0001068874-16-000117.txt : 20161014 0001068874-16-000117.hdr.sgml : 20161014 20161014172628 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001068874-16-000117 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161014 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20161014 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161014 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IMPLANT SCIENCES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001068874 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 042837126 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14949 FILM NUMBER: 161937631 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 107 AUDUBON ROAD #5 CITY: WAKEFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01880-1246 BUSINESS PHONE: 7812460700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 107 AUDUBON ROAD, #5 CITY: WAKEFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01880 8-K 1 imsc161014_8k.htm 161014 IMSC FORM 8K Converted by EDGARwiz

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549



FORM 8-K


Current Report


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  October 10, 2016



IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


MASSACHUSETTS

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-14949

 

04-2837126

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


500 Research Drive, Unit 3

Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)


(978) 752-1700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

The Asset Purchase Agreement

General Description of the Asset Purchase Agreement

On October 10, 2016, Implant Sciences Corporation (the “Company”), and the Company’s subsidiaries, C Acquisition Corp., Accurel Systems International Corporation and IMX Acquisition Corp. (collectively with the Company, the “Sellers”), entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with L-3 Communications Corporation (“Buyer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.  Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Sellers agreed to sell substantially all of their assets, including their explosives trace detection (ETD) business (the “Sale”), to Buyer pursuant to a sale conducted under Section 363 of  Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”).  In connection with the Purchase Agreement, on October 10, 2016 (the “Petition Date”), the Sellers filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Case”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities

Under the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers agreed to sell and transfer to Buyer at the closing of the Sale (the “Closing”) all of their assets and properties, other than the Sellers’ rights under their insurance policies, employee benefit plans, contracts that are not active contracts relating to the ETD business and certain other specified excluded contracts and certain other specified assets.  In connection therewith, the Buyer agreed to assume at the Closing all liabilities and obligations of the Sellers other than the excluded liabilities set forth in the Purchase Agreement which excluded liabilities include, among  other things, liabilities not relating to the ETD business and certain other specified liabilities, including liabilities and expenses under or relating to the Purchase Agreement or the Chapter 11 Case, pre-Closing taxes, payments under the Company’s Amended and Restated Change of Control Payment Plan, as amended , other than an amount of up to $1,330,000 due to for certain employees of the ETD business to be hired by Buyer, obligations for indebtedness, liabilities relating to the excluded assets, liabilities for workers’ compensation and similar employee claims, liabilities for tort claims and product liability claims for products sold and services rendered prior to the Closing, pre-Closing environmental liabilities and certain pre-bankruptcy petition accounts payable.

Purchase Price and Adjustments

Under the Purchase Agreement, in consideration of the sale of the purchased assets, Buyer agreed to assume the assumed liabilities and to make a cash payment to the Sellers of $117.5 million at the Closing.  The purchase price is subject to either a positive or negative adjustment to the extent that the Sellers’ net working capital relating to the purchase assets and assumed liabilities differs from the target net working capital of $9,360,000, with an initial adjustment made at the Closing based on the estimated amounts and with a post-Closing true-up adjustment based on the finally determined amounts of net working capital.  As security for the Sellers’ obligations for the net working capital adjustment, $2.5 million of the purchase price paid at the Closing will be held aside in a separate escrow account, subject to the final determination of the net working capital as of the Closing, although the Buyer’s remedies for the net working capital adjustment is not limited to the amounts in the escrow account.  The Buyer also agreed to pay for the costs to cure defaults for the assumed contracts to the extent such cure costs are included as a current liability in the calculation of net working capital  and up to an additional $250,000 in other cure costs.

Conditions to Closing

The obligations of the parties to consummate the Sale are subject to the fulfillment (or waiver) of customary closing conditions of the respective parties, including (a) that there is no law or order prohibiting the Sale or Buyer’s ownership or operation of the ETD business, (b) the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, (c) the accuracy of the other set of parties’ representations and warranties as of the signing of the Purchase Agreement and as of the Closing, subject to certain qualifications as to materiality, (d) the compliance in all material respects by the other set of parties of their covenants and agreements to be performed at or prior to the Closing, (e) the entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the order relating to the bankruptcy bidding auction process (the “Bid Procedures Order”) and the order approving the Sale (the “Approval Order”) and each such order being in full force and effect (and with respect to Buyer’s obligations, a final order) and (f) the delivery of certain ancillary assignment documents, copies of the assumed contracts, an escrow agreement and other customary closing certificates and documents.  Additionally, Buyer’s






obligations to consummate the Closing are subject to the conditions that (i) Buyer shall have received certain specified permits, (ii) the Sellers shall have obtained certain specified third party consents, (iii) the DIP Agreement (as described below) and the related interim and final orders shall be in full force and effect, (iv) the Sellers’ inventory at the Closing as stated in its estimated closing statement shall be at least $8,500,000 (with at least 850 units of the Company’s B-220 product) and (v) that there has been no event, change, circumstance, condition, effect, development or state of facts since the date of the Purchase Agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, (x) has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the ETD business, taken as a whole, to be included in the purchased assets or assumed liabilities (subject to certain customary carve-outs and exceptions), or (y) would prevent or materially impair or materially delay the ability of any of the Sellers to perform their obligations under the Purchase Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.      

Termination

The Purchase Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances at any time prior to the Closing, including:

(a)

by either Buyer or the Sellers if the Closing does not occur within 60 days after the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Approval Order (the “Termination Date”), unless such party’s actions or failure to fulfill any obligation under the Purchase Agreement was a breach, in any material respect that contributed to the failure of the Closing to occur by the Termination Date;

(b)

by either Buyer or the Sellers if there is a final non-appealable order prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, unless such party’s breach of the Purchase Agreement results in such order or the failure of such order to be lifted;

(c)

by Buyer if (1) the interim order relating to the DIP Agreement (as defined below) is not entered by the 5th business day after the Petition Date, (2) the final order relating to the DIP Agreement is not entered within 35 days after the Petition Date, (3) an event of default occurs under the DIP Agreement which is not waived or cured within the later of 5 business days’ notice or the applicable cure period in the DIP Agreement, (4) the DIP Agreement or the related orders are amended or modified in a manner that adversely impacts the ETD business, the purchase assets or the likelihood of consummating the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or (5) the Sellers’ right to use cash collateral is terminated, suspended, limited or modified;

(d)

by Buyer if (1) the motion seeking the Bid Procedures Order and the Approval Order is not filed on the business day after the Petition Date, (2) the Bankruptcy Court has not approved and entered the Bid Procedures Order within 25 days after the Petition Date, (3) the Bankruptcy Court has not approved and entered the Approval Order within 30 days following the entry of the Bid Procedures Order, or (4) if following the entry of the Approval Order or the Bid Procedures Order, any of them is stayed, reversed, modified, vacated or amended without Buyer’s consent, and which is not eliminated within 14 days;

(e)

by Buyer or the Sellers if the other set of parties have breached their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in the Purchase Agreement such that the related Closing conditions (or with respect to Sellers, the no material adverse effect condition) would not be satisfied, and such breach is not reasonably capable of being cured or is not cured prior by the earlier of 30 days after written notice of such breach or the Termination Date, unless such terminating parties are then in breach of their own representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under the Purchase Agreement such that the related Closing conditions (or with respect to Sellers, the no material adverse effect condition) would not be satisfied;

(f)

(1) by Buyer or (subject to compliance by the Sellers with the procedures in the Bid Procedures Order) the Sellers if any Seller accepts another potential buyer as the successful bidder in the Bankruptcy Court auction process, (2) by Buyer if the Sellers do not select Buyer as the successful bidder in the Bankruptcy Court auction process within 2 business days after conclusion of the auction, or (3) by Buyer if any Seller enters into an agreement or understanding relating to an alternative sale transaction with someone other than Buyer; or

(g)

by Buyer if (1) the Sellers seek to have the Bankruptcy Court enter an order (or consent to entry of an order) (A) dismissing or converting the Chapter 11 Case  into a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code or (B) appointing a trustee or other person responsible for operation or administrative of any Seller or its business or assets or a responsible officer for any Seller or an examiner with enlarged power relating to the operation or administration of any Seller or its business or assets, (2) an order is entered regarding any of the matters described in






clause (1) above or (3) any Seller does not comply with the material terms of the auction procedures in the Bid Procedures Order.

Subject to the Bankruptcy Court entering Bid Procedure Orders, the Sellers shall be required to pay Buyer both a break-up fee of $5,000,000 and expense reimbursement of up to $2,000,000 if the Purchase Agreement is terminated (i) for any matter described in clause (f) in the paragraph above (or in accordance with any other provision when termination was permitted under such clause (f)), (ii) if the Closing has not occurred by the Termination Date and any Seller’s actions or failure to fulfill any obligation under the Purchase Agreement was a  breach, in any material respect, that contributed to the failure of the Closing to occur by the Termination Date, (iii) by Buyer under clause (e) of the paragraph above  as a result of the Sellers’ failure to comply  with their non-solicitation covenants in the Purchase Agreement or (iv) by Buyer under subclause (1) or (3) of clause (g) in the paragraph above. Such amounts will be due and payable, if pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the earlier of 21 days after the termination date or the date an alternative transaction is consummated, or if pursuant to any other clause of the preceding sentence, within 3 business days of the termination date.

Subject to the Bankruptcy Court entering Bid Procedure Orders, the Sellers shall also be required to pay Buyer expense reimbursement of up to $2,000,000 if the Purchase Agreement is terminated by Buyer under any of the matters described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or subclause (2) of clause (g) in the first paragraph under this heading “Termination”, payable within 3 business days of such event, unless the Purchase Agreement is terminated at a time when the Purchase Agreement is terminable under clause (f) of such paragraph, in which case it is payable by the earlier of 21 days after the termination date or the date an alternative transaction is consummated.

Upon termination of the Purchase Agreement, each party is relieved of their obligations under the Purchase Agreement other than any Sellers’ obligations to pay the break-up fee or expense reimbursement as described above and liability for such party’s willful or intentional breach of the Purchase Agreement or for fraud.

Covenants of the Parties

Under the Purchase Agreement, each of the parties made covenants and agreements to the other parties that are customary for transactions of this nature, including, among others, restrictions on the operations of the businesses and activities of the Sellers between the signing of the Purchase Agreement and the Closing or termination of the Purchase Agreement (such period, the “Interim Period”), notices of certain specified events affecting the Sale that occur during the Interim Period, access to the other parties’ personnel, properties, books, contracts and records, efforts required to consummate the Closing and communications with governmental entities, limitations on public announcements,  requirements with respect to the Sellers’ employees, requirements and efforts with respect to the bankruptcy court approvals for the Bid Procedures Order and Approval Order and the orders relating to the DIP Agreement, Sellers’ provision to Buyer of any Bankruptcy Court pleadings, and cooperation and control of any shareholder litigation.  The Sellers also agreed to certain post-Closing confidentiality requirements with respect to  confidential information concerning the ETD business, and to change their names after the Closing.

During the Interim Period, the Sellers also agreed to restrictions on the solicitation of, or entry into, alternative transactions to the Sale with persons other than Buyer, except that between the date of the entry of the Bid Procedures Order and the entry of the Approval Order, the Sellers are permitted to solicit alternative transactions as part of the Bankruptcy Court auction process.

Representations and Warranties

Under the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, make customary representations and warranties for transactions of this nature, including representations and warranties by the Sellers regarding the ETD business and the purchased assets and assumed liabilities.  The representations and warranties of the parties do not survive the Closing.  

A copy of the Purchase Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.  The Purchase Agreement contains representations and  warranties  that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates.  The statements embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement.  The representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of






materiality different from that generally applicable to stockholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts.  The Company does not believe that these schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision.  Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Purchase Agreement and should not rely on the assertions embodied in its representations, warranties and covenants as characterizations of the actual state of facts or circumstances.  Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of such representations and warranties may change after the date of the Purchase Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

The DIP Agreement

On October 10, 2016, in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers entered into a Senior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Loan and Security Agreement (the “DIP Agreement”) with DIP SPV I, L.P. (the “DIP Lender”), which DIP Agreement is subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court.  Under the DIP Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the DIP Lender agreed to lend up to a total of $5.7 million to the Sellers, with the initial installment of $1.5 million payable upon the Bankruptcy Court entering the interim order for the DIP Agreement and the remaining $4.2 million payable upon the Bankruptcy Court entering the final order the DIP Agreement.  

The loans under the DIP Agreement will accrue  interest of 12% per annum, and shall be subject to a default interest rate of 12% above the applicable non-default rate (i.e., an aggregate of 24% per annum) at any time when there is an event of default under the DIP Agreement.  The Sellers have agreed in the DIP Agreement to pay fees to the DIP Lender in an aggregate amount of 11% of the maximum loan amount, regardless of how long the DIP Loan was outstanding consisting of a closing fee of $199,500 at the time  the initial loan is made and an exit fee upon the termination of the DIP Agreement of $427,500, minus any interest, other than default interest, paid to the DIP Lender.   The Sellers are also required to reimburse the DIP Lender for its fees and expenses in connection with the DIP Agreement and the loans thereunder.  Interest on the loans and the expense reimbursement are payable monthly in arrears.

The loans under the DIP Agreement have super-priority security status and are ahead of the Sellers’ other secured obligations owed to the investors under the Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 19, 2014, as amended, between the Sellers, the investors named therein and BAM Administrative Services LLC, as administrative agent for the investors thereunder, and holders of the notes under each of the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2009, as amended, with DMRJ Group LLC and the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of December 10, 2008, as amended, with DMRJ Group LLC, and Montsant Partners LLC, as partial assignee thereof.

The loans and all other obligations are due and payable (i) upon the occurrence of an event of default that is not cured within the applicable cure periods and for which the DIP Lender has given notice to accelerate the Sellers’ obligations under the DIP Agreement, (ii) the entry of an order converting the Chapter 11 Case to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, (iii) the entry of an order in the Chapter 11 Case appointing a chapter 11 trustee or examiner, (iv) if the interim order for the DIP Agreement is modified at the final hearing for the DIP Agreement in a manner unacceptable to the DIP Lender, (v) the effective date of a chapter 11 plan in the Chapter 11 Case, (vi) the approval by the Bankruptcy Court of an alternative financing transaction transferring the collateral other than the Sale to Buyer or another winning bidder in the Bankruptcy auction process, (vii) the date of the closing of the Sale under the Purchase Agreement or a sale with another winning bidder in the Bankruptcy Court auction process and (viii) the first business day after the 6 month anniversary of the DIP Agreement.  The loans can be prepaid at any time and mandatory prepayments are required upon the disposition of assets outside of the ordinary course, the receipt of extraordinary receipts or the incurrence of any additional indebtedness.

The DIP Agreement contains numerous customary events of default, including without limitation:

(a)

if the Sellers fail to pay when due and payable any principal obligations;

(b)

if the Sellers fail to pay when due and payable any interest or other obligations which failure is not cured within 4 business days after notice is provided to the Sellers (the “Cure Period”);

(c)

if the Sellers fail to comply with their covenants under the DIP Agreement including the Bankruptcy Court milestones described below: (with failures other than the financial performance covenants subject to  the Cure Period) or under the interim or final orders for the DIP Agreement;

(d)

the entry or filing of an award, order or judgment in excess of $100,000;






(e)

if a Seller is enjoined, restrained or prevented by court order form continuing to conduct all or any material part of the business affairs of the Sellers, taken as a whole;

(f)

a default in other indebtedness in excess of $100,000;

(g)

a material breach of Sellers’ representations and warranties in the DIP Agreement;

(h)

if the security interests on the collateral are not valid and perfected liens (subject to the Cure Period);

(i)

if the DIP Agreement or other loan document is declared null and void other than due to DIP Lender’s breach, a proceeding shall be commenced seeking to establish the foregoing or a Seller shall deny that they have any liability under the loan documents (in each case, subject to the Cure Period);

(j)

the Bankruptcy Court shall enter an order (i) amending, reversing, revoking, supplementing, altering, staying, vacating, rescinding or otherwise modifying the interim order or final order with respect to the DIP Agreement or any other order with respect to the Chapter 11 Case affecting in any material respect the DIP Agreement or other loan documents, (ii) appointing a chapter 11 trustee or an examiner, with enlarged powers relating to the operation of the business pursuant to Section 1104 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Chapter 11 Case, (iii) dismissing the Chapter 11 Case or converting the Chapter 11 Case to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (iv) granting relief from the automatic stay to any creditor holding or asserting a lien or reclamation claim on the assets of any Seller to permit such creditor to foreclose upon or to reclaim the DIP Lender’s collateral with a value in excess of $100,000;

(k)

a motion shall be filed or supported by a Seller seeking approval of any other super-priority claim in the Chapter 11 Case (other than the carve-outs for professionals and other payments as provided in the DIP Agreement and the interim order for the DIP Agreement) which is pari passu with or senior to the claims of the DIP Lender against any Seller unless after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by such motion, all obligations under the DIP Agreement are paid in full in cash;

(l)

the failure of the Bankruptcy Court to enter the interim order for the DIP Agreement within 5 business days after the filing of the related motion;

(m)

a motion shall be filed by a Seller seeking (i) to obtain additional financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code and to use cash collateral of the DIP Lender under Section 363(c) of the Bankruptcy Code without the consent of the DIP Lender, (ii) to recover from any portions of the collateral any costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of such collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, or (iii) to take any other action or actions adverse to the DIP Lender or its rights and remedies under the DIP Agreement or other loan documents or any of the documents evidencing or creating the DIP Lender’s interest in any of the collateral (except in each case of clauses (i) through (iii) such motion seeks to satisfy in full all obligations in cash);

(n)

the filing by any Seller with the Bankruptcy Court of any plan other than a plan of reorganization that pays the DIP Lender if full, a motion to approve bid procedures other than those in the Bid Procedures Order, or a motion to approve an alternative financing transaction transferring the collateral other than the Sale to Buyer or another winning bidder in the Bankruptcy auction process;

(o)

the entry by the Bankruptcy Court of an order approving an alternative debtor-in-possession financing transaction transferring the collateral other than the Sale to Buyer or another winning bidder in the Bankruptcy auction process;

(p)

the use by the Sellers of cash collateral other than in accordance with the terms of an order approving its use entered by the Bankruptcy Court;

(q)

any of the foregoing shall occur other than as a result of the Chapter 11 Case and be continuing and uncured: (i) a material adverse change in the business, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Sellers, taken as a whole, (ii) a material impairment of the Sellers’ ability to perform their obligations under the DIP Agreement and other loan documents to which they are parties or the DIP Lender’s ability to enforce the obligations under the DIP Agreement or realize upon the collateral or (iii) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of the DIP Lender’s liens with respect to a material portion the collateral as a result of an action or failure to act on the part of the Sellers;






(r)

the occurrence of any material damage to or material loss of assets of the Sellers taken as a whole (after application of any insurance as to which the applicable insurance company has accepted responsibility to cover such damage or loss, but inclusive of any deductible amount);

(s)

the termination of (i) the Purchase Agreement to the extent that there is not currently in effect a sale agreement with respect to another party that is the winning bidder in the Bankruptcy Court auction, or (ii) if another party is the winning bidder in the auction, such party’s purchase agreement;

(t)

an order terminating exclusivity has been entered by the Bankruptcy Court or requested of the Bankruptcy Court unless actively contested by the Sellers;

(u)

a change in a majority of the directors of the Company;

(v)

other than as a result of the Chapter 11 Case, there shall exist or have occurred on or after the Petition Date a material violation, default or failure to perform, comply with or observe any term, provision, covenant or agreement under any material Contract and such material contract is terminated or otherwise not in full force and effect (other than upon its expiration in accordance with its terms); or

(w)

(i) unless otherwise waived or consented to in writing by DIP Lender, the subordination provisions relating to any subordinated debt shall fail to be enforceable by the DIP Lender in accordance with the terms thereof, or the monetary obligations shall fail to constitute “senior debt” or (ii) any Seller shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (x) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of any such subordination provisions, (y) that such subordination provisions exist for the benefit of the DIP Lender or (z) that all payments of principal, premium or interest on the subordinated debt, or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Seller, shall be subject to any such subordination provisions.

The making of the initial loan of $1.5 million is subject to certain customary conditions, including without limitation, the entry, within 5 business days of the Petition Date, by the Bankruptcy Court of the interim order approving the DIP Agreement in form and substance acceptable to the DIP Lender and such order shall be in full force and effect and not modified, amended, reversed, stayed or appealed, and Sellers shall have paid the closing fee and any other amounts due and owing at the time of the initial loan.  The making of the additional loans is also subject to certain customary conditions, including without limitation, the compliance with the Bankruptcy Court milestones for the Chapter 11 Case set forth in the DIP Agreement and the compliance with the performance covenants set forth therein, the accuracy of the Sellers’ representations and warranties as of such date, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Bid Procedures Order and the final order approving the DIP Agreement within 25 days of the Petition Date, and such orders shall be in full force and effect and not modified or amended, reversed or stayed, and no action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted or threatened to enjoin, restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages in respect of, the DIP Agreement, which would make it inadvisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the DIP Agreement.

Under the DIP Agreement, the Sellers make certain affirmative covenants customary for transactions of this nature, including without limitation covenants regarding financial statements and reporting, budget performance reporting, collateral reporting, maintenance of properties and permits, corporate existence, payment of taxes and maintenance of insurance, access and inspection, compliance with laws and avoidance of environmental liabilities, entry into or amendments to or termination of material contracts outside of the ordinary course, modifying existing indebtedness documents, maintaining a minimum amount of cash, meeting certain specified Chapter 11 Case milestones that are generally consistent with the termination provisions of the Purchase Agreement as described above (except that the Sellers only have 25 days after the Petition Date to obtain entry of the finalorder for the DIP Agreement, arther than 35 days permitted by the Purchase Agreement), compliance with the approved budget and notification of defaults and litigation.  The Sellers also have agreed to certain negative covenants customary for transactions of this nature, including without limitation covenants preventing the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the creation of liens, certain fundamental corporate transactions, disposal of assets outside of the ordinary course of business, changing the Sellers’ name or the nature of their business, prepaying other indebtedness or making payments under other debt other than as provided in the Bankruptcy Court orders, amending any material contract or lease outside of the ordinary course, any agreement evidencing permitted indebtedness or any Sellers’ governing documents, any change of control of the Sellers (which includes a change in the majority of the Company’s directors), restricted payments, changing  its fiscal year or method of accounting, transactions with affiliates, using the loans other than as provided in the approved budget, pay any pre-Petition Date debt, make capital expenditures other than as set forth in the






approved budget, significant changes to the Chapter 11 Case, proposing or supporting a plan of reorganization that fails to pay the obligations under the DIP Agreement as of the date of such plan or assume or guarantee any third party obligations.

Additionally, the Sellers are subject to certain financial covenants regarding the net cash receipts, aggregate expenditures and the generation of net cash flow, in each case, tested on a monthly basis.

Under the DIP Agreement, the Sellers make customary representations and warranties to the DIP Lender for transactions of this nature, including in-depth representations and warranties by the Sellers regarding their businesses, assets and liabilities, which are required to be true and correct as of the date of the initial loan and as of the date of each additional loan.

Pursuant to the DIP Agreement, the Sellers also agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the DIP Lender and its related persons from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery, enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of the DIP Agreement, any of the other loan documents, or the transactions contemplated thereby or the monitoring of Sellers’ compliance with the terms of the loan documents, (b) with respect to any investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to the DIP Agreement, any other loan document, or the use of the proceeds of the credit provided thereunder, or any act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto and (c) for any environmental liabilities.

A copy of the DIP Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the DIP Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.  The DIP Agreement contains representations and warranties  that the Sellers made to the DIP Lender as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates.  The  statements embodied in those representations and  warranties  were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement.  The representations, warranties and covenants in the DIP Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to stockholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts.  The Company does not believe that these schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision.  Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the DIP Agreement and should not rely on the assertions embodied in its representations, warranties and covenants as characterizations of the actual state of facts or circumstances.  Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of such representations and warranties may change after the date of the DIP Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information set forth in Item 1.01 above with respect to the DIP Agreement is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

As previously disclosed by the Company on a Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2016, and as discussed in item 1.01 above, on October 10, 2016, the Company and the other Sellers filed the Chapter 11 Case under the Bankruptcy Code.  The commencement of the Chapter 11 Case constitutes an event of default under certain of the existing debt instruments of the Sellers. As a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Case, all amounts outstanding under such loan instruments became immediately due and payable.  However, as a result of the filing of Chapter 11 Case, the Company believes that the ability of the Sellers’ creditors to seek remedies to enforce their rights against the Sellers under these and other agreements are stayed and creditor rights of enforcement against the Sellers are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.






Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 13, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company intends to hold an annual shareholders meeting in December 2016.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.  

The press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall the press release be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Forward Looking Statements

This Report includes “forward-looking statements”.  As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: (1) the Sellers’ ability to obtain Bankruptcy Court approval with respect to motions relating to the Sale or the DIP Agreement; (2) Bankruptcy Court rulings in such case and the outcome of the case in general, including risks associated with third party motions; (3) challenges and risks associated with the Sellers’ continuing to operate and manage their businesses under Bankruptcy Code protection; (4) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Buyer or the Sellers following announcement of the bankruptcy and the proposed Sale and related transactions; (5) the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement due to the failure to consummate the anticipated debtor-in-possession debt financing under the DIP Agreement or satisfy other conditions to the closing of the Sale (6) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Purchase Agreement; (7) the risk that the bankruptcy and the proposed Sale disrupts the parties’ current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of such transactions; (8) costs related to the bankruptcy and the Sale; (9) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (10) the possibility that Buyer or the Sellers may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (11) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the reports to be filed by the Company in connection with the Sale, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, if applicable, and other factors identified in the Company’s prior and future filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

 

Description

2.1*

 

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2016, by and among Implant Sciences Corporation, C Acquisition Corp., Accurel Systems International Corporation, IMX Acquisition Corp. and L-3 Communications Corporation.

10.1*

 

Senior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2016, by and among Implant Sciences Corporation, C Acquisition Corp., Accurel Systems International Corporation, IMX Acquisition Corp. and DIP SPV I, L.P.

99.1

 

Press Release of Implant Sciences Corporation, dated October 13, 2016.

* The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.








SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION



By:   /s/ Roger P. Deschenes

        

        Name:  Roger P. Deschenes

        Title: Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer



Date:  October 14, 2016








EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description

2.1*

 

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2016, by and among Implant Sciences Corporation, C Acquisition Corp., Accurel Systems International Corporation, IMX Acquisition Corp. and L-3 Communications Corporation.

10.1*

 

Senior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2016, by and among Implant Sciences Corporation, C Acquisition Corp., Accurel Systems International Corporation, IMX Acquisition Corp. and DIP SPV I, L.P.

99.1

 

Press Release of Implant Sciences Corporation, dated October 13, 2016.

* The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.






EX-2.1 2 imsc161014_ex2z1.htm EXHIBIT 2.1 Converted by EDGARwiz

EXECUTION VERSION


Exhibit 2.1






ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION

C ACQUISITION CORP.

ACCUREL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

and

IMX ACQUISITION CORP.


as the Sellers

and

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

as Buyer

Dated as of October 10, 2016




This document is not intended to create nor will it be deemed to create a legally binding or enforceable offer or agreement of any type or nature, unless and until agreed and executed by the parties.









TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I. PURCHASE AND SALE

2

Section 1.1.

Purchase and Sale

2

Section 1.2.

Excluded Assets

2

Section 1.3.

Assumed Liabilities

3

Section 1.4.

Excluded Liabilities

3

Section 1.5.

Assignment of Contracts and Rights

4

Section 1.6.

Closing Date Payment

5

Section 1.7.

Closing

6

Section 1.8.

Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment

8

Section 1.9.

Allocation of Final Purchase Price

11

Section 1.10.

Withholding Rights

11

ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS

12

Section 2.1.

Corporate Organization

12

Section 2.2.

Qualification to Do Business

12

Section 2.3.

No Conflict or Violation

12

Section 2.4.

Consents and Approvals

13

Section 2.5.

Authorization and Validity of Agreement

13

Section 2.6.

Subsidiaries

13

Section 2.7.

Company SEC Reports

13

Section 2.8.

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

15

Section 2.9.

Tax Matters

15

Section 2.10.

Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

16

Section 2.11.

Seller Property

17

Section 2.12.

Intellectual Property

17

Section 2.13.

Government Licenses and Permits

18

Section 2.14.

Compliance with Law

18

Section 2.15.

Litigation

19

Section 2.16.

Contracts

19

Section 2.17.

Seller Benefit Plans; Employees

21

Section 2.18.

Insurance

23

Section 2.19.

Affiliate Transactions

23

Section 2.20.

Environmental Matters

23

Section 2.21.

No Brokers

24

Section 2.22.

Governmental Contracts

24

Section 2.23.

Anti-Corruption Laws and Regulations Compliance

25

Section 2.24.

Economic Sanctions Compliance

26

Section 2.25.

Export Controls Compliance

26

Section 2.26.

Security Clearances

27

Section 2.27.

Product Warranties

27

Section 2.28.

Sufficiency of and Title to the Purchased Assets

27

Section 2.29.

Acknowledgement by the Sellers

27



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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

28

Section 3.1.

Organization

28

Section 3.2.

No Conflict or Violation

28

Section 3.3.

Consents and Approvals

28

Section 3.4.

Authorization and Validity of Agreement

29

Section 3.5.

No Brokers

29

Section 3.6.

Sufficiency of Funds

29

Section 3.7.

Board Approval

29

Section 3.8.

No Vote of Buyer Shareholders

29

Section 3.9.

Litigation

29

Section 3.10.

Acknowledgement by Buyer

30

Section 3.11.

Certain Arrangements

30

ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS

31

Section 4.1.

Conduct of the Sellers Before the Closing Date

31

Section 4.2.

Notice of Breach

34

Section 4.3.

Confidentiality

35

ARTICLE V. COVENANTS OF BUYER

35

Section 5.1.

Notice of Breach

35

Section 5.2.

Conduct of the Business Before the Closing Date

36

ARTICLE VI. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

36

Section 6.1.

Access to Information

36

Section 6.2.

Efforts

37

Section 6.3.

No Solicitation; Alternative Proposals

40

Section 6.4.

Public Announcements

41

Section 6.5.

Employee Matters

41

Section 6.6.

Assets Wrongly Received

43

Section 6.7.

WARN Act Compliance

43

Section 6.8.

Insurance

44

Section 6.9.

Bankruptcy Court Approval

44

Section 6.10.

Entry into DIP Agreement; “First Day” Orders

45

Section 6.11.

Service of Approval Motion

45

Section 6.12.

Copies of Pleadings

45

Section 6.13.

Shareholder Litigation

46

Section 6.14.

Name Changes.

46

ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

46

Section 7.1.

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transactions

46

Section 7.2.

Additional Conditions to Obligations of Buyer

47

Section 7.3.

Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers

48



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ARTICLE VIII. TERMINATION

49

Section 8.1.

Termination

49

Section 8.2.

Termination Fee

51

Section 8.3.

Manner and Effect of Termination

52

Section 8.4.

Amendment

52

Section 8.5.

Extension; Waiver

52

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS

52

Section 9.1.

Transfer Taxes

52

Section 9.2.

Disclosure Schedules

53

Section 9.3.

Successors and Assigns

53

Section 9.4.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Specific Performance

53

Section 9.5.

Expenses

55

Section 9.6.

Severability; Construction

55

Section 9.7.

Notices

56

Section 9.8.

Entire Agreement

57

Section 9.9.

Parties in Interest

57

Section 9.10.

Section and Paragraph Headings

57

Section 9.11.

Counterparts

57

Section 9.12.

Survival

58

Section 9.13.

Definitions

58





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INDEX OF SCHEDULES


Schedule 1.2(b)

Insurance for Excluded Assets

Schedule 1.2(c)

Excluded Contracts

Schedule 2.3

No Conflict or Violation

Schedule 2.4

Seller Consents and Approvals

Schedule 2.6

Subsidiaries

Schedule 2.7(c)

Company SEC Reports

Schedule 2.8(b)

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

Schedule 2.9

Tax Matters

Schedule 2.10

Undisclosed Liabilities

Schedule 2.11

Seller Property

Schedule 2.12(a)

Seller Owned Intellectual Property

Schedule 2.12(b)

Seller Registered Intellectual Property

Schedule 2.12(c)

Employee Intellectual Property

Schedule 2.15

Litigation

Schedule 2.16(a)

Contracts

Schedule 2.16(a)(v)

Acquisition Contracts

Schedule 2.16(a)(viii)

Contracts with Directors, Executive Officers and Significant Shareholders

Schedule 2.17(a)

Employee Benefit Plans; Employees

Schedule 2.17(e)

Non-contravention of Employee Benefit Plans

Schedule 2.17(f)

Employment Law Compliance

Schedule 2.19

Affiliate Transactions

Schedule 2.24

Economic Sanctions Compliance

Schedule 2.26

Security Clearances

Schedule 2.27

Product Warranties

Schedule 3.3

Buyer Consents and Approvals

Schedule 4.1(a)

Conduct of Business Before the Closing Date

Schedule 4.1(a)(vi)

Agreements to make loans, advances or capital contributions
Schedule 6.5(a)

Excluded Employees
Schedule 7.2(e)

Required Third-Party Consents
Schedule 9.13(a)

Closing Company Change of Control Payment—Buyer Portion
Schedule 9.13(b)

Government Licenses
Schedule 9.13(c)

Seller Knowledge Persons





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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit A

Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit B

Form of Bill of Sale
Exhibit C

Form of Intellectual Property Assignments

Exhibit D

Form of Assignment and Assumption of Lease

Exhibit E

Form of Approval Order

Exhibit F

Form of Bid Procedures
Exhibit G

Form of DIP Financing Order

Exhibit H

Approved Budget

Exhibit I

Form of DIP Agreement

Exhibit J

Net Working Capital Methodology

















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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS

The location of the definition of each capitalized term used in this Agreement is set forth in this Glossary:



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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 10, 2016 (this “Agreement), among IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), C ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation, ACCUREL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a California corporation, and IMX ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (each, including the Company, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”), and L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”).  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Section 9.13.  The Sellers and Buyer may be referred to individually herein as a “Party”, and together, the “Parties”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Sellers are in the business of developing, manufacturing and selling sophisticated security and inspection applications, sensors, systems and technologies for the security, safety and defense industries, including technologies for the detection of bulk contraband and trace contraband (such business, together with all related or incidental businesses, and all activities related or incidental to such business or any such related or incidental business, the “Business”);

WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the execution and delivery hereof (but in no event more than one (1) Business Day after the date of this Agreement), the Sellers shall seek relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11, §§ 101-1330 of the United States Code (as amended, the “Bankruptcy Code”) by filing cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court” and the date on which such petition for relief is filed being referred to as the “Petition Date”);

WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase the Purchased Assets and assume the Assumed Liabilities, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, Sellers and Buyer desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and also to prescribe various conditions to the transactions contemplated hereby; and

WHEREAS, the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities are assets and liabilities of the Sellers which are to be sold and assumed pursuant to the Approval Order approving such sale pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, free and clear of all Liens and Liabilities except Assumed Liabilities and Permitted Liens, which order will include the authorization for the assumption and assignment of certain executory contracts and unexpired leases and liabilities thereunder under Section 365  of the Bankruptcy Code, all in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in accordance with other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.



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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

PURCHASE AND SALE

Section 1.1.

Purchase and Sale

.  Except as otherwise provided below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from the Sellers and each Seller agrees to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered, to Buyer, at the Closing, free and clear of all Liens, other than Assumed Liabilities and Permitted Liens, all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the assets, properties and business, of every kind and description, wherever located and whether now existing or hereafter acquired, owned, held, licensed, leased, or used by such Seller as the same shall exist on the Closing Date, including all Avoidance Actions, but excluding the Excluded Assets (the “Purchased Assets”).

Section 1.2.

Excluded Assets

.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Buyer expressly understands and agrees that the following assets and properties of the Sellers (the “Excluded Assets”) shall be excluded from the Purchased Assets:

(a)

any asset of a Seller that would otherwise constitute a Purchased Asset but for the fact that it is sold or otherwise disposed of, in the ordinary course of business of the relevant Seller and not in violation of this Agreement, prior to the Closing Date;

(b)

insurance policies relating to the Excluded Assets and Excluded Liabilities listed on Schedule 1.2(b) and all Claims, credits, Causes of Action or rights thereunder;

(c)

all rights and obligations (i) under the Seller Benefit Plans listed on Schedule 1.2(c), and assets relating thereto, (ii) under any Contract that is not an Active Business Contract and (iii) under other Contracts listed on Schedule 1.2(c) (collectively, the “Excluded Contracts”);

(d)

all rights of the Sellers arising under this Agreement and other Transaction Documents executed and delivered by Buyer;

(e)

all shares of Capital Stock of any Seller owned by any other Seller;

(f)

any Tax refund or reimbursement due to any Seller;

(g)

all rights of the Sellers to the consideration paid to the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement and any Contract entered in connection herewith, and the Retained Bank Account;

(h)

all originals of all personnel records and other records that the Sellers are required by Law to retain in their possession;



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(i)

all Tax records and information and all corporate books and records, board minutes and organizational documents of each Seller;

(j)

all Causes of Action against any holder of any Claim against any Seller that could be asserted as a defense, counterclaim, or right of recoupment or setoff in respect of any Claim or Cause of Action brought, commenced or asserted by any Person against any Seller; and

(k)

all items designated as Excluded Assets on Exhibit J hereto.

Section 1.3.

Assumed Liabilities

.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall assume, at the Closing, all Liabilities and obligations of the Sellers (in each case other than the Excluded Liabilities), all Cure Costs for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 1.5(b) and all Transfer Taxes (the “Assumed Liabilities”), and thereafter pay, perform and discharge when due (in accordance with their respective terms and subject to the respective conditions thereof) the Assumed Liabilities.

Section 1.4.

Excluded Liabilities

.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other writing to the contrary, Buyer is assuming only the Assumed Liabilities and is not assuming, and shall not be responsible to pay, perform, release, discharge or have liability for any of the following Liabilities of any Seller or its Affiliates (the “Excluded Liabilities”):

(a)

any of the Sellers’ Liabilities under this Agreement or any Contract entered in connection herewith;

(b)

any of the Sellers’ Liabilities (i) for expenses, fees or Taxes incident to or arising out of the negotiation, preparation, approval or authorization of this Agreement or the consummation (or preparation for the consummation) of the transactions contemplated hereby (including all attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, brokerage fees, and income Taxes) or (ii) relating to or arising in connection with the activities, discussions, communications or negotiations with any parties (including Buyer) conducted heretofore with respect to any potential transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Causes of Action with respect thereto);

(c)

any Liability or obligation of any of the Sellers for Taxes, any Liability or obligation for Taxes relating to the ownership or operation of the Purchased Assets which are attributable to taxable periods or portions thereof ending on or prior to the Closing Date, any Liability or obligation relating to Taxes as a result of Buyer being a transferee or successor of the Sellers, and any Liability or obligation relating to Taxes arising as a result of the Sellers at any time being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any taxable period;

(d)

any Liability or obligation for Taxes, and any Liability or obligation relating to Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract or otherwise;



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(e)

any portion of the Closing Company Change of Control Payment that is not the Closing Company Change of Control Payment—Buyer Portion;

(f)

any of the Sellers’ Liabilities for Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the DIP Agreement) or Indebtedness secured by Liens on their assets or guarantees of any of the foregoing;

(g)

all Liabilities related to, incurred in connection with or arising out of the Excluded Assets;

(h)

all Liabilities for professional (including broker and advisory), U.S. Trustee and Court fees, costs and expenses that have been incurred or that are incurred or owed by the Sellers (or their bankruptcy estates) in connection with the preparation and administration of the Chapter 11 Cases (but not including ordinary course liabilities incurred in operating the Business);

(i)

all Liabilities of the Sellers related to, incurred in connection with or arising out of any Contract that is not an Active Business Contract;

(j)

any other Liability or obligation of the Sellers that is not related to, or does not arise out of, or was not incurred in connection with, the Business;

(k)

all Liabilities or obligations relating to workers’ compensation or other similar employee claims;

(l)

all Liabilities or obligations for tort claims, known or unknown, product liability claims or occurrences (including claims or occurrences relating to the destruction of property, personal injury or death and occurrences resulting from any failure to warn or any defect or deficit in design, engineering, process, manufacture or construction) with respect to, arising out of, relating to, or in connection with products sold or services rendered by the Sellers prior to the Closing Date and any related claims and litigation relating thereto; provided that nothing in this clause (l) shall relieve Buyer from performing its obligations under the Active Business Contracts;

(m)

all Liabilities or obligations arising out of, in connection with, or relating to the release, threatened release, disposal or arranging to dispose of, or contamination by or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials occurring or existing as of or prior to the Closing Date; and

(n)

all items designated as Excluded Liabilities on Exhibit J hereto.

The Sellers hereby acknowledge that the Sellers are retaining the Excluded Liabilities and shall be solely responsible for the fulfillment or satisfaction of such Excluded Liabilities.  

Section 1.5.

Assignment of Contracts and Rights

.  

(a)

The Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assume and assign the Assumed Contracts and other Purchased Assets to Buyer (including payment by the



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Sellers of any Cure Costs that are not the responsibility of Buyer to pay pursuant to Section 1.5(b)), including using commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate any negotiations with the counterparties to such Assumed Contracts and to obtain an order (which shall be the Approval Order) containing a finding that the proposed assignment to and assumption of the Assumed Contracts by Buyer satisfied all applicable requirements of Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(b)

At the Closing (i) the Sellers shall, pursuant to the Approval Order and the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption of Lease, as applicable, assume and assign to Buyer (the consideration of which is included in the Final Purchase Price) each of the Assumed Contracts that is capable of being assumed and assigned and (ii) Buyer shall pay (x) all Cure Costs (if any) specified by the Sellers on the Estimated Closing Statement to the extent taken into account as a Current Liability in the calculation of the Estimated Net Working Capital and (y) any additional Cure Costs up to the Cure Costs Cap, in each case in connection with such assumption and assignment and assume and discharge when due the Assumed Liabilities (if any) under the Assumed Contracts, pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption of Lease.  Following the Closing, the Buyer shall pay any Cure Costs not paid at the Closing to the extent such Cure Costs are included as a Current Liability in the calculation of Closing Date Net Working Capital (as finally determined pursuant to Section 1.8), and any additional Cure Costs (including any Cure Costs paid pursuant to clause (ii)(y) above) up to the Cure Costs Cap, and the Sellers shall pay and be solely responsible for any such additional Cure Costs in excess of the Cure Costs Cap.

(c)

 Except as to Assumed Contracts assigned pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or the Approval Order, anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any Purchased Asset or any right thereunder if an attempted assignment, without the consent of a third party, would constitute a breach or in any way adversely affect the rights of Buyer or the Sellers thereunder, and the Sellers, at Buyer’s expense, shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent(s) as promptly as possible.  If such consent is not obtained or such assignment is not attainable pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or the Approval Order, or if any attempted assignment would be ineffective or would impair Buyer’s rights under the Purchased Asset in question so that Buyer would not in effect acquire the benefit of all such rights, then the Sellers, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, shall act after the Closing, at Buyer’s request, as Buyer’s agent in order to obtain for it the benefits thereunder and shall cooperate, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, with Buyer in any other reasonable arrangement designed to provide such benefits to Buyer.  No Seller may agree to pay any amount to obtain any consent of a third party without Buyer’s prior approval.  All obligations of the Sellers under this Section 1.5(c) shall expire on the date that is twelve months after the Closing Date.

Section 1.6.

Closing Date Payment

.  

(a)

On the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the total consideration to be paid on the Closing Date for the Purchased Assets shall be (x) the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities and (y) a cash payment (the “Cash Payment”) equal to the sum of:



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(i)

One Hundred Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($117,500,000) (the “Enterprise Value”); plus

(ii)

the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Working Capital is greater than the Target Net Working Capital; minus

(iii)

the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Working Capital is less than the Target Net Working Capital.

At the Closing, Buyer shall pay (or cause to be paid) to the Sellers an amount equal to (A) the Cash Payment less (B) the Escrow Amount (such amount, the “Closing Date Payment”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated by the Sellers at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(b)

At the Closing, Buyer shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) an amount equal to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) (the “Escrow Amount”) with the Escrow Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, which Escrow Amount shall be held by the Escrow Agent as available funds for purposes of and until the payment of the Final Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.8 (all such funds, the “Escrow Funds”) (and the Sellers shall be responsible for the payment of any Taxes imposed on, and shall be entitled to receipt of any interest or other income attributable to any investments from, the Escrow Funds).  The Escrow Funds shall only constitute property of the Sellers’ bankruptcy estates in the event and to the extent that the Escrow Funds are required to be released to the Sellers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  

(c)

No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Sellers shall deliver to Buyer a statement (the “Estimated Closing Statement”) setting forth the Sellers’ good faith estimate of the Closing Date Net Working Capital (the “Estimated Net Working Capital”).  The Estimated Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, as applied in a manner consistent with the accounting methods, policies, categorizations, definitions, principles, practices, techniques and procedures that are specified in the calculation of Net Working Capital as of June 30, 2016 set forth in Exhibit J (with the amounts included therein being for illustrative purposes only), but shall not include any changes in assets or liabilities as a result of changes arising from or resulting as a consequence of the Closing.

Section 1.7.

Closing

.  Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.1, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities hereunder (the “Closing”) will take place no later than the third Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law) of the conditions (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, where permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Closing) set forth in Article VIII, unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the Parties hereto (the date of the Closing, the “Closing Date”).  The Closing shall be held at the offices of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, unless another place is agreed to in writing by the Parties hereto.  At the Closing:



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(a)

The Sellers shall (and the Company shall cause the other Sellers to) deliver (or, in the case of clause (viii) below, make available) to Buyer the following:

(i)

a certified copy of the Approval Order;

(ii)

an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) and duly executed by the Sellers;

(iii)

a bill of sale substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Bill of Sale” ) and duly executed by the Sellers;

(iv)

assignments substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Intellectual Property Assignments”) and duly executed by the Sellers;

(v)

with respect to each real property lease included in the Purchased Assets, an Assignment and Assumption of Lease substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (each, an “Assignment and Assumption of Lease”) and duly executed by the Sellers;

(vi)

a duly executed counterpart of an escrow agreement to be entered into on the Closing Date by the Sellers, Buyer and the Escrow Agent in a form to be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and the Sellers (the “Escrow Agreement”);

(vii)

the closing certificates required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) and Section 7.2(c);

(viii)

a true and correct copy of each Assumed Contract to be assigned and assumed at the Closing; and

(ix)

a duly executed and acknowledged certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer and in compliance with the Code and Treasury Regulations, certifying such facts as to establish that the sale of the Purchased Assets are exempt from withholding pursuant to Section 1445 of the Code.

(b)

Buyer shall deliver to the Sellers the following:

(i)

the Closing Date Payment as described in Section 1.6(a);

(ii)

the Escrow Amount as described in Section 1.6(b);

(iii)

the Assignment and Assumption Agreement duly executed by Buyer;

(iv)

the Bill of Sale duly executed by Buyer;



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(v)

the Intellectual Property Assignments, duly executed by Buyer;

(vi)

with respect to each real property lease included in the Purchased Assets, an Assignment and Assumption of Lease duly executed by Buyer;

(vii)

a duly executed counterpart of the Escrow Agreement; and

(viii)

the closing certificates required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b).

Section 1.8.

Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment

.  

(a)

As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, and in any event, within sixty (60) days thereof, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to the Sellers a statement (the “Closing Statement ) setting forth the calculation of the Closing Date Net Working Capital.  The Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, as applied in a manner consistent with the accounting methods, policies, categorizations, definitions, principles, practices, techniques and procedures that are specified in the calculation of Net Working Capital as of June 30, 2016 set forth in Exhibit J (with the amounts included therein being for illustrative purposes only), but shall not include any changes in assets or liabilities as a result of changes arising from or resulting as a consequence of the Closing.

(b)

After receipt of the Closing Statement from Buyer, the Sellers shall have fifteen (15) days to review the Closing Statement (the “Review Period”) and notify Buyer in writing prior to the expiration of the Review Period of any dispute or objection thereto, setting forth in reasonable detail the particular items of any such dispute or objection (such written notice, the “Objection”).  If the Sellers have not notified Buyer of an Objection within the Review Period, then the Closing Statement shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Parties and shall become final, binding and conclusive.  The Sellers and Buyer shall, within ten (10) days (or such longer period as the Sellers and Buyer may agree in writing) following delivery of an Objection to Buyer (the “Resolution Period”), attempt in good faith to resolve their differences, all such discussions and communications related thereto shall (unless otherwise agreed by Buyer and the Sellers) be governed by Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and any applicable similar state rule, and any resolution mutually agreed by them as to any disputed amounts shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Any items agreed to by the Sellers and Buyer in writing, together with any items not disputed or objected to by the Sellers in the Objection, are collectively referred to herein as the “Resolved Matters”.

(c)

From and after the Closing, for purposes of reviewing the Closing Statement, Buyer shall, during normal business hours (i) provide the Sellers and their representatives with reasonable access to the books, records (including work papers, schedules, memoranda and other documents) and supporting data used in the preparation of the Closing Statement, (ii) give reasonable access to employees and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to make available its accountants or other advisors that participated in the preparation of the Closing Statement or the information contained therein.  Buyer and the Sellers shall cooperate with each other party and its or their representatives in connection with their respective review of



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the Closing Statement and the Objection, as the case may be, including providing on a timely basis all other information and copies of records or other documents of the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities necessary or useful in connection with the review of the Closing Statement and the Objection as is reasonably requested by such other Party or its or their representatives; provided, however, that the accountants of Buyer or the Sellers shall not be obliged to make any work papers available to Buyer or the Sellers (as applicable) or their respective representatives except in accordance with such accountant’s normal disclosure procedures and then only after such Person has signed a customary agreement relating to such access to work papers in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such accountants.  

(d)

If at the end of the Resolution Period the Sellers and Buyer have been unable to resolve any differences that they may have with respect to the matters specified in the Objection, the Sellers and Buyer shall refer all matters that remain in dispute with respect to the Objection (the “Unresolved Matters”) to Ernst & Young (or if such firm is unable or unwilling to accept such engagement, an internationally recognized independent public accounting firm that has not provided material services to either Buyer or any of the Sellers or their respective Affiliates in the preceding three (3) years as jointly selected by the Sellers and Buyer or, if the Sellers and Buyer are unable to agree within five (5) Business Days from the end of the Resolution Period, then such internationally recognized independent public accounting firm jointly selected by the Sellers’ and Buyer’s independent accountants within five (5) Business Days thereafter) (such firm, as finally selected, the “Accounting Firm”).  The Sellers and Buyer each agree to promptly sign an engagement letter, in commercially reasonable form, as may reasonably be required by the Accounting Firm.  Each of Buyer and the Sellers shall submit to the Accounting Firm (with a copy delivered to the other party on the same day), within ten (10) Business Days after the date of the engagement of the Accounting Firm, a memorandum (which may include supporting exhibits) setting forth their respective positions with respect to the Unresolved Matters.  Each of Buyer and the Sellers may (but shall not be required to) submit to the Accounting Firm (with a copy delivered to the other party on the same day), within ten (10) Business Days after the date of the engagement of the Accounting Firm, a memorandum responding to the initial memorandum submitted to the Accounting Firm by the other party.  Unless requested by the Accounting Firm in writing, no party hereto may present any additional information or arguments to the Accounting Firm, either orally or in writing.  None of the Sellers, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates or representatives shall have any ex parte communications or meetings with the Accounting Firm regarding the subject matter hereof without the other party’s prior written consent.  The Accounting Firm shall be given reasonable access to all relevant records of the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities to calculate the Closing Statement.  The Accounting Firm shall act as an arbitrator and not as an expert to calculate, based solely on the written submissions of Buyer, on the one hand, and the Sellers, on the other hand, and only with respect to the Unresolved Matters submitted and without independent investigation, whether and to what extent the Closing Statement requires adjustments and shall be instructed that its calculation (A) must be made in strict accordance with the terms of this Agreement and Exhibit J, without regard to principles of equity, and (B) with respect to each Unresolved Matter, must be within the range of values established for such amount as determined by reference to the value assigned to such amount by the Sellers in the Objection and by Buyer in the Closing Statement.  The Sellers and Buyer shall request the Accounting Firm to (i) submit its final written determination to the Sellers and Buyer as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) Business Days after the Accounting



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Firm’s engagement, and (ii) prepare the Final Closing Statement (which shall be consistent with the Resolved Matters and the final determination of the Accounting Firm of the Unresolved Matters) and calculate the Final Purchase Price based on such Final Closing Statement.  The Accounting Firm’s final written determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Sellers and Buyer.  The “Final Closing Statement” shall be (i) in the event that no Objection is delivered by the Sellers to Buyer prior to the expiration of the Review Period, the Closing Statement delivered by Buyer to the Sellers pursuant to Section 1.8(a), (ii) in the event that an Objection is delivered by the Sellers to Buyer prior to the expiration of the Review Period, the Closing Statement delivered by Buyer to the Sellers pursuant to Section 1.8(a) as adjusted pursuant to the agreement of the Sellers and Buyer in writing or (iii) in the event that an Objection is delivered by the Sellers to Buyer prior to the expiration of the Review Period and the Sellers and Buyer are unable to agree on all matters set forth in such Objection, the Closing Statement delivered by Buyer to the Sellers pursuant to Section 1.8(a) as adjusted by the Accounting Firm to be consistent with the Resolved Matters and the final determination of the Accounting Firm of the Unresolved Matters in accordance with this Section 1.8(d).  In the event the Final Closing Statement is determined (x) pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, Buyer shall prepare the Final Closing Statement and calculate the Final Purchase Price, in each case, in strict accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and deliver such items to the Sellers within three (3) Business Days following the determination thereof or (y) pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Accounting Firm shall prepare the Final Closing Statement (which shall be consistent with the Resolved Matters and the final determination of the Accounting Firm of the Unresolved Matters) and calculate the Final Purchase Price based on the Final Closing Statement, in each case, in strict accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and deliver such items to the Sellers and Buyer within three (3) Business Days following the delivery of the final written determination of the Accounting Firm to the Sellers and Buyer.  The date on which the Final Closing Statement is finally determined and delivered in accordance with this Section 1.8(d) is hereinafter referred to as the “Eligibility Date”.  

(e)

Buyer and the Sellers agree that the procedures set forth in this Section 1.8 for resolving disputes with respect to the calculation of the Closing Statement shall be the sole and exclusive method for resolving any such disputes; provided that this provision shall not prohibit any party from instituting litigation to enforce any decision pursuant to the terms hereof by the Accounting Firm in any court of competent jurisdiction.  The substance of the Accounting Firm’s determination shall not be subject to review or appeal, absent a showing of fraud.  It is the intent of the Parties to have any determination of Unresolved Matters by the Accounting Firm proceed in an expeditious manner; provided, however, any deadline or time period contained herein may be extended or modified by agreement of the Parties, and the Parties agree that the failure of the Accounting Firm to strictly conform to any deadline or time period contained herein shall not be a basis for seeking to overturn any determination rendered by the Accounting Firm.  Any fees and expenses relating to the engagement of the Accounting Firm in respect of its services pursuant to this Section 1.8 shall be shared by the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, so that the Sellers’ share of such fees and expenses shall be in the same proportion that the aggregate amount that is unsuccessfully disputed by the Sellers bears to the total amount initially disputed by the Sellers.



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(f)

The “Final Purchase Price” shall mean the Enterprise Value; plus

(i)

the amount by which, if any, the Closing Date Net Working Capital (as set forth in the Final Closing Statement) is greater than the Target Net Working Capital; minus

(ii)

the amount by which, if any, the Closing Date Net Working Capital (as set forth in the Final Closing Statement) is less than the Target Net Working Capital.

(g)

If the Final Purchase Price is:

(i)

greater than the Cash Payment (the absolute value of the difference between such amounts, the “Final Purchase Price Increase Amount”):  (A) Buyer and the Sellers shall promptly direct the Escrow Agent (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the Eligibility Date) to deliver the Escrow Funds to the Sellers and (B) Buyer shall pay the Sellers (to one or more accounts designated by the Sellers) within five (5) Business Days of the Eligibility Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount in cash equal to the Final Purchase Price Increase Amount; or

(ii)

less than the Cash Payment (the absolute value of the difference between such amounts, the “Final Purchase Price Reduction Amount”):  Buyer and the Sellers shall promptly direct the Escrow Agent (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the Eligibility Date) to deliver (x) an amount equal to the Final Purchase Price Reduction Amount to Buyer (and the Sellers shall deliver to Buyer any amount in excess of the Escrow Funds required to pay in full the Final Purchase Price Reduction Amount) and (y) the remainder (if any) of the Escrow Funds to the Sellers.

(h)

For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Closing and until the payment of any Final Purchase Price Increase Amount or Final Purchase Price Reduction Amount (as applicable) in accordance with Section 1.8(g), none of the Sellers shall liquidate or dissolve.  

Section 1.9.

Allocation of Final Purchase Price

.  

(a)

The Parties agree that the Final Purchase Price shall be allocated for tax purposes in accordance with the rules under Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.  Buyer shall prepare such allocation subject to agreement by the Seller.  The Parties agree to act in accordance with the computations and allocations as determined pursuant to this Section 1.9 in any relevant Tax Returns or filings, including any forms or reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 1060 of the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or any provisions of local, state and foreign law, and to cooperate in the preparation of any such forms and to file such forms in the manner required by applicable law.



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(b)

Any issues with respect to the allocation which have not been finally resolved within forty-five (45) days following Closing shall be referred to the Accounting Firm whose determination shall be final and binding upon the Parties.

(c)

Not later than 30 days prior to the filing of their respective Forms 8594 relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Party shall deliver to the other party a copy of its Form 8594.

Section 1.10.

Withholding Rights

.  Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it determines it is reasonably required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign tax Law.  To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Buyer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Buyer.  Buyer shall provide written notice to any Seller of its intention to withhold as soon as practicable, but in any event will use commercially reasonable efforts to so notify Sellers at least five days prior to the Closing, such notice to provide in reasonable detail the basis for such withholding and the amount to be withheld.

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS

Except as otherwise disclosed in (a) the Company SEC Reports filed or furnished on or prior to the date hereof (other than information that is contained solely in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward-Looking Statements” sections of such Company SEC Reports or other forward-looking statements in such Company SEC Reports to the extent such information is general, nonspecific, forward-looking or cautionary in nature, in each case, other than specific factual information contained therein) or (b) the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the Sellers, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to Buyer as follows:

Section 2.1.

Corporate Organization

.  Each Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing or similar concept under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership power (as the case may be) to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted.  Copies of the Seller Organizational Documents, with all amendments thereto through the date hereof, have been made available to Buyer or its representatives, and such copies are accurate and complete as of the date hereof.

Section 2.2.

Qualification to Do Business

.  Each Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing or similar concept in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  



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Section 2.3.

No Conflict or Violation

.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Sellers of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) violate or conflict with any provision of any Seller Organizational Documents, (b) subject to the receipt of any consents set forth in Section 2.4, violate any provision of Law, or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity applicable to the Sellers, (c) subject to the receipt of any consents set forth in Section 2.4, result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) upon any of the assets, properties or rights of any of the Sellers or (d) except as set forth on Schedule 2.3, violate or result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of notice, consent, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any Material Contract, except with respect to clauses (b), (c) and (d), for any such violations, Liens, breaches, defaults or rights that have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

Section 2.4.

Consents and Approvals

.  No consent, waiver, authorization or approval of any Governmental Entity, and no declaration or notice to or filing or registration with any Governmental Entity, is necessary or required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Sellers or the performance by the Sellers of their obligations hereunder, except for:  (a) the entry of the Bankruptcy Court Orders and the expiration, or waiver by the Bankruptcy Court, of the applicable 14-day period set forth in Bankruptcy Rule 6004(h); (b) the filing of appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of the other jurisdictions in which Buyer is qualified to do business or any of the Sellers is qualified to do business as set forth on Schedule 2.4; (c) the filing of a Notification and Report Form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”); (d) the consents, waivers, authorizations or approvals of any Governmental Entity set forth on Schedule 2.4; (e) compliance with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the OTC Bulletin Board Market and OTCQB Marketplace; and (f) such consents, waivers, authorizations, approvals, declarations, notices, filings or registrations, which, if not obtained or made, have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 2.5.

Authorization and Validity of Agreement

.  The Sellers have the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the entry of the Bankruptcy Court Orders, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Sellers, the performance by the Sellers of their obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized and unanimously approved by the board of directors of each Seller and by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Seller.  No vote or approval by any stockholder or equityholder of a Seller is required or any other action on the part of any Seller is necessary to authorize the Sellers in connection with the execution and delivery of, and performance by the Sellers under, this Agreement, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Sellers and, subject to the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Approval Order, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sellers, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

Section 2.6.

Subsidiaries

.  The Company has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries except as set forth on Schedule 2.6, which sets forth the name and jurisdiction of organization of



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each such Subsidiary.  Each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 2.6 is a wholly-owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company.

Section 2.7.

Company SEC Reports

.

(a)

The Company has filed with or furnished to the SEC, on a timely basis, each report, definitive proxy statement and other documents (together with all amendments thereof and supplements thereto) required to be filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act since December 31, 2013 (as such documents have since the time of their filing been amended or supplemented and, in each case, including, to the extent filed or required to have been filed, all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the “Company SEC Reports”).  As of their respective effective dates (in the case of registration statements), as of their respective dates of mailing (in the case of definitive proxy statements) and as of their respective filing dates (in the case of all other Company SEC Reports), after giving effect to any amendments or supplements thereto filed on or prior to the date hereof, the Company SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  None of the Sellers (other than the Company) is, or has been at any time since December 31, 2013, subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or is otherwise required to file any reports, proxy statements or other documents with the SEC.

(b)

The Company Financial Statements complied as to form in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto or as permitted by Regulation S-X, and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q or Form 8-K of the SEC) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, which, individually or in the aggregate, were not and would not be reasonably expected to be material, and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Sellers as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended.

(c)

Except as set forth on Schedule 2.7(c), the management of the Company has (i) implemented and maintains (x) disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that are reasonably designed to ensure that all information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to enable each of the principal executive officers of the Company and the principal financial officer of the Company to make the certifications required under the Exchange Act with respect



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to such reports and (y) a system of internal control over financial reporting sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company (X) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and has identified for the Company’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls and (Y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.  The Company has made available to Buyer all such disclosures described in clause (ii) made by management in writing to the Company’s auditors and audit committee since December 31, 2013.  

Section 2.8.

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

.

(a)

Since June 30, 2015 through the date hereof, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)

Except as set forth on Schedule 2.8(b), and, except for discussions, negotiations, and transactions related to this Agreement, since June 30, 2015 through the date hereof, the Sellers have operated in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and have not:

(i)

failed to pay or satisfy any obligation or liability or accounts payable in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, other than Permitted Liens and obligations and liabilities being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP;

(ii)

sold, licensed, subjected to a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) or transferred any of its material assets, rights or properties or canceled any material debts or claims or waived any material rights in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, except for licenses of any material assets, rights or properties in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(iii)

other than (A) pursuant to the ESPP or any stock repurchase or buyback program disclosed in the Company SEC Reports prior to the date hereof or (B) in connection with the exercise or settlement of any Company Options or Company Warrants, declared, paid, or set aside for payment any dividend or other distribution in respect of shares of its Capital Stock or other securities, or redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, any shares of its Capital Stock or other securities;

(iv)

incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, other than between any of the Sellers;



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(v)

taken any action that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, would constitute a breach of clauses (iii), (v), (vi) or (ix) of Section 4.1(a); or

(vi)

entered into any agreement or made any commitment to do any of the foregoing.

Section 2.9.

Tax Matters

.  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.9 or as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a)

(i) each of the Sellers has filed when due all Tax Returns required by applicable Law to be filed by it; (ii) all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete; (iii) all Taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on such Tax Returns) have been duly and timely paid in full; and (iv) as of the date of the latest financial statements of the Company, any liability of any of the Sellers for accrued Taxes not yet due and payable, or that are being contested in good faith, has been provided for as a reserve on the financial statements of the Company in accordance with GAAP;

(b)

there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or audit now pending with respect to any of the Sellers in respect of any Tax, nor has any claim for additional Tax been asserted in writing by any taxing authority, and no taxing authority has threatened in writing to commence any such action, suit proceeding, investigation or audit;

(c)

no claim has been made in writing (or to the Knowledge of the Sellers, orally) by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where any of the Sellers has not filed a Tax Return that it is or may be subject to Tax by such jurisdiction;

(d)

(i) there is no outstanding request for any extension of time for any of the Sellers to pay any Taxes or file any Tax Returns, other than any such request made in the ordinary course of business; (ii) there has been no waiver or extension of any applicable statute of limitations for the assessment or collection of any Taxes of any of the Sellers that is currently in force; and (iii) none of the Sellers is a party to, has any obligation under or is bound by any agreement with a Person other than any of the other Sellers (other than any customary commercial contract not primarily related to Taxes or commercial lending arrangements) providing for the payment of or in respect of Taxes, payment for Tax losses, entitlements to refunds or similar Tax matters;

(e)

None of the Sellers (i) is or has ever been a member of an affiliated group of corporations (other than the group to which they are currently members and the common parent of which is the Company) filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return or (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than any of the Sellers) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law), as a transferee or successor, or by contract (other than any customary commercial contract not primarily related to Taxes or commercial lending arrangements) or otherwise;



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(f)

each of the Sellers has timely withheld and paid to the relevant taxing authority all Taxes required to be withheld in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee, creditor, independent contractor or other third party; and

(g)

there is no Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on any of the assets or properties of the Sellers that arose in connection with any failure or alleged failure to pay any Tax.

Section 2.10.

Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

.  The Sellers do not have any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of a type that would be required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company or disclosed in notes thereto prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities or obligations (a) that were incurred after June 30, 2015 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (b) that were set forth on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 included in the Company Financial Statements in the Company SEC Reports on or prior to the date hereof, (c) that were incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the discussions and negotiations of the transactions contemplated hereby or in connection with the filing of the petition for relief with the Bankruptcy Court, (d) that have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (e) those liabilities or obligations set forth on Schedule 2.10.

Section 2.11.

Seller Property

.  None of the Sellers owns in fee or has any option to purchase any material real property or interests in real property.  Schedule 2.11 sets forth a true and complete list of each lease, license, sublease and occupancy agreement, together with any material amendments thereto (each, a “Seller Lease” and collectively, the “Seller Leases”; the real property subject to the Seller Leases, collectively, the “Seller Property”) with respect to all real property leased, licensed, subleased or otherwise used or occupied by any of the Sellers as lessee or sublessee as of the date hereof.  Except as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Seller Lease is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the applicable Seller, as the case may be, and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, of the other party or parties thereto, subject to proper authorization and execution of such lease by the other party and the application of any bankruptcy, creditor’s rights or similar Laws, and subject to Permitted Liens.  None of the Sellers is in material breach or material default under any of the Seller Leases and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that, with the delivery of notice, passage of time or both, would constitute a material breach or material default or permit the termination or modification of, or acceleration of rent due under, such Seller Lease, in each case after giving effect to Section 365(e) of the Bankruptcy Code.

Section 2.12.

Intellectual Property

.

(a)

Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12(a) or as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Sellers own all right, title and interest in and to, or have the valid and enforceable right to use, all Seller Intellectual Property used in the operation of the business as presently conducted; (ii) to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no third party is infringing, misappropriating or



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violating any Seller Owned Intellectual Property; (iii) the Sellers and the conduct of the Business are not infringing, misappropriating or violating any Intellectual Property right of any third party; (iv) there is no claim, suit, action or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against any of the Sellers: (A) alleging any violation, misappropriation or infringement of a third party’s Intellectual Property rights, or (B) challenging any Seller’s ownership or use of, or the validity or enforceability of, any Seller Owned Intellectual Property; and (v) all Persons who created or invented material proprietary Intellectual Property for any of the Sellers have assigned in writing to the Sellers all of their rights in same that do not vest initially in the Sellers by operation of law. 

(b)

Schedule 2.12(b) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all (i) Patents, registered trademarks and service marks, registered copyrights, and applications for any of the foregoing, in each case issued by, filed with, or recorded by, any Governmental Entity and (ii) domain names and social media account identifiers, in each case, constituting Seller Owned Intellectual Property (the foregoing (i) and (ii), “Seller Registered Intellectual Property”) and the owner of record, date of application, registration or issuance, and relevant jurisdiction as to each.  All Seller Owned Intellectual Property is owned by a Seller, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, all Seller Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting, unexpired, valid and enforceable.

(c)

Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12(c), no past or current employee or contractor of any Seller has any right, title or interest in or to material Seller Owned Intellectual Property.

(d)

The Sellers take all commercially reasonable measures to protect and preserve the confidentiality of their trade secrets and other material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation and security of all material software, networks and systems (including those of third parties) used in connection with the Business (and the data within) and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, since January 1, 2013, there have been no material violations, compromises, breakdowns or outages of same other than any of the foregoing that were resolved without material cost or liability.  No Person other than authorized employees of Sellers possesses or has any current or contingent right to possess any of Sellers’ material proprietary source code.

Section 2.13.

Government Licenses and Permits

.  The Sellers own or possess all right, title and interest in and to each of their respective Government Licenses, except where failure to so own or possess such Government Licenses have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Government Licenses are, in all material respects, valid and in full force and effect.

Section 2.14.

Compliance with Law

.

(a)

Since January 1, 2013, the operations of the business of the Sellers have been conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, regulations, orders and other requirements of all Governmental Entities applicable to or that affect the Government Licenses, or the ownership, operation and holding thereof, the conduct of the



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Business as currently conducted or the ownership or use of the Purchased Assets, and no written notice, charge, Claim, action or assertion has been received by the Sellers or has been filed, commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against the Sellers alleging any violation of any of the foregoing.  None of the Sellers is, or has been at any time since January 1, 2013, in violation of any Law that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) prevent or materially delay the Sellers from performing their obligations under this Agreement or (iii) materially impact the Government Licenses, the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities.  As of the date hereof, there is no outstanding or unsatisfied order, judgment, penalty or awards against, relating to or affecting the Government Licenses, the Business, the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities.  

(b)

Without limiting the foregoing, the Sellers are in compliance in all material respects with (i) the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations promulgated under such act or the Exchange Act, (ii) the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board Market and OTCQB Marketplace and (iii) the Sellers’ internal and posted policies related to privacy and data security.

Section 2.15.

Litigation

.  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15, there are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations (“Causes of Action” ) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, by or before any Governmental Entity, which are brought by or against any of the Sellers or any of their officers or directors involving or relating to the Sellers, other than any such Causes of Action that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity outstanding, or to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, against any of the Sellers, other than any such judgment, decree, injunction or order that has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 2.16.

Contracts

.

(a)

Except for this Agreement, each Seller Benefit Plan and the contracts filed as exhibits to the Company SEC Reports, Schedule 2.16(a) sets forth a list of all Material Contracts as of the date of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Material Contract” means all contracts to which any of the Sellers is a party or by which any of the Sellers or any of their respective properties, rights or assets is bound (other than Seller Benefit Plans and Seller Leases) that are currently in effect and:

(i)

would be required to be filed by the Company as a “material contract” pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;

(ii)

relate to indebtedness having an outstanding amount in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, other than any indebtedness between the Company and any of its Subsidiaries;

(iii)

prohibit (A) the payment of dividends or distributions in respect of the Capital Stock of any of the Sellers, (B) the pledging of the Capital Stock of



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any of the Sellers or (C) the incurrence of indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees by any of the Sellers;

(iv)

contain a commitment by any of the Sellers to make any capital expenditure in excess of $100,000;

(v)

involve the acquisition from another Person or disposition to another Person, directly or indirectly (by merger, license or otherwise), of assets or Capital Stock or other equity interests (A) in the past five years for aggregate consideration under such contract (or series of related contracts) in excess of $100,000 or (B) pursuant to which any of the Sellers has continuing “earn-out”, indemnification or other similar contingent payment obligations;

(vi)

are contracts (or a series of related contracts, with a supplier or a group of suppliers) for the purchase or sale of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets providing for annual payments by any of the Sellers or to any of the Sellers, respectively, of $100,000 or more, other than those that can be terminated by any of the Sellers on 90 days’ notice (or less) without payment by any of the Sellers of any material penalty;

(vii)

are a settlement or conciliation or similar agreements (A) with any Governmental Entity or (B) which would require any of the Sellers to pay consideration of more than $100,000 after the date of this Agreement or which imposes material obligations upon any of the Sellers;

(viii)

are contracts between any of the Sellers, on the one hand, and any directors, executive officers (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) or five percent (5%) shareholders of the Company, on the other hand, other than employment, indemnification, stock option or similar contracts set forth on Schedule 2.16(a)(viii) or Schedule 2.17(a);

(ix)

relate to a joint venture, partnership, limited liability, profit-sharing or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture;

(x)

contain any covenant (A) granting “most favored nation” or “exclusivity” status, (B) that restricts in any material respect the ability of any of the Sellers to engage in any line of business or to compete with any Person or operate at any location, (C) that prohibits or restricts in any material respect the right of any of the Sellers to make, sell, supply, market or distribute any products or services or (D) granting any rights of first refusal, rights of first offer or other similar rights to any Person with respect to any material assets, rights or properties of any of the Sellers;

(xi)

(A) relate to third-party Intellectual Property and provide for annual payments by any of the Sellers of at least $100,000 annually, (B) relate to material Seller Owned Intellectual Property, other than non-exclusive licenses in the ordinary course of business, or (C) after the Closing Date, would place



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licensing or other obligations upon any Intellectual Property owned by Buyer or its Affiliates (other than any of the Sellers);

(xii)

are unexpired Government Contracts under which any of the Sellers collectively made or received payments in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, are expected to make or receive payments in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016;

(xiii)

are outstanding Government Bids with, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, an anticipated total contract value in excess of $100,000; or

(xiv)

are other contract under which any of the Sellers collectively made or received payments in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, are expected to make or receive payments during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 in excess of $500,000.

(b)

Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the Sellers party thereto, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except where the failure to be valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).  Each of the Sellers party thereto has not breached, violated or defaulted under, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any Material Contract, except where such breach, violation or default has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  Since December 31, 2014 none of the Sellers has received any notice in writing, nor do any of the Sellers have Knowledge, of the present intention of any Person to terminate any Material Contract.

(c)

Schedule 2.16(c) sets forth a list of all Active Business Contracts as of the date of this Agreement.  True and correct copies of all Active Business Contracts as of the date of this Agreement have been made available to Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement, and true and correct copies of any additional Active Business Contracts entered into after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be delivered to Buyer promptly after being entered into and in any event at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing.

Section 2.17.

Seller Benefit Plans; Employees

.

(a)

Schedule 2.17(a) contains a true, correct and complete list of all material Seller Benefit Plans.  With respect to each Seller Benefit Plan, the Sellers have, prior to the date of this Agreement, made available to Buyer a current, accurate and complete copy thereof (or, to the extent no such copy exists, an accurate description thereof) and, to the extent applicable, (i) any related trust agreement or other funding instrument, (ii) the most recent summary plan



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description and any summary of material modifications, (iii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series) and attached schedules, (iv) the most recent financial statements, (v) the most recent favorable determination letter from the IRS with respect to each such Seller Benefit Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and (vi) any Code Section 280G calculations prepared (whether or not final) with respect to any Service Provider in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (together with the underlying documentation on which such calculation is based).  

(b)

None of the Sellers nor any member of their respective controlled groups (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code that includes any of the Sellers or is under common control with any of the Sellers within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA) sponsors, maintains, participates in, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to or has at any time contributed to (or had an obligation to contribute to), sponsored, participated in or maintained a Multiemployer Plan, a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 4063 of ERISA) or a plan that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code.  No Seller Benefit Plan provides benefits or coverage in the nature of health or other welfare, accident or life insurance following retirement or termination of employment, except as required pursuant to COBRA.  Except as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Seller Benefit Plan has been established, maintained and administered in compliance in all respects with its terms and the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable Laws.  None of the Sellers or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any of their respective Service Providers has engaged in any transaction with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan that would be reasonably likely to subject any of the Sellers to any material Tax or penalty (civil or otherwise) imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable Law.  No material liability under Title IV of ERISA has been or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, is reasonably expected to be incurred by any of the Sellers.  Each Seller Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or is the subject of a favorable opinion letter from the IRS on the form of such Seller Benefit Plan and there are no facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Seller Benefit Plan.  No Seller Benefit Plan is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States, or covers any Service Provider residing or working outside the United States.

(c)

Except as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan, (i) no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened relating to or otherwise in connection with the Seller Benefit Plan, (ii) no facts or circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, suits or claims, and (iii) no administrative investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding by any Governmental Entity is pending, in progress or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened.

(d)

To the Knowledge of the Sellers, all benefits, payments, contributions, expenses, reimbursements, accruals and premiums for all periods ending prior to or as of the Closing Date required by and due under the terms of each Seller Benefit Plan have been timely



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made in accordance with the terms of such Seller Benefit Plan, and the terms of all applicable Laws, and/or properly accrued on the Company Financial Statements to the extent required by GAAP.

(e)

Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17(e) or as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or applicable Law, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, shareholder approval of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would reasonably be expected to, either alone or in combination with another event (whether contingent or otherwise) (i) result in, cause the accelerated vesting, funding or delivery of, or increase the amount or value of, any payment or benefit to any Service Provider, (ii) limit or restrict the right to amend, terminate or transfer the assets of any Seller Benefit Plan on or following the Closing Date or (iii) result in any payment or benefit that would constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) to any Service Provider.

(f)

Except as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as set forth on Schedule 2.17(f), (i) the Sellers are in compliance, in all respects, with all applicable Laws regarding employment, labor and wage and hour matters; (ii) with respect to each employee of any of the Sellers, no labor organization or group of employees has made a pending demand for recognition or certification, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority; (iii) none of the Sellers is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with any labor organization or other representative of any of its employees; and (iv) there are no material strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns, lockouts, arbitrations or grievances, or other material labor disputes, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against or involving any of the employees of any of the Sellers.

Section 2.18.

Insurance

.  Except as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all surety bonds, fidelity bonds and all policies of title, liability, fire, casualty, business interruption, workers’ compensation and other forms of insurance insuring each of the Sellers and their assets, rights, properties and operations are in full force and effect and were in full force and effect during the periods of time such insurance policies were purported to be in effect (other than any period of time beginning prior to January 1, 2013) and all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid.  Except as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Sellers is in default under any provisions of any such policy of insurance nor has any of the Sellers taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, nor has any of the Sellers received written or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, oral notice of cancellation of or canceled any such insurance.  

Section 2.19.

Affiliate Transactions

.  Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof or as set forth on Schedule 2.19, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between any of the Sellers, on the one hand, and any director or executive officer of the Company, on the other hand, that would be



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required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act other than ordinary course of business employment agreements and similar employee arrangements otherwise set forth on Schedule 2.17(a).

Section 2.20.

Environmental Matters

.  Except as have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) each of the Sellers is in compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable Laws, regulations or other legal requirements relating to protection of the environment, natural resources or human health and safety (“Environmental Laws”) (which compliance includes, but is not limited to, the possession by the Sellers of all permits and other governmental authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws, and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof), (b) there is no investigation, suit, claim, action or proceeding relating to or arising under any Environmental Law that is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against any of the Sellers, (c) none of the Sellers has received any written notice of or entered into any legally binding agreement, order, settlement, judgment, injunction or decree involving uncompleted, outstanding or unresolved requirements on the part of any of the Sellers relating to or arising under Environmental Laws and (d) none of the Sellers, nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other Person has placed, stored, deposited, discharged, buried, dumped, disposed of, arranged to be disposed of or released any Hazardous Materials produced by, resulting from or relating to any of the Sellers’ operations, and Hazardous Materials are not otherwise present at any Seller Property, except for inventories of such substances to be used, and wastes generated therefrom, in the ordinary course of business of the Sellers (which inventories and wastes, if any, were and are stored or disposed of in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws and would not otherwise reasonably be expected to result in liability under any applicable Environmental Law).  The representations and warranties made pursuant to this Section 2.20 and Section 2.4 and Section 2.10 hereof are the exclusive representations and warranties made by the Sellers regarding Environmental Laws.

Section 2.21.

No Brokers

.  No broker, finder or similar intermediary has acted for or on behalf of, or is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or other commission from, any of the Sellers in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than Chardan Capital Markets, LLC and Noble Financial Capital Markets.  

Section 2.22.

Governmental Contracts

.  

(a)

(i) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, none of the directors, officers or employees of any of the Sellers is (or since January 1, 2013 has been) under administrative, civil or criminal investigation or indictment by any Governmental Entity (except as to routine security investigations), (ii) to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no pending or threatened audit or investigation by any Governmental Entity of any of the Sellers or any of their respective directors, officers or employees with respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or relating to a Government Contract or Government Bid, and (iii) since January 1, 2013, none of the Sellers has made a disclosure with respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under a Government Contract with or a Government Bid by any of the Sellers, other than routine inquiries, audits and reconciliations that have not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a



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Material Adverse Effect.  To the Knowledge of the Sellers, none of the Sellers or any of their respective directors, officers or employees has made any intentional misstatement or omission in connection with any disclosure that has led or is expected to lead to any of the consequences set forth in clause (i) or (ii) or any other material damage, penalty assessment, recoupment of payment or disallowance of cost.  The Sellers have complied in all material respects with the terms and conditions of each Government Contract and each Government Bid to which it is a party or subject to and all Laws applicable and pertaining to each such Government Contract and Government Bid.  

(b)

There are (i) no outstanding claims against any of the Sellers by a Governmental Entity or by any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor arising under any Government Contract with or Government Bid by any of the Sellers and (ii) no disputes between a Governmental Entity and any of the Sellers under the Contract Disputes Act or any other Law or between any of the Sellers and any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor arising under any such Government Contract with or Government Bid by such Seller, except any such claim or dispute that has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No termination for convenience, termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice is currently in effect, has been issued, or, has, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, been threatened in writing or is expected with respect to any Government Contract or Government Bid.

(c)

None of the Sellers is suspended or debarred from doing business with a Governmental Entity, nor is any of the Sellers the subject of a finding of non-responsibility or ineligibility for U.S. Government or non-U.S. Government contracting.

(d)

Each of the Sellers’ cost accounting system and procurement systems with respect to the Government Contracts and Government Bids are in material compliance with applicable regulations and legal requirements.  The Sellers have not received notice from the U.S. Government’s Defense Contract Audit Agency of a determination that the cost accounting systems of the Sellers are inadequate for accumulating and billing costs under Government Contracts.  To the Knowledge of the Sellers, there has been no claim of defective pricing, mischarging or improper payments on the part of any of the Sellers, except any such claim that would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Business in any material respect.  None of the Sellers has received any written communication that it will be subject to any audit by any Governmental Entity whether arising under or relating to any Government Contract or otherwise, other than routine audits conducted by any Governmental Entity.

Section 2.23.

Anti-Corruption Laws and Regulations Compliance

.

(a)

Within the past five years, none of the Sellers or their respective officers or directors, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing has taken any action that would cause any of the foregoing to be in violation of any provision of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) or the UK Bribery Act 2010.

(b)

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behalf of the foregoing has offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value to any officer, employee, agent, or any other Person acting in an official capacity for any Governmental Entity (each, a “Government Official”), or to any other Person under circumstances where any of the Sellers, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any of their officers, directors, agents, employees, or Persons acting on behalf of any of the foregoing knew or had reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, promised, or given to any Government Official, for the purpose of (i) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his or her official capacity; (ii) inducing such Government Official to do, or omit to do, any act in relation to his or her lawful duty; (iii) securing any improper advantage; or (iv) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity, in each case in order to assist any of the Sellers, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any of their officers, directors, agents, employees, or Persons acting on behalf of any of the foregoing in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any Person.

(c)

Within the past five years, none of the Sellers or their respective officers or directors, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing has made, offered, authorized, or received any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment in violation of the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act 2010, or any other applicable anticorruption laws or has otherwise violated the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act 2010 or any other applicable anticorruption laws.

(d)

The Sellers have implemented, maintained in effect and enforced policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Sellers and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and any other applicable anticorruption laws.

Section 2.24.

Economic Sanctions Compliance

.

(a)

The Sellers are and have for the past five (5) years been in compliance with all applicable economic sanctions laws and regulations, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations, the European Union, any European member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, and of any other relevant sanctions authorities (collectively, “Sanctions”).

(b)

Except as set forth in Schedule 2.24, none of the Sellers has engaged in any dealings or transactions with (i) any Person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of sanctions administered by OFAC, including but not limited to any Person listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”), the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List (“FSE List”), or the Sectoral Sanctions List (“SSI List”)  (ii) any person in Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, North Korea, or the Crimea region of Ukraine or (iii) any Person owned or controlled by a Person or Persons described in (i) or (ii), or engaged in any other dealings or transactions that otherwise would reasonably be expected to give rise to any violation of Sanctions.



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(c)

Neither the Sellers nor any of their respective directors, or employees, or to the Knowledge of Sellers, any agent, affiliate or representative of the foregoing is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is listed on the SDN List, the SSI List or the FSE List.   

(d)

To the Knowledge of the Sellers, none of the Sellers is the subject or the target of a governmental investigation relating to Sanctions.  None of the Sellers have received notice of, or otherwise become aware of, any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, formal or informal, against it with respect to Sanctions.

(e)

The Sellers have implemented, maintained in effect and enforced policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Sellers and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Sanctions.

Section 2.25.

Export Controls Compliance

.

(a)

The Sellers have conducted their respective export transactions in material accordance with all applicable United States export and re-export control laws, economic sanctions laws, and all other applicable export control laws in other countries in which the Sellers conduct business (collectively, “Export Control Laws”).

(b)

None of the Sellers is the subject or the target of a governmental investigation relating to economic sanctions laws or regulations nor has any received notice of, or otherwise become aware of, any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, formal or informal, against it with respect to Export Control Laws.

(c)

The Sellers have implemented, maintained in effect and enforced policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Sellers and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with all applicable Export Control Laws.

(d)

No licenses or approvals pursuant to any Export Control Laws are necessary for the transfer of any export licenses or other export approvals to Buyer in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for any such licenses or approvals the failure of which to contain has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 2.26.

Security Clearances

.  Except as may be prohibited by the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, Schedule 2.26 sets forth a list of all facility security clearances held by any of the Sellers and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, all personnel security clearances by number and clearance level held by any of their respective employees.  Each of the Sellers is in compliance, in all material respects, with all facility and personnel security clearance requirements imposed by contract or Law.  All facility clearances are valid and in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no proposed or threatened termination of any facility or security clearance.  To the Knowledge of the Sellers, all material personnel security clearances are valid and in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no proposed or threatened termination of any material personnel security clearance.  The security clearances set forth in Schedule 2.26 are all of the



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facility security clearances and personnel security clearances reasonably necessary to conduct the Business as currently conducted.

Section 2.27.

Product Warranties

.  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.27, the Sellers do not provide material guaranties or warranties with respect to the performance or integrity of any of the products or services sold by them.  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.27, there have not been any (a) recalls, withdrawals or seizures or (b) warranty claims or returns or credits for defects, in each case, involving an amount in excess of $500,000, individually or in the aggregate, since January 1, 2013, in each case, with respect to any products or services sold by the Sellers.

Section 2.28.

Sufficiency of and Title to the Purchased Assets

.  The Purchased Assets, together with the Excluded Assets, constitute all of the material property, rights and assets of the Sellers, and are sufficient to conduct the Business immediately after the Closing as conducted immediately prior to the Closing.

Section 2.29.

Acknowledgement by the Sellers

.  None of the Sellers is relying, and none of the Sellers has relied on, any representations or warranties whatsoever regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, express or implied, except for the representations and warranties in ARTICLE III.  Such representations and warranties constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Sellers and their respective Affiliates, equity holders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives or advisors in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each of the Sellers understands, acknowledges and agrees that all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature whether express, implied or statutory are specifically disclaimed by Buyer.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Except as otherwise set forth in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows:

Section 3.1.

Organization

.  Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing or similar concept under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership power (as the case may be) to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as now conducted, except where the failure to be in good standing (or similar concept) in such jurisdiction would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.2.

No Conflict or Violation

.  The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) violate or conflict with any provision of Buyer Organizational Documents, (b) subject to the receipt of any consents set forth in Section 3.3, violate any provision of Law, or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity applicable to Buyer, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) upon



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any of the assets, properties or rights of Buyer or any of Buyer’s Subsidiaries or result in or give to others any rights of cancellation, modification, amendment, acceleration, revocation or suspension of any of Buyer’s licenses or permits or (d) violate or result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under or give rise to any right of notice, consent, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any material contract, agreement or instrument to which Buyer or any of Buyer’s Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject except in each case with respect to clauses (b), (c) and (d), for any such violations, Liens, breaches, defaults or rights that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.3.

Consents and Approvals

.  No consent, waiver, authorization or approval of any Governmental Entity, and no declaration or notice to or filing or registration with any Governmental Entity, is necessary or required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer or the performance by Buyer of its obligations hereunder, except for: (a) the filing of a Notification and Report Form under the HSR Act and other filings under applicable antitrust, competition or similar Laws of other jurisdictions; (b) the consents, waivers, authorizations or approvals of any Governmental Entity set forth on Schedule 3.3; and (c) such consents, waivers, authorizations, approvals, declarations, notices, filings or registrations, which if not obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.4.

Authorization and Validity of Agreement

.  Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer and the performance by Buyer of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of Buyer and all other necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of, and performance by Buyer under, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and, assuming due execution and delivery by the Sellers, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to (a) the effect of bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 3.5.

No Brokers

.  No consultant, broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer for which the Sellers will be responsible.

Section 3.6.

Sufficiency of Funds

.  Buyer has sufficient funds to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, at the Closing, Buyer will have available all of the funds necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and related fees and expenses, including the payment of the Closing Date Payment, the Cure Costs for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to this Agreement, the Escrow Amount, the Transfer



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Taxes and the payment of all other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all related fees and expenses associated therewith.

Section 3.7.

Board Approval

.  The Board of Directors of Buyer, at a meeting duly called and held, (a) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Buyer, and (b) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  Such approval is in full force and effect and has not been rescinded, withdrawn or superseded in any way.

Section 3.8.

No Vote of Buyer Shareholders

.  No vote of the shareholders of Buyer or the holders of any other securities of Buyer (equity or otherwise) is required by applicable Law, the Buyer Organizational Documents or the applicable rules of any exchange on which securities of Buyer are traded, in order for Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 3.9.

Litigation

.  As of the date hereof, there are no claims, actions, suits, proceedings or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, investigations pending or threatened, against Buyer before any Governmental Entity, except as would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.  As of the date hereof, there is no material judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity outstanding, or to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened, against Buyer, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10.

Acknowledgement by Buyer

.

(a)

Buyer is not relying, nor has Buyer relied, on any representations or warranties whatsoever regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, express or implied, except for the representations and warranties in ARTICLE II.  Such representations and warranties by the Sellers constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Sellers and their respective Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives or advisors in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Buyer understands, acknowledges and agrees that all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature, whether express, implied or statutory, are specifically disclaimed by the Sellers.

(b)

In connection with the due diligence investigation of the Sellers by Buyer and its Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives or advisors, Buyer and its Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors have received and may continue to receive after the date hereof from the Sellers and their respective Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, representatives and advisors certain estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking information, as well as certain business plan information, regarding the Sellers and their businesses and operations.  Buyer hereby acknowledges that there are uncertainties inherent in attempting to make such estimates, projections, forecasts and other forward-looking statements, as well as in such business plans, and that except for the representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE II, and, except in the case of actual fraud, Buyer will have no claim against any of the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates,



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shareholders, directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, representatives or advisors, or any other person with respect thereto.  Accordingly, Buyer hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE II, none of the Sellers nor any of their respective Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, representatives or advisors, nor any other person, has made or is making any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to such estimates, projections, forecasts, forward-looking statements or business plans.

Section 3.11.

Certain Arrangements

.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11, there are no contracts or other agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether oral or written) or commitments to enter into agreements, arrangements or understandings (whether oral or written) between Buyer or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any member of any Seller’s management or directors, on the other hand, as of the date hereof that relate in any way to the Sellers or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV.

COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS

Section 4.1.

Conduct of the Sellers Before the Closing Date

.

(a)

The Sellers covenant and agree that, during the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing (except as otherwise specifically contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or required by applicable Law), unless Buyer shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned):  (x) the Business shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business; and (y) the Sellers shall use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the foregoing to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Sellers, to keep available the services of their respective officers and employees and to maintain in full force and effect all of the Assumed Contracts and Government Licenses.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Sellers shall (except as specifically contemplated by the terms of this Agreement (including pursuant to the Bid Procedures Order), required by applicable Law, or as set forth on Schedule 4.1(a)), between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):  

(i)

make any change in any of its organizational documents;

(ii)

make any sale, assignment, transfer, abandonment, lease, sublease, license, subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or other conveyance (including by merger, consolidation, sale of stock or assets or similar transaction) of any material asset, right or property (including material Intellectual Property), including the Seller Property (other than (A) sales, transfers, and dispositions of obsolete or worthless equipment; (B) non-material amendments or extensions to any Seller Lease; and (C) sales, non-exclusive licenses, leases, transfers or other dispositions in the ordinary course of business either of (1) inventory or (2) to the



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extent that they do not exceed $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, other assets);

(iii)

directly or indirectly make any acquisition (including by merger, consolidation, purchase of stock or assets or similar transaction) of the Capital Stock or a material portion of the assets, rights or properties of any other Person (or in any event involving consideration in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate), except (A) for inventory and equipment to be acquired in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) pursuant to contracts in force on the date of this Agreement which are identified on Schedule 2.16(a)(v) or otherwise filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC Reports prior to the date hereof;

(iv)

except as required by any Seller Benefit Plan or as otherwise required by applicable Law, (A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice for employees of the Sellers who have an annual base salary below $150,000 (“Non-Management Employees” ), increase the compensation or benefits payable or provided to any Service Provider, (B) enter into any employment, consulting, change of control, transaction bonus, severance or retention agreement with any Service Provider (except for (x) severance agreements entered into with employees who are Non-Management Employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in connection with terminations of employment and (y) offer letters delivered to, or entered into with, at-will employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in connection with commencement of employment), (C) hire any employees other than Non-Management Employees, (D) take any action to fund or secure the payment of any amounts under any Seller Benefit Plan other than in the ordinary course of business, (E) loan or advance any money or other property to any Service Provider, other than routine advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business, (F) make or grant any bonus or any incentive compensation, (G) discretionarily accelerate the vesting or payment of any cash or equity-based award held by any Service Provider or (H) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any Seller Benefit Plan (or any plan, trust, fund, policy or arrangement that would be a Seller Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date hereof), except for routine amendments in the ordinary course of business or renewals to health and welfare plans (other than severance plans) that would not result in a material increase in benefits or in cost to the Sellers and except as otherwise permitted pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this Section 4.1(a)(iv);

(v)

authorize or enter into any agreement, contract, or commitment (or series of such similar transactions) for or make any capital expenditures in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, except for capital expenditures of the category and nature contemplated by, and in an aggregate amount not exceeding the aggregate amount provided in, the Approved Budget; 



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(vi)

make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person other than (A) the Sellers, (B) advances permitted under Section 4.1(a)(iv)(E), or (C) pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, contracts in effect as of the date hereof (other than to any current employees of the Sellers) that are set forth on Schedule 4.1(a)(vi);

(vii)

make any material change in any method of accounting (including Tax accounting) or accounting principle, method, estimate or practice except for any such change required by reason of a concurrent change in GAAP;

(viii)

 make or change any material Tax election  with respect to the Purchased Assets;

(ix)

other than the Chapter 11 Cases, (A) commence any litigation or claims other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) settle, release or forgive any claim requiring payments to be made by any of the Sellers in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, other than intercompany claims, (C) waive any right with respect to any material claim held by any of the Sellers other than in the ordinary course of business, or (D) settle or resolve any claim against any of the Sellers except for claims requiring payments to be made by any of the Sellers not in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;

(x)

incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money (other than from any of the Sellers) except (A) for any guarantees by the Company of indebtedness of any of its Subsidiaries or guarantees by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries of indebtedness of the Company or any of its other Subsidiaries, which indebtedness is incurred in compliance with this Section 4.1(a)(x); and (B) pursuant to the DIP Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of clause (A) such indebtedness does not impose or result in any additional restrictions or limitations that would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent or materially impair or materially delay the ability of any of the Sellers to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

(xi)

enter into, terminate or, in any material respect, amend or modify any Material Contract or contract that, if in effect on the date hereof, would have constituted Material Contract, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xii)

adopt or enter into a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring or other reorganization of any of the Sellers, other than in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases (so long as the adoption thereof does not modify or change Sellers’ obligations hereunder or adversely effect in any respect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or Buyer’s rights hereunder);



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(xiii)

enter into any new line of business;

(xiv)

enter into any exclusivity arrangements or contracts for the sale or distribution of products;

(xv)

enter into any collective bargaining agreement with any labor organization;

(xvi)

issue or grant any additional shares of Capital Stock (other than (A) pursuant to the ESPP, (B) upon the exercise of Company Options or Company Warrants outstanding on the date hereof in accordance with their terms in effect on the date hereof, (C) upon the conversion of Indebtedness of the Company into Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, or (D) upon the conversion of Company Preferred Stock into Company Common Stock (provided that, upon completion of the conversion described in this clause (D), the converted Company Preferred Stock shall be surrendered to the Company)), or other equity securities or grant any option, warrant or right to acquire any Capital Stock, or other equity securities or issue any security convertible into or exchangeable for such securities or alter any of its outstanding securities or make any change in outstanding shares of Capital Stock, or other ownership interests or its capitalization, in each case, by reason of a reclassification of shares or stock dividend or otherwise;

(xvii)

declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of shares of Capital Stock, or other ownership interests of, the Company (other than as required by the terms of the Company Preferred Stock), or make any payment of principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Sellers, other than a mandatory repayment of principal (but not any voluntary repayment of principal), interest and fees, in each case under the DIP Agreement only to the extent required thereby and in the DIP Financing Order;

(xviii)

redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its Capital Stock or other ownership interests, securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares of its Capital Stock, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of its Capital Stock other than for the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of shares of Company Common Stock from Service Providers pursuant to the terms of any Seller Benefit Plan as in effect on the date hereof; or

(xix)

commit to do any of the foregoing.

(b)

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give to Buyer, directly or indirectly, rights to control or direct the operations of any of the Sellers prior to the Closing Date.  Prior to the Closing Date, the Sellers shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision of their operations.  As the holders of the Government Licenses, the Sellers shall retain de facto and de jure control over the Government Licenses.



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Section 4.2.

Notice of Breach

.  From and after the date hereof and until the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII hereof, the Company shall promptly give notice upon having Knowledge of:

(a)

the existence of any event or circumstance that would be likely to cause any condition to the obligations of Buyer to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied;

(b)

any written notice or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, other communication,  received by or made to the Company, from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(c)

any Causes of Action, suits, Claims, investigations or proceedings commenced, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened against, relating to or involving the Sellers or the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 2.15 or that relates to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

(d)

any breach under the DIP Agreement or the DIP Financing Order or the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default under and as defined in the DIP Agreement.

Buyer’s receipt of information pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall not operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by any Seller in this Agreement and shall not be deemed to amend or supplement the Disclosure Schedules.

Section 4.3.

Confidentiality

.  From and after the Closing, the Sellers shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, hold, and shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause their or their Affiliates’ respective Representatives to hold, in confidence and to take all reasonable measures practicable to keep confidential, and shall not disclose to anyone (other than their Representatives), any and all information, whether written or oral, concerning the Business (“Confidential Information”), except to the extent that Sellers can show that such information (a) is generally available to and known by the public through no fault of any Seller, any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives or (b) is lawfully acquired by any Seller, any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives after the Closing from sources which were not, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, subject to a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation not to disclose such information.  From and after the Closing, each Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, not use any Confidential Information except as permitted under this Agreement or except as reasonably necessary to enforce its rights under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or in connection with the administration of the Chapter 11 Cases.  If a Seller or any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives are compelled to disclose any information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, such Seller shall, to the extent legally permitted, promptly notify Buyer in writing as far in advance of its disclosure as reasonably practicable and such Seller or its Affiliate or their respective Representative, as applicable, shall disclose only that portion of such information which it is advised by its counsel in writing is legally required to be disclosed,



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provided that such Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts (at the sole cost and expense of Buyer) to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.

ARTICLE V.

COVENANTS OF BUYER

Section 5.1.

Notice of Breach

.  From and after the date hereof and until the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII hereof, Buyer shall promptly give notice upon having Knowledge of:

(a)

 the existence of any event or circumstance that would be likely to cause any condition to the obligations of the Sellers to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied;

(b)

any written notice, or to the Knowledge of Buyer, other written communication received by, or made to Buyer, from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

(c)

any Causes of Action, suits, Claims, investigations or proceedings commenced, or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 3.9.

Section 5.2.

Conduct of the Business Before the Closing Date

.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give to the Sellers, directly or indirectly, rights to control or direct the operations of Buyer or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date.  

ARTICLE VI.

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

Section 6.1.

Access to Information

.  

(a)

During the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, subject to applicable Laws (including Antitrust Laws), upon reasonable advance written notice, the Sellers shall afford to Buyer and Buyer’s representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the Sellers’ officers, employees, agents, properties, books, contracts and records and the Sellers shall furnish promptly to Buyer such information concerning its business, personnel, assets, liabilities and properties as Buyer may reasonably request; provided that Buyer and its representatives shall conduct any such activities at its expense and in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Sellers; provided, further, however, that the Sellers shall not be obligated to provide such access or information if the Sellers determine, in its reasonable judgment, that doing so would violate applicable Law or a contract or obligation of confidentiality owing to a third party, jeopardize the protection of an attorney-client privilege, or expose the Sellers to risk of liability for disclosure of sensitive or personal information;



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provided, however, that the Parties hereto shall attempt in good faith to make such alternative arrangements as may be reasonably necessary so that the restrictions in the immediately preceding proviso would not apply.  Each Party hereto will hold any such information that is nonpublic in confidence to the extent required hereby and by, and in accordance with, the provisions of that certain agreement, dated December 23, 2015 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), between the Company and Buyer.  

(b)

The Sellers and Buyer agree that each of them shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and keep (i) in the case of Sellers, the Books and Records of the Sellers for periods prior to the Closing and (ii) in the case of Buyer, the records held by Buyer or its Affiliates relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities, in each case, until the later of the closing of the Chapter 11 Cases and the liquidation and winding up of the Sellers’ estates (but in no event later than three (3) years after the Closing Date) and shall make such records available to the other party(ies) as may be reasonably required by such other party(ies) in connection with, among other things, any insurance claims by, actions or tax audits against or governmental investigations of the Sellers or Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates or in order to enable the Sellers or Buyer to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents and each other agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby.  In the event the Sellers or Buyer wish to destroy such records at the end of such preservation period, such party shall first give thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other party(ies) and such other party(ies) shall have the right at its (or their) option and expense, upon prior written notice given to such party(ies) within such thirty (30) day period, to take possession of the records within forty-five (45) days after the date of such notice, or such shorter period as the liquidation and winding up of the Sellers’ estates shall permit.

(c)

Until the closing of the Chapter 11 Cases, Buyer shall give the Sellers reasonable access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance written notice, to Buyer’s officers, employees, agents, properties, books, contracts and records pertaining to (i) the conduct of the Business or ownership of the Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date or (ii) the Excluded Assets and the Excluded Liabilities, in order for the Sellers to effect the wind down of their Chapter 11 estates, including, reconciling and objecting to claims in the Chapter 11 Cases and compiling and filing tax returns.  Buyer will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives to furnish to the Sellers such financial, technical, operating and other information pertaining to (A) the conduct of the Business or ownership of the Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date or (B) the Excluded Assets and the Excluded Liabilities, in each case, as the Sellers shall from time to time reasonably request in a written notice and to discuss such information with such Representatives in order for the Sellers to effect the wind down of their Chapter 11 estates.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not be required to provide such access or information if Buyer determines, in its reasonable judgment, that doing so would violate applicable Law or a contract or obligation of confidentiality owing to a third party, jeopardize the protection of an attorney-client privilege, or expose Buyer to risk of liability for disclosure of sensitive or personal information; provided, however, that the Parties shall attempt in good faith to make such alternative arrangements as may be reasonably necessary so that the restrictions in the immediately preceding proviso would not apply.



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Section 6.2.

Efforts

.

(a)

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take promptly, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do promptly, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) obtaining entry of the Bankruptcy Court Orders, (ii) obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents, clearances, approvals, and expirations or terminations of waiting periods, from Governmental Entities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval, clearance, permit (including the permits set forth on Schedule 7.2(e)) or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity, (iii) obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties, (iv) the defending of any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (v) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the Sellers or Buyer or any of their respective Subsidiaries be required to pay any fee, penalty or other consideration to any third party (other than, with respect to Buyer, any filing fees, to any Governmental Entity) for any consent or approval required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any contract or agreement; provided, further, that the preceding proviso shall not limit any express obligation of the Sellers, Buyer or any of their respective Subsidiaries under Section 6.2(b).  The Sellers and Buyer agree to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates, agreements and other writings in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to vest in Buyer good title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Liens (except Permitted Liens).  

(b)

Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Sellers and Buyer shall (i) promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after the date hereof, file any and all required notification and report forms under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and use their reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate with each other in (A) determining whether any filings are required to be made with, or consents, permits, authorizations, waivers, clearances, approvals, and expirations or terminations of waiting periods are required to be obtained from, any third parties or other Governmental Entities in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (B) as promptly as practicable making all such filings and timely obtaining all such consents, permits, authorizations or approvals, (iii) use their reasonable best efforts to supply to any Governmental Entity as promptly as practicable any additional information or documents that may be requested pursuant to any Law or by such Governmental Entity and (iv) take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including taking all such further action as may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as the FTC, the DOJ, state antitrust enforcement authorities or competition authorities of any other nation or other jurisdiction or any other Person may assert



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under any Law (other than with respect to any shareholder litigation or claim related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement so as to enable the Closing to occur as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event no later than the Termination Date), including (A) proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture or disposition of any assets or businesses of Buyer or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or of the Sellers or their respective Subsidiaries and (B) otherwise taking or committing to take any actions that after the Closing Date would limit the freedom of Buyer or its Subsidiaries’ or Affiliates’ freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, one or more of its or its Subsidiaries’ or Affiliates’ businesses, product lines or assets, in each case as may be required in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any suit or proceeding that would otherwise have the effect of preventing or delaying the Closing; provided that none of Buyer, the Sellers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall become subject to, or consent or agree to or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or order of a Governmental Entity to sell, hold separate or otherwise dispose of, or to conduct, restrict, operate, invest or otherwise change the assets or business of Buyer, the Sellers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, unless such requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or order is binding on Buyer, the Sellers or any of their respective Subsidiaries only in the event that the Closing occurs; provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of Buyer, the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates shall be under any obligation to make proposals, execute or carry out agreements or submit to orders providing for the sale, divestiture or other disposition or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any material business, assets or categories of assets of Buyer or any of its Affiliates, or of the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates, or seeking to impose any material limitation on the freedom or ability of Buyer or any of its Affiliates to conduct its business or own such assets or to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership in the Purchased Assets (provided, however, that Buyer shall, if necessary to secure termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act and if requested by the Sellers, offer and agree to sell, divest or otherwise dispose or hold separate assets (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of Buyer or any of its Affiliates or the Sellers that have nominal monetary and strategic value to Buyer).  Without limiting the prior sentence, neither Buyer nor Sellers shall be required to agree to any amendment to, or waiver under, this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, Buyer shall have the sole and exclusive right to propose, negotiate, offer or commit to make or effect any divestitures, to assign or hold separate any assets, or to agree to any other remedy, requirement, obligation, condition or restriction related to the conduct of its or the Sellers’ business in order to resolve any Governmental Entity’s or private party’s objections to or concerns about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Sellers shall agree to make or effect any divestitures, assign or hold separate any assets, or implement any other remedy, requirement, obligation, condition or restriction on the conduct of their business (in each case solely to the extent implementation and effectiveness of such actions are contingent upon the Closing) pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) to resolve any Governmental Entity’s or private party’s objections to or concerns about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement if and to the extent instructed in writing by Buyer.  For avoidance of doubt, the Sellers shall not make or



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effect any divestitures, assign or hold separate any assets, or agree to or implement any other remedy, requirement, obligation, condition or restriction on the conduct of their business pursuant to this Section 6.2(b), unless so instructed in writing by Buyer in order to resolve any Governmental Entity’s or private party’s objections to or concerns about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  During the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Closing, Buyer and the Sellers shall not (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to) take or agree to take any action that would be reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay the Closing, other than any actions expressly permitted to be taken by the Sellers and Affiliates under this Agreement.

(c)

The Sellers and Buyer shall cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the making of all registrations, filings, notifications, communications, submissions, and any other material actions pursuant to this Section 6.2, and, subject to applicable legal limitations and the instructions of any Governmental Entity, the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, shall keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other material communications received by the Sellers or Buyer, as the case may be, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with respect to such transactions.  Subject to applicable Law relating to the exchange of information, the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, shall permit counsel for the other party reasonable opportunity to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other party in connection with, any proposed notifications or filings and any written communications or submissions, and with respect to any such notification, filing, written communication or submission, any documents submitted therewith to any Governmental Entity; provided, however, that materials may be redacted (i) to remove references concerning the valuation of the businesses of the Sellers, or proposals from third parties with respect thereto and (ii) as necessary or appropriate to address reasonable privilege concerns or reasonable confidentiality concerns relating to proprietary or commercially sensitive information regarding Buyer and its operations; provided that Buyer shall contemporaneously provide summaries to the Sellers’ counsel of the information redacted pursuant to this subclause (ii).  Each of the Sellers and Buyer agrees not to participate in any meeting or substantive discussion, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby unless it consults with the other party in advance and, to the extent not prohibited or required otherwise by such Governmental Entity, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and participate.

(d)

In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the Parties contained in this Section 6.2, if any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging any transaction contemplated by this Agreement as violative of any Law, each of the Sellers and Buyer shall cooperate in all respects with each other and, subject to Section 6.2(b), shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents, delays or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Section 6.2 shall limit a



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Party’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(c) so long as such party has, prior to such termination, complied with its obligations under this Section 6.2.

Section 6.3.

No Solicitation; Alternative Proposals

.  

(a)

Effective from and after the date hereof until the earlier of Closing or the termination of this Agreement (and except as contemplated pursuant to the Bid Procedures Order after entry thereof) (the “Exclusivity Period”), none of the Sellers shall, nor shall any of the Sellers authorize or permit any of its or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives or advisors (such individuals, the “Representatives”) to:  (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or facilitate, or cooperate with respect to, the preparation or submission of inquiries, proposals or offers from any Person (other than Buyer) that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Alternative Proposal, (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions, communications or negotiations in connection with any Alternative Proposal or furnish to any Person any non-public information with respect to the Sellers’ business, properties or assets in connection with any Alternative Proposal or (iii) enter into any agreements or other understandings (whether or not binding) regarding, or taking any action to implement or facilitate, an Alternative Proposal.  During the Exclusivity Period (and except as contemplated pursuant to the Bid Procedures Order after entry thereof), the Sellers shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, (A) immediately cease and terminate, any and all existing activities, discussions, communications or negotiations with any parties (other than Buyer or any of its Representatives) conducted heretofore with respect to, or that could lead to, any Alternative Proposal, (B) take such action as is necessary to enforce any confidentiality provisions or provisions of similar effect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or of which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a beneficiary and (C) not terminate, waive, amend, release or modify any provision of any standstill agreement (including any standstill provision contained in any confidentiality or other agreement) to which it or any of its Affiliates or Representatives is a party.  The Company shall promptly upon entry of the Approval Order instruct each Person which has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement relating to any Alternative Proposal with or for the benefit of the Company to promptly return or destroy all confidential information, documents and materials relating to an Alternative Proposal or to the Sellers or their businesses, operations or affairs heretofore furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Representatives to such Person or any of its Representatives in accordance with the terms of any confidentiality agreement with such Person and terminate any “data room” or similar access of such Persons and their Representatives.  For purposes of this Section 6.3, the term “Person” means any person, corporation, entity or “group,” as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than, with respect to the Company, Buyer or any Subsidiaries of Buyer and, with respect to Buyer, the Sellers.

(b)

Following the entry of the Bid Procedures Order, the Sellers shall comply with the terms of the Bid Procedures Order in all material respects in connection with any Alternative Proposal.

Section 6.4.

Public Announcements

.  The initial press releases relating to this Agreement shall be separate press releases, issued at the same time, by the Company (subject to the prior review of, and reasonable approval by, Buyer) and by Buyer (subject to the prior review



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of, and reasonable approval by, the Company) and thereafter Buyer and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing any further press release or otherwise making any public statement (to the extent not substantially comparable to statements previously issued, in accordance herewith) with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) each of the foregoing Parties may, without such consultation or consent, make any public statement in response to questions from the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences, make internal announcements to employees and make disclosures in documents required to be filed or furnished with the SEC, so long as such statements are consistent with previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made jointly by the Parties (or individually, if approved by the other party), and (b) a Party may, without the prior consent of the other party, issue any such press release or make any such public announcement or statement as may be required by requirements under Law.

Section 6.5.

Employee Matters

.

(a)

Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall provide, or cause one of its Subsidiaries to provide, offers of employment, to be effective as of the Closing Date, to all employees (other than those referred to on Schedule 6.5(a)) who are employed by any of the Sellers immediately prior to the Closing Date, including employees on temporary leave of absence (including family medical leave, military leave and sick leave) or otherwise on an approved leave of absence (but excluding any employees on long-term disability leave), in a comparable position as they are employed as of immediately prior to the Closing Date.  Such employees who accept such offer of employment, and commence active employment with Buyer or applicable Subsidiary on or following the Closing are referred to as “Transferred Employees.”  Nothing in this subsection (a), expressed or implied, shall confer upon any of the Transferred Employees any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.  

(b)

During the period beginning at the Closing and ending on the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date or, if shorter, during the period of employment of a Transferred Employee with Buyer or applicable Subsidiary, Buyer shall provide, or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to provide, such Transferred Employees with (i) a base salary or hourly wage rate that, in each case, are no less favorable than those as were provided to such Transferred Employees immediately prior to the Closing and (ii) to Transferred Employees, collectively, employee benefits (excluding equity or equity-based compensation) that, in the aggregate, are substantially comparable to either (x) the employee benefits (excluding equity or equity-based compensation) provided to such Transferred Employees immediately prior to the Closing or (y) the employee benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, as determined in the sole discretion of Buyer.  Any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Buyer shall provide, or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to provide, to each Transferred Employee whose employment is terminated by Buyer or one of its Subsidiaries without cause (other than due to death or disability) during the twelve (12) month period following the Closing, severance benefits equal to either (x) the severance benefits provided for under the Sellers’ severance arrangements in effect immediately prior to the Closing and disclosed on Schedule 2.17(a) or (y) the severance benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer and its Subsidiaries under Buyer’s severance arrangements, as determined in the sole discretion of Buyer.



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(c)

From and after the Closing, Buyer shall, or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to, provide all Transferred Employees with credit for service with the Sellers earned prior to the Closing for eligibility and vesting (but not for benefit accruals or benefits under any defined benefit pension plan, post-employment welfare benefits, special or early retirement programs, window separation programs, or similar plans which may be in effect from time to time (provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, this parenthetical shall not prevent, or in any way restrict or limit, the assumption by Buyer of the Closing Company Change of Control Payment—Buyer Portion)) purposes in each case under any benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement in which the Transferred Employees participate on or after the Closing (collectively, the “New Plans”), except as would result in a duplication of benefits.  In addition, Buyer shall (i) cause to be waived all pre-existing condition exclusions and actively at-work requirements and similar limitations, eligibility waiting periods and evidence of insurability requirements under any New Plans to the extent waived or satisfied by a Transferred Employee under the comparable Seller Benefit Plan as of the date on which commencement of participation in such New Plan begins, and (ii) cause any deductible, co-insurance and covered out-of-pocket expenses paid during the calendar year in which commencement of participation in such New Plan begins and prior to such commencement of participation by any Transferred Employee (or covered dependent thereof) to be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the corresponding deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket provisions under such New Plan in the year of initial participation.

(d)

Buyer shall, or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to, pay (i) bonuses to each Transferred Employee, at the same time that Buyer pays bonuses to its other employees, with respect to the portion of the calendar year 2016 elapsed prior to the Closing in an amount that is equal to the amount of accrued bonuses taken into account as a Current Liability in the determination of Net Working Capital, and (ii) amounts of accrued vacation or paid time off attributable to each Transferred Employee’s employment or other service with Sellers on or prior to the Closing Date as such vacation and time off is taken by each respective Transferred Employee, to the extent such amounts have been taken into account as a Current Liability in the determination of Net Working Capital.

(e)

Except as prohibited by applicable Law, Sellers shall provide to Buyer all information reasonably necessary to permit Buyer to perform its obligations under this Section 6.5, including such information as may be reasonably requested by Buyer following the Closing, and Seller’s agreement to provide such information shall survive the Closing for so long as Buyer remains obligated to perform under this Section 6.5.

(f)

Sellers and Buyer shall use reasonable best efforts to adopt the “alternate procedure for predecessors and successors” set forth in Section 5 of Revenue Procedure 2004-53, 2004 34 IRB 320 with respect to Transferred Employees providing services in the United States and, except as prohibited by applicable Law, Sellers shall promptly provide Buyer with such information regarding employment taxes paid for the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs with respect to the Transferred Employees as Buyer may reasonably request.

(g)

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modification of any New Plan or Seller Benefit Plan or other benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement.  Further, this Section 6.5 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the Parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 6.5, express or implied, is intended to create or confer upon any other Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Service Provider) any rights, benefits, liabilities, obligations or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 6.5.

Section 6.6.

Assets Wrongly Received

.  From and after the Closing, if any Seller or any of its Affiliates receives or collects any funds relating to any Accounts Receivable or any other Purchased Asset, such Seller or its Affiliate shall remit such funds to Buyer as soon as practicable (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after its receipt thereof.  From and after the Closing, if Buyer or its Affiliate receives or collects any funds relating to any Excluded Asset, Buyer or its Affiliate shall remit any such funds to the Sellers as soon as practicable (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after its receipt thereof.

Section 6.7.

WARN Act Compliance

.  The Company shall provide to Buyer at the Closing a complete and accurate list of all “employment losses” at any of the Sellers, as that term is defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (or similar state or local “mass layoff” or “plant closing” Law) (the “WARN Act”), which occurred in the 90 calendar days preceding the Closing, which list shows the name, date of separation, reason for separation, and facility or operating unit of each employee of any of the Sellers who suffered such an employment loss in such period.  The Sellers shall give all necessary WARN Act notices with respect to employment losses that occur prior to the Closing Date with respect to any employees employed by any of the Sellers.

Section 6.8.

Insurance

.  To the extent that any insurance policies, issued by any third party, of the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates cover any Loss, Liability, claim, damage or expense relating to any Purchased Assets or Assumed Liability and such insurance policies continue after the Closing to permit claims to be made thereunder with respect to events occurring prior to the Closing, the Sellers shall reasonably cooperate with Buyer in submitting and pursuing such claims (and pursuing any claims previously made).  Buyer shall pay all fees, costs and deductibles in connection with any claim pursued pursuant to this Section 6.8.

Section 6.9.

Bankruptcy Court Approval

.  

(a)

Within one Business Day of the Petition Date, the Sellers shall file with the Bankruptcy Court a motion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer (the “Approval Motion”) for:

(i)

 entry of an order in the form of Exhibit E, as amended, modified or supplemented with the prior written consent of Buyer, authorizing and approving, inter alia, the sale of the Purchased Assets to Buyer on the terms and conditions set forth herein, free and clear of all Liens (to the extent set forth therein), and the assumption and assignment of the Assumed Contracts to Buyer (the “Approval Order”), and



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(ii)

entry of an order in the form of Exhibit F, as amended, modified or supplemented with the prior written consent of Buyer (the “Bid Procedures Order”, together with the Approval Order, the “Bankruptcy Court Orders”), among other things, (A) establishing bidding procedures in the form of Exhibit F governing the sale of the Purchased Assets, as amended, modified or supplemented with the prior written consent of Buyer (the “Bid Procedures ), (B) approving payment of the Break-Up Fee and the Expense Reimbursement, to the extent payable by the terms of this Agreement or the Bid Procedures Order, and (C) providing that the Break-Up Fee and the Expense Reimbursement shall constitute administrative expenses of the Sellers with priority over any and all administrative expenses of the kind specified in Section 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code until paid other than (x) superpriority claims granted pursuant to the DIP Financing Order to the provider of debtor-in-possession financing (the “DIP Lender”) and (y) administrative expense claims included within the “Carve-out” in the DIP Financing Order to which the DIP Lender’s claims are subject.  The Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek entry of the Bid Procedures Order by fourteen (14) days after the Petition Date, including by filing a motion to expedite entry of the Bid Procedures Order within one (1) day of the Petition Date; provided that the failure to have the Bid Procedures Order entered by fourteen (14) days after the Petition Date shall not be a termination event under this Agreement.

(b)

The Sellers shall each use their reasonable best efforts, and shall cooperate, assist and consult with Buyer, to secure the entry of the Bankruptcy Court Orders.  

(c)

If the Bankruptcy Court Orders or any other orders of the Bankruptcy Court relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be appealed by any Person (or if any petition for certiorari or motion for reconsideration, amendment, clarification, modification, vacation, stay, rehearing or reargument shall be filed with respect to the Approval Order, Bid Procedures Order or other such order), and this Agreement has not otherwise been terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, the Sellers shall take such steps to reasonably diligently defend such appeal, petition or motion and shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain an expedited resolution of any such appeal, petition or motion.  Neither the Approval Order nor the Bid Procedures Order shall be amended, modified, or supplemented without the prior written consent of Buyer.

Section 6.10.

Entry into DIP Agreement; “First Day” Orders

.  

(a)

Within one Business Day of the Petition Date, the Company will file a motion seeking entry of an interim and final order, which, in the case of the interim order, shall be in the form of Exhibit G and in the case of the final order shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit G, subject to customary modifications for a final order and such other modifications which, to the extent such modifications adversely impact the Business, the Purchased Assets or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions hereunder, are reasonably satisfactory to Buyer (such orders, collectively, the “DIP Financing Order” ) authorizing the Sellers to enter into and perform their obligations under the DIP Agreement and



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to use cash collateral.  Upon entry of the DIP Financing Order, the DIP Lender and the Sellers will enter into the DIP Agreement.  Neither the Sellers nor their Affiliates shall agree to any amendments, modifications or waivers to the DIP Agreement or the DIP Financing Order which adversely impact the Business, the Purchased Assets or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions hereunder unless Buyer has provided its prior written consent.

(b)

On the Petition Date, the Sellers shall file motions for customary “first day” orders that Sellers may deem necessary and appropriate and which the Sellers shall provide to Buyer as soon as practicable prior to filing.  The proposed forms of “first day” and “second day” orders related to critical vendors, payment of wages, utilities, taxes, insurance and customer programs shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.  

Section 6.11.

Service of Approval Motion

.  The Sellers will serve a copy of the Approval Motion and the accompanying attachments on the persons identified in Paragraph II.A of the Approval Order and such other persons as Buyer reasonably requests.  

Section 6.12.

Copies of Pleadings

.  The Sellers shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, provide Buyer with drafts of all documents, motions, orders, filings or pleadings that they propose to file with the Bankruptcy Court that relate to the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and will provide Buyer with reasonable opportunity to review and approve such filings.  The Sellers shall also promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) provide Buyer with copies of all pleadings received by or served by or upon any of the Sellers in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases that relate to or, in the Sellers’ judgment, are reasonably expected to affect the transactions provided for in this Agreement and which have not, to the Knowledge of Sellers, otherwise been served on Buyer.

Section 6.13.

Shareholder Litigation

.  Each of the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, shall keep the other Party hereto informed of, and consult and cooperate with such party in connection with, any shareholder litigation or claim against such party and/or its directors or officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Sellers may settle any such litigation or claim without the prior written consent of Buyer; provided however that no settlement of any such litigation or claim that would prevent or delay the Closing or prevent, delay or adversely effect the ability of the Sellers to satisfy their obligations under this Agreement shall be agreed to without Buyer’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Each of the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, shall notify the other promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) of the commencement of any such shareholder litigation of which it has received written notice.

Section 6.14.

Name Changes.

 Neither Sellers nor any of their Affiliates shall use, license or permit any third party to use, or file any motion to change the caption of the Chapter 11 Cases to, any name, slogan, logo or trademark which is similar or confusingly or deceptively similar to any of the names, trademarks or service marks included in the Intellectual Property included in the Purchased Assets, and within fifteen (15) Business Days following the Closing Date, each Seller shall (a) change its corporate name to a name which (i) does not use the name “Implant Sciences Corporation”, “C Acquisition Corporation”, “Core Systems”,



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“Accurel Systems International Corporation”,  “IMX Acquisition Corporation” or “Ion Metrics” (which names (and all rights thereunder) are, for the avoidance of doubt, included in the Purchased Assets) or any other name that references or reflects any of the foregoing in any manner whatsoever and (ii) is otherwise substantially dissimilar to its present name and (b) use its commercially reasonable efforts to change the caption of the Chapter 11 Cases to names that are not similar to any of the foregoing names.

ARTICLE VII.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 7.1.

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transactions

.  The obligations of the Sellers and Buyer to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:  

(a)

No Injunctions or Restraints, Illegality.  No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree or ruling shall have been adopted or promulgated, and no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by a court or other U.S. Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect, having the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or otherwise prohibiting Buyer’s ownership or operation of the Business or causing the transactions contemplated hereunder to be rescinded, revoked or terminated following completion thereof.

(b)

HSR Act.  The waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have been terminated or shall have expired.

Section 7.2.

Additional Conditions to Obligations of Buyer

.  The obligation of Buyer to consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by Buyer, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following additional conditions:

(a)

Representations and Warranties.  (i) The representations and warranties of the Sellers contained in Section 2.1 (Corporate Organization) (second sentence only), Section 2.6 (Subsidiaries) and Section 2.19 (Affiliate Transactions) shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), (ii) the representation and warranties of the Sellers contained in Section 2.1 (Corporate Organization) (first sentence only), Section 2.5 (Authorization and Validity of Agreement), Section 2.8(a) (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) and Section 2.21 (No Brokers) shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case, as of such date) and (iii) all other representations and warranties of the Sellers set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “material”, “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or similar limitation set forth therein) both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except, in the case of



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this clause (iii), where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “material”, “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or similar limitation set forth therein) does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  Buyer shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of each of the Sellers to such effect.

(b)

No Material Adverse Effect.  Since the date hereof, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect or any event, change, circumstance, condition, effect, development or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to become a Material Adverse Effect.  Buyer shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of each of the Sellers to such effect.

(c)

Performance of Obligations of the Sellers.  Each of the Sellers shall have performed in all material respects and complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.  Buyer shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of each of the Sellers to such effect.

(d)

Transaction Documents.  The Sellers shall have delivered to Buyer duly executed counterparts to the Transaction Documents (other than this Agreement) and such other documents and deliveries set forth in Section 1.7(a).

(e)

Permits.  Buyer shall have received the permits set forth on Schedule 7.2(e).

(f)

Third-Party Consents.  All approvals, consents and waivers that are listed on Schedule 7.2(f) shall have been received, and executed counterparts thereof shall have been delivered to Buyer at or prior to the Closing.

(g)

Orders.  The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered each of the Bankruptcy Court Orders, and each of the Bankruptcy Court Orders shall be in full force and effect and shall be Final Orders.  The DIP Financing Order and the DIP Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

(h)

Inventory.  The Estimated Closing Statement (prepared and delivered by the Sellers in accordance with Section 1.6(c)) shall include at least $8,500,000 of Current Assets included in “Inventory” (consisting of not less than 850 units of the Company’s B-220 product).

Section 7.3.

Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers

.  The obligations of the Sellers to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction of, or waiver by the Sellers, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following additional conditions:

(a)

Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to



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have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.  The Sellers shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of Buyer to such effect.  

(b)

Performance of Obligations of Buyer.  Buyer shall have performed in all material respects and complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.  The Sellers shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of Buyer to such effect.

(c)

Transaction Documents.  Buyer shall have delivered to the Sellers duly executed counterparts to the Transaction Documents (other than this Agreement) and such other documents and deliveries set forth in Section 1.7(b).

(d)

Orders.  The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered each of the Bankruptcy Court Orders, and each of the Bankruptcy Court Orders shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been reversed, vacated or stayed.

ARTICLE VIII.

TERMINATION

Section 8.1.

Termination

.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a)

by mutual written consent of Buyer and the Sellers;

(b)

by either the Sellers or Buyer, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before sixty (60) days after the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Approval Order (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to any Party whose action or failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has contributed to the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Termination Date, and such action or failure to perform constitutes a breach of this Agreement in any material respect;

(c)

by either the Sellers or Buyer, if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and nonappealable; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) shall not be available to any Party hereto whose breach of any provision of this Agreement results in the imposition of such order, decree or ruling or the failure of such order, decree or ruling to be resisted, resolved or lifted;

(d)

by Buyer, if (i) the DIP Financing Order has not been entered on an interim basis prior to 9:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the Petition Date, (ii) the DIP Financing Order has not been entered on a final basis prior to 9:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day that is thirty-five (35) days after the Petition Date, (iii) an Event of Default (as defined in the DIP Agreement) has occurred and is not waived or cured within the later of five (5) Business Days of written notice of such Event of



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Default or any applicable cure period set forth in the DIP Agreement, (iv) the DIP Agreement or the DIP Financing Order is amended or modified in a manner that adversely impacts the Business, the Purchased Assets or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated herein without the prior consent of Buyer or (v) the Sellers’ right to use cash collateral is terminated, suspended, limited or modified without the prior consent of Buyer;

(e)

by Buyer, if (i) the Approval Motion has not been filed with the Bankruptcy Court prior to 9:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day following the Petition Date, (ii) the Bankruptcy Court has not approved and entered the Bid Procedures Order prior to 9:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day that is twenty-five (25) days following the Petition Date, (iii) the Bankruptcy Court has not approved and entered the Approval Order prior to 9:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day that is thirty (30) days following the entry of the Bid Procedures Order or (iv) following entry of the Approval Order or the Bid Procedures Order, any of the Approval Order, the Bid Procedures Order or the Bid Procedures is stayed, reversed, modified, vacated or amended in any respect without the prior written consent of Buyer, and such stay, reversal, modification, vacation or amendment is not eliminated within fourteen (14) days;

(f)

by the Sellers, if there shall have been a breach on the part of Buyer of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) would not be satisfied, and such breach is not reasonably capable of being cured, or, if reasonably capable of being cured, such breach shall not have been cured prior to the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days following notice of such breach and (ii) the Termination Date; provided that the Sellers shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(f) if any of the Sellers is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in either Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) or Section 7.2(c) would not be satisfied;

(g)

by Buyer, if there shall have been a breach on the part of any of the Sellers of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) or Section 7.2(c) would not be satisfied, and such breach is not reasonably capable of being cured, or, if reasonably capable of being cured, such breach shall not have been cured prior to the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days following notice of such breach and (ii) the Termination Date; provided that Buyer shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(g) if Buyer is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in either Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) would not be satisfied;

(h)

(A) by Buyer or, so long as the Sellers comply with the Bid Procedures, the Sellers, if any of the Sellers accepts a Qualifying Bid as the Successful Bid (each as defined in the Bid Procedures) from a Person other than Buyer, (B) by Buyer, if the Sellers do not select Buyer as the Successful Bidder within two (2) Business Days after the conclusion of the Auction (as defined in the Bid Procedures) or (C) by Buyer, if any of the Sellers enters into an agreement or understanding relating to an Alternative Proposal with another Person (including any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ creditors or stockholders, but excluding Buyer); or



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(i)

by Buyer if (i) the Sellers seek to have the Bankruptcy Court enter an order (or consent to entry of an order) (A) dismissing, or converting the Chapter 11 Cases into a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (B) appointing a trustee, or other Person responsible for operation or administration of any of the Sellers or their businesses or assets, or a responsible officer for any of the Sellers, or an examiner with enlarged power relating to the operation or administration of any of the Sellers or their businesses or assets (each, an “Appointee”), (ii) an order of dismissal of the Chapter 11 Cases, conversion of the Chapter 11 Cases into cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or appointment of an Appointee is entered for any reason or (iii) any of the Sellers do not comply with the material terms of the Bid Procedures.

Section 8.2.

Termination Fee

.

(a)

In the event that:

(i)

this Agreement is terminated by Buyer or Sellers, as applicable, in accordance with (A) Section 8.1(h) or in accordance with any other provision of Section 8.1 (other than Section 8.1(h)) at a time when this Agreement was terminable pursuant to Section 8.1(h), (B) Section 8.1(b) and any of the Sellers’ actions or failures to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has contributed to the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Termination Date, and such actions or failures to perform constituted a breach of this Agreement in any material respect, (C) Section 8.1(g) as a result of the Sellers’ failure to comply with or the Sellers’ breach of Section 6.3(a) or (D) Section 8.1(i)(i) or Section 8.1(i)(iii), then in any of such cases the Sellers shall jointly and severally pay Buyer by wire transfer of immediately available funds, and Buyer shall be deemed to have earned, both the Expense Reimbursement and an amount equal to $5,000,000 (the “Break-Up Fee”) for the time and effort associated with initial due diligence and negotiation of this Agreement and the value of serving as the “stalking horse” for the marketing of the Purchased Assets.  If this Agreement  is terminated pursuant to clause (A) above, the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement shall be paid by the earlier of twenty one (21) days after such termination or the date an Alternative Proposal is consummated.  If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (B), (C) or (D) above, the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement shall be paid within three (3) Business Days of the date of such termination; or

(ii)

this Agreement is terminated by Buyer in accordance with Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(d), Section 8.1(e), Section 8.1(g) or Section 8.1(i)(ii) (other than as contemplated by Section 8.2(a)(i)), then the Sellers shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days of such event) jointly and severally pay Buyer by wire transfer of immediately available funds, and Buyer shall be deemed to have earned, the Expense Reimbursement; provided, that, if this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(d), Section 8.1(e), Section 8.1(g) or Section 8.1(i)(ii) (other than as contemplated by Section 8.2(a)(i)) at a time when this Agreement is terminable pursuant to Section 8.1(h), the Expense Reimbursement shall be paid



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by the earlier of twenty one (21) days after such termination or the date an Alternative Proposal is consummated.

(b)

The Parties acknowledge and agree that the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 8.2 with respect to the payment of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement are subject to the Bankruptcy Court entering the Bid Procedures Order.  The Parties acknowledge that the agreements contained in this Section 8.2 are commercially reasonable and an integral part of the transactions, and that without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  For the avoidance of doubt, the covenants set forth in this Section 8.2  are continuing obligations, separate and independent from the other obligations of the Parties (and shall not limit the Parties’ other rights under or in respect of this Agreement), and survive termination of this Agreement.

Section 8.3.

Manner and Effect of Termination

.  Any Party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 shall give written notice of such termination to the other party in accordance with this Agreement specifying the provision or provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is being effected.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of the Sellers, Buyer or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates.  Notwithstanding the foregoing:  (a) no such termination shall relieve the Sellers from their obligation to pay the Break-Up Fee or the Expense Reimbursement if, as and when required pursuant to Section 8.2, (b) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.2, no such termination shall relieve any Party for liability for such Party’s willful or intentional breach of this Agreement or for fraud; and (c) (i) the Confidentiality Agreement and (ii) the provisions of this Article VIII and Article IX will survive the termination of this Agreement.  

Section 8.4.

Amendment

.  This Agreement may only be amended by the Parties hereto by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties hereto.

Section 8.5.

Extension; Waiver

.  At any time prior to the Closing, the Parties hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto by the other parties or the other parties thereto or (c) waive compliance by the other parties hereto with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein.  Any agreement on the part of a Party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, and no waiver by any Party hereto shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver.  The failure of any Party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of those rights.



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ARTICLE IX.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1.

Transfer Taxes

.  Buyer shall be responsible for the timely payment of, and to such extent shall indemnify and hold harmless Sellers against, all sales (including without limitation, bulk sales), use, value added, documentary, stamp, gross receipts, registration, transfer, conveyance, excise, recording, license, stock transfer stamps and other similar Taxes and fees (“Transfer Taxes”) arising out of or in connection with or attributable to the sale of the Purchased Assets and the transactions effected pursuant to this Agreement.  Buyer shall prepare and timely file all Tax Returns required to be filed in respect of Transfer Taxes (including, without limitation, all notices required to be given with respect to bulk sales taxes).

Section 9.2.

Disclosure Schedules

.

(a)

The inclusion of any information in the Disclosure Schedules will not be deemed an admission or acknowledgment, in and of itself, solely by virtue of the inclusion of such information in such Disclosure Schedule, that such information is required to be listed in such Disclosure Schedule or that such information is material to any Party or the conduct of the business of any Party.

(b)

The specification of any dollar amount in the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Disclosure Schedules is not intended to imply that such amounts, or higher or lower amounts or the items so included or other items, are or are not material.

(c)

Any item set forth in the Disclosure Schedules with respect to a particular representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Agreement will be deemed to be disclosed with respect to all other applicable representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement to the extent any description of facts regarding the event, item or matter is disclosed in such a way as to make reasonably apparent from such description or to the extent it is specified in such disclosure that such item is applicable to such other representations, warranties or covenants whether or not such item is so numbered.

Section 9.3.

Successors and Assigns

.  No Party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties and any such attempted assignment without such prior written consent shall be void and of no force and effect; provided, however, that (a) Buyer may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another direct Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Buyer without the consent of the Sellers, (b) Buyer shall not be released from any of its obligations hereunder by reason of such assignment and (c) such assignment shall not materially delay in any respect the timing of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties hereto.  



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Section 9.4.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Specific Performance

.  

(a)

This Agreement shall in all aspects be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the Parties shall be determined in accordance with such Laws.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought exclusively in, and each of the Parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of, the Bankruptcy Court (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and, in the event the Bankruptcy Court does not have or declines to exercise jurisdiction, other than in any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware, irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court (or such other state or federal court) or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in the Bankruptcy Court (or such other state or federal court) has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any Party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court (or such other state or federal court).  The Parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such Parties and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in this Section 9.4 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.  

(b)

EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.  EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (III) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.4(b).

(c)

Specific Performance.

(i)

The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  Each party agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available



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to it whether in law or equity, including monetary damages) to obtain (A) a decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation, including, if applicable, specific performance to cause any Party hereto to effect the Closing who has not effected the Closing in accordance with this Agreement at the time when the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to Section 1.7, and (B) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach.  Each party acknowledges and agrees that (1) each party is entitled to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement notwithstanding the availability of any monetary remedy, (2) the availability of any monetary remedy (I) is not intended to and does not adequately compensate for the harm that would result from a breach of this Agreement and (II) shall not be construed to diminish or otherwise impair in any respect any Party’s right to specific enforcement, and (3) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right, neither the Sellers nor Buyer would have entered into this Agreement.

(ii)

Each party further agrees that (A) no such party will oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that the other party has an adequate remedy at law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity and (B) no other party or any other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 9.4(c)ÞÞÞDDDD , and each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

Section 9.5.

Expenses

.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.2, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all legal, accounting, financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and expenses of third parties incurred by a Party in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be the obligation of the respective party incurring such fees and expenses.

Section 9.6.

Severability; Construction

.

(a)

In the event that any part of this Agreement is declared by any court or other judicial or administrative body to be null, void or unenforceable, said provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and all of the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  Upon such declaration by any court or other judicial or administrative body that any part of this Agreement is null, void or unenforceable, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties hereto as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fulfilled to the extent possible.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties hereto intend that the provisions of Section 9.4(c), including the remedies and limitations thereon, be construed as an integral provision of this Agreement and that such provisions, remedies and limitations shall not be severable in any manner that diminishes a Party’s rights hereunder or increases a Party’s liability or obligations hereunder.



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(b)

The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  If any ambiguity or question of intent arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

(c)

All references to “$” or USD herein shall be references to U.S. Dollars.  As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”  For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders.  The phrase “made available” or similar phrases when used in reference to a document or any other materials or information made available, to Buyer or any of its Affiliates or representatives (i) on or prior to the date hereof, means that the document, materials or information were available for viewing in the electronic documentation site established by IntraLinks, Inc. on behalf of the Sellers as of, or delivered to Buyer prior to, 5:00 p.m. New York City time at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement (provided, that the documents, materials and information set forth on Schedule 9.6(c)(i) shall be deemed to be “made available” on or prior to the date hereof) and (ii) on or prior to the Closing, means that the document, materials or information were available for viewing in the electronic documentation site established by IntraLinks, Inc. on behalf of the Sellers as of, or delivered to Buyer prior to, 5:00 p.m. New York City time at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date.

Section 9.7.

Notices

.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service if served personally on the party to whom notice is to be given; (b) on the day after delivery to Federal Express or similar overnight courier or the Express Mail service maintained by the United States Postal Service; or (c) on the fifth day after mailing, if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and properly addressed, to the party as follows:

If to the Sellers:

Implant Sciences Corporation
500 Research Drive, Unit 3
Wilmington, MA 01998

ATTN: William McGann




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Copies to (such copies not to constitute notice):

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY  10019
Attn:

Adam M. Turteltaub

Paul V. Shalhoub


and


Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10105
Attn:

Richard I. Anslow

Matthew A. Gray


If to Buyer:

L-3 Communications Corporation

600 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10016

Attn: David Reilly

Copy to (such copy not to constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Attn:  William E. Curbow

Sandeep Qusba


Any Party may change its address for the purpose of this Section 9.7 by giving the other party written notice of its new address in the manner set forth above.

Section 9.8.

Entire Agreement

.  This Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding among the Parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersede and replace all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, with regard to such transactions.  All Exhibits and Schedules hereto and any documents and instruments delivered pursuant to any provision hereof are expressly made a part of this Agreement as fully as though completely set forth herein.  

Section 9.9.

Parties in Interest

.  Except as set forth in Section 9.13, nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to relieve or discharge the obligations or liability of any third Persons to the Sellers or Buyer.  Except as set forth in Section 9.13, no provision of



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this Agreement shall give any third person any right of subrogation or action over or against the Sellers or Buyer.

Section 9.10.

Section and Paragraph Headings

.  The Section and paragraph headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 9.11.

Counterparts

.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute the same instrument.  Delivery of a copy of this Agreement bearing an original signature by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in “portable document format” form shall have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.

Section 9.12.

Survival

.  None of the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements, shall survive the Closing Date, except for those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing Date and this Article IX.

Section 9.13.

Definitions

.  As used in this Agreement:

Accounts Receivable” shall mean the commissions, accounts and notes receivable of the Sellers, and excludes the Prepaids and Deposits.

Active Business Contract” shall mean (a) any Contract of any of the Sellers listed on Schedule 2.16(c) entered into by such Seller with respect to the Business in the ordinary course of business and under which there are continuing obligations to be performed following the Closing and (b) any such additional Contracts of any of the Sellers entered into after the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof and, with respect to each such Contract referred to in this clause (b), which Buyer agrees (in a writing delivered to the Sellers) to designate as an “Active Business Contract”.

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person.  “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), for purposes of this definition of Affiliate, shall mean 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 or the possession of voting power, as trustee or executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.

Alternative Proposal” shall mean any inquiry, offer or proposal from any Person (other than Buyer or any of its Affiliates) relating to the direct or indirect acquisition (whether by merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, sale of shares of Capital Stock, tender offer, exchange offer, stock acquisition, asset acquisition, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture or similar



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transaction, whether pursuant to a plan of reorganization or liquidation, section 363 sale, structured dismissal or otherwise) of all or any portion of the Purchased Assets or relating to any plan of reorganization that, in each case, is inconsistent with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

Antitrust Laws” shall mean the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and any other United States federal or state or foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative or judicial doctrines or other Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate matters or actions relating to monopolization, restraint of trade, abuse of dominance, or lessening of competition.

Approved Budget” shall mean a 13-week budget which is attached hereto as Exhibit H, setting forth the Sellers’ projected receipts and disbursements for such period.  

Assumed Contracts” shall mean all Contracts of Sellers that are not Excluded Contracts.

Avoidance Action” shall mean any avoidance, preference or recovery, claim, action or proceeding arising under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any similar state or federal law.

Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of any specified Person.

Books and Records” shall mean books, files and records (in whatever form or media), including accounting and operating ledgers, asset ledgers, inventory records, supplier lists, resale certificates, manuals, and other accounting, financial, operating and business records, including general ledger and subledger account reconciliation and databases, files or other information, including any information relating to any Tax.

Business Day” shall mean any day other than (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on which banks in the City of New York are permitted or required to be closed.

Buyer Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the disclosure schedule delivered by Buyer on the date hereof.

Buyer Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, change, circumstance, condition, effect, development or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, would prevent or materially delay the Closing or prevent or materially delay or materially impair the ability of Buyer to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement, including the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.



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Buyer Organizational Documents” shall mean the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of Buyer, together with all amendments thereto.

Capital Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

Capital Stock” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.

Claim” shall mean a claim as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Closing Company Change of Control Payment” shall mean the payments under the Company Amended and Restated Change of Control Payment Plan, as in effect on the date hereof, that become due and payable as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, it being understood that the Closing Company Change of Control Payment shall be determined on an iterative basis.

Closing Company Change of Control Payment—Buyer Portion” shall mean the Closing Company Change of Control Payments due at Closing to the individuals listed on Schedule 9.13(a) in an aggregate amount for all such individuals not in excess of $1,330,000 (with such individuals (together with certain other Transferred Employees) to also be provided following the Closing the opportunity to earn retention payments in an aggregate amount for all such individuals of up to $1,170,000).

Closing Date Net Working Capital” shall mean the Net Working Capital calculated as of the Effective Time.

COBRA” shall mean Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state Law.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Company Common Stock” shall mean each share of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company.

Company Financial Statements” shall mean each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) of the Company contained in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Reports.



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Company Option” shall mean each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Closing that was granted pursuant to any of the Company Stock Plans.

Company Preferred Stock” shall mean each share of preferred stock, $0.10 par value, of Company.

Company Stock Plans” shall mean the Company’s 1998 Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, the Company’s 2000 Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan and the Company’s 2014 Stock Option Plan, in each case, as in effect as of the date hereof and as amended from time to time in accordance with their terms, and any other plan, program or arrangement under which outstanding options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock or other equity-based awards were granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Company Warrant” shall mean each warrant to purchase shares of Company Common Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Closing that was granted pursuant to a warrant agreement.

Computer Software” shall mean computer software programs, databases and all data in such databases and all documentation related thereto.

Contracts” shall mean all contracts, arrangements, understandings, leases, deeds, mortgages, licenses (including licenses to rights in Intellectual Property), instruments, notes, commitments, undertakings, indentures, joint ventures, sales and purchaser orders and all other agreements or commitments, whether written or oral, that are legally binding or intended to be legally binding, including, without limitation, any Seller Benefit Plan.

Cure Costs” shall mean the Liabilities and obligations of the Sellers that must be paid or otherwise satisfied to cure all of the Sellers’ defaults under the Assumed Contracts necessary for the assumption thereof and assignment to Buyer as provided herein and in the Approval Order.

Cure Costs Cap” shall mean an amount equal to $250,000.

Current Assets” shall mean the current assets of the Sellers, to the extent that such Current Assets are designated as such on Exhibit J; provided that the term “Current Assets” shall not include any Excluded Assets.

Current Liabilities” shall mean the current liabilities of the Sellers, including all Cure Costs and the other current liabilities that are designated as such on Exhibit J; provided that the term “Current Liabilities” shall not include any Excluded Liabilities.

DIP Agreement” means that certain Senior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-In-Possession Loan and Security Agreement (including all exhibits and



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schedules attached thereto (including any budget)), between the Sellers and the DIP Lender, in the form of Exhibit I.

DIP Lender” means DIP SPV I, L.P.

Disclosure Schedules” shall mean the Buyer Disclosure Schedule and the Seller Disclosure Schedule, collectively.

DOJ” shall mean the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice.

Effective Time” shall mean 12:01 a.m., New York time, on the Closing Date.

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

Escrow Agent” shall mean the escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement, selected by mutual agreement of Buyer and the Sellers, and any successor escrow agent appointed pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.

ESPP” shall mean the Company’s 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Expense Reimbursement” shall mean the aggregate amount, which shall not exceed $2,000,000, of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment banks, advisors, and consultants to Buyer or its Affiliates) incurred by Buyer or its Affiliates relating to or in connection with (i) the purchase of the Purchased Assets (and the Business) including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any documents or agreements related hereto, (ii) the negotiation, preparation, execution or performance of agreements relating to the purchase of the Purchased Assets (and the Business), including this Agreement, and any documents or agreements related thereto, (iii) business, financial, legal, accounting, tax, and other due diligence relating to the Purchased Assets (and the Business), (iv) the Chapter 11 Cases and (v) the diligence, analysis, negotiation, preparation, or execution of any contracts or arrangements with any current or prospective lessors, vendors, agents, or payees of the Sellers and the Business.

Final Order” shall mean an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction entered by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court or such other court on the docket in the Chapter 11 Cases or the docket of such other court, which has not been modified, amended, reversed, vacated or stayed and as to which (a) the time to appeal, petition for certiorari, or move for a new trial, reargument or rehearing has expired and as to which no appeal, petition for certiorari or motion for new trial, reargument or rehearing shall then be pending or (b) if an appeal, writ of certiorari new trial, reargument or rehearing thereof has been sought, such order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court or other court of competent jurisdiction shall have been affirmed by the highest court to which such order was appealed, or certiorari shall have been denied, or a new trial, reargument or rehearing shall have



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been denied or resulted in no modification of such order, and the time to take any further appeal, petition for certiorari or move for a new trial, reargument or rehearing shall have expired, as a result of which such order shall have become final in accordance with Rule 8002 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or a similar rule of such other court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that the possibility that a motion under Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or any analogous rule under the Bankruptcy Rules, may be filed relating to such order, shall not cause such order not to be a Final Order.

FTC” shall mean the United States Federal Trade Commission.

GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time, consistently applied.

Government Bid” shall mean any proposal, quote or offer, made by any of the Sellers at any time in the one-year period prior to the date of this Agreement which, if accepted by the offeree, would result in a Government Contract.  A Government Bid does not include any proposal or offer made by any of the Sellers that has been accepted and has resulted in a Government Contract prior to the Closing Date.

Government Contract” shall mean any contract of any of the Sellers, on the one hand, and (i) any Governmental Entity, (ii) any prime contractor of any Governmental Entity in its capacity as such or (iii) any subcontractor with respect to any contract described in clause (i) or (ii) above, on the other hand.  A task, purchase or delivery order under a Government Contract shall not constitute a separate Government Contract for purposes of this definition, but shall be part of the Government Contract to which it relates.

Government License” shall mean all licenses, permits, franchises, registrations and approvals granted by any Governmental Entity which are required for the ownership, operation and use of the Purchased Assets, including those listed on Schedule 9.13(b).

Governmental Entity” shall mean any national, federal, state, or local, domestic or foreign, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, branch, agency or commission or any court, tribunal or judicial body.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean any chemical, pollutant, contaminant, or material, waste or substance, whether hazardous, toxic, deleterious, radioactive, noxious, harmful, or otherwise, petroleum and petroleum products, by-products, derivatives or wastes, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials or products, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead or lead-based paints or materials, or other substances that may have an adverse effect on human health or the environment.

Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person and without duplication, any Liability or obligation (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, but excluding any intercompany Liabilities) relating to: (a) indebtedness, including interest and any prepayment penalties, expenses, or fees thereon created, issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan or the issuance and sale of debt securities, convertible or preferred stock or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments, or



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the sale of property to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property from such Person); (b) reimbursement obligations and obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guarantees, surety bonds and performance bonds, whether or not matured; (c) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of property or services, other than indemnification obligations, trade accounts payable arising, and accrued expenses (i) incurred in the ordinary course of its business and consistent with such Person’s customary trade practices but in any event no more than six (6) months after such property is acquired or services performed or (ii) otherwise taken into account in the determination of Net Working Capital; (d) indebtedness secured by a Lien on the property of such Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness so secured is a primary obligation of or has been assumed by such Person; (e) indebtedness of others guaranteed by such Person; and (f) indebtedness representing the capitalized amount of all obligations of such Person under Capital Leases, as determined in accordance with GAAP.  

Intellectual Property” shall mean all intellectual property rights of any kind, including the following, whether registered or unregistered, including any and all applications to register:  (a) trademarks and service marks, trade dress, trade names and other indications of origin, applications or registrations in any jurisdiction pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill and common-law rights associated therewith; (b) Patents, inventions (whether or not patentable) and know-how; (c) trade secrets, including confidential information and the right in any jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure thereof; (d) copyrighted and copyrightable works and writings (including Computer Software), and applications or registrations in any jurisdiction for the foregoing; and (e) domain names, social and mobile media identifications and registrations pertaining thereto and all intellectual property used in connection with or contained in web sites.

IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Knowledge” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Sellers, the actual knowledge (after reasonable inquiry) of the individuals listed on Schedule 9.13(c), or (b) with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge (after reasonable inquiry) of the executive officers of Buyer.

Law” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign law (including common law), statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, settlement, order, injunction, decree, arbitration award or agency requirement of any Governmental Entity.

Liabilities” means liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, asserted or unasserted, fixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable.

Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance or title defect, adverse ownership claim or interest, lien (statutory or other), conditional sale agreement, claim, charge, limitation or restriction.



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Losses” shall mean losses, damages, Liabilities, deficiencies, Causes of Actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, change, circumstance, condition, effect, development or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, (a) is materially adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Business, taken as a whole, to be included in the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not include the effect of any event, change, circumstance, condition, effect, development or state of facts arising out of or attributable to (i) general economic, business, financial or market conditions in any country or region in which any of the Sellers conducts business, (ii) any change in the general conditions in any of the industries in which the Sellers operate, (iii) changes, after the date of this Agreement, in Law, (iv) changes, after the date of this Agreement, in GAAP, (v) the execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any disruption in or loss of supplier, distributor, partner, customer or similar relationships or any loss of employees (provided, that the exceptions in this clause (v) shall not apply to that portion of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to the extent that the purpose of such portion of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), (vi) acts of war, armed hostilities, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, armed hostilities, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway as of the date of this Agreement, (vii) earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, or other natural disasters, (viii) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock (it being understood that the facts giving rise or contributing to such change may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there is, a Material Adverse Effect), (ix) the failure of the Company to meet internal or analysts’ estimates, guidance, projections or forecasts of the results of operations of the Company (it being understood that the facts giving rise or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there is, a Material Adverse Effect), (x) any adverse effect arising directly from or otherwise directly relating to any action specifically required to be taken by the Sellers by the terms of this Agreement or (xi) any adverse effect arising from the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, including its effect on the Sellers’ relationships with their customers, suppliers and employees; except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii), to the extent that such event, change, circumstance, effect, development or state of facts adversely affects the Sellers in a materially disproportionate manner when compared to the effect of such event, change, circumstance, effect, development or state of facts on other Persons in the industries in which the Sellers operate (in which case solely the incremental disproportionate adverse impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect), or (b) would prevent or materially impair or materially delay the ability of any of the Sellers to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  

Multiemployer Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.



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Net Working Capital” shall mean, as of the applicable time for determination thereof, (i) the aggregate of the Current Assets minus (ii) the aggregate of the Current Liabilities, in the case of each of clause (i) and clause (ii), to the extent that such Current Assets and Current Liabilities are designated as such on Exhibit J. Subject to the preceding sentence, Exhibit J sets forth (A) the methodology for determining Net Working Capital and (B) an example of the calculation of Net Working Capital as of June 30, 2016.  Such example calculation is included for reference purposes only.

Patents” shall mean all patents and patent applications in any jurisdiction, and all reissues, continuations, divisionals, reexaminations, renewals, provisionals and continuations-in-part or extensions of any of the foregoing.

Permitted Liens” shall mean (subject to the last sentence of this definition) (a) liens for utilities or Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and, in each case, for which appropriate reserves have been included on the balance sheet of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, (b) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’, materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, lessors’, landlords’ and other similar liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been included on the balance sheet of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, (c) liens for Taxes, assessments, or governmental charges or levies on a Person’s properties if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in each case for which appropriate reserves have been included on the balance sheet of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, (d) easements, restrictive covenants, non-exclusive licenses and similar Liens or impediments against any assets, rights or properties of an entity and that individually or in the aggregate do not materially interfere with the business of such entity or the operation of the property as currently conducted to which they apply, (e) minor irregularities and defects of title that individually or in the aggregate do not materially interfere with an entity’s business or the operation of the property as currently conducted to which they apply, (f) matters that would be disclosed by an inspection, current title policies, title commitments and/or accurate surveys of each property, as applicable, that individually or in the aggregate do not materially interfere with the occupancy, operation or use of the applicable property as currently occupied, operated or used in the conduct of business of the Sellers as currently conducted, (g) Liens granted in respect of any indebtedness of any of the Sellers or securing any obligations with respect thereto that are an Excluded Liability or otherwise not assumed by Buyer pursuant to the Approval Order approving such sale pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, (h) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation Law, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security or retirement benefits or similar legislation, (i) Liens and deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements, (j) Liens and deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts (other than contracts for indebtedness for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, (k) Liens arising from protective filings, (l) Liens in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of applicable Law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) held by such banking institution incurred in the ordinary course of business and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry, (m) Liens in favor of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, (n) Liens constituting



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any interest of title of a lessor or a licensor or either’s creditors in the property subject to any lease (other than a Capital Lease), (o) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods incurred in the ordinary course of business, (p) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit that encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof incurred in the ordinary course of business, (q) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, hire, purchase, consignment or similar arrangement for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business, (r) zoning, entitlement, building and other land-use regulations or ordinances imposed by Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over the Seller Property that are not violated by the current use and operation of the Seller Property and (s) title to any portion of the premises lying within the right of way or boundary of any public road or private road that, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially adversely affect the value or the continued use of the Seller Property affected thereby.  No Lien shall be a Permitted Lien if the obligation to which such Lien relates is not an Assumed Liability, and no Lien shall be a Permitted Lien because appropriate reserves with respect thereto are included in the balance sheet of the applicable Person unless and only to the extent taken into account in calculating the Net Working Capital.

Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, or other entity or group (as defined in the Exchange Act).

Prepaids and Deposits” shall mean prepaid rent or expenses, lease security deposits, deposits and prepayments under Contracts, prepaid utility deposits, and such other expenses and/or deposits as the Parties may agree in each case which are attributable to the Assumed Contracts.

Retained Bank Account” shall mean a newly opened bank account of the Company, to which the Closing Date Payment shall be paid.

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder.

Seller Benefit Plan” shall mean (a) each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including, without limitation, multiemployer plans within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA), (b) each stock bonus, stock purchase, stock option, restricted stock, stock appreciation right or other equity-based plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement and (c) each compensation, retention, change in control, termination, collective bargaining, employee loan, employment, consulting, severance, deferred-compensation, retirement, welfare-benefit, bonus, incentive or fringe benefit and each other plan, policy, program, agreement or arrangement, in each case, that is sponsored, maintained, participated in or contributed to (or for which there is an obligation to contribute to)



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by any Seller or under which any Service Provider or any beneficiary or dependent of any such Person has any present or future rights to benefits or in respect of which any Seller has, or would reasonably be expected to have, any direct or indirect liability or obligation.

Seller Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the disclosure schedule delivered by the Sellers on the date hereof.

Seller Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned, used or held for use by the Sellers.

Seller Organizational Documents” shall mean the Articles of Organization and the by-laws (or other comparable organizational documents) of the Sellers, together with all amendments thereto.

Seller Owned Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by any of the Sellers.

Service Provider” shall mean any current or former director, employee, or individual independent contractor of any of the Sellers.

Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Person shall mean (a) any corporation, partnership or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, (i) of which such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner (excluding partnerships, the general partnership interests of which held by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person do not have a majority of the voting interests in such partnership) or (ii) at least a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (b) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business entity, of which at least 50% of the partnership, joint venture or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.

Target Net Working Capital” shall mean $9,360,000.

Tax Return” shall mean any report, return, declaration, information return, filing, claim for refund or other information, including any schedules or attachments thereto, and any amendments or claims for refunds to any of the foregoing required, supplied or to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with Taxes.

Taxes” shall mean all U.S. federal, state, or local or non-U.S. taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including income, gross income, gross receipts, production, excise, employment, sales, use, transfer, ad valorem, value added, goods and services, profits, license, Capital Stock, capital gains, environmental, franchise, severance, occupation, stamp, withholding, Social Security, employment, unemployment, disability, worker’s compensation, payroll, utility, windfall profit, custom duties, personal property, real



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property, abandoned and unclaimed property taxes, taxes required to be collected from customers on the sale of services, registration, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, and other taxes, customs, duties, governmental fees or like assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or additions thereto; and “Tax” shall mean any one of them.

the other party” or “the other parties” shall mean, (i) with respect to the Sellers, Buyer, and (ii) with respect to Buyer, the Sellers.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Intellectual Property Assignments and Assignment and Assumption of Lease.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any specified Person shall mean a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock of which will at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

By: /s/ David Reilly

Name: David Reilly

Title: VP



[Signature Page to Asset Purchase Agreement]





IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION

By: /s/ William McGann

Name: William McGann

Title: Chief Executive Officer

C ACQUISITION CORP.

By: /s/ William McGann

Name: William McGann

Title: President

ACCUREL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ William McGann

Name: William McGann

Title: President

IMX ACQUISITION CORP.

By: /s/ William McGann

Name: William McGann

Title: President




[Signature Page to Asset Purchase Agreement]


EX-10.1 3 imsc161014_ex10z1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Converted by EDGARwiz

Execution Copy


Exhibit 10.1


$5,700,000

SENIOR SECURED, SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

by and among

IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION,
C ACQUISITION CORP.,
ACCRUEL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, and
IMX ACQUISITION CORP.

as the Borrower, and

DIP SPV I, L.P.

as the DIP Lender






Dated as of October 10, 2016








SENIOR SECURED, SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SENIOR SECURED, SUPER-PRIORITY DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of October 10, 2016, by and among DIP SPV I, L.P. (together with its successors, and permitted assigns, hereinafter the “DIP Lender”), and Implant Sciences Corporation, C Acquisition Corp., Accruel Systems International Corporation, and IMX Acquisition Corp. (collectively, the “Borrower”).

WHEREAS, on October 10, 2016 (the “Filing Date”), the Borrower commenced a voluntary Chapter 11 Case No. 16-12238 under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Case”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to continue to operate its businesses and manage its properties as a debtor and debtor-in-possession pursuant to Sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the DIP Lender provide financing to the Borrower consisting of a senior secured super priority credit facility in a principal amount of up to $5,700,000 (the “Facility”) pursuant to Sections 364(c) and 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code;

WHEREAS, the DIP Lender has indicated its willingness to agree to extend the Facility to the Borrower, all on terms and conditions set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and in accordance with Sections 364(c) and 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, so long as the Obligations are (i) secured by Liens on the Collateral granted by the Borrower as hereinafter provided, subject to Section 4.3 herein, and (ii) given superpriority status as provided in the Interim Order and, on and after the entry thereof, the Final Order; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has agreed to provide such collateral security, superpriority claims and adequate protection, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

1.1

Definitions

.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified on Schedule 1.1.

1.2

Accounting Terms

.  All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that if Borrower notifies the DIP Lender that Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the DIP Lender notifies Borrower of its request for an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then the DIP Lender and Borrower agree that they will negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that are directly affected by such change in GAAP with the intent of having the respective positions of the DIP Lender and Borrower after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the provisions in this Agreement shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective.  When used herein, the term “financial statements” shall include the notes and schedules thereto.  Whenever the term “Borrower” is used in respect of a financial








covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

1.3

Code

.  Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein; provided, however, that to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein and such term is defined differently in different Articles of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 of the Code shall govern.

1.4

Construction

.  Unless the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and  “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.”  The term “Borrower” includes each of the borrowers under the Facility listed in the preamble of this Agreement, collectively and individually and jointly and severally, and all provisions of the Loan Documents applicable to the Borrower shall apply to each such borrower unless the context of any Loan Document clearly requires otherwise.  The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be.  Section, subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein).  The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts, and contract rights.  Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash of all Obligations other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations (with all such Obligations consisting of monetary or payment Obligations having been paid in full in cash).  Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.  Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record.

1.5

Schedules and Exhibits

.  All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

2.

LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

2.1

Agreement to Lend; Loans; Security Instruments and Loan Documents

.  

(a)

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the DIP Lender agrees, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, to fund loans to the Borrower (the “Loans”); provided that in no event shall the Loans made by the DIP Lender exceed the Loan Amount.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Loan shall exceed the amount of borrowings permitted under the Budget to be outstanding for such period.

(b)

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the DIP Lender hereby agrees to fund an initial Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to the Interim Order Amount on the Closing Date.  

(c)

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the DIP Lender hereby agrees to fund a final Loan to the Borrower on the date the Final Order is entered by the Bankruptcy Court in an amount equal to the balance of the Loan Amount not funded to Borrower on the Closing Date.  



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(d)

The Borrower shall not have any right to reborrow any portion of the Loans that are repaid or prepaid from time to time.

(e)

The outstanding unpaid principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest and DIP Lender Expenses on the Loans shall be due and payable on the earlier of the (i) Termination Date, and (ii) date of the acceleration of the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof.  All principal of, interest on, and other amounts payable in respect of the Loans including, but not limited to DIP Lender Expenses, shall constitute Obligations.

(f)

The Loans shall be evidenced by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Interim Order and the Final Order), and secured by the Interim Order, the Final Order, and the other Loan Documents.  

2.2

Borrowing Record.  The DIP Lender, as a non-fiduciary agent for Borrower, shall maintain a register showing the principal amount of the Loans owing to DIP Lender from time to time and such register shall, absent manifest error, conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate.  

2.3

Payments; Prepayments.

(a)

Payments by Borrower.

(i)

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrower shall be made to the DIP Lender and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later than 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date specified herein.  Any payment received by the DIP Lender later than 4:00 p.m. (New York time) shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day.

(b)

Apportionment and Application.  All payments remitted to the DIP Lender and all proceeds of Collateral received by the DIP Lender shall be applied as follows (unless otherwise directed by the DIP Lender):

(i)

first, to pay any DIP Lender Expenses (including cost or expense reimbursements) in accordance with the Order or indemnities then due to DIP Lender under the Loan Documents, until paid in full,

(ii)

second, ratably to pay any fees or premiums then due to the DIP Lender under the Loan Documents until paid in full,

(iii)

third, ratably to pay interest due in respect of the Loans until paid in full,

(iv)

fourth, ratably to pay the principal of all Loans until paid in full,

(v)

fifth, to pay any other Obligations until paid in full, and

(vi)

sixth, to Borrower (to be wired to the Designated Account) or as otherwise required by applicable law.

In the event of a direct conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 2.3 and any other provision contained in any other Loan Document, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other.  In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.3 shall control and govern.



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(c)

Optional Prepayments.  

Borrower may prepay the outstanding principal amount of any Loan at any time in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.

(d)

Mandatory Prepayments.

(i)

Dispositions.  Within one (1) Business Day of the date of receipt by Borrower or any Guarantor of the Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to the Sale or any other voluntary or involuntary sale or disposition by Borrower of any assets of any Loan Party outside the ordinary course of business, Borrower shall prepay the outstanding amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.3(b) in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (including condemnation awards and payments in lieu thereof) received by such Person in connection with such sales or dispositions, up to the amount of the outstanding Obligations.  Nothing contained in this Section 2.3(d)(i) shall permit Borrower or any Guarantor to sell or otherwise dispose of any assets other than in accordance with Section 6.4.  

(ii)

Extraordinary Receipts.  Within one (1) Business Day of the date of receipt by Borrower or any Guarantor of any Extraordinary Receipts that are not otherwise included in the Budget, Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.3(b) in an amount equal to 100% of such Extraordinary Receipts, net of any reasonable expenses incurred in collecting such Extraordinary Receipts, up to the amount of the outstanding Obligations.

(iii)

Indebtedness.  Within one (1) Business Day of the date of incurrence by Borrower or any Guarantor of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.3(b) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such incurrence.  The provisions of this Section 2.3(d)(iii) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such incurrence otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

2.4

Interest Rates and Rates, Payments, and Calculations.

(a)

Interest Rate.  Except as provided in Section 2.4(c), all Obligations that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at the Base Rate.

(b)

Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, all Obligations that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at a per annum rate equal the Base Rate plus 12% without any notice from the DIP Lender or any other Person.  

(c)

Payment.  Except to the extent provided to the contrary in Section 2.8, interest, all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, and all costs, expenses, and DIP Lender Expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month for the preceding calendar month at any time that Obligations are outstanding, and interest due provided in Section 2.5(b) shall accrue and be payable, in arrears, on the first day of each calendar month for the preceding calendar month.  Borrower hereby authorizes the DIP Lender, from time to time without prior notice to the Borrower, to charge all interest and all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (in each case, as and when due and payable), all costs, expenses, and DIP Lender Expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (in each case, as and when due and payable), all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.8 (in each case, as and when due and payable),



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and all other payments as and when due and payable under any Loan Document to the Loan Account, which amounts thereafter shall constitute Loans hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Loans.  Any interest, fees, costs, expenses, DIP Lender Expenses, or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document not paid when due shall be compounded by being charged to the Loan Account and shall thereafter constitute Loans hereunder and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(d)

Computation.  All interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees accrue.

(e)

Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate.  In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable.  Borrower and the DIP Lender, in executing and delivering this Agreement, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided, however, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if said rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower is and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received from Borrower in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied in accordance with section 2.3(b) of this Agreement.

2.5

Crediting Payments; Clearance Charge

.  The receipt of any payment item by the DIP Lender shall not be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available federal funds made to DIP Lender’s Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when presented for payment.  Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrower shall be deemed not to have made such payment and interest shall be calculated accordingly.  The DIP Lender shall have established the DIP Lender’s Account and delivered information identifying the DIP Lender’s Account to Borrower within three (3) Business Days of the date hereof.  Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, any payment item shall be deemed received by DIP Lender only if it is received into DIP Lender’s Account on a Business Day on or before 4:00 p.m. (New York time).  If any payment item is received into DIP Lender’s Account on a non-Business Day or after 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on a Business Day, it shall be deemed to have been received by DIP Lender as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.

2.6

Designated Account.

  Borrower agrees to establish and maintain the Designated Account with the Designated Account Bank and to (i) receive the proceeds of the Loans made by the DIP Lender in such Designated Account; and (ii) deposit all proceeds of the Collateral and all mandatory prepayments hereunder into such Designated Account, after which such sums shall be immediately paid to the DIP Lender to be applied in accordance with Section 2.3(b).  

2.7

Maintenance of Loan Account

.  The DIP Lender shall maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrower (the “Loan Account”) on which Borrower will be charged with all Loans made by the DIP Lender to Borrower or for Borrower’s account, and with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents including, accrued interest, fees and expenses, and DIP Lender Group Expenses.  In accordance with Section 2.5, the Loan Account will be credited with all payments received by the DIP Lender from Borrower or for Borrower’s account.  

2.8

Fees.

(a)

Closing Fee.  The Borrower shall pay to the DIP Lender on the Closing Date a one-time closing fee (the “Closing Fee”) equal to $199,500.



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(b)

Exit Fee.  On the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay to the DIP Lender in cash a one-time exit fee (the “Exit Fee”) equal to $427,500, minus any interest, other than default interest, paid to the DIP Lender as of the Termination Date.

3.

CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.

3.1

Conditions Precedent to Loan of Interim Order Amount

.  

DIP Lender shall not be required to fund the Interim Order Amount Loan unless and until all of the conditions specified below shall have been satisfied (the making of any Loan by the DIP Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent contained in this Section 3.1).

(a)

DIP Lender shall have received the Budget (as that is defined in Section 5.18 of this Agreement), in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion.

(b)

Borrower shall represent to the DIP Lender that there are no material defaults under any of its Material Contracts, except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(b) or based solely upon the commencement of the Chapter 11 Case.

(c)

The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Interim Order, in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion, within five (5) Business Days of the Filing Date, and such order shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been modified or amended (unless otherwise approved by the DIP Lender), reversed, stayed or subject to a motion for reargument or reconsideration, or appealed.  The Loan Parties and the DIP Lender shall be entitled to rely in good faith upon the Interim Order, and shall be permitted and required to perform their respective obligations in compliance with this Agreement notwithstanding any such objections thereto, unless the relevant order has been stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d)

The DIP Lender shall have received a Guaranty from each Subsidiary of Borrower that is not part of Borrower, if any, the Security Instruments, any other Loan Documents, and all other documents, agreements and instruments requested by the DIP Lender, all of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion.

(e)

The DIP Lender shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the DIP Lender that the Borrower and any Guarantor shall have obtained all requisite consents and approvals in connection with the filing of the Chapter 11 Case, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(f)

The Borrower shall have filed its Chapter 11 Case in the Bankruptcy Court on or before October 10, 2016, and the Borrower shall be a debtor and debtor in possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(g)

All first day motions and applications shall have been filed, and all orders with respect thereto and any other orders entered in the Chapter 11 Case prior to the Closing Date shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the DIP Lender.

(h)

All fees required to be paid on the Closing Date under this Agreement shall have been paid (including, without limitation, all legal fees and expenses of the DIP Lender’s counsel, to the extent not otherwise subject to review in accordance with the Interim Order).

(i)

DIP Lender shall have received from Borrower information indentifying the Designated Account Bank and Designated Account.



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(j)

All other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been delivered, executed, or recorded and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the DIP Lender.

3.2

Conditions Precedent to all Additional Extensions of Credit.

The obligation of the DIP Lender to make any additional Loans hereunder (or to extend any other credit hereunder), other than the Interim Order Amount, at any time shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the DIP Lender in its sole discretion) of the following conditions precedent (the making of any Loan or other extension of credit by the DIP Lender being conclusively deemed to be its satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent with respect to such Loan):

(a)

The Borrower shall have complied fully and completely with all Chapter 11 Milestones and the Performance Covenants set forth in Section 5.17 and Section 7.1, respectively, unless otherwise waived or consented to in writing by the DIP Lender.

(b)

The representations and warranties of Borrower or its Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date).

(c)

No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result from the making thereof.

(d)

Other than with respect to the Interim Order Amount, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Bid Procedures Order and the Final Order, in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion, within twenty-five (25) days of the Filing Date, and such orders shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been modified or amended (unless otherwise approved by the DIP Lender), reversed or stayed.

(e)

Subject to Section 4.1(b) hereof, the Loan Parties shall have delivered Schedule 3.2(e), which shall be, as of the date of the Interim Order Amount Loan hereunder, a complete and accurate list of the Loan Parties and their direct and indirect Subsidiaries, showing: (i) a complete and accurate description of the authorized capital Stock of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, by class, (ii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, (iii) a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding, and (iv) a complete and accurate description of all subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of each Loan Party’s and its Subsidiaries’ capital Stock, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Loan Parties shall not be required to furnish the information set forth in subsections (i) – (iv) above unless there is a material change in the information to be provided to the DIP Lender.  

(f)

[Reserved.]

(g)

Each Loan Party shall have obtained any registrations, consents, approvals, notices, or other actions required by any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party , and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents ;



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(h)

No injunction, writ, restraining order, or other order of any nature restricting or prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the extending of such credit shall have been issued and remain in force by any Governmental Authority against Borrower, Guarantor, or the DIP Lender;

(i)

The Loan Parties shall have delivered Schedule 3.2(i) (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time in accordance herewith), a list of the Material Contracts of each Loan Party as of the most recent date on which Borrower provided their Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.1; provided, however, that Borrower shall amend Schedule 3.2(i) from time to time to add additional Material Contracts that have been approved by the DIP Lender or are otherwise permitted pursuant to Sections 5.14 and 6.7(d)(ii) hereof; and

(j)

No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted or threatened before any Governmental Authority to enjoin, restrain or prohibit, or to obtain damages in respect of, or which is related to or arises out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and which, in the DIP Lender’s sole judgment, would make it inadvisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.    

3.3

Maturity

.  

(a)

This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the earliest of: (i) the date on which the DIP Lender provides, via electronic or overnight delivery, written notice to counsel for the Borrower of the occurrence of an Event of Default that is not cured within any applicable cure period and the DIP Lender has given notice to accelerate the Obligations pursuant to Section 8.1; (ii) entry of an order converting the Chapter 11 Case to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code or dismissing the Chapter 11 Case; (iii) the entry of an order in the Chapter 11 Case appointing a chapter 11 trustee or examiner; (iv) if the Interim Order is modified at the Final Hearing in a manner unacceptable to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion; (v) the effective date of a chapter 11 plan in the Chapter 11 Case; (vi) the approval by the Court of an Alternative Transaction; (vii) the date of the closing of the Sale; and (viii) the first Business Day occurring on or after the six (6) month anniversary of the date of this Agreement (such date, the “Termination Date”).  All principal of, interest on, and other amounts payable in respect of the Loans shall constitute Obligations.  

(b)

The foregoing notwithstanding, the DIP Lender may, and shall, terminate its obligations to provide credit under this Agreement immediately and without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default.

(c)

In the event that the Court approves the Sale, the DIP Lender may elect to extend the maturity of this Agreement, in its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of the Sale and this Agreement.

3.4

Effect of Maturity

.  On the Termination Date, all commitments of the DIP Lender to provide additional credit hereunder shall automatically be terminated and all Obligations immediately shall become due and payable without notice or demand.  No termination of the obligations of the DIP Lender (other than payment in full of the Obligations) shall relieve or discharge any Loan Party of its duties, Obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and the DIP Lender’s Liens in the Collateral shall continue to secure the Obligations and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full.  When all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full and the DIP Lender’s obligations to provide additional credit under the Loan Documents have been terminated the DIP Lender will, at Borrower’s sole expense, execute and deliver any termination statements, lien releases, discharges of security interests, and other similar discharge or release documents (and, if applicable, in recordable form) as are reasonably necessary to release, as of record, DIP Lender’s Liens and all notices of security interests and liens previously filed by the DIP Lender with respect to the Obligations.  



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4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

In order to induce the DIP Lender to enter into this Agreement, each Loan Party, to the best of its respective knowledge, makes the following representations and warranties to the DIP Lender (as modified in each case by the Schedules delivered by Borrower to the DIP Lender with this Agreement), which shall be true, correct, and complete, in all respects, as of the Closing Date (except as set forth in Section 4.13), and shall be true, correct, and complete, in all respects, as of the date of the making of each Loan (or other extension of credit) made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Loan (or other extension of credit) (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:

4.1

Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

  

(a)

Subject to the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Orders, each Loan Party (i) is duly formed and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, (ii) is qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and (iii) has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby.

(b)

Schedule 3.2(e) sets forth the complete and accurate ownership and capitalization of each Loan Party.  Other than as described on Schedule 3.2(e), there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares or other equity interest of any Loan Party’s capital Stock, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1, the Loan Parties are not subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Stock.

4.2

Due Authorization; No Conflict.

Subject to the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Orders:

(a)

As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Loan Party.

(b)

Other than as set forth on Schedule 4.2, as to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any material provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to any Loan Party, the Governing Documents of any Loan Party, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any Loan Party, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any Material Contract of any Loan Party except to the extent that any such conflict, breach or default could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any Collateral of any Loan Party or (iv) require any approval of any Loan Party’s interest holders or any approval or consent of any Person under any Material Contract or Material Leases of any Loan Party, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of Material Contracts or Material Leases, for consents or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

(c)

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4.3

Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens.

Subject to the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Orders:

(a)

Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(b)

The DIP Lender’s Liens are validly created, perfected and first priority Liens, subject only to the Carve-Out and such liens as set forth on Schedule A-1.  The Loan Parties own the Collateral as of the Closing Date.

4.4

Title to Assets; No Encumbrances

.  Each Loan Party has (i) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (ii) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (iii) good and marketable title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of such Loan Party’s assets that constitute Collateral hereunder.  The Collateral is free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.  Borrower has and will have full power and authority to grant to the DIP Lender a security interest in the Collateral and, other than Permitted Liens, Borrower has not transferred, assigned, sold, pledged, encumbered, subjected to lien or granted any security interest in, and will not transfer, assign, sell (other than in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise contemplated herein), pledge encumber, subject to lien or grant any security interest in any of the Collateral (or any of Borrower’s right, title or interest therein), to any Person other than DIP Lender on account of such Permitted Lien.  The Collateral is and will be valid and genuine in all respects.  

4.5

Jurisdiction of Formation; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational Identification Number.  

(a)

The name of (within the meaning of Section 9-503 of the Code) and jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party is set forth on Schedule 4.5 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time by notice from Borrower to DIP Lender to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement).

(b)

The chief executive office of each Loan Party is located at the address indicated on Schedule 4.5 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time by notice from Borrower to DIP Lender to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement).  

(c)

Each Loan Party’s tax identification numbers and organizational identification numbers, if any, are identified on Schedule 4.5 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time by notice from Borrower to DIP Lender to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement).

4.6

Litigation.

Except with respect to the Chapter 11 Case:

(a)

There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing against a Loan Party that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change , except as disclosed on Schedule 4.18 and 4.6(b) .  

(b)

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to result in liabilities in excess of, $50,000 that, as of the Closing Date, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened against a Loan Party, of (i) the parties to such actions, suits, or proceedings, (ii) the nature of the dispute that is the subject of such actions, suits, or proceedings, (iii) the status, as of the Closing Date, with respect to such actions, suits, or proceedings, and (iv) whether any liability of the Loan Parties in connection with such actions, suits, or proceedings is covered by insurance.

4.7

Compliance with Laws

.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.7, no Loan Party (a) is in violation of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, or codes (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

4.8

No Material Adverse Change

.  All historical financial statements relating to the Loan Parties that have been delivered by Borrower to DIP Lender have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, (i) in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to year-end audit adjustments and (ii) any accounting of deferred revenue) and present fairly in all material respects, the Loan Parties’ consolidated financial condition as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended.  Other than arising as the result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Case or as set forth on Schedule 4.8, since June 30, 2016, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Loan Parties.

4.9

Fraudulent Transfer

.  No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation is being incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of such Loan Party.

4.10

Employee Benefits

.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, no Loan Party, or any of its ERISA Affiliates, maintains or contributes to any Benefit Plan.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, such Benefit Plan complies with all provisions of applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive orders and codes.

4.11

Environmental Condition

.  Except to the extent that any of the matters referred to in clauses (a), (b), and (d) below could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (a) to Borrower’s knowledge, no Loan Party’s properties or assets has ever been used by a Loan Party or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to Borrower’s knowledge, no Loan Party’s properties or assets has ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) no Loan Party has received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by a Loan Party, except to the extent that such Liens are the subject of a Permitted Protest, and (d) no Loan Party nor any of their respective facilities or operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

4.12

Intellectual Property

.  Schedule 4.12 sets forth all registered Intellectual Property owned, licensed or utilized by any Loan Party and sets forth all licenses of Intellectual Property granted by or to a third party and entered into by a Loan Party which are material to the business of such Loan Party.  Each Loan Party owns directly, or is entitled to use by license or otherwise, all Intellectual Property material to such Loan Party’s business. All Intellectual Property material to each Loan Party’s business is properly maintained, subsisting, in full force and effect and not in known conflict with the rights of any Person. Each Loan Party has



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made all filings and recordations necessary in the exercise of reasonable and prudent business judgment to protect its interest in its Intellectual Property. No actions, suits, proceedings or investigations are pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened with respect to the validity, enforceability, infringement, use or ownership of any Loan Party’s Intellectual Property. No Loan Party is in material breach of or material default under any agreement, arrangement or instrument relating to any Intellectual Property, nor is there any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result in any of the foregoing.

4.13

Leases

.  Except as provided in Schedule 4.13, or defaults solely as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Case, the Borrower enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all Material Leases, and, subject to Permitted Protests, all of such Material Leases are valid and subsisting and no material default by the Borrower exists under any of them.

4.14

Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts

.  Set forth on Schedule 4.14 is a listing of all of the Loan Parties’ Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, including, with respect to each bank or securities intermediary (a) the name and address of such Person, and (b) the account numbers of the Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts maintained with such Person.

4.15

Complete Disclosure

.  All financial statements and other factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrower’s industry) furnished on or before the date hereof by or on behalf of a Loan Party in writing to DIP Lender (including all information contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and all other such factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrower’s industry) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party in writing to DIP Lender will be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided.  The initial Budget attached as Exhibit A-2 hereto represents, and as of the date on which any other Budget is delivered to the DIP Lender, such additional Budget represents Borrower’s good faith estimate, on the date such Budget is delivered, of the Loan Parties’ future performance for the periods covered thereby based upon the Borrower’s good faith assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time of the delivery thereof to the DIP Lender.

4.16

Material Contracts.

  Other than arising as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Case or as set forth in Schedule 4.16, and except for matters which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, each Material Contract (other than those that have expired at the end of their normal terms) (a) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against the applicable Loan Party and, to Borrower’s knowledge, each other Person that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, (b) has not been otherwise amended or modified (other than amendments or modifications permitted under Sections 5.14 and 6.7(d)(ii)), and (c) is not in default in any material respect due to the action or inaction of any Loan Party thereto; provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4.16 shall not apply until such time as Borrower shall have delivered the first Schedule 3.2(i).  Schedule 3.2(i) shall also list and describe all transactions, agreements, and arrangements between the Loan Parties and any of their Affiliates as of the Filing Date.  The Section 363 APA or other Sale agreement is in full force and effect.  No Loan Party is obligated to pay any service or management fee to any Affiliate.

4.17

Patriot Act

.  To the extent applicable, each Loan Party is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) Uniting and Strengthening America by



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Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001) (the “Patriot Act”).  No part of the proceeds of the loans made hereunder will be used by any Loan Party or any of their Affiliates, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

4.18

Indebtedness

.  Set forth on Schedule 4.18 is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) of each Loan Party outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date in excess of $50,000 that is to remain outstanding immediately after giving effect to the closing hereunder on the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately sets forth the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date.  

4.19

Payment of Taxes

.  Except as provided on Schedule 4.19 and except as otherwise permitted under Section 5 all United States federal, state and other material tax returns and reports of each Loan Party required to be filed by any of them with respect to the Collateral have been timely filed, and all taxes due with respect to the period covered by such tax returns and all material assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon any Loan Party ’s Collateral that are due and payable , other than taxes that are the subject of a Permitted Protest, have been paid when due and payable, (b) w ith respect to the Collateral, each Loan Party has made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all material taxes not yet due and payable, and (c) w ith respect to the Collateral, Borrower knows of no proposed tax assessment against a Loan Party with respect to United States federal or state taxes that is not being actively contested by such Loan Party diligently, in good faith, and by appropriate proceedings; provided such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor.

4.20

Governmental Regulation

.  No Loan Party is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable.  No Loan Party is a “registered investment company” or a company “controlled” by a “registered investment company” or a “principal underwriter” of a “registered investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

4.21

Budget

.   Attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A-2 is a true and complete copy of the initial Budget (as that is defined in Section 5.18 of this Agreement), in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion.

4.22

Insurance.  Schedule 4.22 sets forth a list of all material insurance policies (with respect to the liability, property, workers’ compensation, directors’ and officers’ liability or otherwise) maintained by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party is a named insured or otherwise the beneficiary of coverage (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”). The Insurance Policies are reasonable and customary for the operating, assets and properties of the Loan Parties. Such Insurance Policies are valid, binding and in full force and effect on the date of this Agreement and all premiums due on such Insurance Policies have been paid in full and none of such policies will generate any retrospective premium adjustments, audit premium adjustments, experience-based liability or loss sharing cost adjustment affecting any Loan Party after the date hereof. No Loan Party has received any written notice of cancellation or intent to cancel, or increase or intent to increase premiums, with respect to such Insurance Policies. Schedule 4.22 also contains a list of all pending claims filed by any Loan Party with any insurance company, any instances within the previous three years of a denial of coverage of any Loan Party by any insurance company and any issuances of reservation of rights letters with any insurance company with respect to the defense of any claims.

5.

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Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until payment in full of the Obligations, the Loan Parties shall comply with each of the following:

5.1

Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates

.  Deliver to the DIP Lender (a) when issued or received, reports to shareholders and notices of defaults, litigation and other material events; and (b) at the time of a request for any Borrowing, a Compliance Certificate.  In addition, Borrower agrees that no Loan Party will have a fiscal year different from that of Borrower.  In addition, Borrower agrees to maintain a system of accounting that enables Borrower to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP.  

5.2

Reporting

.  Each Loan Party or the Borrower, as applicable, will: (a) comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with the agreements, requirements, covenants and undertakings set forth in Exhibits B-1 and B-2, in accordance with the terms thereof; (b) commencing on the first Friday to occur after the Filing Date and on the last Business Day of each week thereafter, prepare and deliver to the DIP Lender (x) a report, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the DIP Lender, showing the Borrower’s and each other Loan Party’s actual cash receipts and disbursements for the preceding Saturday through Friday by an Authorized Person of the Borrower as being true and accurate, together with a detailed reconciliation analysis of actual results compared to projected results for the prior week, and (y) a written explanation of all material variances (the “Weekly Budget Variance Report”);  (c) update and roll-forward the proposed Budget every four weeks, with the first such amended Budget to be delivered to the DIP Lender no later than the last Business Day of the fourth week following the Filing Date, and subsequently on the last Business Day of every fourth week thereafter; and (d) participate in a bi-weekly conference call commencing on the third business day of each week following the Filing Date regarding the Budget and management issues.

5.3

Collateral Reporting

.  Provide DIP Lender, on a weekly basis, an updated Schedule 4.19 reflecting any additional United States federal, state, and other material taxes on the Collateral accrued and delinquent as of the date that such updated Schedule 4.19 is required to be provided to the DIP Lender.  

5.4

Existence

.  Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.3 or Section 6.4, at all times (a) maintain and preserve in full force and effect its existence (including being in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation) and (b) maintain all its rights, licenses and permits, except where the failure to maintain any such rights, or licenses and permits, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

5.5

Maintenance of Properties And Intellectual Property; Permits

.  Except where the failure to do so could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (a) maintain and preserve all of its assets that are necessary to the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear, tear, and casualty excepted and Permitted Dispositions excepted, (b) maintain and preserve all of its books and records, (c) comply with the material provisions of all material leases to which it is a party as lessee, so as to prevent the loss or forfeiture thereof, unless such provisions are the subject of a Permitted Protest; and (d) maintain, comply with and keep in full force and effect its Permits and its Intellectual Property, except as could not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.5, each Loan Party is in material compliance with, and has, all Permits required for the operation of its business, and for the execution, delivery and performance by, and enforcement against, such Loan Party of each Loan Document.  No Loan Party is in material breach of or default under the provisions of any such Permit, nor is there any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute or result in any of the foregoing.

5.6

Taxes

.   C ause all assessments and taxes imposed, levied, or assessed against any Collateral to be paid in full, before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period to the extent such taxes arise or are imposed, levied or assessed after the Filing Date.  

5.7

Insurance

.  At Borrower’s expense, maintain insurance respecting each of the Loan Parties’ assets wherever located, covering loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion, and all other hazards and risks as ordinarily are insured against by other Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses. Borrower



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also shall maintain (with respect to each of the Loan Parties) business interruption, general liability, product liability insurance, director’s and officer’s liability insurance, fiduciary liability insurance, and employment practices liability insurance, as well as insurance against larceny, embezzlement, and criminal misappropriation.  All such policies of insurance shall be with responsible and reputable insurance companies and in such amounts as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and located and in any event in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to the DIP Lender.  All property insurance policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to DIP Lender for the benefit of the DIP Lender, as their interests may appear, in case of loss, pursuant to a standard loss payable endorsement with a standard non contributory “lender” or “secured party” clause and are to contain such other provisions as the DIP Lender may reasonably require to fully protect the DIP Lender’s interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies.  All certificates of property and general liability insurance are to be delivered to the DIP Lender, with the loss payable (but only in respect of Collateral) and additional insured endorsements in favor of the DIP Lender and shall provide for not less than 30 days (10 days in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to the DIP Lender of the exercise of any right of cancellation.  If Borrower fails to maintain such insurance, the DIP Lender may arrange for such insurance, but at Borrower’s sole expense and without any responsibility on the DIP Lender’s part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims.  Borrower shall give the DIP Lender prompt notice of any loss covered by its casualty or business interruption insurance.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the DIP Lender shall have the sole right to file claims under any property and general liability insurance policies in respect of the Collateral, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies.  

5.8

Inspection

.  Permit the DIP Lender and each of its duly authorized representatives or agents to visit any of its properties and inspect any of its assets or books and records, to conduct appraisals and valuations, to examine and make copies of its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers and employees at such reasonable times and intervals as the DIP Lender may reasonably require and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, with reasonable prior notice to Borrower.

5.9

Compliance with Laws

.  Comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any Governmental Authority, other than laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance with which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

5.10

Environmental

.  

(a)

Keep any property either owned or operated by any Loan Party free of any Environmental Liens or post bonds or other financial assurances sufficient to satisfy the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens,

(b)

Comply with Environmental Laws and provide to the DIP Lender documentation of such compliance which the DIP Lender reasonably requests, except to the extent that any such failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change,

(c)

Promptly notify the DIP Lender of any release of which Borrower has knowledge of a Hazardous Material in any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by any Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said release or otherwise to come into compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Environmental Law (except to the extent that any such noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change), and



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(d)

Promptly, but in any event within one (1) Business Day of its receipt thereof, provide the DIP Lender with written notice of any of the following:  (i) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any of the real or personal property of any Loan Party, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or written notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against any Loan Party, and (iii) written notice of a violation, citation, or other administrative order from a Governmental Authority.

5.11

Disclosure Updates

.  Promptly and in no event later than two (2) Business Day after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the DIP Lender if any written information, exhibit, or report (other than materials marked as drafts and forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrower’s industry) furnished to the DIP Lender contained, at the time it was furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (taken as a whole) not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made.  The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, any notification pursuant to the foregoing provision will not cure or remedy the effect of the prior untrue statement of a material fact or omission of any material fact nor shall any such notification have the effect of amending or modifying this Agreement or any of the Schedules hereto.  

5.12

Formation of Subsidiaries.

  No Loan Party may form any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquire any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date without the consent of the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion; provided, that without such consent, a Loan Party may form one or more wholly-owned shell company Subsidiaries as may be contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization, so long as any such shell company Subsidiary does not receive any Collateral while the Obligations are outstanding.  Any Subsidiary that is formed after the Closing Date shall be a Guarantor and execute a Guaranty and any other documentation reasonably requested by the DIP Lender.

5.13

Further Assurances

.  At any time upon the reasonable request of the DIP Lender, execute or deliver to the DIP Lender any and all financing statements, fixture filings, security agreements, pledges, assignments, endorsements of certificates of title, mortgages, deeds of trust, opinions of counsel, and all other documents (collectively, the “Additional Documents”) that the DIP Lender may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the DIP Lender, to create, perfect, and continue perfected or to better perfect the DIP Lender’s Liens in all the Collateral (whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired, tangible or intangible, real or personal), to create and perfect Liens in favor of the DIP Lender in any Collateral  acquired by Borrower after the Closing Date, and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereby and under the other Loan Documents.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower authorizes the DIP Lender to execute any such Additional Documents in the Borrower’s name, as applicable, and authorize the DIP Lender to file such executed Additional Documents in any appropriate filing office.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Loan Party shall take such actions as the DIP Lender may request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guaranteed by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of any Loan Party and all of the outstanding Stock of any Loan Party, or any direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Loan Party.

5.14

Material Contracts

.  Except in the ordinary course of business, no Loan Party may enter into or amend or modify a Material Contract or Material Lease after the Filing Date without the consent of the DIP Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.  

5.15

Modification of Subordinated Debt Documents

.  No Loan Party may amend or modify any Subordinated Debt Document after the Filing Date without the consent of the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion.

5.16

Investments; Controlled Investments

.  The Loan Parties shall maintain in the Deposit Accounts an aggregate amount of (i) at least $250,000 and (ii) amounts deposited into Deposit Accounts specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee benefit payments to or for any Loan Party’s employees.  The Loan Parties shall not make, acquire, or permit to exist Permitted Investments



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consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents, or amounts credited to Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts unless the DIP Lender has a fully-perfected first-priority Lien with respect to such Permitted Investments.

5.17

Chapter 11 Milestones

.  The Borrower shall:

(a)

Within one Business Day after the Filing Date, file a motion (the “Sale Motion”) to conduct the Sale, which Sale Motion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the DIP Lender; provided, in any event, that the Sale Motion and the related Sale order to be entered by the Bankruptcy Court shall be consistent with the terms of this Agreement and provide for all Obligations owed hereunder to the DIP Lender be paid in full at the closing of the Sale from the proceeds thereof;

(b)

Within one Business Day after the Filing Date, file a motion (which may be the Sale Motion), in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the DIP Lender to approve bidding procedures for the Sale, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the DIP Lender (the “Bid Procedures”); provided, that the DIP Lender hereby accepts and approves the form of Bid Procedures attached as Exhibit D hereto;

(c)

No later than twenty-five (25) days after the Filing Date, obtain the Bid Procedures Order, in form and substance acceptable to the DIP Lender, approving the Bid Procedures;

(d)

No later than twenty-five (25) days after the Filing Date, obtain entry of the Final Order in form and substance acceptable to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion;

(e)

No later than thirty (30) days after entry of approval of the Bid Procedures Order, obtain entry of an order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Sale; and

(f)

No later than sixty (60) days after entry of an order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Sale, close the sale of the Collateral pursuant to the Bid Procedures and indefeasibly and finally pay the Obligations in full, in cash, at the closing of the Sale.

5.18

Budget

.  Attached hereto as Exhibit A-2 is an initial budget, prepared by the Borrower, that sets forth in reasonable detail all receipts and disbursements of the Borrower on a weekly basis, separated into line items for each category of receipt or disbursement, and is otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion, (as amended with the consent of the DIP Lender in its sole discretion, the “Budget”).  All Loans shall only be used for the purposes set forth in the Budget.  The Borrower may not modify allocations between line items within the Budget without the prior written consent of the DIP Lender.  Subject to the Budget Variances (defined below), the expenditures authorized in the Budget shall be adhered to on a period basis and a cumulative basis, provided, however, that unused expenditures shall carry forward to successive weekly budget periods on a line-by-line basis.  Except as otherwise agreed upon in writing by and between Borrower and DIP Lender, actual amounts for any budgeted line item may differ from the budgeted allocation by as much as fifteen (15%) percent during any given month and on a cumulative basis (“Budget Variances”).

5.19

Notification of Default.  Within two (2) Business Days of becoming aware of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default, or any condition or event which would upon notice or lapse of time, or both, constitute an Event of Default, Borrower shall give DIP Lender written notice thereof specifying the nature and duration thereof and the action being or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

5.20

Notification of Litigation.  Borrower will promptly notify DIP Lender in writing of any litigation or of any investigative proceedings of a Governmental Authority commenced or threatened against it.  Without limiting the foregoing, within two (2) Business Days of Borrower obtaining knowledge of the existence thereof, Borrower shall notify DIP Lender of any investigation, audit, hearing, compliance inquiry, enforcement action, or any other type of communication from any regulatory or other Governmental Authority



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(including, without limitation, any attorney general), and shall immediately forward to DIP Lender, on receipt thereof by Borrower, a certified copy of any written communication or correspondence concerning the foregoing.

6.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

Each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, without the prior consent of the DIP Lender in its sole discretion, until payment in full of the Obligations, the Loan Parties will not do any of the following:

6.1

Indebtedness

.  Create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except for Permitted Indebtedness.

6.2

Liens

.  Create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for (a) Permitted Liens; (b) Liens created by the Loan Documents; and (c) Liens created under the Subordinated Debt Documents solely to the extent that such Liens (i) secure the Permitted Subordinated Debt and (ii) are subject to and subordinated in all respects to the Liens of the DIP Lender.

6.3

Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.

Except in connection with a Plan of Reorganization or the Sale approved by the Bankruptcy Court:

(a)

Enter into any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or reclassify its Stock,

(b)

Liquidate, wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or

(c)

Suspend or go out of a substantial portion of its or their business.

6.4

Disposal of Assets

.  Other than Permitted Dispositions, Permitted Investments, pursuant to the Sale or transactions expressly permitted by Section 6.11, encumber, convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into an agreement to convey, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of) any Collateral held by any Loan Party, except in the ordinary and usual course of business (but not in the case of receivables, which conveyance, pledge, encumbrance, sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer or other disposition is expressly prohibited), unless prior to or concurrently therewith DIP Lender is paid in full for all Obligations under the Loan Documents (subject to any notice period or restriction contained herein regarding Borrower’s right to prepay the Loan) or except for the purpose of replacing machinery, equipment or other personal property which, as a consequence of wear, duplication or obsolescence, is no longer used or necessary in Borrower’s business, provided that fair cash consideration is received therefor.  

6.5

Change Name

.  Change any Loan Party’s name, organizational identification number, state of organization or organizational identity.

6.6

Nature of Business

.  Make any change in the nature of its or their business as described in Schedule 6.6 or acquire any properties or assets that are not reasonably related to the conduct of such business activities; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent any Loan Party from (i) engaging in any business that is reasonably related or ancillary to its or their business, or (ii) complying with any requirement of the Bankruptcy Code.

6.7

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(a)

prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party, other than (i) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) Permitted Intercompany Advances ..

(b)

other than as provided for in the Orders, make any payment under the Subordinated Debt Documents;

(c)

make any payment on account of Indebtedness that has been contractually subordinated in right of payment if such payment is not permitted at such time under the subordination terms and conditions; or

(d)

Directly or indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of the terms or provisions of

(i)

any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing evidencing  or concerning Permitted Indebtedness other than (A) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances, and (C) Indebtedness permitted under clause (d) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, to the extent such amendments, modifications, or changes, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the DIP Lender;

(ii)

any Material Contract or Material Lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), without the consent of the DIP Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; or

(iii)

the Governing Documents of any Loan Party.

6.8

Change of Control

.  Cause, permit, or suffer, directly or indirectly, any Change of Control.

6.9

Restricted Junior Payment

.  Make any Restricted Junior Payment.

6.10

Accounting Methods

.  Modify or change its fiscal year or its method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP).

6.11

Transactions with Affiliates

.  Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Loan Party or any Affiliate of any Loan Party  (except for transactions that are (a) in the Ordinary Course of such Loan Party’s business, including intercompany transactions among the Loan Parties and their affiliates; (b) upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to such Loan Party then would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-Affiliate, and (c) are fully disclosed to the DIP Lender if they involve one or more payments by such Loan Party in excess of $10,000 per year in the aggregate).

6.12

Use of Loans

.  Borrower covenants and agree that Borrower shall incur Loans and use the proceeds thereof solely to the extent required to pay those expenses enumerated in the Budget as and when such expenses become due and payable.   

6.13

Prepetition Indebtedness

(a)

.  Subject to Section 6.7, pay or discharge, or permit any Loan Party to pay or discharge, or cause to be paid or discharged, any Indebtedness of any Loan Party incurred before the Filing Date except as provided for in the Orders ..

6.14

Limitation on Capital Expenditures

.  Except as set forth in the Budget, make or incur any Capital Expenditure.

6.15

Chapter 11 Case

.  Seek, consent or suffer to exist or permit any of their Subsidiaries to seek, consent or suffer to exist (i) any modification, stay, vacation or amendment to the Orders; (ii) a priority



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claim for any administrative expense or unsecured claim against any Loan Party (now existing or hereafter arising of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, any administrative expense of any kind specified in Section 503(b) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or, from and after the entry of the Final Order, Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code) equal to or superior to the priority claim of the DIP Lender in respect to the Obligations, other than the Carve Out; and (iii) any Lien on any Collateral having a priority equal or superior to the Liens in favor of the DIP Lender in respect of the Obligations, other than such liens as set forth on Schedule A-1 hereto.

6.16

Plan

.  Propose and/or support any plan or reorganization that fails to indefeasibly and finally pay in full in cash all outstanding Obligations on the effective date of said plan.

6.17

Limitation on Guaranty Obligations.  Assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become directly or contingently liable in connection with any obligations of any other person, except (a) the endorsement of negotiable instruments by the Borrower for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (b) guaranties, endorsements and other direct or contingent liabilities in connection with the obligations of other persons, in existence as of the date of the Interim Order.

7.

PERFORMANCE COVENANTS

7.1

Budget Covenant

. Borrower covenants and agrees that Borrower shall:

(a)

generate net cash receipts in an amount equal to at least 85% of the amount set forth in the Budget for the cumulative period commencing on the Filing Date and ending on the last day of each month thereafter;

(b)

maintain aggregate expenditures no greater than 115% more than the aggregate amount projected by the Budget to be expended during the cumulative period commencing on the Filing Date and ending on the fourth Friday after the Initial Test Date and the last day of each month thereafter; and

(c)

generate Net Cash Flow in an amount equal to at least 85% of the amount set forth in the Budget for the cumulative period commencing on the Filing Date and ending on the last day of each month thereafter.

8.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

8.1

Event of Default

.  Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement; provided that, with respect to subparagraphs (b), (c)(i), (c)(iv), (c)(v), (h) or (i) below, such failure shall only constitute an Event of Default if such failure is not cured within four (4) Business Days after the date on which notice thereof is given to Borrower:

(a)

If Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, all or any portion of the Obligations consisting of principal;

(b)

If Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, all or any portion of the Obligations consisting of interest, fees, or charges due the DIP Lender, reimbursement of DIP Lender Expenses (subject to the review and notice periods set forth in the Orders), or other amounts (other than any portion thereof constituting principal) constituting Obligations (including any portion thereof that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding);

(c)

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(i)

fails to comply with any of the Chapter 11 Milestones contained in Section 5.17 of this Agreement;

(ii)

fails to comply with any of the Performance Covenants contained in Section 7 of this Agreement;

(iii)

fails to perform any of its obligations in accordance with the terms of, or otherwise fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Interim Order or the Final Order (after giving effect to any applicable cure periods set forth in such Orders);

(iv)

fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any of (a) Sections 5.1 through 5.14 of this Agreement or (b) Sections 6.1 through 6.15 of this Agreement; or

(v)

fails to perform or observe any other covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement.

(d)

Except as authorized by the Bankruptcy Court, if one or more judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of money involving an aggregate amount of $100,000, or more (in excess of insurance coverage with respect to which the insurer has not denied coverage) is entered or filed against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to any of their respective assets, and either (i) there is a period of 30 consecutive days at any time after the entry of any such judgment, order, or award during which (A) the same is not discharged, satisfied, vacated, or bonded pending appeal, or (B) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect, or (ii) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such judgment, order, or award;

(e)

If a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained, or in any way prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of the business affairs of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(f)

If there is a default in one or more agreements to which a Loan Party is a party with one or more third Persons relative to a Loan Party’s Indebtedness (not disclosed on Schedule 4.19) involving an aggregate amount of $100,000 or more, and such default (x) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (y) results in a right by such third Person, irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party’s or its Subsidiary’s obligations thereunder, to the extent not otherwise stayed by the Chapter 11 Case;

(g)

If any warranty, representation, certificate, or Record made herein or in any other Loan Document or delivered in writing to the DIP Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document proves to be untrue in any material respect (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of the date of issuance or making or deemed making thereof;

(h)

If any Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien on the Collateral covered thereby; or

(i)

The validity or enforceability of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason (other than solely as the result of an action or failure to act on the part of the DIP Lender) be declared to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries shall deny that such Loan Party or their Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document;



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(j)

The Bankruptcy Court shall enter any order (i) amending, reversing, revoking, supplementing, altering, staying, vacating, rescinding or otherwise modifying the Interim Order, the Final Order or any other order with respect to the Chapter 11 Case affecting in any material respect this Agreement or the Loan Documents, without the DIP Lender’s consent, (ii) appointing a chapter 11 trustee or an examiner, with enlarged powers relating to the operation of the business pursuant to Section 1104 of the Bankruptcy Code (powers beyond those set forth in Section 1106(a)(3) and (4) and 1106(b) of the Bankruptcy Code) in the Chapter 11 Case, (iii) dismissing the Chapter 11 Case or converting the Chapter 11 Case to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or (iv) granting relief from the automatic stay to any creditor holding or asserting a Lien or reclamation claim on the assets of Borrower or any Guarantor to permit such creditor to foreclose upon or to reclaim Collateral with a value in excess of $100,000;

(k)

A motion shall be filed or supported by a Loan Party seeking approval of any other Superpriority Claim in the Chapter 11 Case (other than the Carve-Out) which is pari passu with or senior to the claims of the DIP Lender against any of the Loan Parties unless after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by such motion, all Obligations of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement Obligations in respect of which no claim for payment has been asserted by the Person entitled thereto) shall be paid in full in cash;

(l)

The failure of the Bankruptcy Court to enter the Interim Order, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the DIP Lender, within five (5) Business Days after the filing of the motion to approve the Interim Order;

(m)

A motion shall be filed by a Loan Party seeking (i) to obtain additional financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code and to use cash collateral of the DIP Lender under Section 363(c) of the Bankruptcy Code without the consent of the DIP Lender, (ii) to recover from any portions of the Collateral any costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of such Collateral under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, or (iii) to take any other action or actions adverse to the DIP Lender or its rights and remedies hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or any of the documents evidencing or creating the DIP Lender’s interest in any of the Collateral (except in each case of clauses (i) through (iii) such motion seeks to satisfy in full all Obligations in cash);

(n)

The filing by any Loan Party with the Bankruptcy Court of any plan other than a Plan of Reorganization, a motion to approve bid procedures other than the Bid Procedures, or a motion to approve an Alternative Transaction;

(o)

The entry by the Bankruptcy Court of an order approving an Alternative Transaction;

(p)

The use by the Borrower of cash collateral other than in accordance with the terms of an order approving its use entered by the Bankruptcy Court;

(q)

Any Material Adverse Change shall occur and be continuing and uncured;

(r)

The occurrence of any material damage to or material loss of assets of the Loan Parties taken as a whole (after application of any insurance as to which the applicable insurance company has accepted responsibility to cover such damage or loss, but inclusive of any deductible amount);

(s)

The termination of (i) the Section 363 APA to the extent that there is not currently in effect a Sale agreement with respect to another party that is the winning bidder in the auction, or (ii) if another party is the winning bidder in the auction, such party’s Sale agreement;

(t)

An order terminating exclusivity has been entered by the Bankruptcy Court or requested of the Bankruptcy Court unless actively contested by the Borrower;



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(u)

A Change in Control of Implant Sciences Corporation pursuant to subsection (iv) of the definition of Change of Control herein;

(v)

Other than as a result of the Chapter 11 Case, there shall exist or have occurred on or after the Filing Date a material violation, default or failure to perform, comply with or observe any term, provision, covenant or agreement under any Material Contract and such Material Contract is terminated or otherwise not in full force and effect (other than upon its expiration in accordance with its terms); or

(w)

(i) Unless otherwise waived or consented to in writing by DIP Lender, the subordination provisions relating to any Subordinated Debt (the “Subordination Provisions”) shall fail to be enforceable by the DIP Lender in accordance with the terms thereof, or the monetary Obligations shall fail to constitute “senior debt” (or similar term relating to the Obligations) or (ii) any Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (x) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordination Provisions, (y) that the Subordination Provisions exist for the benefit of the DIP Lender or (z) that all payments of principal, premium or interest on the Subordinated Debt, or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any such Subordination Provisions;

then, and in any such event, the DIP Lender may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans, to the extent funded, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Obligations, all such interest and all such amounts shall be forthwith due and payable.  

8.2

Rights and Remedies

.  On the fifth Business Day after the Termination Date, the DIP Lender may, and shall, in each case by written notice to Borrower and in addition to any other rights or remedies provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, the Order) or by the Code or any other applicable law, do any one or more of the following:

(a)

declare the Obligations, whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; and

(b)

subject to the provisions of Section 8.6 of this Agreement, obtain and liquidate the Collateral without the necessity for any further order from the Bankruptcy Court or any other court, or the initiation of any further proceeding pursuant to a deed in lieu agreement with Borrower, to be negotiated by Borrower and the DIP Lender in good faith.

8.3

Remedies Cumulative.

  The rights and remedies of the DIP Lender under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other agreements shall be cumulative.  The DIP Lender shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity.  No exercise by the DIP Lender of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by the DIP Lender of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver.  No delay by the DIP Lender shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it.

8.4

Power of Attorney.  Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints DIP Lender as Borrower’s true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, at the sole cost and expense of Borrower but for the sole benefit of DIP Lender, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default which has not been cured or waived by DIP Lender, to convert the Collateral into cash, including, without limitation, completing the manufacture or processing of work in process, and the sale (either public or private) of all or any portion or portions of the Collateral (subject to the notice and other terms provided in Section 8.1, above); to enforce collection of the Collateral, either in its own name or in the name of Borrower, including, without limitation, executing releases or waivers, compromising or settling with any Account Debtors and prosecuting, defending, compromising or releasing any action relating to the Collateral; to receive, open and



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dispose of all mail addressed to Borrower and to take therefrom any remittances or proceeds of Collateral in which DIP Lender has a security interest; to notify applicable postal authorities to change the address for delivery of mail addressed to Borrower to such address as DIP Lender shall designate; to endorse the name of Borrower in favor of DIP Lender upon any and all checks, drafts, money orders, notes, acceptances or other instruments of the same or different nature; to sign and endorse the name of Borrower on and to receive as secured party any of the Collateral, any invoices, freight or express receipts, or bills of lading, storage receipts, warehouse receipts, or other documents of title of the same or different nature relating to the Collateral; to sign the name of Borrower on any notice of the Account Debtors or on verification of the Collateral; and to sign, if necessary, and file or record on behalf of Borrower any financing or other statement in order to perfect or protect DIP Lender’s security interest.  DIP Lender shall not be obliged to do any of the acts or exercise any of the powers hereinabove authorized, but if DIP Lender elects to do any such act or exercise any such power, it shall not be accountable for more than it actually receives as a result of such exercise of power, and it shall not be entitled to collect more than an amount equal to the then outstanding Obligations, and any sums received in excess of the then-outstanding Obligations shall be returned to Borrower, and it shall not be responsible to Borrower or to any other party (and shall be and is hereby indemnified by Borrower against any such responsibility to any other party) except in the event that such DIP Lender has been determined, with finality, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that such DIP Lender has committed gross negligence or willful misconduct.  All powers conferred upon DIP Lender by this Agreement, being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable so long as any Obligation of Borrower or any surety to DIP Lender shall remain unpaid or DIP Lender are obligated under this Agreement to extend any credit to Borrower.

8.5

Setoff.  In addition to any other rights which DIP Lender may have under applicable law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, DIP Lender shall have a right to apply any of Borrower’s property held by it to reduce the Obligations.

8.6

No Action by Bankruptcy Court Required.  Except as set forth in the Financing Orders, no rights or remedies available to DIP Lender shall require any application or motion to, or order of, the Bankruptcy Court; provided, however, that enforcement of rights or remedies against the Collateral shall require five (5) Business Days’ notice to Borrower and to any statutory committee and the Bankruptcy Court, and, if any hearing shall be requested after delivery of such notice, the sole issue to be determined at such hearing shall be whether an Event of Default has occurred.

9.

PRIORITY AND COLLATERAL SECURITY

9.1

Superpriority Claims and Collateral Security.

(a)

The Borrower and any Loan Party, as applicable, jointly and severally warrant and covenant that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this paragraph, upon the entry of the applicable Order, the Obligations of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents:

(i)

shall at all times constitute a Superpriority Claim in the Chapter 11 Case having priority, pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) and 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (subject only to the Carve-Out), over the other administrative claims of any entity, including, without limitation any claims under Sections 105, 326, 328, 330, 331, 365, 503(a), 503(b), 507(a), 507(b), 546(c), 546(d), 726 (to the extent permitted by law), 1113 and 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, and any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code (including, subject to entry of the Final Order, Section 506(c)), and shall at all times be senior to the rights of the Loan Parties, the Loan Parties’ estates, any successor trustee to the extent permitted by law, or any other creditor in the Chapter 11 Case;

(ii)

pursuant to Sections 361, 362, 364(c)(2), 364(c)(3), and 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and the Security Instruments, shall at all times be secured by, and each Borrower hereby grants to the DIP Lender a continuing, valid, binding, enforceable, non-



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avoidable and automatically properly perfected post-petition security interest and first priority priming (subject to the Carve-Out) Lien on all of the Borrower’s existing and after acquired real and personal property and other assets that constitute Collateral hereunder, tangible and intangible, whether now owned by or owing to, or hereafter acquired by or arising in favor of the Borrower, whether owned or consigned by or to, or leased from or to the Borrower and regardless of where located.

(b)

Such Superpriority Claim and priming Liens referred to in Section 9.1 shall be subject to the Carve-Out, but shall otherwise be senior in priority to (i) all claims against any Loan Party in the Chapter 11 Case; and (ii) all other Liens on the assets and properties of the Borrower.

9.2

Guarantees

.  The Obligations shall be guaranteed by the Guarantors pursuant to the terms of each Guarantor’s respective Guaranty.

9.3

No Discharge; Survival of Claims

.  Pursuant to Section 1141(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Borrower hereby waives any discharge of the Obligations with respect to any plan of reorganization that shall not provide for the payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement Obligations in respect of which no claim for payment has been asserted by the Person entitled thereto) under this Facility.

9.4

Adequate Protection

.  To the extent necessary, the Pre-Petition First Lien may receive junior liens and superpriority administrative claims junior to the Superpriority Claim to the extent of any diminution in the value of the Pre-Petition Collateral, pursuant to the Interim and Final Orders.

10.

WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.

10.1

Demand; Protest; etc

.  Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by the DIP Lender on which Borrower may in any way be liable.

10.2

The DIP Lender’s Liability for Collateral

.  Borrower hereby agrees that:  (a) so long as the DIP Lender complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, the DIP Lender shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for:  (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by Borrower, except any thereof resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the DIP Lender as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

10.3

Indemnification

.  Borrower shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the DIP Lender-Related Persons, and each Participant (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery (provided that Borrower shall not be liable for costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of the DIP Lender incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering or syndicating the Loan Documents), enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents (provided, however, that the indemnification



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in this clause (a) shall not extend to disputes between or among the DIP Lender and its Affiliates), (b) with respect to any investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the use of the proceeds of the credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission, event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto (unless the Committee in the Chapter 11 Case obtains a final nonappealable order avoiding all of the Liens in the Pre-Petition Collateral granted to the Pre-Petition First and Second Agents for the benefit of (x) the Pre-Petition First Lien Lenders to secure the Pre-Petition First Lien Obligations and (y) Pre-Petition Second Lien Lenders to secure the Pre-Petition Second Lien Obligations) and (c) in connection with or arising out of any presence or release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, to or from any assets or properties owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any Environmental Actions, Environmental Liabilities or Remedial Actions related in any way to any such assets or properties of any Loan Party (each and all of the foregoing, the “Indemnified Liabilities”).  The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower shall have no obligation to any Indemnified Person under this Section 10.3 with respect to any Indemnified Liability that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents.  This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations.  If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which Borrower was required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and reimbursed by Borrower with respect thereto.  WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE OUT OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON.

11.

NOTICES.

All notices or demands relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, electronic mail (at such email addresses as a party may designate in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile.  In the case of notices or demands to any Loan Party hereunder or any service of process to the DIP Lender, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below:


If to any Loan Party:

Implant Sciences Corporation

 

500 Research Drive, Unit 3

 

Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887

 

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

with copies to:

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

 

787 Seventh Avenue

 

New York, New York 10019

 

Attention: Adam M. Turteltaub, Esq.

 

    Paul V. Shalhoub, Esq.

 

Email: aturteltaub@willkie.com

            pshalhoub@willkie.com

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas

 

New York, New York 10105

 

Attention: Richard I. Anslow, Esq.

 

    Matthew A. Gray, Esq.

 

Email: ranslow@egsllp.com

            mgray@egsllp.com


If to DIP Lender:

DIP SPV I, L.P.

 

c/o General Partner DIP1 Management, LLC

 

325 5th Avenue, Apt. 38C

 

New York, New York 10016

 

Attention: Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez, Jr.

 

 

with copies to:

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

 

1325 Avenue of the Americas

 

New York, New York 10019

 

Attention: Adam H. Friedman, Esq.

 

    Jonathan T. Koevary, Esq.

 

Email: afriedman@olshanlaw.com

            jkoevary@olshanlaw.com

 

Facsimile: (212) 451-2222


Any party hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder, by notice in writing in the foregoing manner given to the other party.  All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 11, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or three (3) Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (a) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received, (b) notices by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) and (c) notices by electronic mail shall be deemed received when sent.  If any notice, disclosure, or report is required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on a day that is not a Business Day, such notice, disclosure, or report shall be deemed to have been required to be delivered on the immediately following Business Day.

12.

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

(a)

THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR THERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b)

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, STATE OF DELAWARE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT LENDER’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE LENDER ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND.  BORROWER AND THE LENDER WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 12(b);



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PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT ALL PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT THEY HAVE CONSENTED TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.  

(c)

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND THE LENDER HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.  BORROWER AND THE LENDER REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

13.

ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.

13.1

Assignments and Participations.

(a)

With the prior written consent of Borrower, which consent of Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned (but shall not be required (A) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (B) in connection with an assignment to the DIP Lender or an Affiliate (other than individuals) of the DIP Lender), the DIP Lender may assign and delegate to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or any portion of the Obligations and the other rights and obligations of the DIP Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, in a minimum amount (unless waived by the DIP Lender) of $100,000 (except such minimum amount shall not apply to (x) an assignment or delegation by the DIP Lender to any Affiliate of the DIP Lender or (y) a group of new DIP Lenders, each of which is an Affiliate of each other or a Related Fund of such new DIP Lender to the extent that the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new DIP Lenders is at least $100,000); provided, however, that Borrower may continue to deal solely and directly with the DIP Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until (i) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related information with respect to the Assignee, have been given to Borrower by the DIP Lender and the Assignee, and (ii) the DIP Lender and its Assignee have delivered to Borrower an assignment and acceptance agreement in form and substance acceptable to the DIP Lender.  

(b)

From and after the date that the DIP Lender has received an executed assignment and acceptance agreement, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such assignment and acceptance agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of the DIP Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the DIP Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such assignment and acceptance agreement, relinquish its rights (except with respect to Section 10.3) and be released from any future obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an assignment and acceptance agreement covering all or the remaining portion of the assigning DIP Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the DIP Lender shall cease to be a party hereto and thereto); provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall release the assigning DIP Lender from obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement, including the assigning DIP Lender’s obligations under Section 15.

(c)

By executing and delivering an assignment and acceptance agreement, the assigning DIP Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows:  (i) other than as provided in such assignment and acceptance agreement, such assigning DIP Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished



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pursuant hereto, (ii) such assigning DIP Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Borrower or the performance or observance by Borrower of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto, (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such assignment and acceptance agreement, (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning DIP Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the DIP Lender to take such actions and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the DIP Lender, by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a DIP Lender.

(d)

By executing and delivering an assignment and acceptance agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee.  

(e)

The DIP Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons (a “Participant”) participating interests in all or any portion of the Obligations and the other rights and interests of the DIP Lender (the “Originating DIP Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the Originating DIP Lender shall remain a “DIP Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Participant receiving the participating interest in the Obligations and the other rights and interests of the Originating DIP Lender hereunder shall not constitute a “DIP Lender” hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the Originating DIP Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating DIP Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating DIP Lender in connection with the Originating DIP Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) the DIP Lender shall not transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has the right to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to the extent such amendment to, or consent or waiver with respect to this Agreement or of any other Loan Document would (A) extend the final maturity date of the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (B) reduce the interest rate applicable to the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (C) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or guaranties (except to the extent expressly provided herein or in any of the Loan Documents) supporting the Obligations hereunder in which such Participant is participating, (D) postpone the payment of, or reduce the amount of, the interest or fees payable to such Participant through the DIP Lender (other than a waiver of default interest), or (E) change the amount or due dates of scheduled principal repayments or prepayments or premiums, and (v) all amounts payable by Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if the DIP Lender had not sold such participation.  The rights of any Participant only shall be derivative through the Originating DIP Lender with whom such Participant participates and no Participant shall have any rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any direct rights as to the Borrower, the Collections of Borrower or its Subsidiaries, the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Obligations.  No Participant shall have the right to participate directly in the making of decisions by the DIP Lender.

(f)

In connection with any such assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation or any grant of a security interest in, or pledge of, its rights under and interest in this Agreement, the DIP Lender may disclose all documents and information which it now or hereafter may have relating to any Loan Party and their respective businesses.

13.2

Successors

.  This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided, however, that Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without the DIP Lender’s prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall



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be absolutely void ab initio.  No consent to assignment by the DIP Lender shall, unless otherwise provided in such consent, release Borrower from its Obligations.  The DIP Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and its rights and duties hereunder and thereunder pursuant to Section 13.1 and, except as expressly required pursuant to Section 13.1, no consent or approval by Borrower is required in connection with any such assignment.

14.

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.

14.1

Amendments and Waivers.

(a)

No amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the DIP Lender and the Loan Parties that are party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective, but only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the DIP Lender directly affected thereby and the Loan Parties that are party thereto, do any of the following:

(i)

increase the amount of or extend the expiration date of any Loan of the DIP Lender,

(ii)

postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal (other than a mandatory prepayment that is payable pursuant to Section 2.3(d)(i) or Section 2.3(d)(ii)), interest, fees, or other amounts due hereunder or under any other Loan Document,

(iii)

reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest on, any loan or other extension of credit hereunder, or reduce any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except that neither (y) any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement nor (z) any waiver of applicability of Section 2.4(a) shall constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or a reduction of fees for purposes of this clause (iii)),

(iv)

amend or modify this Section or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by the DIP Lender,

(v)

other than as permitted by Section 15, release DIP Lender’s Lien in and to any of the Collateral,

(vi)

contractually subordinate any of DIP Lender’s Liens (provided, DIP Lender shall have the ability to subordinate any of the Liens that it could release in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents),

(vii)

other than in connection with a merger, liquidation, dissolution or sale of such Person expressly permitted by the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents, release Borrower or any Guarantor from any obligation for the payment of money or consent to the assignment or transfer by Borrower or any Guarantor of any of its rights or duties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,

(viii)

amend any of the provisions of Section 2.3(b); or

(ix)

amend Section 13.1(a) to permit a Loan Party, an Affiliate of a Loan Party, to be permitted to become an Assignee.



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(b)

No amendment, waiver, modification, or consent shall amend, modify, or waive any provision of Section 15 pertaining to the DIP Lender, or any other rights or duties of the DIP Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the written consent of the DIP Lender and the Borrower.

14.2

No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies

.  No failure by the DIP Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by the DIP Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof.  No waiver by the DIP Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated.  No waiver by the DIP Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish the DIP Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement.  The DIP Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy that the DIP Lender may have.

15.

THE LENDER.

15.1

Delegation of Duties

.  The DIP Lender may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.  The DIP Lender shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct.  

15.2

Liability of DIP Lender

.  None of the DIP Lender-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (b) for any failure of Borrower or their Subsidiaries or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.  No DIP Lender-Related Person shall be under any obligation to the DIP Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the books and records or properties of Borrower or their Subsidiaries.

15.3

Reliance by DIP Lender

.  DIP Lender shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by DIP Lender.  DIP Lender shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless DIP Lender shall first receive such advice as it deems appropriate and until such instructions are received, DIP Lender shall act, or refrain from acting, as it deems advisable.  

15.4

Notice of Default or Event of Default

.  DIP Lender shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest, fees, and expenses required to be paid to DIP Lender and, except with respect to Events of Default of which the DIP Lender has actual knowledge, unless the DIP Lender shall have received written notice from the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default, and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”  The DIP Lender shall be solely responsible for giving any notices to its Participants, if any.  

15.5

Waiver of Certain Claims and Counterclaims

.  In no event shall the DIP Lender have any liability to the Borrower for lost profits or other special, consequential, incidental, exemplary or punitive damages in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (other than any such damages resulting solely from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the DIP Lender, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), and the Borrower expressly waives any and all right to assert any such claims.  The



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Borrower further waives all rights to interpose any claims, deductions, setoffs, recoupment, or counterclaims of any nature (other than compulsory counterclaims) in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Obligations, the Collateral or any matter arising therefrom or relating hereto or thereto.  No officer of any DIP Lender has any authority to waive, condition, or modify the provisions of this section.

15.6

Collateral Matters.

(a)

The DIP Lender shall release any Lien on any Collateral (i) upon payment and satisfaction in full by Borrower of all Obligations, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if a release is required or desirable in connection therewith and if Borrower certifies to the DIP Lender that the sale or disposition is permitted under Section 6.4 (and the DIP Lender may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property in which Borrower or its Subsidiaries owned no interest at the time DIP Lender’s Lien was granted nor at any time thereafter, or (iv) constituting property leased to Borrower or its Subsidiaries under a lease that has expired or is terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement.  The DIP Lender may credit bid and purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale thereof under the provisions of the Code, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Code, at any sale thereof conducted under any of the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including Sections 363 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or at any sale or foreclosure (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable law.  Upon request by Borrower at any time, the DIP Lender will confirm in writing its authority to release any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 15.6; provided, however, that (1) DIP Lender shall not be required to execute any document necessary to evidence such release on terms that, in DIP Lender’s opinion, would expose DIP Lender to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Lien without recourse, representation, or warranty, and (2) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of Borrower in respect of) all interests retained by Borrower, including, the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.  The DIP Lender may at its option and in its sole discretion subordinate any Lien granted to or held by DIP Lender under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien on such property if such Permitted Lien secures Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness.

(b)

In connection with any Permitted Disposition or other disposition consented to by the DIP Lender, the DIP Lender shall promptly execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence the termination or release of Liens on the assets the subject of such disposition.

16.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

16.1

Effectiveness

.  This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by the Borrower and the DIP Lender whose signatures are provided for on the signature pages hereof.

16.2

Section Headings

.  Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only.  Unless the contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement.

16.3

Interpretation

.  Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the DIP Lender or Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise.  On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.



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16.4

Severability of Provisions

.  Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

16.5

Debtor-Creditor Relationship

.  The relationship between the DIP Lender, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and debtor.  The DIP Lender does not have (nor shall it be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between the DIP Lender, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, by virtue of any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein.

16.6

Counterparts; Electronic Execution

.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.  The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.

16.7

Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations

.  If the incurrence or payment of the Obligations by Borrower or the transfer to the DIP Lender of any property should for any reason subsequently be asserted, or declared, to be void or voidable under any state or federal law relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or other voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of property (each, a “Voidable Transfer”), and if the DIP Lender is required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the reasonable advice of its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that the DIP Lender is required or elects to repay or restore, and as to all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the DIP Lender related thereto, the liability of Borrower automatically shall be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such Voidable Transfer had never been made.

16.8

DIP Lender Expenses

.  Borrower agrees to pay any and all DIP Lender Expenses promptly after demand therefor by the DIP Lender and agrees that its respective obligations contained in this Section 16.8 shall survive payment or satisfaction in full of all other Obligations.  

16.9

USA PATRIOT Act

. If the DIP Lender is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow the DIP Lender to identify Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

16.10

Integration

.  This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

17.

JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY

Each Loan Party acknowledges, represents and warrants the following:  

17.1

Inducement.

  The DIP Lender has been induced to make the Loans to Borrower in part based upon the assurances by each Loan Party that each Loan Party desires that the Loans be honored and enforced as separate obligations of each Loan Party, should the DIP Lender desire to do so.  



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17.2

Combined Liability.

  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Loans and the other obligations of Loan Parties constitute the joint and several obligations of each and every Loan Party, and the DIP Lender may at its option enforce the entire amount of the Loans and the other obligations of the Loan Parties against any one or more Loan Parties.

17.3

Separate Exercise of Remedies.

 The DIP Lender may exercise remedies against each Loan Party and its property separately, whether or not the DIP Lender exercises remedies against any other Loan Party or its property.  The DIP Lender may enforce one or more Loan Parties’ Obligations without enforcing any other Loan Party’s Obligations.  Any failure or inability of the DIP Lender to enforce one or more Loan Parties’ Obligations shall not in any way limit the DIP Lender’s rights to enforce the Obligations of any other Loan Party.  If DIP Lender forecloses or exercises similar remedies on any Collateral, then such foreclosure or similar remedy shall be deemed to reduce the balance of the Loans only to the extent of the cash proceeds actually realized by the DIP Lender from such foreclosure or similar remedy or, if applicable, the DIP Lender’s credit bid at such sale, regardless of the effect of such foreclosure or similar remedy on the Loans secured by such Collateral under the applicable state law.  




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

BORROWER:


IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION,




By: /s/ William McGann

Name:

William McGann

Title:

Chief Executive Officer




C ACQUISITION CORP.




By: /s/ William McGann

Name:

William McGann

Title:

President




ACCUREL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION




By: /s/ William McGann

Name:

William McGann

Title:

President




IMX ACQUISITION CORP.




By: /s/ William McGann

Name:

William McGann

Title:

President














Signature Page to Credit Agreement





DIP LENDER:



DIP SPV I, L.P.

By: General Partner DIP1 Management, LLC

its General Partner




By: /s/ Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez, Jr.

Name: Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez, Jr.

Title: Managing Member











Schedule 1.1

As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

Account” means all “accounts” (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) of any Loan Party (or, if referring to another Person, of such Person), including accounts, accounts receivable, monies due or to become due and obligations in any form (whether arising in connection with contracts, contract rights, instruments, general intangibles, or chattel paper), in each case whether arising out of goods sold or services rendered or from any other transaction and whether or not earned by performance, now or hereafter in existence, and all documents of title or other documents representing any of the foregoing, and all collateral security and guaranties of any kind, now or hereafter in existence, given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.

Account Debtor” means any Person who is obligated on an Account, chattel paper, or a general intangible.

Additional Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 5.13 of the Agreement.

Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Stock, by contract, or otherwise; provided, however, that, for purposes of Section 6.11 of the Agreement: (a) any Person which beneficially owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other members of the governing body of a Person or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Person, and (c) each partnership in which a Person is a general partner shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person.

Agreement” means the Credit Agreement to which this Schedule 1.1 is attached.

Alternative Transaction” a transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any of the Loan Parties sells, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of, directly or indirectly, including through an asset sale, stock sale, merger, reorganization or other similar transaction (by any Loan Party or otherwise), including pursuant to a stand-alone plan of reorganization or refinancing, any of the Collateral (or agrees to do any of the foregoing) in a transaction or series of transactions to a party or parties, other than the Sale.

Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1(a) of the Agreement.

Authorized Person” means any one of the individuals identified on Schedule A-2, as such schedule is updated from time to time by written notice from Borrower to the DIP Lender.

BAM Debt Documents” means all loan, note purchase and credit agreements, notes and all similar documents, and all amendments thereto or assignments thereof, entered into by any Loan Party with BAM Administrative Services LLC.  

Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.

Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning specified in the recitals to the Agreement.

Base Rate” means 12.0%.








Benefit Plan” means a (i) “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) for which Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates has been an “employer” (as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years and (ii) any other healthcare, pension, multiemployer benefit, welfare or similar plans or obligations of any Loan Party maintained for any of its employees, offices or directors.

Bid Procedures” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(b) of the Agreement.

Bid Procedures Order” shall mean the order of the Bankruptcy Court that is entered into in the Chapter 11 Case with respect to the proposed sale of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s assets and sets forth the Bid Procedures.

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the preamble to the Agreement.

Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans made on the same day by the DIP Lender.

Budget” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18 of the Agreement.

Budget Variances” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18 of the Agreement.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the state of New York.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and their Subsidiaries during such period that are capital expenditures as determined in accordance with GAAP, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed.  

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means that portion of the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease” means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

Carve-Out” has the meaning set forth in the Interim Order.

Carve-Out Professionals” shall mean, collectively: (a) Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Young Conaway Stargart & Taylor, LLP and Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, as counsel for Borrower; (b) Chardan Capital Markets, LLC and Noble Financial Capital Markets, as investment bankers for Borrower; and (c) one counsel and one Delaware counsel for any Committee.

Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct obligations issued or fully guaranteed by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), (c) commercial paper maturing no more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s, (d) certificates of deposit, time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances or time deposits maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by any bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any United States branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined



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capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, (e) Deposit Accounts maintained with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the full amount maintained with any such other bank is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (f) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (d) of this definition or recognized securities dealer having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, having a term of not more than seven days, with respect to securities satisfying the criteria in clauses (a) or (d) above, (g) debt securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the criteria described in clause (d) above, and (h) Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (g) above.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)

if any Loan Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation, sale, transfer or pledge of such Loan Party’s Stock by such Loan Party or the creation or issuance of new stock;

(ii)

if a Loan Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner, or the sale, transfer or pledge of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such general partnership interest, or the sale or pledge of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interests or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests;

(iii)

if any Loan Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the sale, transfer or pledge of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the sale, transfer or pledge of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests;  

(iv)

the change in a majority of the directors of Implant Sciences Corporation’s Board of Directors, as composed as of the Filing Date, without the DIP Lender’s prior approval, in its sole discretion.

Chapter 11 Case” has the meaning specified in the recitals to the Agreement.

Chapter 11 Milestones” means, collectively, the Chapter 11 Milestones contained in Section 5.17 of the Agreement.

Closing Date” means the date on which the Interim Order is entered by the Bankruptcy Court.  

Closing Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(a) of the Agreement.

Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time.  

Collateral” means, collectively, (a) all equity and ownership interests of each Loan Party, (b) all assets, rights, and interests of each Loan Party and the Loan Parties’ Subsidiaries including all real property and all personal property, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired, (c) effective upon entry of the Final Order, all of the proceeds under any and all avoidance power claims under Sections 544, 545, 547 through 551 and 553(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, (d) all unencumbered assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower in or upon which a Lien is granted in favor of



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the DIP Lender, (e) the collateral described in each Security Instrument, (f) the Designated Account and all funds therein, (g) all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts with respect to the Collateral and all funds therein, (h) any property subject to liens or security interest that may be avoided pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, but only to the extent so avoided, (i) all assets, rights, and interests of each Loan Party and the Loan Parties’ Subsidiaries including all real property and all personal property, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired, in which any security interest has been granted by such Loan Party or its Subsidiary pursuant to the Subordinated Debt Documents and (j) all of the proceeds (as such term is defined in the Code) and products, whether tangible or intangible, of any of the foregoing, money, or other tangible or intangible property resulting from the sale, lease, license, exchange, collection, or other disposition of any of the foregoing, the proceeds of any award in condemnation with respect to any of the foregoing, any rebates or refunds, whether for taxes or otherwise, and all proceeds of any such proceeds, or any portion thereof or interest therein, and the proceeds thereof, and all proceeds of any loss of, damage to, or destruction of the above, whether insured or not insured, and, to the extent not otherwise included, any indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing.

Collections” means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance proceeds, cash proceeds of asset sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds), other than any rental proceeds that Loan Parties are not (or would not be) entitled to deduct from the purchase price in connection with any sale of the Collateral to which they relate.

Committee” means any official committee to be appointed by the United States Trustee under Section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code in relation to the Chapter 11 Case, as applicable.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 delivered by the Authorized Person of the Borrower to the DIP Lender.

Daily Balance” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Obligation, the amount of such Obligation owed at the end of such day.

Default” means an event, condition, or default that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as that term is defined in the Code) and also the Designated Account.

Designated Account” means the Deposit Account of Borrower for the payment of Loan proceeds to be identified by Borrower prior to the funding of the Interim Loan Amount.

Designated Account Bank” means the bank at which the Designated Account shall be held.

DIP Lender” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement, and shall include any other Person made a party to the Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.1 of the Agreement.

DIP Lender’s Account” means the Deposit Account of the DIP Lender for the receipt of payments from Borrower hereunder and to be identified by the DIP Lender prior to the funding of the Interim Loan Amount.

DIP Lender’s Liens” means the Liens granted by Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the DIP Lender under the Loan Documents.

DIP Lender Expenses” means all (a) costs or expenses (including taxes, and insurance premiums) required to be paid by Borrower or Guarantors under any of the Loan Documents that are paid, advanced, or incurred by the DIP Lender, (b) reasonable out-of-pocket fees or charges paid or incurred by DIP



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Lender in connection with the DIP Lender’s transactions with Borrower or Guarantors under any of the Loan Documents, including, fees or charges for photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public record searches (including tax lien, litigation, and UCC searches and including searches with the patent and trademark office, the copyright office, or the department of motor vehicles), filing, recording, publication, appraisal (including periodic collateral appraisals or business valuations to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) contained in the Agreement), real estate surveys, real estate title policies and endorsements, and environmental audits, (c) reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the DIP Lender in the disbursement of funds to Borrower (by wire transfer or otherwise), (d) out-of-pocket charges paid or incurred by the DIP Lender resulting from the dishonor of checks payable by or to any Loan Party, (e) reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred by the DIP Lender to correct any default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or during the continuance of an Event of Default, in gaining possession of, maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, (f) reasonable out-of-pocket audit fees and expenses (including travel, meals, and lodging) of the DIP Lender related to any inspections or audits to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation) contained in the Agreement, (g) reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of third party claims or any other suit paid or incurred by the DIP Lender in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the DIP Lender’s relationship with Borrower or any Guarantors, (h) the DIP Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred in advising, structuring, drafting, reviewing, administering (including travel, meals, and lodging), syndicating (including rating the Facility), or amending the Loan Documents, and (i) the DIP Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses) incurred in terminating, enforcing (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and expenses incurred in connection with a “workout,” a “restructuring,” or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning Borrower or any Guarantors or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan Documents), or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether suit is brought, or in taking any Remedial Action concerning the Collateral.

DIP Lender-Related Person” means the DIP Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.

DMRJ Debt Documents” means all loan, note purchase and credit agreements, notes and all similar documents, and all amendments thereto or assignments thereof, entered into by any Loan Party with DMRJ Group LLC (“DMRJ”) and/or Montsant Partners LLC.

Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars.

Environmental Action” means any written complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter, or other written communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties, or businesses of Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, or any of their predecessors in interest, (b) from adjoining properties or businesses, or (c) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, or any of their predecessors in interest.

Environmental Law” means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case, to the extent binding on Borrower or its Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, the effect of the environment on employee health, or Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended from time to time.



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Environmental Liabilities” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand, or Remedial Action required, by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental Action.

Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities.

Equipment” means equipment (as that term is defined in the Code).

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.  

ERISA Affiliate” means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service group of which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to an arrangement with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o).

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.1 of the Agreement.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time.

Exit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(b) of the Agreement.

Extraordinary Receipts” means any cash received by Borrower or any Guarantor not in the Ordinary Course (net of all out-of-pocket fees, costs, legal fees, court costs, taxes and other expenses incurred by Borrower or any Guarantor in connection with the collection, litigation, adjudication, arbitration, receipt or recovery of any such Extraordinary Receipt) consisting of, without limitation, (a) proceeds of judgments, proceeds of settlements or other consideration of any kind in connection with any cause of action, (b) indemnity payments (other than to the extent such indemnity payments are (i) immediately payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Guarantor, or (ii) received by Borrower or any Guarantor as reimbursement for any payment previously made to such Person), (c) any purchase price adjustment (other than a working capital adjustment received in connection with any purchase agreement), and (d) any insurance proceeds or tax refunds.

Facility” has the meaning specified in the recitals to the Agreement.

Filing Date” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Final Hearing” means a hearing held by the Bankruptcy Court regarding the approval of the Final Order.

Final Order” means a final order of the Bankruptcy Court authorizing and approving this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on a final basis and entered following a final hearing in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion.



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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied.

Governing Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documents of such Person.

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, or other governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, board, department, or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.

Guarantors” means (a) each Person identified as a Guarantor in an applicable Guaranty from time to time, and (b) each other Person that becomes a Guarantor after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.12 of the Agreement, and “Guarantor” means any one of them.

Guaranty” means, collectively, each General Continuing Guaranty entered into by any Guarantor after the date hereof pursuant to Section 5.12 of the Agreement, each in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender.

Hazardous Materials” means (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable laws or regulations as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, or “EP toxicity”, (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials, and (d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million.

Indebtedness” means (a) all obligations for borrowed money, including, without limitation, the Obligations and all obligations and Indebtedness arising under or with respect to the Subordinated Debt Documents, (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, or other financial products, (c) all obligations as a lessee under Capital Leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, irrespective of whether such obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all payment obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices), (f) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to property acquired by such Person, (g) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off balance sheet financing products, (h) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse) any obligation of any other Person that constitutes Indebtedness under any of clauses (a) through (h) above.  For purposes of this definition, (i) the amount of any Indebtedness represented by a guaranty or other similar instrument shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Indebtedness, and (ii) the amount of any Indebtedness described in clause (d) above shall be the lower of the amount of the obligation and the fair market value of the assets of such Person securing such obligation.

Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.

Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.

Initial Test Date” means the first Friday after the first Thursday following the Filing Date.



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Insolvency Proceeding” means a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, an assignment for the benefit of credits, the appointment of a receiver, or any similar proceeding.

Insurance Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 4.22 of the Agreement.

Intellectual Property” means (a) all present and future trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary information, (b) trademarks, trademark applications, internet domain names, service marks, service mark applications, trade dress, trade names, business names, designs, logos, slogans (and all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the foregoing) indicia and other source and/or business identifiers, and the goodwill of the business relating thereto and all registrations or applications for registrations which have heretofore been or may hereafter be issued thereon throughout the world, (c) copyrights and copyright applications (including copyrights for computer programs) and all tangible and intangible property embodying the copyrights, (d) unpatented inventions (whether or not patentable), patents and patent applications, (e) industrial design applications and registered industrial designs, (f) license agreements related to any of the foregoing and income therefrom, books, records, writings, computer tapes or disks, flow diagrams, specification sheets, computer software, source codes, object codes, executable code, data, databases and other physical manifestations, embodiments or incorporations of any of the foregoing, (g) the right to sue for all past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing, (h) all other intellectual property, and (i) all common law and other rights throughout the world in and to all of the foregoing.

Interim Order” means the Interim Order pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 105, 361, 362, 363, 364 and 507 (a) approving postpetition financing pursuant to the Facility and the making of Loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Interim Order Amount, (b) authorizing use of cash collateral, (c) granting Liens and providing superpriority administrative expense status, (d) granting adequate protection, (e) modifying the automatic stay, and (f) scheduling a final hearing with respect to the Chapter 11 Case (including the Budget), to be entered on the docket of the Chapter 11 Case within three (3) Business Days of the Filing Date.

Interim Order Amount” means, for the period between the Interim Order and the Final Order, up to $1,500,000.

Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances, capital contributions (excluding (a) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (b) bona fide Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business), or acquisitions of Indebtedness, Stock, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other Person), and any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP.

IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.

Lien” means any pledge, hypothecation, assignment (which is intended as security) , charge, deposit arrangement (which is intended as security) , encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest, or other security arrangement and any other preference, priority, or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (which is intended as security), including any conditional sale contract or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.

Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.71(a) of the Agreement.

Loan Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7 of the Agreement.

Loan Amount” means (a) prior to entry of the Final Order, up to the Interim Order Amount and (b) thereafter, up to $5,700,000.



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Loan Documents” means the Agreement, the Guaranty, the Interim Order, the Final Order, the Governing Documents, and any other note or notes executed by Borrower in connection with the Agreement and payable to the DIP Lender, any other agreement entered into, now or in the future, by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the DIP Lender in connection with the Agreement, and all amendments, modifications, renewals, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing.

Loan Party” means Borrower or any Guarantor.

Material Adverse Change” means, other than as a result of the Chapter 11 Case, (a) a material adverse change in the business, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries ability to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are parties or the DIP Lender’s ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral or (c) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of the DIP Lender’s Liens with respect to a material portion the Collateral as a result of an action or failure to act on the part of Borrower or its Subsidiaries.

Material Contract” means each contract or agreement to which any Loan Party or any of its/their Subsidiaries is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary of $500,000 or more, including without limitation, those contracts listed on Schedule 3.2(i).

Material Lease” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (i) each lease related to the Collateral to which Borrower is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person or such Subsidiary of $500,000 or more, and (ii) all other leases related to the Collateral, the loss of which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

Moody’s” has the meaning specified in the definition of Cash Equivalents.

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a)

with respect to any sale or disposition by Borrower or any Guarantors of assets, the amount of cash proceeds received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of Borrower or any Guarantors, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (i) reasonable fees, commissions, and expenses related thereto and required to be paid by Borrower or such Guarantor in connection with such sale or disposition and (ii) taxes paid or payable to any taxing authorities by Borrower or such Guarantor in connection with such sale or disposition, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid or payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Guarantors, and are properly attributable to such transaction; and

(b)

with respect to the issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness by Borrower or any Guarantors, or the issuance by Borrower or any Guarantors of any shares of its Stock, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of Borrower or such Guarantor in connection with such issuance or incurrence, after deducting therefrom only (i) reasonable fees, commissions, and expenses related thereto and required to be paid by Borrower or such Guarantor in connection with such issuance or incurrence, and (ii) taxes paid or payable to any taxing authorities by Borrower or such Guarantor in connection with such issuance or incurrence, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are, at the time of receipt of such cash, actually paid or payable to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any Guarantors, and are properly attributable to such transaction.

Net Cash Flow” means net cash receipts less actual cash expenditures (without considering proceeds of Loans).



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Obligations” means all loans, debts, principal, interest, contingent reimbursement or indemnification obligations, premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the Agreement), obligations (including indemnification obligations), fees, DIP Lender Expenses, guaranties, covenants, and duties of any kind and description owing by Borrower to the DIP Lender pursuant to or evidenced by the Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all interest not paid when due and all other expenses or other amounts that Borrower is required to pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents.  

Orders” means the Interim Order and the Final Order; and “Order” means whichever of the Interim Order or the Final Order is then in effect.

Ordinary Course” shall mean, in respect of any Person, the ordinary course and reasonable requirements of such Person’s business, as conducted in accordance with past practices, and undertaken in good faith and not for purposes of evading any provision of any Loan Document or material applicable law.

Originating DIP Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1(e) of the Agreement.

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1(e) of the Agreement.

Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 4.17 of the Agreement.

Performance Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement.

Permits” means any license, lease, power, permit, franchise, certificate, authorization or approval issued by a Governmental Authority.

Permitted Dispositions” means:

(a)

sales, abandonment, or other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn, damaged, or obsolete in the ordinary course of business,

(b)

any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property,

(c)

any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property,

(d)

the making of a Permitted Investment, and

(e)

dispositions expressly set forth in the Budget.

Permitted Indebtedness” means:

(a)

Indebtedness evidenced by the Agreement and the other Loan Documents,

(b)

Indebtedness under the Subordinated Debt Documents in an amount not to exceed the amount of indebtedness under the Subordinated Debt Documents outstanding as of the Filing Date, plus any accrued interest on such indebtedness after the Filing Date,

(c)

Indebtedness consisting of unsecured guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, completion guarantee and similar obligations,



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(d)

Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business during the Chapter 11 Case under performance, surety, statutory, and appeal bonds,

(e)

Indebtedness owed to any Person providing property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 at any time outstanding incurred in the Ordinary Course under financing arrangements related to the payment of premiums and deductibles under insurance policies so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of such insurance (exclusive of interest, fees and other charges incurred in connection with premium financing), and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for a period not to exceed one year and shall be payable in full not later than the end of such one year period, and

(f)

Indebtedness composing Permitted Investments.

Permitted Intercompany Advances” means inter-company unsecured Indebtedness owing from one Loan Party to another Loan Party; provided that, upon the request of the DIP Lender, such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by promissory notes having terms (including subordination terms) satisfactory to the DIP Lender, the sole originally executed counterparts of which shall be pledged and delivered to the DIP Lender, as security for the Obligations.

Permitted Investments” means:

(a)

Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents,

(b)

advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business,

(c)

Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries as a result of insolvency proceedings involving an Account Debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party,

(d)

guarantees permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness,

(e)

Permitted Intercompany Advances,

(f)

Stock or other securities acquired in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to a Loan Party (in bankruptcy of customers or suppliers or otherwise outside the ordinary course of business) or as security for any such Indebtedness or claims,

(g)

deposits of cash made in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of operating leases, and

(h)

so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, any other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000.00 during the term of the Agreement.

Permitted Liens” means all liens on account of Permitted Indebtedness that are subordinate to debt issued under this Agreement and liens listed on Schedule A-1.


Permitted Protest” means the right of Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries to protest any Lien (other than any Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes (other than payroll taxes or taxes that are the subject of a United States federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that (a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on Borrower’s or their Subsidiaries’ books and records in such amount as is required



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under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) DIP Lender is reasonably satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of DIP Lender’s Liens.

Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations), incurred at the time of, or within 20 days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof.

Permitted Subordinated Debt” shall mean Subordinated Debt issued pursuant to a Permitted Subordinated Debt Issuance.

Permitted Subordinated Debt Issuance” shall mean any incurrence or issuance of Subordinated Debt, before, on, or after the Filing Date, which is subordinated to the payment of the Obligations pursuant to an agreement pursuant to which such Subordinated Debt is subordinated in right of payment, liens, security and remedies to all of the Obligations and all of the DIP Lender’s rights, Liens and remedies in form and substance satisfactory to the DIP Lender.

Person” means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.

Plan of Reorganization” means a chapter 11 plan for the Loan Parties, that provides for, inter alia, payment in full in cash of all Obligations on the effective date thereof, together with releases, exculpations, waivers and indemnification, acceptable to the DIP Lender, in its sole discretion, unless all outstanding Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full under the order approving the Sale and such plan contains a release of all claims against the DIP Lender.

Pre-Petition First Lien Agent” means the “Agent”, as that term is defined in the Pre-Petition First Lien Debt Documents.

Pre-Petition Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” (as that term is defined in the Pre-Petition First Lien Debt Documents) existing as of the Filing Date, and all proceeds, rents, issues, profits and products thereof.

Pre-Petition First Lien Debt Documents” means the BAM Debt Documents.

Pre-Petition First Lien Lenders” means, collectively, the “Creditor Parties”, as that term is defined in the Pre-Petition First Lien Debt Documents.

Pre-Petition First Lien Obligations” means all indebtedness or obligations under the Pre-Petition First Lien Debt Documents, together with all agreements, documents and instruments executed in connection therewith, as of the Filing Date, including contingent liabilities under outstanding letters of credit, and all fees, costs, interest, and expenses.

Pre-Petition Second Lien Agent” means DMRJ.

Pre-Petition Second Lien Debt Documents mean the DMRJ Debt Documents.

Pre-Petition Second Lien Lender” means the “Second Lien Creditor”, as that term is defined in the Pre-Petition Second Lien Debt Documents.



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Pre-Petition Second Lien Obligations” means all indebtedness or obligations under the Pre-Petition Second Lien Debt Documents, together with all agreements, documents and instruments executed in connection therewith, as of the Filing Date, including contingent liabilities under outstanding letters of credit, and all fees, costs, interest, and expenses.

Pre-Petition Subordinated Notes” means all notes issued pursuant to the BAM Debt Documents and the DMRJ Debt Documents.

Real Property” means any estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or its Subsidiaries and the improvements thereto.

Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

Related Fund” means, with respect to any DIP Lender, or assignee or successor thereof, that is an investment fund, any other investment fund that invests in commercial loans and that is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such DIP Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) restore or reclaim natural resources or the environment, (d) perform any pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation and maintenance activities, or (e) conduct any other actions with respect to Hazardous Materials required by Environmental Laws.

Restricted Junior Payment” means to (a) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of Stock issued by any Loan Party (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving any Loan Party or to the direct or indirect holders of Stock issued by the Loan Parties in their capacity as such, (b) purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Borrower) any Stock issued by Borrower, or (c) declare, pay or agree to pay any management, advisory or similar fees or expenses.

Sale” shall mean the sale of all or substantially all of the Collateral pursuant to the Section 363 APA, or such other higher and better bid which provides for the indefeasible and final payment in full, in cash, of the Obligations upon the closing of such sale.

Sale Motion” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17 of the Agreement.

Section 363 APA” shall mean the Asset Purchase Agreement by and among the Borrower and L-3 Communications Corporation, dated as of October 10, 2016, as it may be amended, modified or supplemented, with respect to the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Borrower.

Schedules” means those certain schedules annexed to the Agreement and made a part thereof.

S&P” has the meaning specified in the definition of Cash Equivalents.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.

Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the Code).



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Security Instruments” means all Code financing statements filed in connection with the Facility and the Loans.

Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which that Person directly or indirectly owns or controls the shares of Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or appoint other comparable managers) of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity.

Subordinated Debt” means, other than the Obligations and the priming superpriority lien granted hereunder, all Indebtedness and any liens arising therefrom, including without limitation, (i) the Indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debt Documents and all other agreements, documents and instruments executed and/or delivered in connection therewith and (ii) any unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower that has subordination terms, covenants, pricing and other terms which have been approved in writing by the DIP Lender and with respect to which each holder thereof has executed and delivered to Pre-Petition First Lien Agent a Subordination Agreement.

Subordinated Debt Documents” means the BAM Debt Documents and the DMRJ Debt Documents, and including the Pre-Petition Second Lien Obligations, the Pre-Petition Subordinated Notes, any guaranty with respect to the foregoing, any security agreement or other collateral document securing the Subordinated Debt and all other documents, agreements and instruments now existing or hereinafter entered into evidencing or pertaining to all or any portion of the foregoing.

Subordination Agreement” means any agreement between Pre-Petition First Lien Agent and the holder(s) of other Subordinated Debt pursuant to which such Subordinated Debt is subordinated in right of payment, liens, security and remedies to all of the Obligations and all of the DIP Lender’s rights, Liens and remedies, in form and substance satisfactory to Pre-Petition First Lien Agent and the DIP Lender.

Subordination Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 8.1(w) of the Agreement.

Superpriority Claim” means a claim against the Borrower or their estates in the Chapter 11 Case which is an administrative expense claim having priority over (a) any and all allowed administrative expenses, and (b) unsecured claims now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, administrative expenses of the kind specified in Sections 105, 326, 328, 330, 331, 365, 503(a), 503(b), 507(b), 546(c), 546(d), 726 (to the extent permitted by law), 1113 or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, and any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code (including, subject to entry of the Final Order, Section 506(c)).

Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3 of the Agreement.

United States” means the United States of America.

Voidable Transfer” has the meaning specified in Section 16.7 of the Agreement.

Weekly Budget Variance Report” has the meaning specified in Section 5.2 of the Agreement.




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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

1.

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

1

1.1

Definitions

1

1.2

Accounting Terms

1

1.3

Code

2

1.4

Construction

2

1.5

Schedules and Exhibits

2

2.

LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

2

2.1

Agreement to Lend; Loans; Security Instruments and Loan Documents

2

2.2

Borrowing Record..

3

2.3

Payments; Prepayments.

3

2.4

Interest Rates and Rates, Payments, and Calculations.

4

2.5

Crediting Payments; Clearance Charge

5

2.6

Designated Account.

5

2.7

Maintenance of Loan Account

5

2.8

Fees.

5

3.

CONDITIONS; TERM OF AGREEMENT.

6

3.1

Conditions Precedent to Loan of Interim Order Amount

6

3.2

Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit.

7

3.3

Maturity

8

3.4

Effect of Maturity

8

4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

9

4.1

Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

9

4.2

Due Authorization; No Conflict.

9

4.3

Binding Obligations; Perfected Liens.

10

4.4

Title to Assets; No Encumbrances

10

4.5

Jurisdiction of Formation; Location of Chief Executive Office; Organizational Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims.  10

4.6

Litigation.

10

4.7

Compliance with Laws

11

4.8

No Material Adverse Change

11

4.9

Fraudulent Transfer

11

4.10

Employee Benefits

11

4.11

Environmental Condition

11

4.12

Intellectual Property

11

4.13

Leases

12

4.14

Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts

12

4.15

Complete Disclosure

12

4.16

Material Contracts.

12

4.17

Patriot Act

12

4.18

Indebtedness

13

4.19

Payment of Taxes

13

4.20

Governmental Regulation

13



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4.21

Budget

13

4.22

Insurance.

13

5.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

13

5.1

Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates

14

5.2

Reporting

14

5.3

Collateral Reporting

14

5.4

Existence

14

5.5

Maintenance of Properties And Intellectual Property; Permits

14

5.6

Taxes

14

5.7

Insurance

14

5.8

Inspection

15

5.9

Compliance with Laws

15

5.10

Environmental

15

5.11

Disclosure Updates

16

5.12

Formation of Subsidiaries.

16

5.13

Further Assurances

16

5.14

Material Contracts

16

5.15

Modification of Subordinated Debt Documents

16

5.16

Investments; Controlled Investments

16

5.17

Chapter 11 Milestones

17

5.18

Budget

17

5.19

Notification of Default.

17

5.20

Notification of Litigation..

17

6.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

18

6.1

Indebtedness

18

6.2

Liens

18

6.3

Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.

18

6.4

Disposal of Assets

18

6.5

Change Name

18

6.6

Nature of Business

18

6.7

Prepayments and Amendments.

18

6.8

Change of Control

19

6.9

Restricted Junior Payment

19

6.10

Accounting Methods

19

6.11

Transactions with Affiliates

19

6.12

Use of Loans

19

6.13

Prepetition Indebtedness

19

6.14

Limitation on Capital Expenditures

19

6.15

Chapter 11 Case

19

6.16

Plan

20

6.17

Limitation on Guaranty Obligations.

20

7.

PERFORMANCE COVENANTS

20

7.1

Budget Covenant

20

8.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

20

8.1

Event of Default

20



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8.2

Rights and Remedies

23

8.3

Remedies Cumulative.

23

8.4

Power of Attorney.

23

8.5

Setoff.

24

8.6

No Action by Bankruptcy Court Required.

24

9.

PRIORITY AND COLLATERAL SECURITY

24

9.1

Superpriority Claims and Collateral Security.

24

9.2

Guarantees

25

9.3

No Discharge; Survival of Claims

25

9.4

Adequate Protection

25

10.

WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION.

25

10.1

Demand; Protest; etc

25

10.2

The DIP Lender’s Liability for Collateral

25

10.3

Indemnification

25

11.

NOTICES.

26

12.

CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

27

13.

ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS; SUCCESSORS.

28

13.1

Assignments and Participations.

28

13.2

Successors

29

14.

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS.

30

14.1

Amendments and Waivers.

30

14.2

No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies

31

15.

THE LENDER.

31

15.1

Delegation of Duties

31

15.2

Liability of DIP Lender

31

15.3

Reliance by DIP Lender

31

15.4

Notice of Default or Event of Default

31

15.5

Waiver of Certain Claims and Counterclaims

31

15.6

Collateral Matters.

32

16.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

32

16.1

Effectiveness

32

16.2

Section Headings

32

16.3

Interpretation

32

16.4

Severability of Provisions

33

16.5

Debtor-Creditor Relationship

33

16.6

Counterparts; Electronic Execution

33

16.7

Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations

33

16.8

DIP Lender Expenses

33

16.9

USA PATRIOT Act

33



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16.10

Integration

33

17.

JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY

33

17.1

Inducement.

33

17.2

Combined Liability.

34

17.3

Separate Exercise of Remedies.

34




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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES


Exhibit A-1

Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit A-2

Budget
Exhibit B-1

Reporting Requirements
Exhibit B-2

Other Reporting Requirements

Exhibit D

Form of Bid Procedures

Schedule A-1

Other Liens

Schedule A-2

Authorized Persons
Schedule 1.1

Definitions
Schedule 3.1(b)

Defaults in Connection with Material Contracts
Schedule 3.2(e)

Capitalization of Loan Parties and Their Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.2(i)

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.1

Obligation to Repurchase, Acquire or Retire Common Stock
Schedule 4.2

Due Authorization
Schedule 4.5

Jurisdiction of Formation; Chief Executive Office; Organizational Identification Number
Schedule 4.6(b)

Litigation
Schedule 4.7

Compliance with Laws

Schedule 4.8

No Material Adverse Change

Schedule 4.10

Benefit Plans

Schedule 4.12

Intellectual Property

Schedule 4.13

Defaulted Leases
Schedule 4.14

Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts
Schedule 4.16

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.18

Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 4.19

Taxes

Schedule 4.22

Insurance

Schedule 5.5

Permits

Schedule 6.6

Nature of Business



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EX-99.1 4 imsc161014_ex99z1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Converted by EDGARwiz

Exhibit 99.1


Implant Sciences Corporation Announces Annual Shareholder Meeting


Consideration of Alternatives and Opportunities Following the Completion of the Sale of its ETD Assets


Wilmington, MA – October 13, 2016 – Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB:IMSC), a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) solutions, announced today that there will be a shareholder meeting anticipated to occur in December 2016, subject to standard proxy solicitation, in Wilmington, MA.


The Board of Directors is exploring opportunities to provide optionality to its shareholders following the successful completion of the ETD asset sale. The economics of the sale will ensure that creditors and shareholders will receive economic benefit. The company may provide alternatives as part of the plan to emerge from voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy that would recognize the value of the SEC registered corporate structure. Implant Sciences currently anticipates having sufficient cash and shareholders’ equity to potentially be up listed to a national securities exchange. Shareholders will be given the opportunity to approve any proposed transaction or plan presented at the shareholder meeting, including the potential acquisition of Zapata Industries, as previously communicated in the July 23, 2016 announcement regarding the Letter of Intent to acquire Zapata.


Details regarding the shareholder meeting will be provided in the proxy, which will be distributed before the shareholder meeting, in compliance with SEC regulations.


About Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences is a leader in developing and manufacturing advanced detection capabilities to counter and eliminate the ever-evolving threats from explosives and drugs. The company's team of dedicated trace detection experts has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial products, thousands of which have been sold across more than 70 countries worldwide. The company's ETDs have received approvals and certifications from several international regulatory agencies including the TSA in the U.S., ECAC in Europe, CAAC and the Ministry of Public Safety in China, Russia FSB, STAC in France, and the German Ministry of the Interior. It has also received the 2015 GSN Airport/Seaport/Border Security Award for "Best Security Checkpoint”. For further details on the Company and its products, please visit the Company's website at www.implantsciences.com.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements


This press release contains “forward-looking statements.” These statements about Implant Sciences Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions and future events are not statements of historical fact and reflect only the Company’s current expectations regarding these matters. The Company’s actual actions and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied by these statements due to a variety of factors, including (i) the potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 filings on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations, (ii) changes in the Company’s ability to meet financial obligations during the Chapter 11 process or to maintain contracts that are critical to the Company’s operations, (iii) the outcome or timing of the Chapter 11 process and the Section 363 process, (iv) the effect of the Chapter 11 filings or the Section 363 process on the Company’s relationships with third parties, regulatory authorities and employees, (v) proceedings that may be brought by third parties in connection with the Chapter 11 process or the Section 363 process, (vi) the Court approval or other conditions or termination events in connection with the Section 363 process, (vii) the increased administrative costs related to the Chapter 11 process; (viii) the Company’s ability to maintain adequate liquidity to fund operations during the Chapter 11 process and thereafter and (ix) other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the






date on which they are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.


Contact:


Implant Sciences Corporation Investor Relations

Company Contact:

Glenn King

732-747-0702