Promissory Note (Line of Credit), dated August 2 , 2018, issued by MR2 Group, Inc. to Bank of Nevada, a division of Western Alliance Bank

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PROMISSORY NOTE

 

Principal Loan Date Maturity Loan No Call / Coll Account Officer Initials
$2,250,000.00 08-02-2018 08-02-2019 2137200010 4A / FA 204352 ***  

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Borrower: MR2 Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation Lender: Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation
  101 Convention Center Drive, Suite 125   Aliante Regional Office
  Las Vegas, NV 89109   6915 Aliante Parkway
      North Las Vegas, NV 89084
      (702) 856-7160

 

 
Principal Amount: $2,250,000.00 Date of Note: August 2, 2018

 

PROMISE TO PAY. MR2 Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Borrower”) promises to pay to Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation (“Lender”), or order, in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal amount of Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand & 00/100 Dollars ($2,250,000.00) or so much as may be outstanding, together with interest on the unpaid outstanding principal balance of each advance. Interest shall be calculated from the date of each advance until repayment of each advance.

 

PAYMENT. Borrower will pay this loan in one payment of all outstanding principal plus all accrued unpaid interest on August 2, 2019. In addition, Borrower will pay regular monthly payments of all accrued unpaid interest due as of each payment date, beginning September 2, 2018, with all subsequent interest payments to be due on the same day of each month after that. Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law, payments will be applied first to any accrued unpaid interest; then to principal; then to any late charges; and then to any unpaid collection costs. Borrower will pay Lender at Lender’s address shown above or at such other place as Lender may designate in writing.

 

VARIABLE INTEREST RATE. The interest rate on this Note is subject to change from time to time based on changes in an independent index which is the Prime Rate as calculated and published by the Wall Street Journal. When a range of rates has been published, the higher rate of the range will be used as the Index. Adjustments to the interest rate on this Note will take effect on the effective date of changes in the Index (the “Index”). The Index is not necessarily the lowest rate charged by Lender on its loans. If the Index becomes unavailable during the term of this loan, Lender may designate a substitute index after notifying Borrower. Lender will tell Borrower the current Index rate upon Borrower’s request. The interest rate change will not occur more often than each day. Borrower understands that Lender may make loans based on other rates as well. The Index currently is 5.000% per annum. Interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note will be calculated as described in the “INTEREST CALCULATION METHOD” paragraph using a rate equal to the Index, resulting in an initial rate of 5.000% per annum based on a year of 360 days. NOTICE: Under no circumstances will the interest rate on this Note be more than the maximum rate allowed by applicable law.

 

INTEREST CALCULATION METHOD. Interest on this Note is computed on a 365/360 basis; that is, by applying the ratio of the interest rate over a year of 360 days, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days the principal balance is outstanding. All interest payable under this Note is computed using this method. This calculation method results in a higher effective interest rate than the numeric interest rate stated in this Note.

 

PREPAYMENT. Borrower agrees that all loan fees and other prepaid finance charges are earned fully as of the date of the loan and will not be subject to refund upon early payment (whether voluntary or as a result of default), except as otherwise required by law. Except for the foregoing, Borrower may pay without penalty all or a portion of the amount owed earlier than it is due. Early payments will not, unless agreed to by Lender in writing, relieve Borrower of Borrower’s obligation to continue to make payments of accrued unpaid interest. Rather, early payments will reduce the principal balance due. Borrower agrees not to send Lender payments marked “paid in full”, “without recourse”, or similar language. If Borrower sends such a payment, Lender may accept it without losing any of Lender’s rights under this Note, and Borrower will remain obligated to pay any further amount owed to Lender. All written communications concerning disputed amounts, including any check or other payment instrument that indicates that the payment constitutes “payment in full” of the amount owed or that is tendered with other conditions or limitations or as full satisfaction of a disputed amount must be mailed or delivered to: Western Alliance Bank, an Arizona corporation; Aliante Regional Office; 6915 Aliante Parkway; North Las Vegas, NV 89084.

 

LATE CHARGE. If a payment is 10 days or more late, Borrower will be charged 5.000% of the unpaid portion of the regularly scheduled payment or $10.00, whichever is greater.

 

INTEREST AFTER DEFAULT. Upon default, including failure to pay upon final maturity, the interest rate on this Note shall be increased by adding an additional 5.000 percentage point margin (“Default Rate Margin”). The Default Rate Margin shall also apply to each succeeding interest rate change that would have applied had there been no default. However, in no event will the interest rate exceed the maximum interest rate limitations under applicable law.

 

DEFAULT. Each of the following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) under this Note:

 

Payment Default. Borrower fails to make any payment when due under this Note.

 

Other Defaults. Borrower fails to comply with or to perform any other term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in this Note or in any of the related documents or to comply with or to perform any term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in any other agreement between Lender and Borrower.

 

Default in Favor of Third Parties. Borrower or any Grantor defaults under any loan, extension of credit, security agreement, purchase or sales agreement, or any other agreement, in favor of any other creditor or person that may materially affect any of Borrower’s property or Borrower’s ability to repay this Note or perform Borrower’s obligations under this Note or any of the related documents.

 

False Statements. Any warranty, representation or statement made or furnished to Lender by Borrower or on Borrower’s behalf under this Note or the related documents is false or misleading in any material respect, either now or at the time made or furnished or becomes false or misleading at any time thereafter.

 

Insolvency. The dissolution or termination of Borrower’s existence as a going business, the insolvency of Borrower, the appointment of a receiver for any part of Borrower’s property, any assignment for the benefit of creditors, any type of creditor workout, or the commencement of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against Borrower.

 

Creditor or Forfeiture Proceedings. Commencement of foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings, whether by judicial proceeding, self-help, repossession or any other method, by any creditor of Borrower or by any governmental agency against any collateral securing the loan. This includes a garnishment of any of Borrower’s accounts, including deposit accounts, with Lender. However, this Event of Default shall not apply if there is a good faith dispute by Borrower as to the validity or reasonableness of the claim which is the basis of the creditor or forfeiture proceeding and if Borrower gives Lender written notice of the creditor or forfeiture proceeding and deposits with Lender monies or a surety bond for the creditor or forfeiture proceeding, in an amount determined by Lender, in its sole discretion, as being an adequate reserve or bond for the dispute.

 

   
 PROMISSORY NOTE 
Loan No: 2137200010(Continued)Page 2

 

Events Affecting Guarantor. Any of the preceding events occurs with respect to any guarantor, endorser, surety, or accommodation party of any of the indebtedness or any guarantor, endorser, surety, or accommodation party dies or becomes incompetent, or revokes or disputes the validity of, or liability under, any guaranty of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note.

 

Change In Ownership. Any change in ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the common stock of Borrower.

 

Adverse Change. A material adverse change occurs in Borrower’s financial condition, or Lender believes the prospect of payment or performance of this Note is impaired.

 

CURE PROVISIONS. If any default, other than a default in payment, is curable and if Borrower has not been given a notice of breach of the same provision in this Note within the preceding twelve (12) months, it may be cured if Borrower, after Lender sends written notice to Borrower demanding cure of such default: (1) cure the default within fifteen (15) days; or (2) if the cure requires more than fifteen (15) days, immediately initiate steps with Lender deems in Lender’s sole discretion to be sufficient to cure the default and thereafter continue and complete all reasonable and necessary steps sufficient to produce compliance as soon as reasonably practical.

 

LENDER’S RIGHTS. Upon default, Lender may declare the entire unpaid principal balance under this Note and all accrued unpaid interest immediately due, and then Borrower will pay that amount.

 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES; EXPENSES. Lender may hire or pay someone else to help collect this Note if Borrower does not pay. Borrower will pay Lender that amount. This includes, subject to any limits under applicable law, Lender’s attorneys’ fees and Lender’s legal expenses, whether or not there is a lawsuit, including attorneys’ fees, expenses for bankruptcy proceedings (including efforts to modify or vacate any automatic stay or injunction), and appeals. If not prohibited by applicable law, Borrower also will pay any court costs, in addition to all other sums provided by law.

 

JURY WAIVER. Lender and Borrower hereby waive the right to any jury trial in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim brought by either Lender or Borrower against the other.

 

GOVERNING LAW. This Note will be governed by federal law applicable to Lender and, to the extent not preempted by federal law, the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. This Note has been accepted by Lender in the State of Nevada.

 

CHOICE OF VENUE. If there is a lawsuit, Borrower agrees upon Lender’s request to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Clark County, State of Nevada. (Initial Here ____ ____ )

 

RIGHT OF SETOFF. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Lender reserves a right of setoff in all Borrower’s accounts with Lender (whether checking, savings, or some other account). This includes all accounts Borrower holds jointly with someone else and all accounts Borrower may open in the future. However, this does not include any IRA or Keogh accounts, any trust accounts for which setoff would be prohibited by law, or monies in any accounts that were received pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, including, without limitation, retirement and survivors’ benefits, supplemental security income benefits and disability insurance benefits. Borrower authorizes Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to charge or setoff all sums owing on the indebtedness against any and all such accounts, and, at Lender’s option, to administratively freeze all such accounts to allow Lender to protect Lender’s charge and setoff rights provided in this paragraph.

 

COLLATERAL. Borrower acknowledges this Note is secured by the following collateral described in the security instrument listed herein: certificates of deposit described in an Assignment of Deposit Account dated August 2, 2018.

 

LINE OF CREDIT. This Note evidences a revolving line of credit. Advances under this Note may be requested either orally or in writing by Borrower or as provided in this paragraph. Lender may, but need not, require that all oral requests be confirmed in writing. All communications, instructions, or directions by telephone or otherwise to Lender are to be directed to Lender’s office shown above. The following person or persons are authorized to request advances and authorize payments under the line of credit until Lender receives from Borrower, at Lender’s address shown above, written notice of revocation of such authority: James T. Medick, President/Secretary of MR2 Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Borrower agrees to be liable for all sums either: (A) advanced in accordance with the instructions of an authorized person or (B) credited to any of Borrower’s accounts with Lender. The unpaid principal balance owing on this Note at any time may be evidenced by endorsements on this Note or by Lender’s internal records, including daily computer print-outs.

 

DISHONORED ITEM FEE. Borrower will pay a fee to Lender, in an amount determined by Lender from time to time, if Borrower makes a payment on Borrower’s loan and the check or preauthorized charge with which Borrower pays is later dishonored.

 

NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT. By signing this agreement each party represents, warrants and agrees that: (a) this written agreement represents the final agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, (b) there are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties, and (c) no written agreement to which Lender is a party may be contradicted by evidence of any prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent unwritten agreements or understandings of the parties.

 

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. As used herein, (i) “includes,” “ including,” and similar terms are not limiting; (ii) “may not” and similar terms are prohibitive and not permissive; (iii) the singular includes the plural; (iv) “or” is not exclusive; (v) any reference to a form, plan, policy, procedure, guideline, instruction, title, code, law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, or other governmental provision, or any part thereof, shall include the same as it may from time to time be amended, succeeded or replaced; and (vi) in construing any ambiguity herein, the agreement shall be interpreted in a neutral manner as to each of the parties, notwithstanding any common law or statutory rule of construction that the terms of an agreement should be interpreted most strongly against the party who caused the uncertainty to exist; (vii) words of any gender include each other gender; (viii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement (including any schedules, exhibits and attachments hereto); (ix) references to any Person shall be deemed to mean and include the successors and permitted assigns of such Person; (x) any reference to a number of days shall refer to calendar days unless business days are specified; and (xi) any reference to an attached Exhibit or a Schedule, the Exhibit or Schedule shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference.

 

COUNTERPART AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED IN ANY NUMBER OF COUNTERPARTS EACH OF WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED AN ORIGINAL AND ALL OF WHICH SHALL CONSTITUTE ONE AND THE SAME EFFECT AS IF ALL PARTIES HAD SIGNED THE SAME SIGNATURE PAGE. ANY SIGNATURE PAGE OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE DETACHED FROM ANY COUNTERPART OF THIS AGREEMENT IDENTICAL IN FORM HERETO BUT HAVING ATTACHED TO IT ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE PAGE.

 

SUCCESSOR INTERESTS. The terms of this Note shall be binding upon Borrower, and upon Borrower’s heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.

 

   
 PROMISSORY NOTE 
Loan No: 2137200010(Continued)Page 3

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS. If any part of this Note cannot be enforced, this fact will not affect the rest of the Note. Lender may delay or forgo enforcing any of its rights or remedies under this Note without losing them. Borrower and any other person who signs, guarantees or endorses this Note, to the extent allowed by law, waive presentment, demand for payment, and notice of dishonor. Upon any change in the terms of this Note, and unless otherwise expressly stated in writing, no party who signs this Note, whether as maker, guarantor, accommodation maker or endorser, shall be released from liability. All such parties agree that Lender may renew or extend (repeatedly and for any length of time) this loan or release any party or guarantor or collateral; or impair, fail to realize upon or perfect Lender’s security interest in the collateral; and take any other action deemed necessary by Lender without the consent of or notice to anyone. All such parties also agree that Lender may modify this loan without the consent of or notice to anyone other than the party with whom the modification is made. The obligations under this Note are joint and several.

 

PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS NOTE, BORROWER READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE, INCLUDING THE VARIABLE INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS. BORROWER AGREES TO THE TERMS OF THE NOTE.

 

BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS PROMISSORY NOTE.

 

BORROWER:

 

MR2 GROUP, INC., A NEVADA CORPORATION  
     
By: /s/ James T. Medick  
  James T. Medick, President/Secretary of MR2  
  Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation  

 

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