INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
This INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of
December 4, 2008 (this “ Agreement ”), is
entered into by and among the noteholders whose names and addresses
are set forth on the signature pages hereto (the “
Noteholders ”).
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS, Novint Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”) has issued 8%
Senior Secured Promissory Notes (the “ 8% Notes
”) pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement dated on
or around December 4, 2008.
WHEREAS, in the event that the 8% Notes are not
repaid within one year from the Initial Closing Date, the Company
shall have the option to refinance the Notes and accrued interest
by issuing to each of the Noteholders a 10% Convertible Senior
Secured Promissory Note (the “ 10% Notes
”).
WHEREAS, the Noteholders agree that the 8% Notes
and the 10% Notes (collectively, the “ Notes ”),
are secured by the Collateral and the rights and obligations of the
Noteholders with respect to the Notes and the Collateral shall be
governed by this Agreement.
WHEREAS, each Noteholder recognizes the security
interests granted to such Noteholder under the Notes ranks pari
passu in right of payment and right of lien priority with the
security interests granted by the Company to the other Noteholders
and signatories to this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1.
Defined Terms . Any and all capitalized terms
used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Notes
or Subscription Agreement, unless specifically defined
herein.
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The following
terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the following
meanings:
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“ Indebtedness ” means
all indebtedness and other obligations of the Company to the
Noteholders.
“ Insolvency Event ” means
any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership,
liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in
connection therewith, relative to the Company or to its creditors,
as such, or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings
for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the
Company, whether or not involving insolvency or
bankruptcy.
“ Lien ” means any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon
or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract
rights).
“ Paid in Full ” means all
principal, interest and fees payable under the Note and all other
Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash (other
than contingent obligations or indemnification obligations for
which no claim has been asserted).
“ Person ” means any person
or entity of any nature whatsoever, specifically including an
individual, a firm, a company, a corporation, a partnership, a
limited liability company, a trust or other entity.
(b) The
definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context
may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words
“include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”. The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall”. Unless the
context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to
any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be
construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other
document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments,
restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii)
any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include
such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof, (iv) all references herein to
Sections, clauses and Exhibits shall be construed to refer to
Sections and clauses of, and Exhibits to, this Agreement and (v)
the words “asset” and “property” shall be
construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any
right or interest in or to assets and properties of
any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether
tangible or intangible . The Exhibit attached to
this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by
reference.
(a)
Relative Priorities . Notwithstanding the date,
time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of
any Liens securing the Indebtedness granted on the Collateral and
notwithstanding any provision of the UCC, or any other applicable
law or any defect or deficiencies in, or failure to perfect, the
Liens securing the Indebtedness or any other circumstance
whatsoever, each Noteholder hereby agrees that any Lien on the
Collateral securing Indebtedness now or hereafter held by or on
behalf of a Noteholder regardless of how acquired, whether by
grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or
otherwise, shall be deemed pari passu in right, priority,
operation, effect and all other respects to any Lien on the
Collateral securing any other Indebtedness.
(b)
Prohibition on Contesting Liens . Each Noteholder
agrees that it will not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or
support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding
(including any Insolvency Event), the perfection, priority,
validity or enforceability of a Lien held by or on behalf of any
other Noteholder in the Collateral or the provisions of this
Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to prevent or impair the rights of the Noteholders to
enforce this Agreement.
(c)
Similar Liens and Agreements . The Noteholders
agree that it is their intention that the Collateral be
substantially identical and that the documents and agreements
creating or evidencing the Collateral shall be in all material
respects the same forms of documents.
(d)
Exercise of Remedies . The Noteholders agree that
upon an Event of Default the Noteholders may exercise any rights or
remedies available with respect to the Collateral or institute any
action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies upon
consent by a majority of the Noteholders based on the outstanding
amount of the Indebtedness.
(e)
Application of Proceeds . So long as the
Indebtedness has not been Paid in Full, whether or not any
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