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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 

INVESTMENT ADVISORY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD. 

AND 
 PENNANTPARK
INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC 
 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) made this 2nd day of February 2016, by and between
PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), and PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”). 

WHEREAS, the Corporation operates as a closed-end management investment company; 

WHEREAS, the Corporation has filed an election to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”); 
 WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Adviser are parties to that certain investment advisory management agreement dated April 7,
2011, as amended and restated on August 7, 2012, by and between the Corporation and the Adviser (the “Prior Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the
Corporation and the Adviser desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions for the continued provision by the Adviser of investment advisory services to the Corporation; and 

WHEREAS, the Corporation’s board of directors has determined that such amendment and restatement clarifies the intent of the Prior Agreement in a manner
that is consistent with the Corporation’s public disclosures and is not detrimental to the Corporation. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Duties of the Adviser. 

(a) The Corporation hereby employs the Adviser to act as the investment adviser to the Corporation and to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets
of the Corporation, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, for the period and upon the terms herein set forth, (i) in accordance with the investment objective, policies and restrictions that are set forth in
the Corporation’s registration statement, as the same may be amended from time to time, (ii) in accordance with the 1940 Act and (iii) during the term of this Agreement in accordance with all other applicable federal and state laws,
rules and regulations, and the Corporation’s charter and by-laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (i) determine the composition of the
portfolio of the Corporation, the nature and timing of the changes therein and the manner of implementing such changes; (ii) identify, evaluate and negotiate the structure of the investments made by the Corporation; (iii) close and monitor
the Corporation’s investments; determine the securities and other assets that the Corporation will purchase, retain, or sell; perform due diligence on prospective portfolio companies; and (vi) provide the Corporation with such other
investment advisory, research and related services as the Corporation may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its funds. The Adviser shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to effectuate its
investment decisions for the Corporation, including the execution and delivery of all documents relating to the Corporation’s investments and the placing of orders for other purchase or sale transactions on behalf of the Corporation. In the
event that the Corporation determines to acquire debt financing, the Adviser will arrange for such financing on the Corporation’s behalf, subject to the oversight and approval of the Corporation’s Board of Directors. If it is necessary for
the Adviser to make investments on behalf of the Corporation through a special purpose vehicle, the Adviser shall have authority to create or arrange for the creation of such special purpose vehicle and to make such investments through such special
purpose vehicle in accordance with the 1940 Act. 

 (b) The Adviser hereby accepts such employment and agrees during the term hereof to render the services described
herein for the compensation provided herein. 
 (c) Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Adviser is hereby authorized to enter into one or more
sub-advisory agreements with other investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Adviser”) pursuant to which the Adviser may obtain the services of the Sub-Adviser(s) to assist the Adviser in fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder. Specifically,
the Adviser may retain a Sub-Adviser to recommend specific securities or other investments based upon the Corporation’s investment objective and policies, and work, along with the Adviser, in structuring, negotiating, arranging or effecting the
acquisition or disposition of such investments and monitoring investments on behalf of the Corporation, subject to the oversight of the Adviser and the Corporation. The Adviser, and not the Corporation, shall be responsible for any compensation
payable to any Sub-Adviser. Any sub-advisory agreement entered into by the Adviser shall be in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act and other applicable federal and state law. 

(d) The Adviser shall for all purposes herein provided be deemed to be an independent contractor and, except as expressly provided or authorized herein, shall
have no authority to act for or represent the Corporation in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Corporation. 
 (e) The Adviser shall keep and
preserve, in the manner and for the period that would be applicable to investment companies registered under the 1940 Act any books and records relevant to the provision of its investment advisory services to the Corporation and shall specifically
maintain all books and records with respect to the Corporation’s portfolio transactions and shall render to the Corporation’s Board of Directors such periodic and special reports as the Board may reasonably request. The Adviser agrees that
all records that it maintains for the Corporation are the property of the Corporation and will surrender promptly to the Corporation any such records upon the Corporation’s request, provided that the Adviser may retain a copy of such records.

 2. Corporation’s Responsibilities and Expenses Payable by the Corporation. All investment professionals of the Adviser and their respective
staffs, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services hereunder, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, will be provided and paid for by the Adviser
and not by the Corporation. The Corporation will bear all other costs and expenses of its operations and transactions, including (without limitation) those relating to: organization and offering; calculating the Corporation’s net asset value
(including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm); expenses incurred by the Adviser payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, in monitoring financial and legal affairs for the Corporation and in
monitoring the Corporation’s investments and performing due diligence (including related legal expenses) on its prospective portfolio companies; interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance the Corporation’s investments and
expenses related to unsuccessful portfolio acquisition efforts; offerings of the Corporation’s common stock and other securities; investment advisory and management fees; administration fees payable under the Administration Agreement (the
“Administration Agreement”) between the Corporation and PennantPark Investment Administration, LLC (the “Administrator”), the Corporation’s administrator; fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other
advisors, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments, including costs associated with meeting potential financial sponsors; transfer agent and custodial fees; federal and state registration fees; all costs of registration and
listing the Corporation’s shares on any securities exchange; federal, state and local taxes; independent directors’ fees and expenses; costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission; costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to stockholders, including printing costs; costs associated with individual or group stockholders; the Corporation’s allocable portion of the fidelity bond, directors and
officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums; direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors and
outside legal costs; and all other expenses incurred by the Corporation or the Administrator in connection with administering the Corporation’s business, including payments under the Administration Agreement between the Corporation and the
Administrator based upon the Corporation’s allocable portion of the Administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of the Corporation’s
chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs. 

 3. Compensation of the Adviser. The Corporation agrees to pay, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as
compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a base management fee (“Base Management Fee”) and an incentive fee (“Incentive Fee”) as hereinafter set forth. The Corporation shall make any payments due hereunder
to the Adviser or to the Adviser’s designee as the Adviser may otherwise direct. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Adviser may elect, or adopt a deferred compensation plan pursuant to which it may elect, to defer all or a portion
of its fees hereunder for a specified period of time. 
 (a) The Base Management Fee shall be calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Corporation’s
“average adjusted gross assets,” which equals the Corporation’s gross assets (net of U.S. Treasury Bills, temporary draws under any credit facility, cash and cash equivalents, repurchase agreements or other balance sheet transactions
undertaken at the end of a fiscal quarter for purposes of preserving investment flexibility for the next quarter and adjusted to exclude cash, cash equivalents and unfunded commitments, if any). For services rendered under this Agreement, the Base
Management Fee will be payable quarterly in arrears. The Base Management Fee will be calculated based on the average adjusted gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any share
issuances or repurchases during the current calendar quarter. Base Management Fees for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately pro-rated. 
 (b)
The Incentive Fee shall consist of two parts, as follows: 
  

	 	(i)	One part will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Corporation’s pre-Incentive Fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, pre-Incentive Fee
net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income, including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as amendment, commitment, origination, structuring, prepayment penalties,
diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Corporation receives from portfolio companies, accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Corporation’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Management Fee, any expenses
payable under the Administration Agreement, and any interest expense or amendment fees under any credit facility and distribution paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee). Pre-Incentive Fee net investment
income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Corporation has not yet received in
cash. Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, computed net of all realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, expressed as a
percentage of the value of the Corporation’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, will be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 1.75% per quarter (7.00% annualized). The Corporation’s net investment
income used to calculate this part of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of its gross assets used to calculate the 1.00% Base Management Fee. The Corporation will pay the Adviser an Incentive Fee with respect to the Corporation’s
pre-Incentive Fee net investment income in each calendar quarter as follows: (1) no Incentive Fee in any calendar quarter in which the Corporation’s pre-Incentive Fee net investment income does not exceed the hurdle rate of 1.75%;
(2) 50% of the Corporation’s pre-Incentive Fee net investment income with respect to that portion of such pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.9167% in any calendar quarter
(11.67% annualized) (this portion of the pre-Incentive Fee net investment income (which exceeds the hurdle but is less than 2.9167%) is referred to herein as the “catch-up,” which is meant to provide the Adviser with 20% of the
Corporation’s pre-Incentive Fee net investment income, as if a hurdle did not apply, if this net investment income exceeds 2.9167% in any calendar quarter); and (3) 20% of the amount of the Corporation’s pre-Incentive Fee net
investment income, if any, that exceeds 2.9167% in any calendar quarter. These calculations will be appropriately pro-rated for any period of less than three months and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant quarter.

  

	 	(ii)	The second part of the Incentive Fee (the “Capital Gains Fee”) will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of this Agreement as set forth below),
commencing with December 31, 2011, and will equal 20.0% of the Corporation’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and
unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Fees. In the event that this Agreement shall terminate as of a date that is not a calendar year end, the termination date shall be
treated as though it were a calendar year end for purposes of calculating and paying a Capital Gains Fee. 

 4. Covenants of the Adviser. The Adviser covenants that it is registered as an investment adviser under the
Advisers Act. The Adviser agrees that its activities will at all times be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws governing its operations and investments. 

5. Excess Brokerage Commissions. The Adviser is hereby authorized, to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, to cause the Corporation to
pay a member of a national securities exchange, broker or dealer an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction in excess of the amount of commission another member of such exchange, broker or dealer would have charged for effecting
that transaction, if the Adviser determines in good faith, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution, and operational facilities of the firm and
the firm’s risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities, that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by such member, broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the Corporation’s portfolio, and constitutes the best net results for the Corporation. 

6. Limitations on the Employment of the Adviser. The services of the Adviser to the Corporation are not exclusive, and the Adviser may engage in any
other business or render similar or different services to others including, without limitation, the direct or indirect sponsorship or management of other investment based accounts or commingled pools of capital, however structured, having investment
objectives similar to those of the Corporation, so long as its services to the Corporation hereunder are not impaired thereby, and nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any manager, partner, officer or employee of the
Adviser to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to any other business, whether of a similar or dissimilar nature, or to receive any fees or compensation in connection therewith (including fees for serving
as a director of, or providing consulting services to, one or more of the Corporation’s portfolio companies, subject to applicable law). So long as this Agreement or any extension, renewal or amendment remains in effect, the Adviser shall be
the only investment adviser for the Corporation, subject to the Adviser’s right to enter into sub-advisory agreements. The Adviser assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder. It is
understood that directors, officers, employees and stockholders of the Corporation are or may become interested in the Adviser and its affiliates, as directors, officers, employees, partners, stockholders, members, managers or otherwise, and that
the Adviser and directors, officers, employees, partners, stockholders, members and managers of the Adviser and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Corporation as stockholders or otherwise. 

7. Responsibility of Dual Directors, Officers and/or Employees. If any person who is a manager, partner, officer or employee of the Adviser or the
Administrator is or becomes a director, officer and/or employee of the Corporation and acts as such in any business of the Corporation, then such manager, partner, officer and/or employee of the Adviser or the Administrator shall be deemed to be
acting in such capacity solely for the Corporation, and not as a manager, partner, officer or employee of the Adviser or the Administrator or under the control or direction of the Adviser or the Administrator, even if paid by the Adviser or the
Administrator. 
 8. Limitation of Liability of the Adviser; Indemnification. The Adviser (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees,
controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, including without limitation its general partner and the Administrator) shall not be liable to the Corporation for any action taken or omitted to be taken by
the Adviser in connection with the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Corporation, except to the extent specified in Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act concerning loss
resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty (as the same is finally determined by judicial proceedings) with respect to the receipt of compensation for services, and the Corporation shall indemnify, defend and protect the Adviser (and its officers,
managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Adviser, including without limitation its general partner and the Administrator, each of whom shall be deemed a third party
beneficiary hereof, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement)
incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit, investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation or its security holders) arising out of or
otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Adviser’s duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as an investment 

 
adviser of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Paragraph 8 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties
against or entitle or be deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Corporation or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the Adviser’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Adviser’s duties and obligations under this Agreement (as the same shall be determined in accordance with
the 1940 Act and any interpretations or guidance by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff thereunder). 
 9. Effectiveness, Duration and
Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the first date above written. This Agreement shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by (a) the vote of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation and (b) the vote of a majority of the Corporation’s directors who are not
parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. This Agreement may be terminated at any time,
without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, or by the vote of the Corporation’s Directors or by the Adviser. This Agreement will
automatically terminate in the event of its “assignment” (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 15(a)(4) of the 1940 Act). The provisions of Paragraph 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the
Adviser shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Adviser shall be entitled to any amounts owed under
Section 3 through the date of termination or expiration and Section 8 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Adviser and its representatives as and to the extent applicable. 

10. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its
principal office. 
 11. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Corporation must be obtained in
conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act. 
 12. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties
and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act. To
the extent the applicable laws of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date above written.

  

			
	PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Arthur Penn

	Name:	 	Arthur Penn
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
	
	PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Arthur Penn

	Name:	 	Arthur Penn
	Title:	 	Managing MemberExhibit 4.1

 

THIS
NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE
OR UNLESS THE HOLDER ESTABLISHES TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPANY THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.

 

EXCEL
CORPORATION

 

PROMISSORY
NOTE

 

	$500,000	December 1, 2015 (“Issuance Date”)

 

FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, Excel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), having its principal place of business
and executive offices at 6363 North State Highway 151, Suite 310, Irving, Texas 75038, hereby promises, subject to the conversion
provisions set forth in Section 3, to pay SME funding LLC an Oregon limited liability company (the “Holder”),
at the times hereinafter set forth, in lawful money of the United States, the unpaid principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000). The Company also promises, to pay the Holder the interest accruing on such unpaid principal amount calculated
from the Issuance Date until the date on which the full unpaid amount under this note is paid at a rate per annum
equal to twelve percent (12.0%) simple interest (the “Rate”), in accordance with the terms and provisions of
this promissory note (this “Note”). This Note was issued pursuant to the Agreement, dated as of January 29,
2016, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “Agreement”).

 

SECTION
1.Payments

 

(a)      Payment.
The Note Principal (as defined below), together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the
date (the “Maturity Date”) on which the earliest of the following occurs: (i) when, upon or after the occurrence
of an Event of Default (as defined below), such amounts are declared due and payable by the written demand of the Holder or made
automatically due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Note or (ii) the written demand of the Holder at any time after
[December 1], 2016. All payments of the Note Principal and interest on this Note shall be made not later than 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) on the date of such payment in United States dollars to the Holder at its address referred to herein or its bank
account with wire instructions provided to the Company, in immediately available funds. All such permitted payments shall be applied
solely against the unpaid principal balance and interest accruing thereto.

 

(b)      Prepayment.
The Company may prepay this Note in whole or in part; provided, however, any such prepayment will be applied first
to the payment of expenses due under this Note, second to interest accrued on this Note and third, if the amount of prepayment
exceeds the amount of all such expenses and accrued interest, to the Note Principal.

 

     

     

    

 

(c)      Cancellation.
Upon payment in full of the Note Principal and accrued and unpaid interest and any expenses due under the terms of this Note,
this Note shall be automatically cancelled and the Company’s payment obligations hereunder shall be extinguished.

 

(d)      Waivers.
The Company hereby waives presentment, demand for payment, notice of non-payment, protests, notice of protests, notice of dishonor
and all other notices in connection with this Note. No waiver by the Holder shall be deemed to have been made unless such waiver
is in writing and signed by the Holder. The Holder reserves the right to waive or refrain from waiving any right or remedy under
this Note. No delay or omission on the part of the Holder in exercising any right or remedy under this Note shall operate as a
waiver of such right or remedy or of any other right or remedy under this Note. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed
as a bar to or waiver of any such right or remedy on any future occasion.

 

(e)      Additional
Expense. If any Note Principal or interest thereon is not paid when due, whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise, and
this Note is placed in the hands of any attorney or attorneys for collection (whether or not litigation is commenced) or for representation
of the Holder hereof in connection with bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, the Company promises to pay, in addition to the
other amounts due hereon, the reasonable costs and expenses of such collection and representation, including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses.

 

SECTION
2.definitions

 

The
following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Note:

 

(a)      
“Insolvency Event” means the occurrence of any of the events described in Sections 5(a)(iii) and (iv) of this
Note.

 

(b)      “Note
Principal” means the aggregate amount of unpaid principal outstanding under this Note as of any date of determination.

 

(c)      “Note”
means the note issued under the Agreement.

 

(d)      “Person”
means any natural person, company, corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, trust, proprietorship,
joint venture, business organization or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality.

 

SECTION
3.covenants of the Company

 

(a)      The
Company covenants and agrees with the Holder for so long as this Note remains outstanding, the Company shall promptly notify the
Holder of the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined below).

 

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SECTION
4.EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

(a)       The
occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note:

 

(i)       Failure
to Pay. If the Company fails to pay (1) when due any principal payment on the due date hereunder or (2) any interest
or other payment required under the terms of this Note on the date due.

 

(ii)      Covenant
Defaults. If the Company fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other material term, provision, condition, covenant,
or agreement contained in this Note and the Company has failed to cure such default within thirty (30) days of the Company’s
receipt of written notice thereof from the Holder.

 

(iii)     Involuntary
Insolvency Proceeding. If a proceeding shall have been instituted in a court having jurisdiction in the premises seeking a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect, or for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee (or similar
official) of the Company, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and such proceeding shall remain undismissed or
unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief
sought in such proceeding.

 

(iv)     Voluntary
Insolvency Proceeding. If the Company shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such
law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian (or other
similar official) of the Company, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.

 

SECTION
5.RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT

 

(a)       Beginning
on the date (“Acceleration Date”) that any Event of Default under Section 5 occurs, and during the period when
such Event of Default is continuing, then, the Holder may declare all or any portion of the Accelerable Amount due and payable,
whereupon such amount shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (all
of which the Company hereby expressly waives). For purposes of this Section 5(a), “Accelerable Amount” means
the accrued and unpaid interest on the Note Principal, together with any other unpaid amounts owing under this Note, in each case
as of the Acceleration Date.

 

SECTION
6.Miscellaneous

 

(a)       Restrictions
on Transfer. This Note and all rights hereunder shall not be assignable, conveyable or transferable, without the prior written
consent of the Company.

 

(b)        Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Note, nor consent to any departure by the Company
herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and Holder and then
such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given.

 

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(c)       Severability.
If any term, covenant or provision contained in this Note, or the application thereof to any person, company, other business entity
or circumstance, shall be determined to be void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable to any extent or shall otherwise operate to
invalidate this Note, in whole or part, then such term, covenant or provision only shall be deemed not contained in this Note;
the remainder of this Note shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted
by law as if such clause or provision had never been contained herein or therein; and the application of such term, covenant or
provision to other persons, companies, other business entities or circumstances shall not be affected, impaired or restricted
thereby.

 

(d)      Entire
Agreement. This Note and the Purchase Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto constitute the full and
entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof.

 

(e)       Titles
and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Note are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing
or interpreting this Note. All references in this Note to sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules shall, unless otherwise
provided, refer to sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits and schedules attached hereto. Any references in this Note to the
words hereto, hereof, hereunder or herein, or words to similar effect shall be to this Note as a whole and not to any particular
subdivision or section hereof.

 

(f)       Interest
Computation. All interest payable pursuant to this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year for the actual number
of days elapsed.

 

(g)       Usury
Savings Clause. It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply with applicable state and federal usury laws from time
to time in effect. Accordingly, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Note or any other document related hereto,
in no event (including, but not limited to, prepayment or acceleration of the maturity of any obligation) shall this Note or any
such other document require the payment or permit the collection or receipt of interest in excess of the highest lawful rate.
If under any circumstance whatsoever, any provision of this Note or of any other document pertaining hereto shall provide for
the payment, collection or receipt of interest in excess of the highest lawful rate, then, ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled
shall be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if from any such circumstances the Holder shall ever receive anything of value
as interest or deemed interest by applicable law under this Note or any other document pertaining hereto or otherwise an amount
that would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount that would exceed the highest lawful rate shall be applied to the reduction
of the Note Principal or on account of any other indebtedness of the Company to the Holder, and not to the payment of interest,
or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid Note Principal and such other indebtedness, such excess shall be refunded to
the Company.

 

(h)       Governing
Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its
principles of conflicts of law. Each Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
and venue of the courts in Dallas County, Texas for any litigation arising out of or relating to this Note and the transactions
contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such court), and agrees that process
may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of the State of Texas for such persons and waives and covenants not
to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and such process.

 

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(i)       Notices.
All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, overnight delivery, sent by facsimile or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand or by
messenger addressed to the parties at their respective addresses first written above. Each
such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given when
delivered if delivered personally, or, if sent by mail, upon receipt or, if sent by facsimile or electronic mail, upon electronic
confirmation of facsimile or electronic mail transfer.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Convertible Promissory Note effective as of the date first written above.

  

	 	EXCEL CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:	Robert L. Winspear
	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

  

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Convertible Promissory Note effective as of the date first written above.

 

	 	HOLDER:
	 	 
	 	SME Funding LLC

                                                                                an
Oregon limited liability company

	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 
	 	Address:	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

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