Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT
(hereinafter, this “Amendment”) dated as of May 11, 2012 is by and among YA
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P., formerly known as Cornell Capital Partners, LP (the
“Lender”), a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership with an office located at
101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302, HOMELAND SECURITY
CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) with its principal
office located at 4601 Fairfax Road, Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22203, NTG
MANAGEMENT CORP. (formerly known as Nexus Technologies Group, Inc.) a Delaware
corporation (“Nexus”), with its principal office located at 4601 Fairfax Road,
Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22203, CSS MANAGEMENT CORP. (formerly known as
Corporate Security Solutions, Inc.) a Pennsylvania corporation (“CSS”) with its
principal office located at 4601 Fairfax Road, Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22203
and FIDUCIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Fiducia Corporation”)
with its principal office located at 4601 Fairfax Road, Suite 1200, Arlington,
VA 22203.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall
have the meanings assigned in the Forbearance Agreement (as defined below).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, the Lender, the Company, Nexus and Fiducia Holdings LLC (“Fiducia”)
entered into an Amended and Restated Forbearance Agreement dated as of
October 26, 2011 (the “Forbearance Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, CSS guaranteed the obligations of the Company to the Lender pursuant to
that certain Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 11, 2011 and joined the
Security Agreement pursuant to that certain Joinder Agreement dated as of
November 11, 2011 by CSS, the Company, Fiducia and NTG in favor of the Lender;

 

WHEREAS, effective December 31, 2011, Fiducia and Fiducia Corporation entered
into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”),
pursuant to which the holders of the units of Fiducia transferred, assigned and
contributed such units to Fiducia Corporation in exchange for a number of
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock and
Series A Preferred Stock of Fiducia Corporation in accordance with the terms and
conditions thereof;

 

WHEREAS, the Existing Defaults have not been remedied on or prior to the
Forbearance Termination Date and are continuing as of the date hereof; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lender extend the Forbearance Period
by extending the Termination Date from April 30, 2012 to June 29, 2012, and the
Lender is willing to do so, but only on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

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Amendments

 

1.

The parenthetical on the first page within which NTG Management Corp. is defined
as “NTG” is hereby amended by deleting within such parenthetical the phrase
“and, together with Fiducia, the “Guarantors” and each, a “Guarantor””

 

 

2.

Section 1 of the Forbearance Agreement shall be amended by inserting the
following definition in its proper alphabetical order:

 

 

 

“Guarantors” means, collectively, CSS, NTG and Fiducia Holdings Corporation and
each, individually, a “Guarantor.”

 

 

3.

The definition of “Termination Date” in Section 1 of the Forbearance Agreement
shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following language:

 

 

 

“Termination Date” means June 29, 2012.”

 

 

4.

Exhibit A to the Forbearance Agreement shall be amended by adding to the list of
documents, instruments and agreements the following:

 

 

 

“40.

Consent to Sale and Release of Security Interest dated as of October 27, 2011 by
and between Lender and the Company;

 

 

 

 

  41.

Funds Flow Memorandum dated October 31, 2011 by and among Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc., the Company, the Lender and Suntrust Bank, as
escrow agent;

 

 

 

 

42.

Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 11, 2011 by CSS Management Corp., f/k/a
Corporate Security Solutions, Inc. (“CSS”), in favor of the Lender;

 

 

 

 

43.

Joinder Agreement dated as of November 11, 2011 by CSS, the Company, Fiducia and
NTG in favor of the Lender.”

 

 

 

Agreements

 

 

 

5.

On or before the date hereof, Fiducia Corporation shall execute and deliver to
the Lender (a) a guaranty agreement pursuant to which it guaranties the
Obligations and (b) a joinder agreement in favor of the Lender pursuant to which
it becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement, in each case, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lender, in its sole and exclusive discretion.

 

 

6.

On or before the date hereof, (a) the Company shall deliver to the Lender one or
more certificated securities representing 100% of the Company’s equity interests
in Fiducia Corporation, along with executed and undated stock powers and
(b) Fiducia Corporation shall deliver to the Lender one or more certificated
securities representing 100% of Fiducia Corporation’s equity interests in
Fiducia Real Estate Solutions, Inc. (“Fiducia Real Estate”), along with executed
and undated stock powers, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Lender, in its sole and exclusive discretion.

 

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7.

On or before the date hereof, the Company shall, and shall cause each
shareholder of Fiducia Corporation, to enter into a letter agreement with the
Lender that, among other things, permits the Lender to acquire and/or transfer
all or a portion of the equity interests of Fiducia Corporation owned by the
Company and on which it maintains a security interest or lien without being
bound by any transfer restriction that may govern such acquisition and/or
transfer, including, without limitation, any transfer restrictions set forth in
the Contribution Agreement, such letter agreement being in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender, in its sole and exclusive discretion.

 

 

8.

On or before the date hereof, Fiducia shall transfer to Fiducia Corporation any
and all equity interests of Fiducia Real Estate owned by Fiducia.

 

 

9.

On or before the date hereof, Fiducia Corporation shall execute and deliver to
the Lender an agreement pursuant to which it agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of that certain letter agreement dated July 29, 2011 by and among the
Lender and the shareholders of Fiducia Real Estate, such agreement to be in form
and substance satisfactory to the Lender, in its sole and exclusive discretion.

 

 

10.

On or before the date hereof, the Company shall cause the dissolution of
Fiducia.

 

 

Effective Date

 

 

11.

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon receipt by the
Lender of counterparts of the Amendment duly executed and delivered by the
Company, Nexus, Fiducia Corporation and CSS.

 

 

Interpretation

 

 

12.

The Lender, the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation each hereby
acknowledges and agrees that the Forbearance Agreement and the Financing
Documents shall continue to be and shall remain unchanged and in full force and
effect in accordance with their terms. Any terms or conditions contained in this
Amendment shall control over any inconsistent terms or conditions in the
Forbearance Agreement.

 

 

13.

Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed or interpreted or is
intended as a waiver of any default or Event of Default or of any rights,
powers, privileges or remedies that the Lender has or may have under the
Forbearance Agreement, the Financing Documents and/or applicable law on account
of such default or Event of Default.

 

 

14.

For purposes of the Forbearance Agreement, the representations, warranties and
covenants contained in this Amendment shall be deemed to be, and shall be,
representations, warranties and covenants under the Financing Documents. Without
limiting the foregoing sentence, if the Company, Nexus, CSS and/or Fiducia
Corporation breach(es) any provision contained herein, or should any
representation or warranty set forth herein be untrue, then such event shall,
without the necessity of any further action by any party, automatically
constitute an Event of Default and a Termination Event.

 

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Waiver of Claims

 

15.

The Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation each hereby acknowledges and
agrees that it has no offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against the
Lender, its general partner, and its investment manager, and each of their
respective agents, servants, attorneys, advisors, officers, directors,
employees, affiliates, representatives, investors, partners, members, managers,
predecessors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Lender Parties”) and
that if the Company, Nexus, CSS or Fiducia Corporation now has, or ever did
have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against the Lender
Parties, or any one of them, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, from
the beginning of the world through this date and through the time of execution
of this Amendment, all of them are hereby expressly WAIVED, and the Company,
Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation each hereby RELEASES the Lender Parties from
any liability therefor.

 

Acknowledgment of Indebtedness

 

16.

The principal and interest figures set forth in Section 9 of the Forbearance
Agreement are hereby updated as of the date hereof as follows, and the Company,
Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation each hereby acknowledges and agrees that, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Financing Documents, it is
liable to the Lender as follows:

 

a.                                       Due under November 28 Promissory Note
as of the date hereof:

 

Principal

 

$

0

 

Interest

 

$

20,454.09

 

Total

 

$

20,454.09

 

 

b.                                      Due under the November 26 Promissory
Note as of the date hereof:

 

Principal

 

$

 0

 

Interest

 

$

51,344.09

 

Total

 

$

51,344.09

 

 

c.                                       Due under the First March 2008
Promissory Note as of the date hereof:

 

Principal

 

$

0

 

Interest

 

$

0

 

Total

 

$

0

 

 

d.                                      Due under the Second March 2008
Promissory Note as of the date hereof:

 

Principal

 

$

1,336,103.91

 

Interest

 

$

2,035,119.16

 

Total

 

$

3,371,223.07

 

 

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e.                                       Due under the Third March 2008
Promissory Note as of the date hereof:

 

Principal

 

$

0

 

Interest

 

$

1,786,033.69

 

Total

 

$

1,786,033.69

 

 

f.                                         For all interest accruing upon the
principal balances of the Promissory Notes from and after the date hereof, and
for all fees, redemption premiums, liquidated damages, costs, expenses, and
costs of collection (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) heretofore or
hereafter accrued or incurred by the Lender in connection with the Financing
Documents.

 

Representations, Warranties, and Covenants

 

17.                                 The Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia
Corporation each hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to the Lender as
follows:

 

a.                                       The execution and delivery of this
Amendment by the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation and the performance
by the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation of its obligations and
agreements under this Amendment, the Forbearance Agreement, and the Financing
Documents are within the authority of the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia
Corporation, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings,
if applicable, on behalf of the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation and
do not and will not contravene any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation
to which the Company, Nexus, CSS or Fiducia Corporation is subject or, if
applicable, the Company’s, Nexus’, CSS’s or Fiducia Corporation’s charter, other
organization papers, by-laws or any stock provision or any amendment thereof or
of any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company, Nexus, CSS and/or
Fiducia Corporation.

 

b.                                      This Amendment, the Forbearance
Agreement and the Financing Documents constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, reorganization and other laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting the rights or remedies of
creditors and by general equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).

 

c.                                       No approval or consent of, or filing
with, any governmental agency or authority is required to make valid and legally
binding the execution, delivery or performance by the Company, Nexus, CSS and/or
Fiducia Corporation of this Amendment, the Forbearance Agreement or any of the
Financing Documents.

 

d.                                      The Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia
Corporation have performed and complied in all material respects with all terms
and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by the Company,
Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation prior to or at the time hereof, and as of the
date hereof, and to the best knowledge of the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia
Corporation, no default and/or Event of Default has occurred and is

 

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continuing under any of the Financing Documents, with the sole exception of the
Existing Defaults.

 

e.                                       The representations and warranties
contained in the Financing Documents were true and correct in all material
respects at and as of the date made and are true and correct as of the date
hereof, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions specifically
contemplated or specifically permitted by this Amendment, the Forbearance
Agreement and the Financing Documents, and changes occurring in the ordinary
course of business that singly or in the aggregate are not materially adverse to
the financial condition of the Company, Nexus, CSS and/or Fiducia Corporation
and to the extent that such representations and warranties relate expressly to
an earlier date.

 

f.                                         To the best knowledge of the Company,
Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation, the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia
Corporation currently have no commercial tort claims (as such term is defined in
the Code), and each of the Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia Corporation hereby
covenants and agrees that in the event it shall hereafter hold or acquire a
commercial tort claim, it shall immediately notify the Lender of the particulars
of such claim in writing and shall grant to the Lender a security interest
therein and in the proceeds thereof, upon such terms and documentation as may be
satisfactory to the Lender.

 

g.                                      The Company, Nexus, CSS and Fiducia
Corporation have read and understand each of the terms and conditions of this
Amendment and confirms that it is entering into this Amendment freely and
voluntarily, without duress, after having had an opportunity for consultation
with independent counsel of its own selection, and not in reliance upon any
representations, warranties, or agreements made by the Lender and not set forth
in this Amendment.

 

Entire Agreement

 

18.                                 This Amendment shall be binding upon the
Company, Nexus, CSS, Fiducia Corporation and the Company’s, Nexus’, CSS’s and
Fiducia Corporation’s employees, representatives, successors, and assigns, and
shall inure to the benefit of the Lender and the Lender’s successors and
assigns.  The Forbearance Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, incorporates
all of the discussions and negotiations between the Company, Nexus, CSS, Fiducia
Corporation and the Lender, either expressed or implied, concerning the matters
included herein and in such other documents, instruments and agreements, any
statute, custom, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.  No such discussions
or negotiations shall limit, modify, or otherwise affect the provisions hereof. 
No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of the Forbearance
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, or any provision of any other document,
instrument, or agreement between the Company, Nexus, CSS and/or Fiducia
Corporation, on the one hand, and the Lender, on the other hand, shall be
effective unless executed in writing by the party to be charged with such
modification, amendment, or waiver, and if such party be the Lender, then by a
duly authorized officer thereof.

 

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Construction of Amendment

 

19.                                 In connection with the interpretation of
this Amendment:

 

a.                                       All rights and obligations hereunder
and thereunder, including matters of construction, validity, and performance,
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of
New Jersey and are intended to take effect as sealed instruments.

 

b.                                      The captions of this Amendment are for
convenience purposes only, and shall not be used in construing the intent of the
Lender or the Company, Nexus, CSS or Fiducia Corporation under this Amendment.

 

c.                                       Except as specifically modified herein,
all terms and conditions of the Forbearance Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect.

 

d.                                      The Lender, the Company, Nexus, CSS and
Fiducia Corporation have prepared this Amendment with the aid and assistance of
their respective counsel.  Accordingly, all of them shall be deemed to have been
drafted by the Lender, the Company, Nexus, CSS or Fiducia Corporation and shall
not be construed against the Lender, the Company, Nexus, CSS or Fiducia
Corporation.

 

Illegality or Unenforceablility

 

20.                                 Any determination that any provision or
application of this Amendment is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
respect, or in any instance, shall not affect the validity, legality, or
enforceability of any such provision in any other instance, or the validity,
legality, or enforceability of any other provision of this Amendment.

 

Counterparts

 

21.                                 This Amendment may be executed in multiple
identical counterparts, each of which when duly executed shall be deemed an
original, and all of which shall be construed together as one agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as of the date first set
forth above.

 

 

 

 

HOMELAND SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ C. Thomas McMillen

 

 

Name:  C. Thomas McMillen

 

 

Title:  CEO

 

 

 

 

NTG MANAGEMENT CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael T. Brigante

 

 

Name:  Michael T. Brigante

 

 

Title:  CEO

 

 

 

 

CSS MANAGEMENT CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael T. Brigante

 

 

Name:  Michael T. Brigante

 

 

Title:  CFO

 

 

 

 

FIDUCIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ C. Thomas McMillen

 

 

Name:  C. Thomas McMillen

 

 

Title:  CEO

 

 

 

 

YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

Yorkville Advisors, LLC

 

Its:

Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark Angelo

 

 

Name:  Mark Angelo

 

 

Title:  Managing Member

 

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