-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GAteQT2pnMVuCX4kQ+1JqrSNtOn9FxmiplXWgcxNJ6Ese5jq3QNDZ3mABceVFbYm HHcd618WDydhHitXXSlGwQ== 0001144204-08-056201.txt : 20081006 0001144204-08-056201.hdr.sgml : 20081006 20081006142448 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-08-056201 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080916 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: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20081006 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081006 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Karat Platinum, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001385872 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: JEWELRY, PRECIOUS METAL [3911] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-52706 FILM NUMBER: 081109088 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 HOOVER STREET CITY: INWOOD, STATE: NY ZIP: 11096 BUSINESS PHONE: (516) 592-5600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 HOOVER STREET CITY: INWOOD, STATE: NY ZIP: 11096 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SENTRA CONSULTING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070110 8-K 1 v128147_8-k.htm
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): September 16, 2008

KARAT PLATINUM, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-52706
(Commission File Number)
20-5297544
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Karat Platinum, Inc.
15 Hoover Street
Inwood, New York 11096
(Address of principal executive offices)

(516) 592-5600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                                 N/A                                                   
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
Section 1 - Registrant’s Business and Operations
 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On September 16, 2008 Karat Platinum, LLC (“Karat”), a New York limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Karat Platinum, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Registrant”), executed and delivered a secured promissory note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the “Note”) in favor of Septimus Ventures LLC (the “Creditor”), evidencing a loan in the principal amount of the Note that was made by the Creditor to Karat.
 
Bonnie Septimus, who is a director of the Registrant, and Philip Septimus, who is the chairman of the Registrant’s board of directors and its secretary, are members of the Creditor.
 
The Note matures on March 16, 2009, and prepayment of all or any portion of the principal and accrued interest is permitted at any time before the maturity date without penalty or premium. Interest on the outstanding principal of the Note accrues at the rate of 12%, computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual days elapsed, and is payable at maturity.
 
In connection with the execution of the Note, on September 16, 2008 Karat and the Registrant also executed an agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) providing, among other things, that the Creditor shall be added as a party to (i) the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2008, by and among the Registrant, Karat and Continental Capital, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Continental”), and (ii) the Security Agreement, dated January 30, 2008, by and among Karat and Continental.
 
The foregoing descriptions of the Note and the Amendment Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Note and the Amendment Agreement, copies of which is attached hereto as Exhibits 10.36 and 10.37 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Section 2 - Completion or Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
 
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant.
 
The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 2.03.
 
Pursuant to the terms of Section 4.01 of the Note, a default will occur upon any (a) failure to repay the principal amount on the maturity date of the Note, if such failure has not been cured within 10 days after the due date by acceleration or otherwise, (b) failure to pay, when due or declared due, any interest payment under the Note, which failure has not been cured within 10 days after the due date by acceleration or otherwise, (c) Karat files for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, or files an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if an involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law is commenced against Karat, and has not been resolved in a period of 30 days after such commencement, or (d) any default under the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement between the Karat and Continental, dated January 30, 2008, as amended (the “Security Agreement”).
 

Upon the occurrence of a default as set forth in Section 4.01 of the Note, the Creditor shall have the right to (i) declare the principal amount of the Note and all interest accrued thereon to be immediately due and payable, and (ii) enforce its security interest pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement.
 
The foregoing description of the default provisions of the Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.36 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Section 8 - Other Events
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
Karat Platinum LLC was issued U.S. patent Number 7,410,546 for platinum alloys. The patent covers a range of platinum-based alloys for jewelry including the Registrant’s jewelry products.
 
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

No.
Description

10.36
Secured Promissory Note, dated September 16, 2008 in the principal amount of  $500,000, made by Karat Platinum, LLC in favor of Septimus Ventures LLC.

10.37
Intercerditor Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2008, by and between Karat Platinum, Inc. and Septimus Ventures LLC.
 

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.
 
 
 
KARAT PLATINUM, INC.
 
       
       
Date: October 3, 2008
/s/ David Neuberg
 
 
Name:
David Neuberg
 
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 

 

EX-10.36 2 v128147_ex10-36.htm
THIS SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE (THE “NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THE NOTE IS BEING OFFERED PURSUANT TO A SAFE HARBOR FROM REGISTRATION UNDER REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THE NOTE IS “RESTRICTED” AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT, PURSUANT TO REGULATION D OR PURSUANT TO AVAILABLE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT, AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER SUCH INFORMATION AS IT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH EXEMPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.
 
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE

$500,000
September 16, 2008

THIS SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE (this “Note”) is issued by KARAT PLATINUM, LLC, a New York limited liability company, with an address at 15 Hoover Street, Inwood, New York 11096 (the “Company”), to SEPTIMUS VENTURES LLC, a New York limited liability company with an address at 207 Harborview, South Lawrence, New York, 11559 (the “Holder”).
 
ARTICLE I
 
Section 1.01 Principal. For value received, the Company hereby promises to pay on or before March 16, 2009 (the “Maturity Date”) to the order of the Holder, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) (the “Principal Amount”).
 
Section 1.02 Interest. Interest shall accrue on the Principal Amount at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum (computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual days elapsed) from the date of this Note until the Principal Amount is repaid in full.
 
Section 1.03 Payment of Interest. Interest on the Principal Amount shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.
 
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the total liability of the Company for payment of interest pursuant hereto, including late charges, shall not exceed the maximum amount of such interest permitted by law to be charged, collected, or received from the Company, and if any payments by the Company include interest in excess of such a maximum amount, the Holder shall apply such excess to the reduction of the unpaid Principal Amount, or if none is due, such excess shall be refunded.

 
 

 
Section 1.04 Right to Prepay. The Company shall have the right to prepay all or any portion of the Principal Amount and all accrued interest thereon (the “Prepaid Amount”) at any time, on or before the Maturity Date, without penalty or premium.

ARTICLE II

Section 2.01 Representations and Warranties of the Holder. The Holder hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company and its affiliates as follows:

(a)The Holder understands that this Note has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or registered or qualified under any the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and is a “restricted security,” and cannot be resold or otherwise transferred unless it is registered under the Securities Act, and registered or qualified under any other applicable securities laws, or an exemption from such registration and qualification is available.

(b) The Holder is acquiring this Note for its own account as principal, not as a nominee or agent, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or for, resale, distribution or fractionalization thereof in whole or in part, and no other person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in this Note or any portion thereof. Further, the Holder does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to this Note for which the Holder is subscribing or any part of thereof.

(c) The Holder has full power and authority to enter into this Note, the execution and delivery of this Note has been duly authorized, and this Note constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Holder.

(d) The Holder is not subscribing for this Note as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or presented at any seminar or meeting, or any solicitation of a subscription by person previously not known to the Holder in connection with investment.

(e) The Holder understands that the Company is under no obligation to register this Note under the Securities Act, or to assist the Holder in complying with the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the United States or of any foreign jurisdiction.

(f) The Holder is (i) experienced in making investments of the kind, (ii) able, by reason of the business and financial experience of its officers (if an entity) and professional advisors (who are not affiliated with or compensated in any way by the Company or any of its affiliates or selling agents), to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions described in this Note, and the related documents, and (iii) able to afford the entire loss of its investment in this Note.

 
 

 
(g) The Holder has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment, has adequate means for providing for his current needs and personal contingencies and has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in this Note.

(h) The Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in this Note. The Holder is not relying on the Company, or its affiliates or agents, with respect to economic considerations involved in this investment. The Holder has relied solely on its own advisors.

(i) The Holder has been provided an opportunity for a reasonable period of time prior to the date hereof to obtain additional information concerning this Note and the Company and all other information, to the extent the Company possesses such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense, and agrees and acknowledges that it has carefully reviewed all of the filings made by the owner of the Company, Karat Platinum, Inc., under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, the “Risk Factors” contained in the Current Report on Form 8-K and the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Karat Platinum, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2008, respectively.

(j) No representations or warranties have been made to the Holder by the Company, or any officer, employee, agent, affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, other than the representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for this Note, the Holder is not relying upon any representations other than those contained herein. The Holder has consulted, to the extent it has deemed appropriate, with its own advisers as to the financial, tax, legal and related matters concerning an investment in this Note and on that basis believes that its investment in this Note is suitable and appropriate for the Holder.

(k) The Holder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act.
 
ARTICLE III

Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby acknowledges, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Holder as follows:

(a) Organization. The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York. The Company has all requisite power to own, operate and lease its business and assets and carry on its business as the same is now being conducted.

(b) Corporate Power and Authority. The Company has all requisite power and authority to enter into and deliver this Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Note by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no other action or proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Note and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 
 

 
ARTICLE IV

Section 4.01 Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, an “Event of Default”) (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred:

(a) Default in the payment of the Principal Amount on the Maturity Date, which default has not been cured within 10 days after its due date by acceleration or otherwise; or

(b) Default in the payment, when due or declared due, of any interest payment hereunder, which default has not been cured within 10 days after its due date by acceleration or otherwise; or

(c) The Company files for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, or files an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if an involuntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law is commenced against the Company, and has not been resolved in a period of thirty (30) days after such commencement; or
 
(d) The occurrence of an Event of Default under the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement between the Company and the Holder dated as of the date hereof (the “Security Agreement”).
 
Section 4.02 Effect of Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as set forth in Section 4.01, the Holder shall have the right to (i) declare the Principal Amount and all interest accrued thereon to be immediately due and payable, and (ii) enforce its security interest pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement.

ARTICLE V

Section 5.01 Notice.  All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in person against written receipt, by facsimile transmission, overnight courier prepaid, or mailed by prepaid first class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section):
 
 
 

 

 
 
(i)
If to the Company:

Karat Platinum LLC
15 Hoover Street
Inwood, New York 11096
Attn: David Neuberg or Gary Jacobs
Telecopy: (516) 592-5675

(ii) With copies to:

David Lubin & Associates, PLLC
26 East Hawthorne Avenue
Valley Stream, New York 11580
Telecopy: (516) 887-8250
 
(iii) If to the Holder:
 
Septimus Ventures LLC
207 Harborview
South Lawrence, New York, 11559
Telecopy: (516) 612-2319
 
(iv) With copies to:

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
 
All such notices, requests and other communications will (i) if delivered personally to the address as provided in this Section, be deemed given upon delivery, (ii) if delivered by facsimile transmission to the facsimile number as provided in this Section, be deemed given upon receipt, (iii) if delivered by overnight courier to the address as provided in this Section, be deemed given on the earlier of the first business day following the date sent by such overnight courier or upon receipt, or (iv) if delivered by mail in the manner described above to the address provided in this Section, be deemed given on the earlier of the third business day following mailing or upon receipt.

Section 5.02 Governing Law. This Note shall be deemed to be made under and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the principals of conflict of laws thereof.
 
 
 

 
Section 5.03 Severability. The invalidity of any of the provisions of this Note shall not invalidate or otherwise affect any of the other provisions of this Note, which shall remain in full force and effect.
 
 
Section 5.04 Construction and Joint Preparation. This Note shall be construed to effectuate the mutual intent of the parties. The parties and their counsel have cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Note, and this Note therefore shall not be construed against any party by virtue of its role as the drafter thereof. No drafts of this Note shall be offered by any party, nor shall any draft be admissible in any proceeding, to explain or construe this Note. The headings contained in this Note are intended for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Note.     
 
Section 5.05 Entire Agreement and Amendments. This Note shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the Company and the Holder. This Note represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no representations, warranties or commitments, except as set forth herein. This Note may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.
 
Section 5.06 Security Interest. As security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due of all the obligations set forth in this Note, the Company hereby grants to the Holder a lien on and continuing security interest in the Company’s right, title and interest in, to and under certain property and assets of the Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Security Agreement, dated January 30, 2008, by and between Karat Platinum, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Debtor”), and Continental Capital, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Secured Party”), as amended by the Amendment to the Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”).

Section 5.07 Counterparts. This Note may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall be deemed to constitute on instrument.
 
 
 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, with the intent to be legally bound hereby, the Company has executed this Note as of the date first written above.


 
KARAT PLATINUM, LLC
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ David Neuberg
 
 
Name:
David Neuberg
 
 
Title:
President
 
       
       
 
HOLDER:
 
       
 
SEPTIMUS VENTURES LLC
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Bonnie Septimus
 
 
Name:
Bonnie Septimus
 
 

 

 
 

 
EX-10.37 3 v128147_ex10-37.htm
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 16, 2008, is made by Karat Platinum, Inc, a Nevada corporation (“Karat”), in favor of Septimus Ventures LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “New Secured Creditor”)
 
Whereas, Karat Platinum, Inc. (formerly known as Sentra Consulting Corp.), a Nevada corporation (“Sentra”) is a party to the Intercreditor Agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), dated as of January 30, 2008, by and among Karat, Sentra and Continental, as amended as of March 3, 2008 among the signatories thereto (capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Intercreditor Agreement).
 
WHEREAS, subsequent to the execution and delivery of the Intercreditor Agreement, the New Secured Creditor has loaned funds to Karat as evidenced by Karat’s Secured Promissory Note, dated the date hereof in favor of the New Secured Creditor in the principal amount of $500,000 (the “New Secured Note”); and
 
WHEREAS, Karat desire to add the New Secured Creditor as a party to the Intercrediotor Agreement, and memorialize the agreements between Karat and the New Secured Creditor with respect to the enforcement of its rights pertaining to its promissory note and the security interest in the Inventory.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the forgoing and the mutual promises, representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
The New Secured Creditor shall, as of the date hereof, become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement and the related Security Agreement, and for all purposes after the date hereof be entitled to the benefits of the creditors and secured parties therein.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
KARAT PLATINUM, INC.
 
 
By: /s/ David Neuberg  
Name: David Neuberg    
Title: Chief Executive Officer   


SEPTIMUS VENTURES LLC


By: /s/ Bonnie Septimus 
Name: Bonnie Septimus

 
 

 
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