Exhibit 10.1
 
CONSENT
 
This Amendment to the Consent Agreement dated as of October 5, 2011, as amended
as of November 2, 2011 and November 15, 2011, (the “Amendment”) is dated as of
December 7, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), among Catasys, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), Socius Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Investor”), and David E. Smith (the “New Lender”)
(collectively, the “Parties”).
 
WHEREAS, the Parties initially entered into agreements under which the Company
issued Secured Convertible Promissory Notes in the amount of $650,000 dated
August 17, 2011 and $680,000 dated October 5, 2011 (collectively, the “Original
Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Original Notes were amended and restated into Amended and Restated
Secured Convertible Promissory Notes in the amounts of $810,000 and $780,000
dated November 2, 2011 (collectively the “Amended Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Amended Notes were amended and restated into the Second Amended and
Restated Convertible Promissory Notes in the amounts of $970,000 and $880,000
dated November 15, 2011 (collectively the “Second Amended Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Second Amended and Restated Note in favor of Investor was amended
and restated into the Third Amended and Restated Note in the amount of
$1,205,000 dated November 30, 2011 (the “Third Amended Peizer Note”);

WHEREAS, the Parties are further amending the Second Amended Note in favor of
the New Lender and the Third Amended Peizer Note to increase the amount
borrowed;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
 
1.     Definitions.  Unless otherwise stated in this Amendment defined terms
shall have the meaning set forth in the Consent Agreement dated October 5, 2011
(the “Consent Agreement”).
 
2.     Amendment.
 
 
a.
Section 2(d) of the Consent Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety by the
following:

 
“It is the intent of the parties hereto that all recoveries with respect to the
security interests granted under either Note (including as a result of any
foreclosure of any Collateral) be for the ratable benefit (in proportion to the
respective original principal amounts under the Notes (i.e., 54.82% to the
Investor and 45.18% to the New Lender)) of both the Investor and the New
Lender.  Each party hereto shall take such actions as may be reasonably
requested by any other party hereto (including by transferring any excess
recovery to the appropriate other party hereto) to carry out the intent of this
Section 2(d).”
 
 
 

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b.
All other terms of the Consent Agreement remain in full force and effect.

 
3.     Bringdown of Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby
represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, the Investor and
the New Lender, as of the date hereof, as set forth in Article III and Article V
of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2011,
between the Company and the New Lender, applied mutatis mutandis; provided that,
for purposes of the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt:
 
 
a.
references to the term “Transaction Documents” therein shall be deemed to refer
to (i) this Amendment, (ii) the Forth Amended and Restated Secured Convertible
Promissory Note, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in favor of the
Investor (the “New Peizer Note”), (iii) the Third Amended and Restated Secured
Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in
favor of the New Lender (the “New Smith Note”), (iv) the Fourth Amended and
Restated Warrant, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in favor of the
Investor (the “New Peizer Warrant”), and (v) the Third Amended and Restated
Warrant, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in favor of the New Lender
(the “New Smith Warrant”);

 
 
b.
references to the term “Effective Date” therein shall be deemed to refer to the
date hereof;

 
 
c.
references to the term “Warrant” therein shall be deemed to refer to the New
Peizer Warrant and the New Smith Warrant;

 
 
d.
references to the term “Securities” therein shall be deemed to refer to (i) the
New Peizer Note, (ii) the New Smith Note, (iii) the New Peizer Warrant, (iv) the
New Smith Warrant, (v) the securities into which any of the New Peizer Note and
the New Smith Note is convertible (and any securities issuable upon the
conversion or exercise thereof), and (vi) the shares of common stock of the
Company into which the New Peizer Warrant and the New Smith Warrant are
exercisable; and

 
 
e.
references to the term “Investor” therein shall be deemed to refer to both the
Investor and the New Lender.

 
The Company hereby further represents and warrants that (x) the Third Amended
Peizer Note, the New Peizer Note and the New Smith Note are in the substantially
same form in all material respects and (y) the Third Amended and Restated
Warrant, dated as of November 30, 2011, in favor of the Investor, the New Peizer
Warrant and the New Smith Warrant are in the substantially same form in all
material respects, in each case, except with respect to the principal amount
lent to the Company.
 
4.     Bringdown of Representations and Warraties of the Investor.  Each of the
Investor and the New Lender hereby severally and not jointly represents and
warrants (solely with respect to itself or himself and not with respect to the
other) to, and as applicable covenants with, the Company, as of the date hereof,
as set forth in Article IV of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
as of October 5, 2011, between the Company and the New Lender, applied mutatis
mutandis.
 
 
 

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5.
Amendment Shall Have no Effect on Warrant Exercise Price.  The Parties agree
that the all previous and current issuances of the notes described in the
recitals hereto in favor of the Investor and the New Lender are considered to be
“Excluded Stock” as that term is defined in Section 9(c)(iv) of the New Peizer
Warrant and New Smith Warrant.

 
6.     Amendment.  No provision of this Amendment shall be waived, amended or
modified except pursuant a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.
 

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first written
above.
 
COMPANY:
 
CATASYS, INC.
 
 

By: /s/ Susan Etzel        Susan Etzel, Chief Financial Officer    

 
                                                   
     

  INVESTOR:           SOCIUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC                
 
By:
/s/ Terren Peizer        Terren Peizer, Managing Director  

  NEW LENDER:             DAVID E. SMITH                  
 
By:
/s/ David E. Smith        David E. Smith