EXHIBIT 10.10
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO CONSTRUCTION LOAN
AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO CONSTRUCTION
LOAN AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
September 18, 2006, is entered into by and among the following
parties:
(a) TIETEK LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “ Borrower ”);
(b) NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES
GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”), and TIETEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Texas corporation
(“ TTT ”) (the Company and TTT shall be
collectively referred to as the “ Borrower Affiliates
” and the Borrower Affiliates and the Borrower shall be
collectively referred to as the “ Borrower Group
”); and
(c) OPUS 5949 LLC (formerly known as
Tie Investors, LLC), a Texas limited liability company (the “
Lender ” and, together with the Borrower Group, the
“ Parties ”).
RECITALS
A. The Borrower, the Borrower
Affiliates, and the Lender entered into that certain Construction
Loan Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2004, as amended by
(i) that certain Release, dated February 22, 2005, by and
among the Parties, (ii) that certain Limited Waiver and First
Amendment to Construction Loan dated July 7, 2005, by and
among the Parties, and (iii) that certain Second Amendment to
Construction Loan Agreement dated as of December 29, 2005, by
and among the Parties (as so amended, the “ Loan
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make
available to the Borrower Group certain financial
accommodations,
B. The Borrower and the Borrower
Affiliates have requested that, subject to the terms, conditions,
covenants and limitations contained in this Agreement, the Lender
amend certain terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the
Note to defer the payment of principal on the Note in the manner
set forth below.
C. The Lender has agreed to the
actions described in Paragraph B preceding, in each instance
upon and subject to the terms, conditions, covenants and
limitations contained in this Agreement.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
(a) The Borrower and the Borrower
Affiliates hereby acknowledge and agree to the accuracy of all
Recitals included in this Agreement.
(b) The Borrower and the Borrower
Affiliates acknowledge and agree that all amounts advanced to, or
for the benefit of, the Borrower, including, but not limited to,
the Loan (as defined
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in the Loan Agreement) prior to the date hereof
are, and shall continue to be, obligations under the Loan Documents
(the “ Obligations ”) and subject to all the
terms and conditions in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, in each instance as amended and modified by this
Agreement.
(c) The Borrower and the Borrower
Affiliates acknowledge and agree that (i) as of
September 15, 2006, the outstanding principal and accrued but
unpaid amount of the Obligations is $14,209,611, of which
$14,000,000.00 is the amount of outstanding principal of the Note
and $209,611 is the amount of accrued but unpaid interest thereon;
and (ii) the Obligations are enforceable against the Borrower
without offset, reduction, or counterclaim.
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree to the above
Recitals, Acknowledgments and as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS . All
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan
Agreement.
2. AMENDMENTS TO LOAN
DOCUMENTS .
2.1 The following definitions in
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended
and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
“Loan
Documents” This
Agreement, the Limited Waiver and First Amendment to Construction
Loan Agreement dated as of July 7, 2005, the Second Amendment
to Construction Loan Agreement dated as of December 29, 2005,
this Third Amendment to Construction Loan Agreement dated as of the
date hereof, the Note, the Deed of Trust, the Security Agreement,
the Patent Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the
Voting Agreement, the Non-Compete Agreement, the NATK Royalty
Agreement, the TieTek Royalty Agreement, the Membership Pledge
Interest Agreements, the Solvency Certificates, and any other
documents to be executed by Borrower or any of their respective
shareholders pertaining to the Loan, and as the same may be amended
from time to time.
“Note”
collectively, (i) that certain
Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated as
of the date hereof, in the stated principal amount of $14,000,000,
made by TieTek LLC, payable to the order of the Lender,
(ii) any other promissory notes evidencing any portion of the
Loan, including any instruments amended and restated by the
instrument referred to in clause (i) immediately preceding,
and (iii) any promissory notes or other agreement evidencing
any renewals, extensions, increases, amendments, modifications,
restatements or payment-in-kind in respect of any of the
foregoing.”
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2.2 All references to the
“Loan Agreement” or the “Construction
Agreement” or other similar terms intended to refer to the
Loan Agreement in each of the Loan Documents and in any other
documents or agreements by, between or among any of the Borrower
Group and their respective affiliates, and or for the benefit of
the Lender will from and after the date hereof refer to the Loan
Agreement, as amended hereby, and all obligations of the Borrower
Group under the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be secured
by and be entitled to the benefits of said Loan Documents and such
other documents and agreements. All Loan Documents heretofore
executed by all or any of the Borrower Group shall remain in full
force and effect to secure the Loan (as defined in the Loan
Agreement), and such Loan Documents, as amended hereby, are hereby
ratified and affirmed.
3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
EFFECTIVENESS . The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject
to the fulfillment of each of the following terms and conditions to
the satisfaction of Lender in its sole discretion at or before 2:00
p.m. (Dallas time) on September 30, 2006.
3.1. The Lender shall have received
fully executed copies of the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as
of September 15, 2006 (the “2006 SPA”) among the
Company and certain purchasers of shares of common stock and
warrants named therein (the “Purchasers”), in form and
substance satisfactory to Lender.
3.2. The Lender shall have received
a legal opinion of the Borrower’s counsel in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lender as to much matters as Lender
may request with respect to each member of the Borrower Group, this
Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents and each
agreement and instrument delivered in connection with, or
contemplated by, this Agreement.
3.3 The Lender shall have received
evidence satisfactory to the Lender that each Purchaser deposited
its full Subscription Amount pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement.
3.4. The Lender shall have received
the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Promissory Note in
form of attached hereto as Exhibit A, appropriately executed
by TieTek LLC.
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4. LENDER CONSENT . By
execution hereof, Lender hereby consents to (i) the amendment
to the Note to provide that all amounts otherwise due under the
Note shall become due on July 1, 2008 in the manner described
in the Note and (ii) the transactions contemplated by the 2006
SPA.
5. RATIFICATIONS, REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES .
5.1. The terms and provisions set
forth in this Agreement shall supersede all inconsistent terms and
provisions set forth in the Loan Agreement and, except as expressly
set forth in this Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Loan
Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents are ratified and
confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. The Parties
hereto agree that the Loan Agreement shall continue to be legal,
valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
5.2. The Borrower and the Borrower
Affiliates hereby represent and warrant to the Lender as
follows:
(a) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and any and all other agreements
executed and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith have
been authorized by all requisite action on the part of the Borrower
and the Borrower Affiliates and will not violate (i) the
Regulations of the Borrower; or (ii) the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of any of the Borrower
Affiliates;
(b) the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the
Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and
as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such
date;
(c) no Default or Event of Default
under the Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents has occurred or is
continuing;
(d) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) violate any
provision of the organizational documents or governing instruments
of the Borrower or either of the Borrower Affiliates,
(ii) violate any judgment, order, ruling, injunction, decree
or award of any court, administrative agency or governmental body
against, or binding upon, the Borrower or either of the Borrower
Affiliates, or (iii) constitute a violation by the Borrower or
the Borrower Affiliates of any law or regulation of any
jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or the Borrower
Affiliates;
(e) this Agreement was reviewed by
the Borrower and the Borrower Affiliates, wh