EXHIBIT
4.4
CGSI 2-YEAR TERM NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS CGSI TERM NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”) is made as of January 12, 2007, by and
among Capital Growth Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation
(“Company”), each of the following subsidiaries of
Company (individually a “Co-Borrower” and collectively,
the “Co-Borrowers”): 20/20 Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“2020 Inc.”), 20/20 Technologies
I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“2020
LLC”), Magenta NetLogic, Limited, a corporation formed under
the laws of England (“Magenta”), Frontrunner Network
Services Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Frontrunner”),
CentrePath, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CentrePath”)
and Global Capacity Group, Inc., a Texas corporation
(“Global”); and the lenders (each individually a
“Lender,” and collectively the “Lenders”)
executing a counterpart copy of this Agreement. Capitalized terms
not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in Section 1 below.
WHEREAS, each of the Lenders intends to fund a
term loan to Company (individually, a “Loan” and
collectively, the “Loans”), which Loans shall be funded
by an exchange with Company of the existing promissory note(s)
issued by the Company and/or one or more of the Co-Borrowers (each
such note is hereinafter sometimes referred to as an
“Existing Note” or collectively as the “Existing
Notes”) and/or the funding of additional cash from such
Lender to the Company directly and as agent for the Co-Borrowers;
the initial closing of the Loans shall occur on the date that
proceeds from the Loans and other funds made available to the
Company and the Co-Borrowers are sufficient for the Company to
consummate the initial closing of its equity offering (“Pipe
Financing”) pursuant to its November 14, 2006 private
placement memorandum and all supplements thereto (including its
December 20, 2006 First Supplement, January 3, 2007 Second
Supplement and January 12, 2007 Third Supplement -- the
“Memorandum”). The parties acknowledge that the Company
is a holding company for the Co-Borrowers and all proceeds received
by the Company from any Lender are used solely for the support of
the business operations of the Co-Borrowers (and to the extent
funding Company operations, these are operations are run to benefit
financing for the Co-Borrowers). The Company is acting as an agent
for the Co-Borrowers and also constitutes a co-obligor on the
Loans.
WHEREAS, the Pipe Financing has been structured
as an issuance of Units comprised of Series AA Preferred Stock and
warrants (the “Units Warrants”) to purchase Series AA
Preferred Stock. The Series AA Preferred Stock shall automatically
convert to Common Stock of the Company upon the amendment of its
articles of incorporation to authorize the issuance of not less
than 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The “Pipe Common
Stock Price” shall be the Unit purchase price divided by the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable to Unit purchasers on
conversion of the Series AA Preferred Stock to Common Stock, before
giving effect to the Units Warrants. It is anticipated that the
Pipe Common Stock Price shall be $0.45 per share, as specified in
the Memorandum, a copy of which has been made available for review
by each Lender.
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to effect the
funding of the Loan contingent upon the grant of a security
interest in substantially all of the assets of the Co-Borrowers and
the Company (collectively, the “Credit Group”), subject
to subordination to the primary credit lender to the Co-Borrowers.
The Company intends initially to establish a $12,000,000 credit
facility with Hilco Finance, LLC (such entity, together with its
participants in the credit facility and its and/or their assigns
are collectively referred to as “Hilco”) to be secured
by all of the assets of the subsidiaries of the Company and a
guarantee by both the Company and Magenta pursuant to a credit
agreement and all ancillary associated documents and agreements,
copies of which have been made available for review by each of the
Lenders (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”).
Included with the Credit Agreement is a form of subordination
agreement (such agreement in its present form and as modified from
time to time with the consent of the Company is hereinafter
referred to as the “Hilco Subordination Agreement”)
which has been circulated to each of pursuant to which the Loans
established pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject and
pursuant to which each of the parties hereto shall be bound by
either direct signature or execution on behalf of each of the
parties hereto by way of power of attorney. The Hilco Subordination
Agreement and any substitute or modification thereof with Hilco, as
well as any subsequent subordination agreement which shall in the
good faith opinion of the Company be required of any of the Credit
Parties as a condition precedent to the funding (and/or as a
condition to the ongoing funding) to any of the Credit Parties by
the primary lender (or proposed replacement primary lender)
providing or proposing to provide senior secured financing to any
of the Co-Borrowers (the “Senior Lender”) is
hereinafter sometimes referred to as a “Subordination
Agreement.”
WHEREAS, the parties wish to provide for the
sale and issuance of the Notes in return for the provision by the
Lenders of the Consideration to the Company on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the
collateral security set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:
(a) “ Aggregate Loan Amount ”
shall mean Notes with an aggregate principal amount of up to
$10,000,000, or such greater amount as is mutually agreed between
the Company on the one hand and the Majority Note Holders on the
other hand.
(b) “ Consideration ” shall
mean: (i) the amount of money paid by each Lender who funds his,
her or its Loan with cash; and (ii) the outstanding principal
amount plus all accrued interest through the date of contribution
to the Company of each Existing Note with respect to each Lender
who contributes an Existing Note to the Company in exchange for the
Note to be issued pursuant to this Agreement.
(c)
“Credit
Group” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
(d)
“Existing
Note” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
(e)
“Hilco”
shall mean Hilco Finance, LLC and
its assigns
(f)
“Hilco Subordination
Agreement” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
(g) “ Initial Closing Date ”
shall be the initial closing date of the Pipe Financing.
(h) “ Knowledge ” shall mean
the actual knowledge of any officer of the Company.
(i) “ Majority Note Holders ”
shall mean the holders of a majority in interest of the aggregate
principal amount of Notes.
(j) “ Maturity Date ” shall
mean 24 months following the Initial Closing Date.
(k) “ Pipe Common Stock Price ”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
(l) “ Pipe Financing ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof;
(m) “ Notes ” shall mean the
one or more secured promissory notes issued to each Lender pursuant
to Section 2 below, the form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A .
(n) “ Securities ” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 below.
(o)
“Senior
Lender” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
(p)
“Servicer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1
below.
(q)
“Subordination
Agreement” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
(r) “ Warrants ” shall mean the
detachable warrants issuable pursuant to Section 2
below.
2.
Terms of the Notes and
Warrants . In return for
the Consideration provided by each Lender, the Company shall sell
and issue to such Lender on the later of the Initial Closing Date
or the date of provision by such Lender of the Consideration to the
Company for the benefit of itself and the Co-Borrowers, one or more
unsecured Notes in the principal amount equal to the dollar amount
set forth below the Lender’s name on the signature page
hereof, and to the extent that such amount includes a per diem for
interest accrued on any note(s) being exchanged for a Note
hereunder, shall include all accrued interest through the Closing
Date (the aggregate principal amount so sold being the
“Aggregate Note Amount”), bearing simple interest at
twelve percent (12%) per annum. Company, in its sole discretion,
may increase the Aggregate Note Amount with respect to any Lender,
provided the principal amount with respect to all Notes (and
specifically excluding all interest accruing under the Notes) shall
not exceed the Aggregate Note Amount. Any Lender purchasing his,
her or its Note with an Existing Note hereby assigns for the
benefit of the Lenders as a group all right, title and interest in
the Existing Note, but specifically releases all collateral or
rights with respect to collateral securing the Existing Note and
authorizes the Company by any of its officers or the servicer of
the Existing Note with respect to the corresponding note
administration and security agreement to release all collateral
held for the benefit of the Lender with respect to the Existing
Note. Effective as of the date of purchase of the Lender’s
Note, the Company shall issue to the Lender a warrant (the
“Warrant”) to purchase 67.500006 shares of Series AA
Preferred Stock (in the form attached as Exhibit B, and which
presently equates to 150,000 shares (rounded) of Common Stock on an
as converted basis assuming the Series AA Preferred Stock is issued
at $0.45 per share) for each $100,000 of Loan funded (prorated for
fractional amounts).
Each $100,000 of original principal amount of
each Note shall be convertible into Common Stock of the Company
(and in the event that the Company does not have sufficient
authorized Common Stock outstanding for such conversion, then it
shall cause the authorization and issuance of a class of preferred
stock which will be the functional equivalent of the Series AA
Preferred Stock of the Company, except that the conversion feature
shall incorporate the terms below for the effective conversion rate
into Common Stock) which will be based upon a 20% discount to the
“Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock of the Company
as of the date of delivery of notice of conversion by the Lender
(except in the event the Company’s Common Stock is not
publicly traded, then such conversion shall be effective 5 business
days following the Company’s notification to Lender of the
Fair Market Value, subject to Lender’s right to withdraw the
conversion notice at any time prior to the effective date by
delivery of written notice to the Company of withdrawal), subject
in all events to the price per share of the Common Stock being not
less than $0.65 per share nor more than $1.25 per share,
irrespective of the Fair Market Value. The “Fair Market
Value” shall mean: (i) if the Common Stock of the Company is
publicly traded, the average closing price (which if a fixed price
shall be that price, or if not, then it shall be the midpoint
between the bid and asked price) of the Company’s Common
Stock for the last 10 trading days immediately preceding the day in
which the conversion notice is delivered; and (ii) if the Common
Stock of the Company is not publicly traded, then the fair market
value per share of its Common Stock as determined in good faith
from time to time by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
If for any reason any of the principal amount of
a Lender’s Note shall be prepaid prior to its Maturity Date,
then the Company agrees to issue a warrant to the holder of such
Note a warrant (the “New Warrant”) which shall provide
to the holder of the Note comparable economic rights upon exercise
of the New Warrant as would have been available to the holder of
the Note upon conversion of the Note had no prepayment occurred (
i.e., so that the cumulative rights for acquisition of
Units between conversion of the Note and exercise of the New
Warrant would be the same as if no prepayment had occurred;
provided, however, in no event can cumulative conversions of the
Note and exercises of the New Warrant provide the right to receive
more Units of Company than if no prepayment had occurred); the New
Warrant will lapse if not exercised on or before the Maturity
Date.
3.
Closing . Each closing for the purchase of the Notes
shall take place at the offices of the Company at 12:00 p.m., on
the later of the Initial Closing Date or the date of counterpart
execution of this Agreement by the Lender in question (and
provision of the Consideration by such Lender), or at such other
time and place as the Company and each Lender shall agree. At each
Closing, each Lender shall deliver the Consideration to the Company
for the benefit of the Co-Borrowers and the Company shall deliver
to each Lender one or more executed Notes in return for the
respective Consideration provided to the Company for the benefit of
the Co-Borrowers. If the Consideration provided by a Lender is
comprised of the delivery of an Existing Note, such Lender shall
deliver such Note (or a lost note affidavit and indemnity in form
and substance acceptable to the Company) at the Initial
Closing.
4.
Use of Consideration,
Subordination. Subscription proceeds from the Notes shall be
held in trust for the benefit of the Lenders pending the Initial
Closing, at which time they may be released by the Company for the
benefit of itself and the Co-Borrowers. In the event the Initial
Closing does not occur by February 15, 2007, then the Company shall
return to each Lender the Consideration provided by such Lender to
the Company (for the benefit of itself and the Co-Borrowers).
Interest shall accrue on the Notes effective as of the date of the
later of the Initial Closing Date or the date of the Lender’s
funding of the Note in question. The Notes shall be secured by a
collateral pledge of substantially all of the assets of the
Co-Borrowers pursuant to the form of Note Administration and
Security Agreement attached as Exhibit C, the terms of which are
incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof, subject to
the understanding and agreement that: (i) the foregoing collateral
pledge and all rights of each Lender under this Agreement and all
exhibits hereto are expressly subordinated to the rights of Hilco
pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the Hilco Subordination
Agreement: (ii) each Lender agrees to subordinate his or its
interest in the collateral securing the Loans and in any other
rights under this Agreement and all exhibits hereto to any
subsequent Senior Lender; and (iii) the Company shall have 60 days
following the Closing Date to cause the removal or assignment to
Lender of all senior security interests in the assets of the
Co-Borrowers other than those in favor of Hilco.
5.
Representations and Warranties of
the Credit Parties . In
connection with the transactions provided for herein, each of the
Credit Parties hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders
that:
5.1
Organization, Good Standing and
Qualification . The
Credit Party is a corporation or limited liability company, as the
case may be, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws
of the state of its formation as set forth in the preamble hereof
(provided however that with respect to Frontrunner, if not in good
standing in Delaware as of the Initial Closing Date, and with
respect to Magenta if not in good standing in England, it agrees to
return to good standing in the state of Delaware as to Frontrunner
and in England as to Magenta, no later than 60 days following the
Initial Closing Date) and has all requisite corporate or limited
liability company power and authority to carry on its business as
now conducted. The Credit Party is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its
business or properties (provided however, that with respect to
Company, if not qualified to do business in Illinois, and with
respect Frontrunner if not duly qualified to do business in
Massachusetts, it will do so no later than 60 days following the
Initial Closing Date). The provisos above are deemed to qualify the
representations contained in this Section 5.1.
5.2
Authorization
. All corporate or limited liability
company action has been taken on the part of the Credit Party, its
shareholders, officers, and directors (or in the case of 2020 LLC,
its sole member or managers) necessary for the authorization,
execution, delivery and performance, of this Agreement, the Notes,
Warrants, Note Administration and Security Agreement and the Credit
Agreement. Except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws relating to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, the Credit
Party has taken all corporate or limited liability company action
required to make all of the obligations of the Credit Party
reflected in the provisions of this Agreement and the Notes and
Warrants the valid and enforceable obligations they purport to
be.
5.3
Compliance with Other
Instruments . Neither the
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Notes and Warrants, nor the issuance and delivery of the Notes and
Warrants, will constitute or result in a default or violation of
any law or regulation applicable to the Credit Party or any term or
provision of the Credit Party’s current Articles of
Incorporation, Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or in the
case of 2020 LLC, its Certificate of Formation or Limited Liability
Company Agreement) or any material agreement or instrument by which
it is bound or to which its properties or assets are
subject.
5.4
Valid Issuance
. The Common Stock or Series AA
Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will be,
when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, duly
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, based in part
upon the representations and warranties of the Lenders in this
Agreement, will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal
and state securities laws.
5.5
No Violation
. Subject to the terms of Section
5.1 above, the Credit Party is not in violation of any order of any
court, arbitrator or governmental body, material laws, ordinances
or governmental rules or regulations (domestic or foreign) to which
it is subject, except for violations that would not have a
materially adverse effect on the Credit Party's business or
properties.
5.6
No Litigation
. There are no suits or proceedings
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Credit Party, threatened in any
court or before any regulatory commission, board or other
governmental administrative agency against or affecting the
Borrower except as set forth in the Memorandum.
5.7
Arms’ Length
Transactions . The
transactions evidenced by this Agreement and the Notes and the
other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith or
therewith (a) are the result of arms’ length negotiations
between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties on the
other hand, (b) are made on commercially reasonable terms and (c)
are undertaken by the Credit Party without any intent to hinder,
delay or defraud any entity to which the Credit Party is or may
become indebted.
6.
Representations and Warranties of
the Lenders . In
connection with the transactions provided for herein, each Lender
hereby represents and warrants to each Credit Party
that:
6.1
Authorization
. This Agreement constitutes such
Lender’s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
and (ii) laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. Each Lender
represents that the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement has been duly authorized and approved by such
Lender.
6.2
Purchase Entirely for Own
Account . Such Lender
acknowledges that this Agreement is made with Lender in reliance
upon such Lender’s representation to each Credit Party that
the Notes and any capital stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants (collectively, the “Securities”) will be
acquired for investment for Lender’s own account, as
principal and not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that such Lender
has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in,
or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement,
each Lender further represents that such Lender 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 the Securities.
6.3
Disclosure of
Information . Such Lender
acknowledges that he or it has received all the information,
documents and materials he or it considers necessary or appropriate
for deciding whether to acquire the Notes, including without
limitation, the Memorandum, and has been provided access to all
public filings of Company with the Securities & Exchange
Commission. Each Lender confirms that he or it has made such
further investigation of each Credit Party as was deemed
appropriate to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment.
Each Lender further represents that he or it has had an opportunity
to ask questions and receive answers from each Credit Party
regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Notes and
Warrants as well as all terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement.
6.4
Investment Experience; State of
Residence . Such Lender
is an investor in securities of companies in the development stage
and acknowledges that he or it is able to fend for himself or
itself, can bear the economic risk of his or its investment and has
such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that
he or it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
investment in the Notes and the Warrants. If other than an
individual, such Lender also represents he or it has not been
organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Notes and the
Warrants. The Lender's state of residence or, if other than an
individual, such Lender's jurisdiction of formation, is set forth
underneath such Lender's name on the signature page
hereto.
6.5
Accredited Investor
. Such Lender is an
“accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of
Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as presently in effect
(the “Securities Act”).
6.6
Restricted Securities
. Such Lender understands that the
Securities are characterized as “restricted securities”
under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being
acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public
offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such
securities may not be resold except through a valid registration
statement or pursuant to a valid exemption from the registration
requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws. Such Lender represents that he or it is familiar
with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, and understands the resale
limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws.
6.7
Further Limitations on
Disposition . Without in
any way limiting the representations and warranties set forth
above, such Lender further agrees not to make any disposition of
all or any portion of the Securities unless and until the
transferee has agreed in writing for the benefit of the Borrower to
be bound by this Section 6 and:
(a) There is then in effect a registration statement
under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and
such disposition is made in accordance with such registration
statement; or
(b) (i)Lender has notified the Company of the
proposed disposition and has furnished the Company with a detailed
statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition
and (ii) if reasonably requested by the Company, Lender shall have
furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not require
registration of such shares under the Securities Act.
(c) All transferees from such Lender agree in
writing to be subject to the terms hereof, and any other agreements
to which such Securities may be subject, to the same extent as if
they were Lenders hereunder, including but not limited to, the Note
Administration and Security Agreement in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C.
6.8
Legends . It is understood that the certificates
evidencing the Securities, or any other securities issued in
respect of the Securities upon any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, conversion, exercise or
similar event, shall bear the legends required by applicable law as
well as such agreements to which such Securities may be subject,
including, without limitation, legends relating to restrictions on
transfer under federal and state securities laws and legends
required under applicable state securities laws, as well as the
following legend:
“THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR REGISTERED
UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE BORROWER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (C) AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF
AVAILABLE), IN EACH OF CASES (A) THROUGH (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES.”
7.
Defaults and Remedies
.
7.1
Events of Default
. The following events shall be
considered Events of Default with respect to each Note :
(a) Any of the Credit Parties shall default in the
payment of any part of the principal or unpaid accrued interest on
any Note after the Maturity Date or at a date fixed by acceleration
or otherwise;
(b) Any Credit Party shall make an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability
to pay its debts as they become due, or shall file a voluntary
petition for bankruptcy, or shall file any petition or answer
seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, dissolution or similar relief under any present or
future statute, law or regulation, or shall file any answer
admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against the
Credit Party in any such proceeding, or shall seek or consent to or
acquiesce in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator
of the Credit Party, or of all or any substantial part of the
properties of the Credit Party, or its respective directors,
managers, officers or majority members or shareholders shall take
any action looking to the dissolution or liquidation of the Credit
Party;
(c) Within sixty (60) days after the commencement of
any proceeding against a Credit Party seeking any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment,
liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any present or
future statute, law or regulation, such proceeding shall not have
been dismissed, or within sixty (60) days after the appointment
without the consent or acquiescence of the Credit Party of any
trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Credit Party or of all or
any substantial part of the properties of the Credit Party, such
appointment shall not have been vacated; or
(d) The Credit Party shall fail to observe or
perform any other obligation to be observed or performed by it
under this Agreement or the Notes or the Note Administration and
Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C within thirty (30)
days after written notice from the Servicer named therein (the
“Servicer”) or the Majority Note Holders to perform or
observe the obligation, or any representation or warranty made by
the Credit Party hereunder or thereunder shall be false in any
material respect as of the date made and such representation or
warranty is not cured, if susceptible to cure, within thirty (30)
days after the Credit Party’s Knowledge of such
failure.
(e) The Company shall engage in a merger or
consolidation in which it is not the surviving company, or the
Company shall liquidate its assets, dissolve or sell all or
substantially all of its assets or of the assets or stock of any of
the other Credit Parties.
(f) The indebtedness with respect to the Credit
Agreement shall have been accelerated following a declaration of an
event of default and within 60 days thereafter Company shall not
have either (i) caused the Credit Agreement to be reinstated or
(ii) paid off the obligations with respect to the Credit Agreement
with its available funds and/or proceeds from a substitute credit
facility with a replacement Senior Lender.
7.2
Remedies . Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
under Section 7.1 hereof, at the option and upon the
declaration of the Servicer or the Majority Note Holders, acting
pursuant to the form of Note Administration and Security Agreement,
the entire unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest on each
Note, and all other amounts owing under this Agreement shall,
without presentment, demand, protest, or notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby expressly waived, be forthwith due and payable,
and the Servicer named therein and acting on behalf of all of the
Note Holders may, immediately and without expiration of any period
of grace, enforce payment of all amounts due and owing under each
Note and exercise any and all other remedies granted to it at law,
in equity or otherwise; provided, however, that if any Event of
Default occurs under Sections 7.1(b) or 7.1(c) , all
unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, and
all other amounts owing under this Agreement, shall automatically
become immediately due and payable.
8.1
Successors and Assigns
. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and
assigns of the parties, provided, however, that no Credit Party may
assign its obligations under this Agreement without the written
consent of the Servicer or Majority Note Holders (which shall not
be unreasonably withheld), and no Lender may, without the written
consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld),
assign all or any portion of a Note to any person or entity.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to
confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations
or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement.
8.2
Governing Law
. This Agreement and the Notes shall
be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
Illinois as applied to agreements among Illinois residents, made
and to be performed entirely within the State of Illinois. Any
action to enforce this Agreement or any of the rights or
obligations hereunder shall be litigated by bench trial, with all
parties hereto waiving their right to trial by jury.
8.3
Counterparts, Power of
Attorney . This
Agreement, and any of the other agreements, documents and
instruments contemplated hereby, may be executed in two or more
counterparts, whether by original, photocopy, facsimile or email
pdf, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of
an executed signature page to this Agreement, and any of the other
agreements, documents and instruments contemplated hereby, by
facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually
signed counterpart hereof or thereof. By execution of this
Agreement, each Lender grants an irrevocable power of attorney to
each of David Lies, Michael Balkin, Thomas G. Hudson, Patrick C.
Shutt and any Servicer named in the Note Administration and
Security Agreement, and any executive officer of either of the
Company or of Servicer (each an “Attorney”) to execute
in the name, place and stead of each Lender and such Lender’s
successors in interest: (i) the Note Administration and Security
Agreement and any amendment thereto; (ii) any document requiring
the execution of the Lender related to any action to be taken by
the Servicer on behalf of such Lender pursuant to the Note
Administration and Security Agreement; (iii) the Hilco
Subordination Agreement; (iv) any subsequent Subordination
Agreement requested by Company as a condition precedent to the
funding of a senior loan facility for Company and/or any of the
Co-Borrowers where the lender in question will be the primary
lender to the borrower(s) in question; and (v) any release of
collateral and any amendment to this Agreement or any of the
exhibits hereto as necessary for the release of the liens and other
rights granted hereunder with respect to any of the subsidiaries
(directly or indirectly held by the Company) of the Company in
connection with either (a) the sale, merger or consolidation of
that subsidiary or the sale of all or substantially all of its
assets where the Senior Lender has consented to such disposition;
or (b) any transaction subsequent to the date hereof when all of
the Notes have been paid in full.
8.4
Titles and Subtitles
. The titles and subtitles used in
this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
8.5
Notices . All notices and other communications given or
made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed
effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be
notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile
if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not so
confirmed, then on the next business day, (iii) five (5) days after
having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day
delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications
shall be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses
(or at such other addresses as shall be specified by notice given
in accordance with this Section 8.5 ):
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Capital Growth
Systems, Inc.
Attention: Thomas Hudson, CEO
50 East
Commerce Drive - Suite A
Schaumburg, IL
60173
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with a copy
to:
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Shefsky &
Froelich Ltd.
Attention: Mitchell D. Goldsmith
111 East Wacker
Drive - Suite 2800
Chicago, IL
60601
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If to
Lenders:
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At the
respective addresses shown on the signature page hereof.
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8.6
Expenses . If any action at law or in equity is necessary
to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs
and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to
which such party may be entitled. Each Credit Party shall pay all
costs and expenses that it incurs with respect to the negotiation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
8.7
Entire Agreement; Amendments and
Waivers; Counsel. This
Agreement and the Exhibits hereto and the other documents delivered
pursuant hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and
agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter
hereof and thereof and supersedes in its entirety: (i) any
previously executed version of this Agreement, including the form
of agreement dated December 28, 2006; and (ii) any prior rights
that a Lender may have had with respect to any prior loan agreement
related to any of the Existing Notes (other than the rights to
warrants with respect thereto). Each Credit Party’s
agreements with each of the Lenders are separate agreements, and
the sales of the Notes to each of the Lenders are separate sales.
Nonetheless, any term of this Agreement or the Notes may be amended
and the observance of any term of this Agreement or the Notes may
be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), with the written consent of the
Company and either the Servicer or the Majority Note Holders. Any
waiver or amendment effected in accordance with this
Section 8.7 shall be binding upon each party to this
Agreement and any holder of any Note or Warrant purchased under
this Agreement at the time outstanding and each future holder of
all such Notes and/or Warrants. Each Lender has been advised by
Shefsky & Froelich Ltd. (“SF”) that: (i) in
preparation of this Agreement it has acted as counsel solely on
behalf of the Credit Parties and not on behalf of any of the
Lenders or the Servicer; (ii) in the past it has represented one or
more of the Lenders and may do so in the future with respect to
matters other than the subject matter of this Agreement, which
representation may be deemed to constitute a conflict of interest;
(iii) it has advised each of the Lenders and the Servicer to retain
separate counsel with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement; and (iv) the Illinois Code of Professional
Responsibility requires SF to advise the Lenders and Servicer of
this conflict of interest and to obtain the consent of the Company
and of the Lenders and Servicer to SF’s representation of the
Company with respect to this Agreement and future matters. By
execution of this Agreement each Lender consents (and by execution
of the Note Administration and Security Agreement, the Servicer
consents) to SF’s representation of the Credit Parties as
aforesaid and further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of
a dispute in the future between any Credit Party and any of the
Lenders, each of the Lenders agrees that it will not take any
action to preclude SF from representing any Credit Party in the
future.
8.8
Effect of Amendment or
Waiver . Each Lender
acknowledges that by the operation of Section 8.7
hereof, each of the Servicer and the Majority Note Holders will
have the right and power to diminish or eliminate all rights of
such Lender under this Agreement and each Note and each Warrant
issued to such Lender, including but not the right to release
collateral and liens associated therewith and to subordinate the
Loans to any subsequent financing to the Co-Borrowers or any of
them.
8.9
Severability
. If one or more provisions of this
Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such
provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of
the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so
excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
8.10
Exculpation Among
Lenders . Each Lender
acknowledges that it is not relying upon any person, firm,
corporation or stockholder, other than the Company and its officers
and directors in their capacities as such, in making its investment
or decision to invest in the Credit Parties. Each Lender agrees
that no other Lender nor the respective controlling persons,
officers, directors, partners, agents, stockholders or employees of
any other Lender shall be liable for any action heretofore or
hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection
with the purchase and sale of the Securities.
[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE
IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this CGSI 2-Year Term Note Purchase Agreement as of the date first
above written.
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COMPANY:
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LENDERS:
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C
APITAL G ROWTH S YSTEMS ,
I NC .
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[Signature]
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By:
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[Print
Name]
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Amount:
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(1)
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(Cash);
or
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Principal (2)
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20/20 T
ECHNOLOGIES , I NC .
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$
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Accrued
Interest to Closing
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20/20 T
ECHNOLOGIES I, LLC
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(to be
completed by Company)
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AGENTA NET L OGIC ,
L IMITED
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F
RONTRUNNER N ETWORK S YSTEMS ,
C ORP .
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Address:
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ENTRE P ATH ,
I NC .
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LOBAL C APACITY G ROUP ,
I NC .
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Authorized
signatory on behalf of each of the Co-Borrowers.
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Unless
otherwise designated in the space below, all accrued interest on
Existing Note through the Initial Closing Date shall be added to
the principal amount of the Lender’s Loan and evidenced by
Company on the Note. Please pay over all accrued interest
through Closing to Lender .
_________ [INITIALS] (If blank, then interest
should be added to Note Subscription Amount.)
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EXHIBIT
A
THIS NOTE AND
THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION HEREOF OR IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR REGISTERED UNDER
ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE,
PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO
(A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
BORROWER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT, OR (C) AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), IN EACH OF CASES
(A) THROUGH (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
CGSI 2-YEAR TERM PROMISSORY
NOTE
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Capital Growth Systems,
Inc., a Florida corporation (“Company”), 20/20
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, 20/20 Technologies I,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Magenta NetLogic,
Limited, a corporation formed under the laws of England,
Frontrunner Network Systems Corp., a Delaware corporation,
CentrePath, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Global Capacity Group,
Inc., a Texas corporation (Company, together with all of the other
entities named above are referred to collectively, as
“Co-Borrowers,” and individually each as a
“Co-Borrower”), hereby promise to pay to the order of
___________________________________________________(the
“Lender”), the principal sum of
__________________________________________ ($__________), together
with interest thereon from the date of this Promissory Note (the
“Note”). Simple interest shall accrue on the principal
balance of this Note at twelve percent (12%) per annum. The
principal and accrued interest shall be due and payable by the
Borrower 24 months following the initial date of issuance of equity
units pursuant to the Company’s November 14, 2006 private
placement memorandum, as supplemented from time to time (the
“Maturity Date”). Following the Maturity Date, the
principal balance of this Note shall bear simple interest at
fifteen percent (15%) per annum.
This Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant to
the CGSI Term Note Purchase Agreement dated as of January 12, 2007,
pursuant to which this form of Note is attached as an exhibit
(“Purchase Agreement”), and capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
1. Payment . All payments shall be made in lawful money of
the United States of America at the principal office of the
Company, or at such other place as the holder hereof may from time
to time designate in writing to the Company. Payment shall be
credited first to Costs (as defined below), if any, then to accrued
interest due and payable and any remainder applied to principal.
Prepayment may be made in whole or part without penalty, and the
Company shall fund prepayments as provided for in the Purchase
Agreement. In connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance
or enforcement of this Note, each Co-Borrower hereby waives demand,
notice, presentment, protest, notice of dishonor and other notice
of any kind, and assents to extensions of the time of payment,
release, surrender or substitution of security, or forbearance or
other indulgence, without notice. Each Co-Borrower agrees to pay
all amounts under this Note without offset, deduction, claim,
counterclaim, defense or recoupment, all of which are hereby
waived. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein
in the event that all of the capital stock or limited liability
interests of a Co-Borrower other than Company are sold to any
person or entity with the consent of the Servicer or the Majority
Note Holders, then following such sale, such entity shall be deemed
to have ceased being a Co-Borrower hereunder and shall have no
further liability or obligations with respect to this
Note.
2. Amendments and Waivers; Resolutions of Dispute;
Notice . The amendment or
waiver of any term of this Note, the resolution of any controversy
or claim arising out of or relating to this Note and the provision
of notice shall be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Purchase
Agreement.
3. Successors and Assigns . This Note applies to, inures to the benefit
of, and binds the successors and assigns of the parties hereto;
provided, however, that the Co-Borrowers may not assign their
obligations under this Note without the written consent of the
Servicer or Majority Note Holders and the Lender may not, without
the written consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld), assign all or any portion of this Note to any person or
entity. Any transfer of this Note may be effected only pursuant to
the Purchase A
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