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Exhibit 4.4

 

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of ____________ __, 2012, by and among AMP Holding Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), AMP Electric Vehicles Inc. (the “Subsidiary”) and the secured parties signatory hereto and their respective endorsees, transferees and assigns  (collectively, the “Secured Party”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Company and the Secured Party (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has agreed to purchase from the Company certain of the Company’s Secured Convertible Debentures, due two years from the date of issue (the “Debentures”), which are convertible into shares of Company’s Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and such Debentures are issued as part of a series of Debentures issued in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Subsidiary is the sole subsidiary of the Company and it is in the best interest of the Subsidiary as the indirect beneficiaries of the Securities Purchase Agreement and Debentures, that the Secured Party enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and purchase the Debentures to the Company; and

 

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

 

WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, the Subsidiary expects to derive substantial benefit from the Securities Purchase Agreement and sale of the Debentures and the transactions contemplated thereby and, in furtherance thereof, has agreed to execute and deliver this.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Certain Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.  Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the UCC (such as “general intangibles” and “proceeds”) shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC.

 

(a) “Collateral” means the collateral in which the Secured Party is granted a security interest by this Agreement and which shall include the following, whether presently owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, and all additions and accessions thereto and all substitutions and replacements thereof, and all proceeds, products and accounts thereof, including, without limitation, all proceeds from the sale or transfer of the Collateral and of insurance covering the same and of any tort claims in connection therewith:

 

(i) All Goods of the Company, including, without limitations, all machinery, equipment, computers, motor vehicles, trucks, tanks, boats, ships, appliances, furniture, special and general tools, fixtures, test and quality control devices and other equipment of every kind and nature and wherever situated, together with all documents of title and documents representing the same, all additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, all parts therefor, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing and all other items used and useful in connection with the Company’s businesses and all improvements thereto (collectively, the “Equipment”); and

 

(ii) All Inventory of the Company; and

 

(iii) All of the Company’s contract rights and general intangibles, including, without limitation, all partnership interests, stock or other securities, licenses, distribution and other agreements, computer software development rights, leases, franchises, customer lists, quality control procedures, grants and rights, goodwill, trademarks, service marks, trade styles, trade names, patents, patent applications, copyrights, deposit accounts, and income tax refunds but excluding standard working capital lines of credit and other ordinary course working capital (collectively, the “General Intangibles”); and

 

 

 

  

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(iv) All Receivables of the Company including all insurance proceeds, and rights to refunds or indemnification whatsoever owing, together with all instruments, all documents of title representing any of the foregoing, all rights in any merchandising, goods, equipment, motor vehicles and trucks which any of the same may represent, and all right, title, security and guaranties with respect to each Receivable, including any right of stoppage in transit; and

 

(v) All of the Company’s documents, instruments and chattel paper, files, records, books of account, business papers, computer programs and the products and proceeds of all of the foregoing Collateral set forth in clauses (i)-(iv) above.

 

(b) “Company” shall mean, collectively, Company and all of the Subsidiary of Company, a list of which is contained in Schedule A, attached hereto.

 

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

 

(d) “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as currently in effect in the State of Nevada.

 

2. Grant of Security Interest.  As an inducement for the Secured Party to purchase the Debentures and to secure the complete and timely payment, performance and discharge in full, as the case may be, of all of the Obligations, the Company and the Subsidiary hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, pledges, grants and hypothecates to the Secured Party, a continuing security interest in, a continuing lien upon, an unqualified right to possession and disposition of and a right of set-off against, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by law, all of the Company’s right, title and interest of whatsoever kind and nature in and to the Collateral (the “Security Interest”).

 

3. Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements of the Company.  The Company represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Secured Party as follows:

 

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

 

(b) The Company represents and warrants that it has no place of business or offices where its respective books of account and records are kept (other than temporarily at the offices of its attorneys or accountants) or places where Collateral is stored or located, except as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto;

 

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule C, the Company is the sole owner of the Collateral (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of any liens, security interests, encumbrances, rights or claims, and is fully authorized to grant the Security Interest in and to pledge the Collateral.  Except as set forth on Schedule C, there is not on file in any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or recording office an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that have been filed in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the  Collateral.  So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Company shall not execute and shall not knowingly permit to be on file in any such office or agency any such financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).

 

(d) No part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or unenforceable.  No written claim has been received that any Collateral or the Company’s use of any Collateral violates the rights of any third party. There has been no adverse decision to the Company’s claim of ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to the Company’s right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no proceeding involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened before any court, judicial body, administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or other governmental authority.

 

(e) The Company shall at all times maintain its books of account and records relating to the Collateral at its principal place of business and its Collateral at the locations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and may not relocate such books of account and records or tangible Collateral unless it delivers to the Secured Party at least 30 days prior to such relocation (i) written notice of such relocation and the new location thereof (which must be within the United States) and (ii) evidence that appropriate financing statements and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to perfect the Security Interest to create in favor of the Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing priority liens in the Collateral.

 

(f) This Agreement creates in favor of the Secured Party a valid security interest in the Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Obligations and, upon making the filings described in the immediately following sentence, a perfected priority security interest in such Collateral.  Except for the filing of financing statements on Form-1 under the UCC with the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule B, attached hereto, no authorization or approval of or filing with or notice to any governmental authority or regulatory body is required either (i) for the grant by the Company of, or the effectiveness of, the Security Interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or (ii) for the perfection of or exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies hereunder.

 

 

 

 

  

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(g) On the date of execution of this Agreement, the Company will deliver to the Secured Party one or more executed UCC financing statements on Form-1 with respect to the Security Interest for filing with  the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule B, attached hereto and in such other jurisdictions as may be requested by the Secured Party.

 

(h) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not conflict with or cause a breach or default, or an event that with or without the passage of time or notice, shall constitute a breach or default, under any agreement to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound.  No consent (including, without limitation, from stock holders or creditors of the Company) is required for the Company to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(i) The Company shall at all times maintain the liens and Security Interest provided for hereunder as valid and perfected priority liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement and the Security Interest hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section 11.  The Company hereby agrees to defend the same against any and all persons.  The Company shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the Secured Party.  At the request of the Secured Party, the Company will sign and deliver to the Secured Party at any time or from time to time one or more financing statements pursuant to the UCC (or any other applicable statute) in form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the Security Interest hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the Security Interest hereunder.

 

(j) The Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license (except for non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company in the ordinary course of business), sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.

 

(k) The Company shall keep and preserve its Equipment, Inventory and other tangible Collateral in good condition, repair and order and shall not operate or locate any such Collateral (or cause to be operated or located) in any area excluded from insurance coverage.

 

(l) The Company shall, within ten (10) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or on the Secured Party’s security interest therein.

 

(m) The Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its security interest in the Collateral.

 

(n) The Company shall permit the Secured Party and its representatives and agents to inspect the Collateral at any time upon thirty (30) days notice, and to make copies of records pertaining to the Collateral as may be requested by the Secured Party from time to time.

 

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

 

(p) The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral and of any other information received by the Company that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the Security Interest or the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder.

 

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

 

(r) Schedule A attached hereto contains a list of all of the Subsidiary of Company.

 

4. Defaults.  The following events shall be “Events of Default”:

 

(a) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Debentures) under the Debentures;

 

(b) Any representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;

 

(c) The failure by the Company to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder for ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of notice of such failure from the Secured Party; and

 

(d) Any breach of, or default under, the Warrants.

 

5. Duty To Hold In Trust.  Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Company shall, upon receipt by it of any revenue, income or other sums subject to the Security Interest, whether payable pursuant to the Debentures or otherwise, or of any check, draft, note, trade acceptance or other instrument evidencing an obligation to pay any such sum, hold the same in trust for the Secured Party and shall forthwith endorse and transfer any such sums or instruments, or both, to the Secured Party for application to the satisfaction of the Obligations.

 

6. Rights and Remedies Upon Default.  Upon occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, the Secured Party shall have the right to exercise all of the remedies conferred hereunder and under the Debentures, and the Secured Party shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and/or any other applicable law (including the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction in which any Collateral is then located).  Without limitation, the Secured Party shall have the following rights and powers:

 

(a) The Secured Party shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and, for that purpose, enter, with the aid and assistance of any person, any premises where the Collateral, or any part thereof, is or may be placed and remove the same, and the Company shall assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Secured Party at places which the Secured Party shall reasonably select, whether at the Company’s premises or elsewhere, and make available to the Secured Party, without rent, all of the Company’s respective premises and facilities for the purpose of the Secured Party taking possession of, removing or putting the Collateral in saleable or disposable form.

 

 

 

  

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(b) The Secured Party shall have the right to operate the business of the Company using the Collateral and shall have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the Collateral, at public or private sale or otherwise, either with or without special conditions or stipulations, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, in such parcel or parcels and at such time or times and at such place or places, and upon such terms and conditions as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable, all without (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) advertisement or demand upon or notice to the Company or right of redemption of the Company, which are hereby expressly waived.  Upon each such sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of Collateral, the Secured Party may, unless prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, purchase all or any part of the Collateral being sold, free from and discharged of all trusts, claims, right of redemption and equities of the Company, which are hereby waived and released.

 

7. Applications of Proceeds.  The proceeds of any such sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral hereunder shall be applied first, to the expenses of retaking, holding, storing, processing and preparing for sale, selling, and the like (including, without limitation, any taxes, fees and other costs incurred in connection therewith) of the Collateral, to the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Party in enforcing its rights hereunder and in connection with collecting, storing and disposing of the Collateral, and then to satisfaction of the Obligations, and to the payment of any other amounts required by applicable law, after which the Secured Party shall pay to the Company any surplus proceeds.  If, upon the sale, license or other disposition of the Collateral, the proceeds thereof are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company will be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon, at the rate of 15% per annum (the “Default Rate”), and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company waives all claims, damages and demands against the Secured Party arising out of the repossession, removal, retention or sale of the Collateral, unless due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Party.

 

8. Costs and Expenses.                                           The Company agrees to pay all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any filing required hereunder, including without limitation, any financing statements, continuation statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses of any searches reasonably required by the Secured Party.  The Company shall also pay all other claims and charges which in the reasonable opinion of the Secured Party might prejudice, imperil or otherwise affect the Collateral or the Security Interest therein.  The Company will also, upon demand, pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with (i) the enforcement of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party under the Debentures.  Until so paid, any fees payable hereunder shall be added to the principal amount of the Debentures and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

 

9. Responsibility for Collateral.  The Company assumes all liabilities and responsibility in connection with all Collateral, and the obligations of the Company hereunder or under the Debentures and the Warrants shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the loss, destruction, damage or theft of any of the Collateral or its unavailability for any reason.

 

10. Security Interest Absolute.  All rights of the Secured Party and all Obligations of the Company hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Debentures, the Warrants or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Debentures, the Warrants or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (c)  any exchange, release or nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Party to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security Interest granted hereby.  Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy.  The Company expressly waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and demand for performance.  In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.  The Company waives all right to require the Secured Party to proceed against any other person or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy.  The Company waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.

 

11. Term of Agreement.  This Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate on the date on which all payments under the Debentures have been made in full and all other Obligations have been paid or discharged.  Upon such termination, the Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of the Company, will join in executing any termination statement with respect to any financing statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

12. Power of Attorney; Further Assurances.

 

(a) The Company authorizes the Secured Party, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint it, and its respective officers, agents, successors or assigns with full power of substitution, as the Company’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with power, in its own name or in the name of the Company, to, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) endorse any notes, checks, drafts, money orders, or other instruments of payment (including payments payable under or in respect of any policy of insurance) in respect of the Collateral that may come into possession of the Secured Party; (ii) to sign and endorse any UCC financing statement or any invoice, freight or express bill, bill of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts, and other documents relating to the Collateral; (iii) to pay or discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral; (iv) to demand, collect, receipt for, compromise, settle and sue for monies due in respect of the Collateral; and (v) generally, to do, at the option of the Secured Party, and at the Company’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Secured Party deems necessary to protect, preserve and realize upon the Collateral and the Security Interest granted therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants, all as fully and effectually as the Company might or could do; and the Company hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement and thereafter as long as any of the Obligations shall be outstanding.

 

(b) On a continuing basis, the Company will make, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record, as the case may be, in the proper filing and recording places in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule B, attached hereto, all such instruments, and take all such action as may reasonably be deemed necessary or advisable, or as reasonably requested by the Secured Party, to perfect the Security Interest granted hereunder and otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement, or for assuring and confirming to the Secured Party the grant or perfection of a security interest in all the Collateral.

 

 

 

  

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(c) The Company hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party as the Company’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Company and in the name of the Company, from time to time in the Secured Party’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including the filing, in its sole discretion, of one or more financing or continuation statements and amendments thereto, relative to any of the Collateral without the signature of the Company where permitted by law.

 

13. Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, with copies to all the other parties hereto, and shall be deemed to have been duly given when (i) if delivered by hand, upon receipt, (ii) if sent by facsimile, upon receipt of proof of sending thereof, (iii) if sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), the next business day or (iv) if mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, four days after posting in the U.S. mails, in each case if delivered to the following addresses:

 

	
If to the Company, to:

	
AMP Holding Inc.

100 Commerce Boulevard

	  	
Loveland, Ohio 45140

	  	  
	  	
Attention: Paul Gonzales, CFO

	  	  
	  	  

	
With a copy to:

	
Fleming PLLC

Attn: Stephen Fleming

	  	
49 Front Street, Suite 206

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

	  	
Telephone: (516) 833-5034

	  	
Facsimile: (516) 977-1029

 

If to the Secured Party, then the address set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

14. Other Security.  To the extent that the Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral or by the guarantee, endorsement or property of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, then the Secured Party shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take any other action with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of the Secured Party’s rights and remedies hereunder.

 

15. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) No course of dealing between the Company and the Secured Party, nor any failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder or under the Debentures shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

(b) All of the rights and remedies of the Secured Party with respect to the Collateral, whether established hereby or by the Debentures or by any other agreements, instruments or documents or by law shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently.

 

(c) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and is intended to supersede all prior negotiations, understandings and agreements with respect thereto.  Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement may be modified or amended except by a written agreement specifically referring to this Agreement and signed by the parties hereto.

 

(d) In the event that any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction for any reason, unless such provision is narrowed by judicial construction, this Agreement shall, as to such jurisdiction, be construed as if such invalid, prohibited or unenforceable provision had been more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable.  If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portion of such provision or the other provisions of this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision or the other provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

(e) No waiver of any breach or default or any right under this Agreement shall be considered valid unless in writing and signed by the party giving such waiver, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or right, whether of the same or similar nature or otherwise.

 

(f) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and its successors and assigns.

 

 

 

  

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(g) Each party shall take such further action and execute and deliver such further documents as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

 

(h) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, except to the extent the validity, perfection or enforcement of a security interest hereunder in respect of any particular Collateral which are governed by a jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio in which case such law shall govern.  Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Ohio State or United States Federal court sitting in Hamilton county over any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Ohio State or Federal court.  The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  The parties hereto further waive any objection to venue in the State of Ohio and any objection to an action or proceeding in the State of Ohio on the basis of forum non conveniens.

 

(i) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.  THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH PARTY HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EACH PARTY WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH PARTY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY HAS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL FOLLOWING SUCH CONSULTATION.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS AND SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.  IN THE EVENT OF A LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

(j) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this to be duly executed on the day and year first above written.

 

	 	 
COMPANY

	 
	 	 	 
	 	AMP HOLDING INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ 	 
	 	 	 
Name: Paul V. Gonzales

	 
	 	 	 
Title: Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	 	 
AMP Electric Vehicles Inc.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
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Schedule A

 

Location of Collateral

 

Ohio

 

Subsidiary:

 

AMP Electric Vehicles Inc., an Ohio Corporation

 

 

  

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Schedule B

 

 

UCC -1 Financing

 

Nevada

 

Ohio

 

 

  

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Schedule C

 

On October 31, 2011, in consideration for $200,000, the Company issued Stephen Burns, a director and President of the Company, a Promissory Note (the “Burns Note”) which is secured by all assets of the Company pursuant to that certain Security Agreement dated October 31, 2011.  The Burns Note is payable on March 31, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.17

 

SCI Surge Components, Inc.

SOLE AGENT AGREEMENT

 

Surge Components, Inc. and Lelon Electronics agree to work together, with Lelon as the manufacturer supplier, and Surge as Lelon's  sole agent in North America, responsible for the sales and marketing. This agreement will   govern  the   relationship  and   the   cooperation  between   the   two companies in this strategic partnership

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of January 1, 2007, by and between Surge Components, Inc., a New York corporation (also referred to as "SCI") and:

 

Lelon Electronics Corp. (also referred to as "Supplier")

 

In their mutual best interest, and in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, SCI and the Lelon agree as follows:

1.  Duration of Agreement:--This Agreement shall remain in force unless terminated in accordance with paragraph thirteen.

 

2.   Territory:--Lelon  hereby appoints and designates SCI as their  sole  and exclusive sales agent in the territory described in schedule A.

 

3.   Products:--SCI is authorized to offer for sale all the products and services of   the Supplier,  on  terms   and  conditions,  and  in  accordance  with  the  general   sales   policies established from time-to-time by the Supplier and the Supplier will furnish complete and up-to­ date  information  on  the  product  line  to  SCI  but  retains the exclusive  right  to  define  such products and services.

 

4.  Competitive Products:--SCI and Lelon agree that, Lelon will not sell to   any person, firm, corporation or entity which are competitive  with the products and services being sold by Surge. For the products and services that Lelon is able to offer, Lelon is the only supplier for SCI. In case that SCI needs to have more than one supplier for the products and services that Lelon can offer, SCI needs to provide the reasons to Lelon and get Lelon's agreement  before placing any order to the new supplier.

 

5.  Independent Entity:--lt is  agreed that Surge will conduct all of its business in its own name as an independent contractor, and will provide competent sales staff who will apply their best efforts  to provide  sales coverage  for Lelon.  In connection with the performance  of this Agreement, the entire management and direction of the Surge's operations, including the sales organization, shall at all times be under the exclusive control and management of Surge.

 

 

  

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6.  Operating Procedure and Communications:-- Surge agrees that it will, at all times, use its best efforts to promote the business and welfare of Lelon.

a.  Surge's duties in connection with the promotion of business for Lelon shall include but are not restricted to: active solicitation of orders, application engineering, assistance on proposal preparation, field service, liaison engineering, assistance with contract negotiations, contract administration, prompt follow-up of and reporting on sales leads, conscientious  and active promotion of Lelon products, and complete disclosure to Lelon of information pertinent to Lelon within the territory.

 

b. Lelon agrees to furnish Surge with copies of all correspondence and sales leads and other information pertaining to sales and prospective sales within the Surge's assigned territory promptly upon their origination.

 

7.  Confidentiality:--Both parties to this agreement acknowledge that it is in a confidential relationship in respect to proprietary items, trade secrets, processes, inventions, operational procedures including manufacturing and marketing secrets, customer names, selling prices, or any and all other information obtained by this association. Both parties, and their servants, employees and associates, shall not disclose during the term of this Agreement, nor at any time thereafter, any prices, trade secrets, processes,  inventions, proprietary information, operational procedures, or other information which may have been revealed to each other, its servants, employees and associates, during the term of this Agreement.

 

8.      Sales Promotion:--lt  is contemplated  that Lelon may from time-to-time  engage  in sales promotion and advertising on behalf of its product line in conjunction with sales activities of Surge.  In connection with such efforts, Lelon will supply reasonable quantities of promotional, advertising material without cost to the Surge.

 

9.  Training:--Lelon recognizes the importance of adequate training on its products, their applications and how they are sold.  Accordingly,  Lelon will from time-to-time prepare training materials and provide training programs  for Surge.   Surge agrees to make every reasonable effort to assure active participation of all appropriate personnel in its organization in the use of such materials and attendance at Lelon training events.

 

10.   Prices:--SCI   reserves   the   exclusive   right  to   establish   all   prices,   discounts specifications, terms and conditions governing the sale of Lelon's products and services.   SCI further reserves the right to change any and all such prices and other terms of sales at any time.

 

11.   Acceptance  of Orders:-    It is understood  that Lelon hereby grants to Surge the authority to solicit and obtain orders for transmittal to Lelon.  Surge has express  authorization to accept orders on behalf of Lelon and to enter into written or oral contracts or agreements of any nature on behalf of Lelon, subject to final acceptance by Lelon.

 

12.  Effective  Date:--This  Agreement  shall  become  effective  when  executed  by  the Surge and a duly authorized officer of Lelon as of the date first above written

 

13.  Termination:--This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon the occurrence of any breach of the Agreement by SCI or by the Lelon. Otherwise, termination may occur by the will of either party, with written notice, which notice must be confirmed received by the receiving party. This notice will provide a winddown of affairs  over a 6 month period, unless mutually agreed by both parties to end sooner.  Upon termination, Lelon agrees to honor and carry out the completion of all open and existing orders which they have accepted as of the termination date.

 

 

  

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14.  Non Compete--If and upon termination, except if Surge breaches the terms of this agreement, Lelon agrees to not compete with Surge for a period of 2 years. This means that Lelon will not directly or indirectly approach, sell to, or in ayway try to take the customers and the business from these customers, that Surge has been doing with these customers at the time of termination, and for a period of 2 years.

 

15.  lndemnification--Lelon will maintain product liability insurance to protect against any claims regarding poor quality. Lelon will name Surge as additional insured on this policy. In any and all claims brought by customers as a result of poor quality, or that the parts aren't meeting Lelon's published spec,  Lelon will hold Surge harmless, and indemnify Surge against all claims, requiring financial compensation for damages incurred, including recall, rework, and or bodily harm, loss of reputation, loss of business.

16.  Lelon Direct Business in North America-

 

	
  

	
a.

	
When Lelon from time to time has interest to become the supplier for certain specific North American based customers, Lelon will communicate this interest to Surge. If Surge is unwilling to do it or Surge is unable to do this work successfully within a reasonable period of time, then Lelon will be free to select another agent to help them at the identified customer.

 

	
  

	
b.

	
Whether a customer will be a Surge customer or a Lelon direct customer in North America will be based on which company did the approval work. If Lelon got the approvals, then it would be a Lelon direct customer unless Lelon would like Surge to do service work.

 

	
  

	
c.

	
Except Lelon direct customers, if Lelon receives any inquiry from North America directly, Lelon will immediately refer it to Surge.

 

	
  

	
d.

	
When Lelon is invited to bid a project and finds the end customer of the project is in North America, Lelon will advise Surge of this project if the end customer is not a Lelon direct customer. If Surge didn't contact the end customer before, Lelon can bid the project directly. If Surge contacted the end customer before, Surge will bid it directly or advise Lelon on how to bid it.

 

	
  

	
e.

	
When a design-in of a model was gotten from a customer by Surge and the mass production is taken place at a customer handled by Lelon, Lelon will provide a reasonable percent of sales amount of the designed-in items at the Lelon-handled customer to Surge as approval commission. The price for calculating the sales amount is based on the selling price to the customer with the delivery term of FOB Taiwan/Hong Kong/Taiwan. The rate of approval commission is subject to change case by case.

 

	
  

	
f.

	
Surge needs to provide the details of the approval or design-in when claiming approval commission.

 

	
  

	
g.

	
The approval commission on a design-in of a model will be stopped when the model is phased out at the Lelon-handled customer.

 

 

  

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17.  Free Samples-Lelon will provide reasonable samples with free of charge to Surge for customers' evaluation. Surge needs to track the sample status and report to Lelon monthly.

18.  Technical Support-Lelon will support and provide Surge will technical support  as needed to assist Surge in obtaining approval by the customer, of the Lelon brand parts.

19.  Late Deliveries-If Lelon is late on delivery, and the customer requires some parts to be shipped by air, Lelon will bear the cost of these air freight charges. Surge will always work with the customer to minimize the amount of product that may need to be shipped by air.

 

20.   Applicable   Laws:--  This  Agreement   shall  be  governed  by  and  construed   in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong. The parties irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts in respect of any legal action or proceedings relating to and arising out of the Agreement.

21.   Assignability:--Surge  and Lelon acknowledge that this agreement is not subject to assignment or delegation, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except with the prior written consent and agreement of both parties.

22.   Entire  Agreement:--This  instrument  contains  the  entire  agreement  between  the parties hereto in connection with the appointment of Surge as sole and exclusive sales agent of Lelon in the assigned  territory.   The Agreement  cancels  and supersedes  any and all other previous arrangements between the Lelon and SCI.  It is understood by both parties hereto that this agreement constitutes a contract between the Lelon and SCI, and shall not be transferable.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have agreed to the terms and conditions herein, and set their hands as of the day and year first above written.

 

	SURGE COMPONENTS, INC.                                                                       	 	LELON ELECTRONICS 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By: 	
/s/ Ira Levy

	 	By:	
/s/ T.C. Wu

	 
	 	
Name: Ira Levy

	 	 	
Name: T.C. Wu

	 
	 	
Title: President

	 	 	
Title: President

	 

Date: Jan. 1, 2007

 

  

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SCHEDULE A

 

 

	 
PRODUCTS:  ALL

	 	 
CLASS OF CUSTOMER:  OEM INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTOR

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	TERRITORY: 	 	HOUSE ACCOUNTS:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
RATE OF COMMISSION:

	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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