Exhibit 10(e)
LOAN AGREEMENT
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This Loan Agreement, dated as of August 5, 1999, is between
Capita Research Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Borrower"), and Jim Salim
(the "Lender").
WHEREAS, the Lender has agreed to provide loans to Borrower in
the aggregate amount of up to $400,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of their
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and intending to be
legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE CREDIT
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1.01 Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, and
relying upon the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth herein,
the Lender agrees to make loans to Borrower (individually, a "Loan" and,
collectively, the "Loans") in the amount of $100,000 each on each of the
following dates (each, a "Loan Disbursement Date"): the date hereof, September
1, 1999 and October 1, 1999 (the later such date being the "Commitment
Expiration Date"), for an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not
exceeding $400,000. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, Borrower may prepay the Loans.
1.02 Use of the Loans. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the
Loans for general corporate purposes.
1.03 The Note. The obligation of Borrower to repay the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans hereunder shall be evidenced by a
convertible promissory note (the "Note") in the form of Exhibit A annexed
hereto, payable to the order of the Lender, duly executed by Borrower and
delivered to the Lender and bearing interest at the rate equal to the prime or
reference rate published from time to time by Citibank, N.A., New York, New
York. Interest will be payable on demand upon 10 days' prior written notice,
which notice may not be delivered prior to six months after the initial Loan
Disbursement Date. The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized by Borrower to,
set forth on the schedule which forms a part of the Note appropriate notations
regarding the principal amount and date of each Loan made hereunder and the
other information provided therein, which notations shall be made
contemporaneously and shall be prima facie evidence of the information set forth
therein; provided, however, that the failure to make any such notations or an
error in making any such notations shall not limit, expand or otherwise affect
the obligations of Borrower hereunder or under the Note. The Note shall cease to
permit Loans on and after the Commitment Expiration Date and, as provided
therein, the principal amount of Loans outstanding shall be paid with respect to
each Loan on the first anniversary of the applicable Loan Disbursement Date.
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1.04 Prepayments. Borrower shall have the right, at its
option, to prepay the Loans (or any portion thereof) in whole at any time or in
part from time to time, without premium or penalty. Borrower shall give notice
(which shall be irrevocable) to the Lender not later than the fifth business day
preceding the date of prepayment, specifying the aggregate principal amount to
be repaid and the prepayment date, whereupon the principal amount specified in
such notice, together with interest on the amount of each such prepayment to the
date of prepayment, shall become due and payable on such date of prepayment.
1.05 Payments. All payments and prepayments to be made with
respect to principal of or interest on each of the Loans shall be made to the
Lender at its address set forth below (or at any other payment office in the
United States of America previously designated by the Lender to Borrower in
writing), on the day when due, in lawful money of the United States of America.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the option of the Lender exercised in the
demand for interest, interest will be payable in shares of common stock, $.001
par value ("Common Stock"), of Borrower valued as set forth in the Note. The
Lender or any other holder of the Note is hereby authorized to endorse on the
Note an appropriate notation evidencing each payment made on account of
principal; provided, however, that the failure to make any such notation shall
not limit or expand or otherwise affect the obligations of Borrower under the
Note and payments of principal on the Note shall not be affected by the failure
to make any such notation.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Borrower hereby makes the following representations and
warranties which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Note hereunder:
2.01 Authority; Binding Agreement. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby by Borrower, the
performance by Borrower of its covenants and agreements hereunder and thereunder
and the consummation by Borrower of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This
Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby constitute the valid and
legally binding agreements of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms.
2.02 No Legal Bar; Conflicts. Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the other agreements contemplated hereby, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, violates or
will violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of
Borrower or any law, rule, regulation, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination, award or other order of any court, government, or governmental
agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or violates or will violate, or
conflicts with or will conflict with, or will result in any breach of any of the
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terms of, or constitutes or will constitute a default under or results in or
will result in the termination of or the creation or imposition of any lien
pursuant to, the terms of any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or
arrangement of any kind to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or any
of the assets of Borrower is bound. No consents, approvals or authorizations of,
or filings with, any governmental authority or any other person or entity are
required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Borrower and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
2.03 SEC Filings. All filings made by Borrower with the
Securities and Exchange Commission were true and correct in all material
respects when made and did not contain any material misstatement of fact or fail
to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein
not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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The obligation of the Lender to make any of the Loans under
this Agreement on any Loan Disbursement Date is expressly made subject to and
contingent upon the truthfulness in all material respects of Borrower's
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. In addition, the
obligation of the Lender to make the initial Loan under this Agreement is
expressly made subject to and contingent upon (i) the execution and delivery by
Borrower to the Lender of the Warrant Certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit B annexed hereto providing for a Warrant Price (as defined therein)
equal to 125% of the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock on the
business day immediately preceding the initial Loan Disbursement Date and (ii)
the execution and delivery of the Registration Rights Agreement between the
Lender and Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit C annexed hereto.
ARTICLE IV
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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4.01 Events of Default. The entire unpaid principal amount of
the Note, together with all accrued interest thereon, shall, at the option of
the Lender exercised by written notice to Borrower at its principal executive
offices, forthwith become and be due and payable if any one or more of the
following events (herein called "Events of Default") shall have occurred (for
any reason whatsoever and whether such happening shall be voluntary or
involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to or
in compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule
or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), which event (in the
case of an event specified in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) below) shall have
continued for a period of 90 days and which event shall be continuing at the
time of such notice, that is to say:
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(a) if default shall be made in the due and punctual
payment of the principal of the Note when and as the same shall become
due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise;
(b) if default shall be made in the due and punctual
payment of any interest on the Note when and as such interest shall
become due and payable;
(c) if any representation or warranty of Borrower
contained in this Agreement shall have been breached in any material
respect;
(d) if Borrower shall default beyond any period of grace
provided with respect thereto in the payment of principal of or
interest on any obligation in respect of borrowed money when due,
whether by acceleration or otherwise; or if Borrower shall default in
the performance or observance of any other agreement, term or condition
contained in such obligation or in any agreement under which any such
obligation is created, if the effect of any such default is to cause or
permit the holder or holders of such obligations (or a trustee on
behalf of such holder or holders) to cause such obligation to become
due prior to the date of its stated maturity, unless such holder or
holders or trustee shall have waived such default after its occurrence
or unless such holder or holders or trustee shall have failed to give
any notice required to create a default thereunder;
(e) if Borrower shall:
(i) admit in writing its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due;
(ii) file a petition in bankruptcy or a petition
to take advantage of any insolvency act;
(iii) make an assignment for the benefit of
creditors;
(iv) consent to the appointment of a receiver of
itself or of the whole or any substantial part of its
property;
(v) on a petition in bankruptcy filed against
it, be adjudicated a bankrupt; or
(vi) file a petition or answer seeking
reorganization or arrangement under the Federal bankruptcy laws
or any other applicable law or statute of the United States of
America or any State, district or territory thereof;
(f) if a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order,
judgment, or decree appointing, without the consent of Borrower, a
receiver of Borrower or of the whole or any substantial part of its
property, or approving a petition filed against it seeking
reorganization or arrangement of Borrower under the Federal bankruptcy
laws or any other applicable law or statute of the United States of
America or any State, district or territory thereof, and such order,
decree shall not be vacated or set aside or stayed within 90
days from the date of entry thereof;
(g) if, under the provisions of any other law for the relief or
aid of debtors, any court of competent jurisdiction shall assume custody
or control of Borrower or of the whole or any substantial part of its
property and such custody or control shall not be terminated or stayed
within 90 days from the date of assumption of such custody or control;
or
(h) if final judgment for the payment of money in excess of
$50,000 shall be rendered by a court of record against Borrower and
Borrower shall not discharge the same or provide for its discharge in
accordance with its terms, or shall not procure a stay of execution
thereon within 90 days from the date of entry thereof and within the
period during which execution of such judgment shall have been stayed,
appeal therefrom, and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during
such appeal.
4.02 Remedies. In case any one or more of the Events of Default
specified in Section 4.01 hereof shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Lender may proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by suit in equity
and/or by action at law, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or
agreement contained in the Note or in this Agreement or in aid of the exercise
of any power granted in the Note or in this Agreement, or the Lender may proceed
to enforce the payment of all sums due upon the Note or to enforce any other
legal or equitable right of the Lender.
4.03 Remedies Cumulative. No remedy herein conferred upon the
Lender is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every such
remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given
hereunder or under the Note or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
by statute or otherwise.
4.04 No Waiver. No course of dealing between Borrower and the
Lender or any delay on the part of the Lender in exercising any rights hereunder
or under the Note shall operate as a waiver of any rights of the Lender.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
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5.01 Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies; Writing Required. No
delay or failure by the Lender in exercising any right, power or remedy
hereunder shall affect or operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise thereof or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to
enforce such a right, power or remedy preclude any further exercise thereof or
of any other right, power or remedy. The rights and remedies hereunder of the
Lender are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which it would
otherwise have. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character
on the part of the Lender of any breach or default under this Agreement or any
such waiver of any provision or condition of this Agreement must be in writing
and shall be effective only to the extent in such writing specifically set
forth.
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5.02 Notices. All notices and other communications given to or
made upon any party hereto in connection with this Agreement shall, except as
otherwise expressly herein provided, be in writing (including telecopied,
telexed or telegraphic communication) and mailed, telecopied, telexed,
telegraphed or personally delivered to the respective parties, as follows:
Borrower: Capita Research Group, Inc.
591 Shippack Pike, Suite 300
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422
Attention: President
Telecopy: (215) 619-0775
Lender: Mr. Jim Salim
3510 Turtle Creek Boulevard, #2D
Dallas, Texas 75219
Telecopy: (214) 526-0435
or in accordance with any subsequent written direction from the recipient party
to the sending party. All such notices and other communications shall, except as
otherwise expressly herein provided, be effective upon delivery if delivered by
hand, when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, in the case of mail, and in
the case of telecopy or telex, when received, or in the case of telegraph, when
delivered to the telegraph company, charges prepaid.
5.03 Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of Borrower contained herein or made in writing in connection
herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making
of the Loans hereunder and the issuance of the Note, and shall continue in full
force and effect so long as the Note is outstanding and until payment in full of
all of Borrower's obligations hereunder or thereunder.
5.04 Governing Law. This Agreement and the Note and the rights
and obligations of the parties hereto and thereto shall be deemed to be
contracts under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and for all
purposes shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of such Commonwealth applicable to agreements made and to be entirely
performed in such Commonwealth. Borrower and the Lender agree that any legal
suit, action, or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the Note may be
instituted in any Pennsylvania state or Federal court sitting in the City of
Philadelphia which has subject matter jurisdiction and waive any objection which
either of them may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding in such jurisdiction. Borrower and the Lender further
agree that service of process shall be properly served if served personally or
by registered mail return receipt requested at the address set forth in Section
5.02.
5.05 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited
by or invalid under applicable law in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating any other provision of this Agreement.
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5.06 Headings. Section and subsection headings in this
Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
5.07 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by any party hereto on separate counterparts, each of
which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
5.08 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit only of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns and no party who is not a party hereto shall have any rights
hereunder, including any rights to require Borrower to borrow Loans.
5.09 Payment of Commission. The parties acknowledge that
Borrower is paying Quaker Capital Markets Group a commission equal to seven
percent of the principal amount of each Loan. The Lender shall have no liability
for such commission.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER:
CAPITA RESEARCH GROUP, INC.
By /s/ David B. Hunter
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David B. Hunter
Title: President
LENDER:
/s/ Jim Salim
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Jim Salim
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