Exhibit 10.4
IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND VOTING
AGREEMENT
by and between
ANTHONY PISCITELLI
(“Stockholder”)
and
WEST COAST OPPORTUNITY FUND,
LLC
CENTAUR VALUE FUND,
LP
UNITED CENTAUR MASTER
FUND
(“Holders”)
MAY 22, 2009
IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND VOTING
AGREEMENT
THIS IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND VOTING
AGREEMENT (the “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into, dated for
reference purposes as of May 22, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and among ANTHONY
PISCITELLI (“ Stockholder ”); and WEST
COAST OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC, CENTAUR VALUE FUND, LP, and
UNITED CENTAUR MASTER FUND (each, an “ Investor
” and collectively the “ Investors
”). Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Settlement Agreement (as defined
below).
RECITALS:
A.
Stockholder currently is the holder of 8,047,394 shares of the
common capital stock (the “ Common Stock ”) of
AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”).
B.
Investors are holders of shares of the Company’s
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
per share (the “ Series A Preferred Stock
”), and concurrently with the execution of this Agreement,
the Company and Investors are executing that certain Settlement
Agreement, Waiver and Amendment dated as of May 22, 2009 (the
“ Settlement Agreement ”), pursuant to
Section 3(g) of which, the Company is agreeing, subject
to the occurrence of the condition described therein, to use its
best efforts to obtain from its stockholders approval of (i) a
reduction in the Conversion Price, and (ii) an amendment of
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to confer upon the
holders of Preferred Shares the right to elect the Director
Designees (such actions, the “ Company Actions
”).
C.
The parties have agreed to execute this Agreement in order to
memorialize Stockholder’s agreement to grant a proxy and vote
his shares of Company capital stock in favor of such proposals as
are necessary or convenient for effecting the Company Actions, and
the parties have agreed to execute this Agreement in order to
memorialize that voting agreement.
AGREEMENTS:
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing
and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term:
(a)
“BENEFICIALLY OWN” or “BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP”
with respect to any securities shall mean Stockholder’s
having such ownership, control or power to direct the voting with
respect thereto.
(b)
“STOCKHOLDER SHARES” collectively shall mean and include, as of any
date, all of the shares of the voting capital stock of the Company
Beneficially Owned by Stockholder as of such date, including all
shares of common stock, preferred stock and other voting securities
of the Company owned by Stockholder as of the Effective Date of
this Agreement and all other shares of common stock, preferred
stock and other voting securities hereafter acquired by
Stockholder, however acquired.
2.
VOTING AGREEMENT.
As an inducement to Investors to enter into the Settlement
Agreement, Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees with Investors
that subject to Section 3(c) , below, at any meeting of
the Company’s stockholders, however called, and in connection
with any written consent of the Company’s stockholders,
Stockholder shall vote the Stockholder Shares as of the date
of
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such meeting or written consent in favor of the
Company Actions and against approval of any proposal made in
opposition to or in competition with consummation of the Company
Actions.
3.
IRREVOCABLE PROXY
(a)
APPOINTMENT . For
the term of this Agreement, Stockholder hereby constitutes and
appoints West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, which shall act by and
through ATTICUS LOWE or LANCE HELFERT (the “
Proxy Holders ”), or either of them, with full power
of substitution, as Stockholder’s true and lawful proxy and
attorney-in-fact to vote at any meeting (and any adjournment or
postponement thereof) of the Company’s stockholders, and in
connection with any written consent of the Company’s
stockholders, (i) in favor of approval of amendments to the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, and
agreements to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound,
to effect the Company Actions, and (iii) against approval of
any proposal made in opposition to or in competition with
consummation of the Company Actions.
(b)
IRREVOCABLE . The
proxy and power of attorney granted herein shall be irrevocable
during the term of this Agreement, shall be deemed to be coupled
with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy,
and shall revoke all prior proxies granted by Stockholder.
Stockholder shall not grant to any person any proxy which conflicts
with the proxy granted herein, and any attempt to do so shall be
void. The power of attorney granted herein is a durable power
of attorney and shall survive the death or incapacity of
Stockholder.
(c)
EXERCISE . The
Proxy Holder may exercise the proxy granted herein, only during the
term of this Agreement, and shall have the right to vote the
Stockholder Shares at any meeting of the Company’s
stockholders and in any action by written consent of the
Company’s stockholders in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 3(a) and (b) , above.
Unless expressly requested by Investors or the Proxy Holder in
writing, Stockholder shall not vote any or all of the Stockholder
Shares, with respect to the matters described in
Section 3(a) above, at any such meeting or in
connection with any such written consent of stockholders with
respect to the matters described in Section 3(a)
above; provided that Stockholder may, and the Proxy
Holders shall have no right to, vote the Stockholder Shares with
respect to all other matters. The vote of the Proxy Holder
shall control in any conflict between a vote of or written consent
with respect to the Stockholder Shares by the Proxy Holder and a
vote or action by Stockholder with respect to the Stockholder
Shares.
4.
OTHER COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
. Stockholder hereby
represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company as
follows:
(a)
OWNERSHIP OF STOCKHOLDER SHARES . Stockholder is the Beneficial Owner of
all of the current Stockholder Shares. On the date hereof,
the Current Stockholder Shares constitute all of the voting
securities of the Company beneficially owned by Stockholder.
Stockholder has voting power with respect to the matters set forth
in Section 2 and Section 3(a)
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