ex10-1.htm


Exhibit 10.1


 


CONSENT


 


This Amendment to the Consent Agreement dated as of October 5, 2011, as amended as of November 2, 2011 and November 15, 2011, (the “Amendment”) is dated as of December 7, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), among Catasys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Socius Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investor”), and David E. Smith (the “New Lender”) (collectively, the “Parties”).


 


WHEREAS, the Parties initially entered into agreements under which the Company issued Secured Convertible Promissory Notes in the amount of $650,000 dated August 17, 2011 and $680,000 dated October 5, 2011 (collectively, the “Original Notes”);







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







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







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







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







NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:


 



1.     Definitions.  Unless otherwise stated in this Amendment defined terms shall have the meaning set forth in the Consent Agreement dated October 5, 2011 (the “Consent Agreement”).




 



2.     Amendment.




 



	
  

	
a.

	
Section 2(d) of the Consent Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:







 


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


 




  





  











  






 



	
  

	
b.

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







 



3.     Bringdown of Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, the Investor and the New Lender, as of the date hereof, as set forth in Article III and Article V of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2011, between the Company and the New Lender, applied mutatis mutandis; provided that, for purposes of the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt:




 



	
  

	
a.

	
references to the term “Transaction Documents” therein shall be deemed to refer to (i) this Amendment, (ii) the Forth Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in favor of the Investor (the “New Peizer Note”), (iii) the Third Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in favor of the New Lender (the “New Smith Note”), (iv) the Fourth Amended and Restated Warrant, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in favor of the Investor (the “New Peizer Warrant”), and (v) the Third Amended and Restated Warrant, dated as of the date hereof, by the Company in favor of the New Lender (the “New Smith Warrant”);







 



	
  

	
b.

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







 



	
  

	
c.

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







 



	
  

	
d.

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







 



	
  

	
e.

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







 


The Company hereby further represents and warrants that (x) the Third Amended Peizer Note, the New Peizer Note and the New Smith Note are in the substantially same form in all material respects and (y) the Third Amended and Restated Warrant, dated as of November 30, 2011, in favor of the Investor, the New Peizer Warrant and the New Smith Warrant are in the substantially same form in all material respects, in each case, except with respect to the principal amount lent to the Company.


 



4.     Bringdown of Representations and Warraties of the Investor.  Each of the Investor and the New Lender hereby severally and not jointly represents and warrants (solely with respect to itself or himself and not with respect to the other) to, and as applicable covenants with, the Company, as of the date hereof, as set forth in Article IV of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2011, between the Company and the New Lender, applied mutatis mutandis.




 




  





  











  






 





	
5.

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











 



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




 







 


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


 


COMPANY:


 


CATASYS, INC.


 


 



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





 


                                                   


     






	 	INVESTOR:	 
	 	 	 
	 	SOCIUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Terren Peizer 	 
	 	 	Terren Peizer, Managing Director	 



















	 	NEW LENDER:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	DAVID E. SMITH	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ David E. Smith 	 
	 	 	David E. Smith