EXHIBIT 10.1
PURCHASING
AGREEMENT
This Purchasing Agreement (the
“Agreement”) dated as of the 3rd day of November, 2008,
by and among the undersigned, ICOP Digital, Inc., a Colorado
corporation (hereinafter called “CLIENT”) and FCC,
LLC d/b/a First Growth Capital (hereinafter called
“PURCHASER”). CLIENT and PURCHASER agree as
follows:
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PURPOSE OF
AGREEMENT .
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CLIENT desires to obtain financing
in the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), which may be
amended from time to time at PURCHASER’S discretion, by
selling and assigning to PURCHASER Accounts (as hereinafter
defined) at a discount below face value.
“Account” means and
includes all of CLIENT’S now existing or hereafter arising i)
accounts as defined under the UCC, and ii) rights to payment
for goods, merchandise, or inventory sold, rented, or leased, or
for services rendered, including without limitation, those which
are not evidenced by instruments or chattel paper, and whether or
not they have been earned by performance, all collateral security
and guarantees of any kind given by any obligor with respect to any
of the foregoing, and all goods returned to or reclaimed by Client
that correspond to any of the foregoing and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
“Advances” means all
funds remitted to CLIENT by Purchaser and at CLIENT’S request
from the sale and assignment of CLIENT’S Accounts to
Purchaser prior to the collection thereof by PURCHASER.
“Alternate Base Rate” is
defined as the greater of (1) LIBOR plus 2.75% or
(2) Prime Rate.
“Customer” means
CLIENT’S customer or the account debtor.
“Collateral” means the
intangible or tangible property given as security to PURCHASER by
CLIENT for any Obligations of CLIENT to PURCHASER as defined in
Section 5.
“Dispute” means any
claim by a Customer against CLIENT, of any kind whatsoever, valid
or invalid, that reduces or potentially reduces the amount
collectible from Customer by PURCHASER.
“Ledger Debt” means any
debt, liability or obligation now or hereafter owing by Client to
others, including any present or future client of Purchaser, which
Purchaser may have obtained or may obtain by purchase, assignment,
negotiation, discount, participation or otherwise.
“LIBOR”
means, at any time, an interest rate per annum equal to the
interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/100 th of 1%) as published in the
“Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal
(or another national publication selected by PURCHASER) as the one
month London Interbank Offered Rate for United States dollar
deposits or such other language (or, if such page shall cease to be
publicly available or, if the information/description contained on
such page, in PURCHASER’s sole judgment, shall cease to
accurately reflect such London Interbank Offered Rate, the such
rate as reported by any publicly available recognized source of
similar market data selected by PURCHASER that, in
PURCHASER’s reasonable judgment, accurately reflects such
London Interbank Offered Rate) but in no event shall LIBOR be less
than 3%.
“Obligations” means all
present and future Obligations owing by Client to PURCHASER of
every kind and nature, whether or not for the payment of money,
whether or not evidenced by any note or other instrument, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
joint or several, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, original or renewed or extended, whether
presently contemplated or not, regardless of how the same arise, or
by what instrument, agreement, or book account they may be
evidenced, or whether evidenced by any instrument, agreement or
book account, whether arising before, during or after the
commencement of any federal Bankruptcy Case in which Client is a
debtor, including but not limited to, Ledger Debt, fees and
expenses, Obligations arising pursuant to guaranties, letters of
credit or acceptance transactions or any other financial
accommodations.
“Prime Rate” means, at
any time, the rate of interest noted in The Wall Street
Journal , Money Rates section, as the “Prime Rate”
(currently defined as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at
least 75% of the nation’s thirty (30) largest banks). In
the event that The Wall Street Journal quotes more than one
rate, or a range of rates, as the Prime Rate, then the Prime Rate
shall mean the average of the quoted rates. In the event that
The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish a Prime Rate, then
the Prime Rate shall be the average of the three (3) largest
U.S. money center commercial banks, as determined by
PURCHASER.
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“UCC” means the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
Florida.
All terms used in this Agreement
which are defined in the UCC shall be construed and defined in
accordance with the meanings and definition ascribed to such terms
under the UCC, unless otherwise defined herein.
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3.
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PURCHASE:
GENERAL TERMS.
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3.1 Purchases of Accounts.
CLIENT shall from time to time sell, transfer and assign all of
its Accounts to PURCHASER and said Accounts shall be identified
by separate and subsequent written assignments on a form to be
provided to CLIENT by PURCHASER. CLIENT agrees to offer and
PURCHASER agrees to buy Accounts from CLIENT at a discount of three
quarters of one percent (0.75%) (“Purchasing Fee”) from
the face value of each Account for every thirty (30) days an
Account is outstanding. The Purchasing Fee shall be calculated from
the date of purchase by PURCHASER allowing for three
(3) business days for collection.
3.2 Approval. PURCHASER
reserves the right not to purchase an Account unless such Account
is first submitted to PURCHASER by CLIENT for approval. PURCHASER
is not obligated to buy any Account from CLIENT.
3.3 Sole Property. Upon the
purchase of an Account by PURCHASER, the Account and all payments
on said Account shall be the sole property of PURCHASER. Any
interference by CLIENT with this payment may result in civil and/or
criminal liability.
3.4 Advances . PURCHASER may,
in its sole discretion, fund to CLIENT up to eighty five percent
(85%) of the gross invoice amount of domestic Accounts
(i) with respect to which less than 90 days have elapsed since
the date of original invoice, (ii) but not including all
Accounts owed by a Customer if the aggregate outstanding dollar
amount of such Accounts not considered as eligible under clause
(i) above is equal to or greater than 25%, and (iii) and
not including all Accounts owed by a Customer if the amount of
returns, allowances, credit losses, discounts and other offsets of
such Accounts on an historic basis is greater than 4%. Invoices
shall be supported by purchase orders and delivery receipts to be
eligible for advances. PURCHASER will purchase Accounts on a full
dominion, full notification basis and will be handled through a
bank lockbox account controlled by PURCHASER. Maximum selling terms
shall not exceed net sixty (60) days.
3.5 Reserve. PURCHASER may
reserve and withhold an amount in a reserve account equal to
Fifteen percent (15%) of the gross invoice amount of all
Accounts purchased (“Reserve”). The Reserve will be
deducted by PURCHASER from the Accounts at the time of purchase.
Said Reserve may be held by PURCHASER and applied by PURCHASER
against charge-backs or any Obligations of CLIENT to PURCHASER. In
Purchaser’s sole discretion and assuming no Event of Default
exists, the Reserve releases will be made available by PURCHASER to
CLIENT each business day. Reserve releases are made only on
Accounts that are paid by Customers or Accounts that are charged
back, repurchased or otherwise settled by CLIENT in full. Reserve
is not due and payable to CLIENT until any and all potential
Obligations owing by CLIENT to PURCHASER or any reasonably
anticipated claims are fully paid and satisfied. CLIENT grants to
PURCHASER a security interest in this Reserve, which secures all
Obligations. PURCHASER retains the right in its sole and absolute
discretion, and in respect of which PURCHASER shall have no
liability, to revise said Reserve from time to time if in
PURCHASER’S judgment it is necessary to protect PURCHASER
with regard to any Obligations owing by CLIENT to PURCHASER, or to
protect PURCHASER against possible returns, claims or defenses of
CLIENT’S Customers or any other contingencies. If an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, or, in the event CLIENT
shall cease selling Accounts to PURCHASER, PURCHASER shall not pay
the amount in the Reserve to Client until all Accounts have been
collected or PURCHASER has determined, in its sole discretion, that
it will make no further efforts to collect any Accounts and all
Obligations due PURCHASER hereunder have been paid.
3.6 Fees.
All fees due hereunder are fully
earned and nonrefundable on the date incurred. Such fees shall be
charged to the Reserve as an accommodation to Client but shall
remain due and payable by Client at all times.
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(a)
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Base Index
Fee. It is agreed by and
between CLIENT and PURCHASER that CLIENT shall pay PURCHASER an
additional fee based on the daily balance of outstanding advances
on Accounts multiplied by the greater of (a) the sum of the
Alternate Base Rate plus 2.5% or (b) 8.0%. The fee shall be
computed on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360-day year.
The Alternate Base Rate in effect shall be determined by PURCHASER
on a daily basis, with adjustments to such Alternate Base Rate to
be made on the same date as any change in the Alternate Base Rate
is determined by PURCHASER, which index shall be used in computing
the Base Fee which is payable until the next announced change in
the Alternate Base Rate. Such fee will be calculated monthly and
charged against CLIENT’S Reserve as of the last day of each
month for the month then ended.
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(b)
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Minimum
Purchasing Fees. It is
agreed by and between CLIENT and PURCHASER that, in consideration
of the facility granted herein; CLIENT will sell to PURCHASER a
minimum of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($2,400,000) of Accounts (“Quarterly Minimum Accounts”)
per calendar quarter. In the event CLIENT fails to sell to
PURCHASER the minimum Accounts required herein, CLIENT shall remit
to PURCHASER an amount equal to the following: the Quarterly
Minimum Accounts less the gross face amount of Accounts sold to
PURCHASER hereunder for such quarter, multiplied by the Purchasing
Fee, assuming a thirty (30) day collection period. Such fee
shall be calculated quarterly and charged to the Reserve on the
last day of each quarter.
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(d)
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Misdirected
Payment Fee. It is agreed
by and between CLIENT and PURCHASER that CLIENT shall pay PURCHASER
the greater of (i) One Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,000);
or (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of any
payment on account of an Account, which has been received by CLIENT
and not delivered in kind to PURCHASER within two (2) business
days following the date of receipt by CLIENT.
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(e)
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Notation Fee . It is
agreed by and between CLIENT and PURCHASER that CLIENT shall pay
PURCHASER the greater of (i) One Thousand and No/100 Dollars;
or (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of any
invoice payment which has been billed or received by PURCHASER,
which does not have the proper First Growth Capital assignment
language as given by First Growth Capital.
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3.7 Repurchase of Accounts.
CLIENT will repurchase from PURCHASER i) any and all Accounts not
paid within ninety (90) days from date of invoice, and ii) any
Account that Purchaser requests that Client repurchase. Client
shall repurchase such Accounts at One Hundred Percent
(100%) of the gross invoice amounts of such Account in one of
the following manners or combination thereof at PURCHASER’S
option: (1) By submitting new Accounts, (2) By deducting
said amount from the Reserve release due CLIENT, or (3) By
payment from CLIENT. All short payments, discounts and any other
Obligations CLIENT may have to PURCHASER may, at Purchaser’s
election, be handled in the same manner. Notwithstanding the
repurchase of an Account by CLIENT, any such Account so repurchased
shall remain as Collateral in which the security interest of
PURCHASER shall continue as provided for under this
Agreement.
3.8 Reimbursable Expenses.
PURCHASER incurs certain routine expenses and audit fees in the
course of performing its functions with respect to the Accounts, a
portion of which PURCHASER shall be entitled to deduct from the
Reserve account. However, PURCHASER shall not be entitled to any
deductions for routine expenses not specifically listed in this
paragraph. The following is an itemization of the routine
deductions to which PURCHASER shall be entitled: all out-of-pocket
travel expenses and any amounts charged to Purchaser by any field
examiners for each field examination performed, long distance
telephone charges, legal fees incurred, postage, credit reports,
wire transfers fees and charges , overnight mail delivery, UCC and
other searches (including tax lien searches), filing fees, ACH
transfer fees and charges, fees for returned items, bank charges
and over advance fees.
3.9 Required Forms. When
CLIENT offers a schedule of accounts to PURCHASER for sale,
PURCHASER shall receive an original invoice and a copy thereof, a
copy of the bill of lading, shipping document and proof of
delivery, and contract, purchase order, and/or a purchase order
number which corresponds with said invoice(s), as appropriate to
the business of CLIENT. Each schedule of accounts offered shall be
in an aggregate amount of not less than $40,000.00 and no invoices
listed on said schedule shall be dated more than ten (10) days
past its original date of issue.
3.10 Notification. PURCHASER
is hereby authorized to notify any Customer that PURCHASER has
purchased the Customer’s Account and that the Customer must
make payments directly to PURCHASER. Client shall notify each
Customer that it has sold and assigned each Account to Purchaser
and shall direct each Customer to make all payments on Accounts to
Purchaser.
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3.11 Maximum Account. The
total amount of Advances outstanding shall not exceed the sum of
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), except PURCHASER may purchase
additional Accounts from or advance additional sums to CLIENT as
PURCHASER may elect from time to time at PURCHASER’S sole
discretion.
This Agreement shall continue in
effect for eighteen (18) months from the initial purchase date
hereof (the “Termination Date”) with annual renewals
thereafter, unless terminated as follows:
(a) PURCHASER may terminate the
Agreement at any time after the date of this Agreement by giving
CLIENT sixty (60) days prior written notice of such
termination; or
(b) CLIENT may terminate this
Agreement on the Termination Date or any Renewal Termination Date
by giving PURCHASER sixty (60) days prior written notice of
such termination, by certified mail; or
(c) Upon the occurrence of any Event
of Default by CLIENT, PURCHASER may terminate this Agreement
immediately, without notice. Upon the effective date of
termination, whether such termination is pursuant to the occurrence
of an Event of Default or otherwise, all Obligations shall become
immediately due and payable without notice or demand.
No termination of this Agreement,
however occurring, shall affect Obligations of CLIENT or the
rights, powers and remedies of PURCHASER under this Agreement or
the security interest granted PURCHASER hereunder with respect to
existing or future Collateral, until all Accounts have been paid to
PURCHASER by Customers or CLIENT and until all Obligations of
CLIENT to PURCHASER are paid or otherwise satisfied in
full.
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5.
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GRANT OF
SECURITY INTEREST.
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5.1 In addition to the rights of
ownership that PURCHASER acquires in those accounts that PURCHASER
advances against under this Agreement, and in order to secure the
repayment of any and all of Client’s Obligations to
PURCHASER, CLIENT hereby grants PURCHASER a security interest in
all of CLIENT’S present and future accounts, instruments,
documents, chattel paper, general intangibles, deposit accounts,
investment property, goods, inventory, equipment, the Reserve,
commercial tort claims, letter of credit rights, letters of credit
and inventory, as well as the proceeds thereof and all books,
records, reports, memoranda, and/or data compilations, in any form
(including, without limitation, corporate and other business
records, customer lists, credit files, computer programs, printouts
and any other computer materials and records), pertaining to any of
the foregoing (hereafter collectively called
“Collateral”).
5.2 CLIENT will cooperate with
PURCHASER in obtaining a control agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to PURCHASER with respect to Collateral consisting of
deposit accounts, investment property; letter-of-credit rights, and
electronic chattel paper. CLIENT shall deliver to PURCHASER the
original of all Collateral consisting of instruments, documents,
letter of credit or other negotiable collateral. Client agrees to
comply with all appropriate laws in order to perfect
Purchaser’s security interest in and to the Collateral and to
execute such documents as Purchaser may require from time to time.
Client authorizes Purchaser to file at such times and places as
Purchaser may designate such financing statements, continuations
and amendments thereto as are necessary or desirable to perfect
Purchaser’s rights in and give notice of Purchaser’s
purchase of the Accounts and Purchaser’s security interest in
the Collateral under the UCC in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction. Purchaser may at any time and from time to time file
financing statements, continuation statements and amendments
thereto that describe the Collateral as “all assets” of
Client or words of similar effect and which contain any other
information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the UCC for the
sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement,
continuation statement or amendment, including whether Client is an
organization, the type of organization and any organization
identification number issued to Client. Client agrees to furnish
any such information to Purchaser promptly upon request. Any such
financing statements, continuation statements or amendments may be
signed by Purchaser on behalf of Client or filed by Purchaser
without the signature of Client and may be filed at any time in any
jurisdiction. Client acknowledges that it is not authorized to file
any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with
respect to any financing statement naming Client as the debtor and
Purchaser as the secured party without the prior written consent of
Purchaser, and Client agrees that it shall not do so without the
prior written consent of Purchaser. Client hereby ratifies any UCC
financing statements previously filed by Purchaser.
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6.
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GENERAL
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, A
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