Exhibit 10.12
JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER IN MASTER SECURITY
AGREEMENT, EQUITY PLEDGE AGREEMENT and GUARANTY (this “
Joinder ”) is executed as of July 24, 2009 by
PetroAlgae Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Joining
Party ”), PA LLC (f/k/a PetroAlgae, LLC) (“
PA ”) and PetroTech Holdings, Corp. (“
Holdings ”) and delivered to LV Administrative
Services, Inc. as administrative and collateral agent (the “
Agent ”) for Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC (“
Valens ” and together with Agent, individually, each a
“ Creditor Party ” and collectively, the “
Creditor Parties ”). Except as otherwise defined
herein, terms used herein and defined in the Loan Documents (as
defined below), as applicable, shall be used herein as therein
defined.
W I T N E S
S E T H :
WHEREAS, PA and the Agent, have
entered into a Master Security Agreement dated August 8, 2008
and amended and restated as of the date hereof (as further amended,
restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the
“ Master Security Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, Holdings and the Agent,
have entered into an Equity Pledge Agreement, dated as of
August 15, 2009 (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement
”);
WHEREAS, Holdings has executed a
Guaranty dated August 15, 2009 in favor of the Agent (as
amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the
“ Guaranty ” and together with the Master
Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, the “ Loan
Documents ”);
WHEREAS, the Joining Party shall
become (i) an Assignor under the Master Security Agreement,
(ii) a Pledgor under the Pledge Agreement and (iii) a
Guarantor under the Guaranty;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and other benefits accruing to the Joining Party, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Joining Party hereby makes the following representations and
warranties to the Creditor Parties and hereby covenants and agrees
with the Creditor Parties as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, the Joining Party
agrees as follows:
1. By this Joinder, the Joining
Party becomes (i) an Assignor for all purposes under the
Master Security Agreement, (ii) a Pledgor for all purposes
under the Pledge Agreement and (iii) a Guarantor for all
purposes under the Guaranty.
2. PA and the Joining Party agrees
that, upon the Joining Party’s execution hereof, the Joining
Party will become an Assignor under, and as defined in, the Master
Security Agreement, and will be bound by all terms, conditions and
duties
applicable to an Assignor under the Master
Security Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing and in
furtherance thereof, as security for the due and punctual payment
of the Obligations (as defined in the Master Security Agreement),
PA and the Joining Party hereby pledges, hypothecates, assigns,
transfers, sets over and delivers to the Agent for the benefit of
the Creditor Parties and grants to the Agent for the benefit of
Valens a security interest in all Collateral (as defined in the
Master Security Agreement), if any, now owned or, to the extent
provided in the Master Security Agreement, hereafter acquired by
it.
3. Holdings and the Joining Party
agree that, upon the Joining Party’s execution hereof, the
Joining Party will become a Pledgor under, and as defined in, the
Pledge Agreement, and will be bound by all terms, conditions and
duties applicable to a Pledgor under the Pledge Agreement. Without
limitation of the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, as security
for the due and punctual payment of the Secured Obligations (as
defined in the Pledge Agreement), Holdings and the Joining Party
hereby pledges, hypothecates, assigns, transfers, sets over and
delivers to the Agent for the benefit of the Creditor Parties and
grants to the Agent for the benefit of Valens a security interest
in all Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement), if any, now
owned or, to the extent provided in the Pledge Agreement, hereafter
acquired by it.
4. The Joining Party agrees that,
upon its execution hereof, it will become a Guarantor under the
Guaranty with respect to all Obligations (as defined in the
Guaranty), and will be bound by all terms, conditions and duties
applicable to a Guarantor under the Guaranty for the benefit of
Valens. Without limitation of the foregoing, and in furtherance
thereof, each of Holdings and the Joining Party unconditionally and
irrevocably, guarantees the due and punctual payment and
performance of all Obligations (on the same basis as the other
Guarantors under the Guaranty).
5. In connection with the grants by
the Companies and the Joining Party, pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3
above, of a security interest in all of its right, title and
interest in the Collateral (as defined in each of the Master
Security Agreement and the Equity Pledge Agreement) in favor of the
Agent for the benefit of Valens, the Joining Party (i) agrees
to deliver to the Agent, together with the delivery of this
Joinder, each of the items specified in Section 4 of the
Equity Pledge Agreement, (ii) agrees to execute (if necessary)
and deliver to the Agent such financing statements, in form
acceptable to the Agent, as the Agent may request or as are
necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Agent to establish and
maintain a valid, enforceable, first priority perfected security
interest in the Collateral (as defined in each of the Master
Security Agreement and the Equity Pledge Agreement) owned by the
Joining Party, (iii) authorizes the Agent to file any such
financing statements without the signature of the Joining Party
where permitted by law (such authorization includes a description
of the Collateral as “all assets and all personal property,
whether now owned and/or hereafter acquired” of the Joining
Party (or any substantially similar variation thereof)) and
(iv) agrees to execute and deliver to the Agent assignments of
United States trademarks, patents and copyrights (and the
respective applications therefor) to the extent requested by the
Agent.
6. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Joining Party and the Companies, hereby makes and undertakes,
as the case may be, each covenant, representation and warranty made
by, and as (i) each Guarantor pursuant to the Guaranty,
(ii) each Assignor pursuant to the Master Security Agreement
and, (iii) each Pledgor pursuant to the Equity Pledge
Agreement in each case as of the date hereof (except to the extent
any such representation or warranty relates solely to an earlier
date in which case such representation and warranty shall be true
and correct as of such earlier date), and agrees to be bound by all
covenants, agreements and obligations of a Guarantor, Assignor ,and
Pledgor pursuant to the Guaranty, Master Security Agreement and,
Equity Pledge, respectively, and all other related agreements to
which it is or becomes a party.
7. Schedule A to the Pledge
Agreement is hereby amended by supplementing such Schedule with the
information contained on Schedule A attached hereto as Annex I. In
addition, Schedule A to the Master Security Agreement is hereby
amended by supplementing such Schedule with the information
contained on Schedule A attached hereto as Annex II.
8. This Joinder shall be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by each of the parties hereto and its successors and
permitted assigns, provided , however , PA nor the
Joining Party may assign any of its rights, obligations or interest
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Creditor
Parties. THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. This Joinder may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which
shall constitute one instrument. In the event that any provision of
this Joinder shall prove to be invalid or unenforceable, such
provision shall be deemed to be severable from the other provisions
of this Joinder which shall remain binding on all parties
hereto.
9. The effective date of this
Joinder is July 24, 2009.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining
Party, PA, Holdings and the Creditor Parties have caused this
Joinder to be duly executed as of the date first above
written.
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PETROALGAE
INC.
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By:
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/s/ David P.
Szostak
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Name: David P.
Szostak
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Title: President
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PA
LLC
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By:
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/s/ Ottmar
Dippold
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Name: Ottmar
Dippold
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Title: CEO
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PETROTECH
HOLDINGS, CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Patrick
Regan
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Name: Patrick
Regan
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Title: Authorized
Signatory
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Accepted and
Acknowledged by:
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LV ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.,
as Agent
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By:
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/s/ Patrick
Regan
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Name: Patrick
Regan
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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VALENS U.S. SPV
I, LLC
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By: Valens Capital Management, LLC,
its investment manager
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By:
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/s/ Patrick
Regan
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Name: Patrick
Regan
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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ANNEX I
SCHEDULE 1
Equity Interests Owned by
Pledgor
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Issuer
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Certificate
Number
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Equity Interests
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Units/Shares
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PetroTech Holdings, Corp.
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PetroAlgae Inc.
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1116
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Common Stock
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100,000,000 Shares
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PetroAlgae Inc.
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PA LLC
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2
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Membership Interests
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19,000,000 Class A Units
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PetroTech Holdings, Corp.
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TyraTech, Inc.
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00000231
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Common Stock
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200,000 Shares
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PetroTech Holdings, Corp.
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Tyr
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