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Unassociated Document

     

    Exhibit
      10.25

    

    

    December
      20, 2007

    

    

    Mr.
      Randall W. Cope

    

    Dear
      Randy:

    

    In
      connection with your termination of employment effective January 2, 2008 (the
      “Termination Date”), GateHouse Media, Inc. (the “Company”) will provide you with
      the valuable benefits described below, which you would not otherwise be entitled
      to receive, in lieu of those payments and benefits to which you would be
      entitled in accordance with the terms and conditions of (a) the Employment
      Agreement among you, the Company and GateHouse Media Operating, Inc. (f/k/a
      Liberty Group Operating, Inc.), dated May 9, 2005 (the “Employment Agreement”)
      and (b) the Amended and Restated Management Stockholder Agreement dated as
      of
      March 1, 2006, by and between the Company, FIF III Liberty Holdings, LLC and
      Mr.
      Cope (the “S/H Agreement”), provided you timely sign and return this Letter
      Agreement. In this regard, you hereby resign, effective as of the Termination
      Date, from your position as Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, and
      from all other positions, directorships and memberships that you hold with
      the
      Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

    

    
      	1.	
              Description
                of Severance

            

    

    

    In
      return
      for the execution of this Letter Agreement, and in lieu of any payments and
      benefits to which you would be entitled in accordance with the Employment
      Agreement and the S/H Agreement (except as may be otherwise required by
      applicable law): 

    

    
      
        
          	
                	(a)	
                  the
                    Company will to pay you an amount equal to your base salary at
                    the current
                    rate of $200,000 per annum for a period commencing on the Termination
                    Date
                    through the two (2) month anniversary of the Termination Date,
                    payable in
                    one “lump sum” installment on or before January 17,
                    2008;

                

        

      

    

    

    
      
        	
              	(b)	
                the
                  Company will accelerate the vesting of all your outstanding GateHouse
                  Media, Inc. restricted stock grants (representing 105,453 shares
                  of Common
                  Stock of the Company) to the Termination Date. This is in addition
                  to the
                  30,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company that you purchased
                  in
                  2005;

              

      

    

    

    
      	
            	(c)	
              the
                Company will continue your coverage under the Company’s medical plan at
                the same levels as such benefits that have been provided to you,
                and in
                connection therewith you will periodically pay to the Company amounts
                equivalent to that which you paid as required employee contributions
                immediately prior to the Termination Date, until the earlier of (i)
                the
                period of time it takes you to become eligible for the medical benefits
                program of a new employer or (ii) twelve (12) months from the Termination
                Date. You acknowledge that your termination of employment on the
                Termination Date shall constitute a “qualifying event” for the purposes of
                the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (“COBRA”). You
                further acknowledge on behalf of yourself and your dependents that
                any
                period with respect to which any of them would be eligible to elect
                COBRA
                shall be reduced by the period of post-termination medical benefit
                continuation provided under this paragraph
                1(c).

            

    

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    Mr.
      Randall W. Cope

    December
      20, 2007

    Page
      2 

    

    

    In
      addition, the Company shall pay you for 11 accrued and unused vacation days
      as
      of the Termination Date in accordance with Company policy.

    

    All
      payments or deliveries due to you under this Letter Agreement shall be subject
      to reduction or holdback to satisfy (or until you satisfy) all applicable
      federal, state and local employment and withholding tax obligations to the
      extent required by law.

    

    
      	2.	
              Benefits
                Continuation

            

    

    

    Except
      as
      expressly provided above, effective the Termination Date, you will no longer
      be
      eligible for, or participate in, the Company’s short term disability, long-term
      disability, pension, 410(K), profit sharing benefits, or any other program
      not
      specifically listed herein. 

    

    
      	3.	
              Releases

            

    

    

    You
      acknowledge that the payments and benefits due to you in this Letter Agreement
      resulting from your departure from the Company are in lieu of any and all claims
      that you may have against the Company or its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates
      or any of their respective successors or predecessors (other than benefits
      under
      the Company’s employee benefit plans that by their terms survive termination of
      employment and COBRA benefits), and represent liquidated damages (and not a
      penalty).

    

    In
      exchange for the payments and benefits described in paragraphs 1 and 2 above,
      certain of which payments and benefits you are not otherwise entitled to, you
      hereby fully, forever, irrevocably and unconditionally release, remise and
      discharge the Company, and any parent, subsidiary or affiliated organization
      of
      the Company or any of their respective current or former officers, directors,
      5%
      stockholders, corporate affiliates, attorneys or employees (collectively, the
      “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, charges, complaints, demands,
      actions, causes of action, suits, rights, debts, sums of money, costs, accounts,
      reckonings, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises, doings, omissions,
      damages, executions, obligations, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’
fees and costs), of every kind and nature, known or unknown, which you ever
      had
      or now have against the Released Parties 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    Mr.
      Randall W. Cope

    December
      20, 2007

    Page
      3

     

    including,
      but not limited to, all claims arising out
      of your employment, all claims arising out of your separation from employment,
      all claims arising from any failure to reemploy you, all claims and damages
      relating to race, sex, national origin, handicap, religious, sexual orientation,
      benefits and age discrimination, all employment discrimination claims under
      Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. section 2000 et. seq.,
      the
      Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. section 621 et. seq., the
      Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. section 1001, et.
      seq., and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. section 12101 et.
      seq.,
      and similar state or local statutes including but not limited to, Chapter 213
      of
      the Missouri Revised Statutes, all wrongful discharge claims, common law tort,
      defamation, breach of contract and other common law claims and any claims under
      any other federal, state or local statutes or ordinances not expressly
      referenced above.

     

    You
      are
      aware that you may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or
      different from those you now know or believe to be true with respect to the
      matters related herein. Nevertheless, and except as herein provided, it is
      your
      intention to fully, finally and forever settle and release all claims relative
      thereto which do now exist, or heretofore have existed between you and the
      Company. In furtherance of such intention, the releases given herein shall
      be
      and remain in effect as full and complete releases of all such matters,
      notwithstanding the discovery of existence of any additional or different claims
      or facts relative thereto.

     

    You
      agree
      not to initiate, or cause to be initiated against the Company, its parent,
      affiliates, subsidiaries and the stockholders, directors, officers and
      employees, any compliance review, suit, action, appeal, investigation or
      proceeding of any kind, or participate in same, individually or as a
      representative or member of a class, unless compelled by law, under any contract
      (express or implied), tort, law, or regulation (federal, state or local),
      pertaining in any way whatsoever to the matters herein released, nor shall
      you
      be entitled to receive any payment from any such proceeding. Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Letter Agreement
      shall limit or restrict your right to file administrative charge and/or
      participate in a government investigation.

    

    Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, in no event shall you be deemed by this paragraph 3 to have
      released: (a) any rights or claims you may have for payments or benefits under
      this Letter Agreement; (b) your rights to indemnification or contribution as
      provided by law or to protection under the Company’s directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies, if any (and in the event such indemnity or
      insurance rights shall be enhanced you shall be entitled to such enhanced rights
      as they relate to action taken while an officer or employee of the Company);
      and
      (c) any claims that cannot be legally waived.

    

    
      	4.	
              Other
                Covenants

            

    

    

    You
      hereby acknowledge, confirm and ratify your continuing obligations under the
      Employment Agreement and the S/H Agreement, including, but not limited to those
      obligations regarding maintaining the confidentiality of Company information
      and
      non-competition restrictions, which obligations survive the termination of
      your
      employment with the Company. Such obligations shall continue whether or not
      you
      sign this Letter Agreement.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    Mr.
      Randall W. Cope

    December
      20, 2007

    Page
      4

    
 

    
      	5.	
              Nature
                of Agreement

            

    

    

    You
      and
      the Company understand and agree that this Letter Agreement is a severance
      and
      settlement agreement and does not constitute an admission of liability or
      wrongdoing on the part of you, the Company, or any other person.

    

    
      	6.	
              Amendment

            

    

    

    This
      Letter Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and may not be modified
      in
      any manner, except by an instrument in writing of concurrent or subsequent
      date
      signed by a duly authorized representative of the parties hereto. This Letter
      Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and
      their respective agents, assigns, estates, heirs, executors, successors and
      administrators. No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right
      under this Letter Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other
      right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion shall be
      effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver
      of
      any right on any other occasion.

    

    
      	7.	
              Validity

            

    

    

    Should
      any provision of this Letter Agreement be declared or be determined by any
      court
      of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the
      remaining parts, terms or provisions shall not be affected thereby and said
      illegal and invalid part, term or provision shall be deemed not to be a part
      of
      this Letter Agreement.

    

     

    
      	8.	
              Entire
                Agreement and Applicable Law

            

    

    

    This
      Letter Agreement contains and constitutes the entire understanding and agreement
      between the parties hereto with respect to your severance benefits and
      settlement of claims against the Company and cancels all previous oral and
      written negotiations, agreements, commitments, and writings in connection
      therewith. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
      of
      Missouri to the extent not preempted by federal law.

    

    
      	9.	
              Acknowledgments

            

    

    

    
      	
            	(a)	
              You
                acknowledge that you have been given at least twenty-one (21) days
                to
                consider this Letter Agreement and that you are advised to consult
                with
                any attorney of your own choosing prior to signing this Letter Agreement.
                You may revoke the Letter Agreement for a period of seven (7) days
                after
                signing this Letter Agreement, and the Letter Agreement shall not
                be
                effective or enforceable until the expiration of this seven (7) day
                revocation period. In the event of such revocation this Letter Agreement
                shall not be effective and you shall not receive the payments and
                other
                benefits provided for herein except to the extent provided for in
                any
                other agreement you may have with the
                Company.

            

    

     

    
      

        
          
            
            

          

          
            
            

            
              

            

          

          
            
            

          

        

      

      Mr.
        Randall W. Cope

      
        December
          20, 2007

        Page
          5

        
 

      

    

    
      	
            	
              (b)

            	
              You
                acknowledge that you have been advised by the Company that, generally
                speaking, pursuant to federal securities laws, (i) you are considered
                to
                be an affiliate of the Company for ninety (90) days following the
                Termination Date and, accordingly, during such period, you must continue
                to abide by the Company’s insider trading policy, including pre-clearance
                requirements and window periods, (ii) you will continue to be subject
                to
                the short swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Securities
                Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for up to six (6) months following
                the
                Termination Date, and (iii) you are always subject to federal law,
                which
                prohibits all trading based on material non-public information. The
                foregoing should not be construed as legal advice and the Company
                urges
                you to consult your personal attorney regarding how federal securities
                laws and state “blue sky” laws apply to your particular
                situation.

            

    

    

    
      	10.	
              Voluntary
                Assent

            

    

    

    You
      affirm that no other promises or agreements of any kind have been made to or
      with you by any person or entity whatsoever to cause you to sign this Letter
      Agreement, and that you fully understand the meaning and intent of this Letter
      Agreement. You state and represent that you have had an opportunity to fully
      discuss and review the terms of this Letter Agreement with an attorney. You
      further state and represent that you have carefully read this Letter Agreement,
      understand the contents herein, freely and voluntarily assent to all of the
      terms and conditions hereof, and sign your name of your own free
      act.

    

    
      	11.	
              Confidentiality

            

    

    

    Except
      as
      to disclosures required by law, or otherwise made by the Company, you agree
      not
      to disclose the terms of this Letter Agreement to anyone other than the
      attorneys involved in this matter, your accountants or tax preparers or your
      immediate family; and you shall forthwith instruct such attorneys, accountants
      or tax preparers and your immediate family not to disclose the terms and
      conditions of this Letter Agreement to anyone. You acknowledge and agree that
      any disclosure of information contrary to the terms of this paragraph would
      cause the Company injury and damage. Any material violation of this provision
      shall, in addition to any other rights and remedies to which the Company might
      be entitled, disqualify you from receiving any further payments or benefits
      hereunder.

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
      
        Mr.
          Randall W. Cope

        
          December
            20, 2007

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            6

        

      

    

    

    
      	12.	
              Execution
                in Counterparts

            

    

    

    To
      facilitate execution, this Letter Agreement may be executed in as many
      counterparts as may be required; and it shall not be necessary that the
      signatures of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of all
      persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart; but it shall
      be
      sufficient that all such signatures appear on one or more of the counterparts.
      All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single agreement. It shall
      not
      be necessary in making proof of this Letter Agreement to produce or account
      for
      more than a number of counterparts containing the respective signatures of,
      or
      on behalf of, all of the parties hereto.

    

    If
      you
      have any questions about this Letter Agreement, please call Polly Grunfeld
      Sack
      at 585-598-0032. If you are in agreement with the above terms, please sign
      below
      and a return a signed copy of this letter to me.

    

    

    Very
      truly yours,

    

    

    Michael
      E. Reed

    CEO
      and
      President

    

    

    

    I
      hereby
      agree to the terms and conditions set forth above. I have chosen to execute
      this
      Letter Agreement on the date below. I intend that this letter will become a
      binding agreement between me and the Company.

     

     

    
      	 
 	 
 	 
 
	Date: ____________________ ,
              200___	  	 
	 	
              
                
        
Randall
                W.
                Cope

            
	 	 

    

     

    To
      be
      returned to Michael E. Reed by January 10, 2008.CREDIT
        AGREEMENT

      

      

      Dated
        as
        of January 4, 2008

      

      between

       

      DOCUMENT
        SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

      as
        Borrower,

      

      

      and

      

      

      FAGENSON
        & CO, INC.

      as
        Agent
        for Lenders.

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      

      CREDIT
        AGREEMENT

      

      Credit
        Agreement (“Agreement”), made January 4, 2008 by and between DOCUMENT SECURITY
        SYSTEMS, INC. (the “Company”) and FAGENSON & CO, INC.
        (“Agent”).

      

      
        WITNESSETH:

      WHEREAS,
        the Agent has agreed to act as agent for those certain lenders listed on
        Exhibit
        A attached hereto (“Lenders”) to loan certain funds to the Company, and the
        Company has agreed to borrow certain funds from Lenders, subject to the terms
        and conditions set forth therein;  

      

      NOW
        THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein,
        and of
        any loans or extensions of credit heretofore, now or hereafter made to or
        for
        the benefit of the Company by the Agent (all of said loans hereafter referred
        to
        as the “Loans”), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

      

      
        	
                1.

              	
                DEFINITIONS.

              

      

       

      1.1. General
        Terms.
        When
        used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

       

      (i) “Acquisition”
means
        any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or
        after
        the date of this Agreement, by which Company (i) acquires any going business
        or
        all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or division
        thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii)
        directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent
        transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of
        votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power
        for
        the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by
        reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or
        voting
        power) of the outstanding partnership interests of a partnership.

       

      (ii) “Affiliate”
shall
        mean any Person (1) which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled
        by, or is under common control with the Company or a Subsidiary; (2) which
        directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds five percent (5%) or more
        of
        any class of voting stock of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (3) five
        percent (5%) or more of the voting stock of which is directly or indirectly
        beneficially owned or held by the Company or a Subsidiary. The term “control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
        the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through
        the
        ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

       

      (iii) “Available
        Principal Balance”
shall
        mean an amount equal to the Maximum Revolving Facility the outstanding principal
        balance of Revolving Credit Loans.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      (iv) “Business
        Day”
means
        any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial lenders
        in New York, New York are authorized or required to close under the laws
        of the
        State of New York. 

       

      (v) “Capital
        Lease”
means
        all leases which have been or should be capitalized on the books of the lessee
        in accordance with GAAP.

       

      (vi) “Code”
means
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
        regulations and published interpretations thereof.

       

      (vii) “Debt”
means
        (1) indebtedness or liability for borrowed money; (2) obligations evidenced
        by
        bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (3) obligations for
        the
        deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations);
        (4) obligations as lessee under Capital Leases; (5) current liabilities in
        respect of unfunded vested benefits under Plans covered by ERISA; (6)
        obligations under letters of credit; (7) obligations under acceptance
        facilities; (8) all guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection of
        deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other contingent obligations
        to
        purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any
        Person
        or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; and (9) obligations
        secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been
        assumed.

       

      (viii) “Default”
shall
        mean the occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following
        events.

       

      (a) The
        Company fails to pay any of its material “Liabilities” (as hereinafter
        defined) when due and said failure continues for a period of thirty (30)
        days
        after written notice of same from the Agent to the Company;

       

      (b) Company
        fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any of the covenants, conditions
        or agreements contained in this Agreement (other than those as stated in
        Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.8, and all negative covenants contained in Section
        6 hereof with respect to all of which no notice and cure period shall be
        applicable; and those stated in Section 5.9 which shall not be considered
        a
        ground of Default unless the failure to comply with same continues for a
        period
        of fifteen (15) days after written notice of same from the Agent to the Company)
        or in any of the other Loan Documents executed by Company and said failure
        continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice of same from
        the
        Agent to the Company;

       

      (c) Any
        warranty or representation now or hereafter made by the Company in connection
        with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is untrue or incorrect
        in
        any material respect, or any schedule, certificate, statement, report, financial
        data, notice, or writing furnished at any time by the Company to the Agent
        is
        untrue or incorrect in any material respect, on the date as of which the
        facts
        set forth therein are stated or certified;

       

      (d) A
        proceeding under any Bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement of debt,
        insolvency, readjustment of debt or receivership law or statute is filed
        against
        Company which is not dismissed within sixty (60) days of its filing, or a
        proceeding under any Bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement of debt,
        insolvency, readjustment of debt or receivership law or statute is filed
        by
        Company or the Company makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or
        Company takes any corporate action to authorize any of the
        foregoing;

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      (e) Company
        voluntarily or involuntarily dissolves or is dissolved, terminates or is
        terminated;

       

      (f) Company
        becomes insolvent or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due,
        including with access to the Available Principal Balance, and said failure
        continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice of same from
        the
        Agent to the Company;

       

      (g) A
        default
        under any of the other Transaction Documents;

       

      (h) One
        or
        more judgments, decrees, or judicial orders for the payment of money which
        in
        the aggregate, in any fiscal year of Company, exceeds $250,000.00 shall be
        rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and such judgments,
        decrees, or judicial orders shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for
        a
        period of thirty (30) consecutive days without being vacated, discharged,
        satisfied, or stayed or appealed;

       

      (ix) “GAAP”
means
        generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. 

       

      (x) “Liabilities”
shall
        mean all of Company’s liabilities, obligations, and indebtedness to Agent of any
        and every kind and nature, whether heretofore, now or hereafter owing, arising,
        due or payable and howsoever evidenced, created, incurred, acquired, or owing,
        whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including
        obligations of performance and all Rate Hedging Obligations) whether arising
        under or in accordance with the Transaction Documents or otherwise.

       

      (xi) “LIBOR
        Loan”
means
        any Loan when and to the extent that the interest rate therefor is determined
        by
        reference to the one-year LIBOR Interest Rate.

       

      (xii) “Lien”
means
        any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, hypothecation,
        assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other),
        or
        preference, priority, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement,
        charge, or encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without
        limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any
        financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
        foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement under the New York Uniform
        Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction to evidence any of
        the
        foregoing).

       

      (xiii) “Maximum
        Revolving Commitment”
shall
        mean $3,000,000.00.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      (xiv) “Permitted
        Liens”
shall
        mean (i) Liens securing the payment of taxes, either not yet due or the
        validity amount or imposition of which is being contested in good faith by
        appropriate proceedings, (ii) the Liens and security interests in favor of
        the Agent, (iii) currently existing Liens as of the date of the Agreement,
        (iv)
        Liens securing the repayment of indebtedness of the Company to Patrick White,
        (v) purchase money liens to third parties in connection with new equipment
        purchases or Capital Leases provided the aggregate purchase price for said
        equipment and total lease payments under any Capital Leases does not exceed
        $150,000 in any fiscal year of Company.

       

      (xv) “Person”
shall
        mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust,
        unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, entity,
        party, or government (whether national, federal, state, provincial, county,
        city, municipal or otherwise, including, without limitation, any
        instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).

       

      (xvi) “Principal
        Office”
means
        the Agent’s office at 60 Broad Street, New York, New York. 

       

      (xvii) “Rate
        Hedging Obligations”
shall
        mean any and all obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary, whether absolute
        or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or
        acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and
        substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all agreements designed to protect
        the Company or any Subsidiary from the fluctuations of interest rates, exchange
        rates or forward rates applicable to such party’s assets, liabilities or
        exchange transactions, including, but not limited to: interest rate swap
        agreements, dollar-denominated or cross-currency interest rate exchange
        agreements, forward currency exchange agreements, interest rate cap, floor
        or
        collar agreements, forward rate currency agreements or agreements relating
        to
        interest rate options, puts and warrants, and (ii) any and all agreements
        relating to cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments
        of
        any of the foregoing.

       

      (xviii) “Regulation
        D”
means
        Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as amended
        or supplemented from time to time.

       

      (xix) “Revolving
        Credit Loans”
shall
        have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1.

       

      (xx) “Revolving
        Note”
shall
        mean that certain Three Million and No/100 Dollar ($3,000,000.00) note dated
        of
        even date herewith substantially in the form of Exhibit B
        hereto
        executed by Company and made payable to the order of Agent.

       

      (xxi) “Security
        Agreement”
shall
        mean a security agreement encumbering all of the stock of the Company’s wholly
        owned Plastic Printing Professionals, Inc. subsidiary to secure the Company’s
        obligations hereunder, substantially in the form of Exhibit
        A
        hereto.

       

      (xxii) “Subsidiary”
shall
        mean, as to the Company, a corporation of which shares of stock having ordinary
        voting power (other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening
        of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
        managers of such corporation are at the time owned, or the management of
        which
        is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more
        intermediaries, or both, by the Company.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      (xxiii) “Termination
        Date”
shall
        mean January 4, 2010.

       

      (xxiv) “Transaction
        Document(s)”
means
        this Agreement, the Revolving Note, and the Pledge and Security
        Agreement.

       

      1.2. Accounting
        Terms.
        Any
        accounting terms used in this Agreement which are not specifically defined
        herein shall have the meanings customarily given them in accordance with
        GAAP.

       

      1.3. Others
        Defined in New York Uniform Commercial Code.
        All
        other terms contained in this Agreement (and which are not otherwise
        specifically defined herein) shall have the meanings provided by the Uniform
        Commercial Code of the State of New York (the “Commercial Code”) to the extent
        the same are used or defined therein.

       

      
        	
                2.

              	
                CREDIT.

              

      

       

      2.1. Revolving
        Loan.
        If a
        Default does not exist, and subject to the provisions of Article 3 below,
        the Agent shall, until but not after the Termination Date, advance to the
        Company on behalf of the Lenders, on a revolving credit basis loans (the
        “Revolving Credit Loans”), in an amount not to exceed at any time the Available
        Principal Balance. Subject to Section 2.2, each Revolving Credit Loan to
        the Company shall, on the day of such advance be deposited, in immediately
        available funds, in such account as the Company may, from time to time,
        designate. The indebtedness of Company under all Revolving Credit Loans shall
        be
        evidenced by the Revolving Note. Each Revolving Credit Loan shall be in an
        amount not less than Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 ($25,000.00) Dollars.
        Within the terms of this Agreement, the Company may borrow, repay pursuant
        to
        Section 2.6, and reborrow under this Section 2.1. 

       

      2.2. Maximum
        Principal Balance of Revolving Loan.
        The
        aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Revolving Credit Loans shall
        at
        no time exceed the Maximum Revolving Commitment. The aggregate outstanding
        principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans at any time shall be the
        amounts
        advanced from time to time to Company and not repaid under Section 2.6. The
        Company agrees that if at any time any such excess shall arise, the Company
        shall upon written request of Agent immediately pay to the Agent such amount
        as
        may be necessary to eliminate such excess.

       

      2.3. Notice
        and Manner of Borrowing.
        The
        Company shall give the Agent written (including via e-mail) or telefax notice
        (effective upon receipt) of any Revolving Credit Loans under this Agreement,
        at
        least three (3) Business
        Days before any Revolving Credit Loan specifying: (1) the date of such Loan;
        and
        (2) the amount of such Loan. Not later than 1:00 P.M. New York City time
        on the
        date of such Revolving Credit Loan and upon fulfillment of the applicable
        conditions set forth herein, the Agent will make such Revolving Credit Loan
        available to the Company in immediately available funds by crediting the
        amount
        thereof to the applicable account of the Company.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      2.4. Interest.
        The
        Company shall pay interest to the Agent for the account of the Lenders on
        the
        outstanding and unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans made
        under
        this Agreement at a rate of two percent (2%) in excess of the then in effect
        one-year LIBOR rate per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis
        of a
        year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed. The Company shall
        pay
        interest quarterly in arrears no later than the tenth day of each calendar
        quarter commencing with the first calendar quarter following the disbursement
        of
        any Revolving Credit Loan. Any principal amount not paid when due (at maturity,
        by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest thereafter until paid in
        full,
        payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to four (4%) percent over the
        then
        applicable interest rate due under each Loan (the “Default Rate”). 

      

      2.5. Prepayments.
        The
        Company may prepay any Loan upon at least two (2) Business Days’ notice to the
        Agent in whole or in part with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment
        on the amount prepaid. 

       

      2.6. Method
        of Payment.
        The
        Company shall make each payment under this Agreement and under the Revolving
        Note not later than 2:00 P.M. New York time on the date when due in lawful
        money
        of the United States to the Agent at its Principal Office in immediately
        available funds. The Company hereby authorizes the Agent, if and to the extent
        payment is not made when due under this Agreement or under the Revolving
        Note,
        to offset from any funds of the Company in any capacity with the Agent any
        amount so due. Whenever any payment to be made under this Agreement or under
        the
        Revolving Note shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day,
        such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
        extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of the
        payment of interest, as the case may be.

       

      2.7. 
        Use
        of Proceeds.
        The
        Company will use the proceeds of the Loans in accordance with a current
        operating budget as provided to Agent or as otherwise approved by Agent.
        The
        Company will not use any of the proceeds of the Loans to purchase or carry
        any
“margin stock” (as defied in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
        Federal Reserve System) or to make any Acquisition without the consent of
        the
        Agent. The Company’s use of the proceeds of any advances and readvances made by
        the Agent to the Company pursuant to this Agreement are, and will continue
        to
        be, legal and proper corporate uses (duly authorized by its Board of Directors,
        if necessary pursuant to applicable corporate law, rule or regulation) and
        such
        uses are and will be consistent with all applicable laws and statutes, as
        in
        effect as of the date hereof. 

       

      2.8. Illegality.
        Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if the Agent reasonably
        determines that any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or any change therein,
        or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
        governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the
        interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Agent with
        any
        request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such
        authority, central bank, or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or
        impossible for the Agent to maintain its commitment under this Agreement,
        then
        upon notice to the Company by the Agent the commitment of the Agent under
        this
        Agreement shall terminate; and the outstanding principal amount of the Loans,
        together with interest accrued thereon, and any other amounts payable to
        the
        Agent on behalf of Lenders under this Agreement shall be repaid (a) immediately
        upon demand of the Agent if such change or compliance with such request,
        in the
        judgment of the Agent, requires immediate repayment; or (b) at the conclusion
        of
        the last calendar month before the effective date of any such change or
        request.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      2.9. Increased
        Cost.
        The
        Company shall pay to the Agent from time to time such reasonable amounts
        as the
        Agent may determine to be necessary to compensate the Agent for any costs
        incurred by the Agent which Agent determines are attributable to its making
        or
        maintaining any Loans on behalf of the Lenders hereunder or its obligation
        to
        make any such Loans on behalf of the Lenders hereunder, or any reduction
        in any
        amount receivable by the Agent under this Agreement or the Revolving Note
        in
        respect of any such loans or such obligation (such increases in costs and
        reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “Additional Costs”),
        resulting from any change after the date of this Agreement in U.S. federal,
        state, municipal, or foreign laws or regulations (including Regulation D
        and any
        applicable currency reserve requirements), or the adoption or making after
        such
        date of any interpretations, directives, or requirements applying to a class
        of
        Agents including the Agent of or under any U.S. federal, state, municipal,
        or
        any foreign laws or regulations (whether or not having the force of law)
        by any
        court or governmental or monetary authority charged with the interpretation
        or
        administration thereof (“Regulatory Change”), which: (1) changes the basis of
        taxation of any amounts payable to the Agent under this Agreement or the
        Revolving Note in respect of any of such Loans (other than taxes imposed
        on the
        overall net income of the Agent for any of such Loans by the jurisdiction
        where
        the Principal Office is located); or (2) imposes or modifies any reserve,
        special deposit, compulsory loan, or similar requirements relating to any
        extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other
        liabilities of, the Agent; or (3) imposes any other conditions affecting
        this
        Agreement or the Revolving Note (or any of such extensions of credit or
        liabilities). The Agent will notify the Company in writing of any event
        occurring after the date of this Agreement which will entitle the Agent to
        compensation pursuant to this Section 2.9 as promptly as practicable after
        it
        obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such
        compensation.

      

      Reasonable
        determinations by the Agent for purposes of this Section 2.9 of the effect
        of
        any Regulatory Change on its costs of making or maintaining Loans or on amounts
        receivable by it in respect of Loans, and of the additional amounts required
        to
        compensate the Agent in respect of any Additional Costs, shall be conclusive,
        provided that such determinations are made on a reasonable basis, are not
        subject to manifest error and the written basis for said determinations are
        given to Company.

      

      2.10. Risk-Based
        Capital.
        In the
        event the Agent determines that (1) compliance with any judicial,
        administrative, or other governmental interpretation of any law or regulation
        or
        (2) compliance by Agent or any corporation controlling the Agent with any
        guideline or request from any central lender or other governmental authority
        (whether or not having the force of law) has the effect of requiring an increase
        in the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the Agent
        or
        any corporation controlling the Agent, and the Agent determines that such
        increase is based upon its obligations hereunder, and other similar obligations,
        the Company shall pay to the Agent such additional amount as shall be certified
        by the Agent to be the amount allocable to the Agent’s obligations to the
        Company hereunder. The Agent will notify the Company in writing of any event
        occurring after the date of this Agreement that will entitle the Agent to
        compensation pursuant to this Section 2.10 as promptly as practicable after
        it
        obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such
        compensation.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      Determinations
        by the Agent for purposes of this Section 2.10 of the effect of any increase
        in
        the amount of capital required to be maintained by the Agent and of the amount
        allocable to the Agent’s obligations to the Company hereunder shall be
        conclusive, provided that such determinations are made on a reasonable basis,
        are not subject to manifest error and the written basis for said determinations
        are given to Company.

      

      

      
        	
                3.

              	
                CONDITIONS
                  OF ADVANCES.

              

      

      

      Notwithstanding
        any other provisions contained in this Agreement, the making of any advance
        in
        connection with any Revolving Loan shall be conditioned upon the
        following:

      

      3.1. Representations
        and Warranties

       

      (i) The
        following statements shall be true on and as of the date of each advance
        as
        though made on and as of such date; and

       

      (ii) No
        Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such advance;
        and

       

      (iii) The
        Agent
        shall have received the executed Transaction Documents in a form and content
        reasonably acceptable to Agent; and

       

      (iv) The
        Agent
        shall have received such other approvals, opinions, or documents as the Agent
        may reasonably request including but not limited to an opinion of counsel
        to
        Company, in a form and content acceptable to Agent; and tax, judgment, pending
        litigation and Uniform Commercial Code searches showing no matters objectionable
        to Agent.

       

      3.2. Financial
        Condition.
        No
        material adverse change, as determined by Agent in its reasonable discretion,
        in
        the financial condition or operations of the Company, shall have occurred
        and be
        continuing at any time or times subsequent to, as applicable the most recent
        financial statement provided by the Company. In no event shall Agent’s agreement
        to continue to honor requests for advances be deemed to constitute a waiver
        by
        the Agent of its absolute right at any time in the future to notify the Company
        of a material adverse change in the financial condition or operations of
        the
        Company, based upon information in the possession of Agent prior to any advance
        of funds hereunder. 

       

      3.3. Security
        Agreement.
        The
        Security Agreement shall be duly executed and delivered by the Company, and
        shall be validly enforceable in accordance with its terms.

       

      3.4. No
        Default.
        No
        Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Agreement or any
        of the
        Transaction Documents.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      3.5. Completeness
        of Representations.
        The
        representations and warranties set forth in the Transaction Documents shall,
        as
        of the date hereof, be true, correct and complete in all respects.

       

      3.6. Maximum
        Quarterly Advances.
        Unless
        the Company and Agent otherwise mutually agree, the Agent shall not advance
        to
        the Company pursuant to the Revolving Credit Loans an amount that exceeds
        $400,000 per calendar quarter; provided, however, that the Company shall
        be
        advanced up to an aggregate of $600,000 to pay for bills related directly
        or
        indirectly to attorneys’ fees and costs and expenses related to current or
        future patent litigation in Europe (collectively, “Legal Fees”) and such advance
        to pay Legal Fees shall not be included in the calculation of such $400,000
        per
        calendar quarter maximum. 

       

      3.7. Other
        Requirements.
        Agent
        shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent,
        all
        certificates, orders, authorities, consents, affidavits, schedules, instruments,
        security agreements, financing statements, mortgages, financial statements
        including any other documents which carry out the purposes of this Agreement
        and
        which are provided for hereunder, or which Agent may at any time reasonably
        request.

       

      
        	
                4.

              	
                REPRESENTATIONS
                  AND WARRANTIES.

              

      

      

      The
        Company represents and warrants that as of the date of the execution of this
        Agreement, and continuing so long as any Liabilities remain outstanding,
        and
        (even if there shall be no Liabilities outstanding) so long as this Agreement
        remains in effect:

      

      4.1. Corporate
        Existence.
        The
        Company is a corporation duly organized and in good standing under the laws
        of
        the state of its incorporation or such other state as may be permitted under
        this Agreement. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and
        in
        good standing in all other states or jurisdictions, whether foreign or domestic,
        where the nature and extent of the business transacted by it or the ownership
        of
        its assets makes such qualification necessary.

       

      4.2. Corporate
        Authority.
        The
        execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and of all of the
        other
        Transaction Documents by Company to which it is a party and the performance
        of
        the Company’s obligations hereunder and of Company’s obligations thereunder:
        (i) are within the Company’s corporate powers; (ii) are duly
        authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and, if necessary, the Company’s
        stockholders; (iii) are not in contravention of the terms of the Company’s
        Articles of Incorporation, Charter, or By-Laws, or any other organizational
        documents or of any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which the Company
        is
        a party or by which the Company or any of its property is bound; (iv) do
        not, as of the execution hereof, require any governmental consent, registration
        or approval; (v) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, do not contravene
        any contractual or governmental restriction binding upon the
        Company.

       

      4.3. Financial
        Data.
        The
        financial statements to be furnished to the Agent will be in accordance with
        the
        books and records of the Company and will fairly present the financial condition
        of the Company at the dates thereof and the results of operations for the
        periods indicated (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements,
        to
        normal year-end adjustments), and such financial statements will be prepared
        in
        conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
        throughout the periods involved. All information, reports and other papers
        and
        data furnished to the Agent are or will be, at the time the same are so
        furnished to the Agent, accurate, correct and complete in all material
        respects.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      4.4. Collateral.
        Except
        for Permitted Liens, all of the property of Company is and will continue
        to be
        owned by the Company, has been fully paid for (except for Debt relating to
        Permitted Liens) and is free and clear of all security interests, liens,
        claims,
        and encumbrances.

       

      4.5. Solvency.
        After
        taking into account the funds available under this Agreement, the Company
        is
        solvent, is able to pay its debts as they become due and has capital sufficient
        to carry on its businesses and all business in which it is about to engage.
        The
        Company will not be rendered insolvent by the execution and delivery of this
        Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to which it is a signatory or by the
        transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder.

       

      4.6. Chief
        Place of Business.
        As of
        the execution hereof, the principal place of business of the Company is located
        at 28 East Main Street, Suite 1525, Rochester, NY 14614. If any change in
        such
        location occurs, the Company shall promptly notify the Agent thereof. As
        of the
        execution hereof, the books and records of the Company and all chattel paper
        and
        all records of account are located at the aforesaid office of the Company
        and if
        any change in such location occurs, the Company shall promptly notify the
        Agent
        thereof.

       

      4.7. Other
        Corporate Names.
        As of
        the date hereof, the Company is not using any corporate or fictitious names
        other than the corporate name shown on the Company’s Articles of Incorporation
        or other applicable charter or organizational documents.

       

      4.8. Tax
        Liabilities.
        The
        Company will file and will cause any Subsidiary to file all federal, state
        and
        local tax reports and returns required by any US or other applicable law
        or
        regulation to be filed by it or said Subsidiary, except for extensions duly
        obtained, and has either duly paid all taxes, duties and charges indicated
        due
        on the basis of such returns and reports, or made adequate provision for
        the
        payment thereof, and the assessment of any material amount of additional
        taxes
        in excess of those paid and reported is not reasonably expected. The Company
        believes that the reserves for taxes reflected on the balance sheets of Company
        submitted to Agent in accordance with this Agreement will be adequate in
        amount
        for the payment of all liabilities for all taxes (whether or not disputed)
        of
        the Company accrued through the date of such balance sheet. There are no
        material unresolved questions or claims concerning any tax liability of the
        Company.

       

      4.9. Contingent
        Obligations.
        Except
        as specifically referenced in the financial statements described in this
        Agreement and delivered to Agent prior to the date hereof or other than as
        permitted by this Agreement, the Company has not guaranteed the obligation
        of
        any other Person.

       

      4.10. Margin
        Security.
        The
        Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the Loan
        Documents to which it is a party does not directly or indirectly violate
        or
        result in a violation of Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
        as
        amended, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including without
        limitation, Regulation U, G, T or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
        Reserve System (12 CFR 221, 207, 220 and 224, respectively; “Regulation U”,
“Regulation G”, “Regulation T” and “Regulation X”, respectively) and Company
        does not own or intend to purchase or carry any “margin security,” as defined in
        Regulations U, G, T or X.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      4.11. Survival
        of Warranties.
        All
        representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any of the
        other
        Loan Documents shall survive the execution and delivery of this
        Agreement.

       

      4.12. Litigation
        and Proceedings.
        Other
        than as disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
        Commission, there are no judgments outstanding against the Company or any
        Subsidiary and, there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened
        litigation, contested claim, or governmental proceeding by or against the
        Company which would have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition
        or operation of the Company.

       

      4.13. Other
        Agreements.
        The
        Company is not in default under any material contract, lease, loan, mortgage,
        or
        indenture to which it is a party or by which it or its property is bound
        which
        would have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition or operation
        of the Company.

       

      4.14. Compliance
        with Laws and Regulations.
        The
        execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the execution
        and
        delivery by the Company of all of the other Loan Documents to which it is
        a
        signatory and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder and the
        Company’s obligations thereunder are not in contravention of any law or laws.
        The Company is in material compliance with all laws, orders, regulations
        and
        ordinances of all federal, foreign, state and local governmental authorities
        relating to the business operations and the assets of the Company.

       

      4.15. Patents,
        Trademarks and Licenses.
        The
        Company possesses adequate assets, licenses, patents, patent applications,
        copyrights, service marks, trademarks and trade names to continue to conduct
        its
        businesses as heretofore conducted by it.

       

      4.16. Enforceable
        Agreement.
        This
        Agreement is, and each of the other Loan Documents when delivered under this
        Agreement will be, legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Company,
        enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms,
        except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable
        Bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
        generally.

       

      4.17. Material
        Adverse Change.
        There
        has been no material and adverse change in the assets, liabilities or financial
        or other condition of the Company since the date of any of the Financial
        Statements delivered to Agent under this Agreement.

       

      
        	
                5.

              	
                AFFIRMATIVE
                  COVENANTS.

              

      

      

      The
        Company covenants and agrees that so long as any Liabilities remain outstanding,
        and (even if there shall be no Liabilities outstanding) so long as this
        Agreement remains in effect:

      

      5.1. Financial
        Statements.
        The
        Company shall keep and cause each Subsidiary to keep proper books of record
        and
        account in which full and true entries will be made of all dealings or
        transactions of or in relation to the businesses and affairs of the Company
        in
        accordance with GAAP consistently applied. 

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      5.2. Inspection.
        The
        Agent, or any Person designated by Agent in writing, shall have the right,
        from
        time to time hereafter, to call at the Company’s place or places of business
        during reasonable business hours upon three (3) days prior notice, and, without
        hindrance or delay, (i) to inspect, audit, check and make copies of and
        extracts from the Company’s and Subsidiary’s respective books, records,
        journals, orders, receipts and any correspondence and other data relating
        to the
        Company’s and any Subsidiary’s businesses or to any transactions between the
        parties hereto, and (ii) to discuss the respective affairs, finances and
        businesses of the Company and any Subsidiary with any of the respective
        officers, employees or directors of the Company or Subsidiary.

       

      5.3. Conduct
        of Business.
        The
        Company shall maintain its corporate existence, shall maintain in full force
        and
        effect all licenses, bonds, franchises, leases, trademarks, patents, contracts
        and other rights necessary or reasonably desirable to the profitable conduct
        of
        its businesses, shall continue in, and limit its operations to, the same
        general
        type of business as that presently conducted by it and shall comply in all
        material respects with all applicable laws and regulations of any federal,
        state
        or local governmental authority.

       

      5.4. Claims
        and Taxes.
        The
        Company agrees to indemnify and hold the Agent harmless from and against
        any and
        all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, costs, and
        expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or in any way
        arising out of the possession, use, operation or control of any of the Company’s
        assets. The Company shall pay or cause to be paid all license fees, bonding
        premiums and related taxes and charges, and shall pay or cause to be paid
        all
        taxes, assessments and government charges or levies on it or its properties,
        at
        such times and in such manner as to prevent any penalty from accruing or
        any
        lien or charge from attaching to such property, provided that the Company
        shall
        have the right to contest in good faith, by an appropriate proceeding promptly
        initiated and diligently conducted, the validity, amount or imposition of
        any
        such tax, assessment, charge or levy.

       

      5.5. Agent’s
        Closing Costs and Expenses.
        The
        Company shall reimburse the Agent on demand for all reasonable expenses and
        fees
        paid or incurred in connection with the documentation, negotiation and closing
        of the transactions described herein, including, without limitation, filing
        and
        recording fees and reasonable attorneys’ fees of Agent’s counsel.

       

      5.6. Maintain
        Property.
        The
        Company will maintain its property in good condition (reasonable wear and
        tear
        excepted) and make all necessary renewals, repairs, replacements, additions,
        betterments and improvements thereto.

       

      5.7. Company’s
        Property and Liability Insurance.
        The
        Company shall at its expense, keep and maintain its assets insured against
        loss
        or damage by fire, theft, explosion, spoilage and all other hazards and risks
        ordinarily insured against by other owners or users of such properties in
        similar businesses in an amount reasonably acceptable to Agent. All such
        policies of insurance shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
        In
        addition, Company shall maintain adequate liability insurance in an amount,
        form
        and content reasonably acceptable to Agent.

       

      5.8.  Notice
        of Suit or Adverse Change in Business.
        The
        Company shall, as soon as possible, and in any event within fifteen (15)
        days
        after it learns of the following, give written notice to the Agent of
        (i) any material proceeding(s) being instituted by or against the Company
        or any Subsidiary, in any federal, state, local or foreign court or before
        any
        commission or other regulatory body (federal, state, local or foreign), and
        (ii) any material adverse change in the business, assets or condition,
        financial or otherwise, of the Company. For purposes of this Section 5.8,
        any
        information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission shall satisfy
        the
        requirement of providing written notice to the Agent.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      5.9. Reporting
        Requirements.
        The
        Company shall furnish to the Agent (for purposes of this Agreement, any
        information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission shall be
        considered furnished to the Agent as of the date of such filing):

       

      (i) Quarterly
        Financial Statements.
        As soon
        as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of
        each
        fiscal quarter balance sheets of the Company as of the end of such quarter,
        statements of income and retained earnings of the Company for the period
        commencing at the end of the previous quarter and ending with the end of
        such
        quarter, and statements of changes in financial position of the Company,
        all in
        reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the respective figures
        for the
        year to date and all prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
        principles consistently applied and certified by the chief financial officer
        of
        the Company.

       

      (ii) Annual
        Financial Statements.
        As soon
        as available and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after
        the end
        of each fiscal year of the Company, balance sheets of the Company as of the
        end
        of such fiscal year, and statements of income and retained earnings of the
        Company for such fiscal year, and statements of changes in financial position
        of
        the Company for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and stating in
        comparative form the respective figures for the corresponding date and period
        in
        the prior fiscal year and all prepared on an audited basis, and in accordance
        with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied by an
        accounting firm acceptable to the Agent.

       

      (iii) Notice
        of Litigation.
        Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions, suits, and
        proceedings before any court or governmental department, commission, board,
        bureau, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign affecting the Company
        which, if determined adversely to the Company, would have a material adverse
        effect on the financial condition, properties, or operations of the
        Company.

       

      (iv) Notice
        of Defaults and Events of Default.
        As soon
        as reasonably possible and in any event within five (5) days after the
        occurrence of each Default, a written notice setting forth the details of
        such
        Default and the action which is proposed to be taken by the Company, with
        respect thereto.

       

      (v) General
        Information.
        Such
        other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or
        otherwise, of the Company as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request
        including without limitation customer lists including addresses of account
        debtors. Agent agrees to hold any confidential information which it may receive
        from Company pursuant to this Agreement in confidence except for disclosure
        on a
        need to know basis (i) to affiliates of Agent or any participants in the
        Loans,
        (ii) to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors to Agent,
        (iii) to regulatory officers, or (iv) to any Person as requested pursuant
        to or as required by law, regulation or legal process.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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                6.

              	
                NEGATIVE
                  COVENANTS.

              

      

      

      The
        Company covenants and agrees that so long as any Liabilities remain outstanding,
        and (even if there shall be no Liabilities outstanding) so long as this
        Agreement remains in effect (unless the Agent shall give its prior written
        consent thereto):

       

      6.1. Encumbrances.
        Except
        for the Permitted Liens, the Company will not create, incur, assume, or suffer
        to exist, any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest,
        hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other preferential
        arrangement, charge, or encumbrance (including, without limitation, any
        conditional sale, or other title retention agreement, or finance lease) of
        any
        nature, upon or with respect to any of its properties, now owned or hereafter
        acquired, or sign or file, or permit any Subsidiary to sign or file, under
        the
        Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction a financing statement (other
        than
        financing statements related to Permitted Liens and financing statements
        required to be executed by lessors under operating leases entered into by
        Company or any Subsidiary with said lessors) which names the Company as a
        debtor, or sign any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder
        to file such financing statement.

       

      6.2. Disposal
        of Property.
        The
        Company shall not nor allow any Subsidiary to sell, assign, transfer or
        otherwise dispose of any of its respective equipment to any Person without
        the
        Agent’s prior written consent other than in the normal course of business in
        connection with the sale of obsolete or no longer used equipment of Company
        or
        any Subsidiary.

       

      6.3. Amendment
        of Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws.
        Company
        shall not amend its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, charter or other
        organizational documents without the Agent’s prior written consent.

       

      6.4. Transactions
        with Affiliates.
        Company
        will not, without the prior written consent of the Agent, enter into any
        transaction including, without limitation, the lending or borrowing of monies,
        the purchase, sale or exchange of property or the rendering of any service
        to
        any Affiliate, except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable
        requirements of Company’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less
        favorable to Company than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length
        transaction with an unaffiliated person or corporation.

       

      6.5. Acquisitions.
        The
        Company shall not directly or indirectly acquire or merge with any other
        Person
        without the prior written consent of Agent.

       

      6.6. Debt.
        Company
        shall not incur any further Debt from any other Person other than (i) Debt
        owed
        by Company to the Lenders or (ii) Debt to the Persons disclosed to Agent
        in the
        financial statements of Company delivered to Agent prior to the date hereof
        or
        (iii) accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business to trade
        creditors for goods or services or (iv) current operating liabilities incurred
        in the ordinary course of business (other than for borrowed money) or (v)
        Debt
        in connection with purchase money financing and Capital Leases but not exceeding
        the amount as set forth in Section 1.1(xx) or (vi) Debt owed to Patrick White
        under a Credit Agreement secured by the accounts receivable of the
        Company.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      6.7. Dividends.
        Company
        may not pay any dividends or make any distributions to any shareholder of
        Company at any time that Revolving Loans are outstanding. 

       

      6.8. Mergers,
        Etc.
        The
        Company shall not wind up, liquidate or dissolve itself, reorganize, merge
        or
        consolidate with or into, or convey, sell, assign, transfer, lease, or otherwise
        dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all
        or
        substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired)
        to any
        Person.

       

      6.9. Investments.
        The
        Company shall not make, or permit any Subsidiary to make, any loan or advance
        to
        any Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire, or permit any Subsidiary to
        purchase or otherwise acquire, any capital stock, assets, obligations, or
        other
        securities of, make any capital contribution to, or otherwise invest in or
        acquire any interest in any Person, or participate as a partner or joint
        venturer with any other Person, except: (1) direct obligations of the United
        States or any agency thereof with maturities of one year or less from the
        date
        of acquisition; (2) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least
“A-1”
by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or “P-1” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
        at the time of said investment; (3) certificates of deposit with maturities
        of
        one year or less from the date of acquisition issued by any commercial Agent
        having capital and surplus in excess of Four Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars
        ($400,000,000.00) at the time of said investment; (4) stock, obligations,
        or
        securities received in settlement of debts (created in the ordinary course
        of
        business) owing to the Company or any Subsidiary; and (5) repurchase
        agreements or eurodollar currency deposit investments with any commercial
        Agent
        which meets the financial requirements of subsection (3) hereof at the time
        of
        said investment. 

       

      
        	
                7.

              	
                DEFAULT,
                  RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE LENDER.

              

      

       

      7.1. Liabilities.
        If a
        Default shall exist or occur and be continuing, and upon the expiration of
        any
        applicable cure period, the Agent may without notice declare all of the
        Liabilities immediately due and payable.

       

      7.2. Rights
        and Remedies Generally.
        If a
        Default shall exist or occur and be continuing, and upon the expiration of
        any
        applicable cure period, the Agent shall have, in addition to any other rights
        and remedies contained in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, all
        of
        the rights and remedies under applicable laws, all of which rights and remedies
        shall be cumulative, and none exclusive, to the extent permitted by
        law.

       

      7.3. Termination
        of Agreements.
        Upon
        the occurrence of any Default, Agent may also, with or without proceeding
        with
        sale or foreclosure or demanding payment of the Liabilities, without notice,
        terminate Agent’s further performance under this Agreement or any other
        agreement or agreements between Agent and Company and in addition may suspend
        Agent’s obligation to make any further advances hereunder during any cure period
        without further liability or obligation by Agent, and may also, upon the
        occurrence of any Default, appropriate and apply on any Liabilities any and
        all
        balances, credits, deposits, accounts, reserves, indebtedness, or other monies
        due or owing to Company or held by Agent hereunder or under any such financing
        agreement or otherwise, whether accrued or not. Neither such termination,
        nor
        the termination of this Agreement by lapse of time, the giving of notice,
        or
        otherwise, shall absolve, release, or otherwise affect the liability of Company
        in respect of transactions had prior to such termination, nor affect any
        of the
        liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies of Agent, but they
        shall,
        in all events, continue until all indebtedness and Liabilities of Company
        to
        Agent are satisfied. Agent shall not, in any manner, be liable to Company
        for
        any failure to make or continue to make any Loans or advances to Company
        hereunder as a result of Agent refusal to so make said Loans or advances
        in
        accordance with the terms of this paragraph.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      7.4. Waiver
        of Demand.
        Demand,
        presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment are hereby waived by the Company.
        The Company also waives the benefit of all valuation, appraisal and exemption
        laws.

       

      
        	
                8.

              	
                MISCELLANEOUS.

              

      

       

      8.1. Waiver.
        The
        Agent’s failure, at any time or times hereafter, to require strict performance
        by the Company of any provision of this Agreement shall not waive, affect
        or
        diminish any right of the Agent thereafter to demand strict compliance and
        performance therewith. Any suspension or waiver by the Agent of a Default
        under
        this Agreement shall not suspend, waive or affect any other Default under
        this
        Agreement, whether the same is prior or subsequent thereto and whether of
        the
        same or of a different kind or character. None of the undertakings, agreements,
        warranties, covenants and representations of the Company contained in this
        Agreement and no Default under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
        suspended or waived by the Agent unless such suspension or waiver is in writing
        signed by an officer of the Agent, and directed to the Company specifying
        such
        suspension or waiver. If requested in writing by Company, Agent shall give
        written confirmation to Company of any suspension or waiver by Agent as
        described in this Section.

       

      8.2. Costs
        and Attorneys’ Fees.
        If at
        any time or times hereafter the Agent employs counsel in connection with
        any matters contemplated by or arising out of this Agreement, whether
        (a) to commence, defend, or intervene in any litigation or to file a
        petition, complaint, answer, motion or other pleadings, (b) to take any
        other action in or with respect to any suit or proceeding (Bankruptcy or
        otherwise), (c) to consult with officers of the Agent to advise the Agent,
        or (d) enforce any rights of the Agent to collect any of the Liabilities,
        then in any of such events, all of the reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from
        such services, and any expenses, costs and charges relating thereto, including,
        without limitation, all fees of all paralegals, together with interest at
        the
        Default Rate described in Section 2.6 above then in effect, shall be part
        of the Liabilities, payable on demand.

       

      8.3. Expenditures
        by the Agent.
        In the
        event Company shall fail to pay taxes, insurance, assessments, costs or expenses
        which the Company is, under any of the terms hereof, required to pay, the
        Agent
        may, in its sole discretion, make expenditures for any or all of such purposes,
        and the amount so expended, together with interest thereon at the Default
        Rate
        described in Section 2.6 above, shall be part of the Liabilities, payable
        on
        demand.

       

      8.4. Reliance
        by the Agent.
        All
        covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein by the
        Company, shall, notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent, be deemed
        to be
        material to, and to have been relied upon by, the Agent.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      8.5. Parties.
        Whenever in this Agreement there is reference made to any of the parties
        hereto,
        such reference shall be deemed to include, wherever applicable, a reference
        to
        the respective successors and assigns of each of the Company, and the
        Agent.

       

      8.6. Applicable
        Law; Severability.
        This
        Agreement shall be construed in all respects in accordance with, and governed
        by, the internal laws (as opposed to conflicts of law provisions) of the
        State
        of New York. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be
        interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
        law,
        but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid
        under
        applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of
        such
        prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions
        or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

       

      8.7. Cumulative
        Effect.
        All
        covenants, conditions, provisions, warranties, guaranties, indemnities and
        other
        undertakings of the Company contained in this Agreement, or in the Loan
        Documents or in any schedule given to Agent or contained in any other agreement
        between Agent and the Company, heretofore, concurrently, or hereafter entered
        into, shall be deemed cumulative to and not in derogation or substitution
        of any
        of the terms, covenants, conditions or agreements of the Company herein
        contained. The failure or delay of Agent to exercise or enforce any rights,
        liens, powers or remedies hereunder or under the Loan Documents or the other
        aforesaid agreements or other documents or against any security or collateral
        shall not operate as a waiver of such liens, rights, powers and remedies,
        but
        all such liens, rights powers and remedies shall continue in full force and
        effect until all Liabilities shall have been fully satisfied, and all liens,
        rights, powers and remedies herein provided for are cumulative and none are
        exclusive.

       

      8.8. Amendments,
        Etc.
        No
        amendment, modification, termination, or waiver of any provision of the
        Agreement, any Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by any of the
        parties
        from any Loan Document to which it is a party, shall in any event be effective
        unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Agent, and then such
        waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
        the
        specific purpose for which given.

       

      8.9. Integration.
        This
        Agreement and the Loan Documents contain the entire agreement between the
        parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements
        and prior writings with respect thereto.

       

      8.10. Indemnity.
        The
        Company hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the Agent harmless from
        and
        against any and all claims, damages, judgments, penalties, costs and expenses
        (including attorney fees and court costs now or hereafter arising from the
        aforesaid enforcement of this clause) arising directly or indirectly from
        the
        activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, its predecessors in interest,
        or
        third parties with whom it has a contractual relationship, or arising directly
        or indirectly from the violation of any environmental protection, health,
        or
        safety law, whether such claims are asserted by any governmental agency or
        any
        other Person. This indemnity shall survive termination of this
        Agreement.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      8.11. Submission
        to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
        TO
        INDUCE THE AGENT TO MAKE THE LOANS ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS EVIDENCED BY
        THIS
        AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY, IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, ALL ACTIONS ARISING DIRECTLY
        OR
        INDIRECTLY AS A RESULT OR IN CONSEQUENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
        AGREEMENT WITH THE LENDER SHALL BE INSTITUTED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN COURTS
        HAVING SITUS IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, AND THE COMPANY HEREBY CONSENTS
        TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED
        AND HAVING ITS SITUS IN SAID CITY, AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM
        NONCONVENIENS, AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND
        ALL
        PROCESS, AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED
        MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO THE COMPANY AT THE ADDRESSES
        INDICATED IN THE LENDER’S RECORDS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE STATUTE,
        LAW, RULE OF COURT OR OTHERWISE.

      

      THE AGENT
        AND THE COMPANY, KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE IRREVOCABLY,
        THE
        RIGHT IT MAY HAVE 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 OF THE OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR ANY AGREEMENT, EXECUTED OR CONTEMPLATED TO
        BE
        EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION HEREWITH OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR COURSE OF DEALING,
        IN WHICH THE LENDER AND THE COMPANY, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, ARE ADVERSE PARTIES.
        THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER GRANTING ANY FINANCIAL
        ACCOMMODATION TO THE COMPANY. ALL WAIVERS HEREIN ARE MADE ONLY TO THE EXTENT
        PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 

      

      8.12. Application
        of Payments.
        Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, the Company
        irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of any and all payments
        at any time or times hereafter received by the Agent from or on behalf of
        the
        Company, and the Company does hereby irrevocably agree that the Agent shall
        have
        the continuing exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all payments
        received at any time or times hereafter, against the Liabilities in such
        manner
        as the Agent may deem advisable, notwithstanding any entry by the Agent upon
        any
        of its books and records.

       

      8.13. Marshalling;
        Payments Set Aside.
        The
        Agent shall be under no obligation to marshall any assets in favor of the
        Company or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the
        Liabilities. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to
        the
        Agent or Agent enforces its security interests or exercises its rights of
        setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement
        or
        setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
        fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee,
        receiver or any other party under any Bankruptcy law, state or federal law,
        common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the
        obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived
        and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made
        or
        such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

       

      8.14. Section
        Titles.
        The
        section titles contained in this Agreement shall be without substantive meaning
        or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between
        the parties.

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      8.15. Continuing
        Effect.
        This
        Agreement shall continue in full force and effect so long as any Liabilities
        shall be owed to the Agent, and (even if there shall be no Liabilities
        outstanding) so long as this Agreement has not been terminated in accordance
        with its terms.

       

      8.16. Notices.
        Except
        as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice required or desired to
        be
        served, given or delivered hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed
        to
        have been validly served, given, delivered and/or received when
        (i) presented personally, or (ii) on the second business day next
        following deposit in the United States mails, with proper postage prepaid,
        registered or certified, return receipt requested, or (iii) on the first
        business day next following the day of delivery to Federal Express for delivery
        to the addressee, addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

       

      
        
          	 	
                  (i)

                	
                  If
                    to the Agent:

                

        

        

        FAGENSON
          & CO., INC.

        60
          Broad
          Street

        39TH
          Floor

        New
          York,
          NY 10004

        Attention:
          Robert Fagenson

        

         

        
          	 	
                  (ii)

                	
                  If
                    to Company:

                

        

        

        DOCUMENT
          SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

        28
          East
          Main Street

        Suite
          1525 

        Rochester,
          NY 14614

        Attention: Chief
          Executive Office

      

       

      or
        to
        such other address as each party designates to the other in the manner herein
        prescribed.

       

      8.17. Equitable
        Relief.
        Company
        recognizes that, in the event Company fails to perform, observe or discharge
        any
        of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement, Agent’s remedy at law
        may prove to be inadequate relief to Agent; therefore, Company agrees that
        Agent, if Agent so requests, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent
        injunctive relief if Agent proves its entitlement to such equitable
        relief.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the day and
        year
        first above written.

       

      
        	 	 	 
	 	
                DOCUMENT
                  SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

              
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
              	By:  	/s/ Patrick White
	 	
                
Name:
                Patrick White
	 	Title:
                Chief Executive Officer

         

        
          	 	 	 
	 	FAGENSON
                  & CO., INC.
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
                	By:  	/s/ Robert Fagenson
	 	
                  
Name:
                  Robert Fagenson
	 	Title:
                  President

        

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      Exhibit
        A

      

      Lenders

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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