Document:

Exhibit 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

between

HELIOS & MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC.,

and

KELTIC FINANCIAL PARTNERS II, LP

Dated: as of December 29, 2009

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	RECITALS
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	AGREEMENT
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	1. DEFINITIONS
	 	 	1	 
	1.1. “Account Debtor”
	 	 	1	 
	1.2. “Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations”
	 	 	1	 
	1.3. “Advance”
	 	 	1	 
	1.4. “Affiliate”
	 	 	2	 
	1.5. “Banking Day”
	 	 	2	 
	1.6. “Blocked Account”
	 	 	2	 
	1.7. “Borrower’s knowledge”
	 	 	2	 
	1.8. “Borrower”
	 	 	2	 
	1.9. “Borrowing Base Certificate”
	 	 	2	 
	1.10. “Capital Expenditure”
	 	 	2	 
	1.11. “Code”
	 	 	2	 
	1.12. “Collateral”
	 	 	2	 
	1.13. “Compliance Certificate”
	 	 	2	 
	1.14. “Corporate/LLC Guarantor”
	 	 	3	 
	1.15. “Corporate/LLC Guaranty”
	 	 	3	 
	1.16. “Deposit Account”
	 	 	3	 
	1.17. “Default”
	 	 	3	 
	1.18. “Eligible Receivables”
	 	 	3	 
	1.19. “Environment”
	 	 	5	 
	1.20. “Environmental Laws”
	 	 	5	 
	1.21. “Equipment”
	 	 	5	 
	1.22. “ERISA”
	 	 	6	 
	1.23. “Events of Default”
	 	 	6	 
	1.24. “Fiscal Year”
	 	 	6	 
	1.25. “General Intangibles”
	 	 	6	 
	1.26. “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”
	 	 	6	 
	1.27. “Governmental Rules”
	 	 	6	 
	1.28. “Guarantors”
	 	 	6	 
	1.29. “Guaranty”
	 	 	6	 
	1.30. “Indebtedness”
	 	 	6	 
	1.31. “Individual Guarantor”
	 	 	6	 
	1.32. “Individual Guaranty”
	 	 	6	 
	1.33. “Inventory”
	 	 	7	 
	1.34. “Investment Property”
	 	 	7	 
	1.35. “LIBOR”
	 	 	7	 
	1.36. “Lien”
	 	 	7	 
	1.37. “Loan Documents”
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	1.38. “Loans”
	 	 	7	 
	1.39. “Lockbox”
	 	 	7	 
	1.40. “Material Adverse Effect”
	 	 	7	 
	1.41. “Maximum Facility”
	 	 	7	 
	1.42. “Notice of Borrowing”
	 	 	8	 
	1.43. “Obligations”
	 	 	8	 
	1.44. “Other Collateral”
	 	 	8	 
	1.45. “Person”
	 	 	8	 
	1.46. “Plan”
	 	 	8	 
	1.47. “Prime Rate”
	 	 	8	 
	1.48. “Property”
	 	 	8	 
	1.49. “Receivables”
	 	 	8	 
	1.50. “Reconciliation Report”
	 	 	9	 
	1.51. “Reportable Event”
	 	 	9	 
	1.52. “Revolving Advances”
	 	 	9	 
	1.53. “Revolving Loan”
	 	 	9	 
	1.54. “Revolving Note”
	 	 	9	 
	1.55. “Solvent”
	 	 	9	 
	1.56. “Subordination Agreements”
	 	 	9	 
	1.57. “Termination Date”
	 	 	9	 
	1.58. “This Agreement”
	 	 	9	 
	1.59. “UCC”
	 	 	10	 
	1.60. “Validity/Support Guarantor”
	 	 	10	 
	1.61. “Validity/Support Guaranty”
	 	 	10	 
	1.62. “Voting Stock”
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	2. THE REVOLVING LOAN
	 	 	10	 
	2.1. Revolving Advances
	 	 	10	 
	2.2. Overline
	 	 	10	 
	2.3. Reserves
	 	 	10	 
	2.4. Manner of Borrowing
	 	 	11	 
	2.5. Evidence of Borrower’s Obligations
	 	 	11	 
	2.6. Payments
	 	 	12	 
	2.7. Collections/Balance/Statements/etc.
	 	 	12	 
	2.8. Payment on Termination Date
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	3. LENDER’S COMPENSATION
	 	 	13	 
	3.1. Interest on Revolving Advances; Costs and Expenses
	 	 	13	 
	3.2. Commitment and Closing Fee
	 	 	13	 
	3.3. Facility Fee
	 	 	13	 
	3.4. Collateral Management Fee
	 	 	13	 
	3.5. Field Examination Fees
	 	 	14	 
	3.6. Prepayment Premium
	 	 	14	 
	3.7. Computation of Interest and Fees
	 	 	14	 
	3.8. Payment of Interest and Fees
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	4. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	5. SECURITY INTEREST IN COLLATERAL
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	6. RECOURSE TO SECURITY
	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	7. INDUCING REPRESENTATIONS
	 	 	16	 
	7.1. Organization and Qualifications
	 	 	16	 
	7.2. Corporate Name and Address
	 	 	16	 
	7.3. Corporate Structure
	 	 	16	 
	7.4. Legally Enforceable Agreement
	 	 	16	 
	7.5. Solvent Financial Condition
	 	 	16	 
	7.6. Financial Statements
	 	 	17	 
	7.7. Joint Ventures
	 	 	17	 
	7.8. Real Estate
	 	 	17	 
	7.9. Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses
	 	 	17	 
	7.10. Existing Business Relationship
	 	 	17	 
	7.11. Investment Company Act: Federal Reserve Board Regulations
	 	 	17	 
	7.12. Tax Returns
	 	 	18	 
	7.13. Litigation
	 	 	18	 
	7.14. Receivables Locations
	 	 	18	 
	7.15. Inventory Locations
	 	 	18	 
	7.16. Equipment List and Locations
	 	 	18	 
	7.17. Title Liens
	 	 	18	 
	7.18. Existing Indebtedness
	 	 	19	 
	7.19. ERISA Matters
	 	 	19	 
	7.20. Occupational Safety and Health
	 	 	19	 
	7.21. Environmental Matters
	 	 	19	 
	7.22. Labor Disputes
	 	 	20	 
	7.23. Intellectual Property
	 	 	20	 
	7.24. Location of Bank and Securities Accounts
	 	 	20	 
	7.25. Compliance With Laws
	 	 	20	 
	7.26. No Other Violations
	 	 	20	 
	7.27. Survival of Representations and Warranties
	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION;
CERTAIN NOTICES TO LENDER
	 	 	21	 
	8.1. Borrowing Base Certificate
	 	 	21	 
	8.2. Monthly Reports
	 	 	21	 
	8.3. Annual Financial Statements
	 	 	21	 
	8.4. Financial Statements
	 	 	21	 
	8.5. Tax Returns
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	8.6. Projections
	 	 	22	 
	8.7. Customer Lists
	 	 	22	 
	8.8. Insurance
	 	 	22	 
	8.9. Notice of Event of Default and Adverse Business Developments
	 	 	22	 
	8.10. Other Information 
	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	9. ACCOUNTING
	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	10. WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO RECEIVABLES
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	11. SPECIAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO RECEIVABLES AND
RELATED MATTERS
	 	 	24	 
	11.1. Confirmatory Written Assignments
	 	 	24	 
	11.2. Notice of Certain Events
	 	 	24	 
	11.3. Communication with Account Debtors
	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	12. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 
	 	 	25	 
	12.1. Business and Existence
	 	 	25	 
	12.2. Trade Names
	 	 	25	 
	12.3. Transactions with Affiliates
	 	 	25	 
	12.4. Taxes
	 	 	25	 
	12.5. Compliance with Laws
	 	 	25	 
	12.6. Maintain Properties: Insurance
	 	 	26	 
	12.7. Business Records
	 	 	26	 
	12.8. Litigation
	 	 	26	 
	12.9. Damage or Destruction of Collateral
	 	 	26	 
	12.10. Name Change
	 	 	26	 
	12.11. Access to Books and Records
	 	 	27	 
	12.12. Solvent
	 	 	27	 
	12.13. Compliance With Environmental Laws
	 	 	27	 
	12.14. Compliance with ERISA and other Employment Laws
	 	 	27	 
	12.15. Proceeds of Collateral
	 	 	27	 
	12.16. Delivery of Documents
	 	 	27	 
	12.17. United States Contracts
	 	 	27	 
	12.18. Accounting System
	 	 	27	 
	12.19. Sales Terms
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	13. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	 	 	28	 
	13.1. Indebtedness
	 	 	28	 
	13.2. Mergers; Consolidations; Acquisitions
	 	 	28	 
	13.3. Sale or Disposition
	 	 	28	 
	13.4. Defaults
	 	 	28	 
	13.5. Limitations on Liens
	 	 	29	 
	13.6. Dividends and Distributions
	 	 	29	 

 

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	13.7. Borrowers’ Names and Offices
	 	 	29	 
	13.8. Guaranties; Contingent Liabilities
	 	 	29	 
	13.9. Removal of Collateral
	 	 	29	 
	13.10. Transfer of Notes or Accounts
	 	 	30	 
	13.11. Settlements
	 	 	30	 
	13.12. Modification of Governing Documents
	 	 	30	 
	13.13. Change of Business
	 	 	30	 
	13.14. Change of Accounting Practices
	 	 	30	 
	13.15. Inconsistent Agreement
	 	 	30	 
	13.16. Loan or Advances
	 	 	30	 
	13.17. Investments
	 	 	30	 
	13.18. Adjusted Income (loss) from Operations
	 	 	30	 
	13.19. Capital Expenditures
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	14. FURTHER RIGHTS OF LENDER
	 	 	31	 
	14.1. Lender’s Right to Take Certain Actions
	 	 	31	 
	14.2. Lender’s Right to Perform Borrower’s Obligations
	 	 	31	 
	14.3. Lender’s Right of Set-Off
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	15. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; CLOSING
	 	 	32	 
	15.1. Conditions Precedent
	 	 	32	 
	15.2. Conditions to All Extensions of Credit
	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	16. TERM
	 	 	33	 
	16.1. Revolving Loan Availability
	 	 	33	 
	16.2. Voluntary Termination
	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	17. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	 	 	34	 
	17.1. Defaults
	 	 	34	 
	17.2. Obligations Immediately Due
	 	 	35	 
	17.3. Continuation of Security Interests
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	18. REMEDIES OF LENDER
	 	 	36	 
	18.1. Rights Under UCC
	 	 	36	 
	18.2. Collections; Modification of Terms
	 	 	36	 
	18.3. Notification of Account Debtors
	 	 	37	 
	18.4. Insurance
	 	 	37	 
	18.5. Waiver of Rights by Borrowers
	 	 	37	 
	18.6. Lender’s Rights
	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	19. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	 	 	37	 
	19.1. Rights Cumulative
	 	 	37	 
	19.2. Successors and Assigns
	 	 	38	 
	19.3. Notice
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	19.4. Strict Performance
	 	 	38	 
	19.5. Amendments
	 	 	38	 
	19.6. Waiver
	 	 	39	 
	19.7. Conflict of Laws
	 	 	39	 
	19.8. Expenses
	 	 	39	 
	19.9. Reimbursements Charged to Revolving Loan
	 	 	40	 
	19.10. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial
	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	20. INDEMNIFICATION BY BORROWER/WAIVER OF CLAIMS
	 	 	40	 
	20.1. Indemnification
	 	 	40	 
	20.2. Savings Clause for Indemnification
	 	 	41	 
	20.3. Waiver
	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	21. MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	41	 
	21.1. Entire Agreement; Amendments; Lender’s Consent
	 	 	41	 
	21.2. Cross Default; Cross Collateral
	 	 	42	 
	21.3. Execution in Counterparts
	 	 	42	 
	21.4. Severability of Provisions
	 	 	42	 
	21.5. Table of Contents; Headings
	 	 	42	 
	21.6. Exhibits and Schedules
	 	 	42	 
	21.7. Consent to Jurisdiction
	 	 	42	 

 

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	Exhibits:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit A

	 	Borrowing Base Certificate
	Exhibit B

	 	Compliance Certificate
	Exhibit C

	 	Notice of Borrowing
	 
	 	 
	Schedules:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Schedule 7.2

	 	Tradenames
	Schedule 7.3

	 	Affiliates and Subsidiaries
	Schedule 7.8

	 	Real Estate
	Schedule 7.9

	 	Patents & Trademarks/Names
	Schedule 7.13

	 	Litigation
	Schedule 7.14

	 	Receivables Locations
	Schedule 7.15

	 	Inventory Locations
	Schedule 7.16

	 	Equipment Locations
	Schedule 7.17

	 	Liens
	Schedule 7.18

	 	Indebtedness
	Schedule 7.21

	 	Environmental Matters
	Schedule 7.24

	 	List of Bank Accounts
	Schedule 7.27

	 	Excluded Matters

 

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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT made as of December 29, 2009, by and between

HELIOS & MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC., a Delaware corporation
authorized to do business in New York and having its principal
executive office and principal place of business at 200 Park Avenue
South, Suite 901, New York, New York 10003 (hereinafter called
“Borrower”)

and

KELTIC FINANCIAL PARTNERS II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership,
with a place of business at 580 White Plains Road, Suite 610,
Tarrytown, NY 10591 (“Lender”).

RECITALS:

A. WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Lender extend a ONE MILLION AND NO/100 ($1,000,000)
DOLLAR revolving credit facility to Borrower, the proceeds of which will be used to provide
Borrower with working capital support;

B. Lender is willing to so extend the credit facility on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT:

1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings
(terms defined in the singular shall have the same meaning when used in the plural and vice
versa):

1.1. “Account Debtor” shall mean any Person who is or may become obligated under or
on account of any Receivable.

1.2. “Adjusted Income (Loss) from Operations” shall mean the consolidated income
(loss) from operations of Borrower and its subsidiaries, less interest expense and after adding
back any stock compensation expense, all calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.

1.3. “Advance” shall mean any loan or advance by Lender with respect to the Revolving
Loan.

 

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1.4. “Affiliate” shall mean any Person: (i) which directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, Borrower;
(ii) which beneficially owns or holds 20% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of Borrower;
or (iii) 20% or more of the Voting Stock of which is beneficially owned or held by Borrower;
provided, however, that the inactive entities T3 Media, Inc., Always-On Software, Inc., and
Methoda, Ltd. shall not be deemed to be Affiliates. For purposes hereof, “control” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock or other
equity interests, by contract or otherwise.

1.5.
“Banking Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks are authorized or required to close in New York State and, when used in
connection with a loan on which interest is based on LIBOR, the term “Banking Day” shall also
exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank
market.

1.6. “Blocked Account” shall mean account #590978403 maintained at HSBC Bank, ABA #
022000020, The Plaza/Rochester Office, 1 HSBC Plaza, Rochester, NY, Account Name: Keltic Financial
Partners FBO Helios and Matheson, opened and held pursuant to the blocked account agreement among
Borrower, Lender and HSBC Bank (or other financial institution chosen by Borrower with the consent
of Lender) into which payments of Receivables are deposited.

1.7. “Borrower’s knowledge” shall mean the actual knowledge of each of Borrower’s
directors, officers and key employees after due inquiry under the circumstances.

1.8. “Borrower” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

1.9. “Borrowing Base Certificate” shall mean a borrowing base certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit “A” attached hereto.

1.10. “Capital Expenditure” shall mean, as determined in accordance with Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, the dollar amount of gross expenditures (including obligations
under capital leases) made or incurred for fixed assets, real property, plant and equipment, and
all renewals, improvements and replacements thereto (but not repairs thereof) during any period.

1.11. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time
amended.

1.12. “Collateral” shall mean all of the property and interests in property described
in Article 5 hereof, except as set forth in Article 5(l), and all other personal Property of
Borrower and all interests of Borrower in personal Property that now or hereafter secures the
payment and performance of any of the Obligations pursuant to any of the Loan Documents or
otherwise, including, without limitation, any proceeds and insurance proceeds of the foregoing.A

1.13. “Compliance Certificate” shall mean the certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit “B” attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

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1.14. “Corporate/LLC Guarantor” is a collective term which means each and all of the
following:

	 	(a)	 	IOT; and

	 
	 	(b)	 	any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership
(whether general or limited) or other entity which hereafter guarantees the
payment of all or a portion of the Obligations, it being understood that on the
date hereof, there is no Corporate/LLC Guarantor other than IOT.

1.15. “Corporate/LLC Guaranty” is a collective term which means each and all of the
following:

	 	(a)	 	IOT’s instrument of written guaranty dated on or about even
date herewith and by which IOT guarantees payment and performance of the
Obligations owed to Lender by Borrower;

	 
	 	(b)	 	any other guaranty of the payment of all or a portion of the
Obligations hereafter executed by any Corporate/LLC Guarantor; and

	 
	 	(c)	 	all amendments, modifications or supplements of any of the
foregoing guaranties made from time to time hereafter.

1.16. “Deposit Account” shall have the meaning given to such term in the UCC and shall
include the Blocked Account.

1.17. “Default” shall mean an event or condition the occurrence of which would, with
the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, become an Event of Default, whether or not
Lender has declared an Event of Default to have occurred.

1.18. “Eligible Receivables” shall mean and include, only Receivables of Borrower
comprised of time and material invoices that are approved by the Account Debtor, the records and
accounts of which are located in compliance with Section 7.14 hereof, that are otherwise acceptable
to Lender in Lender’s discretion, arise out of sales in the ordinary course of business made by
Borrower to a Person which is not an Affiliate of Borrower nor an employee of Borrower nor
controlled by an Affiliate of Borrower, which are not in dispute and which do not then violate any
warranty with respect to Receivables set forth in Article 11 of this Agreement. No Receivable shall
be an Eligible Receivable if it is more than ninety (90) days past original invoice date. While
Eligible Receivables shall consist only of Receivables of Borrower comprised of time and material
invoices that are approved by the Account Debtor, Lender may treat any Receivable as ineligible if:

	 	(a)	 	any Receivable arising out of an invoice for software,
training, maintenance, bill-in advance, progress billing and fixed price
projects, provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, a Receivable
arising out of a fixed price project may be considered an Eligible Receivable
if all other criteria of
eligibility set forth in this Section are met and if, in addition, (1) Lender is given a
true and complete final contract for the applicable fixed price project if it is in
excess of $200,000 and (2) all invoices have been accepted in writing by the applicable
Account Debtor and (3) if any previous invoice under the applicable fixed price project
has not been paid, no subsequent invoice will be considered eligible until all previous
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	 	(b)	 	 any warranty contained in this Agreement with respect to an Eligible Receivable or any
warranty with respect to such Receivable contained in this Agreement has been breached; or

	 
	 	(c)	 	 the Account Debtor or any Affiliate of the Account Debtor has disputed liability, or made any
claim with respect to any other Receivable due from such customer or Account Debtor to
Borrower, with respect to any Receivable which Lender, in its discretion, deems material; or

	 
	 	(d)	 	 the Account Debtor has filed a case for bankruptcy or reorganization under the Bankruptcy
Code, or if any such case under the Bankruptcy Code has been filed against the Account Debtor,
or if the Account Debtor has assigned for the benefit of creditors, or if the Account Debtor
has failed, suspended business operations, become insolvent, or had or suffered a receiver or
a trustee to be appointed for all or a significant portion of its assets or affairs; or

	 
	 	(e)	 	 if the Account Debtor is also a supplier to or creditor of Borrower or if the Account Debtor
has or asserts any right of any offset with respect to any Receivable or asserts any claim or
counterclaim against Borrower with respect to any Receivable or otherwise; or

	 
	 	(f)	 	 the sale is to an Account Debtor outside the United States or Canada, unless the sale is on
letter of credit, acceptance or other terms acceptable to Lender; or

	 
	 	(g)	 	 fifty percent (50%) or more of the accounts of any Account Debtor that would otherwise be
treated as Eligible Receivables hereunder is ineligible by reason of being more than ninety
(90) days past original invoice date, then all the accounts of such Account Debtor may be
deemed ineligible by Lender hereunder; or

	 
	 	(h)	 	 the total unpaid Receivables of the Account Debtor exceed: (i) twenty percent (20%) of the
net amount of all Receivables; or (ii) in the case of Receivables due from Pfizer, Inc., in
which case the total unpaid Receivables shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the net
amount of all such Receivables; or (iii) in the case of Receivables due from BMW, in which
case the total unpaid Receivables shall not exceed thirty-five percent
(35%) of the net amount of all such Receivables; or (iv) as otherwise
agreed from time to time, in any case of (i) or (ii) or (iii), to the
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	 	(i)	 	 it relates to a sale of goods or services to the United States
of America or any agency or department thereof, unless Borrower assigns its
right to payment of such Receivable to Lender, in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, so as to comply with the Assignment of Claim Act of
1940, as amended; or

	 
	 	(j)	 	 it relates to intercompany sales, employee sales or any
Receivable due from an Affiliate of Borrower; or

	 
	 	(k)	 	 it consists of a sale to an Account Debtor on consignment, bill
and hold, guaranteed sale, sale or return, sale on approval or any other
repurchase or return basis or if payment in full is not due within 90 days of
the original invoice date; or

	 
	 	(l)	 	 the Account Debtor is located in a state in which Borrower is
deemed to be doing business under the laws of such state and which denies
creditors access to its courts in the absence of qualifications to transact
business in such state or of the filing of any reports with such state, unless
Borrower has qualified as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in
such state or has filed all required reports; or

	 
	 	(m)	 	 the Receivable is evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument of
any kind, or has been reduced to judgment; or

	 
	 	(n)	 	 the Receivable arises from a retail sale of goods to a Person
who is purchasing such goods primarily for personal, family or household
purposes; or

	 
	 	(o)	 	 if Lender believes, in its reasonable judgment, collection of
such Receivable is insecure or that such Receivable may not be paid by reason
of the Account Debtor’s financial inability to pay.

1.19. “Environment” shall mean any water or water vapor, any land surface or
subsurface, air, fish, wildlife, biota and all other natural resources.

1.20. “Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, state and local laws, statutes,
ordinances and codes relating to the protection of the Environment and/or governing exposure to or
the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or
disposal of “hazardous substances” and the rules, regulations, interpretations, decisions, orders
and directives of federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities with respect
thereto.

1.21. “Equipment” shall have the meaning given that term in the UCC.

 

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1.22. “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.

1.23. “Events of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 19 of this
Agreement.

1.24. “Fiscal Year” shall mean with respect to any Person, a year of 365 or 366 days,
as the case may be.

1.25. “General Intangibles” shall have the meaning given that term in the UCC.

1.26. “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied and maintained throughout the period indicated and
consistent with the prior financial practice of Borrower, except for changes mandated by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar accounting authority of comparable standing.
Whenever any accounting term is used herein which is not otherwise defined, it shall be interpreted
in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

1.27. “Governmental Rules” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.25
of this Agreement.

1.28. “Guarantors” is a collective term which means all Individual Guarantors and all
Corporate/LLC Guarantors, it being understood that on the date hereof, there are no Individual
Guarantors and no Corporate/LLC Guarantors except IOT.

1.29. “Guaranty” is a collective term which means any guaranty (other than a
Validity/Support Guaranty) of the payment of all or a portion of the Obligations now or hereafter
executed by any Corporate/LLC Guarantor or any Individual Guarantor and all amendments,
modifications or supplements of any such guaranty made from time to time hereafter, it being
understood that on the date hereof, the only Guaranty has been given by IOT.

1.30. “Indebtedness” shall mean and include all obligations for borrowed money of any
kind or nature, including funded debt and unfunded liabilities, contingent obligations under
letters of credit or guaranties, and all obligations for the acquisition or use of any fixed asset,
including capitalized leases, or improvements which are payable over a period longer than one year,
regardless of the term thereof or the person or persons to whom the same is payable.

1.31. “Individual Guarantor” shall mean any individual who now or hereafter guarantees
the payment of all or a portion of the Obligations, it being understood that on the date hereof,
there is no Individual Guarantor.

1.32. “Individual Guaranty” is a collective term which means any guaranty (other than
a Validity/Support Guaranty) of the payment of all or a portion of the Obligations now or hereafter
executed by any Individual Guarantor and all amendments, modifications or supplements of any such
guaranty made from time to time hereafter, it being understood that on the date hereof, there is no
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1.33. “Inventory” shall have the meaning given to such term in the UCC.

1.34. “Investment Property” shall have the meaning given that term in the UCC.

1.35. “LIBOR” shall mean the three month London Interbank Offered Rate published in
the “Money Rates” column of The Wall Street Journal from time to time or, in the event that The
Wall Street Journal is not available at any time, such rate published in another publication as
determined by Lender.

1.36. “Lien” shall mean any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a
claim by, a Person, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and
including, but not limited to, the security interest, security title or lien arising from a
security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, encumbrance, pledge, conditional
sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes.

1.37. “Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Revolving Note,
the Subordination Agreements (when and if given), the Validity/Support Guaranty (when and if given)
and all other documents and instruments to be delivered by Borrower or any Guarantor or any
Validity/Support Guarantor under this Agreement or in connection with the Loan or any other
indebtedness or obligation of Borrower to Lender or any Affiliate of Lender, as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, it being understood that on the date hereof,
there is no Guaranty except the Guaranty of IOT and there is no Subordination Agreement and no
Validity/Support Guaranty.

1.38. “Loans” shall mean the loans and advances made by Lender hereunder, including
all Advances.

1.39. “Lockbox” shall mean the account or accounts established by Borrower pursuant
to the lockbox agreement among Borrower, Lender and a financial institution with which Borrower
maintains a depository account into which the proceeds of all Collateral are to be deposited, it
being understood that on the date hereof no Lockbox is required.

1.40. “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material adverse effect, as determined
in Lender’s discretion, on (a) the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial
or otherwise, of Borrower or any Guarantor or any Validity/Support Guarantor; (b) the ability of
Borrower or any Guarantor or any Validity/Support Guarantor to pay or perform the obligations in
accordance with their terms; (c) the value of the Collateral or the perfection or priority of
Lender’s liens; (d) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents;
or (e) the practical realization of the benefits, rights and remedies inuring to Lender hereunder
or under the Loan Documents.

1.41. “Maximum Facility” shall mean ONE MILLION AND 00/100 US DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00).

 

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1.42. “Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a written borrowing request substantially in
the form of Exhibit “C” attached hereto.

1.43. “Obligations” shall mean and include all loans (including the Loans), advances, debts,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by Borrower to Lender of any kind or nature,
present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, whether
arising under this Agreement, the Loan Documents or under any other agreement or by operation of
law, whether or not for the payment of money, whether arising by reason of an extension of credit,
opening, guaranteeing or confirming of a letter of credit, loan, guaranty, indemnification or in
any other manner, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, now due or hereafter arising and however acquired, including,
without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses, commitment, facility, collateral management or
other fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses, and any other sum chargeable to Borrower under this
Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other agreement with Lender.

1.44. “Other Collateral” shall mean all Collateral other than Receivables.

1.45. “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership, corporation, joint venture, joint stock company, land trust,
business trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision
thereof.

1.46. “Plan” shall mean an employee benefit plan or other plan now or hereafter
maintained for employees of Borrower and covered by Title IV of ERISA.

1.47. “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate published in the “Money Rates” column of
The Wall Street Journal from time to time or, in the event that The Wall Street
Journal is not available at any time, such rate published in another publication as determined
by Lender.

1.48. “Property” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether
real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

1.49. “Receivables” shall have the meaning given the term “Accounts” in the UCC and
shall include therein all present and future accounts, contract rights, promissory notes, chattel
paper (whether tangible or electronic), instruments, documents, letter of credit rights (whether or
not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing) all tax refunds and rights to receive tax
refunds, bonds, certificates, rights to payment for the sale or lease of equipment and policies of
insurance and insurance proceeds, investment securities, notes, instruments and Deposit Accounts,
book accounts, credits and reserves and all forms of obligations whatsoever owing, together with
all instruments, all documents of title representing any of the foregoing, and all rights in any
merchandise or goods which any of the same may represent, all files and records with respect to any
collateral or security given by Borrower to Lender, together with all right, title, security and
guaranties with respect to each Receivable, including any right of stoppage in transit, whether now
owned or hereafter created or acquired by Borrower or in which Borrower now has or hereafter
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1.50. “Reconciliation Report” shall mean a report in form satisfactory to Lender,
reconciling Borrower’s month-end Receivable agings and Payable agings to Borrower’s monthly
financial statements, and including bank reconciliations.

1.51. “Reportable Event” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Title IV of
ERISA.

1.52. “Revolving Advances” shall mean the Advances to be made by Lender to Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

1.53. “Revolving Loan” shall mean the Advances to be made by Lender to Borrower
pursuant to Article 2 of this Agreement, and all interest thereon and all fees, costs and expenses
payable by Borrower in connection therewith.

1.54. “Revolving Note” shall mean Borrower’s promissory note dated on or about even
date herewith and given by Borrower to Lender to evidence the Revolving Advances, as the same may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

1.55. “Solvent” shall mean when used with respect to any Person, such Person (a) owns
property the fair value of which is greater than the amount required to pay all of such Person’s
Indebtedness (including contingent debts), (b) owns property the present fair salable value of
which is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such
Person on its then existing Indebtedness as such become absolute and matured, (c) is able to pay
all of its Indebtedness as such Indebtedness matures, and (d) has capital sufficient to carry on
its then existing business.

1.56. “Subordination Agreements” is a collective term which means all of the
following:

	 	(a)	 	any instrument by the terms of which the payment of any debt
owed by Borrower to any Person is subordinated to the prior payment of the
Obligations, it being understood that on the date hereof there are no
Subordination Agreements; and

	 
	 	(b)	 	all amendments, modifications or supplements of any of the
foregoing made from time to time hereafter.

1.57. “Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of December 31, 2010, or the date on
which Lender terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 16.1 hereof or Borrower terminates this
Agreement pursuant to Section 16.2 hereof.

1.58. “This Agreement” shall include all written amendments, modifications and
supplements and shall refer to this Agreement as the same may be in effect at the time such
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1.59. “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code in effect from time to time in the
State of New York.

1.60. “Validity/Support Guarantor” shall mean any individual or entity who now or
hereafter executes a Validity/Support Guaranty, it being understood that on the date hereof, there
is no Validity/Support Guarantor.

1.61. “Validity/Support Guaranty” is a collective term which means all of the
following:

	 	(a)	 	any instrument by the terms of which the Person executing
such instruments guarantees and supports the validity of the Receivables and
other Collateral providing credit support to the Revolving Loan; and

	 
	 	(b)	 	all amendments, modifications or supplements of any such
Validity and Support Agreement made from time to time hereafter.

1.62. “Voting Stock” shall mean securities of any class or classes of a corporation
the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to elect a majority
of the corporate directors (or Persons performing similar functions).

2. THE REVOLVING LOAN.

2.1. Revolving Advances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
relying upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, for so long as no
Default or Event of Default exists, Lender shall lend to Borrower on its request, a sum equal to
the lesser of: (a) ONE MILLION AND 00/100 ($1,000,000.00) US DOLLARS, and (b) up to seventy five
percent (75%) of the net face amount of Borrower’s Eligible Receivables, provided, however, that
as it relates to Borrower’s Eligible Receivables arising out of a fixed price project, the
aforesaid percentage shall be 50% not 75%.

2.2. Overline. Borrower acknowledges that Lender has advised Borrower that Lender
does not intend to permit Borrower to incur Obligations at any time in an outstanding principal
amount exceeding the Maximum Facility; however, it is agreed that should the Obligations of
Borrower to Lender incurred under the Revolving Loan or otherwise exceed that figure or any other
limitation herein set forth, including without limitation, the borrowing formulas set forth in
Section 2.1 above, all such excess obligations shall (a) constitute Obligations under this
Agreement, (b) shall be entitled to the benefit of all security and protection under this
Agreement and all Loan Documents and secured by the Collateral and (c) shall be payable
immediately upon demand by Lender.

2.3. Reserves. The borrowing limits set forth in Section 2.1 above and otherwise
herein, shall be subject to such reserves as Lender shall reasonably deem necessary and proper in
Lender’s reasonable discretion. Reserves may be established by Lender from time to time and in
such manner (including reduction of the rate of Revolving Advances) and for such reasons as
Lender may determine from time to time in Lender’s reasonable discretion. Payments, deposits,
guaranties or indemnifications made by Lender under any reimbursement agreement, guaranty or
similar
instrument made in respect of any such instrument may be treated by Lender as Revolving Advances
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2.4. Manner of Borrowing. Each Revolving Advance shall be requested in writing via
facsimile by a Notice of Borrowing executed by an authorized officer of Borrower, not later than
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on any Banking Day on which a Revolving Loan is requested. Provided that
Borrower shall have satisfied all conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement, including the
reaffirmation of the representations and warranties and covenants as required under Section 15.2
hereof, and Borrower shall have sufficient Collateral to permit a Revolving Advance hereunder in
accordance with Section 2.1 hereof, Lender shall make the Advance in the amount requested in
writing by Borrower in immediately available funds for credit to any account of Borrower (other
than a payroll account) at a bank in the United States of America as Borrower may specify
(provided, however, that Borrower shall pay Lender its usual and customary fees for such transfer).
Lender shall not be responsible for any failure of any amount so transferred to be credited to any
such account, unless such failure is due to Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

2.5. Evidence of Borrower’s Obligations.

(a) Borrower’s obligation to pay principal of, and interest on, the Revolving Advances made to
Borrower shall be evidenced by the Revolving Note executed by Borrower on the date hereof and
delivered to Lender, as such note may from time to time be extended, modified, refinanced, renewed,
substituted, replaced and/or redated with the written consent of Lender.

(b) In addition to being evidenced by the Revolving Note, all Revolving Advances made by
Lender under the Revolving Loan and all interest due on the Revolving Loan and all other amounts
due under the Revolving Loan and this Agreement and all payments made on account of principal
and/or interest and/or such other amounts may be entered by Lender on its records. The aggregate
unpaid principal and/or interest and/or other amounts entered and shown on Lender’s records shall
further evidence the principal and/or interest and/or other amounts owing and unpaid on the
Revolving Loan and this Agreement.

(c) Lender shall render a statement of account which can be accomplished by a monthly mailing
of transaction activity and balances similar to what is being done presently. If Borrower fails to
object to the statement within sixty (60) days after it is received by Borrower, it shall be deemed
to be an account stated and binding upon Borrower, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Lender’s failure to enter on such records the date and amount of any Revolving Advance
or unpaid interest or other amounts shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations
of Borrower under this Agreement to repay the principal amount of the Revolving Advances made by
Lender to Borrower under the Revolving Loan, together with all interest accruing and other amounts
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2.6. Payments. All payments with respect to the Obligations shall either be charged by
Lender to Borrower’s account, charged as an advance or made by Borrower to Lender in U.S. currency
and without any defense, offset or counterclaim of any kind, at 580 White Plains Road, Suite 610,
Tarrytown, NY 10591, or to such other address as Lender shall specify, by 12:00 noon
New York, New York time on the date when due. Whenever any payment to be made shall otherwise be
due on a day that is not a Banking Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Banking
Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with any such
payment. Lender may make an Advance to reimburse itself for any payments on the Obligations
(including fees and expenses payable by Borrower) which are not paid when due, without prior
notice or demand to Borrower, but which Lender agrees shall be reflected in the monthly statements
set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender
shall give written notice to Borrower of any reasonable legal, auditing, or accounting fees or
expenses incurred by Lender (other than such fees and expenses which are attributable to periods
prior to the closing hereof or which are attributable to the closing hereof, all of which fees and
expenses are due and payable at the time of closing), whereupon Borrower shall have thirty (30)
days to make satisfactory payment of such fees and expenses. If Borrower fails to pay such fees
and expenses in full within such thirty (30) day period, then Lender may, without further notice
or demand, make an Advance to reimburse itself for such fees and expenses; provided,
however, that, Borrower’s right to review, object to and dispute such fees and
expenses shall not be effected thereby; provided, further, however,
that Borrower’s right to review, object to and dispute such fees and expenses shall be
exercised in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement.

2.7. Collections/Balance/Statements/etc.

(a) Collection and Remittance. Borrower covenants and agrees to maintain the Blocked Account
over which Lender shall have the sole power of withdrawal. All proceeds of Receivables whether
cash, checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other forms of payment, if received by Borrower, shall
be received by Borrower in trust for Lender, and Borrower agrees to deliver or cause to be
delivered, such payments forthwith, in the identical form in which received, to Lender or to the
Blocked Account, as Lender shall require from time to time. Collected funds in the Blocked Account
shall be swept daily and the proceeds deposited to an account of Lender or Borrower as Lender shall
elect.

(b) Determination of Balance of Revolving Loan. In determining the outstanding balance of the
Revolving Loan, (i) funds transferred from the Blocked Account to the Lender’s account at Harris
Trust and Savings Bank, ABA # 071000288, Chicago, Illinois 60690, Account Name: Keltic Financial
Partners II, L.P., Account No. 3117009 (or such other account as Lender may direct from time to
time), before 2 p.m. Eastern Time of a Business Day will be credited on the second (2nd) Banking
Day after such Banking Day, and thereafter on the following Banking Day, as follows: (a) first, to
the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan, and (b) second, to all other Obligations
in such order as Lender shall elect; (ii) any other form of funds received by Lender will be
credited on the Banking Day when Lender has received notification that such funds are collected and
available to Lender if before 2 p.m. (Eastern Time), and thereafter on the following Banking Day;
(iii) all credits shall be conditional upon final payment to Lender in cash or solvent credits of
the items giving rise to them and, if any item is not so paid, the amount of any credit given for
it shall be charged to the balance of the Revolving Loan whether or not the item is returned; and
(iv) for the purpose of computing interest on the Revolving Loan and other Obligations, interest
shall continue to accrue on the amount of any payment credited to the Revolving Loan balance by
Lender for a period of two (2) calendar days after the date so credited. Subject to Lender’s
rights, as set forth in Section 14, as soon as available payment is received by Lender with
respect to all credits, if there are no outstanding Obligations hereunder, then Lender in
accordance with and subject to applicable law, will transfer upon Borrower’s written request the
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2.8. Payment on Termination Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon and all fees and other amounts payable under this Agreement and the Loan Documents,
shall be due and payable, in full, on the Termination Date.

3. LENDER’S COMPENSATION.

3.1. Interest on Revolving Advances; Costs and Expenses.

(a) Borrower shall pay interest monthly, in arrears, on the first day of each month, on the
average daily unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Advances made to Borrower at the Revolving
Loan Interest Rate

(b) The Revolving Loan Interest Rate shall mean the per annum rate equal to the highest of:
(1) the Prime Rate plus 275 basis points (2.75%) or (2) LIBOR plus five and one-quarter
percent (5.25%) per annum, or (3) seven percent (7.00%) — in each instance calculated on the basis
of a year consisting of 360 days and paid for the number of days actually elapsed.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after the occurrence of an Event of Default
hereunder, Borrower shall pay interest on all Revolving Advances at a rate which is three percent
(3%) per annum above the interest rate which would otherwise be in effect under this Agreement
with respect to the Revolving Advances; provided, however, in no event shall any interest to be
paid hereunder or under any Loan Document exceed the maximum rate permitted by law.

3.2. Commitment and Closing Fee. Borrower shall pay to Lender a $15,000 closing
fee, payable upon the date hereof.

3.3. Facility Fee. Borrower shall pay to Lender monthly, in arrears, on the first
day of each month (commencing on February 1, 2010, for the month of January 2010), a facility fee
in an amount equal to one percent (1%) per annum of the Maximum Facility. The aforesaid facility
fee, despite permitted monthly installment payments, is deemed earned in full on the date hereof.

3.4. Collateral Management Fee. Borrower shall pay to Lender monthly, in arrears, on
the first day of each month, a collateral management fee in an amount of Seven Hundred and 00/100
Dollars ($700.00), provided, however, that if there is no borrowing under the Revolving Loan in
any calendar month, the aforesaid collateral management fee will be in the amount of Five Hundred
00/100 Dollars ($500.00) for such month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after the
occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, the collateral management fee shall be increased by
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3.5. Field Examination Fees. Borrower shall promptly reimburse Lender for all costs
and expenses associated with periodic field examinations performed by Lender and its agents, as
deemed reasonably necessary by Lender; provided, however, Lender agrees that so
long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is not continuing, Borrower shall not be required
to reimburse Lender for the costs and expenses associated with more than four (4) such field
examinations per calendar year. Lender shall use its best efforts to complete the on site portion
such field examinations within two (2) man days per field examination.

3.6. Prepayment Premium. If Borrower prepays all or substantially all of the
principal of the Revolving Loan prior to the Termination Date other than from funds internally
generated in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, by raising additional
capital or any normal course payment on the Loans that do not have the effect of a permanent
reduction in the Loans, Borrower shall pay to Lender at the time of such prepayment, a prepayment
premium in an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) of the Maximum Facility, except that no
prepayment premium shall be required in connection with any termination of this Agreement by
Lender so long as there is no Event of Default hereunder.

3.7. Computation of Interest and Fees. All interest and fees hereunder shall be
computed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days for the number of
days actually elapsed.

3.8. Payment of Interest and Fees. Interest and fees shall be payable immediately
when due, and shall be paid by Lender’s making an Advance in the amount of the interest and/or fee
due against the Revolving Loan, but any failure or delay by Lender in submitting any invoice for
such interest or fee or in the making of an advance against the Revolving Loan shall not discharge
or relieve Borrower of its obligation to make such interest or fee payment.

4. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of the Revolving Advances shall be used solely
by Borrower for working capital needed in the normal operation of Borrower’s business.

5. SECURITY INTEREST IN COLLATERAL. To secure the prompt payment and performance of all
of Borrower’s Obligations to Lender, Borrower transfers and assigns to Lender and grants to
Lender a first priority Lien on and first security interest in all of the following property
and interests in property of Borrower, whether now owned or existing or hereafter created,
acquired or arising and wheresoever located:

	 	(a)	 	All Receivables, whether now owned or existing or hereafter
created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(b)	 	all Inventory, whether now owned or existing or hereafter
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	 	(c)	 	all Equipment, whether now owned or existing or hereafter
created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(d)	 	all General Intangibles, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(e)	 	all Investment Property, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(f)	 	all Deposit Accounts, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(g)	 	Letter-of-Credit Rights, whether now owned or existing or
hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(h)	 	all monies or other Property of any kind, now or at any time
or times hereafter, in the possession or under the control of Lender or any
affiliate of Lender or any representative, agent or correspondent of Lender,
whether now owned or existing or hereafter created, acquired or arising and
wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(i)	 	all other business assets of Borrower, whether now owned or
existing or hereafter created, acquired or arising and wheresoever located;

	 
	 	(j)	 	all accessions to, substitutions for and all replacements,
products and cash and noncash proceeds of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g),
(h) and (i) above, including, without limitation, proceeds of and unearned
premiums with respect to insurance policies insuring any of the Collateral
and claims against any Person for loss of, damage to, or destruction of any
or all of the Collateral; and

	 
	 	(k)	 	all books and records (including, without limitation,
customer lists, credit files, computer programs, printouts and other computer
materials and records) of Borrower pertaining to any of (a), (b), (c), (d),
(e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) above.

	 
	 	(l)	 	in the case of Borrower’s interests in any non-U.S.
subsidiary, if any, “Collateral” shall be limited to no more than 65% of the
stock of any non-U.S. subsidiary, and shall exclude the assets of any
non-U.S. subsidiary.

 6. RECOURSE TO SECURITY. Borrower specifically understands and agrees that Lender’s
recourse against and/or to any security or Collateral shall not be required as a prior
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7. INDUCING REPRESENTATIONS. In order to induce Lender to make the Loans, Borrower makes
the following representations and warranties to Lender:

7.1. Organization and Qualifications.

(a) Borrower is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.

(b) Borrower is qualified to do business in New York and in every other jurisdiction where the
nature of its business requires it to be so qualified and where failure to so qualify might have a
Material Adverse Effect.

7.2. Corporate Name and Address.

(a) Borrower was incorporated on October 1, 2009. On or about November 18, 2009, HELIOS &
MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC., a New York corporation formerly known as The A Consulting Team, Inc.,
was merged into Borrower, as evidenced by a State of Delaware Certificate of Ownership and Merger
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 18, 2009.

(b) Borrower’s executive office is at the addresses set forth above.

7.3. Corporate Structure. Borrower has no subsidiaries or Affiliates, except as set
forth on Schedule 7.3 attached hereto.

7.4. Legally Enforceable Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, and each and all of the other Loan Documents and all and any other instruments and
documents to be delivered by Borrower or its Affiliates hereunder and the creation of all Liens and
security interests provided for herein are within Borrower’s corporate power, have been duly
authorized by all necessary or proper corporate action (including the consent of shareholders where
required), are not in contravention of any agreement or indenture to which Borrower is a party or
by which it is bound, or of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Borrower, and are not,
to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, in contravention of any provision of law and the same do not,
to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, require the consent or approval of any governmental body,
agency, authority or any other person which has not been obtained and a copy thereof furnished to
Lender. The execution, delivery and performance of the Guaranty to be delivered by the Guarantor is
not, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, in contravention of any provision of law and the same
does not require the consent or approval of any governmental body, agency, authority or any other
person which has not been obtained and a copy thereof furnished to the Lender.

7.5. Solvent Financial Condition. Borrower and Guarantor are each Solvent, as defined
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7.6. Financial Statements.

(a) Borrower’s filed SEC Form 10-K dated as of December 31, 2008, a copy of which has been
delivered to Lender, fairly presents Borrower’s financial condition and results of
operations as relevant and as of such date and there have been no material adverse changes since
such date.

(b) Borrower does not have any material contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes,
unusual forward or long-term commitments, or unrealized or unanticipated losses from any
unfavorable commitments except those, if any, which were disclosed to Lender in such Form 10-K.

7.7. Joint Ventures. Borrower is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership with
any other Person.

7.8. Real Estate. Attached hereto as Schedule 7.8 is a list showing, to the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, all real property owned or leased by Borrower.

7.9. Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses. To the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, Borrower owns or has a valid license to use all the patents, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, copyrights and licenses, if any, which are currently used by it in and are reasonably
necessary for the present and planned future conduct of its business without conflict with the
rights of others. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all such licenses and other similar rights
(exclusive of licenses relating to normal office business software (e.g. licenses for computer
programs such as Word and Excel) that are used by Borrower in its normal operations) with a value
to Borrower in excess of $200,000.00 are listed on Schedule 7.9 attached hereto and made a part
hereof, if any.

7.10. Existing Business Relationship. There exists no actual or, to the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or any materially
adverse modification or change in, the business relationship of Borrower with any customer or group
of customers whose purchases individually or in the aggregate are material to the operations of
Borrower, or with any supplier.

7.11. Investment Company Act: Federal Reserve Board Regulations. Borrower is not an
“investment company”, or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for,
an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (15 U.S.C. §80(a)(1), et seq.). The making of the Revolving Loan hereunder
by Lender, the application of the proceeds and repayment thereof by Borrower and the performance of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate any provision of said Act, or any
rule, regulation or order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder. Borrower
does not own any margin security as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and the proceeds of the borrowings made pursuant to this Agreement
will be used only for the purposes contemplated hereunder. None of the proceeds will be used,
directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security or for the
purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry
margin security or for any other purpose which might constitute any of the loans under this
Agreement a “purpose credit” within the meaning of said Regulation U or Regulations T or X of the
Federal Reserve Board. Borrower will not take, or permit any agent acting on its behalf to take,
any action which might cause this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto
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7.12. Tax Returns. Borrower and the Guarantors have filed or timely extended the
filing date of all material tax returns (Federal, state or local) required to be filed and paid all
taxes shown thereon to be due and payable including interest and penalties or has provided adequate
reserves therefore, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no assessments have
been made against Borrower or the Guarantors by any taxing authority nor has any penalty or
deficiency been made by any such authority. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no Federal income
tax return of Borrower or any Guarantor is presently being examined by the Internal Revenue Service
nor are the results of any prior examination by the Internal Revenue Service or any State or local
tax authority being contested by Borrower.

7.13. Litigation. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.13, no action or proceeding, is
now pending or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened against Borrower or any
Guarantor at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or
instrumentality of the Federal or state government or of any municipal government or any agency or
subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, and neither Borrower nor any
Guarantor has accepted liability for any such action or proceeding. Borrower has not received
notice of and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there is no proceeding pending before any
governmental agency (Federal, state or local) and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no
investigation has been commenced before any such government agency the effect of which, if
adversely decided, would affect or impair Borrower’s business or financial condition.

7.14. Receivables Locations. Annexed hereto as Schedule 7.14 is a list showing all
places at which Borrower maintains, or will maintain, records relating to Receivables.

7.15. Inventory Locations. Annexed hereto as Schedule 7.15 is a list showing all
places where Borrower maintains, or will maintain, Inventory with, in the aggregate, book value in
excess of $50,000.00. Such list indicates whether the premises are owned or leased by Borrower or
whether the premises are the premises of a warehouseman or other third party, and if owned by a
third party, the name and address of such third party.

7.16. Equipment List and Locations. Annexed hereto as Schedule 7.16 is a computer
printout from Borrower’s books and records showing substantially all of Borrower’s Equipment
(except for items of Equipment which in the aggregate do not have material value), and describing
the places where the same is located. All Equipment is free and clear of all Liens and security
interests voluntarily created by Borrower in favor of any Person other than Lender, except as set
forth on Schedule 7.16, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there are no other Liens or
security interests encumbering any Equipment.

7.17. Title Liens. Borrower has good and marketable title to the Receivables and, to
the best of Borrower’s knowledge, the Other Collateral, as sole owner thereof. There are no
existing Liens voluntarily created by Borrower on any property of Borrower, except for Liens in
favor of Lender and Liens described in Schedule 7.17 and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge,
there are no other Liens on any property of Borrower. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.17, none of
the Receivables and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, none of the Other Collateral is subject
to any
prohibition against encumbering, pledging, hypothecating or assigning the same or requires notice
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7.18. Existing Indebtedness. Borrower has no existing Indebtedness except the
Indebtedness described in Schedule 7.18.

7.19. ERISA Matters. Borrower does not have any so-called “defined benefit” Plan and,
with respect to Borrower’s so-called “defined contribution” Plan, Borrower has not made any
contributions thereunder, is not obligated to make any contributions and does not have any
outstanding obligations thereunder pursuant to the terms thereof. To the best of Borrower=s
knowledge, Borrower has not engaged in any transaction which would subject Borrower to tax,
penalty or liability for prohibited transactions imposed by ERISA or the Code.

7.20. Occupational Safety and Health. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower
has duly complied in all material respects with the provisions of the federal Occupational Safety
and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651, et seq. and all rules and regulations thereunder and all similar
state and local Governmental Rules related to occupational safety and health. To the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, there are no outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance
issued to Borrower under any such Governmental Rules related to occupational safety and health.

7.21. Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.21 or as would not
reasonably be expected to result as a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no property currently owned or leased by Borrower is
or has been used for the generation, manufacture, refining, transportation, treatment, storage,
handling or disposal of any “hazardous substances” or “hazardous wastes” which are regulated under
Environmental Laws in a manner materially violating any Environmental Law; (b) to the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower is in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;
(c) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower has not released hazardous substances at, upon,
under or within any property currently owned or leased by Borrower, (d) to the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, there are not now any above-ground or underground storage tanks used or operated by
Borrower at any property currently owned or leased by Borrower that are not in material compliance
with Environmental Law; (e) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there are no transformers,
capacitors or other items of Equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls at levels in excess of
49 parts per million, violative of any applicable Environmental Law, at any property currently
owned or leased by Borrower except for those owned or operated by utility companies; (f) to the
best of Borrower’s knowledge, no hazardous substances are present at any property currently owned
or leased by Borrower in a manner materially violating any Environmental Law; (g) to the best of
Borrower’s knowledge, all permits and authorization required under Environmental Laws for all
operations of Borrower have been duly issued and are in full force and effect, including but not
limited to those for air emissions, water discharges and treatment, storage tanks and the
generation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous substances; (h) to the best of Borrower’s
knowledge, there are no past, pending or threatened environmental claims against
Borrower or any property currently owned or leased by Borrower except for such claims which have
been resolved; (i) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there is no condition or occurrence on any
property currently owned or leased by Borrower that could be anticipated (1) to form the basis of
any environmental claim against Borrower or (2) to cause any property currently owned or leased by
Borrower to be subject to any restrictions on its ownership, occupancy or transferability under any
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7.22. Labor Disputes. There are no pending or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge,
threatened labor disputes which could have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.23. Intellectual Property. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower owns or has
a valid license to use all necessary patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights and other
intellectual property, if any, which are currently used by it in and are reasonably necessary or
useful in the operation of its business, in each case free of any claims or infringements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower is aware of other users of the term “TACT” and combinations
including “A Consulting”, which users may be able to restrict Borrower’s ability to establish or
protect Borrower’s right to use these terms. Borrower has in the past been contacted by other users
of the term “TACT” alleging rights to the term. Borrower has completed filings with the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office in order to protect certain marks, including “TACT” and “The A Consulting
Team”.

7.24. Location of Bank and Securities Accounts. Schedule 7.24 hereto sets forth a
complete and accurate list of all deposit, checking and other bank accounts, all securities and
other accounts maintained with any broker dealer and all other similar accounts maintained by
Borrower, together with a description thereof.

7.25. Compliance With Laws. Borrower is in compliance with all federal, state and
local governmental rules, ordinances and regulations
(“Governmental Rules”) applicable to its
ownership or use of properties or the conduct of its business, except for violations or failures to
comply, if any, which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower
has not received any notice of violation of any of the foregoing.

7.26. No Other Violations. Borrower is not in violation of any term of its Certificate
of Incorporation or By-laws and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no event or condition has
occurred and is continuing which constitutes or results in (or would constitute or result in, with
the giving of notice, lapse of time or other condition) (a) a breach of, or a default under, any
agreement, undertaking or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its
property may be affected, or (b) the imposition of any Lien on any property of Borrower. To the
best of Borrower’s knowledge, no Guarantor is in breach or default under any agreement, undertaking
or instrument to which any such Guarantor is a party or by which he/it or his/its property may be
affected, nor does any condition exist which would constitute such a breach or default or result in
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7.27. Survival of Representations and Warranties. Borrower covenants, warrants and
represents to Lender that all representations and warranties of Borrower contained in this
Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents shall be true at the time of Borrower’s execution of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and Lender’s right to bring an action for breach of any
such representation or warranty or to exercise any remedy hereunder based upon the breach of such
representation or warranty shall survive the execution, delivery and acceptance hereof by Lender
and the closing of the transactions described herein or related hereto until the Obligations are
finally and irrevocably paid in full. Lender acknowledges and agrees that Borrower is not making
any representation or warranty to Lender with respect to those matters set forth on Schedule 7.27
hereto; provided, however, that Borrower represents and warrants that it knows of no fact or
circumstance, and it has not failed to disclose to Lender any fact or circumstance known to it,
that would make any such matters false or materially misleading.

8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION; CERTAIN NOTICES TO LENDER. So long as Borrower
shall have any Obligations to Lender under this Agreement, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, or
shall cause to be delivered to Lender:

8.1. Borrowing Base Certificate. A satisfactorily completed and executed Borrowing
Base Certificate monthly (within 2 days after the end of each month), provided, however, that if
Borrower initiates borrowing under the Loan Agreement, Borrower must submit a satisfactorily
completed and executed Borrowing Base Certificate twice-monthly, the first as at the
15th day of each month (to be submitted within 2 days after such date) and the second
as at the end of each month (within 2 days after the end of each such month), as well as
contemporaneously with each request for an Advance.

8.2.
Monthly Reports. Within twenty (20) days after the end of each month, an
accounts receivable aging and accounts payable aging and Borrower’s Reconciliation Report for
such month, all in form satisfactory to Lender, prepared by Borrower and if Lender so requests,
customer statements, sales journals, cash receipts journals and detailed sales credit reports.

8.3. Annual Financial Statements. Within ninety (90) days after the close of each
Fiscal Year, (a) a copy of the annual consolidating and consolidated financial statements of
Borrower consisting of balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and
statements of cash flow audited by independent certified public accountants and certified by such
accountants, and accompanied by such accountants’ certification that, in the normal course of
their review, such accountants have become aware of no presently existing state of facts
constituting a Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement, (b) a copy of the annual
consolidating financial statements of Borrower in the same format as the annual consolidated
financial statements except that such consolidating statements shall be prepared by management of
Borrower in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles provided
that the consolidating financial statements will not contain footnotes and certified by
the chief financial officer of Borrower, and (c) the Compliance Certificate. In addition,
Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender, if and when issued, any management
letters prepared by Borrower’s independent certified public accountants.

8.4. Financial Statements. Within (a) forty-five (45) days after the end of each
first, second and third quarter, and (b) ninety (90) days after the end of each fourth quarter of
each Fiscal Year, consolidating and consolidated financial statements of Borrower consisting of
balance sheets,
statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flow, prepared by management
of Borrower in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and certified by the chief
financial officer of Borrower, together with the Compliance Certificate; provided
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8.5. Tax Returns. A copy of Borrower’s federal income tax return, as and when filed
with the Internal Revenue Service.

8.6. Projections. Within thirty (30) days prior to the end of each of Borrower’s
fiscal years, financial projections for Borrower in form satisfactory to Lender covering not less
than a one (1) year period, commencing with the succeeding fiscal year. If such projections are for
a one (1) year period, then such projections shall be prepared on a monthly basis. If such
projections are for more than a one (1) year period, then such projections shall be prepared on a
monthly basis with respect to first year thereof and on a quarterly basis thereafter.

8.7. Customer Lists. Semiannually, a list of all of Borrower’s customers and vendors,
including the addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers which lists shall be delivered within
thirty (30) days after each second fiscal quarter and within thirty (30) days after the each fiscal
year end.

8.8. Insurance. Annually, within thirty (30) days of the renewal date of such
insurance policy, evidence of insurance in form and content satisfactory to Lender and otherwise in
compliance with Section 12.6 hereof, together with the original insurance policy.

8.9. Notice of Event of Default and Adverse Business Developments. Immediately after
becoming aware of the existence of a Default or any Event of Default under this Agreement or after
becoming aware of any developments or other information which is likely to (i) materially adversely
affect Borrower’s business, prospects, profits or condition (financial or otherwise) or its ability
to perform this Agreement, or (ii) adversely affect the properties of Borrower, including, without
limitation, the following:

(a) any substantial dispute that may arise between Borrower and any governmental regulatory
body or law enforcement authority, including any action relating to any material tax liability of
Borrower;

(b) all litigation against Borrower where the amount claimed in any one suit or action is
$250,000 or more and all litigation where the amount claimed in the aggregate is $500,000 or more
except when the same is fully covered by insurance and the insurer accepts liability therefor;

(c) any labor controversy resulting in or threatening to result in a strike or work stoppage
against Borrower;

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(e) the location of any Collateral other than at Borrower’s place of business or as permitted
under this Agreement;

(f) any proposed or actual change of Borrower’s name, identity or corporate structure; and

(g) any other matter which has resulted or is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

In each case, Borrower will provide Lender with telephonic or telegraphic notice specifying and
describing the nature of such Default, Event of Default or development or information, and such
anticipated effect, which telephonic or telegraphic notice shall be promptly confirmed in
writing within three (3) Banking Days; and

8.10. Other Information. Such other information respecting the financial condition
of Borrower or any property of Borrower in which Lender may have a Lien as Lender may, from time
to time, reasonably request. Borrower authorizes Lender to communicate directly with Borrower’s
independent certified public accountants and has authorized those accountants to disclose to
Lender any and all financial statements and other information of any kind that they may have with
respect to Borrower and its business and financial and other affairs. Borrower shall deliver a
letter addressed to such accountants instructing them to comply with the provisions of this
Section. Lender shall treat all non-public documents and information marked “Confidential”
(“Confidential Information”) so obtained or provided by Borrower or its agents, representatives
or certified public accountants as confidential and will hold and will cause its respective
employees, agents and representatives to hold in confidence all such Confidential Information
concerning Borrower, IOT and their Affiliates except: (i) when Lender is required to disclose
pursuant to Governmental Rules, (ii) when Lender is compelled to disclose by judicial or
administrative process, (iii) when deemed necessary by Lender in its commercially reasonable
discretion to enforce this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and (iv) in connection
with the sale of participations in or the assignment of all or any part of Lender’s interest in
the Loans. Lender will not release or disclose such Confidential Information to any other person,
except its auditors, attorneys, financial advisors and other consultants, advisors, agents and
representatives. If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, such
confidence shall be maintained and, if requested by or on behalf of Borrower, Lender will, and
will use all reasonable efforts to cause its auditors, attorneys, financial advisors and other
consultants, agents and representatives to, return to Borrower or destroy, at Borrower’s cost and
expense, all copies of all such Confidential Information.

9. ACCOUNTING. Lender shall account monthly to Borrower. Each and every account shall
be deemed final, binding and conclusive upon Borrower in all respects, as to all matters reflected
therein, unless Borrower, within thirty (30) days after the date the account was rendered,
delivers to Lender written notice of any objections which it may have to any such account and in
that event only those items expressly objected to in such notice shall be deemed to be disputed by
Borrower. If Borrower disputes the correctness of any statement, Borrower’s notice shall specify
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10. WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO RECEIVABLES. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender
that each Receivable created by it (i) will be free and clear of liens and encumbrances in
favor of any Person other than Lender, except as otherwise permitted hereunder, (ii) will
cover a bona fide sale and delivery of merchandise usually dealt in by Borrower in the
ordinary course of its business or will cover the rendition of services by Borrower to
customers of a kind ordinarily rendered in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (iii)
will be for a liquidated amount from a customer competent to contract therefor, (iv) is not
subject to renegotiation, except in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business consistent with
Borrower’s past practice, (v) is not subject to any prepayment or credit and will not be
subject to any deduction, offset, counterclaim, lien or other condition other than in the
ordinary course of Borrower’s business, and (vi) is generally enforceable in accordance with
its terms. Borrower further represents and warrants that all services to be performed by
Borrower in connection with each Receivable have been performed.

11. SPECIAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO RECEIVABLES AND RELATED MATTERS.

11.1. Confirmatory Written Assignments. Promptly after the creation of any
Receivable, if Lender shall so request, Borrower shall execute and deliver confirmatory written
assignments to Lender of Eligible Receivables, but the failure to execute or deliver any
schedule or assignment shall not affect or limit any Lien or other right of Lender in and to any
Receivable. Borrower shall cause all of its invoices to be printed and to bear consecutive
numbers, and to issue its invoices in such consecutive numerical order. On Lender’s request
therefor, Borrower shall also furnish to Lender copies of invoices to customers and employee
timesheets. Borrower will also furnish Lender with such other documents and instruments as
Lender may request in connection with any Receivables, including detailed monthly agings.
Borrower shall deliver to Lender the originals of all letters of credit, notes, and instruments
in its favor and such endorsements or assignments as Lender may request. If Borrower shall fail
to deliver to Lender any Receivables, financial or any other report with respect to the
Collateral required to be delivered by Borrower pursuant to Section 7 and Section 8 of this
Agreement within ten (10) days after the dates set forth therein, then Borrower agrees to pay to
Lender a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day, beginning on the date that next follows the date
required for delivery of such report and continuing through the date that Borrower delivers said
report for each report and/or document that Borrower fails to deliver to Lender under this
Agreement.

11.2. Notice of Certain Events. Borrower will notify Lender of all disputes,
returns and of all claims asserted with respect to (i) any Receivables which disputes or claims
exceed $50,000 per occurrence, and (ii) any Receivables (other than Eligible Receivables) which
disputes or claims exceed $150,000 per occurrence. Borrower shall promptly report each such
return, repossession or recovery of merchandise to Lender, advising it of the location thereof
and providing it with a description of such goods and their location. Borrower shall not settle
or adjust any dispute or claim, or grant any discount (except ordinary trade discounts and
volume discounts), credit or allowance or accept any return of merchandise, without Lender’s
consent, except for credits, discounts or allowances on Receivables in an aggregate amount not
to exceed (i) $150,000 per calendar month, and (ii) $400,000 per calendar quarter. Upon the
occurrence of and during the
continuance of an Event of Default for a period of in excess of two (2) months, Lender may
settle or adjust disputes or claims directly with customers or Account Debtors of Borrower for
amounts and upon terms which it considers advisable. Where Borrower receives Collateral of any
kind or nature by reason of transactions between itself and its customers or Account Debtors,
it will hold the same on Lender’s behalf, subject to Lender’s instructions, and as property
forming part of the Receivables. Where Borrower sells to a customer or Account Debtor which
also sells to it or which may have other claims against it, Borrower will so advise Lender,
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11.3. Communication with Account Debtors. Borrower authorizes Lender, before an
Event of Default, without the consent of Borrower, to communicate directly with Account Debtors
or customer’s accounts payable departments, by whatever means Lender shall elect, for the
purpose of verifying the information supplied by Borrower to Lender with respect to Receivables
only. Borrower authorizes Lender, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, without the
consent of Borrower, to communicate directly with customers or Account Debtors of Borrower by
whatever means Lender shall elect for the purpose of verifying the information supplied by
Borrower to Lender with respect to Receivables. Upon Lender’s request, before or after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall provide Lender with a list of the addresses of
its Account Debtors.

12. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower represents and warrants that, so long as it shall
have any Obligations to Lender hereunder, Borrower will:

12.1. Business and Existence. Preserve and maintain Borrower’s separate corporate
existence and rights, privileges and franchises in connection herewith.

12.2. Trade Names. Transact business in Borrower’s own name and invoice all of
Borrower’s Receivables in Borrower’s own name.

12.3. Transactions with Affiliates. Whenever Borrower engages in transactions with
an Affiliate of Borrower, conduct the same, with respect to the payment obligations thereof, on
an arms-length basis or other basis more favorable to Borrower.

12.4. Taxes. Pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments, government charges
and levies imposed upon Borrower, Borrower’s income or Borrower’s profits or upon any property
belonging to Borrower prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except where the same
may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

12.5. Compliance with Laws. Substantially comply with all Governmental Rules
applicable to Borrower, including, without limitation, all laws and regulations regarding the
collection, payment and deposit of employees’ income, unemployment and Social Security taxes;
provided, however, that Borrower shall not be in default as a result of its failure to comply
with a Governmental Rule if such failure would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
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12.6. Maintain Properties: Insurance. Safeguard and protect all property used in the
conduct of Borrower’s business and keep all of Borrower’s property insured with insurance companies
licensed to do business in the states where the property is located against loss or damage by fire
or other risk usually insured against by other owners or users of such properties in similar
businesses under extended coverage endorsement and against theft, burglary, and pilferage together
with such other hazards as Lender may from time to time reasonably request, in amounts reasonably
satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall deliver the policy or policies of such insurance or
certificates of insurance to Lender. All such insurance shall contain endorsements in form
satisfactory to Lender naming Lender as lender loss payee and providing that the insurance shall
not be canceled, amended or terminated except upon thirty (30) days’ prior notice to Lender and
showing Lender as an additional party insured as its interest may appear. All insurance proceeds
received by Lender shall be retained by Lender for application to the payment of such portion of
the Obligations as Lender may determine in Lender’s discretion. Borrower shall promptly notify
Lender of any event or occurrence causing a loss or decline in value of property insured or the
existence of an event justifying a claim under any insurance and the estimated amount thereof if
the amount of any such loss, decline in value or claim exceeds $250,000.00 in the aggregate.

12.7. Business Records. Keep adequate records and books of account with respect to
Borrower’s business activities in which proper entries are made in accordance with sound
bookkeeping practices reflecting all financial transactions of Borrower.

12.8. Litigation. Give Lender prompt notice of any suit at law or in equity against
itself involving money or property valued in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000) except where the same is fully covered by insurance and the insurer accepts liability
therefor, and of any investigation or proceeding before or by any administrative or governmental
agency the effect of which would be to prohibit or materially limit or restrict the manner in which
Borrower presently conducts its respective business.

12.9. Damage or Destruction of Collateral. Maintain or cause to be maintained the
Collateral and all its other assets and properties in good condition and repair at all times,
preserve the Collateral and all its other assets and properties from loss, damage, or destruction
of any nature whatsoever and provide Lender with prompt written notice of (i) any destruction or
substantial damage to any Collateral evidencing or relating to Receivables and of the occurrence of
any condition or event which has caused, or may cause, loss or depreciation in the value of any
Receivables, and (ii) any material destruction or substantial damage to any Other Collateral and of
the occurrence of any material condition or event which has caused, or may cause, loss or
depreciation in the value of any Other Collateral.

12.10. Name Change. Provide Lender with (i) not fewer than thirty (30) days written
notice prior to any proposed change of name, and (ii) contemporaneous written notice of the
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12.11. Access to Books and Records. Provide Lender with such reports and with such
access upon three (3) days prior written notice (unless an Event of Default has occurred, in which
case no notice shall be required), during normal business hours, to Borrower’s books and records
and permit Lender to copy and inspect such reports and books and records all as Lender reasonably
deems necessary or desirable to enable Lender to monitor the credit facilities extended hereby;
provided, however, that Lender shall use reasonable efforts to avoid disrupting Borrower’s
ordinary business operations, particularly during periods when (i) Borrower is preparing filings
for submission to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) Borrower’s auditors are
present and auditing Borrower’s books and records.

12.12. Solvent. Continue to be Solvent, as defined in Section 1.55 hereof.

12.13. Compliance With Environmental Laws. Comply in all material respects with all
applicable Environmental Laws.

12.14. Compliance with ERISA and other Employment Laws. Comply in all material
respects with all: (a) applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and (b) any other applicable
laws, rules or regulations relating to the compensation of employees and funding of employee
pension plans.

12.15. Proceeds of Collateral. Forthwith upon receipt, pay to Lender all proceeds of
Collateral, whereupon such proceeds shall be applied to the Obligations in an order and manner as
shall be determined in the discretion of Lender.

12.16. Delivery of Documents. Notify Lender if any proceeds of Receivables shall
include, or any of the Receivables shall be evidenced by, notes, trade acceptances or instruments
or documents, or if any Inventory is covered by documents of title or chattel paper, whether or not
negotiable, and if required by Lender, immediately deliver them to Lender appropriately endorsed.
Borrower waives protest regardless of the form of the endorsement. If Borrower fails to endorse any
instrument or document, Lender is authorized to endorse it on Borrower’s behalf provided Lender has
provided Borrower with notice of such endorsement, except for checks and wire transfer
authorizations for which Lender shall not be required to give such notice.

12.17. United States Contracts. If any of the Eligible Receivables arises out of a
contract with the United States or any of its departments, agencies or instrumentalities,
immediately notify Lender, and if required by Lender, execute any necessary instruments in order
that all money due or to become due under such contract shall be assigned to Lender and proper
notice of the assignment given under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act.

12.18. Accounting System. Maintain an accounting system whereby Receivables aging
shall be formatted alphabetically by Account Debtor and coded to identify all invoices that are not
for time and material, including, without limitation, fixed price, software, business solutions,
training, employee placement and bill-in advance, the foregoing to Lender’s satisfaction.

12.19. Sales Terms. Borrower shall notify Lender in writing if more than ten percent
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13. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. So long as Borrower shall have any Obligations to Lender
hereunder and unless Lender has first consented thereto in writing, Borrower shall not:

13.1. Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, voluntarily or
involuntarily, any Indebtedness, except (i) Obligations to Lender, (ii) trade debt incurred in
the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (iii) purchase money financing and equipment leases
not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) in any fiscal year, and (iv)
existing Indebtedness described on Schedule 7.18.

13.2. Mergers; Consolidations; Acquisitions. Enter into any merger, consolidation,
reorganization or recapitalization after the date hereof with any other Person except for such
mergers, consolidations, reorganizations and recapitalizations that (i) have been disclosed to
and consented to by Lender in writing, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) do
not have a Material Adverse Effect; take any formal steps to dissolve or to liquidate all or
substantially all of the assets of Borrower except for such liquidations that have been
disclosed to and consented to by Lender in writing; conduct any part of its business through any
corporate subsidiary, unincorporated association or other entity not disclosed on Schedule 7.3;
acquire the stock or assets of any Person, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of stock
or otherwise except for mergers, consolidations, purchases of stock or otherwise that have been
disclosed to and consented to by Lender; or acquire all or any substantial part of the
properties of any Person except for acquisitions that have been disclosed to and consented to by
Lender.

13.3. Sale or Disposition. Sell or dispose of all or any portion of its assets (as
that term is defined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) or grant any
Person an option to acquire any such assets: provided, however, that the foregoing shall
not prohibit (a) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) the sale of
Equipment that is of de minimus value and of no further use in the operations of Borrower’s
business; (c) as required by Governmental Rules; and (d) as required by contractual obligations
existing on the date hereof in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, or as otherwise provided for
in this Agreement; so long as there are no Events of Default hereunder and the proceeds of any
such sales are applied to any overline or overadvance, then to unpaid interest, fees and
expenses, then to the outstandings under the Revolving Loan. The foregoing to the contrary
notwithstanding, in no event shall Borrower sell, assign or transfer its Receivables.

13.4. Defaults. Permit any landlord, mortgagee, trustee under deed of trust or
lienholder to declare a default under any lease, mortgage, deed of trust or lien on real estate
owned or leased by Borrower, which default remains uncured for a period in excess of thirty (30)
days from its occurrence, unless such default is being contested by Borrower in good faith by
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13.5. Limitations on Liens. Suffer (i) any Lien, encumbrance, mortgage or
security interest on any Receivables, or (ii) any Lien, encumbrance, mortgage or security
interest on any other property of Borrower which Lien, encumbrance, mortgage or security
interest remains undischarged or unsatisfied for a period in excess of thirty (30) days after
Borrower receives notification of its existence, except:

(a) Liens at any time granted in favor of Lender;

(b) Liens for taxes not yet due or being contested, but only if such Lien does not have a
Material Adverse Effect;

(c) Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen,
landlords and other like Persons for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary
course of Borrower’s business, but only if the payment thereof is not at the time required and only
if such Liens are junior in priority to the Liens in favor of Lender;

(d) Liens resulting from deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with
workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other like laws;

(e) such other Liens as appear on Schedule 7.17 attached hereto, if any.

13.6. Dividends and Distributions. Pay any cash dividends, make any capital
distribution in cash or other property or return of capital, or purchase or redeem any of its stock
or other securities (provided, however, that annual repurchases of Borrower’s common stock up to
$250,000 in any one fiscal year is permitted so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing hereunder), or retire any of its stock, or take any action which would have an effect
equivalent to any of the foregoing, except that Borrower may pay stock dividends and make non-cash
stock splits.

13.7. Borrower’s Names and Offices. Transfer Borrower’s chief executive office or
change its company name or office where it maintains records (including computer printouts and
programs) with respect to Receivables, except upon not less than thirty (30) days advance written
notice to Lender and after the delivery to Lender of financing statements in form and content
satisfactory to Lender; provided, however, in no event shall such Transfer be permitted if
it shall render unperfected or otherwise impair Lender’s security interest in the Collateral.

13.8. Guaranties; Contingent Liabilities.

(a) Assume, guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or otherwise become liable upon
the obligation of any Person, except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or
collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business, except for contractual
obligations existing on the date hereof and Borrower represents the maximum aggregate liability
thereunder is not more than $100,000.00 in the combined aggregate, or

(b) Agree to maintain the working capital or net worth of any Person or to make investments in
any Person (except for short-term investments of excess cash as herein permitted).

13.9. Removal of Collateral. Remove, or cause or permit to be removed, any of the
Collateral or other assets from the premises where such Collateral is currently located and set
forth on Schedule 7.15 and Schedule 7.16 hereof, except for sales of Inventory in the ordinary
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13.10. 
Transfer of Notes or Accounts. Sell, assign, transfer, discount or otherwise
dispose of any Eligible Receivables or any promissory note or other instrument payable to it with
or without recourse.

13.11. Settlements. Compromise, settle or adjust any claim relating to any of the
Collateral.

13.12. Modification of Governing Documents. Make or permit any change, alteration or
modification of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws which would result in a Material
Adverse Effect, or make any other change, alteration or modification thereto except upon timely
written notice to Lender.

13.13. Change of Business. Cause or permit a material change in the nature of its
business as conducted on the date of this Agreement.

13.14. Change of Accounting Practices. Change its present accounting principles or
practices in any respect, except as may be required by changes in Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.

13.15. Inconsistent Agreement. Enter into any agreement containing any provision that
would be violated by the performance of the Obligations or Borrower’s obligations under any
document delivered or to be delivered by it in connection with this Agreement or any Loan Document.

13.16. Loan or Advances. Make any loans or advances to any Person, except loans or
advances to employees or shareholders of Borrower in a combined aggregate amount of up to
$50,000.00 outstanding at anytime.

13.17. Investments. Make any investment in any person, firm or corporation, including,
without limitation, in any Affiliates or from any Affiliates or subsidiaries not existing on the
date hereof.

13.18. “Adjusted Income (loss) from Operations”. Shall maintain “adjusted income
(loss) from operations of no less than $25,000, tested quarterly at the end of each calendar
quarter, commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2009, only if any borrowings
remain outstanding at the end of the quarter.

13.19. Capital Expenditures.

(a) Capital Expenditures shall not exceed the combined aggregate levels set forth below,
during the periods set forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Amount	 	 	Time Period
	 	 	 	 	 

	$	800,000.00	 	 	during any calendar year, commencing with the calendar year
beginning January 1, 2009

(b) No carry forward to subsequent calendar years shall be permitted in the event that
Borrower’s Capital Expenditures for a given calendar year are less than the combined maximum
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14. FURTHER RIGHTS OF LENDER.

14.1. Lender’s Right to Take Certain Actions. Borrower shall do all things and
shall deliver all instruments requested by Lender to protect or perfect any security interest,
mortgage or Lien given hereunder or in connection herewith including, without limitation,
financing statements under the UCC and all documents and instruments necessary under the Federal
Assignment of Claims Act. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and in the event that
Lender requests, Borrower shall instruct its Account Debtors to remit payments directly to
Lender or to Lender’s designee. Lender may examine, inspect and copy or make extracts from all
property and all books and records of Borrower at any time and all such property and all books
and records shall be kept confidential in accordance with the requirements of Section 8.10 of
this Agreement subject to the limitations set forth in Section 12.11. Borrower authorizes Lender
to execute alone any financing statements or other documents or instruments that Lender may
require to perfect, protect or establish any Lien or security interest granted to Lender by
Borrower and further authorizes Lender to sign Borrower’s name on the same. Borrower appoints
such person or persons as Lender may designate as Borrower’s attorney-in-fact to endorse the
name of Borrower on any checks, notes, drafts or other forms of payment or security that may
come into the possession of Lender or any Affiliate of Lender, to sign Borrower’s name on
invoices or bills of lading, drafts against customers, notice of assignment, verifications and
schedules and, generally, and all such property and all books and records shall be kept
confidential in accordance with the requirements of Section 8.10 of this Agreement, to do all
things necessary to carry out this Agreement. Such attorney-in-fact may notify the Post Office
authorities to change the address of delivery of mail to an address designated by Lender, and
open and dispose of mail addressed to Borrower. The powers granted herein, being coupled with an
interest, are irrevocable, and Borrower approves and ratifies all acts of the attorney-in-fact,
provided, however, that such powers shall automatically terminate upon the indefeasible
repayment in full of the Obligations. Neither Lender nor the attorney-in-fact shall be liable
for any act or omission, error in judgment or mistake of law so long as the same is not willful
or grossly negligent. Lender agrees that it shall endeavor to give Borrower prompt written
notice of any such actions but Lender’s failure to give any such notice shall not impair or
restrict Lender’s rights hereunder.

14.2. Lender’s Right to Perform Borrower’s Obligations. In the event that Borrower
shall fail to purchase or maintain insurance, or to pay any tax, assessment, government charge
or levy, except as the same may be otherwise permitted hereunder, or in the event that any lien,
encumbrance or security interest prohibited hereby shall not be paid in full or discharged
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or in the event that Borrower shall fail to perform or
comply with any other covenant, promise or Obligation to Lender
hereunder or under any Loan Document, Lender may, but shall not be required to, perform, pay,
satisfy, discharge or bond the same for the joint and several account of Borrower, and all
monies so paid by Lender, including actual attorneys’ fees and
reasonable expenses, shall be treated as an Advance hereunder to Borrower. Lender agrees that
it shall endeavor to give Borrower prompt written notice of any such actions but Lender’s
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14.3. Lender’s Right of Set-Off. Lender may, at any time upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default hereunder and without any further notice to Borrower, set-off or apply any and
all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, or
any other Indebtedness at any time owing by Lender or any Affiliate of Lender or any participant
in Lender’s loans, to Borrower to or for the credit or the account of Borrower against any
Obligation irrespective of whether any demand has been made hereunder or whether such Obligation
is mature. The rights given hereunder are cumulative with all of the other rights and remedies
of Lender, including other rights of set-off, under this Agreement, any other agreement or by
operation of law or otherwise and shall also constitute a security interest in such deposits.
Lender agrees that it shall endeavor to give Borrower prompt written notice of any such actions
but Lender’s failure to give any such notice shall not impair or restrict Lender’s rights
hereunder.

15. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; CLOSING.

15.1. Conditions Precedent. As conditions precedent to the making of any Advance
hereunder, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, or shall cause to be delivered to Lender the
following documents duly executed and in form satisfactory to Lender and its counsel:

(a) the Revolving Note;

(b) appropriate company resolutions of Borrower;

(c) certificates evidencing all insurance coverages required by this Agreement, (including,
without limitation, credit insurance policies) together with loss payee endorsements for all such
coverages naming Lender as lender loss payee;

(d) a copy of Borrower’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and all amendments
thereto;

(e) a Good Standing Certificate for Borrower issued by the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware and each other jurisdiction (including new York) where the conduct of Borrower’s
business activities or the ownership of its Properties necessitates qualification;

(f) evidence that Borrower’s franchise taxes payable to the New York State Department of
Taxation have been paid;

(g) an initial Borrowing Base Certificate dated as of the date hereof;

(h) all UCC financing statements required by Lender, all of which Borrower authorizes
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(i) a certificate, dated as of the date hereof and executed by an authorized officer of
Borrower, stating that, as of such date, no Event of Default or Default exists and to such
further effect as Lender or its counsel may require;

(j) all
UCC, tax lien and judgment searches deemed necessary by Lender in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender, which searches shall be obtained by Lender;

(k) payment of all fees and expenses which are payable to Lender, its counsel, or to
third-party providers of services related to the closing of this transaction; and

(l) such other documents, instruments, agreements, and information as Lender or its counsel
shall reasonably request.

15.2.
Conditions to All Extensions of Credit.

(a) Lender’s obligations to advance any Loan is subject to the condition that, as of the
date of the advancing of such Loan, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be
continuing and that the matters set forth in Section 7,
Section 10, Section 11, Section 12 and
Section 13 and the representations set forth in the Loan Documents continue to be true and
complete.

(b) Borrower’s acceptance of each Loan under this Agreement shall constitute a confirmation,
as of the date of the advancing of such Loan, of the matters set forth in Section 7, Section 10,
Section 11, Section 12 and Section 13 of the representations set forth in the Loan Documents, and
that no Default or Event of Default then exists. If requested by Lender, Borrower shall further
confirm such matters by delivery of a certificate dated the day of the advancing of such Loan and
signed by an authorized officer of Borrower.

16. TERM.

16.1. Revolving Loan Availability. Unless sooner terminated by Lender pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement, the period during which the Revolving Loan shall be available shall
initially be a period commencing on the date hereof and concluding on the Termination Date.

16.2. Voluntary Termination. Borrower shall give Lender at least fifteen (15) days’
advance written notice (“Termination Notice”) of Borrower’s election to terminate the
availability of Revolving Loans hereunder prior to the Termination Date. The Termination Notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify the effective date of such termination, which effective
date shall not be less than fifteen (15) days after the giving of the Termination Notice and
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17. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

17.1. Defaults. Upon the happening of any of the following events (collectively,
“Events of Default”):

(a) if Borrower shall fail to make payment when due of any Obligation under this Agreement or
any Loan Document, provided, however, that, for purposes of Borrower’s
obligation to make payment of any Obligations to Lender comprised of Obligations to reimburse
Lender for or to pay field examination expenses and legal fees and expenses incurred by Lender
after the date hereof, no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred, unless sixty (60) days
have elapsed from the date of demand therefor by Lender; provided that, Lender’s
right hereunder to charge such fees and expenses to Borrower shall not be affected by the foregoing
and in the event Lender so charges Borrower for such fees and expenses any such incipient Event of
Default shall be deemed cured thereby; or

(b) if Borrower shall fail to comply with any terms, conditions, covenant, warranty or
representation contained in Section 10, Section 11, Section 12 and Section 13 of this Agreement; or

(c) if Borrower shall fail to comply with any term, condition, covenant or warranty of or in
this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement between Lender and Borrower, other
than in Section 10, Section 11, Section 12 and Section 13 of this Agreement, and such failure
continues for a period in excess of twenty (20) days after notice thereof is given by Lender to
Borrower; or

(d) if Borrower shall cease to be Solvent, make an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, call a meeting of its creditors to obtain any general financial accommodation, suspend
business or if any case under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code, including provisions for
reorganizations, shall be commenced by or against Borrower; or

(e) if any statement or representation contained in any financial statement or certificate
delivered by Borrower to Lender shall be false, in any material respect, when made; or

(f) if any federal tax lien is filed of record against Borrower or any Guarantor and is not
bonded or discharged within ten (10) days; or

(g) if Borrower’s independent public accountants shall refuse to deliver any financial
statement required by this Agreement (after the date due hereunder) within ten (10) days after
written demand by Lender for delivery of such financial statements; or

(h) if a receiver, trustee or equivalent officer shall be appointed for all or any of the
assets of Borrower; or

(i) if a judgment for more than Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) shall be
entered against Borrower in any action or proceeding and shall not be stayed, vacated, bonded,
paid, discharged or applied in good faith within twenty
(20) days; provided, that, no
Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred in the case of any judgment where the claim is
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(j) if any obligation of Borrower in respect of Indebtedness shall be declared to be or
shall become due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof or such obligation shall not
be paid as and when the same becomes due and payable; or there shall occur any event or
condition which constitutes an event of default under any mortgage, indenture, instrument,
agreement or evidence of indebtedness relating to any obligation of Borrower in respect of any
such Indebtedness the effect of which is to permit the holder or the holders of such mortgage,
indenture, instrument, agreement or evidence of Indebtedness, or a trustee, agent or other
representative on behalf of such holder or holders, to cause the Indebtedness evidenced thereby
to become due prior to its stated maturity; provided, that, the foregoing shall
not include (a) Indebtedness to Lender; or (b) Indebtedness arising in connection with any real
property lease obligations up to $50,000.00, so long as no judgments are entered against
Borrower as a result of Borrower’s failure to pay such Indebtedness; or

(k) upon the happening of any Reportable Event which Lender in its discretion determines
could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for the termination of any Plan, or if a
trustee shall be appointed by an appropriate United States District Court or other court of
administrative tribunal to administer any Plan, or if the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
shall institute proceedings to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any
Plan; or

(l) upon the occurrence and continuance of any Material Adverse Effect, which in the sole
and absolute opinion of Lender, impairs Lender’s security or increases its risks; or

(m) upon the happening of any of the events described in Section 17.1(d), Section 17.1(e),
Section 17.1(g), Section 17.1(h), Section 17.1(i) or Section 17.1(j) with respect to a Guarantor
or if any Guarantor purports to terminate its guaranty or if any Validity/Support Guarantor
purports to terminate his/its Validity/Support Guaranty or upon the death of any Guarantor or
Validity/Support Guarantor that is a natural person; then and in any such event, Lender may
terminate this Agreement without prior notice or demand to Borrower or may demand payment of all
Obligations (whether otherwise then payable on demand or not) without terminating this Agreement
and shall, in any event, be under no further responsibility to extend any credit or afford any
financial accommodation to Borrower, whether under this Agreement or otherwise or upon the sale
of any Guarantor at a fair value of more than fifty thousand ($50,000).

17.2. Obligations Immediately Due. Upon the effective date of termination for any
reason, all of Borrower’s Obligations to Lender, including but not limited to the Loans, shall
immediately become due and payable without further notice or demand.

17.3. Continuation of Security Interests. Notwithstanding any termination, until all
Obligations of Borrower shall have been fully paid and satisfied, Lender shall retain all
security in and title to all existing and future Receivables, General Intangibles, Inventory,
Equipment, Investment Property, and other Collateral held by Lender hereunder or under any other
agreement and Borrower shall continue to assign Receivables and consign Inventory to Lender and
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18. REMEDIES OF LENDER.

18.1. Rights Under UCC. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or upon any
termination of this Agreement following an Event of Default, then Lender shall have, in addition to
all of its other rights under this Agreement or otherwise (which rights shall be cumulative), all
of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and shall have the right to enter upon
any premises where the Collateral is kept and peacefully retake possession thereof. Lender may,
without demand, advertising or notice all of which Borrower hereby waives (except as the same may
be required by law), sell, lease, dispose of, deliver and grant options to a third party to
purchase, lease or otherwise dispose of any and all Receivables, General Intangibles, Inventory,
Equipment, Investment Property or other security or Collateral held by it or for its account at any
time or times in one or more public or private sales or other dispositions, for cash, on credit or
otherwise, as such prices and upon such terms as Lender, in its discretion, deems advisable. Notice
of any public sale shall be sufficient if it describes the security or Collateral to be sold in
general terms, stating the amounts thereof, the nature of the business in which such Collateral was
created and the location and nature of the properties covered by the other security interests or
mortgages and the prior liens thereon and any other information required under UCC 9-613, and in
the case of a public sale, is published at least once in The Wall Street Journal not less
than ten (10) business days prior to the date of sale. If The Wall Street Journal is not
then being published, publication may be made in lieu thereof in any newspaper then being
circulated in the City of New York which Lender may elect. Without requiring notice to Borrower,
all requirements of reasonable notice under this Article shall be met if such notice is mailed,
postage prepaid, to Borrower at its address set forth above or such other address as it may have,
in writing, provided to Lender, at least ten (10) days before the time of such sale or disposition.
Lender may, if it deems it reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of any Collateral from time to
time by an announcement at the time and place of the sale to be so postponed or adjourned without
being required to give a new notice of sale, provided, however, that Lender shall provide Borrower
with written notice of the time and place of such postponed or adjourned sale. Lender may be the
purchaser at any such sale if it is public, and payment may be made, in whole or in part, in
respect of such purchase price by the application of Obligations due from Borrower to Lender.
Borrower shall be jointly and severally obligated for, and the proceeds of sale shall be applied
first to, the costs of retaking, refurbishing, storing, guarding, insuring, preparing for sale, and
selling the Collateral, including the fees and disbursements of attorneys, auctioneers, appraisers
and accountants employed by Lender. Proceeds shall then be applied to the payment in whatever order
Lender may elect, of all Obligations of Borrower. Lender shall return any excess to Borrower and
Borrower shall remain jointly and severally liable for any deficiency.

18.2. Collections; Modification of Terms. Without limiting any rights Lender may have
pursuant to Section 18.1 above, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, Lender may demand, sue for, collect and give receipts for any money, instruments or
property payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for any of the Collateral, or make any
compromises it deems necessary or proper, including without limitation, extending the time of
payment, permitting payment in installments, or otherwise modifying the terms or rights relating to
any of the Collateral, all of which may be effected without notice to or consent by Borrower and
without otherwise discharging or affecting the Obligations, the Collateral or the security interest
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18.3. Notification of Account Debtors. Without limiting any rights of Lender
pursuant to this Agreement or under applicable law, after a Default or Event of Default has
occurred, (i) Borrower, at the request of Lender, shall notify the Account Debtors of Lender’s
security interest in Borrower’s Receivables; and (ii) Lender may notify the Account Debtors on
any of the Receivables to make payment directly to Lender, and Lender may endorse all items of
payment received by it that are payable to Borrower.

18.4. Insurance. Without limiting any rights of Lender pursuant to this Agreement or
under applicable law, after a Default or Event of Default has occurred, Lender may file proofs of
loss and claim with respect to any of the Collateral with the appropriate insurer, and may
endorse in its own and Borrower’s name any checks or drafts constituting insurance proceeds.
Lender agrees that it shall endeavor to give Borrower prompt written notice of any such actions
but Lender’s failure to give any such notice shall not impair or restrict Lender’s rights
hereunder.

18.5. Waiver of Rights by Borrower. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided
herein or in any other agreement between Lender and Borrower which may be applicable, Borrower
waives, to the extent permitted by law, any bonds, security or sureties required by any statute,
rule or otherwise by law as an incident to any taking of possession by Lender of property subject
to Lender’s Lien. Borrower authorizes Lender, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, to
peacefully enter upon any premises owned by or leased to Borrower without obligation to pay rent
or for use and occupancy, through self help, without judicial process and without having first
given notice to Borrower or obtained an order of any court.

18.6. Lender’s Rights. Borrower agrees that Lender shall not have any obligation to
preserve rights to any Collateral against prior parties or to marshall any Collateral of any kind
for the benefit of any other creditor of Borrower or any other person. After the occurrence of an
Event of Default, Lender is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without charge,
Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names,
trademarks and advertising matter, or any property of a similar nature, as it pertains to the
Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and
Borrower’s rights under all licenses and any franchise, sales or distribution agreements shall
inure to Lender’s benefit for such purpose, subject to any limitations set forth in the relevant
license(s), franchise(s), sales or distribution agreements, including, without limitation, limits
on assignment rights.

19. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

19.1. Rights Cumulative. Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement shall be
cumulative and non-exclusive of any other rights or remedies which it may have under any other
agreement or instrument, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

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19.2. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is entered into for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns. It shall be binding upon and shall inure to the,
benefit of the said parties, their successors and assigns. Lender shall have the right, upon
written notice to Borrower, without the necessity of any further consent or authorization by
Borrower, to sell, assign, securitize or grant participation in all, or a portion of, Lender’s
interest in the Loans, to other financial institutions of the Lender’s choice and on such terms as are acceptable to Lender in its
sole discretion, and Lender shall give Borrower prompt written notice of any such assignments,
securitizations or participations; provided, however, that all such successors and assigns
must, to the satisfaction of the Borrower in its sole discretion, establish exemption from U.S.
withholding tax and backup withholding by providing the appropriate and properly executed Internal
Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8.

19.3. Notice. Wherever this Agreement provides for notice to any party (except as
expressly provided to the contrary), it shall be given by messenger, telegram, certified U.S. mail
with return receipt requested, or nationally recognized overnight courier with receipt requested,
effective when received by the corporate party to whom addressed, and shall be addressed as
follows, or to such other address as the party affected may hereafter designate:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to Lender:
	 	Keltic Financial Partners II, LP
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: John P. Reilly, President and CEO
	 

	 	 	 	580 White Plains Road
	 

	 	 	 	Suite 610
	 

	 	 	 	Tarrytown, NY 10591
	 

	 	 	 	Telephone:     914-921-3555 (ext. 208)
	 

	 	 	 	Facsimile:       914-921-1154
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	With a copy to:
	 	Meyner and Landis LLP
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: John N. Malyska, Esq.
	 

	 	 	 	Suite 2500
	 

	 	 	 	One Gateway Center
	 

	 	 	 	Newark, New Jersey 07102
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to Borrower:
	 	Helios & Matheson North America Inc.
	 

	 	 	 	200 Park Avenue South, Suite 901
	 

	 	 	 	New York, New York 10003
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Salvatore M. Quadrino

19.4. Strict Performance. The failure, at any time or times hereafter, to require
strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement shall not waive, affect or
diminish any right of Lender thereafter to demand strict compliance and performance therewith.
Any suspension or waiver by Lender of any Event of Default by Borrower under this Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Event of Default by
Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, whether the same is prior or
subsequent thereto and whether of the same or a different type.

19.5. Amendments. This Agreement and the other agreements to which it refers
constitute the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter and may
not be changed, modified, waived, amended or terminated orally, but only by a writing signed by the
party to be charged.

 

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19.6. Waiver. Borrower waives presentment, protest, notice of dishonor and notice of
protest upon any instrument on which it may be liable to Lender as maker, endorser, guarantor or
otherwise.

19.7. Conflict of Laws. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York; provided, however, that if any of the
Collateral shall be located in any jurisdiction other than New York, the laws of such jurisdiction
shall govern the method, manner and procedure for foreclosure of Lenders’ lien upon such Collateral
and the enforcement of Lenders’ other remedies in respect of such Collateral to the extent that the
laws of such jurisdiction are different from or inconsistent with the laws of New York.

19.8. Expenses.

(a) Borrower agrees to pay (i) the actual attorneys’ fees and expenses of Lender’s counsel
arising from the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all
reasonable expenses, costs, charges and other fees of such counsel of Lender incurred in connection
therewith, and (ii) Lender’s out-of-pocket expenses in connection with periodic audits and
appraisals performed by Lender.

(b) If, at any time prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender employs counsel for
advice or other representation, or incurs legal expenses or other costs or out-of-pocket expenses
in connection with: (1) the administration of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; (2) any litigation, contest, dispute, suit,
proceeding or action (whether instituted by Lender, Borrower or any other Person) in any way
relating to the Collateral, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or Borrower’s
affairs; (3) the perfection of any Lien on the Collateral; (4) any attempt to enforce any rights or
remedies of Lender against Borrower or any other Person which may be obligated to Lender by virtue
of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Account
Debtors; or (5) any attempt to inspect, verify, protect, preserve, restore, collect, sell,
liquidate or otherwise dispose of or realize upon the Collateral; then, in any such event, the
actual reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses arising from such services and all reasonable
expenses, costs, charges and other fees of such counsel of Lender or relating to any of the events
or actions described in this Section shall be payable by Borrower to Lender, and shall be
additional Obligations hereunder secured by the Collateral; provided, however, such
fees and expenses shall in no event exceed $20,000.00 per annum.

(c) If, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender employs counsel for advice
or other representation, or incurs legal expenses or other costs or out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with any of the events or actions set forth in subparagraphs (a) or (b) of this Section;
then, in any such event, the actual and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses arising from such
services and all reasonable expenses, costs, charges and other fees of such counsel or of Lender
relating to any of the events or actions described in subparagraphs (a) or (b) of this Section,
including, without limitation, the reasonable cost and expense to Lender attributable to utilizing
Lender’s in-house staff for such purposes, shall be payable by Borrower to Lender, and shall be
additional Obligations hereunder secured by the Collateral.

 

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(d) Additionally, if any taxes (excluding (1) taxes imposed upon or measured by the net
income or net profits of Lender; (2) any withholding or backup withholding tax, or any other tax
that may arise as a result of the tax residence of the Lender, or its successor or assign, being
outside the United States; and (3) any liability for interest and penalties arising with respect
to such taxes; but including any intangibles tax, stamp tax or recording tax) shall be payable on
account of the execution or delivery of this Agreement, or the execution, delivery, issuance or
recording of any of the other Loan Documents, or the creation of any of the Obligations
hereunder, by reason of any existing or hereafter enacted federal or state statute, Borrower will
pay (or will promptly reimburse Lender for the payment of) all such taxes, including, but not
limited to, any interest and penalties thereon, and will indemnify and hold Lender harmless from
and against liability in connection therewith.

(e) Borrower shall also reimburse Lender for all other expenses incurred by Lender in
connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
including, without limitation, fees in connection with any bank account, the Blocked Account,
wire charges, ACH Fees and other similar costs and expenses; provided, however, that Lender shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the occurrence and amount of such fees and
expenses.

19.9. Reimbursements Charged to Revolving Loan. With respect to any amount advanced
by Lender and required to be reimbursed by Borrower pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
Section 19.8, it is hereby agreed that Lender may charge any such amount to Borrower’s Revolving
Loan on the dates such reimbursement is due, subject to the provisions of Section 2.6 of this
Agreement. Lender agrees to provide Borrower notice of such charges in the monthly statement
delivered to Borrower pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement. Borrower’s obligations under
Section 19.8 shall survive termination of the other provisions of this Agreement.

19.10. Waiver of Right to Jury Trial. Each party waives the right to trial by jury
in the event of any action, suit, proceeding, counterclaim or other litigation to which Lender
and Borrower are parties in respect of any matter arising under this Agreement or any other
matter involving Borrower and Lender, whether or not other persons are also parties thereto.
Borrower acknowledges that the foregoing waiver by Borrower is a material inducement to Lender’s
entering into this Agreement and that Lender is relying on the foregoing waiver in its future
dealings with Borrower. Borrower represents and warrants that it reviewed this jury waiver
provision with its legal counsel, and has made this waiver knowingly and voluntarily.

20. INDEMNIFICATION BY BORROWER/WAIVER OF CLAIMS.

20.1. Indemnification. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Lender and its officers, partners, employees and agents from and against any and
all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including with limitation, the fees and
expenses of counsel) which may be incurred by or asserted against Lender and/or its designated
agents, and in respect of any claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses resulting from any
breach by Borrower of any representation or warranty made by it herein or in any other Loan
Document or nonfulfillment of any agreement or covenant of Borrower under this Agreement or in any other
Loan Document, in connection with:

(a) any investigation, action or proceeding arising out of or in any way relating to this
Agreement, any of the Loans, any of the Loan Documents, any other agreement relating to any of
the Obligations, any of the Collateral, or any act or omission relating to any of the foregoing
by Borrower or its officers, directors, agents, consultants, advisors or employees; or

 

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(b) any taxes (other than taxes expressly excluded in Section 19.8(d)), liabilities, claims
or damages relating to the Collateral or Lender’s liens thereon; or

(c) the correctness, validity or genuineness of any instruments or documents that may be
released or endorsed to Borrower by Lender (which shall automatically be deemed to be without
recourse to Lender in any event), or the existence, character, quantity, quality, condition,
value or delivery of any goods purporting to be represented by any such documents; or

(d) any broker’s commission, finder’s fee or similar charge or fee in connection with the
Loans and the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, provided, however, it is understood
that Lender has incurred no such fee or charge with respect to this transaction.

20.2. Savings Clause for Indemnification. To the extent that the undertaking to
indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in Section 20.1 above may be unenforceable because it
is violative of any law or public policy, Borrower shall contribute the maximum portion which it
is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all
matters referred to under Section 20.1.

20.3. Waiver. To the extent permitted by applicable law, no claim may be made by
Borrower or any other Person against Lender or any of its Affiliates, partners, officers,
employees, agents, attorneys or consultants for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive
damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract, tort or any other theory of liability
arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any act, omission
or event occurring in connection therewith; and Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not
to sue upon any claim for any such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, whether
or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. Neither Lender nor
any of its Affiliates, partners, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

21. MISCELLANEOUS.

21.1. Entire Agreement; Amendments; Lender’s Consent. This Agreement (including the
Exhibits and Schedules thereto) and the Loan Documents supersede, with respect to their subject
matter, all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements or conditions
between the respective parties, whether express or implied, oral or written. No amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, nor consent to any
departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by Lender, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

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21.2. Cross Default; Cross Collateral. Borrower hereby agrees that (a) all other
agreements between Borrower and Lender or any of Lender’s Affiliates are hereby amended so that a
default under this Agreement is a default under all such other agreements and a default under any
one of the other agreements is a default under this Agreement, and (b) the Collateral under this
Agreement secures the Obligations now or hereafter outstanding under all other agreements between
Borrower and Lender and the Collateral pledged under any other agreement with Lender secures the
Obligations under this Agreement.

21.3. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

21.4. Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement or any of the Loan
Documents that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

21.5. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents and headings preceding the
text of this Agreement are inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a
part of this Agreement or affect its meaning, construction or effect.

21.6. Exhibits and Schedules. All of the Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are
hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.

21.7. Consent to Jurisdiction. As part of the consideration for new value received,
and regardless of any present or future domicile or principal place of business of Borrower or
Lender, Borrower hereby consents and agrees that any federal or state court located in any county,
in New York State, shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any claims or disputes between
Borrower and Lender pertaining to this Agreement or to any matter arising out of or related to this
Agreement; provided, however, Lender may, at its option, commence any action, suit or proceeding in
any other appropriate forum or jurisdiction to obtain possession of or foreclose upon any
Collateral, to obtain equitable relief or to enforce any judgment or order obtained by Lender
against Borrower or with respect to any Collateral, to enforce any other right or remedy under this
Agreement or to obtain any other relief deemed appropriate by Lender. Borrower expressly submits
and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and
Borrower hereby waives any objection which Borrower may have based upon lack of personal
jurisdiction, improper venue or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such
legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Borrower represents and warrants
that it has reviewed this consent to jurisdiction provision with its legal counsel, and has made
this waiver knowingly and voluntarily.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
officers thereunto duly authorized on the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	KELTIC FINANCIAL PARTNERS II, LP	 	 
	 
	 	 	By:	 	KELTIC FINANCIAL SERVlCES LLC,	 	 
	 	 	 	 	its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ John P. Reilly	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

John P. Reilly, President and CEO
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HELIOS & MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Salvatore M. Quadrino	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Name: Salvatore M. Quadrino	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title:   Chief Financial Officer	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT “A”

BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

As of                     

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BORROWER:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PREVIOUS DAY A/R { / / }	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Sales:	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Credits:	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Debits:	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Collections:	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Coll. Adj’s:	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ENDING A/R { / / }	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Ineligibles:
	 	Past Due a/o__:	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Ineligible a/o__:	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ELIGIBLE A/R:
	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	A/R @ 75%: /
	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TOTAL AVAILABLE COLLATERAL:
	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE AS OF / / :
	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	ADVANCE { / / }:
	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE AS OF / / :
	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NET AVAILABILITY:
	 	$	—	 	 	 	 	 

I hereby certify in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2009,
between HELIOS & MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC. and Keltic Financial Partners II, LP, that the
information and each calculation set forth above is to the best of my knowledge, true, correct and
complete as of the date hereof and are calculated in accordance with the Loan and Security
Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Loan and Security Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Prepared By:

	 	 	 	Dated:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

(Authorized Signature)
	 	 	 	 

	 	 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT “B”

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

HELIOS & MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC. (“Borrower”) hereby certifies to KELTIC FINANCIAL
SERVICES, LP in accordance with the provisions of a Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower
and Lender dated as of December 29, 2009, as the same from time to time may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified (“Agreement”) that:

(i) Borrower has complied in all respects with all the terms, covenants and conditions of the
Agreement which are binding upon them;

(ii) there exists no Event of Default or Default as defined in the Agreement;

(iii) the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true in all respects
with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the date
hereof; and

WITNESS the signature of the undersigned duly authorized officer of Borrower on September 27,
2007.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HELIOS & MATHESON NORTH AMERICA INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Salvatore M. Quadrino 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Financial Officer 	 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT “C”

NOTICE OF BORROWING

 

 

Schedule 7.2

Tradenames

TACT

Schedule 7.3

Helios & Matheson North America Inc. Affiliates:

None

Helios & Matheson North America Inc. Subsidiaries:

IOT

Helios & Matheson Global Services Private Ltd. (Bangalore, India)

IOT Affiliates and Subsidiaries:

None

Schedule 7.8

Real Estate Owned:

None

Real Estate Leased:

200 Park Avenue South, Suite 901

New York, New York 10003

77 Brant Avenue, Suite 320

Clark, New Jersey 07066

 

 

 

Schedule 7.9

Patents and Trademarks

Trademark Applications:

The A Consulting Team (No. 75/320,927)

TACT (No. 75/320,744)

Trademarks:

TACT (Design) (Reg. No. 2244241)

Schedule 7.13

Litigation

None

Schedule 7.14

Receivables Locations

77 Brant Avenue, Suite 320

Clark, New Jersey 07066

Schedule 7.15

Inventory Locations

None

Schedule 7.16

Equipment Locations

200 Park Avenue South, Suite 901

New York, New York 10003

77 Brant Avenue, Suite 320

Clark, New Jersey 07066

 

 

 

Schedule 7.17

Liens

None

Schedule 7.18

Indebtedness

None

Schedule 7.21

Environmental Matters

None

Schedule 7.24

List of Bank Accounts

See attached

Schedule 7.27

Excluded Matters

NoneExhibit 4.2

Exhibit 4.2

AEI 2007 INCENTIVE PLAN

(as Amended and Restated as of December 14, 2009)

1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain the best available talent and
encourage the highest level of performance by directors, executive officers and selected employees,
and to provide them incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Company’s
business, in order to serve the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

2. Term. The Plan will expire on January 23, 2017. No further Awards will be made under the
Plan on or after such date. Awards that are outstanding on the date the Plan terminates will remain
in effect according to their terms and the provisions of the Plan.

3. Definitions. The following terms, when used in the Plan with initial capital letters, will
have the following meanings:

(a) Appreciation Right means a right granted pursuant to Section 6.

(b) Award means the payment of an annual incentive plan bonus pursuant to Section 10;
the grant of Appreciation Rights, Stock Options, Performance Shares, Performance Units or
Restricted Stock Units; or the grant or sale of Restricted Shares.

(c) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.

(e) Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board and, to the extent the
administration of the Plan has been assumed by the Board pursuant to Section 15, the Board.

(f) Common Stock means the ordinary shares of the Company or any security into which
such Common Stock may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type described
in Section 12.

(g) Company means Ashmore Energy International, a Cayman Islands corporation.

(h) Date of Grant means the date specified by the Committee on which an Award will
become effective.

(i) Deferral Period means the period of time during which Restricted Stock Units are
subject to deferral limitations under Section 8.

(j) Director means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary.

 

 

 

(k) Evidence of Award means an agreement, certificate, resolution or other type or form
of writing or other evidence approved by the Committee which sets forth the
terms and conditions of an Award. An Evidence of Award may be in any electronic medium,
may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company and need not be signed
by a representative of the Company or a Participant.

(l) Foreign Taxes will, for purposes of tax withholding by the Company (or any parent
or Subsidiary employing the Participant), mean any income tax, employment tax, social
insurance, payroll tax, contributions, payment on account obligations or other amounts
required to be withheld by the Company (such parent or Subsidiary) in connection with the
issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of Award or the issuance of shares of Common Stock
thereunder.

(m) Grant Price means the price per share of Common Stock at which an Appreciation
Right is granted.

(n) Management Objectives means the measurable performance objectives, if any,
established by the Committee for a Performance Period that are to be achieved with respect
to an Award. Management Objectives may be described in terms of company-wide objectives
(i.e., the performance of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries) or in terms of objectives
that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or of the division,
Subsidiary, department, region or function within the Company or a Subsidiary in which the
Participant receiving the Award is employed or on which the Participant’s efforts have the
most influence. The achievement of the Management Objectives established by the Committee
for any Performance Period will be determined without regard to any change in accounting
standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any successor entity.

If the Committee determines that, as a result of a change in the business, operations,
corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which the Company
conducts its business, or any other events or circumstances, the Management Objectives are
no longer suitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Management Objectives or
the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, with respect to a
Performance Period as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable.

(o) Market Value per Share means, at any date, (i) the closing sale price of the Common
Stock on that date (or, if there are no sales on that date, the last preceding date on which
there was a sale) on the principal national securities exchange or in the principal market
on or in which the Common Stock is traded and (ii) if the Common Stock is not traded, the
fair market value per share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board or the Committee.

(p) Option Price means the purchase price per share payable on exercise of a Stock
Option.

 

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(q) Participant means a person who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award
under the Plan and who at that time is (i) an officer or other employee of the Company, (ii)
a Director or (iii) a consultant or advisor of the Company if he or she is a
natural person that provides bona fide services to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in
a capital raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market
for the Company’s securities. For the avoidance of doubt, any individual seconded to the
Company as an officer or employee will be eligible to be a Participant.

(r) Performance Share means a bookkeeping entry that records the equivalent of one
share of Common Stock awarded pursuant to Section 9.

(s) Performance Period means, with respect to an Award, a period of time within which
the Management Objectives relating to such Award are to be measured. Unless otherwise
expressly provided in the Plan, the Performance Period for an Award will be established by
the Committee at the time of the Award.

(t) Performance Unit means a unit equivalent to $1.00 (or such other value as the
Committee determines) granted pursuant to Section 9.

(u) Plan means the AEI 2007 Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

(v) Recoupment Policy means the Company’s Recoupment Policy, as amended from time to
time.

(w) Restricted Shares means shares of Common Stock granted or sold pursuant to Section
7 as to which neither the ownership restrictions nor the restrictions on transfer have
expired.

(x) Restricted Stock Units means an Award pursuant to Section 8 of the right to receive
 shares of Common Stock at the end of a specified Deferral Period.

(y) Spread means the excess of the Market Value per Share on the date an Appreciation
Right is exercised over (i) the Option Price provided for in the Stock Option granted in
tandem with the Appreciation Right or (ii) if there is no tandem Stock Option, the Grant
Price provided for in the Appreciation Right, in either case multiplied by the number of
 shares of Common Stock in respect of which the Appreciation Right is exercised.

(z) Stock Option means the right to purchase shares of Common Stock upon exercise of an
option granted pursuant to Section 5.

(aa) Subsidiary means (i) any corporation of which at least 50% of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding shares of voting stock is owned directly or indirectly by the
Company, (ii) any partnership of which at least 50% of the profits interest or capital
interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company and (iii) any other entity of which
at least 50% of the total equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

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4. Shares Available Under Plan. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be (i)
subject to an Award of Appreciation Rights or Stock Options or (ii) issued
or transferred as Restricted Shares and released from all restrictions or in payment of
Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Stock Units or in payment of annual incentive
plan bonuses will not exceed in the aggregate 15,660,340 shares. Such shares may be shares of
original issuance or treasury shares or a combination of the foregoing. The number of shares of
Common Stock available under this Section 4 will be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12
and will be further adjusted to include shares that relate to Awards that expire or are forfeited.
The number of shares of Common Stock available under this Section 4 will not be adjusted to include
(i) any shares withheld by, or tendered to, the Company in payment of the Option Price with respect
to a Stock Option or in satisfaction of the taxes required to be withheld in connection with any
Award granted under the Plan or (ii) any shares subject to an Appreciation Right that are not
transferred to a Participant upon exercise of the Appreciation Right.

5. Stock Options. The Committee may from time to time authorize grants of Stock Options to any
Participant to purchase shares of Common Stock upon such terms and conditions as it may determine
in accordance with this Section 5. Each Participant who is a key employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary will be eligible to receive a grant of Stock Options that are intended to qualify as
incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. Each grant of Stock Options
may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements,
contained in the following provisions:

(a) Each grant will specify the number of shares of Common Stock to which it relates.

(b) Each grant will specify the Option Price, which will not be less than 100% of the
Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.

(c) Each grant will specify whether the Option Price will be payable (i) in cash or by
check acceptable to the Company, (ii) by the actual or constructive transfer to the Company
of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant for at least six months (or, with the
consent of the Committee, for less than six months) having an aggregate Market Value per
Share at the date of exercise equal to the aggregate Option Price, (iii) with the consent of
the Committee, by authorizing the Company to withhold a number of shares of Common Stock
otherwise issuable to the Participant having an aggregate Market Value per Share on the date
of exercise equal to the aggregate Option Price or (iv) by a combination of such methods of
payment; provided, however, that the payment methods described in clauses (ii) and (iii)
will not be available at any time that the Company is prohibited from purchasing or
acquiring such shares of Common Stock.

(d) To the extent permitted by law, any grant may provide for deferred payment of the
Option Price from the proceeds of sale through a bank or broker of some or all of the shares
to which such exercise relates.

(e) Successive grants may be made to the same Participant whether or not any Stock
Options or other Awards previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised or
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(f) Each grant will specify the required period or periods of continuous service by the
Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary that are necessary before the Stock Options
or installments thereof will become exercisable. Except as may be approved by the Committee
(i) in connection with Stock Options granted to Directors solely in their capacity as
Directors or (ii) in the case of the death, disability or retirement of a Participant, Stock
Options will not be exercisable at a rate that is faster than one-third of the shares of
Common Stock subject to the Stock Options on each anniversary of the Date of Grant unless
specified Management Objectives are achieved.

(g) Any grant may specify the Management Objectives that must be achieved as a
condition to the exercise of the Stock Options.

(h) Any grant may provide for the earlier exercise of the Stock Options in the event of
a change in control or other similar transaction or event.

(i) Stock Options may be (i) options which are intended to qualify under particular
provisions of the Code, (ii) options which are not intended to so qualify or (iii)
combinations of the foregoing.

(j) On or after the Date of Grant, the Committee may provide for the payment to the
Participant of dividend equivalents thereon in cash or Common Stock on a current, deferred
or contingent basis.

(k) The Committee will have the right to substitute Appreciation Rights for outstanding
Options granted to one or more Participants, provided the terms and the economic benefit of
the substituted Appreciation Rights are at least equivalent to the terms and economic
benefit of such Options, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

(l) Effective December 14, 2009, each grant made on or after such date will be subject
to the terms of the Company’s Recoupment Policy.

(m) Each grant will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which may contain such terms
and provisions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may approve, including without
limitation provisions relating to the Participant’s termination of employment or other
termination of service by reason of retirement, death, disability or otherwise.

6. Appreciation Rights. The Committee may also from time to time authorize grants to any
Participant of Appreciation Rights upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in accordance
with this Section 6. Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with Stock Options or separate
and apart from a grant of Stock Options. An Appreciation Right will be a right of the Participant
to receive from the Company upon exercise an amount which will be determined by the Committee at
the Date of Grant and will be expressed as a percentage of the Spread (not exceeding 100%) at the
time of exercise. An Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Stock Option may be exercised only
by surrender of the related Stock Option. Each grant of an Appreciation Right may utilize any or
all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the
following provisions:

(a) Each grant will state whether it is made in tandem with Stock Options and, if not
made in tandem with any Stock Options, will specify the number of shares of Common Stock in
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(b) Each grant made in tandem with Stock Options will specify the Option Price and each
grant not made in tandem with Stock Options will specify the Grant Price, which in either
case will not be less than 100% of the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.

(c) Each grant will provide that the amount payable on exercise of an Appreciation
Right will be paid in shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Market Value per Share
equal to the Spread.

(d) Any grant may specify that the amount payable to the Participant on exercise of an
Appreciation Right may not exceed a maximum amount specified by the Committee at the Date of
Grant.

(e) Successive grants may be made to the same Participant whether or not any
Appreciation Rights or other Awards previously granted to such Participant remain
unexercised or outstanding.

(f) Each grant will specify the required period or periods of continuous service by the
Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary that are necessary before the Appreciation
Rights or installments thereof will become exercisable, and will provide that no
Appreciation Rights may be exercised except at a time when the Spread is positive and, with
respect to any grant made in tandem with Stock Options, when the related Stock Options are
also exercisable. Except as may be approved by the Committee (i)in connection with
Appreciation Rights granted to Directors solely in their capacity as Directors or (ii)in the
case of the death, disability or retirement of a Participant, Appreciation Rights will not
be exercisable at a rate that is faster than one-third of the shares of Common Stock subject
to the Appreciation Rights on each anniversary of the Date of Grant unless specified
Management Objectives are achieved.

(g) Any grant may specify the Management Objectives that must be achieved as a
condition to the exercise of the Appreciation Rights.

(h) Any grant may provide for the earlier exercise of the Appreciation Rights in the
event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event.

(i) On or after the Date of Grant, the Committee may provide for the payment to the
Participant of dividend equivalents thereon in cash or Common Stock on a current, deferred
or contingent basis.

(j) Effective December 14, 2009, each grant made on or after such date will be subject
to the terms of the Company’s Recoupment Policy.

(k) Each grant will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which may contain such terms
and provisions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may
approve, including without limitation provisions relating to the Participant’s
termination of employment or other termination of service by reason of retirement, death,
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7. Restricted Shares. The Committee may also from time to time authorize grants or sales to
any Participant of Restricted Shares upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in
accordance with this Section 7. Each grant or sale will constitute an immediate transfer of the
ownership of shares of Common Stock to the Participant in consideration of the performance of
services, entitling such Participant to voting and other ownership rights, but subject to the
restrictions set forth in this Section 7. Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the
authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following
provisions:

(a) Each grant or sale may be made without additional consideration or in consideration
of a payment by the Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share at the Date of
Grant, except as may otherwise be required by applicable corporate law.

(b) Each grant or sale may limit the Participant’s dividend rights during the period in
which the shares of Restricted Shares are subject to any such restrictions.

(c) Each grant or sale will provide that the Restricted Shares will be subject, for a
period to be determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant, to one or more restrictions,
including without limitation a restriction that constitutes a “substantial risk of
forfeiture” within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code and the regulations of the Internal
Revenue Service under such Section.

(d) Any grant or sale may specify the Management Objectives that, if achieved, will
result in the termination or early termination of the restrictions applicable to the shares.

(e) Any grant or sale may provide for the early termination of any such restrictions in
the event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event.

(f) Each grant or sale will provide that during the period for which such restriction
or restrictions are to continue, the transferability of the Restricted Shares will be
prohibited or restricted in a manner and to the extent prescribed by the Committee at the
Date of Grant (which restrictions may include without limitation rights of repurchase or
first refusal in favor of the Company or provisions subjecting the Restricted Shares to
continuing restrictions in the hands of any transferee).

(g) Effective December 14, 2009, each grant made on or after such date will be subject
to the terms of the Company’s Recoupment Policy.

(h) Each grant or sale will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which may contain
such terms and provisions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may approve, including
without limitation provisions relating to the Participant’s termination of employment or
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8. Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may also from time to time authorize grants or sales
to any Participant of Restricted Stock Units upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in
accordance with this Section 8. Each grant or sale will constitute the agreement by the Company to
issue or transfer shares of Common Stock to the Participant in the future in consideration of the
performance of services, subject to the fulfillment during the Deferral Period of such conditions
as the Committee may specify. Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the authorizations,
and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:

(a) Each grant or sale may be made without additional consideration from the
Participant or in consideration of a payment by the Participant that is less than the Market
Value per Share on the Date of Grant, except as may otherwise be required by applicable
corporate law.

(b) Each grant or sale will provide that the Restricted Stock Units will be subject to
a Deferral Period, which will be fixed by the Committee on the Date of Grant, and any grant
or sale may provide for the earlier termination of such period in the event of a change in
control or other similar transaction or event.

(c) During the Deferral Period, the Participant will not have any right to transfer any
rights under the Restricted Stock Units, will not have any rights of ownership in the
Restricted Stock Units and will not have any right to vote the Restricted Stock Units, but
the Committee may on or after the Date of Grant authorize the payment of dividend
equivalents on such shares in cash or Common Stock on a current, deferred or contingent
basis.

(d) Effective December 14, 2009, each grant made on or after such date will be subject
to the terms of the Company’s Recoupment Policy.

(e) Each grant or sale will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which will contain
such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with the Plan, including
without limitation provisions relating to the Participant’s termination of employment or
other termination of service by reason of death, disability or otherwise.

9. Performance Shares and Performance Units. The Committee may also from time to time
authorize grants to any Participant of Performance Shares and Performance Units, which will become
payable upon achievement of specified Management Objectives, upon such terms and conditions as it
may determine in accordance with this Section 9. Each such grant may utilize any or all of the
authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following
provisions:

(a) Each grant will specify the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units to
which it relates.

(b) The Performance Period with respect to each Performance Share and Performance Unit
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(c) Each grant will specify the Management Objectives that, if achieved, will result in
the payment of the Performance Shares or Performance Units.

(d) Each grant will specify the time and manner of payment of Performance Shares or
Performance Units which have become payable, which payment may be made in (i) cash, (ii)
 shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Market Value per Share equal to the aggregate
value of the Performance Shares or Performance Units which have become payable or (iii) any
combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of
payment.

(e) Any grant of Performance Shares may specify that the amount payable with respect
thereto may not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee on the Date of Grant. Any grant
of Performance Units may specify that the amount payable, or the number of shares of Common
Stock issued, with respect to the Performance Units may not exceed maximums specified by the
Committee on the Date of Grant.

(f) The number of shares to be earned based on the achievement of Management Objectives
pursuant to an award of Performance Shares or Performance Units may not be adjusted upward.
The Committee will retain the discretion to adjust the number of shares to be earned based
on the achievement of Management Objectives downward, either on a formulaic or discretionary
basis or any combination thereof, as the Committee determines, in its sole discretion.

(g) On or after the Date of Grant, the Committee may provide for the payment to the
Participant of dividend equivalents on Performance Shares in cash or Common Stock on a
current, deferred or contingent basis.

(h) Effective December 14, 2009, each grant made on or after such date will be subject
to the terms of the Company’s Recoupment Policy.

(i) Each grant will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which will contain such terms
and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with the Plan, including without
limitation provisions relating to the payment of the Performance Shares or Performance Units
in the event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event and provisions
relating to the Participant’s termination of employment or other termination of service by
reason of death, disability or otherwise.

10. Annual Incentive Compensation.

(a) The Committee may from time to time authorize the payment of annual incentive
compensation to a Participant in cash, Common Shares, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock
Units or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion
at the time of payment. Annual incentive compensation may be payable upon a Participant’s
achievement of Management Objectives specified by the Committee or upon such other terms and
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(b) The incentive compensation to be earned pursuant to any incentive program under
this Section 10 may not be adjusted upward. However, the Committee
will retain the discretion to adjust the incentive compensation to be earned downward,
either on a formulaic or discretionary basis or any combination thereof, as the Committee
determines, in its sole discretion.

(c) Any annual incentive compensation Award to an individual subject to taxation in the
United States will be subject to the limitations of Section 15.

11. Transferability. No Award may be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order or, with the consent of the Committee, by gifts to family members of the
Participant, including to trusts in which family members of the Participant own more than 50% of
the beneficial interests, to foundations in which family members of the Participant or the
Participant controls the management of assets and to other entities in which more than 50% of the
voting interests are owned by family members of the Participant or the Participant. No Stock Option
or Appreciation Right granted to a Participant will be exercisable during the Participant’s
lifetime by any person other than the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal
representative or any permitted transferee.

12. Adjustments.

(a) The Committee will make or provide for such adjustments in (i) the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock specified in Section 4, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by outstanding Stock Options, Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares and Restricted
Stock Units granted under the Plan, (iii) the Option Price or Grant Price applicable to any
Stock Options and Appreciation Rights, and (iv) the kind of shares covered by any such
Awards (including shares of another issuer), as the Committee in its discretion, exercised
in good faith, determines is equitably required to prevent dilution or enlargement of the
rights of Participants that otherwise would result from (x) any stock dividend, stock split,
combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the
Company, or (y) any merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up,
reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets, issuance of
rights or warrants to purchase securities, or (z) any other corporate transaction or event
having an effect similar to any of the foregoing. In the event of any such transaction or
event, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in substitution for any or all
outstanding Awards such alternative consideration as it, in good faith, may determine to be
equitable in the circumstances and may require in connection with such substitution the
surrender of all Awards so replaced.

(b) The Committee may accelerate the payment of, or vesting with respect to, any Award
under the Plan upon (i) termination of employment of an employee of the Company or the
parent or a Subsidiary of the Company, in the event such termination warrants special
consideration or (ii) the occurrence of a transaction or event described in this Section 12.
The Committee may also accelerate the vesting with respect to any Stock Option or
Appreciation Right upon the retirement of an employee of the Company or the parent or a
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(c) The Committee may accelerate the payment of, or vesting with respect to, any Award
under the Plan to a Director upon the involuntary termination of a Director’s Board service,
as a result of (i) such Director not being nominated for re-election to the Board, (ii) such
Director not being elected by the Company’s shareholders to serve an additional Board term,
or (iii) the occurrence of a transaction or event described in this Section 12. The
Committee may also accelerate the vesting with respect to any Stock Option or Appreciation
Right upon the retirement of a Director at the age of 65 or as otherwise defined by the
Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the acceleration of vesting of any Awards for one
or more members of the Committee (other than ad hoc or formulaic Awards made to all or
substantially all of the Directors on substantially the same basis) must be authorized by a
disinterested majority of the Directors.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing Sections 12(b) and (c), in the case of any Award that
constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A or 457A of the
Code, the Committee will not accelerate the payment of the Award unless it determines in
good faith that such accelerated payment is permissible under guidance issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury under Section 409A or 457A, as applicable.

13. Fractional Shares. The Company will not be required to issue any fractional share of
Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. The Committee may provide for the elimination of fractions or
for the settlement of fractions in cash.

14. Withholding Taxes.

(a) The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock in connection with the
grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of any Award will be subject to the satisfaction of
all applicable income and employment taxes, and Foreign Tax withholding requirements and any
other taxes required to be collected at the time of the grant, exercise, vesting or
settlement of such Award. Accordingly, no shares will be issued with respect to an
outstanding Award until all such taxes have been collected.

(b) The Company (or the parent or Subsidiary of the Company employing the Participant)
will collect the employee portion of the United States FICA taxes (Social Security and
Medicare) with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to an award of Restricted
Shares or a Performance Unit, Performance Share or Restricted Stock Unit award at the time
those shares vest. Such taxes will be based on the Market Value per Share of such shares on
their vesting date. The Company (or the parent or Subsidiary employing the Participant)
will also collect the employee portion of the FICA taxes with respect to any dividend
equivalents payable pursuant to the Award at the time those dividend equivalents vest. Such
taxes will be based on the cash amount and the fair market value of any other property
underlying the dividend equivalents on the vesting date. Unless the Participant delivers a
separate check payable to the Company in the amount of the FICA taxes required to be
withheld from the Participant, the Company will withhold those taxes from the Participant’s
wages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any shares of Common Stock to be issued
immediately upon vesting or for any divided equivalents to be paid immediately upon vesting,
the employee portion of the applicable FICA taxes will be collected in the same manner as
the federal, state and local income
taxes are to be withheld under Section 14(d) below. The foregoing tax collection
provisions will also be applicable to the employee portion of any Foreign Taxes that become
due and payable upon the vesting of the shares of Common Stock subject an award of
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(c) The Company will collect the United States federal, state and local income taxes
and/or all applicable Foreign Taxes required to be withheld with respect to the distribution
of dividend equivalents to a Participant by withholding a portion of that distribution equal
to the amount of those taxes, with any cash portion of the distribution to be the first
portion so withheld.

(d) Until such time as the Company provides the Participant with written or electronic
notice to the contrary, the Company will collect the United States federal, state and local
income taxes and/or all applicable Foreign Taxes required to be withheld with respect to the
issuance of the vested shares of Common Stock subject to an award of Restricted Shares or a
Performance Unit, Performance Share or Restricted Stock Unit award through an automatic
share withholding procedure pursuant to which the Company will withhold, at the time of such
issuance, the number of shares (rounded up to the nearest whole share) with an aggregate
Market Value (measured as of the issuance date) equal to the amount of those taxes (the
“Share Withholding Method”); provided, however, that the amount of any shares so withheld
will not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax withholding
obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes
that are applicable to supplemental taxable income. Participants will be notified in writing
or electronically in the event such Share Withholding Method is no longer available.

(e) Should any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award be distributed at a time the
Share Withholding Method is not available, then the United States federal, state and local
income taxes and/or all applicable Foreign Taxes required to be withheld with respect to
those shares will be collected from the Participant through the Participant’s delivery of
his or her separate check payable to the Company in the amount of such taxes, or such other
method determined by the Company to be in accordance with applicable law.

(f) To the extent determined by the Committee, any Participant subject to taxation in
any jurisdiction will pay any taxes or other amounts that are required by the laws of that
jurisdiction to be paid by the Company (or any parent or Subsidiary employing such
Participant) with respect to the grant, vesting or settlement of an Award or the issuance of
 shares of Common Stock thereunder, to the extent those taxes or other amounts are permitted
to be passed through to the Participant under applicable law. The Participant will enter
into such additional agreements as may be required by the Company (or the parent or
Subsidiary employing Participant) to effect the transfer of any such tax or payment
obligation from the Company (or the Parent or Subsidiary employing Participant) to the
Participant. Any taxes or other amounts passed through to the Participant will be collected
through the Share Withholding Method until such time as the Corporation provides the
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15. Code Section 457A.

(a) It is intended that any Awards made pursuant to this Plan to individuals subject to
taxation in the United States comply with the provisions of Section 457A of the Code and the
regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder so as to not subject
individuals subject to taxation in the United States to early income recognition under
Section 457A attributable to Awards made pursuant to this Plan. In furtherance of this
intent, any Awards made pursuant to this Plan to individuals subject to Taxation in the
United States will be interpreted and this Plan will be operated and administered with
respect to those Awards in a manner consistent with these intentions. Accordingly, to avoid
the application of the early recognition provisions of Code Section 457A to awards under the
Plan, the Evidence of Award of an Award granted to an individual subject to taxation in the
United States will contain terms compliant with the following limitations:

(i) Stock Options and Appreciation Rights will be settled in stock only. In no event
will any Stock Option or Appreciation Right be settled in cash;

(ii) A Participant’s continued service with the Company, a parent of the Company or a
Subsidiary will be required in order for a Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit and
Performance Share and Performance Unit award to vest. In no event will any Restricted
Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share or Performance Unit award provide for
vesting (1) upon voluntary retirement, (2) solely on the basis of achievement of Management
Objectives or (3) following termination of a Participant’s employment or service
relationship with the Company;

(iii) The shares of Common Stock underlying Annual Incentive Compensation and each
Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit or Performance Share award in which the Participant
vests (whether as a result of the normal vesting schedule or as a result of accelerated
vesting) will be issued on the applicable vesting date for those shares or as soon
thereafter as administratively practicable, but in no event later than the close of the
calendar year in which such vesting date occurs or (if later) the fifteenth day of the third
calendar month following such vesting date.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15(a), the Committee may, when
appropriate, grant Awards pursuant to this Plan to individuals subject to taxation in the
United States with terms that do not comply with the provisions of Section 457A of the Code
and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder, subjecting the
Award holder to early income recognition under Section 457A attributable to that Award.
Similarly, the Committee may, when appropriate, amend Awards made pursuant to this Plan to
add terms that do not comply with the provisions of Section 457A of the Code and the
regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder, subjecting the Award
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16. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Unless the administration of the Plan has been expressly assumed by the Board
pursuant to a resolution of the Board, the Plan will be administered by the Committee. A
majority of the Committee will constitute a quorum, and the action of the members of the
Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved
in writing, will be the acts of the Committee.

(b) The Committee has the full authority and discretion to administer the Plan and to
take any action that is necessary or advisable in connection with the administration of the
Plan, including without limitation the authority and discretion to interpret and construe
any provision of the Plan or of any agreement, notification or document evidencing an Award.
The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any such provision and any
determination by the Committee pursuant to any provision of the Plan or of any such
agreement, notification or document will be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee
will be liable for any such action or determination made in good faith.

(c) It is the Company’s intention that any Award granted under the Plan that
constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and
the guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 409A satisfy the
requirements of Section 409A. In granting such an Award, the Committee will use its best
efforts to exercise its authority under the Plan with respect to the terms of such Award in
a manner that the Committee determines in good faith will cause the Award to comply with
Section 409A and thereby avoid the imposition of penalty taxes and interest upon the
Participant receiving the Award.

(d) If the administration of the Plan is assumed by the Board pursuant to Section
16(a), the Board will have the same authority, power, duties, responsibilities and
discretion given to the Committee under the terms of the Plan.

17. Amendments and Other Matters.

(a) The Plan may be amended from time to time by the Committee or the Board.

(b) Neither the Committee nor the Board will authorize the amendment of any outstanding
Stock Option to reduce the Option Price without the further approval of the shareholders of
the Company. Furthermore, no Stock Option will be cancelled and replaced with Stock Options
having a lower Option Price without further approval of the shareholders of the Company. The
provisions of this Section 17(b) are intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater”
Stock Options and will not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section
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(c) The Plan may be terminated at any time by action of the Board. The termination of
the Plan will not adversely affect the terms of any outstanding Award.

(d) The Plan does not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance
of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor will it interfere in
any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such
Participant’s employment or other service at any time.

18. Governing Law. The Plan, all Awards and all actions taken under the Plan and the Awards
will be governed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, including
without limitation, the Texas statute of limitations, but without giving effect to the principles
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