Security Agreement



 Exhibit 10.5 

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SECURITY AGREEMENT 

This Security Agreement (this “Security Agreement”) is made effective as of April 29, 2010
(“Effective Date”), by and between DayStar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Debtor”), and Dynamic Worldwide Solar Energy, LLC (“Secured Party”), with reference to
the essential facts stated in the Recitals below. 
 RECITALS 

A. Pursuant to the terms of that certain Purchase Agreement dated April 29, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”),
the Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Notes”), the warrants (the “Warrants”), and the Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), all between Debtor and Secured Party, Secured Party is loaning to Debtor a total principal amount of $650,000 (the “Loan”). This Security Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants
and the Registration Rights Agreement shall collectively be referred to as the “Loan Documents”. 
 B.
As a condition to receiving the Loan, the terms of the Loan Documents require that Debtor enter into this Security Agreement. 

C. As security for the payment and performance of Debtor’s obligations to Secured Party under the Loan Documents, and as a condition
precedent to Secured Party’s obligation to make the Loan, it is the intent of Debtor to create and grant to Secured Party and a security interest in certain property as hereinafter provided. 

AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Loan, the above recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which are hereby acknowledged, Debtor hereby agrees as follows: 
 1. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the
full and timely payment and performance of the obligations of Debtor to Secured Party described in Section 2 below (such obligations, collectively and severally, the “Obligations”), Debtor hereby pledges and grants to
Secured Party a security interest (“Security Interest”) in and to (a) all of Debtor’s right, title and interest in and to contracts to which Debtor is a party, and all other contracts relating to Debtor’s
assets, business and operations, (b) all of Debtor’s intellectual property and rights therein and thereto, (c) all of Debtor’s other assets, and all assets used and useful in Debtor’s business and operations, and
(d) all other items identified in Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (collectively and severally, the “Collateral”). 

2. Obligations. The Obligations secured by this Security Agreement shall consist of (a) the Loan Documents (including, but
not limited to, any liquidated damages that may be payable by the Company pursuant to Section 1.2(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement), (b) any additional monies advanced to or borrowed by Debtor from Secured Party, (c) this
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direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, (e) all costs
incurred by Secured Party to obtain, preserve, perfect, and enforce this Security Agreement and the Security Interest, to collect the Indebtedness, and to maintain, preserve, collect, and enforce the Collateral, including but not limited to taxes,
assessments, insurance premiums, repairs, reasonable attorney’s fees and legal expenses, rent, storage costs, and expenses of sale, and (f) interest on the above amounts as agreed between Secured Party and Debtor, or if there is no
agreement, at the highest lawful rate. 
 3. Representations and Warranties. Debtor hereby represents and warrants that:

 (a) Debtor is the owner of the Collateral and no other person has any right, title, claim or interest (by way of security
interest or other lien or charge or otherwise) in, against or to the Collateral, except liens for taxes, assessments and other government charges not yet due and payable; except (i) a security interest held by Banc of America Leasing &
Capital, LLC in certain of the Collateral as described in that certain UCC 1 financing statement filed on October 22, 2008 in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware under filing number 83561188 (ii) a security
interest held by TD Waterhouse RRSP Account 230832S, in trust for Peter Alan Lacey as beneficiary, (the “Lacey RRSP Account”) as evidenced by that certain security agreement, effective as of September 21, 2009, by and between Debtor
and the Lacey RRSP Account, as secured party, (iii) a security interest held by Tejas Securities Group, Inc. 401k Plan and Trust, FBO John J. Gorman, John J. Gorman TTEE, (the “Tejas 401K Plan and Trust”) as evidenced by that certain
security agreement, effective as of February 6, 2010, by and between Debtor and the Tejas Trust, as secured party, (iv) a security interest held by Peter Lacey, an individual, as evidenced by the Amended and Restated Security Agreement,
effective as of April 12, 2010, by and between Debtor and Peter Lacey, as secured Party, (v) a security interest held by William S. Steckel, an individual, as evidenced by the that certain security agreement, effective as of April 6,
2010, by and between Debtor and William S. Steckel, as secured party, and (vi) a security interest held by Michael Moretti, an individual, as evidenced by the Amended and Restated Security Agreement, effective as of April 12, 2010, ((i),
(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) collectively, the “Prior Liens”). The Secured Party acknowledges that the Company may have entered into one or more additional secured financing transactions (each, a “Bridge Financing” as
defined in the Purchase Agreement) and may enter into additional bridge financing transactions within 120 days following the execution of this Agreement (all bridge financings as described above are collectively referred to as “Bridge
Financing”). In light of the foregoing, the Secured Party recognizes that each participant in the bridge financing is also a secured party on a pari passu basis, currently up to $4.0 million in total indebtedness with the Secured Party and
Prior Lien holders, as is found in Schedule 1 attached hereto. The Prior Liens shall become pari passu with the bridge financing secured parties and Secured Party pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement of even date herewith. Seller will use its
best efforts to obtain the agreement of the other Bridge Lender to increase the asset base for the Intercreditor Agreement to $7.0 million. In the event the Seller cannot obtain such Agreement, Mr. Peter Lacey hereby agrees to substitute his
priority with the Purchaser up to the amount of the Purchaser’s indebtedness in the event of a default. In the event the Seller defaults under an Event of Default (as defined in the Notes) of a type referred to in Section 4(c) or 4(d) of
the Notes or an Event of Default (as defined in the Security Agreement) of a type referred to in Section 5(c), 5(d) or 5(h) of the Security Agreement shall have occurred, then, upon such occurrence, until the Notes shall have been paid in full,
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security interests of Mr. Peter Lacey (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), and the right of Mr. Lacey to the payment and performance by the Company of the promissory notes
issued by the Company to them, shall be subordinate in every respect to the prior payment in full of the Notes. 
 (b) Debtor
will not sell or offer to sell or otherwise transfer the Collateral or any interest therein without the prior written consent of Secured Party; 

(c) Debtor will not create or permit to exist any future lien on or security interest in the Collateral in favor of any third party with
priority over Secured Party, without the prior written consent of Secured Party; 
 (d) Debtor will, upon Secured Party’s
request, remove any unauthorized lien or security interest on the Collateral, and defend any claim affecting the Collateral; 

(e) Debtor will pay all charges against the Collateral, including, but not limited to, taxes, assessments, encumbrances, and insurance,
and upon Debtor’s failure to do so, Secured Party may pay any such charge as it deems necessary and add the amount paid to the indebtedness of Debtor secured hereunder; 

(f) Debtor will not use or permit any Collateral to be used unlawfully or in violation of any provision of the Loan Documents, this
Security Agreement, or any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance or any policy of insurance covering the Collateral; 

(g) all information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to Secured Party by or on behalf of Debtor or Debtor with respect to the
Collateral is true and correct in all material respects; 
 (h) all of Debtor’s Inventory and Equipment is located at
Debtor’s address as set forth above and at 7373 Gateway Blvd., Newark, CA, 94560 (Alameda County, CA). Debtor has exclusive possession and control of its Inventory and Equipment. All instruments, chattel paper, securities, and certificates of
title comprising any part of the Collateral have been delivered to Secured Party; and 
 (i) upon the filing of the UCC
financing statements with the Office of the Delaware Secretary of State, and upon Secured Party’s obtaining possession of all Debtor’s documents, instruments, chattel paper, securities, and certificates of title, and upon Secured
Party’s obtaining control of Debtor’s Investment Property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, and electronic chattel paper, the Security Interest will constitute a valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in the
Collateral, subject to no prior lien. 
 4. Covenants of Debtor. Debtor hereby agrees: 

(a) to do all acts that may be necessary to maintain, preserve and protect the Collateral; 

 

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 (b) to not change its name (or any assumed name or other name under which Debtor does
business) or its corporate structure unless at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such name change, Debtor gives Secured Party written notice of such intended name change and the new name or any change in its corporate
structure. Debtor will not change its principal place of business, chief executive office, or the place where it keeps its books and records unless Debtor (i) shall have given Secured Party thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof,
and (ii) shall have taken all action deemed necessary or desirable by Secured Party to cause the Security Interest to be and remain perfected with the priority required by this Security Agreement. Debtor shall execute all such documents and
agreements (including without limitation security agreements, financing statements, and amendments to financing statements) as Secured Party may reasonably request in connection with any such name change; 

(c) to procure, execute and deliver from time to time any endorsements, assignments, financing statements and other writings deemed
necessary or appropriate by Secured Party to perfect, maintain and protect its security interest hereunder and the priority thereof and to deliver promptly to Secured Party all originals of Collateral or proceeds consisting of chattel paper or
instruments including but not limited to one or more UCC-1 financing statements, leasehold deeds of trust and patent and trademark collateral filings, all in a form reasonably requested by Secured Party; 

(d) to appear in and defend any action or proceeding which may affect its title to or Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral;

 (e) to keep separate, accurate and complete records of the Collateral and to provide Secured Party with such records and such
other reports and information relating to the Collateral as Secured Party may reasonably request from time to time; 
 (f) not
to cause or permit any waste or unusual or unreasonable depreciation of the Collateral; 
 (g) at any reasonable time, upon
reasonable request by Secured Party, to exhibit to and allow inspection by Secured Party (or persons designated by Secured Party) of the Collateral; 

(h) if disposition of any Collateral gives rise to an account, chattel paper, or instrument, to immediately notify Secured Party, and
upon request of Secured Parties to assign or endorse the same to Secured Party. No Collateral may be sold, leased, manufactured, processed, or otherwise disposed of by Debtor in any manner without the prior written consent of Secured Party, except
inventory sold, leased manufactured, processed, or consumed in the ordinary course of business; 
 (i) to give Secured Party
written notice of each office of Debtor in which records of Debtor pertaining to accounts in Collateral are kept, and each location at which inventory in Collateral is or will be kept, and of any change of any such location. If no such notice is
given, all records of Debtor pertaining to accounts and all inventory are and shall be kept at Debtor’s address shown above; 
  

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 (j) to notify Secured Party immediately of any material change in the Collateral, of a
change in Debtor’s place of business or location, of a change in any matter warranted or represented by Debtor in this Security Agreement or furnished to Secured Party, and of any Event of Default; 

(k) not to permit any of the Collateral to be removed from the locations specified herein without the written consent of Secured Party;

 (l) if certificates of title are issued with respect to any of the Collateral, to cause the Security Interest to be properly
noted therein; and 
 (m) no renewal or extension of or any other indulgence with respect to the Obligations or any part
thereof, no release of any security, no release of any person (including any maker, endorser, guarantor, or surety) liable on the Obligations, no delay in enforcement of payment, and no delay or admission or lack of diligence or care in exercising
any right or power with respect to the Obligations or any security therefor or guaranty thereof or under this Security Agreement shall in other manner impair or affect the rights of Secured Party under the law, under this Security Agreement, or
under any other agreement pertaining to the other security for the Obligations, before foreclosing upon the Collateral for the purpose of paying the Obligations. 

5. Events of Default. The occurrence of the following event (“Event of Default”) shall constitute an Event
of Default under this Security Agreement: 
 (a) Debtor shall default in its performance of any covenant under this Security
Agreement or any other Loan Document; 
 (b) Debtor fails to pay when due any sum payable under the terms of the Loan Documents
or this Security Agreement and Debtor has failed to cure such nonpayment within ninety (90) days after such sum has become due and payable; 

(c) Debtor files any petition or action for relief under any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or moratorium law or any other law
for the relief of, or relating to, debtors, now or hereafter in effect, or makes any assignment for the benefit of creditors or takes any corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing; 

(d) An involuntary petition is filed against Debtor under any bankruptcy statute now or hereafter in effect, unless such petition is
dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days thereafter, or a custodian, receiver, trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors (or other similar official) is appointed to take possession, custody or control of any property of Debtor;

 (e) any warranty, representation, or statement made or furnished to Secured Party by Debtor proves to have been false in any
material respect when made or furnished; 
 (f) acceleration of the maturity of debt of Debtor to any other person; 

(g) sale, loss, theft, destruction, encumbrance, or transfer of any Collateral in violation hereof, or substantial damage to any
Collateral; 
  

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 (h) levy on, seizure, or attachment of any property of Debtor; 

(i) a judgment against Debtor in excess of $500,000 becomes final; or 

(j) Debtor defaults under any other Bridge Financing. 

6. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Secured Party may, at its option, and without further notice to or
demand on Debtor and in addition to all rights and remedies available to Secured Party under the Loan Documents or under law, do any one or more of the following, subject, however, to the rights of the secured party under the Intercreditor
Agreement: 
 (a) foreclose or otherwise enforce Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral in any manner
permitted by law, or provided for in this Security Agreement; and 
 (b) recover from Debtor all costs and expenses, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred or paid by Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by this Security Agreement or by law; 

7. Entire Agreement, Severability. This Security Agreement and the Loan Documents contain the entire agreement between Secured
Party and Debtor with respect to the Collateral which is the subject of this Security Agreement. If any of the provisions of this Security Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, this Security Agreement shall be construed as if not
containing those provisions and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be construed and enforced accordingly. 

8. Choice of Law. This Security Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York State without
giving effect to conflicts of laws principles that would require the application of the law of another jurisdiction. 
 9.
Notice. Any written notice, consent or other communication provided for in this Security Agreement shall be delivered to the addresses and sent in the manner as set forth in the Loan Documents. Such addresses may be changed by written notice
given as provided in the Loan Documents. 
 10. Interpretation. All terms with their initial letters capitalized
and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Loan Documents. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Debtor and Secured Party have executed this Security Agreement
effective as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	DEBTOR:
	
	 DayStar Technologies, Inc.,

a Delaware corporation

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Magnus Ryde

	 Name:
	 	Magnus Ryde
	 Title:
	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	SECURED PARTY:
	
	 DYNAMIC WORLDWIDE SOLAR

ENERGY, LLC,

	A Delaware limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Brad Zackson

	Name:	 	Brad Zackon
	Title:	 	Manager


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 EXHIBIT A 

COLLATERAL LIST 
 All of
Debtor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located in the following described property: 

x Equipment. All Equipment, as that term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect in California (the “UCC”). 
 x Investment
Property. All Investment Property, as that term is defined in the UCC. 
 x
Deposit Accounts. All Deposit Accounts, as that term is defined in the UCC. 
 x
 Documents and Instruments. All Documents and Instruments, as those terms are defined in the UCC. 

x Letter-of-Credit Rights. All Letter-of-Credit Rights, as that term is defined in
the UCC. 
 x Inventory Etc. All Inventory, as that term is defined in the
UCC. 
 x Accounts. All Accounts, as that term is defined in the UCC.

 x General Intangibles. All General Intangibles, as that term is defined
in the UCC, including but not limited to all federal, state, local and foreign, registered or unregistered rights in: 

(i) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyrights, copyright registrations and
copyright applications, and all renewals of any of the foregoing, all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, all damages and payments
for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing and the right to sue for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; 

(ii) all patents, processes, patent rights and patent applications, including, without limitation, the inventions and
improvements described and claimed therein, all patentable inventions and the reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing and all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or
hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing and the right to sue for past, present and future
infringement of any of the foregoing; 
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 (iii) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, mask works, logos and other business identifiers, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear; all registrations and recordings thereof, and all
applications in connection therewith, and all renewals thereof, and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages and payments
for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing and the right to sue for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; 

(iv) all moral or similar rights; compilations; sui generis rights; rights under treaties, conventions, directives
and the like (including but not limited to rights under the Berne Convention for the Protection Of Literary and Artistic Works, GATT, and all European Union directives, including but not limited to directives regarding the legal protection of
databases); trade secrets; derivative works; tangible or intangible intellectual property being or to be developed; schematics; know-how; technology; rights in computer software programs or applications (in both source and object code form and in
escrow or otherwise); software and firmware listings; fully commented and updated software source code, and complete system build software and instructions related to all software described herein; designs; sounds; lyrics; soundtracks; music and
musical compositions; motion picture synchronization rights; scripts; continuities; testing procedures and results; fabrication and manufacturing methods; supplier lists; registrations and applications relating to any of the foregoing; employee and
independent contractor lists; customer lists; sales prospects; sales, advertising, marketing and promotional information, materials, brochures, presentations, white papers, case studies, seminar materials, workbooks, brochures, training manuals and
materials; website content; documents, records and files relating to design, end user documentation; manufacturing, quality control, sales, marketing and customer support for all Intellectual Property described herein; business and financial
information and strategies; proprietary and other information in or with respect to which Debtor has any interest or rights of any nature; and data and databases; all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses for any of the foregoing intellectual property
as described in this Annex A including any subsection hereof, to the extent such licenses may be assigned as security without the consent of the licensor (under their terms or, notwithstanding their terms, under existing or future Laws), or to the
extent the consent of the licensor is now or hereafter obtained by Secured Party or Debtor; and all other tangible or intangible information and intellectual property, media (whether now or hereafter existing or invented), copies and languages
(including foreign and computer languages) in which any of the foregoing is now or hereafter recorded, copied, translated, encoded or otherwise stored or utilized in any manner (all of the property described in subsections (i), (ii), (iii) and
(iv) is hereafter referred to collectively as “Intellectual Property”); 
  

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 (v) all (a) contracts and rights therein, including without
limitation rights under software, information and other development contracts; (b) royalties; (c) documents, documents of title, drafts, checks, acceptances, bonds, letters of credit, notes and other negotiable and non-negotiable
instruments, bills of exchange, security deposits, certificates of deposit, insurance policies and any other writings evidencing a monetary obligation or security interest in or lease of personal property; (d) licenses, leases, rents, contracts
or agreements, government entitlements and subsidies and tax refunds; (e) investment property, including, but not limited to, all certificated or uncertificated securities, security entitlements, securities accounts, commodity contracts and
commodity accounts; (f) deposit accounts; (g) guarantees, bonds and other personal property securing the payment or performance of any of the foregoing; (h) chattel paper; (i) general intangibles as such term is defined in the
Uniform Commercial Code, which shall, in any event, include, without limitation, all right, title and interest in or under any contracts, models, drawings, materials and records, claims, literary rights, goodwill, rights of performance, warranties,
rights under insurance policies and rights of indemnification; and (j) Internet domain names and other identifiers of Debtor and all rights connected therewith; 

(vi) all advertising and promotional materials, training manuals, workbooks, case studies and other materials prepared in
connection with and/or relating to Debtor’s consulting business, including, but not limited to design, development, implementation and sale of software, applications, enhancements, frameworks, methodologies, training, marketing, sales and other
services that incorporate or utilize any element of the Intellectual Property pursuant to any existing or future license or other agreement in which Debtor now or hereafter has any interest or right of any nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, rights which do not amount to a property right), whether or not used or to be used by Debtor (including without limitation any interest of Debtor as seller or buyer, manufacturer, developer, licensee or licensor, or lessee or lessor);
and all whether registered, filed or recorded or not; all whether any or all of the foregoing is eligible for intellectual property protection (including but not limited to whether any of the foregoing is copyrighted or copyrightable). 

x Books and Records. All books, correspondence, credit files, records, invoices,
and other documents, including without limitation all tapes, cards, computer runs and other papers or documents in the possession or control of Debtor; and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or monies of or in the name of Debtor in the
possession or control of, or in transit to the Secured Party, and all records and data relating to anything described in this Exhibit A, whether in the form of a writing, photograph, microfilm, microfiche, or electronic or other media, together with
all of Debtor’s assignable right, title, and interest in and to all computer software and hardware required to utilize, create, maintain, and process any such records or data on electronic media. 

x Fixtures. All Fixtures, as that term is defined in the UCC. 

 

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 x Insurance. All policies of
insurance covering or relating in any manner to any of the property described in this Exhibit A, all of which policies are hereby assigned to Secured Party as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations. 

x Products. All products and produce of any of the above. 

x All substitutes and replacements for, accessions, attachments and other additions to,
tools, parts and equipment used in connection with, and proceeds and products of, the above Collateral (including all income and benefits resulting from any of the above), all certificates of title, manufacturer’s statements of origin, other
documents, accounts, and chattel paper arising from or related to the above Collateral, and returned or repossessed Collateral, any of which, if received by Debtor, shall be delivered immediately to Secured Party. All security for the payment of any
of the Collateral, and all goods which gave or will give rise to any of the Collateral or are evidenced, identified, or represented therein or thereby. All property similar to the property described above and any other collateral fitting within any
of the foregoing classifications hereafter acquired by Debtor. All proceeds of the items described above. 
  

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 SCHEDULE 1. Secured Parties 

Name, Address and Facsimile Number 

TD Waterhouse RRSP Account 230832S, in trust for Peter Alan Lacey as beneficiary 

Peter A. Lacey 
 Michael Moretti 

John Gorman 
 William S. Steckel 

DYNAMIC WORLDWIDE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC 

SCHEDULE 1 TO SECURITY AGREEMENT