FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Loan and Security
Agreement (this “ Amendment ”), dated
as of September 22, 2008, is by and among HYDROGEN,
L.L.C., an Ohio limited liability company, with its
principal place of business located at 2 Juniper Street,
Versailles, Pennsylvania 15132 (the
“Borrower” ), HYDROGEN
CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, with its principal
place of business located at 10 East 40 th Street, Suite 3405, New York, New York 10016 (
the “ Guarantor ” or “
HYDRO Corp ”), FEDERATED KAUFMANN
FUND, a portfolio of Federated Equity Funds, a
Massachusetts business trust, with offices located at 5800
Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237, in its capacity as
agent for the benefit of the Lenders (together with its successors
and assigns, the “Agent” ),
FEDERATED KAUFMANN FUND, a portfolio of Federated
Equity Funds, a Massachusetts business trust, with offices located
at 5800 Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237, in its
capacity as a Lender, and SAMSUNG C & T
CORPORATION , a corporation organized under the laws of
the Republic of Korea, with offices at Samsung C&T Corporation
Building, 1321-20, Seocho-2 Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea, in its
capacity as a Lender (together with their respective successors and
assigns, the “Lenders” ).
RECITALS
WHERAS , the Borrower, Guarantor, Agent and Lenders are
parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of
August 22, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise
modified, the “ Loan Agreement
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WHEREAS , the parties hereto desire to amend certain
terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration (the
receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged), the parties hereto (intending to be legally bound)
hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Terms capitalized herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby.
2. Amendments to Loan Agreement.
Subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein, the Borrower, Guarantor, Agent and Lenders hereby
amend the Loan Agreement as follows:
(a) Section
1.21 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated as
follows:
1.21
“Default Warrants ” means the five (5) year warrants to
purchase 870,000 shares of Common Stock of HYDRO Corp, to be issued
to each of the Lenders by the Guarantor having a per share exercise
price equal to $0.01 per share, solely after the occurrence and
existence of an Event of Default that remains either uncured or not
waived by the Lenders within the applicable cure period, in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit B .
(b) Exhibit B
to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated as Exhibit B
attached to this Amendment.
(c) After
Section 11.1 (d), the following shall be added:
(e) the day
following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default
that is either not cured nor waived by the Lenders within the
applicable cure period, Guarantor shall issue the Default Warrants
to each of the Lenders.
3. Condition Precedent. The amendment contained in Section 2
hereof is subject to, and contingent upon, the prior or
contemporaneous satisfaction of the following condition precedent:
the Borrower, Guarantor, Agent and Lenders shall have executed and
delivered to each other this Amendment.
4. Reference to and Effect on the Loan
Agreement.
(a) Except as expressly provided herein, the Loan
Agreement and all of the other Loan Documents shall remain
unmodified and continue in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.
(b) Except as expressly provided herein, the
execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver of: (i) any right, power or remedy of the
Lenders under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, or (ii) any Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower
and Guarantor. Each of
Borrower and Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Agent
and the Lenders, which representations and warranties shall survive
the execution and delivery hereof, that on and as of the date
hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment:
(a) It has the requisite power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment.
This Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary action of
it. This Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or similar law affecting
creditors’ rights generally and general principles of
equity;
(b) The representations set forth in the Loan
Agreement and in the Loan Documents are true, correct and complete
on and as of the date hereof; and
(c) No Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing.
(d) The issuance of the Default Warrants in
accordance with this Amendment upon an Event of Default, and the
issuance and delivery of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Default Warrants have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Guarantor. The shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Default Warrants have
been reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Guarantor. The Default Warrants, when so issued in
accordance with the provisions of this Amendment upon an Event of
Default, will represent a binding obligation of the Guarantor
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and the Common
Stock, when issued upon exercise of the Default Warrants upon
receipt by the Guarantor of the exercise price, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
6. Reference to Loan Agreement; No
Waiver.
(a) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each
reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Loan
Agreement,” “this Agreement”,
“hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein”
or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan
Agreement as amended hereby. The term “Loan Documents”
as defined in Section 1.53 of the Loan Agreement shall include (in
addition to the Loan Documents described in the Loan Agreement)
this Amendment and any other agreements, instruments or other
documents executed in connection herewith.
(b) The Agent’s failure, at any time or times
hereafter, to require strict performance by the Borrower of any
provision or term of the Loan Agreement, this Amendment or the
other Loan Documents shall not waive, affect or diminish any right
of the Lender hereafter to demand strict compliance and performance
herewith or therewith. Any suspension or waiver by the Lender of a
breach of this Amendment or any Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement shall not, except as expressly set forth herein, suspend,
waive or affect any other breach of this Amendment or any Event of
Default under the Loan Agreement, whether the same is prior or
subsequent thereto and whether of the same or of a different kind
or character. None of the undertakings, agreements, warranties,
covenants and representations of the Borrower or Guarantor
contained in this Amendment, shall be deemed to have been suspended
or waived by the Agent unless such suspension or waiver is: (i) in
writing and signed by the Agent, and (ii) delivered to the Borrower
or Guarantor. In no event shall the Agent’s execution and
delivery of this Amendment establish a course of dealing among the
Agent, Guarantor, Borrower or any other obligor or in any other way
obligate the Agent to hereafter provide any amendments or waivers
with respect to the Loan Agreement. The terms and provisions of
this Amendment shall be limited precisely as written and shall not
be deemed: (A) to be a consent to a modification (except as
expressly provided herein) or waiver of any other term or condition
of the Loan Agreement or of any other Loan Documents, or (B) to
prejudice any right or remedy that the Agent may now have under or
in connection with the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
7. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Agent, the Lenders and each of the other
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns;
provided , however , the Borrower may not assign this
Amendment or any of the Borrower’s rights hereunder without
the Agent’s prior written consent. Any prohibited assignment
of this Amendment shall be absolutely null and void. This Amendment
may only be amended or modified by a writing signed by the Agent,
Lenders, Borrower and Guarantor.
8. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Amendment shall be interpreted in such a manner so as to be
effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of
this Amendment is held to be prohibited by or invalid under
applicable law, such provision or provisions shall be ineffective
only to the extent of such provision and invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of this Amendment.
9. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK, THE LAWS OF WHICH THE BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY ELECTS
TO APPLY TO THIS AMENDMENT, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PROVISIONS FOR
CHOICE OF LAW HEREUNDER. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AMENDMENT
SHALL BE COMMENCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOAN
AGREEMENT.
10. Counterparts; Facsimile or Other Electronic
Transmission. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile or other
electronic signatures, each of which when so executed, shall be
deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.
*** Signature Page Follows
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused this First
Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written.
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BORROWER:
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HYDROGEN, L.L.C.
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By:
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/s/ Josh
Tosteson
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Name:
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Josh
Tosteson
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Title:
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President
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GUARANTOR:
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HYDROGEN CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Josh
Tosteson
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Name:
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Josh
Tosteson
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Title:
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President
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AGENT:
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a
portfolio of Federated Equity Funds
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By:
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/s/ Hans
Utsch
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Name:
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Hans
Utsch
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Title:
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Vice
President
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LENDERS:
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a
portfolio of Federated Equity Funds
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By:
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/s/ Hans
Utsch
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Name:
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Hans
Utsch
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Title:
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Vice
President
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SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Kim Cheong
Hwan
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Name:
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Kim Cheong
Hwan
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Title:
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Vice
President
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EXHIBIT
B
[FORM OF DEFAULT
WARRANT]
NEITHER THESE
SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE
EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE
UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF
THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE
MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
HYDROGEN
CORPORATION
WARRANT
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Warrant No.
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Original Issue Date:
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HYDROGEN
CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the “ Company
”), hereby certifies that, for value received, [Lender] or
its permitted registered assigns (the “ Holder
”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of
870,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value (the “
Common Stock ”), of the Company (each such share, a
“ Warrant Share ” and all such shares, the
“ Warrant Shares ”) at an exercise price per
share equal to $0.01 (the “ Exercise Price ”),
at any time and from time to time from and after the Trigger Date
(as defined below) and through and including [FIVE YEARS FROM THE
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE] (the “ Expiration Date
”), and subject to the following terms and
conditions:
This Warrant is
issued pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated
August 22, 2008, as amended or restated from time to time, by and
among the Company, HydroGen L.L.C., Federated Kaufmann Fund, a
portfolio of Federated Equity Funds, as Agent for Federated
Kaufmann Fund and Samsung C&T Corporation (the “ Loan
and Security Agreement ”). The Warrants and Warrant
Shares shall be referred to herein collectively as the “
Securities.”
1.
Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in
this Warrant, capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Security and
Loan Agreement.
2.
List of Warrant Holders . The Company shall register this
Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that
purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the
name of the record Holder (which shall include the initial Holder
or, as the case may be, any registered assignee to which this
Warrant is permissibly assigned hereunder from time to time). The
Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as
the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or
any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent
actual notice to the contrary.
3.
List of Transfers .
(a)
This Warrant is subject to the
restrictions noted in the legend set forth on the first page of
this Warrant.
(b) The
Company shall register any such transfer of all or any portion of
this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon (i) surrender of this
Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed
and signed, to the Company at its address specified in Section 13
hereof and (ii) if a registration statement is not effective, (x)
delivery, at the request of the Company, of an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the
transfer of such portion of this Warrant may be made pursuant to an
available exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and all applicable state securities or blue sky laws
and (y) delivery by the transferee of a written statement to the
Company certifying that the transferee is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act
and making the representations and certifications set forth below
in Section 3(c), to the Company at its address specified herein.
Upon any such registration or transfer, a new Warrant to purchase
Common Stock, in substantially the form of this Warrant (any such
new Warrant, a “ New Warrant ”), evidencing
the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the
transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of
this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the
transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the
transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such
transferee of all of the rights and obligations in respect of the
New Warrant that the Holder has in respect of this Warrant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Holder desires to
transfer this Warrant to a non-affiliate after the effectiveness of
any registration statement filed by the Company to register for
offer and sale the Warrant Shares, then such transferee shall not
be entitled to the registration rights associated with the
underlying Warrant Shares but shall be entitled to all other rights
as a Holder hereunder, including the right to exercise this Warrant
on a “cashless” exercise basis pursuant to Section
10(b) hereof.
(c)
Any transferee of the Warrant shall
represent and warrant to the Company the following:
(i)
Investment Intent . Such transferee understands that the
Securities are “restricted securities” and have not
been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities law and is acquiring the Securities and, upon exercise
of the Warrant will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise thereof, as principal for its own account for investment
purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or
reselling such Securities or any part thereof, without prejudice,
however, to such transferee's right, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or
any part of such Securities pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such
registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence,
nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or
warranty by such transferee to hold the Securities for any period
of time. Such transferee is acquiring the Securities hereunder in
the ordinary course of its business. Such transferee does not have
any agreement, plan or understanding, directly or indirectly, with
any Person to distribute any of the Securities.
(ii)
Purchaser Status . At the time such transferee was offered
the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each
date on which it exercises the Warrants it will be, an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under
the Securities Act. Such transferee is not a registered
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(iii) General Solicitation . Such
transferee is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the
Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or
broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or
any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
4.
Exercise and Duration of Warrants .
(a)
All or any part of this Warrant
shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from
time to time on or after the Trigger Date (as defined below) and
through and including the Expiration Date.
(b)
As used in this Agreement, the
following term shall have the respective meaning:
(i)
“Trigger Date” shall mean the day following the
occurrence and existence of an Event of Default
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