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Exhibit
10.18
Pre-Bridge Loan Agreement (the
“Pre-Bridge Agreement”) is entered into as of
March 4, 2007 between Ron Pitcock, residing at 7654 Spirit
Ranch Road, Golden, Colorado (the “Lender”) and
IPtimize, Inc., a Minnesota corporation located at 2135 S. Cherry
Street, Suite 200, Denver, Colorado 80222 (the
“Borrower”). The Lender and the Borrower are sometimes
individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively
as the “Parties”.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS , Borrower desires to
borrow up to $250,000, in one or several installments (the
“Pre Bridge Loan”), to meet the immediate working
capital needs of the Borrower prior to the Borrower’s
implementation of a proposed $750,000 bridge loan (the
“Bridge Loan”); and
WHEREAS, the Lender together with
all other third party lenders, each of which shall participate in
the Pre Bridge Loan on a pro rata and pari passu basis and who
shall each execute its own Pre-Bridge Agreement with the Borrower
(collectively the “Additional Lenders”) is willing to
lend a portion of the Loan Amount to the Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein
contained, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged
and accepted, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
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1. |
Terms of the Pre Bridge Loan . |
1.1 The Pre Bridge
Loan. The Lender and the Additional Lenders (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Participating
Lenders”) hereby agree to lend up to $250,000 to the Borrower
and the Borrower hereby accepts Loan Amount (defined below) from
the Participating Lenders and agrees to repay the same in lawful
money of the United States of America. The final amount that shall
ultimately be advanced to the Borrower by the Participating Lenders
is hereinafter referred to as the “Loan Amount.” The
Loan Amount shall be evidenced by a number of identical but
separate promissory notes, each bearing interest at the rate of ten
(10.0%) percent per annum on an actual day/360 day basis and
payable on the Due Date (as that term is defined below), in the
specimen form annexed hereto as Exhibit “A” and hereby
incorporated herein by reference (collectively the
“Notes”). The original Notes shall be duly executed by
the Borrower and delivered to the Participating Lenders
simultaneously with the execution of individual Pre Bridge
Agreements.
1.2 Due Date . The
Loan Amount shall be due and payable on the earlier of:
(i) the closing of the Bridge Loan; (ii) one year from
the date of this Agreement; or (iii) the receipt by each
Participating Lender of Commission Income (as that term is defined
in Section 1.5 below) equal to its pro rata portion of the
Loan Amount (the “Due Date”).
1.3 Payments and
Prepayments. Borrower shall not be entitled to re-borrow any
prepaid Loan Amounts or other costs or charges. All payments made
pursuant to this Pre Bridge Agreement shall be first applied to
accrued and unpaid interest, then to any lien or other proper
charges under this Pre Bridge Agreement and finally to the
aggregated principal balance of the Loan Amount. Absent the
foregoing, interest on the Loan Amount shall be due and payable in
one lump sum on the Due Date.
1.4 Closings . The
closing of the Pre Bridge Loan shall take place simultaneously with
the execution of each of the individual Pre Bridge Agreement via
facsimile. Simultaneously with the execution of each of the
individual Pre Bridge Agreements, the Participating Lenders shall
deliver their respective portion of the Loan Amount proceeds to the
Borrower via Federal wire transfer or such other manner as shall be
mutually agreed upon between the Borrower and the Participating
Lender (the “Closings”). At each of the Closings, the
Borrower shall deliver an original Pre Bridge Agreement duly
executed by the Borrower.
1.5 Collateral
Security . As collateral security for the Borrower’s
repayment of the Loan Amount to the Participating Lenders (defined
below), as evidenced by the filing of the UCC-1 Financing Statement
as described in Section 1.6 below, and until the Loan Amount
has been repaid, the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that its
President, Clinton J. Wilson and/or such other executive officers
or employees designated by him and indicated to the Participating
Lenders in writing shall deposit all of the monthly commission
income received by the Borrower from its agreements with Qwest
Communications and Level 3 Communications (collectively the
“Commission Income”) into a separate segregated account
to be maintained at Vectra Bank Colorado with respect to which Gary
J. Graham, in his capacity as President of First Capital Business
Development, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, located at
16293 East Dorado Place, Centennial, CO 80015 (“FCBD”)
in its capacity as collection and disbursement agent for the
Additional Lenders (“each Participating Lender”), shall
be the sole signatory (the “Account”). The Commission
Income shall be deposited into the Account on the first day after
the same has been received into the Borrower’s regularly
maintained account and cleared collection.
The Borrower shall continue
to promptly deposit the Commission Income into the Account until
the earlier of: (i) the Participating Lenders having
collectively received the full Loan Amount together with all
accrued interest from the Commission Income; or (ii) the
Participating Lenders having collectively received the full Loan
Amount together with all accrued interest from the Bridge
Loan.
Simultaneously with the
execution of this Pre Bridge Agreement, the Borrower shall execute
and deliver to Qwest Communications and Level 3 Communications a
letter requesting them to deposit the Commission Income into a
designated lock box. The letter shall be delivered via overnight
package delivery service or by registered or certified mail with a
copy to the Lender.
In its capacity as the lead
and first Participating Lender, and without any other legal duty or
obligation to do so, FCBD hereby covenants and agrees to faithfully
and impartially: (i) collect the Commission Income from the
Account; (ii) to disburse the Commission Income pro rata to
the Participating Lenders; (iii) to maintain accurate books
and records of all transaction for and on behalf of the
Participating Lenders; and (iv) as soon as the Participating
Lenders are repaid the Loan Amount and all accrued interest from
the Commission Income and/or the proceeds of the Bridge Loan, FCBD
shall return any un-disbursed Commission Income in its possession
back to the Borrower, and shall execute and deliver to the Borrower
a UCC-2 Termination Statement evidencing the termination of
FCBD’s interest in the Account and in the Commission
Income.
In addition to the Commission
Income, the Loan Amount shall also be satisfied from the un-pledged
assets of the Borrower. Until the Loan Amount together with all
accrued interest shall have been repaid in full, any and all free
credit balances of the Borrower shall be paid to the Participating
Lenders prior to any repayment of trade payables, other
indebtedness or investment to equity holders of the
Borrower.
1.6 Security Documents and
Fees. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to each
Participating Lender on behalf of the Participating Lenders a UCC-1
financing statement evidencing the Participating Lender’s
First Lien security interest. In addition, the Borrower hereby
specifically agrees and consents that a photocopy or other
reproduction of this Pre Bridge Agreement shall be deemed to be the
legal equivalent of a financing statement and may be filed with any
county clerk as evidence of the Participating Lender’s
security interest. At the closing of the Bridge Loan, the Borrower
shall pay to FCBD a Commission Income processing fee of
$25,000.
1.7 Warrants as Additional
Consideration . As additional consideration for the Loan
Amount, the Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that it shall
cause the issuance and delivery to each Participating Lender of a
warrant in the specimen form annexed hereto as Exhibit
“B” and hereby incorporated herein by reference with a
ten (10) year term (the “Warrants”) entitling the
Participating Lenders to purchase an aggregate of one share of the
Borrower’s Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the
“Shares”), at an exercise price of $0.75 per Share or
such greater or lesser amount paid by the investors in the Bridge
Loan for each one Dollar loaned to the Borrower and aggregating the
Loan Amount (the “Warrant Shares”). The Warrant Shares
shall be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), in accordance with the
following:
A. If at any time during the
ten year term of the Warrants, the Borrower proposes to file a
Registration Statement under the Securities Act (a
“Registration Statement”); it will at such time give
written notice to each Participating Lender of its intention to do
so. Upon written request of any Participating Lender, given within
15 days after the giving of any such notice by the Borrower, the
Borrower will advise such Participating Lender that it shall
include its Warrant Shares in the Registration Statement. If,
however, the offering to which the Registration Statement relates
is to be distributed by or through an underwriter approved by the
Borrower, each Participating Lender hereof may at its option agree
to sell the Warrant Shares through such underwriter on the same
terms and conditions as the underwriter agrees to sell the other
securities proposed to be registered. In addition, if such
underwriter determines that the inclusion of all the Warrant Shares
sought to be sold would have an adverse effect on the offering,
each Participating Lender shall be entitled to participate in the
underwriting and register
its Warrant Shares on a pro
rata basis or as such other quantity of the Warrant Shares as the
underwriter may determine. If any Participating Lender hereof
elects not to sell its Warrant Shares through such underwriter, the
Participating Lender may use the Registration Statement to register
its Warrant Shares under the Securities Act within 60 days after
the Registration Statement becomes effective;
B. The Borrower covenants and
agrees that it shall prepare and promptly file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) all
amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements to the
Registration Statement as may be necessary under the Securities Act
and the regulations of the Commission to permit the sale of the
Warrant Shares to the public; and
C. The rights of the
Participating Lenders hereof pursuant to this Section 1.7 may
be exercised only by each Participating Lender or any affiliate
thereof.
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2. |
Brief Description of the Company. |
Information about the
Borrower and its business derived from the Borrower’s Form
SB-2 Registration Statement as filed with the Commission but not
yet ordered effective, is set forth in Exhibit “C”
annexed to this Agreement and hereby incorporated herein by
reference. This information presents an overview of the
Borrower’s business but does not reflect events that occurred
subsequent to the date of its filing.
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3. |
Risk Factors Associated with the Company and the
Notes. |
An investment in the Borrower
involves a high degree of risk and should be considered only by
Lender’s who can sustain the loss of their entire investment.
Accordingly, the Lender hereby represents that, prior to the
signing of this Agreement, the Lender has read the disclosures
contained under the captions “Risks Related to the
Company” and “Risks Related to the Offering” set
forth in Exhibit “D” annexed to this Agreement and
hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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4. |
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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In order to implement the operation of
this Pre Bridge Agreement, the Parties hereby jointly and severally
represent, warrant, covenant, agree and consent as
follows:
4.1 Insolvent Financial
Condition of the Borrower . The Borrower represents and
warrants that it has provided, or will provide as available, all
material information regarding the financial condition of the
Borrower; and that as of the date of this Agreement, the Borrower
is insolvent, has a negative shareholder equity balance, has
outstanding liabilities that can not presently be met by its
revenues, and has effectively no market value as a
“Pink-Sheet” traded company;
4.2 No Breach . The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, in the time
and manner herein specified, will not cause a default in any other
previously executed agreement signed by either the Borrower or any
Participating Lender;
4.3 Authority . The
Borrower and all Participating Lenders have full legal authority to
enter into this Agreement and to perform the same in the time and
manner contemplated;
4.4 Approval . This
Agreement has been submitted to, ratified and approved by the Board
of Directors of the Borrower and by each participating Lender in
the manner required by the law of his, her or its jurisdiction of
residence, incorporation or formation;
4.5 Licenses, Etc .
The Borrower shall comply with all applicable laws and regulatory
requirements at all times. The Borrower shall obtain and maintain
such authorizations, licenses, permits and other governmental or
regulatory agency approvals as are required for the performance of
this Agreement;
4.6 Valid Issuance .
The Warrant and the Warrant Shares shall be when issued, duly and
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
4.7 Reservation . The
Borrower shall reserve the Warrant Shares for issuance upon the
exercise of the Warrants by the Participating Lenders;
4.8 Restricted
Securities . Each Participating Lender acknowledges, accepts
and understands that until and unless the same are registered under
the Securities Act: (i) the Warrant Shares will be
“restricted securities” as that term is defined under
the Securities Act of; (ii) each Participating Lender will be
acquiring the Warrant Shares solely for its respective own account,
for investment purposes and without a view towards the resale or
distribution thereof; (iii) the Warrant Shares will be subject
of stop transfer orders on the books and records of the
Borrower’s transfer agent and shall be imprinted with a
standard form of restrictive legend; and (iv) any sale of the
Warrant Shares will be accomplished only in accordance with the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission adopted thereunder; and
4.9 Accredited
Investors . Each Participating Lender: (i) has adequate
means of providing for the Participating Lender’s current
needs and possible contingencies, and the Participating Lender has
no need for liquidity of the Participating Lender’s
investment in the Borrower (ii) the Participating Lender is an
“Accredited Investor” able to bear the economic risk of
his or its investment in the Borrower; (iii) has such
knowledge and experience in business and financial matters that the
Participating Lender is capable of evaluating the relative risks
and merits of the Participating Lender’s investment in the
Borrower; (iv) can bear the economic risk of losing the
Participating Lender’s entire investment in the Borrower
represented by the Loan; (v) has not relied upon any oral
statements or representations by the Borrower or its principals;
(vi) understands the undercapitalized and speculative nature
of the Borrower’s business as well as the uncertainties
attendant upon the Company’s ability to reach profitability
from its present insolvent status; and (vii) has consulted the
Participating Lender’s own financial, legal and tax advisors
with respect to the economic, legal and tax consequences of an
investment in the Borrower.
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5. |
Default: Rights and Remedies on Default |
5.1 Events of Default
. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be an event
of default under this Agreement (“Events of
Default”):
A. The material breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant of the Borrower contained in
this Pre Bridge Agreement including the failure to promptly deposit
the Commission Income into the Account and any repayment not cured
within fifteen (15) days of written notice of such
breach;
B. If the Borrower:
(i) files a petition in bankruptcy or a petition to take
advantage of any insolvency act or other act for the relief or aid
of debtors; (ii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors; (iii) consents to or acquiesces in the appointment
of a receiver, liquidator or trustee of itself or of the whole or
any part of its properties and assets; (iv) files a petition
or answer seeking for itself reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment. liquidation, dissolution or similar
relief under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable
law; (v) on a petition in bankruptcy filed against it, is
adjudicated a bankrupt; or (vi) is served with a three-day
(3) notice to quit any of its leasehold premises, which notice
is not discharged or contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings prior to the initiation of an unlawful suit against the
Borrower;
C. If a court of competent
jurisdiction shall enter an order, judgment or decree appointing,
without the consent of acquiescence of the Borrower, as a receiver,
liquidator or trustee of the Borrower, or of the whole or any
substantial part of its properties and assets, or approving a
petition filed against it seeking reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar
relief under the federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable
law, and such order judgment or decree shall remain un-vacated or
not set aside or un-stayed for an aggregate of thirty
(30) days, whether or not consecutive, from the date of the
entry thereto; or if, under the provisions of any other law for the
relief or aid of debtors, any court of competent jurisdiction shall
assume custody or control of the Borrower or the whole or any
substantial part of its operations and assets and such custody and
control shall remain un-terminated or un-stayed for an aggregate of
thirty (30) days, whether or not consecutive, from the date of
assumption of such custody or control.
5.2 Due and Payable.
Upon the occurrences of any such Event of Default, Lender at its
option exercised by written notice to the Borrower, shall deem the
principal under this Pre Bridge Agreement, together with the
interest and charges accrued thereon, become immediately due and
payable. The Participating Lenders may exercise any or all of the
rights and remedies granted to an unsecured party under the
provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Colorado
(as now or hereafter in effect). Any proceeds realized from the
disposition of the assets of the Borrower under bankruptcy or
liquidation provisions, shall: (i) first be applied to the
payment of any wages due to any employees of the Borrower, pursuant
to Colorado Department of Labor statutes; (ii) then to any
secured indebtedness of the Borrower; (iii) then to any
expenses incurred by Participating Lenders in connection with the
disposition; and (iv) the balance shall be applied to the
payment of the Loan Amount; (v) then to any trade or vendor
indebtedness; (vi) thereafter to any other indebtedness and
the equity shareholders of the Borrower. Any surplus proceeds shall
be an asset of the Borrower. In the event such proceeds prove
insufficient to satisfy all indebtedness secured hereunder, then
Borrower shall be liable for the deficiency.
5.3 Other Remedies.
The rights, powers and remedies granted to the Participating
Lenders pursuant to the provisions of this Pre Bridge Agreement
shall be in addition to all the rights, powers and remedies granted
to the Participating Lenders under any statute or rule of law. Any
forbearance, failure or delay by order, exercising any right, power
or remedy under this Pre Bridge Agreement shall not be deemed to be
waiver of such right, powe
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