s attorney, with power to: (i) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, endorse such Company’s name on any checks, notes, acceptances, money orders, drafts or other forms of payment or security that may come into Laurus’ possession; (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, sign such Company’s name on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any Accounts, drafts against Account Debtors, schedules and assignments of Accounts, notices of assignment, financing statements and other public records, verifications of Account and notices to or from Account Debtors; (iii) verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Account by mail, telephone, telegraph or otherwise with Account Debtors; (iv) do all things necessary to carry out this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement and all related documents; and (v) on or after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, notify the post office authorities to change the address for delivery of such Company’s mail to an address designated by Laurus, and to receive, open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Company. Each Company hereby ratifies and approves all acts of the attorney. Neither Laurus, nor the attorney will be liable for any acts or omissions or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable so long as Laurus has a security interest and until the Obligations have been fully satisfied.

 

 

17.	Term of Agreement.

 

Laurus’ agreement to make Loans and extend financial accommodations under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the expiration of the Term. At Laurus’ election following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Laurus may terminate this Agreement. The termination of the Agreement shall not affect any of Laurus’ rights hereunder or any Ancillary Agreement and the provisions hereof and thereof shall continue to be fully operative until all transactions entered into, rights or interests created and the Obligations have been irrevocably disposed of, concluded or liquidated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Laurus shall release its security interests at any time after fifteen (15) days notice upon irrevocable payment to it of all Obligations if each Company shall have (i) provided Laurus with an executed release of any and all claims which such Company may have or thereafter have under this Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements and (ii) paid to Laurus an early payment fee in an amount equal to (1) five percent (5%) of the Capital Availability Amount if such payment occurs prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (2) four percent (4%) of the Capital Availability Amount if such payment occurs on or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date and (3) three percent (3%) of the Capital Availability Amount if such termination occurs thereafter during the Term; such fee being intended to compensate Laurus for its costs and expenses incurred in initially approving this Agreement or extending same. Such early payment fee shall be due and payable jointly and severally by Companies to Laurus upon termination by acceleration of this Agreement by Laurus due to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default.

 

18.	Termination of Lien.

 

The Liens and rights granted to Laurus hereunder and any Ancillary Agreements and the financing statements filed in connection herewith or therewith shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement or the fact that any Company’s account may from time to time be temporarily in a zero or credit position, until all of the Obligations have been paid indefeasibly or performed in full after the termination of this Agreement. Laurus shall not be required to send termination statements to any Company, or to file them with any filing office, unless and until this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall have been terminated in accordance with their terms and all Obligations indefeasibly paid in full in immediately available funds.

 

19.	Events of Default.

 

The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(a)    failure to make payment of any of the Obligations when required hereunder, and, in any such case, such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) days following the date upon which any such payment was due;

 

(b)    failure by any Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any taxes when due unless such taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been provided on such Company’s and/or such Subsidiary’s books;

 

 

(c)    failure to perform under, and/or committing any breach of, in any material respect, this Agreement, which failure or breach shall continue for a period of fifteen (15) days after the occurrence thereof;

 

(d)    any representation, warranty or statement made by any Company or any of its Subsidiaries hereunder, in any Ancillary Agreement, any certificate, statement or document delivered pursuant to the terms hereof, or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement should at any time be false or misleading in any material respect;

 

(e)    the occurrence of any default or event of default (or similar term) under any indebtedness of any Company which permits the holder of such indebtedness to accelerate such indebtedness, solely to the extent that the principal amount of any such indebtedness exceeds, when taken together, $100,000 in the aggregate and such default or event of default (or similar term) has not been cured or waived by the holder of such indebtedness on or prior to the fifteenth (15^th) day after the occurrence thereof;

 

(f)    an attachment or levy is made upon any Company’s assets having an aggregate value in excess of $100,000 or a judgment is rendered against any Company’s property involving a liability of more than $100,000 which shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded within thirty (30) days from the entry thereof;

 

(g)    any Lien created hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement for any reason ceases to be or is not a valid and perfected Lien having a first priority interest;

 

(h)    any Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall (i) apply for, consent to or suffer to exist the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) commence a voluntary case under the United States or Canadian Federal bankruptcy laws (including without limitation, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act) (as now or hereafter in effect), (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (v) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (vi) acquiesce to, or fail to have dismissed, within thirty (30) days, any petition filed against it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(i)    any Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall admit in writing its inability, or be generally unable to pay its debts as they become due or cease operations of its present business;

 

(j)    any Company directly or indirectly sells, assigns, transfers, conveys, or suffers or permits to occur any sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance of any assets of such Company or any interest therein, except as permitted herein;

 

 

(k)    any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the then outstanding voting equity interest of the Parent (other than a “Person” or “group” that beneficially owns 35% or more of such outstanding voting equity interests of the Parent on the date hereof) or (ii) the Board of Directors of the Parent shall cease to consist of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent on the date hereof (or directors appointed by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent in effect immediately prior to such appointment);

 

(l)    the indictment or threatened indictment of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any executive officer of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any criminal statute, or commencement or threatened commencement of criminal or civil proceeding against any Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any executive officer of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which statute or proceeding penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture of any of the property of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(m)    an Event of Default shall occur under and as defined in any Note, any other Ancillary Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement or any Related Agreement referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement;

 

(n)    any Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall breach any term or provision of any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, in any material respect which breach is not cured within any applicable cure or grace period;

 

(o)    any Company or any of its Subsidiaries attempts to terminate, challenges the validity of, or its liability under any Ancillary Agreement, or any proceeding shall be brought to challenge the validity, binding effect of any Ancillary Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement ceases to be a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Company or any of its Subsidiaries (to the extent such Persons are a party thereto);

 

(p)    an SEC stop trade order or Principal Market trading suspension of the Common Stock shall be in effect for five (5) consecutive days or five (5) days during a period of ten (10) consecutive days, excluding in all cases a suspension of all trading on a Principal Market, provided that the Parent shall not have been able to cure such trading suspension within thirty (30) days of the notice thereof or list the Common Stock on another Principal Market within sixty (60) days of such notice; or

 

(q)    the Parent’s failure to deliver Common Stock to Laurus pursuant to and in the form required by the Notes and this Agreement, if such failure to deliver Common Stock shall not be cured within two (2) Business Days (or up to five (5) business days with respect to no more than two (2) delays in any calendar year, so long as such delay is soley out of the control of the Company) or any Company is required to issue a replacement Note to Laurus and such Company shall fail to deliver such replacement Note within seven (7) Business Days.

 

20.

Remedies.

 

 

(a)    Following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Laurus shall have the right to demand repayment in full of all Obligations, whether or not otherwise due. Until all Obligations have been fully satisfied, Laurus shall retain its Lien in all Collateral. Laurus shall have, in addition to all other rights provided herein and in each Ancillary Agreement, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC, and the PPSA as applicable and under other applicable law, all other legal and equitable rights to which Laurus may be entitled, including the right to take immediate possession of the Collateral, to require each Company to assemble the Collateral, at Companies’ joint and several expense, and to make it available to Laurus at a place designated by Laurus which is reasonably convenient to both parties and to enter any of the premises of any Company or wherever the Collateral shall be located, with or without force or process of law, and to keep and store the same on said premises until sold (and if said premises be the property of any Company, such Company agrees not to charge Laurus for storage thereof), and the right to apply for the appointment of a receiver for such Company’s property. Further, Laurus may, at any time or times after the occurrence of an Event of Default, sell and deliver all Collateral held by or for Laurus at public or private sale for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as Laurus, in Laurus’ sole discretion, deems advisable or Laurus may otherwise recover upon the Collateral in any commercially reasonable manner as Laurus, in its sole discretion, deems advisable. The requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is mailed postage prepaid to Company Agent at Company Agent’s address as shown in Laurus’ records, at least ten (10) days before the time of the event of which notice is being given. Laurus may be the purchaser at any sale, if it is public. In connection with the exercise of the foregoing remedies, Laurus is granted permission to use all of each Company’s Intellectual Property. The proceeds of sale shall be applied first to all costs and expenses of sale, including attorneys’ fees, and second to the payment (in whatever order Laurus elects) of all Obligations. After the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations, and after the payment by Laurus of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Section 9 608(a)(1) of the UCC and 64(1) of the PPSA (but only after Laurus has received what Laurus considers reasonable proof of a subordinate party’s security interest), the surplus, if any, shall be paid to Company Agent (for the benefit of the applicable Companies) or its representatives or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct. Companies shall remain jointly and severally liable to Laurus for any deficiency. In addition, Companies shall jointly and severally pay Laurus a liquidation fee (“Liquidation Fee”) in the amount of five percent (5%) of the actual amount collected in respect of each Account outstanding at any time during a Liquidation Period”. For purposes hereof, “Liquidation Period” means a period: (i) beginning on the earliest date of (x) an event referred to in Section 19(i) or 19(j), or (y) the cessation of any Company’s business; and (ii) ending on the date on which Laurus has actually received all Obligations due and owing it under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. The Liquidation Fee shall be paid on the date on which Laurus collects the applicable Account by deduction from the proceeds thereof. Each Company and Laurus acknowledge that the actual damages that would be incurred by Laurus after the occurrence of an Event of Default would be difficult to quantify and that such Company and Laurus have agreed that the fees and obligations set forth in this Section and in this Agreement would constitute fair and appropriate liquidated damages in the event of any such termination.

 

 

(b)    Upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Laurus may appoint or reappoint by instrument in writing, any person or persons, whether an officer or officers or an employee or employees of Laurus or not, to be an interim receiver, receiver or receivers (hereinafter called a “Receiver”, which term when used herein shall include a receiver and manager) of any Collateral of any Canadian Eligible Subsidiary (including any interest, income or profits therefrom) and may remove any Receiver so appointed and appoint another in his/her/its stead. Any such Receiver shall, so far as concerns responsibility for his/her/its acts, be deemed the agent of each Canadian Eligible Subsidiary and not Laurus, and Laurus shall not be in any way responsible for any misconduct, negligence or non-feasance on the part of any such Receiver or his/her/its servants, agents or employees. Subject to the provisions of the instrument appointing him/her/it, any such Receiver shall have power to take possession of Collateral, to preserve Collateral or its value, to carry on or concur in carrying on all or any part of the business of each Canadian Eligible Subsidiary and to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or concur in selling, leasing, licensing or otherwise disposing of Collateral. To facilitate the foregoing powers, any such Receiver may, to the exclusion of all others, including any Canadian Eligible Subsidiary, enter upon, use and occupy all premises owned or occupied by each Canadian Eligible Subsidiary wherein Collateral may be situate, maintain Collateral upon such premises, borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis and use Collateral directly in carrying on each Canadian Eligible Subsidiary’s business or as security for loans or advances to enable the Receiver to carry on each Canadian Eligible Subsidiary’s business or otherwise, as such Receiver shall, in its discretion, determine. Except as may be otherwise directed by Laurus, all money received from time to time by such Receiver in carrying out his/her/its appointment shall be received in trust for and be paid over to Laurus. Every such Receiver may, in the discretion of Laurus, be vested with all or any of the rights and powers of Laurus.

 

(c)    Upon and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Laurus may, either directly or through its agents or nominees, exercise any or all of the powers and rights given to a Receiver by virtue of Section 20.

 

21.

Waivers.

 

To the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Company hereby waives (a) presentment, demand and protest, and notice of presentment, dishonor, intent to accelerate, acceleration, protest, default, nonpayment, maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or any other notes, commercial paper, Accounts, contracts, Documents, Instruments, Chattel Paper and guaranties at any time held by Laurus on which such Company may in any way be liable, and hereby ratifies and confirms whatever Laurus may do in this regard; (b) all rights to notice and a hearing prior to Laurus’ taking possession or control of, or to Laurus’ replevy, attachment or levy upon, any Collateral or any bond or security that might be required by any court prior to allowing Laurus to exercise any of its remedies; and (c) the benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption laws. Each Company acknowledges that it has been advised by counsel of its choices and decisions with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions evidenced hereby and thereby.

 

22.

Expenses.

 

 

Companies shall jointly and severally pay amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 5(b) (iv) hereof, and and all of Laurus’ reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable fees and disbursements of in house or outside counsel and appraisers in connection with the prosecution or defense of any action, contest, dispute, suit or proceeding concerning any matter in any way arising out of, related to or connected with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. Companies shall also jointly and severally pay all of Laurus’ reasonable fees, charges, out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel and appraisers, in connection with (a) the preparation, execution and delivery of any waiver, any amendment thereto or consent proposed or executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, (b) Laurus’ obtaining performance of the Obligations under this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements, including, but not limited to, the enforcement or defense of Laurus’ security interests, assignments of rights and Liens hereunder as valid perfected security interests, (c) any attempt to inspect, verify, protect, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of any Collateral, (d) any appraisals or re appraisals of any property (real or personal) pledged to Laurus by any Company or any of its Subsidiaries as Collateral for, or any other Person as security for, the Obligations hereunder and (e) any consultations in connection with any of the foregoing. Companies shall also jointly and severally pay Laurus’ customary bank charges for all bank services (including wire transfers) performed or caused to be performed by Laurus for any Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any Company’s or such Subsidiary’s request or in connection with any Company’s loan account with Laurus. All such costs and expenses together with all filing, recording and search fees, taxes and interest payable by Companies to Laurus shall be payable on demand and shall be secured by the Collateral. If any tax by any Governmental Authority is or may be imposed on or as a result of any transaction between any Company and/or any Subsidiary thereof, on the one hand, and Laurus on the other hand, which Laurus is or may be required to withhold or pay, Companies hereby jointly and severally indemnifies and holds Laurus harmless in respect of such taxes, and Companies will repay to Laurus the amount of any such taxes which shall be charged to Companies’ account; and until Companies shall furnish Laurus with indemnity therefor (or supply Laurus with evidence satisfactory to it that due provision for the payment thereof has been made), Laurus may hold without interest any balance standing to each Company’s credit and Laurus shall retain its Liens in any and all Collateral.

 

23.	Assignment By Laurus.

 

Laurus may assign any or all of the Obligations together with any or all of the security therefor to any Person which is not a competitor of any Company and any such transferee shall succeed to all of Laurus’ rights with respect thereto. Upon such transfer, Laurus shall be released from all responsibility for the Collateral to the extent same is assigned to any transferee. Laurus may from time to time sell or otherwise grant participations in any of the Obligations and the holder of any such participation shall, subject to the terms of any agreement between Laurus and such holder, be entitled to the same benefits as Laurus with respect to any security for the Obligations in which such holder is a participant. Each Company agrees that each such holder may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, set-off and counterclaim with respect to its participation in the Obligations as fully as though such Company were directly indebted to such holder in the amount of such participation.

 

24.	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

 

Failure by Laurus to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any supplement hereto or thereto or any other agreement between or among any Company and Laurus or delay by Laurus in exercising the same, will not operate as a waiver; no waiver by Laurus will be effective unless it is in writing and then only to the extent specifically stated. Laurus’ rights and remedies under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which Laurus may have.

 

 

25.	Application of Payments.

 

Each U.S. Company irrevocably waive the right to direct the application of any and all payments at any time or times hereafter received by Laurus from or on such U.S Company’s behalf and each U.S. Company hereby irrevocably agrees that Laurus shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all payments received at any time or times hereafter against the Obligations hereunder in such manner as Laurus may deem advisable notwithstanding any entry by Laurus upon any of Laurus’ books and records.

 

26.	Indemnity.

 

Each Company hereby jointly and severally indemnify and hold Laurus, and its respective affiliates, employees, attorneys and agents (each, an “Indemnified Person”), harmless from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including legal fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or any other documents or transactions contemplated by or referred to herein or therein and any actions or failures to act with respect to any of the foregoing, except to the extent that any such indemnified liability is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. NO INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY COMPANY OR TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR TO ANY SUCCESSOR, ASSIGNEE OR THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSERTING CLAIMS DERIVATIVELY THROUGH SUCH PARTY, FOR INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF CREDIT HAVING BEEN EXTENDED, SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR AS A RESULT OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

 

27.

Revival.

 

U.S. Companies further agree that to the extent any U.S. Company makes a payment or payments to Laurus, which payment or payments or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or repayment, the obligation or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment had not been made.

 

28.	Borrowing Agency Provisions.

 

(a)    Each Company hereby irrevocably designates Company Agent to be its attorney and agent and in such capacity to borrow, sign and endorse notes, and execute and deliver all instruments, documents, writings and further assurances now or hereafter required hereunder, on behalf of such Company, and hereby authorizes Laurus to pay over or credit all loan proceeds hereunder in accordance with the request of Company Agent.

 

 

(b)    The handling of this credit facility as a co-borrowing facility with a borrowing agent in the manner set forth in this Agreement is solely as an accommodation to U.S. Companies and at their request. Laurus shall not incur any liability to any Company as a result thereof. To induce Laurus to do so and in consideration thereof, each Company hereby indemnifies Laurus and holds Laurus harmless from and against any and all liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and claims of damage or injury asserted against Laurus by any Person arising from or incurred by reason of the handling of the financing arrangements of U.S. Companies as provided herein, reliance by Laurus on any request or instruction from Company Agent or any other action taken by Laurus with respect to this Paragraph 28.

 

(c)    All Obligations shall be joint and several, and U.S. Companies shall make payment upon the maturity of the Obligations by acceleration or otherwise, and such obligation and liability on the part of U.S. Companies shall in no way be affected by any extensions, renewals and forbearance granted by Laurus to any U.S. Company, failure of Laurus to give any U.S. Company notice of borrowing or any other notice, any failure of Laurus to pursue to preserve its rights against any Company, the release by Laurus of any Collateral now or thereafter acquired from any Company, and such agreement by any Company to pay upon any notice issued pursuant thereto is unconditional and unaffected by prior recourse by Laurus to any Company or any Collateral for such U.S. Company’s Obligations or the lack thereof.

 

(d)    Each Company expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, exoneration, contribution or any other claim which such Company may now or hereafter have against the other or other Person directly or contingently liable for the Obligations, or against or with respect to any other’s property (including, without limitation, any property which is Collateral for the Obligations), arising from the existence or performance of this Agreement, until all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement has been irrevocably terminated.

 

(e)    Companies represent and warrant to Laurus that (i) Companies have one or more common shareholders, directors and officers, (ii) the businesses and corporate activities of Companies are closely related to, and substantially benefit, the business and corporate activities of Companies, (iii) the financial and other operations of Companies are performed on a combined basis as if Companies constituted a consolidated corporate group, (iv) Companies will receive a substantial economic benefit from entering into this Agreement and will receive a substantial economic benefit from the application of each Loan hereunder, in each case, whether or not such amount is used directly by any Company and (v) all requests for Loans hereunder by the Company Agent are for the exclusive and indivisible benefit of Companies as though, for purposes of this Agreement, Companies constituted a single entity.

 

29.

Notices.

 

 

Any notice or request hereunder may be given to any Company, Company Agent or Laurus at the respective addresses set forth below or as may hereafter be specified in a notice designated as a change of address under this Section. Any notice or request hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, hand delivery, overnight mail or telecopy (confirmed by mail). Notices and requests shall be, in the case of those by hand delivery, deemed to have been given when delivered to any officer of the party to whom it is addressed, in the case of those by mail or overnight mail, deemed to have been given three (3) Business Days after the date when deposited in the mail or with the overnight mail carrier, and, in the case of a telecopy, when confirmed.

 

Notices shall be provided as follows:

 

 

or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter in accordance with this Section 29 by such Person.

 

30.	Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)    THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

 

 

(b)    EACH COMPANY HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN ANY COMPANY, ON THE ONE HAND, AND LAURUS, ON THE OTHER HAND, PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS; PROVIDED, THAT LAURUS AND EACH COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK; AND FURTHER PROVIDED, THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE LAURUS FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT THE OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF LAURUS. EACH COMPANY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO COMPANY AGENT AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29 AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF COMPANY AGENT’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.

 

(c)    THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN LAURUS, AND/OR ANY COMPANY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO.

 

31.	Judgment Currency.

 

If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Company in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due under this Security Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in any currency (the “Obligation Currency”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the business day immediately preceding (a) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or (b) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this section being hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).

 

 

If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in the preceding paragraph, there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt of the amount due in immediately available funds, such Company shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. Any amount due from any such Company under this section shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Security Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

32.	Limitation of Liability.

 

Each Company acknowledges and understands that in order to assure repayment of the Obligations hereunder Laurus may be required to exercise any and all of Laurus’ rights and remedies hereunder and agrees that, except as limited by applicable law, neither Laurus nor any of Laurus’ agents shall be liable for acts taken or omissions made in connection herewith or therewith except for actual bad faith.

 

33.	Entire Understanding.

 

This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements contain the entire understanding among each Company and Laurus as to the subject matter hereof and thereof and any promises, representations, warranties or guarantees not herein contained shall have no force and effect unless in writing, signed by each Company’s and Laurus’ respective officers. Neither this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, nor any portion or provisions thereof may be changed, modified, amended, waived, supplemented, discharged, cancelled or terminated orally or by any course of dealing, or in any manner other than by an agreement in writing, signed by the party to be charged.

 

34.	Severability.

 

Wherever possible each provision of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions thereof.

 

35.

Captions.

 

All captions are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever.

 

36.	Counterparts; Telecopier Signatures.

 

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature delivered by a party via telecopier transmission shall be deemed to be any original signature hereto.

 

37.	Construction.

 

The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments, schedules or exhibits thereto.

 

38.	Publicity.

 

Each Company hereby authorizes Laurus to make appropriate announcements of the financial arrangement entered into by and among each Company and Laurus, including, without limitation, announcements which are commonly known as tombstones, in such publications and to such selected parties as Laurus shall in its sole and absolute discretion deem appropriate, or as required by applicable law.

 

38. Joinder. It is understood and agreed that any Person that desires to become a Company hereunder, or is required to execute a counterpart of this Agreement after the date hereof pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, shall become a Company hereunder by (a) executing a Joinder Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Laurus, (b) delivering supplements to such exhibits and annexes to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements as Laurus shall reasonably request and (c) taking all actions as specified in this Agreement as would have been taken by such Company had it been an original party to this Agreement, in each case with all documents required above to be delivered to Laurus and with all documents and actions required above to be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of Laurus.

 

39.

Legends.

 

The Securities shall bear legends as follows;

 

(a)    The Notes shall bear substantially the following legend:

 

“THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE, STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE OR SUCH SHARES UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO HOUSE OF BRUSSELS CHOCOLATES INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

 

 

(b)    Any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants, shall bear a legend which shall be in substantially the following form until such shares are covered by an effective registration statement filed with the SEC:

 

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE, STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO HOUSE OF BRUSSELS CHOCOLATES INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

 

(c)    The Warrants shall bear substantially the following legend:

 

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

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first written above.