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Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated as of the 30th day of March, 2012, by and between TOOTIE PIE COMPANY, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “Buyer”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from Company, and the Company desires to sell and issue to Buyer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) of senior secured redeemable debentures in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” (the “Debentures”), of which Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) shall be purchased on the date hereof (the “First Closing”), and up to Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000) may be purchased in additional closings as set forth in Section 4.2 below (the “Additional Closings”)(each of the First Closing and the Additional Closings are sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as a “Closing” and collectively as the “Closings”), all for the total purchase price of up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”), and all otherwise subject to the terms and provisions hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to secure all of its “Obligations” (as hereinafter defined) to Buyer under the Debentures by granting to the Buyer a continuing and first priority security interest in all of the assets and properties of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Security Agreement”);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants of the parties hereinafter expressed and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

RECITALS, EXHIBITS, SCHEDULES

The foregoing recitals are true and correct and, together with the Schedules and Exhibits referred to hereafter, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

  

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ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement, or unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article as follows:

2.1        “Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person at any time during the period for which the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term “control,” “controlling,” “controlled” and words of similar import, when used in this context, means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

2.2        “Assets” means all of the properties and assets of the Company or used by the Company in its business as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted in the future, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired.

2.3        “Claims” means any Proceedings, Judgments, Obligations, threats, losses, damages, deficiencies, settlements, assessments, charges, costs and expenses of any nature or kind.

2.4        “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share.

2.5        “Consent” means any consent, approval, order or authorization of, or any declaration, filing or registration with, or any application or report to, or any waiver by, or any other action (whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) of, by or with, any Person, which is necessary in order to take a specified action or actions, in a specified manner and/or to achieve a specific result.

2.6        “Contract” means any written or oral contract, agreement, order or commitment of any nature whatsoever, including, any sales order, purchase order, lease, sublease, license agreement, services agreement, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, guarantee, management contract, employment agreement, consulting agreement, partnership agreement, shareholders agreement, buy-sell agreement, option, warrant, debenture, subscription, call or put.

2.7        “Effective Date” means the date set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

2.8        “Encumbrance” means any lien, security interest, pledge, mortgage, easement, leasehold, assessment, tax, covenant, restriction, reservation, conditional sale, prior assignment, or any other encumbrance, claim, burden or charge of any nature whatsoever.

2.9        “Environmental Requirements” means all Laws and requirements relating to human, health, safety or protection of the environment or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, or Hazardous Materials in the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), or otherwise relating to the treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of any Hazardous Materials.

2.10      “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

  

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2.11      “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, methods and practices set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or of such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the U.S. accounting profession, in each case as of the date or period at issue, and as applied in the U.S. to U.S. companies.

2.12      “Governmental Authority” means any foreign, federal, state or local government, or any political subdivision thereof, or any court, agency or other body, organization, group, stock market or exchange exercising any executive, legislative, judicial, quasi-judicial, regulatory or administrative function of government.

2.13      “Hazardous Materials” means: (i) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s); (ii) any chemicals, materials, substances or wastes which are now or hereafter become defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants” or words of similar import, under any Law; and (iii) any other chemical, material, substance, or waste, exposure to which is now or hereafter prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority.

2.14      “Incentive Shares” means the shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be issued by the Company to Buyer in accordance with Section 7.5 below.

2.15      “Judgment” means any order, writ, injunction, fine, citation, award, decree, or any other judgment of any nature whatsoever of any Governmental Authority.

2.16      “Law” means any provision of any law, statute, ordinance, code, constitution, charter, treaty, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority.

2.17      “Leases” means all leases for real or personal property.

2.18      “Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to the event, item or question at issue, that such event, item or question would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents; (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, Assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, either individually or taken as a whole; or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform, on a timely basis, its Obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Documents.

2.19      “Material Contract” shall mean any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its Assets are bound and which: (i) involves aggregate payments of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or more to or from the Company; (ii) involves delivery, purchase, licensing or provision, by or to the Company, of any goods, services, assets or other items having a value (or potential value) over the term of such Contract of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or more or is otherwise material to the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as contemplated to be conducted in the future; (iii) involves a Company Lease; (iv) imposes any guaranty, surety or indemnification Obligations on the Company; or (v) prohibits the Company from engaging in any business or competing anywhere in the world.

  

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2.20      “Obligation” means any debt, liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever, whether secured, unsecured, recourse, nonrecourse, liquidated, unliquidated, accrued, absolute, fixed, contingent, ascertained, unascertained, known, unknown or obligations under executory Contracts.

2.21      “Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity, quality and frequency).

2.22      “Permit” means any license, permit, approval, waiver, order, authorization, right or privilege of any nature whatsoever, granted, issued, approved or allowed by any Governmental Authority.

2.23      “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership, company, corporation, association, cooperation, trust, estate, Governmental Authority, or any other entity of any nature whatsoever.

2.24      “Principal Trading Market” shall mean the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the OTC Markets, including the Bulletin Board and Pink Sheets, the NYSE Euronext or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.

2.25      “Proceeding” means any demand, claim, suit, action, litigation, investigation, audit, study, arbitration, administrative hearing, or any other proceeding of any nature whatsoever.

2.26      “Real Property” means any real estate, land, building, structure, improvement, fixture or other real property of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, fee and leasehold interests.

2.27      “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

2.28      “Securities” means, collectively, the Debentures and the Incentive Shares.

2.29      “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.30      “Tax” means (i) any foreign, federal, state or local income, profits, gross receipts, franchise, sales, use, occupancy, general property, real property, personal property, intangible property, transfer, fuel, excise, accumulated earnings, personal holding company, unemployment compensation, social security, withholding taxes, payroll taxes, or any other tax of any nature whatsoever, (ii) any foreign, federal, state or local organization fee, qualification fee, annual report fee, filing fee, occupation fee, assessment, rent, or any other fee or charge of any nature whatsoever, or (iii) any deficiency, interest or penalty imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

2.31      “Tax Return” means any tax return, filing, declaration, information statement or other form or document required to be filed in connection with or with respect to any Tax.

2.32      “Transaction Documents” means any documents or instruments to be executed by Company in connection with this Agreement, including the Debentures and the Security Agreement.

 

  

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ARTICLE III

INTERPRETATION

In this Agreement, unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) references to the words “Article” or “Section” refer to the respective Articles and Sections of this Agreement, and references to “Exhibit” or “Schedule” refer to the respective Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto; (iii) references to a “party” mean a party to this Agreement and include references to such party’s permitted successors and permitted assigns; (iv) references to a “third party” mean a Person not a party to this Agreement; (v) the terms “dollars” and “$” means U.S. dollars; (vi) wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

ARTICLE IV

PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES

4.1        Purchase and Sale of Debentures.  Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase, at each Closing, and Company agrees to sell and issue to Buyer, at each Closing, Debentures in the amount of the Purchase Price applicable to each Closing as more specifically set forth below.

4.2        Closing Dates. The First Closing of the purchase and sale of the Debentures shall be for Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000), and shall take place on the Effective Date, subject to satisfaction of the conditions to the First Closing set forth in this Agreement (the “First Closing Date”).  Additional Closings of the purchase and sale of the Debentures shall be at such times and for such amounts as determined in accordance with Section 4.4 below, subject to satisfaction of the conditions to the Additional Closings set forth in this Agreement (the “Additional Closing Dates”) (collectively referred to as the “Closing Dates”).  The Closings shall occur on the respective Closing Dates through the use of overnight mails and subject to customary escrow instructions from Buyer and its counsel, or in such other manner as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer.

4.3        Form of Payment.  Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on each Closing Date: (i) the Buyer shall deliver to the Company, to a Company account designated by the Company, the aggregate proceeds for the Debentures to be issued and sold to Buyer at each such Closing, minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of each such Closing as set forth in this Agreement, in the form of wire transfers of immediately available U.S. funds; and (ii) the Company shall deliver to Buyer the Securities which Buyer is purchasing hereunder at each Closing, duly executed on behalf of the Company, together with any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

4.4        Additional Closings.  At any time after the First Closing but prior to the maturity date of any of the Debentures issued in the First Closing, the Company may request that Buyer purchase additional Debentures hereunder in Additional Closings by written notice to Buyer, and, subject to the conditions below, Buyer shall purchase such additional Debentures in such amounts and at such times as Buyer and the Company may mutually agree, so long as the following conditions have been satisfied, in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion: (i) no default or “Event of Default” (as such term is defined in any of the Transaction Documents) shall have occurred or be continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, and no event shall have occurred that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an Event of Default hereunder or thereunder; and (ii) any additional purchase of Debentures beyond the purchase of Debentures at the First Closing shall have been approved by Buyer, which approval may be given or withheld in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion.

  

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ARTICLE V

BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

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5.1        Investment Purpose. Buyer is acquiring the Securities for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Securities or an available exemption under the Securities Act.

5.2        Accredited Buyer Status.  Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) (3) of Regulation D, as promulgated under the Securities Act.

5.3        Reliance on Exemptions.  Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Buyer to acquire the Securities.

5.4        Information. Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information Buyer deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Securities, which have been requested by Buyer. Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries, nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives, shall modify, amend or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Article VI below.  Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.  Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables Buyer to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment.  Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.

5.5        No Governmental Review. Buyer understands that no United States federal or state Governmental Authority has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities, nor have such Governmental Authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

5.6        Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

  

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ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

Except as set forth and disclosed in the disclosure schedule attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Buyer:

6.1        Subsidiaries.  Except as may be disclosed in Schedule 6.1, the Company has no subsidiaries and the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any outstanding voting securities of or other interests in, or have any control over, any other Person.  For purposes of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Article VI, all representations and warranties from or related to the Company, its business, Assets, operations or prospects shall be deemed to mean and be construed to include the same representation and warranty from and with respect to each subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, regardless of whether each of such representations and warranties in Article VI specifically refers to subsidiaries or not.

6.2        Organization.  The Company and its subsidiaries are corporations, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated.  The Company has the full corporate power and authority and all necessary certificates, licenses, approvals and Permits to: (i) enter into and execute this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and to perform all of its Obligations hereunder and thereunder; and (ii) own and operate its Assets and properties and to conduct and carry on its business as and to the extent now conducted.  The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the character of its business or the ownership or use and operation of its Assets or properties requires such qualification.  Schedule 6.2 contain a correct and complete list of the jurisdictions in which the Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation.

6.3        Authority and Approval of Agreement; Binding Effect.  The execution and delivery by Company of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the performance by Company of all of its Obligations hereunder and thereunder, including the issuance of the Securities, have been duly and validly authorized and approved by Company and its board of directors pursuant to all applicable Laws and no other corporate action or Consent on the part of Company, its board of directors, stockholders or any other Person is necessary or required by the Company to execute this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein, perform all of Company’s Obligations hereunder and thereunder, or to issue the Securities.  This Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed by Company (and the officer executing this Agreement and all such other Transaction Documents is duly authorized to act and execute same on behalf of Company) and constitute the valid and legally binding agreements of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

  

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6.4        Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 100,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of which 14,903,092 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the date hereof.  All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.  The Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets under the trading symbol “TOOT.PK”  The Company has received no notice, either oral or written, with respect to the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for quotation on the Principal Trading Market, and the Company has maintained all requirements on its part for the continuation of such quotation.  Except as disclosed in the “SEC Documents” (as hereinafter defined), no shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any Encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of the date hereof: (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or Contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other Contracts or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iii) there are no outstanding registration statements with respect to the Company or any of its securities; (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act (except pursuant to this Agreement); (v) there are no financing statements securing obligations filed in connection with the Company or any of its Assets; (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by this Agreement or any related agreement or the consummation of the transactions described herein or therein; and (vii) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no Contracts by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company.  The Company has furnished to the Buyer true, complete and correct copies of: (I) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”); and (II) the Company’s Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”).  Except for the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, there are no other shareholder agreements, voting agreements or other Contracts of any nature or kind that restrict, limit or in any manner impose Obligations on the governance of the Company.

6.5        No Conflicts; Consents and Approvals.  The execution, delivery  and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the issuance of any of the Securities, will not: (i) constitute a violation of or conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other organizational or governing documents of Company; (ii) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, or gives to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any provision of any Contract to which Company is a party or by which any of its Assets or properties may be bound; (iii) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, any Judgment; (iv) constitute a violation of, or conflict with, any Law (including United States federal and state securities Laws and the rules and regulations of any market or exchange on which the Common Stock is quoted); or (v) result in the loss or adverse modification of, or the imposition of any fine, penalty or other Encumbrance with respect to, any Permit granted or issued to, or otherwise held by or for the use of, Company or any of Company’s Assets.  The Company is not in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational or governing documents and the Company is not in default or breach (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company in default or breach) under, and the Company has not taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which any property or Assets of the Company are bound or affected. The businesses of the Company are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any Law. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, the Company is not required to obtain any Consent of, from, or with any Governmental Authority, or any other Person, in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its Obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, or to issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof.  Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.5, all Consents which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof.  The Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

  

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6.6        Issuance of Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all Encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof, and will be issued in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state securities Laws.  Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Buyer set forth in Article V above, the offer and sale by the Company of the Securities is exempt from: (i) the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; and (ii) the registration and/or qualification provisions of all applicable state and provincial securities and “blue sky” laws.

6.7        SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act and the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed within the two (2) years preceding the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”).  The Company is current with its filing obligations under the Exchange Act and all SEC Documents have been filed on a timely basis or the Company has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension.  The Company represents and warrants that true and complete copies of the SEC Documents are available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) at no charge to Buyer, and Buyer acknowledges that it may retrieve all SEC Documents from such website and Buyer’s access to such SEC Documents through such website shall constitute delivery of the SEC Documents to Buyer; provided, however, that if Buyer is unable to obtain any of such SEC Documents from such website at no charge, as result of such website not being available or any other reason beyond Buyer’s control, then upon request from Buyer, the Company shall deliver to Buyer true and complete copies of such SEC Documents.  The Buyer shall also deliver to Buyer true and complete copies of all draft filings, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed with the SEC that have been prepared but not filed with the SEC as of the date hereof. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable Law (except as set forth in Schedule 6.7 or such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof, which amendments or updates are also part of the SEC Documents).  As of their respective dates, except as set forth in the Schedule 6.7, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents (“Financial Statements”) complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. All of the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except: (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto; or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).  No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not misleading.

  

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6.8        Absence of Certain Changes.  Since the date the last of the SEC Documents was filed with the SEC, none of the following have occurred:

(a)   There has been no event or circumstance of any nature whatsoever that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; or

(b)   Any transaction, event, action, development, payment, or any other matter of any nature whatsoever entered into by the Company other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.

6.9        Absence of Litigation or Adverse Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.9: (i) there is no Proceeding before or by any Governmental Authority or any other Person, pending, or the best of Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated by, against or affecting the Company, its business or Assets; (ii) there is no outstanding Judgments against or affecting the Company, its business or Assets; (iii) the Company is not in breach or violation of any Contract; and (iv) the Company has not received any material complaint from any customer, supplier, vendor or employee.

6.10      Liabilities and Indebtedness of the Company.  The Company does not have any Obligations of any nature whatsoever, except: (i) as disclosed in Schedule 6.10; (ii) as disclosed in the Financial Statements; or (iii) Obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the last Financial Statements filed by the Company with the SEC which do not or would not, individually or in the aggregate, exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.11      Title to Assets.  The Company has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of its Assets which are material to the business and operations of the Company as presently conducted, free and clear of all Encumbrances or restrictions on the transfer or use of same.  Except as set forth in Schedule 6.11 and except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company’s Assets are in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are free of any latent or patent defects which might impair their usefulness, and are suitable for the purposes for which they are currently used and for the purposes for which they are proposed to be used.

  

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6.12      Real Estate.

(a)   Real Property Ownership.  The Company does not own any Real Property.

(b)   Real Property Leases.  Except for the Leases described in Schedule 6.12(b) (the “Company Leases”), the Company does not lease any other Real Property.  With respect to each of the Company Leases: (i) the Company has been in peaceful possession of the property leased thereunder and neither the Company nor the landlord is in default thereunder; (ii) no waiver, indulgence or postponement of any of the Obligations thereunder has been granted by the Company or landlord thereunder; and (iii) there exists no event, occurrence, condition or act known to the Company which, upon notice or lapse of time or both, would be or could become a default thereunder or which could result in the termination of the Company Leases, or any of them, or have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of the Company, its Assets or its operations or financial results.  The Company has not violated nor breached any provision of any such Company Leases, and all Obligations required to be performed by the Company under any of such Company Leases have been fully, timely and properly performed.  The Company has delivered to the Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all Company Leases, including all modifications and amendments thereto, whether in writing or otherwise.  The Company has not received any written or oral notice to the effect that any of the Company Leases will not be renewed at the termination of the term of such Company Leases, or that any of such Company Leases will be renewed only at higher rents.

6.13      Material Contracts.  An accurate, current and complete copy of each of the Material Contracts has been furnished to Buyer and each of the Material Contracts constitutes the entire agreement of the respective parties thereto relating to the subject matter thereof.  There are no outstanding offers, bids, proposals or quotations made by Company which, if accepted, would create a Material Contract with Company.  Each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding Obligation of the parties thereto in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.  All Obligations required to be performed under the terms of each of the Material Contracts by any party thereto have been fully performed by all parties thereto, and no party to any Material Contracts is in default with respect to any term or condition thereof, nor has any event occurred which, through the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder or would cause the acceleration or modification of any Obligation of any party thereto or the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Assets of the Company.  Further, the Company has received no notice, nor does the Company have any knowledge, of any pending or contemplated termination of any of the Material Contracts and, no such termination is proposed or has been threatened, whether in writing or orally.

6.14      Compliance with Laws.  The Company is and at all times has been in full compliance with all Laws.  The Company has not received any notice that it is in violation of, has violated, or is under investigation with respect to, or has been threatened to be charged with, any violation of any Law.

6.15      Intellectual Property.  The Company owns or possesses adequate and legally enforceable  rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and all other intellectual property rights necessary to conduct its business as now conducted. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no Claim being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other intellectual property infringement; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

  

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6.16      Labor and Employment Matters.  The Company is not involved in any labor dispute or, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. None of the Company’s employees is a member of a union and the Company believes that its relations with its employees are good.  The Company has complied in all material respects with all Laws relating to employment matters, civil rights and equal employment opportunities.

6.17      Employee Benefit Plans.  Except as set forth in Schedule 6.17, the Company does not have and has not ever maintained, and has no Obligations with respect to any employee benefit plans or arrangements, including employee pension benefit plans, as defined in Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), multiemployer plans, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, employee welfare benefit plans, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, deferred compensation plans, stock option plans, bonus plans, stock purchase plans, hospitalization, disability and other insurance plans, severance or termination pay plans and policies, whether or not described in Section 3(3) of ERISA, in which employees, their spouses or dependents of the Company participate (collectively, the “Employee Benefit Plans”).  To the Company’s knowledge, all Employee Benefit Plans meet the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA, where applicable, and each such Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is qualified.  No withdrawal liability has been incurred under any such Employee Benefit Plans and no “Reportable Event” or “Prohibited Transaction” (as such terms are defined in ERISA), has occurred with respect to any such Employee Benefit Plans, unless approved by the appropriate Governmental Authority.  To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has promptly paid and discharged all Obligations arising under ERISA of a character which if unpaid or unperformed might result in the imposition of an Encumbrance against any of its Assets or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.18      Tax Matters.  The Company has made and timely filed all Tax Returns required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, and each such Tax Return has been prepared in compliance with all applicable Laws, and all such Tax Returns are true and accurate in all respects.  Except and only to the extent that the Company has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported Taxes, the Company has timely paid all Taxes shown or determined to be due on such Tax Returns, except those being contested in good faith, and the Company has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all Taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such Tax Returns apply. There are no unpaid Taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.  The Company has withheld and paid all Taxes to the appropriate Governmental Authority required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any Person.  There is no Proceeding or Claim for refund now in progress, pending or threatened against or with respect to the Company regarding Taxes.

  

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6.19      Insurance.  The Company is covered by valid, outstanding and enforceable policies of insurance which were issued to it by reputable insurers of recognized financial responsibility, covering its properties, Assets and businesses against losses and risks normally insured against by other corporations or entities in the same or similar lines of businesses as the Company is engaged and in coverage amounts which are prudent and typically and reasonably carried by such other corporations or entities (the “Insurance Policies”).  Such Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereon have been paid.  None of the Insurance Policies will lapse or terminate as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Company has complied with the provisions of such Insurance Policies.  The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and the Company does not have any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing Insurance Policies as and when such Insurance Policies expire or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company.

6.20      Permits.  The Company possesses all Permits necessary to conduct its business, and the Company has not received any notice of, or is otherwise involved in any Proceedings relating to, the revocation or modification of any such Permits.  All such Permits are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is in full compliance with the respective requirements of all such Permits.

6.21      Bank Accounts; Business Location.  Schedule 6.21 set forth, with respect to each account of the Company with any bank, broker or other depository institution: (i) the name and account number of such account; (ii) the name and address of the institution where such account is held; (iii) the name of any Person(s) holding a power of attorney with respect to such account, if any; and (iv) the names of all authorized signatories and other Persons authorized to withdraw funds from each such account.  The Company has no office or place of business other than as identified on Schedule 6.21, and the Company's principal places of business and chief executive offices are indicated on Schedule 6.21.  All books and records of the Company and other material Assets of the Company are held or located at the principal offices of the Company indicated on Schedule 6.21.

6.22      Environmental Laws.  The Company is and has at all times been in compliance with any and all applicable Environmental Requirements, and there are no pending Claims against the Company relating to any Environmental Requirements, nor to the best knowledge of the Company, is there any basis for any such Claims.

6.23      Illegal Payments.  Neither the Company, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company: (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.

  

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6.24      Related Party Transactions.  Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the Ordinary Course of Business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties, none of the officers, directors or employees of the Company, nor any stockholders who own, legally or beneficially, five percent (5%) or more of the issued and outstanding shares of any class of the Company’s capital stock (each a “Material Shareholder”), is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any Contract providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from, any officer, director or such employee or Material Shareholder or, to the best knowledge of the Company, any other Person in which any officer, director, or any such employee or Material Shareholder has a substantial or material interest in or of which any officer, director or employee of the Company or Material Shareholder is an officer, director, trustee or partner.  There are no Claims or disputes of any nature or kind between the Company and any officer, director or employee of the Company or any Material Shareholder, or between any of them, relating to the Company and its business.

6.25      Internal Accounting Controls.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to Assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for Assets is compared with the existing Assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

6.26      Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

6.27      Seniority.  No indebtedness or other equity or security of the Company is senior to the Debentures in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise, except only purchase money security interests (which are senior only as to underlying Assets covered thereby).

6.28      Brokerage Fees.  There is no Person acting on behalf of the Company who is entitled to or has any claim for any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission in connection with the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.29      Full Disclosure.  All the representations and warranties made by Company herein or in the Schedules hereto, and all of the statements, documents or other information pertaining to the transaction contemplated herein made or given by Company, its agents or representatives, are complete and accurate, and do not omit any information required to make the statements and information provided, in light of the transaction contemplated herein and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, accurate and meaningful.

  

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ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS

7.1        Negative Covenants.

(a)   Indebtedness.  So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, create, assume, incur or have outstanding any indebtedness for borrowed money of any nature or kind (including purchase money indebtedness), or become liable, whether as endorser, guarantor, surety or otherwise, for any Obligation of any other Person, except for: (i) the Debentures; (ii) Obligations for accounts payable, other than for money borrowed, incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (iii) indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in the Company Financial Statements, provided such indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations owed to Buyer under the Debentures pursuant to a subordination agreement, in form and content acceptable to Buyer in its sole discretion, which shall include an indefinite standstill on remedies and payment blockage rights during any default hereunder.

(b)   Encumbrances.  So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, create, assume, incur or suffer or permit to exist any Encumbrance upon any Asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, whether owned at the date hereof or hereafter acquired.

(c)   Investments.  So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, make or have outstanding any new investments (whether through purchase of stocks, obligations or otherwise) in, or loans or advances to, any other Person, or acquire all or any substantial part of the Assets, business, stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership of any other Person, except: (i) investments in direct obligations of the United States or any state in the United States; (ii) trade credit extended by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (iii) investments existing as of the Effective Date and set forth in the Company Financial Statements.

(d)   Transfer; Merger.  So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, permit or enter into any transaction involving a “Change in Control” (as hereinafter defined), or any other merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, license, lease, encumbrance or otherwise disposition of all or any part of its properties or business or all or any substantial part of its Assets, except for the sale, lease or licensing of property or Assets of the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of Control” shall mean any sale, conveyance, assignment or other transfer, directly or indirectly, of any ownership interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which results in any change in the identity of the individuals or entities previously having the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or the grant of a security interest in any ownership interest of any Person directly or indirectly controlling the Company, which could result in a change in the identity of the individuals or entities previously having the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(e)   Capital Expenditures.  So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly, make or incur Obligations or undertake expenditures for the acquisition or lease of any fixed Assets or other Obligations or expenditures which are required to be capitalized under GAAP; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no default or Event of Default has occurred under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, the Company shall have the right to make or incur Obligations or undertake expenditures for the acquisition or lease of any fixed Assets or other Obligations or expenditures which are required to be capitalized under GAAP, so long as such Obligations or expenditures are incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, and so long as written notice of any Obligation or expenditure greater than $50,000 is promptly given to Buyer.

  

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(f)   Distributions; Restricted Payments.  So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Debentures, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries shall, either directly or indirectly: (i) purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock; (ii) declare or pay any dividends or distributions, whether in cash or otherwise, or set aside any funds for any such purpose; (iii) make any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or investments in, any Person, including, without limitation, any Affiliates of the Company or its subsidiaries, or the Company’s officers, directors, employees or Material Shareholders, or the officers, directors, employees of any subsidiary of the Company; or (iv) increase the annual salary paid to any officers or directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as of the Effective Date.

(g)   Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds from the purchase and sale of the Debentures shall be used by the Company for general working capital purposes.

(h)   Business Activities; Change of Legal Status and Organizational Documents.  Neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries, shall: (i) engage in any line of business other than the businesses engaged in as of the Effective Date and business reasonably related thereto; (ii) change its respective name, organizational identification number, its type of organization, its jurisdiction of organization or other legal structure; or (iii) permit its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents to be amended or modified in any way which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i)   Transactions with Affiliates.  Neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries, shall enter into any transaction with any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, Material Shareholders or other insiders, except in the Ordinary Course of Business and upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

7.2        Affirmative Covenants.

(a)   Corporate Existence.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries shall at all times preserve and maintain their respective: (i) existence and good standing in the jurisdiction of its and their organization; and (ii) its and their qualification to do business and good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its and their business makes such qualification necessary, and shall at all times continue as a going concern in the business which the Company is presently conducting.

(b)   Tax Liabilities.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries shall at all times pay and discharge all Taxes upon, and all Claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) against the Company and each of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or Assets, before the same shall become delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained.

  

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(c)   Notice of Proceedings.  The Company shall, promptly, but not more than five (5) days after knowledge thereof shall have come to the attention of any officer of the Company, give written notice to the Buyer of all threatened or pending Proceedings before any Governmental Authority which may have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)   Material Adverse Effect.  The Company shall, promptly, but not more than five (5) days after knowledge thereof shall have come to the attention of any officer of the Company, give written notice to the Buyer of any event, circumstance, fact or other matter that could in any way have or be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)   Notice of Default.  The Company shall, promptly, but not more than five (5) days after the commencement thereof, give notice to the Buyer in writing of the occurrence of any “Event of Default” (as such term is defined in any of the Transaction Documents) or of any event which, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents.

(f)   Maintain Property.  The Company shall at all times maintain, preserve and keep all of its Assets in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear and tear excepted, and shall from time to time, as the Company deems appropriate in its reasonable judgment, make all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, and additions thereto so that at all times the efficiency thereof shall be fully preserved and maintained.  The Company shall permit Buyer to examine and inspect such Assets at all reasonable times upon reasonable notice during business hours.  During the continuance of any Event of Default hereunder or under any Transaction Documents, the Buyer shall, at the Company’s expense, have the right to make additional inspections without providing advance notice.

(g)   Maintain Insurance.  The Company shall at all times insure and keep insured with insurance companies acceptable to Buyer, all insurable property owned by the Company which is of a character usually insured by companies similarly situated and operating like properties, against loss or damage from environmental, fire and such other hazards or risks as are customarily insured against by companies similarly situated and operating like properties; and shall similarly insure employers’, public and professional liability risks.  Prior to any Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a certificate setting forth in summary form the nature and extent of the insurance maintained pursuant to this Section.  All such policies of insurance must be satisfactory to Buyer in relation to the amount and term of the Debentures and type and value of the Assets of the Company, shall identify Buyer as sole/lender’s loss payee and as an additional insured.  In the event the Company fails to provide Buyer with evidence of the insurance coverage required by this Section or at any time hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required above, or to pay any premium in whole or in part relating thereto, then the Buyer, without waiving or releasing any obligation or default by the Company hereunder, may at any time (but shall be under no obligation to so act), obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other action with respect thereto, which Buyer deems advisable.  This insurance coverage: (i) may, but need not, protect the Company’s interest in such property; and (ii) may not pay any claim made by, or against, the Company in connection with such property.  The Company may later request that the Buyer cancel any such insurance purchased by Buyer, but only after providing Buyer with evidence that the insurance coverage required by this Section is in force.  The costs of such insurance obtained by Buyer, through and including the effective date such insurance coverage is canceled or expires, shall be payable on demand by the Company to Buyer, together with interest at the highest non-usurious rate permitted by law on such amounts until repaid and any other charges by Buyer in connection with the placement of such insurance.  The costs of such insurance, which may be greater than the cost of insurance which the Company may be able to obtain on its own, together with interest thereon at the highest non-usurious rate permitted by Law and any other charges incurred by Buyer in connection with the placement of such insurance may be added to the total Obligations due and owing by the Company hereunder and under the Debentures to the extent not paid by the Company.

  

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(h)   Reporting Status; Listing.  So long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Securities, the Company shall: (i) file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any securities Laws and regulations thereof applicable to the Company of any state of the United States, or by the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market, and, to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing; (ii) not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination; (iii) if required by the rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market, promptly secure the listing of the Incentive Shares upon the Principal Trading Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and, take all reasonable action under its control to maintain the continued listing, quotation and trading of its Common Stock (including, without limitation, the Incentive Shares) on the Principal Trading Market, and the Company shall comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other Obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Trading Market, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and such other Governmental Authorities, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to Buyer copies of any notices it receives from the SEC or any Principal Trading Market.

(i)   Rule 144.  With a view to making available to Buyer the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit Buyer to sell the Incentive Shares to the public without registration, the Company represents and warrants that: (i) the Company is, and has been for a period of at least ninety (90) days immediately preceding the date hereof, subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; (ii) the Company has filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the twelve (12) months preceding the First Closing Date (or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports); (iii) the Company is not an issuer defined as a “Shell Company” (as hereinafter defined); and (iv) if the Company has, at any time, been an issuer defined as a Shell Company, the Company has: (A) not been an issuer defined as a Shell Company for at least six (6) months prior to the First Closing Date; and (B) has satisfied the requirements of Rule 144(i) (including, without limitation, the proper filing of “Form 10 information” at least six (6) months prior to the First Closing Date).  For the purposes hereof, the term “Shell Company” shall mean an issuer that meets the description defined under Rule 144.  In addition, so long as Buyer owns, legally or beneficially, any of the Securities, the Company shall, at its sole expense:

(i)   Make, keep and ensure that adequate current public information with respect to the Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144, is publicly available;

(ii)   furnish to the Buyer, promptly upon reasonable request: (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and (b) such other information as may be reasonably requested by Buyer to permit the Buyer to sell any of the Securities pursuant to Rule 144 without limitation or restriction; and

  

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(iii)   promptly at the request of the Buyer, give the Company’s transfer agent instructions to the effect that, upon the transfer agent’s receipt from the Buyer of a certificate (a “Rule 144 Certificate”) certifying that the Buyer’s holding period (as determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144) for any portion of the Incentive Shares which the Buyer proposes to sell (the “Securities Being Sold”) is not less than six (6) months, and receipt by the transfer agent of the “Rule 144 Opinion” (as hereinafter defined) from the Company or its counsel, the transfer agent is to effect the transfer of the Securities Being Sold and issue to the Buyer(s) or transferee(s) thereof one or more stock certificates representing the transferred Securities Being Sold without any restrictive legend and without recording any restrictions on the transferability of such shares on the transfer agent’s  books and records.  In this regard, upon Buyer’s request, the Company shall have an affirmative obligation to cause its counsel to promptly issue to the transfer agent a legal opinion providing that, based on the Rule 144 Certificate, the Securities Being Sold may be sold pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144, even in the absence of an effective registration statement (the “Rule 144 Opinion”).  If the transfer agent requires any additional documentation in connection with any proposed transfer by the Buyer of any Securities being Sold, the Company shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the transfer agent or to any other Person, all such additional documentation as may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of the Securities being Sold and the issuance of an unlegended certificate to any transferee thereof, all at the Company’s expense.

7.3        Reporting Requirements.  The Company shall furnish to the Buyer the following:

(a)   Annual Audited Financial Statements.  Within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the annual audited financial statements of the Company, including balance sheet, statement of income and retained earnings, statement of cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, in reasonable detail, prepared and reviewed by an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Buyer, containing an unqualified opinion of such accountant;

(b)   Quarterly Financial Statements.  Within fifteen (15) days following the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, a copy of the financial statements of the Company regarding such quarter, including balance sheet, statement of income and retained earnings, statement of cash flows for the quarter then ended, in reasonable detail, prepared and certified as accurate in all material respects by the an officer of the Company; and

(c)   Quarterly Cash Flow Analysis.  Within fifteen (15) days following the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, a cash flow analysis in form and content reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, showing in reasonable detail, all incoming and outgoing cash flows of the Company during the immediately preceding quarter, and identifying any variance between such actual cash flows and the cash flow projections provided by the Company to the Buyer in connection with Buyer’s due diligence review of the Company, which cash flow analysis shall be prepared and certified as accurate in all material respects by the an officer of the Company; and

(d)   Monthly Compliance Certificate.  On the first (1st) day of every month, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a compliance certificate in substantial substance and form as attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.

(e)   Bank Statements.  The Company shall submit to the Buyer, within five (5) days after receipt thereof each month, true and correct copies of all bank statements received by the Company for each bank or other financial institution where the Company has a depository relationship.

  

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7.4        Fees and Expenses.

(a)   Transaction Fees.  The Company agrees to pay to Buyer a transaction advisory fee equal to three percent (3%) of the amount of the Debentures purchased by Buyer at the First Closing, which fee shall be due and payable on the Effective Date and withheld from the gross purchase price paid by Buyer for the Debentures.  In the event of any Additional Closings, the Company shall pay to Buyer a transaction advisory fee equal to two percent (2%) of the amount of the Debentures purchased by Buyer at any such Additional Closings, which fee shall be due and payable upon such Additional Closing and withheld from the gross purchase price paid by Buyer for the Debentures at such Additional Closing.

(b)   Due Diligence Fees.  The Company agrees to pay to the Buyer a due diligence fee equal to Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($7,500.00), which shall be due and payable in full on the Effective Date, or any remaining portion thereof shall be due and payable on the Effective Date if a portion of such fee was paid upon the execution of any term sheet related to this Agreement.

(c)   Document Review and Legal Fees.  The Company agrees to pay to the Buyer or its counsel a document review and legal fee equal to Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($12,500.00), which shall be due and payable in full on the Effective Date, or any remaining portion thereof shall be due and payable on the Effective Date if a portion of such fee was paid upon the execution of any term sheet related to this Agreement.  In addition, in the event of any Additional Closings, before any such Additional Closings are consummated and as a condition precedent to the consummation of any Additional Closings, the Company and the Buyer shall mutually agree as to the amount of additional legal fees to be incurred and paid for by the Company in connection with any such Additional Closings.  The Company also agrees to be responsible for the prompt payment of all legal fees and expenses of the Company and its own counsel and other professionals incurred by the Company in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

(d)   Other Fees.  Upon the occurrence of a default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, the Company also agrees to pay to the Buyer (or any designee of the Buyer), upon demand, or to otherwise be responsible for the payment of, any and all other costs, fees and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Buyer and of any experts and agents, which the Buyer may incur or which may otherwise be due and payable in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents; (ii) any documentary stamp taxes, intangibles taxes, recording fees, filing fees, or other similar taxes, fees or charges imposed by or due to any Governmental Authority in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents; (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Buyer under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents; or (iv) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.  Included in the foregoing shall be the amount of all expenses paid or incurred by Buyer in consulting with counsel concerning any of its rights under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or under applicable law.  To the extent any such costs, fees, charges, taxes or expenses are incurred prior to the funding of proceeds from a Closing, same shall be paid directly from the proceeds of each such Closing.  All such costs and expenses, if not so immediately paid when due or upon demand thereof, shall bear interest from the date of outlay until paid, at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law.  All of such costs and expenses shall be additional Obligations of the Company to Buyer secured under the Transaction Documents.  The provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

  

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7.5        Incentive Shares.

(a)   Share Issuance.  The Company shall pay to Buyer a fee for corporate advisory and investment banking services provided by the Buyer to the Company prior to the Effective Date by issuing to Buyer that number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that equal to a dollar amount equal to $60,000.00 (the “Share Value”).  For purposes of determining the number of Incentive Shares issuable to Buyer under this Section 7.5(a), the Company’s Common Stock shall be valued at the volume weighted average price as of the close of the business day immediately prior to the date the Company executes this Agreement (the “Valuation Date”), as reported by Bloomberg (the “VWAP”).  The Buyer shall confirm to the Company in writing, the VWAP for the Common Stock as of the Valuation Date, and the corresponding number of Shares issuable to the Buyer based on such price.  The Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue certificates representing the Incentive Shares issuable to the Buyer immediately upon the Company’s execution of this Agreement, and shall cause its transfer agent to deliver such certificates to Buyer within fifteen (15) business days from the date the Company executes this Agreement.  In the event such certificates representing the Incentive Shares issuable hereunder shall not be delivered to the Buyer within said fifteen (15) business day period, same shall be an immediate default under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.  The Incentive Shares, when issued, shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Incentive Shares shall be deemed fully earned as of the date the Company executes this Agreement, regardless of whether any Additional Closings are funded hereunder. 

(b)   Adjustments.  It is the intention of the Company and Buyer that by a date that is nine (9) months after the Valuation Date (the “Nine Month Valuation Date”) the Buyer shall have generated net proceeds from the sale of the Incentive Shares equal to the Share Value.  The Buyer shall have the right to sell the Incentive Shares in the Principal Trading Market or otherwise, at any time in accordance with applicable securities laws.  At any time the Buyer may elect after the Nine Month Valuation Date (or prior to such Nine Month Valuation Date, if Buyer has sold all Incentive Shares prior to such Nine Month Valuation Date), the Buyer may deliver to the Company a reconciliation statement showing the net proceeds actually received by the Buyer from the sale of the Incentive Shares (the “Sale Reconciliation”).  If, as of the date of the delivery by Buyer of the Sale Reconciliation, the Buyer has not realized net proceeds from the sale of such Incentive Shares equal to at least the Share Value, as shown on the Sale Reconciliation, then the Company shall immediately take all required action necessary or required in order to cause the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer in an amount sufficient such that, when sold and the net proceeds thereof are added to the net proceeds from the sale of any of the previously issued and sold Incentive Shares, the Buyer shall have received total net funds equal to the Share Value.  If additional shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, and after the sale of such additional issued shares of Common Stock, the Buyer still has not received net proceeds equal to at least the Share Value, then the Company shall again be required to immediately take all required action necessary or required in order to cause the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer as contemplated above, and such additional issuances shall continue until the Buyer has received net proceeds from the sale of such Common Stock equal to the Share Value.  In the event the Buyer receives net proceeds from the sale of Incentive Shares equal to the Share Value, and the Buyer still has Incentive Shares remaining to be sold, the Buyer shall return all such remaining Incentive Shares to the Company.  In the event additional Common Stock is required to be issued as outlined above, the Company shall instruct its transfer agent to issue certificates representing such additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer immediately subsequent to the Buyer’s notification to the Company that additional shares of Common Stock are issuable hereunder, and the Company shall in any event cause its transfer agent to deliver such certificates to Buyer within fifteen (15) business days following the date Buyer notifies the Company that additional shares of Common Stock are to be issued hereunder.  In the event such certificates representing such additional shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder shall not be delivered to the Buyer within said fifteen (15) business day period, same shall be an immediate default under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7.5 to the contrary, at any time on or prior to the Nine Month Valuation Date, but not thereafter (unless agreed to by the Buyer), the Company shall have the right, at any time during such period, to redeem any Incentive Shares then in the Buyer’s possession for an amount payable by the Company to Buyer in cleared United States currency equal to the Share Value, less any net cash proceeds received by the Buyer from any previous sales of Incentive Shares.  Upon Buyer’s receipt of such cash payment in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Buyer shall return any then remaining Incentive Shares in its possession back to the Company.

  

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(c)   Mandatory Redemption.  In the event the Buyer, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time determines that the Incentive Shares are not likely to be monetized into at least the Share Value within a three (3) month period from when the Buyer may lawfully begin to sell such Incentive Shares, then Buyer may require, upon written notice to the Company, that the Company redeem all Incentive Shares then in Buyer’s possession for cash equal to the Share Value, less any cash proceeds received by the Buyer from any previous sales of Incentive Shares, if any.  In the event such redemption notice is given by the Buyer, the Company shall redeem the then remaining Incentive Shares in Buyer’s possession for cash payable in cleared and good United States currency equal to the Share Value, less any cash proceeds received by the Buyer from any previous sales of Incentive Shares, if any, within five (5) business days from the date the Buyer delivers such redemption notice to the Company.

(d)   Registration of Shares.  The Common Stock to be issued to Buyer pursuant to this Section 7.5 shall be included on any registration statement filed by the Company after the date hereof, unless such shares may be resold without any limitation or restriction pursuant to Rule 144.

ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS TO SELL

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to the Buyer at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the respective Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

8.1        Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to the Company.

8.2        The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Dates.

  

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ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS TO PURCHASE

9.1        First Closing.  The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Debentures at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (in addition to any other conditions precedent elsewhere in this Agreement), provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

(a)   The Company shall have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents applicable to the First Closing and delivered the same to the Buyer.

(b)   The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality in Article VI above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the First Closing Date.

(c)   The Buyer shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Buyer and its counsel.

(d)   The Buyer shall have issued an irrevocable issuance instruction letter and board resolution, authorizing the issuance of the Incentive Shares and directing its transfer agent to issue and deliver the Incentive Shares to Buyer or its designee.

(e)   The Company shall have executed and delivered to Buyer a closing certificate in substance and form required by Buyer, which closing certificate shall include and attach as exhibits: (i) a true copy of a certificate of good standing evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company from the secretary of state (or comparable office) from the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated, as of a date within ten (10) days of the First Closing Date; (ii) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation; (iii) the Company’s Bylaws; and (iv) copies of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company consistent with Section 6.3, as adopted by the Company’s board of directors in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer.

(f)   No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g)   The Company shall have executed such other agreements, certificates, confirmations or resolutions as the Buyer may required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including a closing statement and joint disbursement instructions as may be required by Buyer.

  

  

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9.2        Additional Closings.  Provided the Buyer is to purchase additional Debentures in accordance with Section 4.4 at an Additional Closing, the obligation of the Buyer hereunder to accept and purchase the Debentures at any Additional Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Additional Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

(a)   The Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents applicable to the Additional Closing and delivered the same to the Buyer.

(b)   The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality in Article VI above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Additional Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Additional Closing Date.

(c)   No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)   No default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, and no event shall have occurred that, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents.

(e)   The Company shall have executed such other agreements, certificates, confirmations or resolutions as the Buyer may required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including a closing statement and joint disbursement instructions as may be required by Buyer.

 

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

10.1      Company’s Obligation to Indemnify.  In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Securities hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to defend and indemnify Buyer and its Affiliates and subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, and the successors and assigns of each of them (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) and Company does hereby agree to hold the Buyer Indemnified Parties forever harmless, from and against any and all Claims made, brought or asserted against the Buyer Indemnified Parties, or any one of them, and Company hereby agrees to pay or reimburse the Buyer Indemnified Parties for any and all Claims payable by any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties to any Person, including reasonable attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and expenses, court costs, settlement amounts, costs of investigation and interest thereon from the time such amounts are due at the highest non-usurious rate of interest permitted by applicable Law, through all negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, trial and appellate levels, as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to: (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or Obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; or (iii) any Claims brought or made against the Buyer Indemnified Parties, or any one of them, by a third party and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto or thereto by any of the Buyer Indemnified Parties, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Debentures, or the status of the Buyer or holder of any of the Securities, as a buyer of such Securities in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Claims covered hereby, which is permissible under applicable Law.

  

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ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1      Notices.  All notices of request, demand and other communications hereunder shall be addressed to the parties as follows:

 

	 	If to the Company:	Tootie Pie Company, Inc.
	 	 	129 Industrial Drive
	 	 	Boerne, TX 78006
	 	 	Attn: Mr. Don Merrill, Jr., CEO
	 	 	 
	 	With a copy to:	David P. Strolle, Jr., Esq.
	 	 	Law Offices of David P. Strolle, Jr.
	 	 	8000 I.H. 10 West, Suite 600
	 	 	San Antonio, Texas 78230
	 	 	 
	 	If to the Buyer:	TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP
	 	 	1404 Rodman Street
	 	 	Hollywood, FL 33020
	 	 	Attn: Mr. Robert Press
	 	 	 
	 	With a copy to:	David Kahan, P.A.
	 	 	6420 Congress Ave., Suite 1800
	 	 	Boca Raton, FL 33487
	 	 	Attn: David Kahan, Esq.

 

  

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unless the address is changed by the party by like notice given to the other parties.  Notice shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered: (i) if mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the address below, then three (3) business days after deposit of same in a regularly maintained U.S. Mail receptacle; or (ii) if mailed by Federal Express, UPS or other nationally recognized overnight courier service, next business morning delivery, then one (1) business day after deposit of same in a regularly maintained receptacle of such overnight courier; or (iii) if hand delivered, then upon hand delivery thereof to the address indicated on or prior to 5:00 p.m., EST, on a business day.  Any notice hand delivered after 5:00 p.m., EST, shall be deemed delivered on the following business day.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, notice, consents, waivers or other communications referred to in this Debenture may be sent by facsimile, e-mail, or other method of delivery, but shall be deemed to have been delivered only when the sending party has confirmed (by reply e-mail or some other form of written confirmation from the receiving party) that the notice has been received by the other party.

11.2      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto and the documents delivered pursuant hereto, including the Transaction Documents, set forth all the promises, covenants, agreements, conditions and understandings between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements or conditions, expressed or implied, oral or written, except as contained herein and in the Transaction Documents.

11.3      Assignment. The Buyer may at any time assign its rights in this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or any part thereof, without the Company’s consent or approval.  In addition, the Buyer may at any time sell one or more participations in the Debentures. The Company may not sell or assign this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, or any portion thereof, either voluntarily or by operation of law, nor delegate any of its duties of obligations hereunder or thereunder, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent may be withheld in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion.

11.4      Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

11.5      Amendment.  The parties hereby irrevocably agree that no attempted amendment, modification, or change of this Agreement shall be valid and effective, unless the parties shall unanimously agree in writing to such amendment, modification or change.

11.6      No Waiver.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective, unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom it is asserted, and any such written waiver shall only be applicable to the specific instance to which it relates and shall not be deemed to be a continuing or future waiver.

11.7      Gender and Use of Singular and Plural.  All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.

11.8      Counterparts.  This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

  

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11.9      Electronic Signatures.  The Buyer is hereby authorized to rely upon and accept as an original for all purposes, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or other communication which is sent to Buyer or its counsel by facsimile, telegraphic, .pdf, or other electronic transmission (each, a “Communication”) which Buyer or its counsel in good faith believes has been signed by the Company and has been delivered to Buyer or its counsel by a properly authorized representative of the Company, whether or not that is in fact the case.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer shall not be obligated to accept any such Communication as an original and may in any instance require that an original document be submitted to Buyer in lieu of, or in addition to, any such Communication.

11.10   Headings.  The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of the Agreement.

11.11   Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws.  The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Clark County, Nevada and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the State Courts sitting in Clark County, Nevada and the United States District Court for the District of Nevada for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall limit the Buyer’s ability to bring suit or enforce this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents in any other jurisdiction.

11.12   Further Assurances.  The parties hereto will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

11.13   Survival.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company herein shall, notwithstanding any investigation by the Buyer, be deemed material and relied upon by Buyer and shall survive the making and execution of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Debentures, and shall be deemed to be continuing representations and warranties until such time as the Company has fulfilled all of its Obligations to Buyer, the Debentures have been repaid in full and Buyer no longer owns any of the Incentive Shares.

11.14   Time is of the Essence. The parties hereby agree that time is of the essence with respect to performance of each of the parties’ Obligations under this Agreement.  The parties agree that in the event that any date on which performance is to occur falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state or national holiday, then the time for such performance shall be extended until the next business day thereafter occurring.

11.15   Joint Preparation.  The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.

11.16   Severability.  If any one of the provisions contained in this Agreement, for any reason, shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and be construed as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

  

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11.17   No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

11.18   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE BUYER AND THE COMPANY, AFTER CONSULTING OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL, EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES, IRREVOCABLY, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR COURSE OF DEALING IN WHICH THE BUYER AND THE COMPANY ARE ADVERSE PARTIES.  THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE BUYER TO PURCHASE THE DEBENTURES.

11.19   Compliance with Federal Law.  The Company shall: (i) ensure that no Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls the Company is or shall at any time be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of the Treasury, included in any Executive Orders or in any other similar lists of any Governmental Authority; (ii) not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the purchase of the Debentures to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute, Executive Order relating thereto or any other requirements or restrictions imposed by any Governmental Authority; and (iii) comply with all applicable Lender Secrecy Act (“BSA”) laws and regulations, as amended.  As required by federal law and Buyer’s policies and practices, Buyer may need to obtain, verify and record certain customer identification information and documentation in connection with opening or maintaining accounts or establishing or continuing to provide services.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year set forth above.

 

	 	COMPANY:	 
	 	 	 
	 	TOOTIE PIE COMPANY, INC., a Nevada corporation	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Don L. Merrill, Jr.	 
	 	Name:	Don L. Merrill, Jr.	 
	 	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Date:	April 5, 2012	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
BUYER:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	TCA Global Credit Fund GP, Ltd.	 
	 	Its:	General Partner	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Robert Press	 
	 	Name:	Robert Press	 
	 	Title:	Director	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Date:	April 9, 2012 	 

 

  

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EXHIBIT “A”

FORM OF DEBENTURE

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT “B”

Form of Compliance Certificate

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of this 30th day of March, 2012, by and between TOOTIE PIE COMPANY, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in favor of TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “Secured Party”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated of even date herewith between Company and the Secured Party (the “Purchase Agreement”), Company has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has agreed to purchase from Company certain senior secured redeemable debentures (the “Debentures”), as more specifically set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Debentures, Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement for the benefit of the Secured Party and to grant to it a continuing, first priority security interest and lien in all of the assets and property of Company to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of Company’s obligations under the Debentures, the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties each intending to be legally bound, hereby do agree as follows:

1.   Recitals.  The recitations set forth in the preamble of this Agreement are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.

2.  Construction and Definition of Terms.  In this Agreement, unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) references to the words “Section” or “Subsection” refer to the respective Sections and Subsections of this Agreement, and references to “Exhibit” or “Schedule” refer to the respective Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto; (iii) wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”  All capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Purchase Agreement or otherwise defined in Articles 8 or 9 of the Code shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement or the Code, respectively and as applicable, unless the context of this Agreement requires otherwise.  In addition to the capitalized terms defined in the Code and the Purchase Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings (provided that if a capitalized term used herein is defined in the Purchase Agreement and separately defined in this Agreement, the meaning of such term as defined in this Agreement shall control for purposes of this Agreement):

  

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(a) “Agreement” means this Security Agreement and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto.

(b) “Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, or any other similar laws, codes, rules or regulations relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection of creditors.

(c) “Business Premises” shall mean the Company’s offices located at 129 Industrial Drive, Boerne, Texas 78006.

(d) “Closing” shall mean the date on which this Agreement is fully executed by both parties.

(e) “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Nevada, provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Code as in effect in the State of Nevada on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute, except as the Secured Party may otherwise agree.

(f) “Collateral” shall mean any and all property of the Company, of any kind or description, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, wheresoever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, including the following: (i) all property of, or for the account of, the Company now or hereafter coming into the possession, control or custody of, or in transit to, Secured Party or any agent or bailee for Secured Party or any parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Secured Party or any participant with Secured Party in the Obligations (whether for safekeeping, deposit, collection, custody, pledge, transmission or otherwise), including all cash, earnings, dividends, interest, or other rights in connection therewith and the products and proceeds therefrom, including the proceeds of insurance thereon; (ii) the following additional property of the Company, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, and wherever now or hereafter located, together with all additions and accessions thereto, substitutions, betterments and replacements therefor, products and Proceeds therefrom, and all of the Company’s books and records and recorded data relating thereto (regardless of the medium of recording or storage), together with all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to all computer software required to utilize, create, maintain and process any such records or data on electronic media, including all: (A) Accounts, and all goods whose sale, lease or other disposition by the Company has given rise to Accounts and have been returned to, or repossessed or stopped in transit by, the Company, or rejected or refused by an Account debtor; (B) As-extracted Collateral; (C) Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic); (D) Commodity Accounts; (E) Commodity Contracts; (F) Deposit Accounts, including all cash and other property from time to time deposited therein and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of the Secured Party or any affiliate, representative, agent, designee or correspondent of the Secured Party; (G) Documents; (H) Equipment; (I) Farm Products; (J) Fixtures; (K) General Intangibles (including all Payment Intangibles); (L) Goods, and all accessions thereto and goods with which the Goods are commingled; (M) Health-Care Insurance Receivables; (N) Instruments; (O) Inventory, including raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods; (P) Investment Property; (Q) Letter-of-Credit Rights; (R) Promissory Notes; (S) Software; (T) all Supporting Obligations; (U) all commercial tort claims hereafter arising; (V) all other tangible and intangible personal property of the Company (whether or not subject to the Code), including, all bank and other accounts and all cash and all investments therein, all proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions and replacements of and to any of the property of the Company described within the definition of Collateral (including, any proceeds of insurance thereon and all causes of action, claims and warranties now or hereafter held by the Company in respect of any of the items listed within the definition of Collateral), and all books, correspondence, files and other Records, including, all tapes, desks, cards, Software, data and computer programs in the possession or under the control of the Company or any other Person from time to time acting for the Company, in each case, to the extent of the Company’s rights therein, that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the property described or listed within the definition of Collateral or which are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection or realization thereof; (W) real estate property owned by the Company, leasehold interests owned by the Company in real property and the interest of the Company in fixtures or any other assets or property related to such real property or leasehold interests; and (X) Proceeds, including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds, and products of any or all of the foregoing, in each case howsoever the Company’s interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).

  

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(g) “Event of Default” shall mean any of the events described in Section 4 hereof.

(h) “Obligations” shall mean any and all obligations of the Company to Secured Party, whether arising, existing or incurred under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, or any other agreement between the Company and the Secured Party, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing or incurred, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later decreased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time.

3. Security.

(a) Grant of Security Interest.  As security for the full payment and performance of all of the Obligations, whether or not any instrument or agreement relating to any Obligation specifically refers to this Agreement or the security interest created hereunder, the Company hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Secured Party an unconditional, continuing, first-priority security interest in all of the Collateral. Secured Party’s security interest shall continually exist until all Obligations have been indefeasibly satisfied and/or paid in full.

(b) Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreement of the Company.  With respect to all of the Collateral, Company covenants, warrants and represents, for the benefit of the Secured Party, as follows:

(i)      The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the filings contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally.

(ii)      The Company represents and warrants that it has no place of business or offices where its respective books of account and records are kept or places where Collateral is stored or located, except for the Business Premises.

(iii)   The Company is the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, except for statutory landlord’s liens which may exist under applicable law.  The Company is fully authorized to grant the security interests in and to pledge the Collateral to Secured Party.  There is not on file in any agency, land records or other office of any Governmental Authority, an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that have been filed in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Company shall not execute and shall not permit to be on file in any such agency, land records or other office any such financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).

  

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(iv)    No part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or unenforceable. No Claim, Proceeding or other notice or other similar item has been received by the Company that any Collateral or the Company’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any Person. There has been no adverse decision or claim to the Company’s ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to the Company’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no Claim or Proceeding of any nature involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened, before any Governmental Authority.

(v)    The Company shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral and maintain the Collateral at the Business Premises, and the Company shall not relocate such books of account and records or Collateral, except and unless: (A) Secured Party first approves of such relocation, which approval may be withheld in Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion; and (B) evidence that appropriate financing statements and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to create in favor of the Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing liens in the Collateral.

(vi)    Upon making the filings described in the immediately following sentence, this Agreement creates, in favor of the Secured Party, a valid, perfected, first-priority security interest in the Collateral. Except for the filing of financing statements on Form-1 under the Code with the State of Nevada, no authorization or approval of, or filing with, or notice to any Governmental Authority is required either: (A) for the grant by the Company of, or the effectiveness of, the security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company; or (B) for the perfection of or exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies hereunder.

(vii)      Simultaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Company hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more UCC financing statements, and any continuations, amendments, or assignments thereof, with respect to the security interests on the Collateral granted hereby, with the State of Florida and in such other jurisdictions as may be requested or desired by the Secured Party.

(viii)     The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the granting of the security interests contemplated hereby, will not: (A) constitute a violation of or conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other organizational or governing documents of the Company; (B) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, or gives to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any provision of any Contract or agreement to which Company is a party or by which any of the Collateral may be bound; (C) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, any Judgment of any Governmental Authority; (D) constitute a violation of, or conflict with, any Law; or (E) result in the loss or adverse modification of, or the imposition of any fine, penalty or other Encumbrance with respect to, any Permit granted or issued to, or otherwise held by or for the use of, the Company or any of the Collateral. No Consent (including from stockholders or creditors of the Company) is required for the Company to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.

  

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(ix)    The Company shall at all times maintain the liens and security interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section 8(o) below. The Company shall at all times safeguard and protect all Collateral, at its own expense, for the account of the Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, the Company will sign and deliver to the Secured Party at any time, or from time to time, one or more financing statements pursuant to the Code (or any other applicable statute) in form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the security interests granted hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the security interests hereunder.

(x)     The Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in the Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion, except for transfers, sales or licenses made in the Ordinary Course of Business.

(xi)    The Company shall keep, maintain and preserve all of the Collateral in good condition, repair and order and the Company will use, operate and maintain the Collateral in compliance with all Laws, and in compliance with all applicable insurance requirements and regulations.

(xii)       The Company shall, within five (5) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial or material change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Party’s security interest therein.

(xiii)      The Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its security interest in the Collateral, including, placing legends on Collateral or on books and records pertaining to Collateral stating that Secured Party has a security interest therein.

(xiv)     The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.

(xv)      The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral or of any litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process which Company knows or has reason to believe is pending or threatened against it or the Collateral, and of any other information received by the Company that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the security interests granted hereunder or the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder.

  

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(xvi)      All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured Party by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.

(xvii)     Company will promptly pay when due all taxes and all transportation, storage, warehousing and all other charges and fees affecting or arising out of or relating to the Collateral and shall defend the Collateral, at Company’s expense, against all claims of any Persons claiming any interest in the Collateral adverse to Company or Secured Party.

(xviii)     At all reasonable times, Secured Party and its agents and designees may enter the Business Premises and any other premises of the Company and inspect the Collateral and all books and records of the Company (in whatever form), and the Company shall pay the reasonable costs of such inspections, provided, however, so long as no default or Event of Default exists or is continuing under any of the Transaction Documents, the Company shall only be obligated to pay for any such inspections the Secured Party may undertake hereunder up to a maximum of four (4) times per year at a cost not to exceed $750.00 per inspection (provided, however, that once a default or Event of Default exists or is continuing under any of the Transaction Documents, the foregoing limitation shall not apply and the Company shall be responsible for all reasonable costs of all inspections conducted by the Secured Party, without limitation).

(xix)       The Company shall maintain comprehensive casualty insurance on the Collateral against such risks, in such amounts, with such loss deductible amounts and with such companies as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party, and each such policy shall contain a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party naming Secured Party as loss payee and a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party that such policy may not be canceled or altered and Secured Party may not be removed as loss payee without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Secured Party.  In all events, the amounts of such insurance coverages shall conform to prudent business practices and shall be in such minimum amounts that Company will not be deemed a co-insurer under applicable insurance laws, policies or practices. The Company hereby assigns to Secured Party and grants to Secured Party a security interest in any and all proceeds of such policies and authorizes and empowers Secured Party to adjust or compromise any loss under such policies and to collect and receive all such proceeds.  The Company hereby authorizes and directs each insurance company to pay all such proceeds directly and solely to Secured Party and not to the Company and Secured Party jointly.  The Company authorizes and empowers Secured Party to execute and endorse in Company’s name all proofs of loss, drafts, checks and any other documents or instruments necessary to accomplish such collection, and any persons making payments to Secured Party under the terms of this subsection are hereby relieved absolutely from any obligation or responsibility to see to the application of any sums so paid.  After deduction from any such proceeds of all costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by Secured Party in the collection and handling of such proceeds, the net proceeds shall be applied as follows: if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such net proceeds may be applied, at Company’s option, either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion.  In the event that Company may and does elect to replace or restore any of the Collateral as aforesaid, then such net proceeds shall be deposited in a segregated account opened in the name and for the benefit of Secured Party, and such net proceeds shall be disbursed therefrom by Secured Party in such manner and at such times as Secured Party deems appropriate to complete and insure such replacement or restoration; provided, however, that if an Event of Default shall occur at any time before or after replacement or restoration has commenced, then thereupon Secured Party shall have the option to apply all remaining net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred prior to such deposit of the net proceeds, then Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, apply such net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party’s sole discretion.

  

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(xx)       The Company shall cooperate with Secured Party to obtain and keep in effect one or more control agreements in Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property and Letter-of-Credit Rights Collateral, or any other Collateral that may, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, require any such control agreements, provided, however, such control agreements shall only be required upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.  In addition, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall promptly: (A) execute all notices of security interest for each relevant type of Software and other General Intangibles in forms suitable for filing with any United States or foreign office handling the registration or filing of patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property and any successor office or agency thereto; and (B) take all commercially reasonable steps in any Proceeding before any such office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to diligently prosecute or maintain, as applicable, each application and registration of any Software, General Intangibles or any other intellectual property rights and assets that are part of the Collateral, including filing of renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings.

(xxi)       Company shall not file any amendments, correction statements or termination statements concerning the Collateral without the prior written consent of Secured Party.

(c) Collateral Collections.  After an Event of Default shall have occurred, Secured Party shall have the right at any and all times to enforce the Company’s rights against all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral, including the right to: (i) notify and/or require the Company to notify any or all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral to make payments directly to Secured Party or in care of a post office lock box under the sole control of Secured Party established at Company’s expense, and to take any or all action with respect to Collateral as Secured Party shall determine in its sole discretion, including, the right to demand, collect, sue for and receive any money or property at any time due, payable or receivable on account thereof, compromise and settle with any Person liable thereon, and extend the time of payment or otherwise change the terms thereof, without incurring any liability or responsibility to the Company whatsoever; and/or (ii) require the Company to segregate and hold in trust for Secured Party and, on the day of Company’s receipt thereof, transmit to Secured Party in the exact form received by the Company (except for such assignments and endorsements as may be required by Secured Party), all cash, checks, drafts, money orders and other items of payment constituting any portion of the Collateral or proceeds of the Collateral. Secured Party’s collection and enforcement of Collateral against Persons obligated thereon shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable if Secured Party exercises the care and follows the procedures that Secured Party generally applies to the collection of obligations owed to Secured Party.

  

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(d) Care of Collateral.  Company shall have all risk of loss of the Collateral.  Secured Party shall have no liability or duty, either before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default, on account of loss of or damage to, to collect or enforce any of its rights against, the Collateral, to collect any income accruing on the Collateral, or to preserve rights against Persons with prior interests in the Collateral.  If Secured Party actually receives any notices requiring action with respect to Collateral in Secured Party’s possession, Secured Party shall take reasonable steps to forward such notices to the Company. The Company is responsible for responding to notices concerning the Collateral, voting the Collateral, and exercising rights and options, calls and conversions of the Collateral. Secured Party’s sole responsibility is to take such action as is reasonably requested by Company in writing, however, Secured Party is not responsible to take any action that, in Secured Party’s sole judgment, would affect the value of the Collateral as security for the Obligations adversely.  While Secured Party is not required to take certain actions, if action is needed, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, to preserve and maintain the Collateral, Company authorizes Secured Party to take such actions, but Secured Party is not obligated to do so.

4. Events of Default.  The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:

(a) Failure to Pay.  The failure of Company to pay any sum due under or as part of the Obligations as and when due and payable (whether by acceleration, declaration, extension or otherwise).

(b) Covenants and Agreements.  The failure of Company to perform, observe or comply with any and all of the covenants, promises and agreements of the Company in this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, which such failure is not cured by the Company within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice thereof from Secured Party, except that there shall be no notice or cure period with respect to any failure to pay any sums due under or as part of the Obligations.

(c) Information, Representations and Warranties.  If any representation or warranty made herein, in the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, or if any information contained in any financial statement, application, schedule, report or any other document given by the Company in connection with the Obligations, with the Collateral, or with any Transaction Document, is not in all respects true, accurate and complete, or if the Company omitted to state any material fact or any fact necessary to make such information not misleading.

(d) Default on Other Obligations.  The occurrence of any default under any other borrowing or Obligation of the Company, if the result of such default would: (i) permit the acceleration of the maturity of any note, loan or other Contract between Company and any Person other than Secured Party; or (ii) materially and adversely affect, as determined by Secured Party in good faith, but in its sole discretion, any of the Collateral, the value thereof or Secured Party’s rights and remedies to realize upon such Collateral as set forth herein.

(e) Insolvency.  Company shall be or become insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing to such insolvency or to such inability to pay its debts as they become due.

(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy.  There shall be filed against Company an involuntary petition or other pleading seeking the entry of a decree or order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws ordering: (i) the liquidation of the Company; or (ii) a reorganization of Company or the business and affairs of Company; or (iii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, or similar official for Company of the property of Company, and the failure to have such petition or other pleading denied or dismissed within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of filing.

  

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(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy.  The commencement by the Company of a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws or the consent by the Company to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, or similar official for Company of any of the property of the Company or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by the Company generally to pay its debts as the debts become due.

(h) Judgments, Awards.  The entry of any final and non-appealable Judgment or other determination or adjudication against the Company and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that any such Judgment or other determination or adjudication could have a Material Adverse Effect on the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement.

(i) Injunction.  The injunction or restraint of the Company in any manner from conducting its business in whole or in part and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect on the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement.

(j) Attachment by Other Parties.  Any Assets of the Company shall be attached, levied upon, seized or repossessed, or come into the possession of a trustee, receiver or other custodian and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect on the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement.

(k) Adverse Change in Financial Condition.  The determination in good faith by Secured Party that a Material Adverse Change has occurred in the financial condition or operations of the Company, or the Collateral, which change could have a Material Adverse Effect on the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement.

(l) Adverse Change in Value of Collateral.  The determination in good faith by Secured Party that the security for the Obligations is or has become inadequate.

(m) Prospect of Payment or Performance.  The determination in good faith by Secured Party that the prospect for payment or performance of any of the Obligations is impaired for any reason.

5. Rights and Remedies.

(a) Rights and Remedies of Secured Party.  Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Secured Party may, without notice or demand, exercise in any jurisdiction in which enforcement hereof is sought, the following rights and remedies, in addition to the rights and remedies available to Secured Party under the Purchase Agreement and any other Transaction Documents, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code, and all other rights and remedies available to Secured Party under applicable law or in equity, all such rights and remedies being cumulative and enforceable alternatively, successively or concurrently:

  

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(i) Take absolute control of the Collateral, including transferring into the Secured Party’s name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof;

(ii) Require the Company to, and the Company hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Secured Party forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is convenient to Secured Party, and the Secured Party may enter into and occupy the Business Premises or any other premises owned or leased by the Company where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled in order to effectuate the Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder or under law, including removing such Collateral therefrom, without any obligation or liability to the Company in respect of such occupation, the Company HEREBY WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO PRIOR NOTICE AND TO JUDICIAL HEARING WITH RESPECT TO REPOSSESSION OF COLLATERAL AND THE COMPANY HEREBY GRANTING TO SECURED PARTY AND ITS AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FULL AUTHORITY TO ENTER SUCH PREMISES;

(iii) Without notice, except as specified below, and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale: (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable; and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. The Company agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Collateral shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to the Company of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Company hereby waives any claims and actions against the Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any of the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that the Company may have to require that all or any part of such Collateral be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof.  The Company hereby acknowledges that: (X) any such sale of the Collateral by the Secured Party shall be made without warranty; (Y) the Secured Party may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like; and (Z) such actions set forth in clauses (X) and (Y) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Collateral. In addition to the foregoing: (1) upon written notice to the Company from the Secured Party after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company shall cease any use of any intellectual property or any trademark, patent or copyright similar thereto for any purpose described in such notice; (2) the Secured Party may, at any time and from time to time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any of the Company’s intellectual property, throughout the universe for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Secured Party shall in its sole discretion determine; and (3) the Secured Party may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted under this Agreement (such authority being effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), execute and deliver on behalf of the Company, one or more instruments of assignment of any intellectual property (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.

  

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(iv) Operate, manage and control the Collateral (including use of the Collateral and any other property or assets of Company in order to continue or complete performance of Company’s obligations under any contracts of Company), or permit the Collateral or any portion thereof to remain idle or store the same, and collect all rents and revenues therefrom.

(v)       Enforce the Company’s rights against any Persons obligated upon any of the Collateral.

(vi) The Company hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any applicable foreign, state, provincial or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.

(vii)     The Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Secured Party’s rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that the Company lawfully may, the Company hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the Company hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.

(b) Power of Attorney.  Effective upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Company hereby designates and appoints Secured Party and its designees as attorney-in-fact of and for the Company, irrevocably and with full power of substitution, with authority to endorse the Company’s name on any notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders, instruments or other evidences of payment or proceeds of the Collateral that may come into Secured Party’s possession; to execute proofs of claim and loss; to adjust and compromise any claims under insurance policies; and to perform all other acts necessary and advisable, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, to carry out and enforce this Agreement and the rights and remedies conferred upon the Secured Party by this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents.  All acts of said attorney or designee are hereby ratified and approved by the Company and said attorney or designee shall not be liable for any acts of commission or omission, nor for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law.  This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unperformed or there exists any commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations.

(c) Costs and Expenses.  Upon the occurrence of a default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, the Company agrees to pay to the Secured Party, upon demand, the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Secured Party and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement; (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral; (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder; or (iv) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.  Included in the foregoing shall be the amount of all expenses paid or incurred by Secured Party in consulting with counsel concerning any of its rights hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement or under applicable law, as well as such portion of Secured Party’s overhead as Secured Party shall allocate to collection and enforcement of the Obligations in Secured Party’s sole but reasonable discretion.  All such costs and expenses shall bear interest from the date of outlay until paid, at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law.  The provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and the payment of all Obligations.

  

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6. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Secured Party and all Obligations of the Company hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and any other Transaction Documents or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (iii)  any exchange, release or non-perfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (iv) any action by the Secured Party to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (v) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part of the security interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar insolvency or bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.  The Company waives all right to require the Secured Party to proceed against any other Person or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to pursue any other remedy. The Company waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.

7. Indemnity.  The Company agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold the Secured Party forever harmless from and against any and all Claims of any nature or kind (including reasonable legal fees, costs, expenses, and disbursements of counsel) to the extent that they arise out of, or otherwise result from, this Agreement (including, enforcement of this Agreement).  This indemnity shall survive termination of this Agreement but only until the statute of limitations with respect to any Claims has expired, at which time this indemnity shall no longer survive.

  

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8. Miscellaneous.

(a) Performance for Company.  The Company agrees and hereby authorizes that Secured Party may, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, but Secured Party shall not be obligated to, whether or not an Event of Default shall have occurred, advance funds on behalf of the Company, without prior notice to the Company, in order to insure the Company’s compliance with any covenant, warranty, representation or agreement of the Company made in or pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, to continue or complete, or cause to be continued or completed, performance of the Company’s obligations under any Contracts of the Company, or to preserve or protect any right or interest of Secured Party in the Collateral or under or pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, including, the payment of any insurance premiums or taxes and the satisfaction or discharge of any Claim, Obligation, Judgment or any other Encumbrance upon the Collateral or other property or Assets of Company; provided, however, that the making of any such advance by Secured Party shall not constitute a waiver by Secured Party of any Event of Default with respect to which such advance is made, nor relieve the Company of any such Event of Default. The Company shall pay to Secured Party upon demand all such advances made by Secured Party with interest thereon at the highest rate set forth in the Debenture, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law.  All such advances shall be deemed to be included in the Obligations and secured by the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder; provided, however, that the provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and the payment of all other Obligations.

(b) Applications of Payments and Collateral.  Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, all Collateral and proceeds of Collateral coming into Secured Party’s possession and all payments made by any Person to Secured Party with respect to any Collateral may be applied by Secured Party (after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof) to any of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in its sole, but reasonable discretion.  Any surplus held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.  Secured Party may defer the application of Noncash Proceeds of Collateral, to the Obligations until Cash Proceeds are actually received by Secured Party.  In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the highest rate specified in the Debenture for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

(c) Waivers by Company.  The Company hereby waives, to the extent the same may be waived under applicable law: (i) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (ii) all claims and rights of the Company against Secured Party on account of actions taken or not taken by Secured Party in the exercise of Secured Party’s rights or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iii) all claims of the Company for failure of Secured Party to comply with any requirement of applicable law relating to enforcement of Secured Party’s rights or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, under any other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iv) all rights of redemption of the Company with respect to the Collateral; (v) in the event Secured Party seeks to repossess any or all of the Collateral by judicial proceedings, any bond(s) or demand(s) for possession which otherwise may be necessary or required; (vi) presentment, demand for payment, protest and notice of non-payment and all exemptions applicable to any of the Collateral or the Company; (vii) any and all other notices or demands which by applicable law must be given to or made upon the Company by Secured Party; (viii) settlement, compromise or release of the obligations of any Person primarily or secondarily liable upon any of the Obligations; (ix) all rights of the Company to demand that Secured Party release account debtors or other Persons liable on any of the Collateral from further obligation to Secured Party; and (x) substitution, impairment, exchange or release of any Collateral for any of the Obligations. The Company agrees that Secured Party may exercise any or all of its rights and/or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and under applicable law without resorting to and without regard to any Collateral or sources of liability with respect to any of the Obligations.  Upon termination of this Agreement and Secured Party’s security interest hereunder and payment of all Obligations, within ten (10) business days following the Company’s request to Secured Party, Secured Party shall release control of any security interest in the Collateral perfected by control and Secured Party shall send Company a statement terminating any financing statement filed against the Collateral.

  

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(d) Waivers by Secured Party.  No failure or any delay on the part of Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder, under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law, shall operate as a waiver thereof.

(e) Secured Party’s Setoff.  Secured Party shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, following an Event of Default, to set off against any Obligations due Secured Party, any debt owing to the Company by Secured Party.

(f) Modifications, Waivers and Consents.  No modifications or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, and no consent by Secured Party to any departure by the Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given, and any single or partial written waiver by Secured Party of any term, provision or right of Secured Party hereunder shall only be applicable to the specific instance to which it relates and shall not be deemed to be a continuing or future waiver of any other right, power or remedy.  No notice to or demand upon the Company in any case shall entitle Company to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

(g) Notices.  All notices of request, demand and other communications hereunder shall be addressed to the parties as follows:

 

	 	If to the Company:	Tootie Pie Company, Inc.
	 	 	129 Industrial Drive
	 	 	Boerne, TX 78006
	 	 	Attn: Mr. Don Merrill, Jr., CEO
	 	 	 
	 	With a copy to:	David P. Strolle, Jr., Esq.
	 	 	Law Offices of David P. Strolle, Jr.
	 	 	8000 I.H. 10 West, Suite 600
	 	 	San Antonio, Texas 78230
	 	 	 
	 	If to the Secured Party:	TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP
	 	 	1404 Rodman Street
	 	 	Hollywood, FL 33020
	 	 	Attn: Mr. Robert Press
	 	 	 
	 	With a copy to:	David Kahan, P.A.
	 	 	6420 Congress Ave., Suite 1800
	 	 	Boca Raton, FL 33487
	 	 	Attn: David Kahan, Esq.

 

  

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unless the address is changed by the party by like notice given to the other parties.  Notice shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered: (i) if mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the address below, then three (3) business days after deposit of same in a regularly maintained U.S. Mail receptacle; or (ii) if mailed by Federal Express, UPS or other nationally recognized overnight courier service, next business morning delivery, then one (1) business day after deposit of same in a regularly maintained receptacle of such overnight courier; or (iii) if hand delivered, then upon hand delivery thereof to the address indicated on or prior to 5:00 p.m., EST, on a business day.  Any notice hand delivered after 5:00 p.m., EST, shall be deemed delivered on the following business day.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, notice, consents, waivers or other communications referred to in this Debenture may be sent by facsimile, e-mail, or other method of delivery, but shall be deemed to have been delivered only when the sending party has confirmed (by reply e-mail or some other form of written confirmation from the receiving party) that the notice has been received by the other party.

(h) Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws, except to the extent that the validity and perfection or the perfection and the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest created hereby, or remedies hereunder, in respect of any particular Collateral are governed under the Code by the law of a jurisdiction other than the State of Nevada, in which case such issues shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction governing such issues under the Code.  The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Clark County, Nevada and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the State Court sitting in Clark County, Nevada and the United States District Court for the District of Nevada for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent Secured Party from bringing suit or taking legal action in any other jurisdiction. By its execution hereof, the Company hereby irrevocably waives any objection and any right of immunity on the ground of venue, the convenience of the forum or the jurisdiction of such courts or from the execution of judgments resulting therefrom. The Company hereby irrevocably accepts and submits to the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.

(i) Survival: Successors and Assigns.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, shall survive Closing and shall continue in full force and effect until all Obligations have been paid in full, there exists no commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations and all appropriate termination statements have been filed terminating the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder.  Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. In the event that Secured Party assigns this Agreement and/or its security interest in the Collateral, Secured Party shall give written notice to the Company of any such assignment and such assignment shall be binding upon and recognized by the Company.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties by or on behalf of the Company which are contained in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Secured Party, its successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in Secured Party’s sole and absolute discretion.

  

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(j) Severability.  If any term, provision or condition, or any part thereof, of this Agreement shall for any reason be found or held invalid or unenforceable by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder of such term, provision or condition nor any other term, provision or condition, and this Agreement shall survive and be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable term, provision or condition had not been contained therein.

(k) Merger and Integration.  This Agreement and the attached Schedules (if any), together with the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and no other agreement, statement or promise made by any party hereto or thereto, or by any employee, officer, agent or attorney of any party hereto, which is not contained herein or therein shall be valid or binding.

(l) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY HEREBY: (a) COVENANTS AND AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY A JURY; AND (b) WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO WHICH THE COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY MAY BE PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN ANY WAY PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY TRANSACTIONS, OCCURRENCES, COMMUNICATIONS, OR UNDERSTANDINGS (OR THE LACK OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING) RELATING IN ANY WAY TO DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES.  IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING CLAIMS AGAINST PARTIES WHO ARE NOT PARTIES TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT.  THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS SEPARATELY GIVEN, KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY THE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY HEREBY AGREES THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR OPINION HAVE BEEN MADE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR TO IN ANY WAY MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT.  SECURED PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THE COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY, SO AS TO SERVE AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF SUCH WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.  THE COMPANY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND/OR THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL.

  

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(m) Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed and considered one and the same Agreement, and same shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and each party has delivered its signed counterpart to the other party.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format file or other similar format file, such signature shall be deemed an original for all purposes and shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page was an original thereof.

(n) Headings.  The headings and sub-headings contained in the titling of this Agreement are intended to be used for convenience only and shall not be used or deemed to limit or diminish any of the provisions hereof.

(o) Termination.  This Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate on the date on which all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid or discharged in full. Upon such termination, the Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of the Company, will join in executing any termination statement with respect to any financing statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.

(p) Gender and Use of Singular and Plural.  All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.

(q) Further Assurances.  The parties hereto will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

(r) Time is of the Essence. The parties hereby agree that time is of the essence with respect to performance of each of the parties’ obligations under this Agreement.  The parties agree that in the event that any date on which performance is to occur falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state or national holiday, then the time for such performance shall be extended until the next business day thereafter occurring.

(s) Joint Preparation.  The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.

(t) Increase in Obligations.  It is the intent of the parties to secure payment of the Obligations, as the amount of such Obligations may increase from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, and all of the Obligations, as so increased from time to time, shall be and are secured hereby.  Upon the execution hereof, the Company shall pay any and all documentary stamp taxes and/or other charges required to be paid in connection with the execution and enforcement of the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and if, as and to the extent the Obligations are increased from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Debenture, then the Company shall immediately pay any additional documentary stamp taxes or other charges in connection therewith.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

	  	
COMPANY:

	 
	  	  	 
	  	
TOOTIE PIE COMPANY, INC.

	 
	  	  	 	 
	  	
By: 

	/s/ Don L. Merrill, Jr.	 
	  	
Name: 

	Don L. Merrill, Jr.	 
	  	
Title: 

	President and Chief Executive Officer	 
	  	
Date:

	April 5, 2012	 
	  	  	 	 
	  	  	 	 
	  	
SECURED PARTY:

	 
	  	  	 	 
	  	
TCA GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP

	 
	  	  	 	 
	  	
By: TCA Global Credit Fund GP, Ltd., its general partner

	 
	  	  	 	 
	  	
By: 

	/s/ Robert Press	 
	  	
Name:

	Robert Press	 
	  	
Title:

	Director 	 
	  	
Date:

	April 9, 2012	 

 

 

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