Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

SALE OF ACCOUNTS AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Date: March 18, 2009

Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation, with its principal offices at
4820 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123 (“Seller”) and Faunus Group
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FGI”), hereby agree, intending to
be legally bound, to the terms and conditions set forth in this Sale of Accounts
and Security Agreement (“Agreement”).

Section 1.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement and unless defined
otherwise herein, all terms used shall have the meanings assigned to them in
this Section 1.1:

“Account(s)” has the definition contained in the UCC and which shall include a
right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance,
(i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or
otherwise disposed of or (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered.

“Account Debtor” has the definition contained in the UCC and which includes any
Person who is obligated on an Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangible.

“Advance” means amounts advanced by FGI to the Seller under this Agreement.

“Agreement” means this Agreement, including the Exhibits and any Schedules
hereto, and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto and thereto and
restatements hereof and thereof.

“Application” means each application made by Seller in connection with this
Agreement.

“Avoidance Claim” means any claim that any payment received by FGI from or for
the account of an Account Debtor is avoidable under the Bankruptcy Code or any
other debtor relief statute.

“Chattel Paper” has the definition contained in the UCC and which includes a
record or records that evidence both a monetary obligation and a security
interest in specific goods, a security interest in specific goods and software
used in the goods, a security interest in specific goods and license of software
used in the goods, a lease of specific goods, or a lease of specific goods and
license of software used in the goods.

“Collateral” means and includes all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in
and to each of the following, wherever located and whether now or hereafter
existing or now owned or hereafter acquired or arising: (a) all Accounts,
(b) Chattel Paper, (c) Commercial Tort Claims, (d) Deposit Accounts,
(e) Documents, (f) Equipment, (g) General Intangibles, (h) Goods (including but
not limited to all files, correspondence, computer programs, tapes, disks and
related data processing software which contain information identifying or
pertaining to any of the Collateral or any Account Debtor or showing the amounts
thereof or payments thereon or otherwise necessary or helpful in the realization
thereon or the collection thereof, (i) Inventory, (j) Investments,
(k) Investment Property, (l) Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit rights,
(m) all Supporting Obligations and (n) all cash and non-cash proceeds of the
foregoing, including insurance proceeds.

“Commercial Tort Claim” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Credit Approval(s) and Credit Approved” means, with regard to a Purchased
Account, that FGI has accepted the risk of nonpayment as specified under the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and with regard to the specific Purchased
Accounts for which written credit approval has been given. If an Account Debtor,
after receiving and accepting the delivery of Goods or services (subject to all
warranties herein) for which FGI has given written Credit Approval, fails to pay
a Purchased Account when due, and such nonpayment is due solely to financial
inability to pay, FGI shall bear any loss thereon, subject to the terms and
provisions stated herein. If nonpayment is due to any reason besides financial
inability to pay, however, FGI shall not be responsible. Specifically, FGI shall
not be responsible for any nonpayment of a Credit Approved Purchased Account:
(a) because of the assertion of any claim or dispute by an Account Debtor for
any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, dispute as to price, terms
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quantity, quality, or other, or the exercise of any counterclaim or offset
(whether or not such claim, counterclaim or offset relates to the specific
Purchased Account); (b) where nonpayment is a consequence of enemy attack, civil
commotion, strikes, lockouts, the act or restraint of public authorities, acts
of God or force majeure; or (c) if any representation or warranty made by Seller
to FGI in respect of such Purchased Account has been breached whether
intentionally or unintentionally. The assertion of a dispute by an Account
Debtor shall have the effect of negating any Credit Approval on the affected
Purchased Account(s) and such Purchased Account(s) shall be at Full Recourse
until paid or otherwise cleared from FGI’s books.

“Date of Collection” means the date a check, draft or other item representing
payment on an invoice is posted by FGI plus four (4) business days.

“Deficiency Assessment” means charges as set forth in Section 3 of this
Agreement applied to the difference between the minimum monthly net funds
employed and the net funds employed for the month and shall be chargeable to
Reserve Account, or at FGI’s option, payable by Seller on FGI’s demand.

“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10 of this Agreement
that, with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute an
Event of Default.

“Deposit Account” has the definition contained in the UCC and which includes any
demand, time, savings, passbook or like account maintained with a bank, savings
and loan association, credit union or like organization, other than an account
evidenced by a certificate of deposit that is an instrument under the UCC.

“Dispute or Disputed Account” means any claim, whether or not provable, bona
fide, or with or without support, made by an Account Debtor as a basis for
refusing to pay a Purchased Account, either in whole or in part, including, but
not limited to, any contract dispute, charge back, credit, right to return
Goods, or other matter which diminishes or may diminish the dollar amount or
timely collection of such Account.

“Documents” means a document of title or a receipt of the type described in UCC
7-201(2).

“Equipment” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10 of this
Agreement.

“Facility Amount” means $5,000,000.

“Financial Inability to Pay” means an Account Debtor’s insolvency such that the
value of its assets is exceeded by its fixed, liquidated and non-contingent
liabilities.

“Financing Statement” means each Uniform Commercial Code financing statement
naming FGI as purchaser/secured party and the Seller as Seller/debtor, in
connection with this Agreement.

“Full Recourse” means those Purchased Accounts for which FGI has not given
Credit Approval, for which Credit Approval has been withdrawn or revoked or with
respect to which FGI is not responsible under Section 2.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and
maintained throughout the period indicated and consistent with the prior
financial practice of the Person referred to.

“General Intangible” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Goods” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Instrument” has the definition contained in the UCC and which includes a
negotiable instrument or any other writing that evidences a right to the payment
of a monetary obligation, is not itself a security agreement or lease, and is of
a type that in ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any
necessary endorsement or assignment.

 

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“Inventory” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Investment Property” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Letter of Credit Right” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Lien” means, as applied to the property of any Person, the filing of, or any
agreement to give, any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in
any jurisdiction.

“Misdirected Payment Fee” means 15% of the amount of any payment on account of a
Purchased Account which has been received by Seller and not delivered in kind to
FGI on the second business day following the date of receipt by Seller.

“Net Invoice Amount” means the invoice amount of the Purchased Account, less
returns (whenever made), all selling discounts (at FGI’s sole option, calculated
on shortest terms), and credit or deductions of any kind allowed or granted to
or taken by the Account Debtor at any time.

“Obligations” means all present and future obligations owing by Seller to FGI
whether or not for the payment of money, whether or not evidenced by any note or
other instrument, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, joint or several, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, original or renewed or extended, whether arising before,
during or after the commencement of any Bankruptcy Case in which Seller is a
debtor (specifically including interest accruing after the commencement of any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding with respect to Seller, whether or
not a claim for such post-commencement interest is allowed), including but not
limited to any obligations arising pursuant to letters of credit or acceptance
transactions or any other financial accommodations.

“Original Term” means the term of this Agreement as reflected in Section 13 and
“Term” means the Original Term and any extensions thereof.

“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association, trust or unincorporated organization or a government or
any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Purchase Price” means the price that FGI pays Seller for each Purchased Account
which price shall equal the Net Invoice Amount less FGI’s fees.

“Purchased Account(s)” means an Account which is deemed acceptable for purchase
as determined by FGI in the exercise of its reasonable sole credit or business
judgment and for which FGI has made payment of the sum specified in Section 2
constituting FGI’s acceptance of an Account.

“Reserve Account” means (a) a bookkeeping account on the books of FGI and/or
(b) an account of FGI in which FGI deposits the Required Reserve Amount from
time to time, in either case representing an unpaid portion of the Purchase
Price, maintained by FGI to ensure Seller’s performance with the provisions
hereof.

“Reserve Percentage” means 25% of the face amount of the Purchased Accounts and
as such percent may change in accordance herewith.

“Reserve Shortfall” means the amount by which the Reserve Account is less than
the Required Reserve Amount.

“Required Reserve Amount” means the Reserve Percentage multiplied by the unpaid
balance of all Purchased Accounts and as such amount may change in accordance
herewith.

“Schedule of Accounts” means a schedule of Accounts in a form supplied by FGI
from time to time wherein Seller lists all the existing Accounts of Seller,
which Seller is required to offer for sale to FGI under the terms of this
Agreement.

 

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“Security Interest” means the Liens of FGI on and in the Collateral affected
hereby or pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof.

“Supporting Obligation” has the definition contained in the UCC.

“Termination Fee” means a fee payable to FGI in the event Seller terminates this
Agreement prior to maturity of the Original Term or Term of this Agreement.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the
State of New York.

Section 1.2 Other Referential Provisions.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not
specifically defined or specified herein shall have the meanings generally
attributed to such terms under GAAP including, without limitation, applicable
statements and interpretations issued by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board and bulletins, opinions, interpretations and statements issued by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or its committees.

(b) All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine,
feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders; the singular shall
include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.

(c) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Titles of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for convenience only,
do not constitute part of this Agreement and neither limit nor amplify the
provisions of this Agreement, and all references in this Agreement to Articles,
Sections, Subsections, paragraphs, clauses, sub clauses, Schedules or Exhibits
shall refer to the corresponding Article, Section, Subsection, paragraph, clause
or sub clause of, or Schedule or Exhibit attached to, this Agreement, unless
specific reference is made to the articles, sections or other subdivisions or
divisions of, or to schedules or exhibits to, another document or instrument.

(e) Each definition of a document in this Agreement shall include such document
as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 1.3 Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto
are by reference made a part hereof.

Section 2. Purchase & Sale of Accounts.

(a) Seller hereby offers to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to FGI,
as absolute owner, in accordance with the procedure detailed herein, all of
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Seller’s Accounts; provided at no
time shall the maximum aggregate amount paid by FGI for Accounts purchased from
Seller outstanding on FGI’s books exceed the Facility Amount.

(b) All Accounts shall be submitted to FGI on a Schedule of Accounts listing
each Account separately with the exception of the Accounts of debtors listed in
Schedule 2(b). The Schedule of Accounts shall be in the form attached hereto as
Schedule 1 or in such other form as required by FGI, and shall be signed by a
person acting or purporting to act on behalf of Seller. At the time the Schedule
of Accounts is presented, Seller shall also deliver to FGI one copy of a sales
contract, purchase order, and invoice for each Account together with evidence of
shipment, furnishing and/or delivery of the Goods or rendition of service(s).

(c) Any and all Purchased Accounts shall be purchased on either a Credit
Approved or with Full Recourse basis, as determined by FGI in its sole and
absolute discretion. In the absence of written Credit Approval, the Purchased
Accounts shall be purchased at Full Recourse. If Goods are shipped or services
are provided based on a verbal approval, it is Seller’s responsibility to ensure
that such approval is received in writing in a timely manner. Credit Approval(s)
may be withdrawn, either orally or in writing, in FGI’s

 

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sole and absolute discretion at any time if, in FGI’s opinion, an Account
Debtor’s credit standing or ability to perform with respect to the applicable
Account becomes impaired before actual delivery of Goods or rendering of
services. Credit Approval(s) shall be limited to the specific terms and amounts
indicated, and, notwithstanding any information subsequently provided to Seller
by FGI, such Credit Approval(s) are automatically rescinded and withdrawn if the
terms of sale vary from the terms approved by FGI, or if the terms of sale are
changed by Seller without FGI’s written Credit Approval on the new terms, or if
the Purchased Account is not assigned to FGI within ten (10) days from the date
of the invoice, or if the amount of outstanding Accounts of an Account Debtor
exceed the maximum Credit Approval amount for the Account Debtor as determined
by FGI from time to time. Seller further acknowledges that if Seller ships Goods
or provides services to an Account Debtor who has outstanding Accounts from
Seller, and such Account Debtor’s credit line and/or outstanding Credit
Approval(s) have been withdrawn by FGI, and the Accounts created thereby,
whether or not they are sold and assigned to FGI, exceed 10% of the amount
Accounts purchased from Seller outstanding on FGI’s books, that any Credit
Approvals applying to those Purchased Accounts outstanding on FGI’s books are
automatically deemed cancelled and all outstanding Purchased Accounts from that
Account Debtor are with Full Recourse.

(d) With regard to sales without Credit Approval or deemed without Credit
Approval, Seller agrees that any payments or credits applying to any Account
owing by such Account Debtor will be applied: first, to any Credit-Approved
Purchased Accounts outstanding on FGI’s books, if any; second, to any Full
Recourse Purchased Accounts outstanding on FGI’s books; and, third, to any
Accounts outstanding on Seller’s books. This order of payment applies regardless
of the respective dates the sales occurred and regardless of any notations on
payment items.

(e) If FGI fails to collect a Purchased Account within ninety (90) days of its
maturity for which Credit Approval has been given, FGI shall pay to Seller the
Net Invoice Amount of such Purchased Account within a reasonable time period,
subject to the terms and provisions stated herein. At the sole discretion of
FGI, Seller may have the option to repurchase any such Purchased Account for
which Credit Approval has been granted. Any Purchased Account for progress
payments, work-in-process, freight, samples or miscellaneous sales (including,
without limitation, the sale of Goods and/or in quantities not regularly sold by
Seller) is always assigned to FGI at Full Recourse, notwithstanding any written
Credit Approval from FGI.

(f) FGI shall have no liability of any kind for declining or refusing to give,
or for withdrawing, revoking, or modifying, any Credit Approval pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, or for exercising or failing to exercise any rights or
remedies FGI may have under this Agreement or otherwise. In the event FGI
declines to give Credit Approval on any order received by Seller from an Account
Debtor and in advising Seller of such decline FGI furnishes Seller with
information as to the credit standing of the Account Debtor, such information
shall be deemed to have been requested of FGI by Seller and FGI’s advice
containing such information is recognized as a privileged communication. Seller
agrees that such information shall not be given to Seller’s customers or to
Seller’s sales representative(s). If necessary, Seller shall merely advise its
customer(s) that credit has been declined on the Account and that any questions
should be directed to FGI. Each Full Recourse Account(s) assigned to and
purchased by FGI is with full recourse to Seller and at Seller’s sole credit
risk. FGI shall have the right to charge back to Seller’s Reserve Account the
amount of such Full Recourse Accounts at any time and from time to time either
before or after their maturity. Seller agrees to pay FGI upon demand the full
amount thereof, together with all expenses incurred by FGI up to the date of
such payment, including reasonable attorney’s fees in attempting to collect or
enforce such payment or payment of such Account(s). FGI’s Credit Approval shall
only begin after the first 15% of all Purchased Accounts relating to each
Account Debtor. For purposes of determining FGI’s Credit Approval hereunder, the
Purchased Account(s) balance due FGI from any given Account Debtor shall be
calculated as the aggregate amount owed by that Account Debtor less any credits
to which such Account Debtor may be entitled, and is not to be construed to mean
individual invoices owed by that Account Debtor.

 

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Section 3. Purchase Price and Fees.

(a) The purchase price that FGI shall pay to Seller for each Purchased Account
shall equal the Net Invoice Amount thereof less FGI’s fees, as specified below.
No discount, credit, allowance or deduction with respect to any Purchased
Account, unless shown on the face of an invoice, shall be granted or approved by
Seller to any Account Debtor without FGI’s prior written consent.

(b) The purchase price (as computed above), less (i) any Required Reserve Amount
or credit balance that FGI, in FGI’s sole and absolute discretion, determines to
hold, (ii) moneys remitted, paid, or otherwise advanced by FGI to or on behalf
of Seller (including any amounts which FGI reasonably determines that Seller may
be obligated to pay in the future), and (iii) any other charges provided for by
this Agreement, shall be payable by FGI to Seller on the Date of Collection.

(c) FGI shall be entitled, in its sole and absolute discretion, to withhold the
Required Reserve Amount, and may increase or decrease the Required Reserve
Amount or Reserve Percentage at any time and from time to time if FGI deems it
necessary to do so in order to protect FGI’s interests. In no event shall Seller
permit a Reserve Shortfall to occur. FGI may charge against the Reserve Account
any amount for which Seller may be obligated to FGI at any time, whether under
the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise, including but not limited to the
repayment of any over advance, any damages suffered by FGI as a result of
Seller’s breach of any provision of Section 4 hereof (whether intentional or
unintentional), any adjustments due and any attorneys’ fees, costs and
disbursements due. Seller recognizes that the Reserve Account may, in FGI’s sole
discretion, represent bookkeeping entries only and not cash funds. It is further
agreed that with respect to the balance in the Reserve Account, FGI is
authorized to withhold, upon giving notice to Seller, such payments and credits
otherwise due to Seller under the terms of this Agreement for reasonably
anticipated claims or to adequately satisfy reasonably anticipated obligation(s)
Seller may owe FGI. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, or, in the event
Seller shall cease selling Accounts to FGI, FGI shall be under no obligation to
pay the amount maintained in the Reserve Account until all Accounts listed on
all Schedules of Accounts have been collected or FGI has determined, in its sole
and absolute discretion, that it will make no further efforts to collect any
Accounts and all sums due FGI hereunder have been paid.

(d) In FGI’s sole and absolute discretion, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, FGI may from time to time advance to Seller against the purchase
price of Purchased Accounts purchased by FGI hereunder, sums up to 75% of the
aggregate purchase price of Purchased Accounts outstanding at the time any such
advance is made, less: (i) any such Purchased Accounts that are in dispute;
(ii) any such Purchased Accounts that are not Credit Approved; (iii) any such
Purchased Accounts aged ninety (90) days or more past invoice date; and (iv) any
fees, actual or reasonably estimated, that are chargeable to the Reserve
Account. Any advance shall be payable on demand and shall bear interest at the
rate set forth in subsection (e) below from the date such advance is made until
the date FGI would otherwise be obligated hereunder to pay the purchase price of
the Purchased Account(s) against which such advance was made.

(e) Interest upon the daily net funds employed shall be charged on the last day
of each month to Seller’s Reserve Account at a rate greater of 7.50% per annum
or 3.00% above the rate of interest designated by FGI as its selected “Prime
Rate” or “Base Rate”, as the case may be (which as of the date hereof is based
upon the Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section which is subject to change) on
the net daily balance of all outstanding Purchased Accounts. In the event that
the Wall Street Journal ceases to publish a Prime Rate, then the Prime Rate
shall be the average of the three largest U.S. money center commercial banks, as
determined by FGI. All such interest shall be computed for the actual number of
days elapsed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty
(360) days. Any adjustment in FGI’s interest rate, whether downward or upward
will become effective on the day in which the prime rate of interest is
decreased or increased. If during any month, a net credit balance (i.e., the
reserve or credit balance exceeds outstanding Accounts), then Seller agrees to
credit FGI’s reserve account as of the last day of each month with interest at a
rate equal to 3.00% above the Prime Rate.

(f) Seller shall unconditionally pay and FGI shall be entitled to receive a one
time non-refundable facility fee in an amount equal $50,000 payable in
immediately available funds upon signing of the Agreement.

 

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(g) Seller shall unconditionally pay and FGI shall be entitled to receive a
non-refundable monthly collateral management fee equal to 1.09% of the average
monthly balance of Purchased Accounts; with such fee charged monthly to Seller’s
Reserve Account or if funds are not available therein, payable by Seller on
demand.

(h) The minimum monthly net funds employed during each contract year hereof
shall be $1,750,000; any deficiency will be subject to a Deficiency Assessment.

(i) IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT AS TO ALL PURCHASED ACCOUNTS,
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL CONSTITUTE A TRUE PURCHASE AND SALE
OF ACCOUNT(S) UNDER § 9-318 OF THE UCC AND AS SUCH, THE SELLER SHALL HAVE NO
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN THE ACCOUNTS SOLD. NEVERTHELESS, IN THE EVENT ALL
OR ANY PORTION OF THIS TRANSACTION IS CHARACTERIZED AS A LOAN, THE PARTIES
HERETO INTEND TO CONTRACT IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE USURY LAW FROM
TIME TO TIME IN EFFECT. IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF SUCH PARTIES STIPULATE AND AGREE
THAT NONE OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL EVER BE
CONSTRUED TO CREATE A CONTRACT TO PAY, FOR THE USE, FORBEARANCE OR DETENTION OF
MONEY, INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM RATE (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED) FROM TIME
TO TIME IN EFFECT. NEITHER SELLER, ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE GUARANTOR OR ANY OTHER
PERSON HEREAFTER BECOMING LIABLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE ADVANCES, SHALL EVER BE
LIABLE FOR ANY OBLIGATION THAT MAY BE CHARACTERIZED AS UNEARNED INTEREST THEREON
OR SHALL EVER BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANY OBLIGATION THAT MAY BE CHARACTERIZED AS
INTEREST THEREON IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE LAWFULLY CHARGED
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW FROM TIME TO TIME IN EFFECT, AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL CONTROL OVER ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT WHICH MAY BE
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. IF ANY INDEBTEDNESS OR OBLIGATION OWED BY SELLER
HEREUNDER IS DETERMINED TO BE IN EXCESS OF THE LEGAL MAXIMUM, OR FGI SHALL
OTHERWISE COLLECT MONEYS WHICH ARE DETERMINED TO CONSTITUTE INTEREST WHICH WOULD
OTHERWISE INCREASE THE INTEREST ON ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH OBLIGATIONS TO AN
AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THAT PERMITTED TO BE CHARGED BY APPLICABLE LAW THEN IN
EFFECT, THEN ALL SUCH SUMS DETERMINED TO CONSTITUTE INTEREST IN EXCESS OF SUCH
LEGAL LIMIT SHALL, WITHOUT PENALTY, BE PROMPTLY APPLIED TO REDUCE THE THEN
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS OR, AT FGI’S OPTION, RETURNED TO SELLER OR THE OTHER
PAYOR THEREOF UPON SUCH DETERMINATION. IF AT ANY TIME THE RATE AT WHICH INTEREST
IS PAYABLE HEREUNDER EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM RATE, THE AMOUNT OUTSTANDING HEREUNDER
SHALL CEASE BEARING INTEREST UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INTEREST
ACCRUED HEREUNDER EQUALS (BUT DOES NOT EXCEED) THE MAXIMUM RATE APPLICABLE
HERETO. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM “APPLICABLE LAW” MEANS THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK OR, IF DIFFERENT, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OR TERRITORY IN WHICH
THE SELLER RESIDES, WHICHEVER LAW ALLOWS THE GREATER RATE OF INTEREST, AS SUCH
LAWS NOW EXIST OR MAY BE CHANGED OR AMENDED OR COME INTO EFFECT IN THE FUTURE
AND THE TERM “MAXIMUM RATE” MEANS THE MAXIMUM NONUSURIOUS RATE OF INTEREST THAT
FGI IS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW TO CONTRACT FOR, TAKE, CHARGE OR RECEIVE
WITH RESPECT TO THE ADVANCES.

(j) Upon FGI’s acceptance of each Purchased Account, FGI shall be the sole owner
and holder of such Purchased Account. Seller hereby sells, transfers, conveys
and assigns to FGI all of its right, title and interest in and to each Purchased
Account effective at the time of acceptance thereof by FGI. Seller agrees to
execute and deliver to each Account Debtor obligated under an Account and/or a
Purchased Account such notice of sale of the Purchased Account as FGI may
request in the form attached hereto as Schedule 2 or in such other form as
required by FGI.

 

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(k) FGI shall provide Seller online access via a secured website to information
on the Purchased Accounts and a reconciliation of the relationship relating to
billing, collection and account maintenance such as aging, posting, error
resolution and mailing of statements in the ordinary course of FGI’s business.
All of the foregoing shall be in a format and in such detail, as FGI, in its
sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate. Furthermore, FGI’s books and
records shall be admissible in evidence without objection as prima facie
evidence of the status of the Purchased and non-purchased Accounts and Reserve
Account between FGI and Seller. Each statement, report, or accounting rendered
or issued by FGI to Seller, if any, and all online information shall be deemed
conclusively accurate and binding on Seller unless within fifteen (15) days
after the date of issuance or posting Seller notifies FGI to the contrary by
registered or certified mail, setting forth with specificity the reasons why
Seller believes such statement, report, or accounting is inaccurate, as well as
what Seller believes to be correct amount(s) therefore. FGI’s failure to provide
or Seller’s failure to receive such online access shall not relieve Seller of
Seller’s obligations under this Agreement or the responsibility of Seller to
request such statement and Seller’s failure to do so shall nonetheless bind
Seller to whatever FGI’s records would have reported.

Section 4. Seller’s Representations and Covenants. Seller represent, warrant and
covenant to FGI that:

(a) Seller is either a corporation, limited liability company, limited
partnership or other form of registered Person, is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and is
qualified and authorized to do business and is in good standing in all states in
which such qualification and good standing are necessary or desirable.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement does not
and will not constitute a violation of any applicable law, violation of Seller’s
articles of incorporation, articles of organization, bylaws, operating
agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents and does not
and will not constitute any material breach of any other document, agreement or
instrument to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound.

(c) Seller has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement, and has taken all proper and necessary action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and other documents,
instruments and agreements executed in connection herewith. This Agreement is a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms.

(d) Immediately prior to the execution and at the time of delivery of each
Schedule of Account, Seller is the sole owner and holder of each of the Account
described thereon and that upon FGI’s acceptance of each Purchased Account; FGI
shall become the sole owner and holder of such Purchased Account(s).

(e) No Purchased Account shall have been previously sold or transferred or be
subject to any lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim of any kind
of nature. Seller will not factor, sell, transfer, pledge or give a security
interest in any of its Accounts to anyone other than FGI. There are no financing
statements now on file in any public office covering any Collateral of Seller of
any kind, real or personal, in which Seller is named in or has signed as the
debtor, except the financing statement or statements filed or to be filed in
respect of this Agreement or those statements now on file specifically listed on
Schedule 4(e) attached hereto. Seller will not execute any security agreement or
authorize the filing of any financing statement in favor of any other Person,
except FGI, during the Term of this Agreement.

(f) The amount of each Purchased Account is due and owing to Seller and
represents an accurate statement of a bona fide sale, delivery and acceptance of
Goods or performance of service by Seller to or for an Account Debtor. The terms
for payment of Purchased Accounts are no greater than sixty (60) days from date
of invoice and the payment of such Purchased Accounts is not contingent upon the
fulfillment by Seller of any further performance of any nature whatsoever. Each
Account Debtor’s business is solvent to the best of Seller’s knowledge.

 

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(g) There are and shall be no set-offs, allowances, discounts, deductions,
counterclaims, or disputes with respect to any Purchased Account, either at the
time it is accepted by FGI for FGI or prior to the date it is to be paid. Seller
shall inform FGI, in writing, immediately upon learning that there exists any
Account, which is subject to a Dispute. Seller shall accept no returns and shall
grant no allowance or credit to any Account Debtor without the prior written
consent of FGI, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. On the first
business day of each calendar week, Seller shall provide to FGI for each Account
Debtor who is indebted on a Purchased Account that has been purchased, a weekly
report in a form and substance satisfactory to FGI itemizing all such returns
and allowances made during the previous week with respect such Purchased
Accounts and at FGI’s option a check (or wire transfer) payable to FGI for the
amount thereof or in FGI’s sole and exclusive discretion, FGI may accept the
issuance of a Credit Memo and apply same to the Reserve Account.

(h) Seller’s address, as set forth in any Application submitted to FGI, is
Seller’s mailing address, its chief executive office, principal place of
business and the office where all of the books and records concerning the
Purchased Accounts are maintained which shall not be changed without giving
thirty (30) days prior written notice to FGI.

(i) Seller shall maintain its books and records in accordance with GAAP and
shall reflect on its books the absolute sale of the Purchased Accounts to FGI.
Seller shall furnish FGI, upon request, such information and statements, as FGI
shall request from time to time and at any time regarding Seller’s business
affairs, financial condition and results of its operations. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Seller shall provide FGI, on or prior to the
thirtieth (30th) day of each month, unaudited financial statements with respect
to the prior month and, within ninety (90) days after the end of each of
Seller’s fiscal years, annual financial statements and such certificates
relating to the foregoing as FGI may request including, without limitation, a
monthly certificate from the president and chief financial officer of Seller
stating that no Event of Default exists or if an Event of Default has occurred
stating in detail the nature of the Event(s) of Default. Seller will furnish to
FGI upon request a current listing of all open and unpaid accounts payable and
Accounts, and such other items of information that FGI may deem necessary or
appropriate from time to time. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein or
unless FGI otherwise consents, all financial statements and reports furnished to
FGI hereunder shall be prepared and all financial computations and
determinations pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied.

(j) Seller has and will file all tax returns required to be filed in any
jurisdiction where Seller conducts business and Seller has paid and will pay all
taxes and governmental charges (including taxes and charges imposed with respect
to sale of Goods or provision of services) and furnish to FGI upon request
satisfactory proof of payment and compliance with all federal, state and local
tax requirements.

(k) The are no existing lawsuits against Seller involving amounts greater than
$50,000 and Seller will promptly notify FGI of (i) the filing of any lawsuit
against Seller involving amounts greater than $50,000, and (ii) any attachment
or any other legal process levied against Seller.

(l) The Application made or delivered by or on behalf of Seller in connection
with this Agreement, and the statements made therein are true and correct at the
time that this Agreement is executed. There is no fact which Seller has not
disclosed to FGI in writing which could materially adversely affect the
properties, business, financial condition or prospects of Seller, or any of the
Purchased Accounts or Collateral, or which is necessary to disclose in order to
keep the foregoing representations and warranties from being misleading.

(m) In no event shall the funds paid to Seller hereunder be used directly or
indirectly for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.

(n) Seller does business under no trade or assumed names other than specifically
listed on Schedule 4(n) attached hereto.

(o) Any invoice or written communication that is issued by Seller to FGI by
facsimile transmission is a duplicate of the original.

(p) Any electronic communication of data, whether by e-mail, tape, disk, or
otherwise, Seller remits or causes to be remitted to FGI shall be authentic and
genuine.

 

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(q) Seller has obtained all licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental
authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Property and for the conduct
of its business.

(r) After giving effect to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement,
Seller is solvent, is able to pay its debts as they become due, and has capital
sufficient to carry on its business and all businesses in which it is about to
engage, and now owns property having a value both at fair valuation and at
present fair salable value greater than the amount required to pay Seller’s
debts. Seller will not be rendered insolvent by the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or by the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder.

(s) Seller shall continue in the business presently operated by it using its
commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its customers and goodwill.

(t) Seller shall deliver written notice to FGI promptly upon becoming aware of
the existence of (i) any condition or event which constitutes an Event of
Default under this Agreement, specifying the nature and period of existence
thereof and what action Seller is taking (and proposes to take) with respect
thereto or (ii) notice of default, oral or written, given to Seller by any
creditor for indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $25,000.

(u) Seller shall permit any of FGI’s officers or other representatives to visit
and inspect upon reasonable notice during business hours any of the locations of
Seller, to examine and audit all of Seller’s books of account, records, reports
and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom and to discuss its
affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, employees and independent
certified public accountants all at Seller’s expense at the standard rates
charged by FGI for such activities, plus FGI’s reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses.

(v) Seller agrees that immediately upon becoming aware of any development or
other information outside the ordinary course of business and excluding matters
of a general economic, financial or political nature which would reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect the properties, business, or
financial condition of Seller it shall give to FGI telephonic notice specifying
the nature of such development or information and such anticipated effect. In
addition, such verbal communication shall be confirmed by written notice thereof
to FGI on the same day such verbal communication is made or the next business
day thereafter.

(w) Seller will immediately notify FGI in writing in the event that Seller
becomes a party to or obtains any rights with respect to any Commercial Tort
Claim. Such notification shall include information sufficient to describe such
Commercial Tort Claim, including, but not limited to, the parties to the claim,
the court in which the claim was commenced, the docket number assigned to such
claim, if any, and a detailed explanation of the events that gave rise to the
claim. Seller shall execute and deliver to FGI all documents and/or agreements
necessary to grant FGI a security interest in such Commercial Tort Claim to
secure the Obligations. Seller authorizes FGI to file (without Seller’s
signature) initial financing statements or amendments, as FGI deems necessary to
perfect its security interest in the Commercial Tort Claim.

(x) Seller shall provide FGI with written notice of any letters of credit for
which Seller is the beneficiary. Seller shall execute and deliver (or cause to
be executed or delivered) to FGI, all documents and agreements as FGI may
require in order to obtain and perfect its security interest in such Letter of
Credit Rights.

(y) Without FGI’s prior written approval, Seller shall not engage in any
transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which (A) a Person or
group of Persons acquire (i) voting securities of Seller constituting greater
than 50% of the issued and outstanding voting securities of Seller and/or
entitling such Person(s) to elect a majority of Seller’s board of directors or
similar governing body (whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
division, conversion or otherwise) or (ii) all or substantially all of the
Seller’s assets determined on a consolidated basis, or (B) Seller is dissolved
or liquidated or otherwise ceases to be in existence in the form as of the date
hereof.

 

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(z) Excepting the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of negotiable
instruments for deposit or collection, Seller shall not become or be liable,
directly or indirectly, primary or secondary, matured or contingent, in any
manner, whether as guarantor, surety, accommodation maker, or otherwise, for the
existing or future Indebtedness of any kind of any Person.

(aa) Seller shall not: (i) declare or pay or make any forms of distribution or
dividend to holders of Seller’s capital stock, membership interest or other
equity interest; (ii) declare or pay any bonus compensation to its officers if
an Event of Default exists or would result from the payment thereof; or
(iii) hereafter incur or become liable for any indebtedness.

(bb) Seller shall not make or have outstanding loans, advances, extensions of
credit or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person, except
vendors in the regular course of business, without prior written approval of
FGI.

(cc) Seller shall not use FGI’s name in connection with any of its business
operations. Nothing herein contained is intended to permit or authorize Seller
to make any contract on behalf of FGI.

(dd) Seller shall not become or be a party to any contract or agreement which at
the time of becoming a party to such contract or agreement materially impairs
Seller’s ability to perform under this Agreement, or under any other instrument,
agreement or document to which Seller is a party or by which it is or may be
bound.

Section 5. Notice of Purchase. Seller authorizes FGI to file, and Seller shall
execute and deliver to FGI and/or file at such times and places as FGI may
designate, such financing statements, continuations and amendments thereto as
are necessary or desirable to give notice of FGI’s purchase of the Purchased
Accounts under the UCC in effect in any applicable jurisdiction and FGI’s
security interest in Seller’s Collateral as provided in Section 6 below.

Section 6. Collateral. In order to secure the payment of all indebtedness and
obligations of Seller to FGI (including the Obligations), in addition to the
sale of Purchased Accounts, Seller hereby grants to FGI a security interest in
and lien upon all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all of
Seller’s Collateral. Seller agrees to comply with all appropriate laws in order
to perfect FGI’s security interest in and to the Collateral and to execute such
documents as FGI may, from time to time, require and to deliver to FGI a list of
all locations of its Inventory, Equipment and Goods. Seller shall provide
written notice to FGI of any change in the locations at which it keeps its
Inventory, Equipment and Goods at least thirty (30) days prior to any such
change. The occurrence of any Event of Default shall entitle FGI to all of the
default rights and remedies (without limiting the other rights and remedies
exercisable by FGI either prior or subsequent to an Event of Default) as
available to a Secured Party under the UCC in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction.

Section 7. Collection.

(a) Seller shall notify all Account Debtors and take other necessary or
appropriate means to insure that all of Seller’s Account(s), whether or not
purchased by FGI, shall be paid directly to FGI at the remittance address or by
the wire instructions set forth below. FGI shall have the right at any time,
either before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default and without notice
to Seller, to notify any or all Account Debtors of the assignment to FGI and to
direct such Account Debtors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due
to Seller directly to FGI. As to any Account proceeds that do not represent
Purchased Accounts, and so long as no Event of Default has occurred, FGI shall
be deemed to have received any such proceeds of Accounts as a pure pass-through
for and on account of Seller; provided, however, FGI may retain, in its sole and
absolute discretion, any such amounts as additional reserves in the Reserve
Account. Unless otherwise required by FGI, all invoices of all of Seller’s
Accounts shall plainly state on their face: “All amounts owing under this
invoice have been assigned to Faunus Group International, Inc. d/b/a FGI Finance
and all such amounts payable hereunder are payable to Faunus Group
International, Inc. d/b/a FGI Finance at the remittance address or by the wire
instructions set forth below:

 

Wire Instructions (USD):

   Mailing Address: Citizens Bank    80 Broad Street ABA/Routing #: 021313103   
22nd Floor Swift: CTZIUS33    New York, NY 10004 Beneficiary: FGI Finance   
Account #: 4001212330   

 

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(b) FGI, as the sole and absolute owner of the Purchased Accounts, shall have
the sole and exclusive power and authority to collect each such Purchased
Account, through legal action or otherwise, and FGI may, in its sole discretion,
settle, compromise, or assign (in whole or in part) any of such Purchased
Accounts, or otherwise exercise, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law, any other right now existing or hereafter arising with respect to any of
such Purchased Accounts.

Section 8. Payments Received by Seller. Should Seller receive payment of all or
any portion of any Purchased Account, Seller shall immediately notify FGI in
writing of the receipt of the payment, hold said payment in trust for FGI
separate and apart from Seller’s own property and funds, and shall deliver said
payment to FGI without delay in the identical form in which received with all
necessary endorsements. Should Seller receive any check or other payment
instrument with respect to a Purchased Account or after default any Account and
fail to surrender and deliver to FGI said check or payment instrument on the
next business day following the date of receipt by Seller, FGI shall be entitled
to charge Seller a Misdirected Payment Fee to compensate FGI for the additional
administrative expenses that the parties acknowledge is likely to be incurred as
a result of such breach. In the event any Goods, the sale of which gave rise to
a Purchased Account, are returned to or repossessed by Seller, such Goods shall
be held by Seller in trust for FGI, separate and apart from Seller’s own
property and subject to FGI’s sole direction and control.

Section 9. Power of Attorney. Seller grants to FGI an irrevocable power of
attorney authorizing and permitting FGI, at its option, with or without notice
to Seller to do any or all of the following: (a) endorse the name of Seller on
any checks or other evidences of payment whatsoever that may come into the
possession of FGI regarding Purchased Accounts or Collateral, including checks
received by FGI pursuant to Section 9 hereof; (b) receive, open and dispose of
any mail addressed to Seller and put FGI’s address on any statements mailed to
Account Debtors; (c) pay, settle, compromise, prosecute or defend any action,
claim, conditional waiver and release, or proceeding relating to Purchased
Accounts or Collateral; (d) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, notify
in the name of the Seller, the U.S. Post Office to change the address for
delivery of mail addressed to Seller to such address as FGI may designate,
however, FGI shall turn over to Seller all such mail not relating to Purchased
Accounts or Collateral; (e) file any financing statement deemed necessary or
appropriate by FGI to protect FGI’s interest in and to the Purchased Accounts or
Collateral, or under any provision of this Agreement; (f) effect debits to any
demand deposit or other deposit account that Seller or Seller’s principals who
have executed a guaranty agreement maintain at any bank for any sums due to or
from the Seller under this Agreement; and (g) to do all other things necessary
and proper in order to carry out this Agreement. The authority granted to FGI
herein is irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and all Obligations are
fully satisfied.

Section 10. Default and Remedies. An Event of Default shall be deemed to have
occurred hereunder and FGI may immediately exercise its rights and remedies with
respect to the Purchased Accounts and the Collateral under this Agreement, upon
the happening of one or more of the following: (a) Seller shall fail to pay as
and when due any amount owed to FGI; (b) (i) the commencement of any action for
the dissolution or liquidation of Seller, or the commencement of any proceeding
to avoid any transaction entered into by Seller, or the commencement of any case
or proceeding for reorganization or liquidation of Seller’s debts under the
federal bankruptcy code or any other state or federal law, now or hereafter
enacted for the relief of debtors, whether instituted by or against Seller;
provided however, that Seller shall have forty-five (45) days to obtain the
dismissal or discharge of involuntary proceedings filed against it, it being
understood that during such forty-five (45) day period, (ii) Seller makes or
proposes in writing, an assignment for the benefit of creditors generally,
offers a composition or extension to creditors, or makes or sends notice of an
intended bulk sale of any business or assets now or hereafter owned or conducted
by Seller, or (iii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, custodian,
trustee or similar official or fiduciary for Seller or for Seller’s property;
(c) Seller shall become insolvent in that its debts are greater than the fair
value of its assets, or Seller is generally not paying its debts as they become
due; (d) any involuntary lien, garnishment, attachment or the like shall be
issued against or shall attach to the Purchased Accounts, the Collateral or any
portion thereof and the same is not released within ten (10) days; (e) Seller
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excess of $50,000, unless the same is discharged within thirty (30) days after
the date of entry thereof or an appeal or appropriate proceeding for review
thereof is taken within such periods and a stay of execution pending such appeal
is obtained; (f) Seller shall breach any covenant, warranty or representation
set forth herein or same shall be untrue when made; (g) any report, certificate,
schedule, financial statement, profit and loss statement or other statement
furnished by Seller, or by any other person on behalf of Seller, to FGI is not
true and correct in any material respect; (h) Seller shall have a federal or
state tax lien filed against any of its properties, or shall fail to pay any
federal or state tax when due, or shall fail to file any federal or state tax
form as and when due; or (i) a material adverse change shall have occurred in
Seller’s financial conditions, business, operations or prospects. Upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, all obligations owing to FGI (including the
Obligations) shall become immediately due and owing at the option of FGI
(provided upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under clause (b) above, all
such amounts shall become immediately due and payable without further notice or
demand) and FGI shall be entitled to any form of equitable relief that may be
appropriate without having to establish any inadequate remedy at law or other
grounds other than to establish that its Collateral is subject to being
improperly used, moved, dissipated or withheld from FGI. FGI shall be entitled
to freeze, debit and/or effect a set-off against any fund or account Seller may
maintain with any Bank. In the event FGI deems it necessary to seek equitable
relief, including, but not limited to, injunctive or receivership remedies, as a
result of and Event of Default, Seller waives any requirement that FGI post or
otherwise obtain or procure any bond. Alternatively, in the event FGI, in its
sole and exclusive discretion, desires to procure and post a bond, FGI may
procure and file with the court a bond in an amount up to and not greater than
$10,000 notwithstanding any common or statutory law requirement to the contrary.
Upon FGI’s posting of such bond it shall be entitled to all benefits as if such
bond was posted in compliance with state law. Seller also waives any right it
may be entitled to, including an award of attorney’s fees or costs, in the event
any equitable relief sought by and awarded to FGI is thereafter, for whatever
reason(s), vacated, dissolved or reversed. All post-judgment interest shall bear
interest at either the contract rate, 18% per annum or such higher rate as may
be allowed by law.

Section 11. Cumulative Rights; Waivers. All rights, remedies and powers granted
to FGI in this Agreement, or in any other instrument or agreement given to
Seller to FGI or otherwise available to FGI in equity or at law, are cumulative
and may be exercised singularly or concurrently with such other rights as FGI
may have. These rights may be exercised from time to time as to all or any part
of the Purchased Accounts purchased hereunder or the Collateral as FGI in its
sole and absolute discretion may determine. In the event that any part of this
transaction between Seller and FGI is construed to be a loan from FGI to Seller,
any advances or payments made as the Purchase Price for all Purchased Accounts
shall be secured by the Purchased Accounts and the Collateral and FGI shall have
all rights and remedies available to FGI in addition to its rights and remedies
hereunder. FGI may not be held to have waived its rights and remedies unless the
waiver is in writing and signed by FGI. A waiver by FGI of a right, remedy or
default under this Agreement on one occasion is not a waiver of any right,
remedy or default on any subsequent occasion. Any failure by FGI to exercise, or
any delay by FGI of such right or any other right, nor in any manner impair the
subsequent exercise by FGI of any of its rights.

Section 12. Notices. Any notice or communication with respect to this Agreement
shall be given in writing, sent by (i) personal delivery, or (ii) expedited
delivery service with proof of delivery, or (iii) United States mail, postage
prepaid, registered or certified mail, or (iv) facsimile, addressed to each
party hereto at its address set forth below or to such other address or to the
attention of such other person as hereafter shall be designated in writing by
the applicable party sent in accordance herewith. Any such notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been given either at the time of personal
delivery or, in the case of delivery service or mail, as of the date of first
attempted delivery at the address and in the manner provided herein, or in the
case of facsimile, upon receipt.

 

FGI Finance    Overland Storage, Inc. 80 Broad Street    4820 Overland Avenue
22nd Floor    San Diego, CA 92123 New York, NY 10004    Fax: (858) 495-4267 Fax:
(212) 248-3404   

 

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Section 13. Term. The Original Term of this Agreement shall be twenty four
(24) months from the date of this Agreement, provided that this Agreement shall
be extended automatically for an additional two (2) years for each succeeding
term unless written notice of termination is given by one party hereto to the
other party hereto at least sixty (60) days, but not more than ninety (90) days,
prior to the end of the Original Term or any extension thereof. Any such notice
of termination, however, and notwithstanding payment in full of all Obligations
by Seller, is conditioned on Seller’s delivery, to FGI, of a general release in
a form reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser. Seller understands that this
provision constitutes a waiver of its rights under § 9-513 of the UCC. FGI shall
not be required to record any terminations or satisfactions of any of FGI’s
liens on the Collateral unless and until Seller has executed and delivered to
FGI said general release and Seller shall have no authority to do so without
FGI’s express written consent. In the event Seller terminates this Agreement,
Seller shall pay to FGI an early Termination Fee in the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00). Any termination of this Agreement shall not
affect FGI’s security interest in the Collateral and FGI’s ownership of the
Purchased Accounts, and this Agreement shall continue to be effective, until all
transactions entered into and obligations incurred hereunder have been completed
and satisfied in full. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, and assuming no
default by Seller in which event FGI may terminate without notice, FGI may
terminate this Agreement at any time by giving not less than thirty (30) days
notice in which event, Seller shall not be obligated to pay any Termination Fee.

Section 14. Expenses. At closing and from time to time thereafter, Seller will
pay upon demand of FGI all costs, fees and expenses reasonably incurred by FGI
in connection with (i) the analysis, negotiation, preparation, execution,
administration, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the documents and
instruments referred to herein, and any amendment, amendment and restatement,
supplement, waiver or consent relating hereto or thereto, whether or not any
such amendment, amendment and restatement, supplement, waiver or consent is
executed or becomes effective, including search costs, the reasonable fees,
expenses and disbursements of counsel for FGI, reasonable charges of any expert
consultant to FGI and reimbursement for premiums incurred by FGI to insure
against nonpayment of the Accounts or other insurable losses to the Collateral,
(ii) the enforcement of FGI’s rights hereunder, or the collection of any
payments owing from, Seller under this Agreement or the protection, preservation
or defense of the rights of FGI hereunder, (iii) the enforcement of FGI’s rights
with respect to the Accounts, including the collection of any payments owing
from any account debtors with respect to the Accounts (including , the
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel for FGI), and (iv) any
refinancing or restructuring of the arrangements provided under this Agreement
in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or
otherwise (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for FGI).
Seller hereby authorizes FGI, at FGI’s sole discretion, to deduct such fees,
costs and expenses from the Reserve Account or may make demand therefore.

Section 15. Indemnity. Seller releases and shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless FGI and its respective officers, shareholders, employees and agents, of
and from any claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, judgments, injuries,
losses, damages and costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable legal fees) resulting from (i) acts or conduct of Seller under,
pursuant or related to this Agreement, (ii) Seller’s breach or violation of any
representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking contained in this Agreement,
(iii) Seller’s failure to comply with any or all laws, statutes, ordinances,
governmental rules, regulations or standards, whether federal, state or local,
or court or administrative orders or decrees and (iv) any claim by any third
party, including any other creditor of Seller, against FGI arising out of any
transaction whether hereunder or in any way related to this Agreement and all
costs, expenses, fines, penalties or other damages resulting therefrom, unless
resulting solely from acts or conduct of FGI constituting willful misconduct or
gross negligence.

Section 16. Severability. Each and every provision, condition, covenant and
representation contained in this Agreement is, and shall be construed to be, a
separate and independent covenant and agreement. If any term or provision of
this Agreement shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of
the Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

Section 17. Parties in Interest. All grants, covenants and agreements contained
in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that Seller may not
delegate or assign any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement without
the prior written consent of FGI. FGI reserves the right to assign its rights
and obligations under this agreement in whole or in part to any person or
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Section 18. Governing Law: Submission to Process and Venue. This agreement shall
be deemed a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and shall be
construed and enforced, along with all matters arising hereunder or related
hereto, in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of New
York, without reference to the rules thereof relating to conflicts of law.
Seller hereby irrevocably submits itself to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
the state and federal courts located in New York, and agrees and consents that
service of process may be made upon it in any legal proceeding relating to this
agreement, the purchase of Accounts or any other relationship between FGI and
Seller by any means allowed under state or federal law. Any legal proceeding
arising out of or in any way related to this Agreement, the purchase of Accounts
or any other relationship between FGI and Seller shall be brought and litigated
in any of the state or federal courts located in the State of New York in any
county in which FGI has a business location, the selection of which shall be in
the exclusive discretion of FGI. Seller hereby waives and agrees not to assert,
by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, that any such proceeding, is
brought in any inconvenient forum or that the venue thereof is improper.

Section 19. Complete Agreement. This Agreement, the written documents executed
pursuant to this Agreement, if any, and the acknowledgment delivered in
connection herewith set forth the entire understanding and agreement of the
parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and may not
be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral
agreements of the parties. No modification or amendment of or supplement to this
Agreement shall be valid or effective unless the same is in writing and signed
by the party against whom it is sought to be enforced.

Section 20. Miscellaneous.

(a) Seller acknowledges that there is no, and it will not seek or attempt to
establish any, fiduciary relationship between FGI and Seller, and Seller waives
any right to assert, now or in the future, the existence or creation of any
fiduciary relationship between FGI and Seller in any action or proceeding
(whether by way of claim, counterclaim, crossclaim or otherwise) for damages.

(b) This Agreement shall be deemed to be one of financial accommodation and not
assumable by any debtor, trustee or debtor-in-possession in any bankruptcy
proceeding without FGI’s express written consent and may be suspended in the
event a petition in bankruptcy is filed by or against Seller.

(c) In the event Seller’s principals, officers or directors form a new entity,
whether corporate, partnership, limited liability company or otherwise, similar
to that of Seller during the term of this Agreement, such entity shall be deemed
to have expressly assumed the obligations due FGI by Seller under this
Agreement. Upon the formation of any such entity, FGI shall be deemed to have
been granted an irrevocable power of attorney with authority to execute, on
behalf of the newly formed successor business, a new UCC-1 or UCC-3 financing
statement and have it filed with the appropriate secretary of state or UCC
filing office. FGI shall be held-harmless and be relieved of any liability
statement or the resulting perfection of a lien in any of the successor entity’s
assets. In addition, FGI shall have the right to notify the successor entity’s
account debtors of FGI’s lien rights, its right to collect all Accounts, and to
notify any new FGI or lender who has sought to procure a competing lien of FGI’s
right is in such successor entity’s assets.

(d) Seller expressly authorizes FGI to access the systems of and/or communicate
with any third party with respect to the status of any Goods regarding a
Purchased Account, including without limitation warehousemen, bailees, shipping
or trucking company in order to obtain or verify tracking, shipment or delivery
status of any Goods regarding a Purchased Account.

(e) Seller’s principal(s) acknowledge that the duty to accurately complete each
Schedule of Accounts is critical to this Agreement and as such all obligations
with respect thereto are non-delegable. Each of Seller’s principal(s)
acknowledge that he/she shall remain fully responsible for the accuracy of each
Schedule of Accounts delivered to FGI regardless of who is delegated the
responsibility to prepare and/or complete such Schedule of Accounts.

 

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(f) Seller shall indemnify FGI from any loss arising out of the assertion of any
Avoidance Claim. Seller shall notify FGI within two business days of it becoming
aware of the assertion of an Avoidance Claim.

(g) Seller agrees to execute any and all forms (i.e. Forms 8821 and/or 2848)
that FGI may require in order to enable FGI to obtain and receive tax
information issued by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service,
or receive refund checks.

(h) Seller will cooperate with FGI in obtaining a control agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to FGI with respect to Collateral consisting of: Deposit
Accounts; Investment Property; Letter-of-credit rights; and Electronic chattel
paper.

(i) Whenever Seller shall be required to make any payment, or perform any act,
on a day which is not a business day, such payment may be made, or such act may
be performed, on the next succeeding business day. Time is of the essence in
Seller’s performance under all provisions of this Agreement and all related
agreements and documents.

(j) All warranties, representations, and covenants made by Seller herein, or in
any agreement referred to herein or on any certificate, document or other
instrument delivered by it or on its behalf under this Agreement, shall be
considered to have been relied upon by FGI regardless of any investigation made
by FGI or on its behalf. All statements in any such certificate or other
instrument prepared and/or delivered for the benefit of FGI shall constitute
warranties and representations by FGI hereunder. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all covenants made by Seller hereunder or under any other
agreement or instrument shall be deemed continuing until all Obligations are
satisfied in full. All indemnification obligations under this Agreement shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of the Obligations.

(k) FGI, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to announce and publicize
the arrangement established hereunder, as it deems appropriate, by means and
media selected by FGI. Seller shall have the right to announce and publicize
this Agreement in a press release subject to FGI’s approval (which approval may
not be withheld, unless such press release is unreasonable) and shall have the
right to file the Agreement and make such disclosures regarding the Agreement as
required by applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other applicable reporting requirements, laws or regulations.
Such publication may include all pertinent information relating to such
arrangement. The form and content of the published information shall be in the
sole discretion of FGI and shall be considered the sole and exclusive property
of FGI. All expenses related to publicizing the financing shall be the sole
responsibility of FGI.

(l) The word “including” (and its various forms) means “including without
limitation” whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this
Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms,
and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural and vice
versa.

Section 21. Waiver of Jury Trial, Punitive and Consequential Damages, Etc.
Seller and FGI hereby (a) irrevocably waive any right either may have to a trial
by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly at any time arising
out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction
contemplated hereby or associated herewith; (b) Seller irrevocably waives, to
the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or
recover in any such litigation any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential
damages, or damages other than, or in addition to, actual damages and Seller
hereby releases and exculpates FGI, its officers, employees and designees, from
any liability arising from any acts under this Agreement or in furtherance
thereof whether of omission or commission, and whether based upon any error of
judgment or mistake of law or fact, except for willful misconduct; (c) and
Seller certifies that no party hereto nor any representative or agent or counsel
for any party hereto has represented, expressly or otherwise, or implied that
such party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing
waivers; and (d) Seller acknowledges that FGI has been induced to enter into
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, in part, as a result of
the mutual waivers and certifications contained in this Section.

 

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Section 22. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties. Seller
may not transfer, assign or delegate any of its duties or obligations hereunder.
Seller acknowledges and agrees that FGI may at any time, and from time to time,
(a) sell participating interests in FGI’s rights hereunder, and (b) sell,
transfer, or assign FGI’s rights hereunder without notice to or the consent of
Seller. No rights are intended to be created hereunder, or under any related
agreements or documents for the benefit of any third party donee, creditor or
incidental beneficiary of Seller. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as a delegation to FGI of Seller’s s duty of performance, including,
without limitation, Seller’s duties under any account or contract with any other
Person.

Section 23. Delivery by Electronic Means. This Agreement, the agreements
referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in
connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any
amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by electronic
means, including by means of unalterable files attached to e-mail communications
or by facsimile, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original
agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal
effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At
the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each
other party hereto or thereto shall reexecute original forms thereof and deliver
them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or
instrument shall raise the use of electronic means to deliver a signature or the
fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or
communicated through the use of electronic means as a defense to the formation
or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such
defense.

Section 24. Interpretation of Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and
agree that this Agreement and the agreements or instruments entered into in
connection herewith have been negotiated at arm’s-length and among parties
equally sophisticated and knowledgeable in the matters dealt with in this
Agreement or in such agreements or instruments. Accordingly, any rule of law or
legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this
Agreement or the agreements or instruments entered into in connection herewith
against the party that has drafted it is not applicable and is waived. The
provisions of this Agreement and the agreements and instruments entered into in
connection herewith shall be interpreted in a reasonable manner to effect the
intent of the parties as set forth herein or therein.

 

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SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals on the day and
year first hereinabove written.

 

FGI:     FAUNUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. Witness:   /s/ Jessica Hill     By:  
/s/ David M. DiPiero Name:   Jessica Hill     Name:   David M. DiPiero      
Title:   President SELLER:       Overland Storage, Inc. Witness:   /s/ Denise
Garrett     By:   /s/ Eric L. Kelly Name:   Denise Garrett     Name:   Eric L.
Kelly       Title:   Chief Executive Officer

STATE OF California

COUNTY OF San Diego

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day personally appeared before me, officers duly
authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, Eric L. Kelly, as CEO
of Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation who has produced the
following identification: California Drivers License or ( ) who is personally
known to me, and who acknowledged before me that he executed the same for the
purposes therein expressed, as the act and deed of said entity.

WITNESS my hand and official seal in the County and State last aforesaid on this
18th day of March, 2009.

 

      /s/ DP Garrett       Notary Public, State of California       My
Commission Expires: 7/2/2011

 

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