Form 8-K - Current report

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report August 14, 2024

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

Enservco Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware	001-36335	84-0811316
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

14133 County Road 9½

Longmont, Colorado 80504

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.005 par value	ENSV	NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Sale of Future Receivables Agreement

 

On August 13, 2024, Enservco Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Sale of Future Receivables Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Libertas Funding, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company (“Libertas”), to sell future Company receipts (“Future Receipts”) totaling $967,500 to Libertas (the “Amount Sold”) in exchange for a purchase price of $750,000. The Company has agreed to deliver 4.33% of Future Receipts (the “Specified Percentage”) every week until the entire Amount Sold and all fees or other amounts have been paid to Libertas. The parties agreed that an approximation of the Specified Percentage is $23,035 per week. Payment of the Amount Sold is guaranteed by Richard A. Murphy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.

 

The proceeds of the funding agreement are being utilized for working capital and certain third-party transaction expenses associated with the Company’s recent transactions as referenced in the Company’s Current Report of Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on August 12, 2024.

 

The foregoing description of the terms of the Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On August 14, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing our financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information included under Item 2.02 of this report (including the exhibits) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On August 21, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”). The results of the stockholder vote on each proposal brought before the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors. The stockholders elected five directors by a plurality of the votes, as follows:

 

Director	Votes For	Votes Withheld
Robert S. Herlin	18,096,252	431,355
William A. Jolly	18,299,965	227,642
Kevin Chesser	18,305,422	222,185
Marc A. Kramer	17,931,624	595,983
Richard A. Murphy	17,965,765	561,842

 

Proposal No. 2. The stockholders approved the amendment to the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance by 3,466,666 shares, with the following votes:

 

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
17,752,440	647,456	127,711

 

Proposal No. 3. The stockholders ratified the appointment of the Pannell Kerr Forster, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, with the following votes:

 

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
22,261,113	1,291,363	47,666

 

 

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Proposal No. 4. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the following votes:

 

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
17,768,337	600,820	158,450

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Agreement of Sale of Future Receipts, by and between the Company and Libertas Funding, LLC dated as of August 13, 2024
10.2		Amended Enservco Corporation 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of August 21, 2024)
99.1		Press Release dated August 14, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on August 22, 2024.

 

	Enservco Corporation
	By:	/s/ Richard A. Murphy
		Richard A. Murphy, Chair and CEO

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

Libertas Funding, LLC

411 West Putnam Ave Suite 220, Greenwich, CT 06380

 

AGREEMENT OF SALE OF FUTURE RECEIPTS

 

This AGREEMENT OF SALE OF FUTURE RECEIVABLES (this "Agreement") dated as of 08/13/2024, is made by and between Libertas Funding, LLC, a Connecticut Limited Liability Company as purchaser ("Purchaser"), the merchant whose name, address and other pertinent information is set forth below, as seller ("Merchant"), and the individual owner/guarantor of the Merchant whose name, address and other pertinent information are set forth below ("Guarantor"). For good and valuable consideration, the mutual receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:

 

Merchant Information (see addendum)

 

Merchant Legal Name: ENSERVCO CORPORATION, et al.	DBA Name: Heat Waves Hot Oil Service LLC
Entity Type: Corporation	FEIN: *****1316
State of Organization: DE	Bank Name: EAST WEST BANK
Address: 14133 County Road 9 1/2, LONGMONT,CO, 80504	Phone: [phone]

 

OWNER INFORMATION (referred to individually or collectively as the ("Owner"))

 

Name of Owner Guarantor 1: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY	Cell Phone: [phone]	Social Security #: *****1358
Home Address: 14 Lambert Ridge	City/State: CROSS RIVER, NY	Zip Code: 10518
Ownership %: 100	Email: [e-mail]

 

 

PRIMARY TERMS

 

THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES A JURY TRIAL AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

 

In this Agreement, you are selling to us a specified amount of future payments your customers make for your goods and services, as further defined below ("Future Receipts"). We agree to buy from you (and you agree to sell to us) the amount of Future Receipts shown below (the "Amount Sold") in exchange for the "Purchase Price" shown below. In order to deliver to us the Amount Sold, you assign to us the share of your Future Receipts ("Specified Percentage") shown below, every week from the date we deliver the Purchase Price until we have received the entire Amount Sold and all fees or other amounts due under this Agreement (the "Completion Amount").

 

We are buying Future Receipts from you, not loaning you money. You are not required to pay interest on the Purchase Price and this Agreement has no term or required payment amounts that are not subject to change based on your future revenue. Instead, your obligation is to deliver to us the Specified Percentage of your Future Receipts as they are generated in the ordinary course of your business. This means that your obligation to us aligns with your cash flow. When your Future Receipts decline because business is slow, you will be able to deliver Future Receipts to us more slowly.

 

By purchasing Future Receipts from you, we assume risks such as not obtaining the Future Receipts we bought as quickly as we anticipated, or not receiving all of them if you go out of business. However, you are not allowed to engage in "bad acts" that unfairly prevent us from receiving what we paid for. For example, unless you cease operations, you are not allowed to change the bank account in which we collect our Weekly Delivery Amounts (see below) without our approval, block our ability to collect our Weekly Delivery Amounts, sell your Future Receipts to another funding company (stacking) or close your business and start up another similar business right away. Additionally, you are representing that the information that you provided us is accurate in all material respects and that you have not omitted providing us with information that is material to your business. The details on this are below.

 

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Detailed Terms and Conditions

 

KEY BUSINESS TERMS AND DEFINITIONS:

 

Amount Sold	$967,500.00	The dollar value of Future Receipts that Merchant agrees to sell to Purchaser.
Purchase Price	$750,000.00	The total amount that Purchaser agrees to pay for the Amount Sold.
Future Receipts	$2,234,888.24	All sums received by or payable to Merchant from its customers as payment for Merchant's goods and/or services in the ordinary course of Merchant's business after Merchant receives the Purchase Price from Purchaser. Future Receipts include, among other things, payments by cash, physical or electronic checks, credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, other payment cards, ACH or other electronic payments, and any other form of funds transfer or payment. When the Payment Card Split Method of delivering Future Receipts is used, Purchaser will collect only Future Receipts processed through the Approved Card Processor (defined below).
Direct Payments to Third Parties/Renewals	N/A	Amounts paid to Purchaser and/or Other Funders.
Total Amount Sent to Merchant	$735,000.00	The Purchase Price minus the Origination Fee (see below) minus Direct Payments to Third Parties/Renewals (see above).
Specified Percentage	4.33%	The percentage of Future Receipts that the Merchant is required to deliver to Purchaser until the entire Completion Amount is delivered to Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement.
Weekly Delivery Amount	$23,035.71	The dollar amount that Merchant and Purchaser agree to be an approximation of the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts each week as of the date of this Agreement, based upon the information provided by Merchant to Purchaser concerning Merchant's most recent receipts.
Discount Factor	1.29	The adjustment to the Amount Sold that enables us to calculate the Purchase Price.
Origination Fee	$15,000.00	The amount Purchaser will deduct from the Purchase Price and retain to compensate it for due diligence and other costs in evaluating whether to purchase the Amount Sold.
Repurchase Price (applicable discounts)	1.13 @ 1 month(s) 1.15 @ 2 month(s) 1.17 @ 3 month(s) 1.19 @ 4 month(s) 1.21 @ 5 month(s)	The discounted price Merchant may pay to end this financing transaction early by repurchasing Future Receipts sold to Purchaser but not yet delivered. The Repurchase Price is equal to the discount factor set forth in the column to the left for each month following the Commencement Date. This shall be multiplied by the Purchase price unless amounts collected prior to the date in which the Repurchase price is paid.
Good Faith Estimate of Term	10 Months	This Agreement has no term. However, based on your historical revenue, we have estimated how long it will take you to deliver the Amount Sold to us under this Agreement.
Commencement Date		The date when the Purchase Price is paid to Merchant.
Business Day		Monday through Friday except bank holidays.
Remittance Method	ACH	Method of remittance agreed upon by Purchaser and Merchant.

 

Note: The bold type terms in the tables above and below shall constitute defined terms with respect to this Agreement. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PURCHASER WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN THE EXPECTED WEEKLY REMITTANCE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE MERCHANT.

 

I.

SALE OF FUTURE RECEIPTS; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE:

 

1. Sale of Future Receipts; Not a Loan. In exchange for the Purchase Price, Merchant hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys (hereinafter, the "Sale") to Purchaser all of Merchant's right, title and interest in and to the Specified Percentage of its Future Receipts until the Completion Amount is delivered to Purchaser. This Sale is made without recourse against Merchant and Guarantor except as specifically set forth in this Agreement. By virtue of this Agreement, Merchant transfers to Purchaser full and complete ownership of the Amount Sold and Merchant retains no legal or equitable interest therein. Merchant and Purchaser agree that the Purchase Price is payment for the assignment and sale of the Amount Sold and that this transaction is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, a loan from Purchaser to Merchant. Furthermore, Purchaser's ability to collect the Amount Sold is contingent on the continued operation of Merchant's business, and the timing of deliveries of the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts will depend on how quickly Merchant's business generates Future Receipts. Merchant and Guarantor expressly agree not to take the position that this transaction is a loan, and they expressly waive any and all claims and defenses based on that position in any action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement, including without limitation claims or defenses of usury.

 

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2. Purchaser's Acceptance through Payment of Purchase Price.

a.

Should Purchaser wish to accept this Agreement after the satisfactory completion of Purchaser's due diligence (in its discretion), Purchaser may accept the Agreement without signing it by sending Merchant the Purchase Price minus the Origination Fee, subject to Section 2(b) below.

b.

If Merchant previously sold Future Receipts to Purchaser but has not yet remitted the full Completion Amount pursuant to the prior transaction, Merchant hereby requests to repurchase the undelivered balance of the Amount Sold from that transaction and directs Purchaser to deduct the repurchase price from the Purchase Price and apply it to complete the prior transaction. Similarly, if Merchant previously obtained a loan from Purchaser and has a balance due on such loan, Merchant hereby instructs Purchaser to deduct the balance due on the prior loan from the Purchase Price and apply it to pay off the prior loan. In the event that the agreement for the prior sale of Future Receipts does not permit repurchase of any portion of the amount sold, such agreement is hereby amended to permit repurchase on the same terms as set forth in this Agreement.

 

II.

DELIVERY OF AMOUNT SOLD:

 

3. Method of Delivery of Amount Sold. Purchaser offers three methods by which Merchant may deliver the Specified Percentage of its Future Receipts to Purchaser: each week ACH debits by Purchaser from Merchant's bank account, weekly remittances from Merchant's payment card processor, and a lockbox arrangement. Each of these methods is described below. The method to be used initially is specified on the first page of this Agreement. The method of delivery may be changed by written agreement between Purchaser and Merchant.

 

a.

Direct Debit Method. Under the Direct Debit Method, Merchant agrees to deposit all Future Receipts into one (and only one) bank account which shall be preapproved by Purchaser (the "Approved Bank Account"). Merchant shall execute an ACH Authorization allowing Purchaser to debit directly from the Approved Bank Account each week the Weekly Delivery Amount via ACH debit, as specified below.

 

b.

Payment Card Split Method. Under the Payment Card Split Method, Merchant shall exclusively use a single Approved Card Processor (defined below) to process all payments made by credit, debit, and other payment cards for Merchant's goods and services. Merchant shall instruct such Approved Card Processor to remit each week to Purchaser the Specified Percentage of the Future Receipts for that week, and to remit the balance (less any fees charged by the Approved Card Processor) to Merchant.

 

c.

Lockbox Method. Under the Lockbox Method, Merchant agrees to deposit all Future Receipts into a special bank account established jointly by Purchaser and Merchant in accordance with a lockbox arrangement among Merchant, Purchaser and a banking institution chosen by Purchaser (the "Lockbox Account"), and Purchaser shall debit each week the Weekly Delivery Amount from the Lockbox Account.

 

4. Direct Debit Method and Lockbox Method Provisions. The following terms apply if either the Direct Debit Method or the Lockbox Method is used, unless otherwise specified herein.

 

a.

Weekly Delivery Amount. Purchaser and Merchant agree that, for efficiency purposes, Merchant may deliver the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts each week by remitting the Weekly Delivery Amount, which Purchaser has calculated to be roughly equivalent to the Specified Percentage of Merchant's historical revenue each week. Purchaser, Merchant, and Guarantor acknowledge that Merchant's actual Future Receipts may vary each week or from Merchant's historical revenue, but they agree that the Weekly Delivery Amount is a fair and reasonable estimate of the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts. The Weekly Delivery Amount may be adjusted as set forth in Section 11. Merchant also has the right to reconcile any difference between the Weekly Delivery Amounts received in a given four-week period and the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts actually generated during that four-week period, as set forth in Sections 10 and 11.

 

At any time during the term of this Agreement, Purchaser may change the method by which it will accept the Weekly Delivery by providing Merchant with written instructions of a new method of delivery of Weekly Delivery to Purchaser.

 

5. Timing of Weekly Deliveries. Merchant hereby authorizes Purchaser to debit the Weekly Delivery Amount from the Approved Bank Account or the Lockbox Account, as applicable, via ACH or electronic checks once each week on the same day of the week as the Commencement Date. If a debit is scheduled to occur on a bank holiday, the debit shall be made on the following Business Day. Debits of the Weekly Delivery Amount shall commence on a date selected by Purchaser which shall be no later than 15 days following the Commencement Date. Weekly deliveries shall continue until Purchaser has received the Completion Amount, unless Merchant files for bankruptcy and/or goes out of business in the ordinary course, without first committing a Bad Act (as defined below). In the event that the final weekly delivery results in Purchaser receiving more than Amount Sold (not including fees), Purchaser shall refund any amount in excess of the Amount Sold (not including fees) within 5 business days of the final weekly delivery.

 

6. Approved Bank Account. If the Direct Debit Method is used, and for the purpose of allowing Purchaser to debit any fees due under this Agreement if the Payment Card Split Method is used, Merchant designates the bank account below as the Approved Bank Account, subject to approval by Purchaser. Merchant agrees to designate a different bank account acceptable to Purchaser if Purchaser does not approve the account designated below. In the event the Approved Bank Account becomes unavailable or Purchaser requests that a different bank account be used for any reason (such as difficulties debiting the Weekly Delivery Amount from such bank account), Merchant shall arrange for another Approved Bank Account immediately, and in no event later than five calendar days after the prior account becomes unavailable or Purchaser requests the designation of a new Approved Bank Account. If any weekly delivery (or multiple weekly deliveries) required under the Direct Debit Method does not occur due to a change in the Approved Bank Account, Purchaser may debit the missed weekly deliveries together with the next weekly delivery.

Account Number: 8003082313 Routing Number: 322070381

 

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7. Lockbox Account. If the Lockbox Method is used, Merchant hereby authorizes Purchaser to initiate a lockbox arrangement and to instruct Merchant's Approved Card Processor and Merchant's invoiced customers/clients/vendees to deposit all sums due to Merchant from each of those parties directly to the Lockbox Account. If required, Merchant shall enter into a lockbox agreement with Purchaser and the banking institution chosen by Purchaser, and complete any additional paperwork, for the purpose of establishing the Lockbox Account.

 

8. Third Party Appointment and Authorization. By signing below, Merchant acknowledges that Purchaser may, at any time, at Purchaser's sole discretion, and without prior notice, appoint a third party, which may be an affiliate of Purchaser, including, without limitation, Kinetic Direct Funding, LLC (such third party being the "Servicing Agent") to perform any or all of the actions authorized by the ACH Authorization and the Agreement. Merchant further agrees and acknowledges that Servicing Agent shall have all of the same rights, responsibilities, and authorizations granted to Purchaser by the ACH Authorization and the Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any Servicing Agent may perform any and all activities to service the Agreement, including the collection of Future Receipts (as set forth above) and fees, as if it was the Purchaser.

 

9. Fees Associated with Weekly Deliveries. It shall be Merchant's exclusive responsibility to pay to its banking institution and/or Purchaser's banking institution directly (or to compensate Purchaser if it is charged) all fees, charges and expenses incurred by either Merchant or Purchaser due to rejected electronic checks or ACH debit attempts, overdrafts or rejections by Merchant's banking institution of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

10. Merchant's Right to Reconciliation of Weekly Deliveries.

 

a.

Merchant shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion but subject to the provisions of Section 11 below, to request retroactive reconciliation of any difference between the Weekly Delivery Amounts received by Purchaser through the four weekly deliveries immediately preceding the day when such request for reconciliation is received by Purchaser (each such four-week period, a "Reconciliation Month") and the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts actually generated during that Reconciliation Month.

b.

Purchaser will perform each timely requested reconciliation (each, a "Reconciliation") within five (5) Business Days following its receipt of the Merchant's request for reconciliation by either crediting or debiting the difference back to or from the Approved Bank Account or the Lockbox Account, as applicable, so that the total amount debited by Purchaser from the Approved Bank Account or the Lockbox Account (as applicable) during the Reconciliation Month at issue is equal to the Specified Percentage of the Future Receipts that Merchant actually collected during the Reconciliation Month at issue.

 

III.

Request for Reconciliation Procedure.

 

11. Merchant's Right for Reconciliation of Weekly Deliveries.

 

a.

It shall be Merchant's sole responsibility and right hereunder to initiate Reconciliation of Merchant's actual Future Receipts during any Reconciliation Month by sending a request for reconciliation to Purchaser.

b.

Any such request for Reconciliation of Merchant's Weekly receipts for a specific Reconciliation Month shall be in writing, shall include a copy of Merchant's bank statement(s) and credit card processing statement(s) for the Reconciliation Month at issue, and must be received by Purchaser via email at [e-mail] within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the Reconciliation Month at issue (time being of the essence). Any request for Reconciliation received after this deadline will not be honored.

c.

Merchant shall have the right to request Reconciliation as many times during the term of this Agreement as it deems proper, and Purchaser shall comply with such request, provided that:

i.

Each such request is made in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.

ii.

If a request for Reconciliation is timely made after Purchaser has received the Completion Amount, and the Reconciliation results in part of the Completion Amount being refunded to Merchant, then Purchaser shall continue to receive weekly deliveries until it receives the Completion Amount.

iii.

If Purchaser becomes aware that it has received funds that it is not entitled to, then Purchaser shall return those funds to the Merchant without request by the Merchant for reconciliation as set forth above.

d.

Unless Purchaser has received the Completion Amount, Purchaser is entitled to continue receiving weekly deliveries whether or not Merchant has made a request for Reconciliation. Merchant agrees not to take any action to interfere with weekly deliveries based on the pendency of a request for Reconciliation.

 

12. Adjustment of Weekly Delivery Amount.

 

a.

If a Reconciliation is performed that results in a refund to the Merchant of at least 4.33% of the aggregate Weekly Delivery Amounts received by Purchaser during the applicable Reconciliation Month, Merchant shall have the option to request, subject to the requirements of Section 13 below, modification ("Adjustment") of the Weekly Delivery Amount on a going-forward basis. Purchaser in its sole and absolute discretion may allow a temporary Adjustment upon Merchant's proof of circumstances warranting such Adjustment, such as a natural disaster requiring temporary closure of Merchant's business. After an Adjustment is granted, the adjusted Weekly Delivery Amount shall replace and supersede the amount of the Weekly Delivery Amount set forth in the preamble of this Agreement and future weekly deliveries shall be made in the adjusted amount. All Adjustments made in accordance with this section or other sections of this Agreement, shall be effective for one-month, after which time, the Merchant must provide Purchaser with its bank statements each month to allow Purchaser to re-evaluate the Merchant's information to determine whether a continued Adjustment is warranted.

b.

The Adjustment of the Weekly Delivery Amount shall be performed by Purchaser within five (5) Business Days following its receipt of the Merchant's request for Adjustment.

 

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13. Request for Adjustment Procedure.

 

a.

It shall be Merchant's sole responsibility and right to initiate the Adjustment by sending a request for Adjustment to Purchaser.

b.

A request for Adjustment (an "Adjustment Request") shall be in writing, shall include copies of: (i) Merchant's three (3) consecutive bank statements for the Approved Bank Account or Lockbox Account, as applicable, immediately preceding the date of Purchaser's receipt of the Adjustment Request; (ii) Merchant's three (3) consecutive payment card processing statements immediately preceding the date of Purchaser's receipt of the Adjustment Request; and/or (iii) Merchant's bank statements and payment card processing statements previously provided by Merchant to Purchaser when applying to sell Future Receipts to Purchaser, or when applying for the most recent Adjustment that was made, if applicable. The Adjustment Request shall be sent by email to Purchaser at [e-mail] within five (5) Business Days after the date that is the later of the last day for which activity is shown on the latest bank statement enclosed with the Adjustment Request and the last day for which activity is shown on the latest card processing statement enclosed with the Adjustment Request (time being of the essence). Any Adjustment Request received after this deadline will not be honored.

c.

Merchant may request Adjustment of the Weekly Delivery Amount as many times as it deems proper, and Purchaser shall comply with such Adjustment Requests, provided that:

i.

Each Adjustment Request is made in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Section 12;

ii.

No Adjustment Request may be made after Purchaser has received the Completion Amount; and

iii.

Unless Purchaser has received the Completion Amount, Purchaser is entitled to continue receiving weekly deliveries whether or not Merchant has made an Adjustment Request. Merchant agrees not to take any action to interfere with weekly deliveries based on the pendency of an Adjustment Request.

 

IV.

Payment Card Split Method Provisions. The following terms (see Sections 14-16) apply if the Payment Cared Split Method is used, unless otherwise specified herein.

 

14. Approved Card Processor. Merchant agrees to enter into a payment card processing agreement with a payment card processor approved by Purchaser (the "Approved Card Processor") in order to obtain card processing services for credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, or other payment cards used to purchase Merchant's goods and/or services. If Merchant has entered into a payment card processing agreement before the date of this Agreement, Merchant may request that Purchaser review such agreement and any other information it deems pertinent for approval of the existing payment card processor in the sole and absolute discretion of Purchaser. Merchant agrees to process all of its payment card transactions through the Approved Card Processor, and not to switch to a different payment card processor or use an additional payment card processor without Purchaser's express written consent. If Purchaser permits Merchant to use a different payment card processor, the new processor shall become the Approved Card Processor. In the event the Approved Card Processor becomes unavailable or Purchaser requests that a different payment card processor be used for any reason (such as the Approved Card Processor failing to timely deliver the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts to Purchaser on a consistent basis), Merchant shall arrange for another Approved Card Processor immediately, and in no event later than five calendar days after the Approved Card Processor becomes unavailable or Purchaser requests the designation of a new Approved Card Processor.

 

15. Processing Arrangement. Merchant hereby authorizes and directs the Approved Card Processor, and any other processor, acquirer, service provider, or financial institution taking custody of, holding, possessing, or issuing payment instructions with respect to Future Receipts (together, the "Receipts Custodians") to deliver the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts on each Business Day (the "Weekly Delivery Amount") to Purchaser rather than Merchant until Purchaser has received the Completion Amount, or, in the event that Purchaser declares the entire Completion Amount to be deliverable based on a breach of this Agreement, to deliver this amount. On days when banks are not open, the Specified Percentage will be delivered to Purchaser on the next banking day. For example, the Specified Percentage for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be delivered on the following Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a bank holiday). Merchant acknowledges that the Approved Card Processor will be acting on behalf of Purchaser to collect the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts. Merchant agrees that the Future Receipts sold under this Agreement are Purchaser's property. Purchaser shall have no obligation to refund or return the Amount Sold or any portion thereof to Merchant in the event that the Approved Card Processor or any other Receipts Custodian initiates a refund, credit, reversal, or chargeback of a transaction subject to this Agreement, as such adjustments typically are netted against future card volume. Merchant agrees that when a Receipts Custodian takes custody of, holds, possesses, or issues payment instructions with respect to Future Receipts, it does so in trust for Purchaser. If there has not been a default, a Receipts Custodian will not deliver any particular day's Weekly Amount to us if that Weekly Amount has already been delivered to us by another Receipts Custodian. Merchant agrees that it does not have the right to revoke or otherwise seek to override the authorization and direction set forth in this section and that this authorization may only be revoked by Purchaser. You agree that a Receipts Custodian may rely on any instructions issued by us with respect to the delivery of the Future Receipts, including an instruction to deliver all Future Receipts to us in the event we declare the Completion Amount to be deliverable based on a breach of this Agreement. You waive and release any and all claims you may have against any Receipts Custodian that are in any way related to the Receipts Custodian delivering Future Receipts to us as described in this section. You authorize each Receipts Custodian to provide us with any and all information we request about the Receivables that Receipts Custodian possesses or has access to, including without limitation information about weekly volumes, number of transactions, distributions, chargebacks, offsets, withdrawals, and totals. YOU, YOUR SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED ASSIGNEES AND AFFILIATES, AGREE TO FOREVER DEFEND, PROTECT, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS PURCHASER,EACH RECEIPTS CUSTODIAN, AND THEIR AND OUR SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AFFILIATES, AND REPRESENTATIVES AGAINST ALL DAMAGES, EXPENSES, CLAIMS, SUITS, DEMANDS, COSTS, ATTORNEYS' FEES OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR ALLEGED TO HAVE ARISEN OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH DELIVERING FUTURE RECEIPTS TO US AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR THE RECEIPTS CUSTODIANS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, REVENUE OR PROFIT OR LOSS OF DATA OR FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGE WAS FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. The Parties agree that any amounts due a Receipts Custodian under your agreement with such Receipts Custodian or otherwise take priority over amounts to be delivered to us under this Agreement. The Parties agree that each Receipts Custodian is a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and may rely on this Agreement even though it is not a party to this Agreement. You grant to us an irrevocable power of attorney, coupled with an interest, and appoint us and our designees as your attorney-in-fact, to take any and all actions necessary or appropriate to direct any new or additional processor to make payment to us as contemplated by this Section.

 

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a.

Processing Trial. After this Agreement has been executed by Purchaser and Merchant, Purchaser has the option in its sole and absolute discretion to conduct a processing trial (the "Processing Trial") to determine whether the Specified Percentage will be correctly processed and/or reported by the Approved Card Processor to Purchaser. If Purchaser elects to conduct a Processing Trial, Merchant acknowledges and agrees that Purchaser will decide in its sole and absolute discretion whether to purchase the Amount Sold after completion of the Processing Trial. If Purchaser elects not to do so, any amounts received by Purchaser during the Processing Trial shall be refunded to the Merchant.

 

V.

16. MERCHANT'S OBLIGATIONS, COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Merchant agrees, covenants, represents, and warrants as follows at the time it executes this Agreement and on a continuing basis until such time as Purchaser has received the Completion Amount or Merchant has filed for bankruptcy or gone out of business in the ordinary course:

 

a.

Business Purpose; Use of Purchase Price. MERCHANT REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND NOT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES. Merchant agrees to use the Purchase Price exclusively for the benefit and advancement of Merchant's business operations and for no other purpose.

b.

Financial Condition and Financial Information. Merchant represents and warrants that its bank and financial statements, copies of which have been furnished to Purchaser, and future statements which may be furnished hereafter pursuant to this Agreement or upon Purchaser's request, fairly represent the financial condition of Merchant or other information set forth therein as of the dates such statements are issued, and prior to execution of the Agreement there have been no material adverse changes, financial or otherwise, in such condition, operation or ownership of Merchant. Merchant has a continuing, affirmative obligation to advise Purchaser of any material adverse change in its financial condition, operation, or ownership. Purchaser may request statements at any time during the term of this Agreement and Merchant shall provide them to Purchaser within Five (5) Business Days. Merchant's failure to do so is a material breach of this Agreement.

c.

Read Only Access to the Approved Bank Account and Approved Card Account. Merchant hereby agrees that, until Purchaser has received the Completion Amount, Purchaser shall have the right to perform ongoing read-only electronic monitoring of transactions occurring in the Approved Bank Account and Merchant's account with the Approved Card Processor (the "Approved Card Account"). Merchant agrees to provide Purchaser all required online access codes for the Approved Bank Account and the Approved Card Account. If Purchaser's electronic (online) access to Merchant's Approved Bank Account or the Approved Card Account is disabled for any reason, Merchant shall immediately and diligently undertake all steps required of it to restore Purchaser's access to both accounts. Merchant's failure to comply with the provisions of this Section 16 shall constitute Merchant's material breach of its obligations under this Agreement.

d.

Governmental Approvals. Merchant represents and warrants that it is in compliance and, until Purchaser receives the Completion Amount, shall be in compliance with all laws and has valid permits, authorizations and licenses to own, operate and lease its properties and to conduct the business in which it is presently engaged.

e.

Good Standing. Merchant represents and warrants that it is a corporation/limited liability company/limited partnership/other type of business entity that is in good standing and duly incorporated or otherwise organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has full power and authority necessary to carry its business as it is now being conducted.

f.

Authorization. Merchant represents and warrants that it has all requisite power to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder; entering into this Agreement will not result in breach or violation of, or default under, any agreement or instrument by which Merchant is bound or any statute, rule, regulation, order, or other law to which Merchant is subject, nor require the obtaining of any consent, approval, permit or license from any governmental authority having jurisdiction over Merchant. All organizational and other proceedings required to be taken by Merchant to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been taken. The person signing this Agreement on behalf of Merchant represents and warrants that he or she has full power and authority to bind Merchant to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

g.

Accounting Records and Tax Returns. Merchant shall treat receipt of the Purchase Price and delivery of the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts in a manner consistent with its nature as a true sale of Future Receipts in its accounting records and tax returns and further agrees that Purchaser is entitled to audit Merchant's accounting records upon reasonable Notice in order to verify compliance. Merchant hereby waives any rights of privacy, confidentiality, or taxpayer privilege in any litigation or arbitration arising out of this Agreement in which Merchant asserts that this transaction is anything other than a sale of future receipts.

 

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h.

Taxes; Workers Compensation Insurance. Merchant will promptly pay, when due, all taxes, including, without limitation, income, employment, sales and use taxes, imposed upon Merchant's business by law, and will maintain workers compensation insurance required by applicable governmental authorities.

i.

Business Insurance. Merchant will maintain general liability and business-interruption insurance in the amounts and against risks as are satisfactory to Purchaser and shall provide Purchaser proof of such insurance upon request.

j.

No Change of Business. You will not materially change the goods or services you sell, materially change the nature of your business, change the business entity through which you carry on your business, change any of the locations where you operate your business, or change the name under which you do business without first notifying us and obtaining our prior written consent.

k.

No Closing of Business. Merchant represents and warrants that it has no current plans to close its business either temporarily (for renovations, repairs or any other purpose), or permanently. Merchant agrees that, until Purchaser receives the Completion Amount, Merchant will not voluntarily close its business on a permanent or temporary basis for renovations, repairs, or any other purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merchant shall have the right to close its business temporarily if such closing is necessitated by a requirement to conduct renovations or repairs imposed upon Merchant's business by legal authorities having jurisdiction over Merchant's business (such as from a health department or fire department) or if such closing is necessitated by circumstances outside Merchant's reasonable control. Prior to any such temporary closure of its business, Merchant shall provide Purchaser ten (10) Business Days' advance notice, or as much notice as reasonably possible under the circumstances.

l.

No Pending Bankruptcy. As of the date of Merchant's execution of this Agreement, Merchant is not insolvent, has not filed, and does not contemplate filing, any petition for bankruptcy protection under Title 11 of the United States Code, and there has been no involuntary bankruptcy petition brought or threatened against Merchant. Merchant represents that it has not consulted with a bankruptcy attorney on the issue of filing bankruptcy within the six-month period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement. A breach of any of these representations shall be a material breach of this Agreement. If you go out of business or become the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy filing within forty-five (45) days of our purchasing the Amount Sold, you agree that there will be a rebuttable presumption of a material breach.

m.

Estoppel Certificate. Each time that we request, you will, upon at least one (1) day's prior notice from us, execute, acknowledge and deliver to us and/or to any other person, person firm or corporation specified by us, a statement certifying that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified and stating the modifications) and stating the dates which all or any portion of the Amount Sold has been delivered.

n.

Unencumbered Future Receipts. Merchant has and will continue to have good, complete and marketable title to all Future Receipts, free and clear of any and all liabilities, liens, claims, changes, restrictions, conditions, options, rights, mortgages, security interests, equities, pledges and encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever or any other rights or interests other than by virtue or entering into this Agreement. Merchant shall not sell Future Receipts or obtain any additional financing before Purchaser has received the Completion Amount without Purchaser's express written consent. Merchant shall not take any action inconsistent with or in derogation of Purchaser's ownership of the Amount Sold.

o.

No Default Under Contracts with Third Parties. Merchant's execution of and/or performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not cause or create an event of default by Merchant under any contract which Merchant is or may become a party to, or otherwise violate any of Merchant's obligations to third parties.

p.

Right of Access. In order to ensure Merchant's compliance with the terms of this Agreement, Merchant hereby grants Purchaser the right to enter, without notice, the premises of Merchant's business for the purpose of inspecting and checking Seller's transaction processing terminals to ensure the terminals are properly programmed to submit and or batch Merchant's Future Receipts to its Approved Card Processor and to ensure that Merchant has not violated any other provision of this Agreement. Furthermore, Merchant hereby grants Purchaser and its employees and consultants' access to Merchant's employees and records and all other items of property located at the Merchant's place of business during the term of this Agreement. Merchant hereby agrees to provide Purchaser, upon request, all and any information concerning Merchant's business operations, banking relationships, names and contact information of Merchant's suppliers, vendors and landlord(s), to allow Purchaser to interview any of those parties regarding any matters relevant to this Agreement.

q.

Phone Recordings and Contact. Merchant agrees that any call between Merchant and Purchaser and its owners, managers, employees and agents may be recorded and/or monitored.

r.

Knowledge and Experience of Decision Makers. The persons authorized to make management and financial decisions on behalf of Merchant with respect to this Agreement have such knowledge, experience and skill in financial and business matters in general and with respect to transactions of a nature similar to the one contemplated by this Agreement so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and making an informed business decision with regard to, Merchant entering into this Agreement.

s.

Merchant's Due Diligence. The person authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of Merchant: (i) has received all information that such person deemed necessary to make an informed decision with respect to a transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and (ii) has had unrestricted opportunity to make such investigation as such person desired pertaining to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and verify any such information furnished to him or her by Purchaser.

t.

Arm's-Length Transaction. The person signing this Agreement of behalf of Merchant: (a) has read and fully understands content of this Agreement; (b) has consulted to the extent he/she wished with Merchant's own counsel in connection with the entering into this Agreement; (c) he or she has made sufficient investigation and inquiry to determine whether this Agreement is fair and reasonable to Merchant, and whether this Agreement adequately reflects his or her understanding of its terms.

u.

Integration; No Reliance on Oral Representations. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between Merchant and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes each course of conduct previously pursued or acquiesced in, and each oral agreement and representation previously made, by the parties with respect thereto (if any), whether or not relied or acted upon. No course of performance or other conduct subsequently pursued or acquiesced in, and no oral agreement or representation subsequently made, whether or not relied or acted upon, and no usage of trade, whether or not relied or acted upon, shall amend this Agreement or impair or otherwise affect the parties' obligations pursuant to this Agreement or any rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement.

 

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VI.

PLEDGE OF SECURITY:

 

17. Acknowledgment of Security Interest and Security Agreement. The Future Receipts sold by Merchant to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement are "accounts" or "payment intangibles" as those terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the state in which Merchant is located (the "UCC"). Such Sale shall constitute and shall be construed and treated for all purposes as a true and complete sale, conveying good title to the Future Receipts free and clear of any liens and encumbrances, from Merchant to Purchaser. To the extent the Future Receipts are "accounts" or "payment intangibles" then (i) the sale of the Future Receipts creates a security interest as defined in the UCC; (ii) this Agreement constitutes a "security agreement" under the UCC; and (iii) Purchaser has all the rights of a secured party under the UCC with respect to such Future Receipts. Merchant further agrees that, with or without an Event of Default, Purchaser may notify account debtors, or other persons obligated on the Future Receipts, on holding the Future Receipts of Merchant's sale of the Future Receipts and may instruct them to make payment or otherwise render performance to or for the benefit of Purchaser.

 

18. Financing Statements. Merchant authorizes Purchaser to file one or more UCC-1 forms consistent with the UCC to give notice that the Amount Sold is the sole property of Purchaser. The UCC filing may state that such sale is intended to be a sale and not an assignment for security and may state that Merchant is prohibited from obtaining any financing that impairs the value of the Amount Sold or Purchaser's ability to collect same. Merchant authorizes Purchaser to debit the Approved Bank Account or Lockbox Account, as applicable, for all costs incurred by Purchaser associated with the filing, amendment or termination of any UCC filings.

 

19. Security. You understand that we have the right to take delivery of the Future Receipts we purchased as they are generated in the ordinary course of your business. The Security Interest granted in this section is being given solely for the purpose of ensuring that you do not take any action to deprive us of that right. This Security Interest does not mean that we have made a loan to you, does not create a debt, and does not make you a debtor or us a creditor. As security for the prompt and complete performance of Merchant's obligations under this Agreement (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Merchant Obligations"), Merchant hereby pledges, assigns and hypothecates to Purchaser and grants to Purchaser a continuing, perfected and first priority lien upon and security interest in, to and under all of Merchant's right, title and interest in and to the following (collectively, the "Collateral"):

 

"Accounts, Payment Intangibles, Letter of Credit Rights, in each case, as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and rights to payment of any kind, including chose in kind, whether any of the foregoing is owned now or acquired later; all records of any kind relating to any of the foregoing; and all proceeds relating to any of the foregoing."

 

20. Termination of Pledge. Upon the performance by Merchant in full of the Merchant Obligations, the security interest in the Collateral pursuant to this Pledge shall automatically terminate without any further act of either party being required, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to Merchant. Upon any such termination, Purchaser will execute, acknowledge (where applicable) and deliver such satisfactions, releases and termination statements, as Merchant shall reasonably request.

 

21. Representations with Respect to Collateral. Merchant hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that: the execution, delivery and performance by Merchant of this Pledge, and the remedies in respect of the Collateral under this Pledge (i) have been duly authorized; (ii) do not require the approval of any governmental authority or other third party or require any action of, or filing with, any governmental authority or other third party to authorize same (other than the filing of the UCC-1s); (iii) do not and shall not (A) violate or result in the breach of any provision of law or regulation, any order or decree of any court or other governmental authority, or (B) violate, result in the breach of or constitute a default under or conflict with any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or any other instrument to which Merchant is a party or by which any of Merchant's assets (including, without limitation, the Collateral) are bound.

 

22. Further Assurances. Upon the request of Purchaser, Merchant at its sole cost and expense, shall execute and deliver all such further UCC-1s, continuation statements, assurances and assignments of the Collateral, and consents with respect to the pledge of the Collateral and the execution of this Pledge, and shall execute and deliver such further instruments, agreements and other documents and do such further acts and things, as Purchaser may request in order to more fully effectuate the purposes of this Pledge and the assignment of the Collateral and obtain the full benefits of this Pledge and the rights and powers herein created.

 

23. Attorney-in-fact. Merchant hereby authorizes Purchaser at any time to take any action and to execute any instrument, including without limitation to file one or more financing statements and/or continuation statements, to evidence and perfect the security interest created hereby and irrevocably appoints Purchaser as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, which power of attorney shall be coupled with an interest, with full authority in the place and stead of Merchant and in the name of Merchant or otherwise, from time to time, in Purchaser's sole and absolute discretion, including without limitation (a) for the purpose of executing such statements in the name of and on behalf of Merchant, and thereafter filing any such financing and/or continuation statements and (b) to receive, endorse and collect all instruments made payable to Merchant.

 

VII.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES:

 

24. Events of Default by Merchant. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an "Event of Default" by Merchant:

 

a.

Events of Default.

b.

Bad Acts. If you commit any of the following acts ("Bad Acts") without our prior written consent before we receive the Completion Amount, you will be in default:

i.

you sell, transfer or otherwise encumber or attempt to sell, transfer or otherwise encumber Future Receipts, whether or not such Future Receipts are part of the Amount Sold, sometimes referred to as "stacking" our Purchase Price with other funding companies;

 

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ii.

you encumber or allow any encumbrance to attach to our interest in the Amount Sold;

iii.

you sell all or substantially all of your assets used in the operation of your business to a third party;

iv.

you materially change the operation of your business (e.g., changes in industry, concept, size, etc.);

v.

you stop accepting a particular method of payment while you remain open for business;

vi.

you change your legal name or jurisdiction of formation, or carry-on business through a different business entity;

vii.

you change, close, or terminate the Approved Bank Account or Approved Card Processor, or interfere with the lockbox arrangement, without our express written consent;

viii.

you do not obtain a replacement Approved Bank Account or Approved Card Processor acceptable to us within fifteen (15) days after your bank or processor terminates its relationship with you;

ix.

you process any card transaction through a payment card processor other than the Approved Card Processor;

x.

you provide us with false or misleading information about your business or revenue (in your application or otherwise) that is material to our decision to purchase Future Receipts from you;

xi.

you deposit or cause to be deposited by others Future Receipts into any account other than the Approved Bank Account or Lockbox Account, if applicable;

xii.

you take or fail to take an action that hinders our taking delivery of our Specified Percentage of Future Receipts from the Approved Bank Account, Lockbox Account, or any Receivables Custodian, as applicable;

xiii.

you disconnect or interfere with the operation of Purchaser's bank monitoring software; or

xiv.

you commit any act or omission specified in this Agreement to be a material breach. However, we will not consider any of these acts to be Bad Acts if they occur because you go out of business in the ordinary course. These Bad Acts are prohibited solely to protect our ability to collect the Amount Sold and receive the benefit of our bargain. They do not create any obligation for Merchant to deliver Future Receipts to Purchaser if they are simply not generated by Merchant's business.

c.

Other Breaches. If you commit an act that is not a Bad Act but that otherwise violates a term or covenant in this Agreement (an "Other Breach"), you will be in default.

 

25. Remedies. If you commit a Bad Act, you will be liable to us in an amount in cash equal to (a) the undelivered portion of the Amount Sold, plus (b) any other fees and other amounts due to us under this Agreement, plus (c) any additional amounts you would owe us for committing an Other Breach. If you commit an Other Breach, you will be liable to us for all damages resulting from the Other Breach, including, but not limited to, our reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and costs incurred in any proceeding pursued against you to recover the amounts due us under this Agreement. You agree to pay us the amounts due or we may (d) withdraw such amounts from the Approved Bank Account or Lockbox Account, as applicable, or any other account into which you deposit Future Receipts, via ACH or electronic checks; (e) direct the Approved Card Processor, any other Receipts Custodian, and/or any other payment card processor you use in violation of this Agreement to deliver all of your Future Receipts to us until we have received the amount due; (f) enforce our rights as a secured creditor under the UCC including, without limitation, notifying any of your account debtor(s) of our security interest; (g) enforce Guarantor's performance guaranty without first seeking recourse from Merchant; (h) commence a suit in equity or by action at law, or both, whether for the specific performance of any covenant, agreement or other provision contained herein, or to enforce the discharge of Merch ant's and Guarantor's obligations hereunder or any other legal or equitable right or remedy including without limitation Purchaser's rights of a secured party under the UCC. All rights available to us are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies available to us in law or equity.

 

26. Power of Attorney. Each Merchant and Guarantor irrevocably appoints Purchaser and its representatives as their respective agents and attorneys-in-fact with full authority to take any action or execute any instrument or document to do the following: (A) to settle all obligations due to Purchaser from any payment card processor and/or account debtor(s) of Merchant; (B) upon occurrence of a Bad Act, to perform any and all such obligations of Merchant under this Agreement, including without limitation (i) to collect monies due or to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral; (ii) to receive, endorse and collect any checks, notes, drafts, instruments, documents or chattel paper in connection with clause (i) above; (iii) to sign Merchant's name on any invoice, bill of lading, or assignment directing customers or account debtors to make payment directly to Purchaser; and (iv) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceeding against Merchant and/or Guarantor which Purchaser may deem necessary for the collection of any portion of the undelivered Amount Sold from the Collateral, or otherwise to enforce its rights under this Agreement.

 

27. Service of Process. Merchant and Guarantor(s) consent to service of process and legal notices made by Certified or Priority Mail delivered by the United States Postal Service and addressed to the respective party's address set forth on the first page of this Agreement or any other address(es) provided in writing to Purchaser by Merchant or Guarantor(s), and unless applicable law or rules provide otherwise, any such service or legal notice will be deemed complete upon dispatch. Merchant and Guarantor(s) agree that it will be precluded from asserting that it did not receive service of process or any other legal notice mailed to the address located in the Merchant Information and Owner Information sections set forth on the first page of this Agreement if it does not furnish a certified mail return receipt signed by Purchaser demonstrating that Purchaser was provided with a notice of a change of address.

 

VIII.

ADDITIONAL TERMS:

 

28.    Fees. In addition to all other sums due to Purchaser under this Agreement, Merchant shall pay to Purchaser:

 

a.

An Origination Fee of $15,000.00 upon entering into this Agreement as reimbursement of Purchaser's costs associated with entering into this Agreement (the cost of due diligence on the Merchant's business, financial and legal due diligence, etc.)

b.

A Non-Sufficient Funds ("NSF") fee of $35 in each and every instance when delivery of the Weekly Delivery Amount to Purchaser has failed due to insufficient funds in the Merchant's Approved Bank Account or Lockbox Account, as applicable; provided, however, that no NSF fee shall be due when the delivery failed because Merchant's business did not generate sufficient Future Receipts to cover the Weekly Delivery Amount and Merchant promptly requested Reconciliation and/or Adjustment.

 

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c.

$100 in each and every instance when Merchant blocks Purchaser's access (or otherwise prevents Purchaser from accessing) Merchant's bank accounts.

d.

$2,500 in each and every instance when, upon occurrence of an Event of Default, Purchaser shall have agreed to waive Merchant's default.

 

29. Financial Condition. Merchant and its Guarantor(s) authorize Purchaser and its agents to investigate their financial responsibility and history and will provide to Purchaser any bank or financial statements, tax returns, etc., as deems necessary prior to or at any time after execution of this Agreement. A photocopy or electronic image of this authorization will be deemed as acceptable for release of financial information. Purchaser is authorized to update such information and financial profiles from time to time as it deems appropriate.

 

30. Transactional History. Merchant shall execute written authorization(s) to their bank(s) to provide Purchaser with Merchant's banking and/or credit-card processing history.

 

31. No Liability. In no event shall Purchaser be liable for any claims asserted by Merchant or its Guarantor under any legal theory for lost profits, lost revenues, lost business opportunities, exemplary, punitive, special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages, each of which is waived by Merchant and Guarantor(s).

 

32. Right to Cancel.

 

i.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser shall have the right to cancel this agreement any time prior to its delivery of the Purchase Price to Merchant and, upon such cancellation, this Agreement shall become null, and void and the parties shall have no obligation to, or rights against, each other, except that all sums delivered by Merchant to Purchaser on account of entering into this Agreement shall be promptly returned to Merchant.

ii.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event Merchant has not been in default under this Agreement, Merchant shall have the right to cancel this Agreement any time until the midnight of the second (2nd) Business Day following the date of its receipt of the Purchase Price by notifying Purchaser of such cancellation by notice sent in accordance with this Agreement. Upon timely delivering such cancellation notice to Purchaser, and further provided that Merchant has otherwise complied with the provisions of this Agreement, Merchant shall refund the entire amount of the Purchase Price back to Purchaser within five (5) Business Days following the date of Merchant's receipt of the Purchase Price. Upon such refund of the Purchase Price back to Purchaser, this Agreement shall become null and void and the parties shall have no remaining obligations to or rights against each other except that Purchaser shall have the right keep, as fair and adequate compensation for its costs of entering into this Agreement with Merchant, the Origination Fee and all Weekly Delivery Amounts received by Purchaser prior to the date when this Agreement is terminated.

 

IX.

GUARANTY OF PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANT'S OBLIGATIONS:

 

33. Consideration. Guarantor represents and warrants to Purchaser that Guarantor will benefit from Purchaser and Merchant entering into the Agreement. Guarantor understands and acknowledges that Purchaser is not willing to enter into the Agreement unless Guarantor irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally provides the performance guaranty described herein. For the avoidance of doubt, Guarantor understands that Purchaser has the right to take delivery of the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts Purchaser purchased as they are generated in the ordinary course of Merchant's business. his performance guaranty is being given solely for the purpose of ensuring that no Merchant or Guarantor commits a Bad Act which would deprive Purchaser of the benefit of its bargain. This performance guaranty does not mean Purchaser made a loan to Merchant, does not create a debt, and does not make Merchant a debtor or Purchaser a creditor.

 

34. Performance Guaranty of Merchant's Obligations. Each Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably covenants to Purchaser that, if Merchant commits a Bad Act before the entire Amount Sold has been remitted and all other amounts due to Purchaser under this Agreement have been remitted or paid, each Guarantor will perform (or cause to be performed) the obligations and pay all damages and other amounts stipulated in this Agreement with respect to the non-performance of Merchant's obligations. Guarantors will not aid or assist Merchant in the performance of any Bad Act.

 

35. Guarantor's Other Agreements. Guarantor will not dispose, convey, sell or otherwise transfer, or cause Merchant to dispose, convey, sell or otherwise transfer, any material business assets of Merchant without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which consent may be withheld for any reason, until Purchaser has received the Completion Amount. Guarantor shall pay to Purchaser upon demand all expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred as the result of, or incidental to, or relating to, the enforcement or protection of Purchaser's rights against each Merchant and Guarantor under the Agreement. This performance guaranty is binding upon Guarantor and Guarantor's heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by the successors and assigns of Purchaser. The obligations of each Guarantor shall be unconditional and absolute, regardless of the existence of any defense, setoff or counterclaim which Merchant may assert.

 

36. Two Or More Guarantors. If there is more than one Guarantor, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be joint and several.

 

37. Order of Remedies. Purchaser may enforce the obligations of the Guarantors without first pursuing or exhausting any right or remedy which Purchaser may have against Merchant or any other person or entity or any Collateral.

 

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38. Acknowledgment of Purchase. Each Guarantor agrees that the Purchase Price paid by Purchaser to Merchant in exchange for the Amount Sold is adequate consideration for the purchase of the Amount Sold and is not a loan or financial accommodation from Purchaser to Merchant. Guarantor specifically acknowledges Purchaser is not a lender, bank, or credit card processor, and Purchaser has not offered any loans to Merchant. Guarantor waives any claims or defenses of usury in any action arising out of this Agreement.

 

39. Intentionally Omitted.

 

40. Intentionally Omitted.

 

X.

MISCELLANEOUS:

 

41. Modifications; Agreements. No modification, amendment, waiver or consent of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by all parties.

 

42. Assignment. Purchaser may assign, transfer or sell its rights or delegate its duties hereunder, either in whole or in part without prior notice to the Merchant or the Guarantor. Neither Merchant nor Guarantor shall have the right to assign their respective rights or obligations under this Agreement without first obtaining Purchaser's written consent.

 

43. Notices. All notices, requests, consent, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement, other than service of process and legal notices (see section 27 above), shall be delivered by Certified mail, return receipt requested, to the respective parties to this Agreement at the addresses set forth in the Merchant Information and Owner Information sections on in the first page of this Agreement unless the Merchant and/or Guarantor(s) has received a Certified mail return receipt signed by Purchaser demonstrating that the Purchaser was provided with Merchant's and/or Guarantors'(s') notice of a change of address. Notices governed by this section shall become effective as of the date of the receipt.

 

44. Waiver Remedies. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies provided hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law or equity.

 

45. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

46. Governing Law, Venue and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any applicable principles of conflicts of law. Any lawsuit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be instituted exclusively in any court sitting in New York State (the "Acceptable Forums"). Each party signing this Agreement agrees that the Acceptable Forums are convenient, and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the Acceptable Forums and waives any and all objections to inconvenience of the jurisdiction or venue. Should a proceeding be initiated in any other forum, the parties waive any right to oppose any motion or application made by either party to transfer such proceeding to an Acceptable Forum.

 

47. Survival of Representation, etc. All representations, warranties and covenants herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall continue in full force until all obligations under this Agreement shall have been complied with and satisfied in full and this Agreement shall have terminated.

 

48. Severability. In case any of the provisions in this Agreement is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of any other provision contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

 

49. Waiver of Class Action; Waiver of Jury Trial. By entering into this agreement, the parties agree that they may bring claims against the other only in their individual capacity, and THE PARTIES ARE EACH EXPRESSLY WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER IN ANY CLASS ACTION, PUTATIVE OR PURPORTED CLASS ACTION, REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR SIMILAR ACTION RELATING TO ANY CLAIMS (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED), WHETHER BROUGHT UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. The parties are each expressly waiving any and all right to join or consolidate claims in any proceeding with those of any other person (except any obligors and guarantors of the same agreement). Further, BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ARE EACH EXPRESSLY WAIVING THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL FOR ALL CLAIMS. The term "Claim" means any claim, dispute, or controversy (whether based on contract, tort, statute, or otherwise, and whether seeking monetary or any form of non-monetary relief) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the relationship between or among the parties (collectively, "Claims"). The term Claims is to be given its broadest possible meaning, and includes pre-existing, present, and future Claims, and Claims regarding the enforceability or scope of this waiver. For purposes of this waiver only, the term "party" means that party and all of its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents, vendors, employees, officers, and directors. THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EACH MAKES THIS WAIVER KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT DURESS, AND ONLY AFTER EXTENSIVE CONSIDERATION OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER WITH THEIR ATTORNEYS.

 

50. Captions. The captions in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and in no way define, describe or limit the scope or intent of this contract or any of the provisions hereof.

 

51. Counterparts and Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement can be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which when take together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signatures delivered via facsimile and/or via Portable Digital Format (PDF) shall be deemed acceptable for all purposes, including without limitation the evidentially purposes.

 

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52. Early Repurchase. At any time while this Agreement is in effect, Merchant may elect to repurchase Future Receipts sold to Purchaser but not yet delivered to terminate this financing transaction by (a) providing Purchaser with at least one (1) Business Day's prior written notice of Merchant's intent to repurchase such Future Receipts and (b) delivering to Purchaser the amount of all Future Receipts sold to Purchaser but not yet delivered plus any unpaid fees, charges or other amounts due and owing to Purchaser under this Agreement (or, to the extent a Discounted Repurchase Price Addendum is included in this Agreement, such amount as may be set forth therein).

 

 

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MERCHANT NAME: ENSERVCO CORPORATION, et al. (legal name of the business)			OWNER/GUARANTOR #1:
By:
Name: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY			Name: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY
Title: CEO			SSN: 148781358
FEIN: 84-0811316

 

 

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Libertas Funding, LLC Electronic Fund Transfer Authorization

 

 

This Libertas Funding, LLC Electronic Fund Transfer Authorization (the "Authorization") supplements the foregoing concurrent Agreement of Sale of Future Receipts (the "Agreement"). Except as noted below, capitalized terms in this Authorization have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

 

You irrevocably authorize us (which includes for the purposes of this authorization, our agents, service providers, successors, and assigns) to take delivery of each Weekly Delivery Amount by initiating an electronic fund transfer via the Automated Clearing House network or similar network (an "ACH") from the business deposit account specified below, any substitute account you later specify, or any other account containing your Future Receipts (collectively, the "Account") on or after the date the associated Future Receipts were created. You authorize us to initiate a single ACH for the combined amounts of different Weekly Delivery Amounts as permitted by the Agreement. You further authorize us initiate ACHs to the Account for any amounts that come due under the Agreement, including ACHs for the Completion Amount in the event you commit a Bad Act. You also authorize us to initiate ACH credits or debits to the Account to correct any errors we may make in processing a payment. In the event that an ACH is returned unpaid, you authorize us to reinitiate the ACH until it is paid and to initiate a separate ACH or to add to a reinitiated ACH the amount of any dishonored payment fee that we charge. You agree that you will not cancel this Authorization or instruct any depository holding Future Receipts we purchased to reject our ACHs. You promise that the Account specified below and any substitute Account you provide us is used for business purposes and not for personal, family or household purposes and that you are an authorized signor on these Accounts.

 

Business Deposit Account Information:

 

Account Number: ___________ Routing Number: _______________

Depository Name: EAST WEST BANK Depository City/State: LONGMONT/CO

 

 

By signing below, you agree to the terms of this Libertas Funding, LLC Electronic Fund Transfer Authorization.

 

 

	ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
	Seller: ENSERVCO CORPORATION, et al.
	By: X
	Name: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY
	Title:	CEO
	By: X
	Owner: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY

 

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REPURCHASE ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT

 

Addendum to Merchant Agreement 457324

 

This is an addendum ("Addendum") to that certain merchant agreement (the "Merchant Agreement") entered into by and among Libertas Funding, LLC (the "Purchaser"), RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY (the "Owner") and ENSERVCO CORPORATION (the "Seller") dated as of August 13, 2024.

 

WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Owner and Seller wish to modify the Merchant Agreement as set forth herein. Now therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

 

A.

The Owner and the Seller are hereafter referred to collectively as the Merchant (the "Merchant").

B.

Except as provided below, it is understood and agreed that the Merchant may repurchase Future Receipts sold to the Purchaser but not yet delivered to end this financing transaction.. The Repurchase Price for such early repurchase shall be set forth below, less the amount of any Weekly Deliveries made prior to the date of Repurchase, plus any unpaid fees or charges. Month 1 begins on the Commencement Date. August 13, 2024.

C.

Except as provided in this addendum, all terms and conditions of the Merchant Agreement and the Supplement shall remain in full force and effect.

D.

This addendum shall be bound by the laws of the state of New York.

 

 

Note that the Repurchase Price for each month below is equal to the undelivered portion of the Amount Sold divided by the Discount Factor as set forth in the "Key Business Terms and Definitions" on page 2 in the "Repurchase Price" box.

 

 

Repurchase Month	Repurchase Price (the amount below LESS Weekly Deliveries collected by Purchaser)
1	$847,500.00
2	$862,500.00
3	$877,500.00
4	$892,500.00
5	$907,500.00

 

 

All other terms of the referenced Merchant Agreement remain unchanged.

 

 

By their signatures below the parties agreed to be bound by this addendum.

 

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:			ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
Purchaser: Libertas Funding, LLC			Seller: ENSERVCO CORPORATION, et al.
By:			By: X
Name: Randy Saluck Title: CEO, Libertas Funding LLC			Name: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY
			Title:	CEO
			By: X
			Owner: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY

 

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Seller Definition Addendum to the Agreement of Sale of Future Receipts Dated:

 

August 13th, 2024

 

 

Purchaser and Guarantor(s) hereby agree that "Merchant" is defined as follows:

 

Name: ENSERVCO CORPORATION

Address: 14133 County Road 9 1/2 LONGMONT, CO 80504

FEIN: 84-0811316

 

Name: CROSS RIVER MANAGEMENT LLC

Address: 31 BAILEY AVE SUITE D RIDGEFIELD , CT 06877

FEIN:

 

Name: CROSS RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Address: 31 BAILEY AVE RIDGEFIELD , CT 06877
FEIN:

 

 

ENSERVCO CORPORATION

 

Agreed to by:

(Signature), their

CEO

(Title)

 

Print Owner's Name

RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY

 

 

CROSS RIVER MANAGEMENT LLC

 

Agreed to by:

(Signature), their

CEO

(Title)

 

Print Owner's Name

RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY

 

 

CROSS RIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

 

Agreed to by:

(Signature), their

CEO

(Title)

 

Print Owner's Name

RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY

 

 

 

Purchaser: Libertas Funding, LLC

 

Agreed to by:

(Signature), their

(Title)

 

 

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ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT

 

Addendum to Merchant Agreement 457324

 

Purchase Price: $750,000.00 Purchased Percentage: 4.33% Purchased Amount: $967,500.00

 

This is an addendum ("Addendum") to that certain merchant agreement 457324 (the "Merchant Agreement") entered into by and among Libertas Funding, LLC (the "Purchaser"), RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY (the "Owner") and ENSERVCO CORPORATION (the "Seller" or "Merchant") dated as of August 13, 2024

 

WHEREAS, the Purchaser and Seller wish to modify the Merchant Agreement as set forth herein.

 

Now therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

 

A.

Except as provided in this Addendum, all terms and conditions of the Merchant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. All capitalized terms not defined in this Addendum shall have the meaning set forth in the Merchant Agreement.

B.

Merchant acknowledges, accepts, and agrees that as long as the Seller has not delivered all of the Weekly Deliveries in connection with the Merchant Agreement, the Merchant understands that taking an additional short-term (12 months or less in expected term) cash advance based on credit card receivables or an ACH-based cash advance or loan based on total sales or deposits with any company (other than the Purchaser or the Purchaser's wholly-owned subsidiaries) would constitute an event of default under the Merchant Agreement, unless the Merchant receives a written authorization from the Purchaser prior to it taking such additional financing.

C.

Merchant acknowledges, accepts, and agrees that a breach of this addendum (particularly section B above) will constitute a breach/event of default of the Merchant Agreement and that doing so will result in the immediate acceleration of all Weekly Deliveries.

D.

This Addendum shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

E.

This Addendum may only be modified in writing by Purchaser and Merchant.

 

 

 

By their signatures below the parties agreed to be bound by this addendum.

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:			ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
Purchaser: Libertas Funding, LLC			Seller: ENSERVCO CORPORATION, et al.
By:			By: X
Name: Randy Saluck			Name: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY
Title: CEO, Libertas Funding LLC			Title:	CEO
			By: X
			Owner: RICHARD ANGELL MURPHY

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

ENSERVCO CORPORATION
2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Effective July 18, 2016

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF AUGUST 21, 2024

 

1. General.

 

1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") of Enservco Corporation (the "Company") is to increase stockholder value and to advance the interests of the Company by furnishing a variety of economic incentives ("Incentives") designed to attract, retain and motivate Employees, certain key consultants and directors of the Company. Incentives may consist of opportunities to purchase or receive shares of Common Stock, $0.005 par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") on terms determined under this Plan.

 

1.2 Eligible Participants. Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive Incentives. Participants may be designated individually or by groups or categories (for example, by pay grade) as the Committee deems appropriate or necessary to preserve the Section 162(m) Exception. Participation by officers of the Company or its subsidiaries and any performance objectives relating to such officers must be approved by the Committee. Participation by others and any performance objectives relating to others may be approved by groups or categories (for example, by pay grade) and authority to designate participants who are not officers and to set or modify such targets may be delegated.

 

1.3 Types of Incentives. Incentives under the Plan may be granted in any one or a combination of the following forms: (a) Incentive Stock Options and non-statutory stock options (Section 4); (b) stock appreciation rights ("SARs") (Section 5); (c) stock awards, restricted stock awards and restricted stock unit awards (Section 6); (d) performance awards (Section 7), and (e) other forms of Incentives valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof (with the Board having sole and complete authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such other forms of Incentives will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted and all other terms and conditions of such other Incentives. Subject to the specific limitations provided in this Plan, payment of Incentives may also be in the form of cash, Common Stock or combinations thereof as the Board shall determine, and with such other restrictions as it may impose.

 

1.4 Amendment and Restatement of the Plan. This amendment and restatement is a continuation of the Plan and shall be effective as of June 26, 2024, subject to the requisite approval of Company stockholders at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. For the avoidance of doubt, this amendment and restatement shall not materially affect the terms or conditions of any Incentive subject to the Section 162(m) Exception to the extent that compliance with the Section 162(m) Exception is required for the deductibility of such Incentive, and any such Incentives made pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on November 2, 2017 shall not be deemed to be modified in any material respect as a result of this amendment and restatement of the Plan.

 

2. Administration.

 

2.1 Administration by the Board. The Plan shall be administered by the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"). The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a stock option or compensation committee of the Board to whom authority has been delegated by the Board, in accordance with Section 2.3 (a "Committee").

 

 

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2.2 Powers of Board. The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

 

(a)    To determine: (i) who will be granted Incentives; (ii) when and how each Incentive will be granted; (iii) what type of Incentive will be granted; (iv) the provisions of each Incentive (which need not be identical), including when a person will be permitted to exercise or otherwise receive cash or Common Stock under the Incentive; (v) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, or the cash value of, an Incentive; and (vi) the Fair Market Value applicable to an Incentive.

 

(b)    To construe and interpret the Plan and Incentives granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for administration of the Plan and Incentives. The Board, in the exercise of these powers, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any written agreement (an "Incentive Agreement") between the Company and a person to whom an Incentive is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Incentive (a "Participant"), in a manner and to the extent it will deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Incentive fully effective.

 

(c)    To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Incentives granted under it.

 

(d)    To accelerate, in whole or in part, the time at which an Incentive may be exercised or vest (or at which cash or shares of Common Stock may be issued).

 

(e)    To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or an Incentive Agreement, suspension or termination of the Plan will not materially impair a Participant's rights under his or her then-outstanding Incentive without his or her written consent except as provided in subsection (viii) below.

 

(f)    To submit the Plan and any amendment to the Plan for shareholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of (A) (the Section 162(m) Exception regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to "covered employees" (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) under the Code), (B) Section 422 of the Code regarding incentive stock options, or (C) Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including the regulations promulgated thereunder, the "Exchange Act") ("Rule 16b-3").

 

(g)    To approve forms of Incentive Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Incentives, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Incentive Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion; provided, however that a Participant's rights under any Incentive will not be impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (ii) such Participant consents in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) a Participant's rights will not be deemed to have been impaired by any such amendment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the amendment, taken as a whole, does not materially impair the Participant's rights, and (B) subject to the limitations of applicable law, if any, the Board may amend the terms of any one or more Incentives without the affected Participant's consent: (1) to maintain the qualified status of the Incentive as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (2) to change the terms of an Incentive Stock Option, if such change results in impairment of the Incentive solely because it impairs the qualified status of the Incentive as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (3) to clarify the manner of exemption from, or to bring the Incentive into compliance with, Section 409A; or (4) to comply with other applicable laws or securities exchange rule or listing requirements.

 

 

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(h)    Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Incentives.

 

(i)    To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States (provided that Board approval will not be necessary for immaterial modifications to the Plan or any Incentive Agreement that are required for compliance with the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction).

 

2.3 Delegation to Committee.

 

(a)    General. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee). Any delegation of administrative powers will be reflected in resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, adopted from time to time by the Board or Committee (as applicable). The Committee may, at any time, abolish the subcommittee and/or re-vest in the Committee any powers delegated to the subcommittee. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated.

 

(b)    Section 162(m) and Rule 16b-3 Compliance. The Committee shall consist of not less than two Directors. During any time period in which the Company has a class of equity securities registered under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, each such Committee member or, if applicable, each member of a subcommittee to which power to administer the Company's equity incentive plans and compensation under the Section 162(m) Exception, has been delegated, shall be an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) under the Code and a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.

 

2.4 Delegation to an Officer. The Board may delegate to one or more Directors or officers of the Company (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, "Officers"), subject to such terms, conditions and limitation as the Board may establish in its discretion, the authority to grant Incentives, except with respect to grants of Incentives to Officers subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Covered Employees, when necessary or appropriate to preserve the Section 162(m) Exception. An Officer may not be the recipient of a stock award granted by such Officer.

 

2.5 Effect of Board’s Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

 

2.6 Cancellation and Re-Grant of Incentives. Except in connection with a Capitalization Adjustment, neither the Board nor any Committee will have the authority to: (a) reduce the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding Options or SAR under the Plan; or (b) cancel any outstanding Options or SARs that have an exercise price or strike price greater than the current Fair Market Value of the Common Stock in exchange for cash or other Incentives (other than Options with an exercise price greater than or equal to the exercise price of the Options being exchanged) under the Plan, unless the shareholders of the Company have approved such an action within 12 months prior to such an event.

 

 

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3. Shares Subject to the Plan.

 

3.1. Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment in connection with a Capitalization Adjustment and subject to Section 1.4, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock that are issued under the Plan or are subject to outstanding Incentives will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Plan. For purposes of clarification, the award of any Incentives payable only in cash will not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock remaining and available to be issued under the Plan. Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NYSE MKT Rules Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan shall not exceed 1,000,000 shares.

 

3.2. Share Counting.

 

(a)    To the extent that cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock is delivered upon the exercise of a SAR pursuant to Section 5.4, the Company shall be deemed, for purposes of applying the limitation on the number of shares, to have issued the greater of the number of shares of Common Stock which it was entitled to issue upon such exercise or on the exercise of any related option.

 

(b)    In the event that a stock option or SAR granted hereunder expires or is terminated or canceled unexercised as to any shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be added back to the Plan share reserve and shall be available again for issuance pursuant to Incentives granted under the Plan.

 

(c)    To the extent that the full number of shares subject to a performance share award other performance based-stock award (other than a stock option or SAR) is not issued by reason of failure to achieve maximum performance goals, the number of shares not issued shall be added back to the Plan share reserve and shall be available again for issuance pursuant to Incentives granted under the Plan.

 

(d)    In the event that shares of Common Stock are issued as performance shares, restricted stock or pursuant to another stock award and thereafter are forfeited or reacquired by the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased shall be added back to the Plan share reserve and shall be available again for issuance pursuant to Incentives granted under the Plan.

 

(e)    Shares withheld or deducted from an Incentive in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on an Incentive or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of an Incentive shall not be added back to the Plan share reserve and shall not again become available for issuance under the Plan.

 

3.3 Section 162(m) Limitations. Subject to Section 9.1 relating to Capitalization Adjustments, when necessary to preserve the Section 162(m) Exception, the following limitations shall apply:

 

(a)    A maximum of 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock subject to stock options, SARs and Other Stock Awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price of at least 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date any such Incentive is granted may be granted to any Participant during any calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any additional Options, SARs or Other Stock Awards whose value is determined by reference to an increase over an exercise or strike price of at least 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Award are granted to any Participant during any calendar year, compensation attributable to the exercise of such additional Incentive will not satisfy the requirements to be considered "qualified performance-based compensation" under the Section 162(m) Exception unless such additional Incentive is approved by the Company's shareholders. The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant Incentives that are not intended to be deductible under Section 162(m). In addition, the Section 162(m) Exception will not be available for new Incentives granted after November 2, 2017 (unless such Awards qualify for transition relief under the Section 162(m) Exception). Thus, Incentives granted under the Plan may not be tax deductible, in whole or in part, to the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, this amendment and restatement of the Plan shall not modify in any material respect the terms or conditions of any Incentive made pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on November 2, 2017 that is intended to meet the Section 162(m) Exception.

 

 

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(b)    A maximum of 500,000 performance shares may be granted to any one Participant during any one calendar year (whether the grant, vesting or exercise is contingent upon the attainment during the Performance Period of the Performance Goals).

 

(c)    A maximum of $500,000 may be granted as a performance cash awards to any one Participant during any one calendar year.

 

3.4 Limitation on Awards Granted to Non-Employee Directors. No Director, who is not also an Employee, may be granted any Incentive or Incentives denominated in shares that exceed in the aggregate $500,000 in value (such value computed as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) in any calendar year. The foregoing limit shall not apply to any Incentive made pursuant to any election by the Directors to receive an Incentive in lieu of all or a portion of annual and committee retainers and meeting fees.

 

3.5 Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock.

 

4. Stock Options. A stock option is a right to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company. Each stock option granted under this Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

4.1 Price. The option price per share shall be determined by the Board, subject to adjustment under Section 9.1; provided that option price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the option on the date of grant.

 

4.2. Number. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option shall be determined by the Board, subject to adjustment in connection with a Capitalization Adjustment. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to a stock option shall be reduced in the same proportion that the holder thereof exercises a SAR if any SAR is granted in conjunction with or related to the stock option.

 

4.3. Duration and Time for Exercise. Subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 10.2, the term of each stock option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant. Each stock option shall become exercisable at such time or times during its term as shall be determined by the Board at the time of grant.

 

4.4. Manner of Exercise. A stock option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased and accompanied by the full purchase price for such shares. The option price shall be payable (a) in United States dollars upon exercise of the option and may be paid by cash, uncertified or certified check or bank draft; (b) at the discretion of the Board, by delivery of shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the option price, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value on the date such option is exercised; (c) at the discretion of the Committee, by instructing the Company to withhold from the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the stock option shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the exercise price and/or any related withholding tax obligations, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value or in such other manner as may be authorized from time to time by the Board, or (d) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board or is specified in the applicable Incentive Agreement. The shares of Common Stock delivered by the participant pursuant to Section 4.4(b) must have been held by the participant for a period of not less than six months prior to the exercise of the option, unless otherwise determined by the Board. Prior to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a stock option, a participant shall have no rights as a shareholder.

 

 

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4.5    Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the following additional provisions shall apply to the grant Incentive Stock Options:

 

(a)    To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Affiliates) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) (or such other limit established in the Code) or otherwise does not comply with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options, the options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) or otherwise do not comply with such rules will be treated as non-statutory stock options, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the applicable Incentive Agreement(s).

 

(b)    Any Incentive Stock Option authorized under the Plan shall contain such other provisions as the Board shall deem advisable, but shall in all events be consistent with and contain all provisions required in order to qualify the options as Incentive Stock Options.

 

(c)    All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within ten years from the earlier of the date on which this Plan was adopted by Board of Directors or the date this Plan was approved by the shareholders.

 

(d)    Unless sooner exercised, all Incentive Stock Options shall expire no later than 10 years after the date of grant.

 

(e)    The option price for Incentive Stock Options shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the option on the date of grant.

 

(f)    If Incentive Stock Options are granted to any participant who, at the time such option is granted, would own (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, (i) the option price for such Incentive Stock Options shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (ii) such Incentive Stock Options shall expire no later than five years after the date of grant.

 

5. Stock Appreciation Rights. A SAR is a right to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of shares of Common Stock, cash or any combination thereof, the amount of which is determined pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 5.4. A SAR may be granted (a) with respect to any stock option granted under this Plan, either concurrently with the grant of such stock option or at such later time as determined by the Board (as to all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to the stock option), or (b) alone, without reference to any related stock option. Each SAR under this Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

5.1. Number. Each SAR granted to any participant shall relate to such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Board, subject to adjustment in connection with a Capitalization Adjustment. In the case of a SAR granted with respect to a stock option, the number of shares of Common Stock to which the SAR pertains shall be reduced in the same proportion that the holder of the option exercises the related stock option.

 

5.2. Duration. Subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 10.2, the term of each SAR shall be determined by the Board but shall not exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, each SAR shall become exercisable at such time or times, to such extent and upon such conditions as the stock option, if any, to which it relates is exercisable.

 

5.3. Exercise. A SAR may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of SARs which the holder wishes to exercise. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Company shall, within 90 days thereafter, deliver to the exercising holder certificates for the shares of Common Stock or cash or both, as determined by the Committee, to which the holder is entitled pursuant to Section 5.4.

 

 

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5.4. Payment. Subject to the right of the Board to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock (which, as it pertains to Officers and Directors, shall comply with all requirements of the Exchange Act), the number of shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon the exercise of a SAR shall be determined by dividing:

 

(a)    the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the SAR is exercised multiplied by the amount of the appreciation in such shares (for this purpose, the "appreciation" shall be the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the SAR on the exercise date exceeds (1) in the case of a SAR related to a stock option, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock under the stock option or (2) in the case of a SAR granted alone, without reference to a related stock option, an amount which shall be determined by the Board at the time of grant, subject to adjustment under Section 10.6); by

 

(b)    the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date.

 

In lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a SAR, the Board may elect to pay the holder of the SAR cash equal to the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of any or all of the shares which would otherwise be issuable. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of a SAR; instead, the holder of the SAR shall be entitled to receive a cash adjustment equal to the same fraction of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date or to purchase the portion necessary to make a whole abase at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.

 

6. Stock Awards Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. A stock award consists of the transfer by the Company to a participant of shares of Common Stock, without other payment therefor, as additional compensation for services to the Company. Restricted stock consists of shares of Common Stock which are sold or transferred by the Company to a participant at a price determined by the Committee (which price shall be at least equal to the minimum price required by applicable law for the issuance of a share of Common Stock) and subject to restrictions on their sale or other transfer by the participant. Restricted stock units evidence the right to receive shares of Common Stock at a future date. The transfer of Common Stock pursuant to stock awards and the transfer and sale of restricted stock shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

6.1. Number of Shares. The number of shares to be transferred or sold by the Company to a participant pursuant to a stock award or as restricted stock, or the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to a restricted stock unit, shall be determined by the Board.

 

6.2. Sale Price. The Board shall determine the price, if any, at which shares of restricted stock shall be sold to a participant, which may vary from time to time and among Participants and which may be below the Fair Market Value of such shares of Common Stock at the date of sale.

 

6.3. Restrictions. All shares of restricted stock transferred or sold hereunder, and all restricted stock units granted hereunder, shall be subject to such restrictions as the Board may determine, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise as the Board may deem appropriate, including, without limitation any or all of the following:

 

(a)    a prohibition against either the sale, transfer, pledge or other encumbrance of the shares of restricted stock, or the delivery of shares pursuant to restricted stock units, such prohibition to lapse at such time or times as the Committee shall determine (whether in annual or more frequent installments, at the time of the death, disability or retirement of the holder of such shares, or otherwise);

 

(b)    a requirement that the holder of shares of restricted stock or restricted stock units forfeit, or (in the case of shares sold to a participant) resell back to the Company at his or her cost, any right to all or a part of such shares or units in the event of termination of his or her employment or consulting engagement during any period in which such shares or units are subject to restrictions; and

 

(c)    such other conditions or restrictions as the Board may deem advisable.

 

 

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6.4. Escrow. In order to enforce the restrictions imposed by the Board pursuant to Section 6.3, the Participant receiving restricted stock or restricted stock units, as applicable, shall enter into an Incentive Agreement with the Company setting forth the conditions of the grant. Shares of restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant and deposited, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company. Each such certificate shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

The transferability of this certificate and the shares of Common Stock represented by it are subject to the terms and conditions (including conditions of forfeiture) contained in the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan of Enservco Corporation (the "Company"), and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and the Company. A copy of the Plan and the agreement is on file in the office of the Company.

 

6.5. Issuance and Delivery of Shares. Subject to Section 10.6, at the end of any time period during which the shares of restricted stock are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer, such shares will be delivered free of all restrictions to the participant or to the participant's legal representative, beneficiary or heir. In the case of restricted stock units, no shares shall be issued at the time such restricted stock units are granted. Subject to Section 10.6, upon the lapse or waiver of restrictions applicable to restricted stock units, or at a later time specified in the agreement governing the grant of restricted stock units, any shares derived from the restricted stock units shall be issued and delivered to the holder of the restricted stock units.

 

6.6. Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, each Participant receiving restricted stock shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to shares of stock during any period in which such shares are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer, including without limitation, the right to vote such shares. Dividends paid in cash or property other than Common Stock with respect to shares of restricted stock shall be paid to the participant currently. Any holder of restricted stock units shall not be, and shall not have rights and privileges of, a shareholder with respect to any shares that may be derived from the restricted stock units unless and until such shares have been issued.

 

7. Performance Awards.

 

7.1 Performance Shares. A performance share is an Incentive (covering a number of shares not in excess of that set forth in Section 3.4(b) above) that is payable contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. The length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined by the Committee (or, if not required for compliance with the Section 162(m) Exception, the Board), in its sole discretion, within the time prescribed by the Section 162(m) Exception, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of the Section 162(m) Exception. The grant of performance shares to a Participant shall not create any rights in such Participant as a shareholder of the Company, until the payment of shares of Common Stock with respect to an Incentive. No adjustment shall be made in performance shares granted on account of cash dividends which may be paid or other rights which may be issued to the holders of Common Stock prior to the end of any period for which performance objectives were established. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the applicable Incentive Agreement, the Board may determine that cash may be used in payment of performance shares.

 

7.2 Performance Cash Awards. A performance cash award is a cash award (for a dollar value not in excess of that set forth in Section 3.4(c) above) that is payable contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. At the time of grant of a performance cash award, the length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be conclusively determined by the Committee (or, if not required for compliance with the Section 162(m) Exception, the Board), in its sole discretion; provided, however, that any Performance Period shall be at least one year in length. The Board may specify the form of payment of performance cash awards, which may be cash or other property, or may provide for a Participant to have the option for his or her performance cash award, or such portion thereof as the Board may specify, to be paid in whole or in part in cash or other property.

 

 

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7.3 Board Discretion. The Board retains the discretion to at any time reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for a Performance Period.

 

7.4 Section 162(m) Compliance. Unless otherwise permitted in compliance with the requirements of the Section 162(m) Exception with respect to an Incentive intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" thereunder, the Committee will establish the Performance Goals applicable to, and the formula for calculating the amount payable under, the Incentive no later than the earlier of (A) the date 90 days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Period, and (B) the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, and in any event at a time when the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals remains substantially uncertain. Prior to the payment of any compensation under an Incentive intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under the Section 162(m) Exception, the Committee will certify the extent to which any Performance Goals and any other material terms under such Award have been satisfied (other than in cases where such relate solely to the increase in the value of the Common Stock). Notwithstanding satisfaction of any completion of any Performance Goals, options, cash or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Incentive on account of satisfaction of such Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further considerations as the Committee, in its sole discretion, will determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision will not apply to awards issued after November 2, 2017.

 

8. Covenants of the Company.

 

8.1 Availability of Shares. The Company will keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock reasonably required to satisfy then-outstanding Incentives.

 

8.2. Securities Law Compliance. The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Incentives and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Incentives; provided, however that this undertaking will not require the Company to register under the Securities Act of 1933 (including the regulations promulgated thereunder, the "Securities Act") the Plan, any Incentive or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Incentive. If, after reasonable efforts and at a reasonable cost, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Incentives unless and until such authority is obtained. A Participant will not be eligible for the grant of an Incentive or the subsequent issuance of cash or Common Stock pursuant to the Incentive if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any applicable securities law.

 

8.3 No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes. The Company will have no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising any Incentive. Furthermore, the Company will have no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Incentive or a possible period in which the Incentive may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Incentive to the holder of such Incentive.

 

9. Adjustments upon Changes in Common Stock; Other Corporate Events.

 

9.1 Capitalization Adjustments. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a) and the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any Incentive, the exercise price of any stock option or SAR, the performance goals for any Incentive, and other provisions of this Plan and outstanding Incentives, in order to reflect the change in the Common Stock and to provide Plan participants with the same relative rights before and after such adjustment. The Board will make such adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding and conclusive.

 

 

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9.2 Dissolution or Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in the Incentive Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Incentives (other than Incentives consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company's right of repurchase) will terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company's repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company; provided, however that the Board may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all Incentives to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Incentives have not previously expired or terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.

 

9.3 Corporate Transaction. The following provisions will apply to Incentives in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Incentive or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of an Incentive. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Board may take one or more of the following actions with respect to Incentives, contingent upon the closing or consummation of the Corporate Transaction:

 

(a)    arrange for the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation's parent company) to assume or continue the Incentive or to substitute a similar stock award for the Incentive (including, but not limited to, an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the shareholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction);

 

(b)    arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Incentives to the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation's parent company);

 

(c)    accelerate the vesting, in whole or in part, of the Incentive (and, if applicable, the time at which the Incentive may be exercised) to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction as the Board determines (or, if the Board does not determine such a date, to the date that is five days prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction), with such Incentive terminating if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction; provided, however that the Board may require Participants to complete and deliver to the Company a notice of exercise before the effective date of a Corporate Transaction, which exercise is contingent upon the effectiveness of such Corporate Transaction;

 

(d)    arrange for the lapse, in whole or in part, of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to the Incentive;

 

(e)    cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the Incentive, to the extent not vested or not exercised prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, in exchange for such cash consideration, if any, as the Board, in its sole discretion, may consider appropriate; and

 

(f)    make a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the value of the property the Participant would have received upon the exercise of the Incentive immediately prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, over (B) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise. For clarity, this payment may be zero ($0) if the value of the property is equal to or less than the exercise price. Payments under this provision may be delayed to the same extent that payment of consideration to the holders of the Company's Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction is delayed as a result of escrows, earn outs, holdbacks or any other contingencies.

 

 

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The Board need not take the same action or actions with respect to all Incentives or portions thereof or with respect to all Participants. The Board may take different actions with respect to the vested and unvested portions of an Incentive prior to the earlier of (i) the effective time of the Corporate Transaction and (ii) the effectiveness of such action(s) with respect to the Incentives.

 

9.4. Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 11.3), the Board or a comparable committee of any corporation assuming the obligations of the Company hereunder may, but shall not be obligated to, elect in its discretion to declare that the restriction period of all restricted stock and restricted stock units has been eliminated, that all outstanding stock options and SARs shall accelerate and become exercisable in full but that all outstanding Stock Options and SARs, whether or not exercisable prior to such acceleration, must be exercised within the period of time set forth in a notice to Participant or they will terminate, and that all performance shares granted to Participants are deemed earned at 100% of target levels and shall be paid. In connection with any declaration pursuant to this Section 9.4, the Board may, but shall not be obligated to, cause a cash payment to be made to each Plan participant who holds a stock option or SAR that is terminated in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the amount (if any) by which the Transaction Proceeds Per Share (as defined in Section 11.14) exceeds the exercise price per share covered by such stock option times (y) the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such stock option or SAR.

 

The Board may restrict the rights of Plan participants or the applicability of this Section 9.4 to the extent necessary to comply with Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Code or any other applicable law or regulation. The grant of an Incentive pursuant to the Plan shall not limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, exchange or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

10. General.

 

10.1. Effective Date. The Plan will become effective on the Effective Date.

 

10.2. Duration.

 

(a)    The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Incentive Stock Option will be granted after the tenth anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company. No Incentives may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

 

(b)    Suspension or termination of the Plan will not impair rights and obligations under any Incentive granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant or as otherwise permitted in the Plan.

 

10.3 Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Incentives. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of an Incentive to any Participant will be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the Incentive Agreement, instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Incentive is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action constituting the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Incentive Agreement as a result of a clerical error in the papering of the Incentive Agreement, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Incentive Agreement.

 

 

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10.4. Non-transferability of Incentives. No stock option, SAR, restricted stock, restricted stock unit or performance award may be transferred, pledged or assigned by the holder thereof (except, in the event of the holder's death, by will or the laws of descent and distribution to the limited extent provided in the Plan or the Incentive, or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder), and the Company shall not be required to recognize any attempted assignment of such rights by any participant. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, stock options may be transferred by the holder thereof to Employee's spouse, children, grandchildren or parents (collectively, the "Family Members"), to trusts for the benefit of Family Members, to partnerships or limited liability companies in which Family Members are the only partners or shareholders, or to entities exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. During a participant's lifetime, a stock option may be exercised only by him or her, by his or her guardian or legal representative or by the transferees permitted by the preceding sentence.

 

10.5. Effect of Termination or Death. In the event that a Participant ceases to be an Employee Director, or Consultant for any reason, including death or disability, any Incentives may be exercised (or payments or shares may be delivered thereunder) or shall expire at such times as may be determined by the Board and, if applicable, set forth in the Incentive Agreement.

 

10.6. Investment Assurances. Additional Condition. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Incentive, (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant's knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Incentive; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Incentive for the Participant's own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, will be inoperative if (A) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Incentive has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (B) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock. If at any time the Company further determines, in its sole discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification (or any updating of any such document) of any Incentive or the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto is necessary on any securities exchange or under any federal or state securities or blue sky law, or that the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with the award of any Incentive, the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto, or the removal of any restrictions imposed on such shares, such Incentive shall not be awarded or such shares of Common Stock shall not be issued or such restrictions shall not be removed, as the case may be, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

 

10.7. Incentive Plans and Agreements. Except in the case of stock awards, the terms of each Incentive shall be stated in a plan or agreement approved by the Board. The Board may also determine to enter into agreements with holders of options to reclassify or convert certain outstanding options, within the terms of the Plan, as Incentive Stock Options or as non-statutory stock options and in order to eliminate SARs with respect to all or part of such options and any other previously issued options.

 

 

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10.8. Withholding. Unless prohibited by the terms of an Incentive Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to an Incentive by any of the following means (in addition to the Company's right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Incentive; provided, however that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the maximum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to avoid classification of the Incentive as a liability for financial accounting purposes); (iii) withholding cash from an Incentive settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; or (v) by such other method as may be set forth in the Incentive Agreement. If a Participant desires and the Board permits, the Participant may satisfy its obligation to pay to the Company the amount required to be withheld by electing (the "Election") to have the Company withhold from the distribution shares of Common Stock having a value up to the maximum amount of withholding taxes required to be collected on the transaction. The value of the shares to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld shall be determined ("Tax Date"). Each Election must be made prior to the Tax Date. The Board may disapprove of any Election, may suspend or terminate the right to make Elections, or may provide with respect to any Incentive that the right to make Elections shall not apply to such Incentive. An Election is irrevocable.

 

10.9. No Continued Employment, Engagement or Right to Corporate Assets. Nothing in the Plan, any Incentive Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Incentive granted pursuant thereto will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Incentive was granted or will affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed as giving an Employee, a consultant, such persons' beneficiaries or any other person any equity or interests of any kind in the assets of the Company or creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Company and any such person.

 

10.10. Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant's regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company and any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee) after the date of grant of any Incentive to the Participant, the Board has the right in its sole discretion to (i) make a corresponding reduction in the number of shares or cash amount subject to any portion of such Incentive that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (ii) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Incentive that is so reduced or extended.

 

10.11 Electronic Delivery. Any reference herein to a "written" agreement or document will include any agreement or document delivered electronically, filed publicly at www.sec.gov (or any successor website thereto) or posted on the Company's intranet (or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company to which the Participant has access).

 

10.12. Deferral Permitted. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Incentive may be deferred and may establish programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be made in accordance with Section 409A.

 

 

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10.13. Amendment of the Plan. The Board may amend, modify, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time as it deems necessary or advisable; provided however any amendment or modification that (a) increases the total number of shares available for issuance pursuant to Incentives granted under the Plan (except as contemplated by the provisions of Section 9.1 relating to Capitalization Adjustments), (b) deletes or limits the provisions of Section 2.6 (Cancellation and Re-Grant of Incentives), or (c) requires the approval of the Company's shareholders pursuant to any applicable law, regulation or securities exchange rule or fisting requirement, shall be subject to approval by the Company's shareholders. Except as provided in the Plan (including Section 2.2(g)) or an Incentive Agreement, no amendment, modification, suspension, discontinuance or termination of the Plan shall impair a Participant's rights under an outstanding Incentive without his or her written consent, provided that such consent shall not be required with respect to any Plan amendment, modification or other such action if the Board determines in its sole discretion that such amendment, modification or other such action is not reasonably likely to significantly reduce or diminish the benefits provided to the Participant under such Incentive.

 

10.14. Code Section 409A Provisions. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an Incentive Agreement, the Plan and Incentive Agreements will be interpreted to the greatest extent possible in a manner that makes the Plan and the Incentives granted hereunder exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and, to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. If the Board determines that any Incentive granted hereunder is not exempt from and is therefore subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Incentive Agreement evidencing such Incentive will incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code and to the extent an Incentive Agreement is silent on terms necessary for compliance, such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into the Incentive Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Incentive Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, and if a Participant holding an Incentive that constitutes "deferred compensation" under Section 409A of the Code is a "specified employee" for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, no distribution or payment of any amount that is due because of a "separation from service" (as defined in Section 409A of the Code without regard to alternative definitions thereunder) will be issued or paid before the date that is six months following the date of such Participant's "separation from service" or, if earlier, the date of the Participant's death, unless such distribution or payment can be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code, and any amounts so deferred will be paid in a lump sum on the day after such six month period elapses, with the balance paid thereafter on the original schedule.

 

10.15. Clawback Policy. All Incentives granted under the Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company's securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable law. In addition, the Board may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Incentive Agreement as the Board determines necessary or appropriate. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to resign for "good reason" or "constructive termination" (or similar term) under any agreement with the Company.

 

11. Additional Definitions.

 

11.1 Affiliate. "Affiliate" means, at the time of determination, any "parent" or "subsidiary" of the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405. The Board will have the authority to determine the time or times at which "parent" or "subsidiary" status is determined within the foregoing definition.

 

11.2 Capitalization Adjustment. A "Capitalization Adjustment" means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Incentive after the Effective Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.

 

 

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11.3. Change in Control. A "Change in Control" means any of the following:

 

(a)    Any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a "Person") becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 40% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Section 11.3, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any affiliated company or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections 11.3(3)(1), 11.3(b)(2) and 11.3(b)(3);

 

(b)    Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a "Business Combination"), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board (defined below) at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or

 

(c)    Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

(d)    Individuals who, as of the effective date of this Plan, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the effective date of this Plan whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board.

 

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing definition or any other provision of this Plan, (A) the term Change in Control will not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, and (B) the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant will supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Incentives subject to such agreement; provided however that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition will apply; provided, further, that no Change in Control shall be deemed to occur upon announcement or commencement of a tender offer or upon a potential takeover or upon shareholder approval of a merger or other transaction, in each case without a requirement that the Change in Control actually occur. If required for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if such transaction is not also a "change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or "a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder). The Board may, in its sole discretion and without a Participant's consent, amend the definition of "Change in Control" to conform to the definition of "Change in Control" under Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations thereunder.

 

11.4. Corporate Transaction. "Corporate Transaction" means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

 

(a)    a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)    a sale or other disposition of at least 90% of the outstanding securities of the Company;

 

(c)    a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

 

(d)    a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

 

To the extent required for compliance with Section 409A of the Code, in no event will an event be deemed a Corporate Transaction if such transaction is not also a "change in the ownership or effective control of' the Company or "a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

 

11.5 Employee. "Employee" means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an "Employee" for purposes of the Plan.

 

11.6 Consultant. "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered a "Consultant" for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 is available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company's securities to such person.

 

 

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11.7 Director. "Director" means a member of the Board.

 

11.8 Effective Date. "Effective Date" means the effective date of this Plan document, which is the date on which this Plan is approved by the Company's Board.

 

11.9 Fair Market Value. "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:

 

(a)    If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock will be (i) the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in a source the Board deems reliable, or (ii) such other method of determining the fair market value of a share of Common Stock that complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)    Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value will be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

 

(c)    In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.

 

11.10 Incentive Stock Option. "Incentive Stock Option" means a stock option that is intended to be, and qualifies as, an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

11.11 Performance Criteria. "Performance Criteria" means the one or more criteria that the Board will select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish such Performance Goals may be based on any one of, or combination of, the following as determined by the Board: (i) earnings (including earnings per share and net earnings); (ii) earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation; (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iv) total stockholder return; (v) return on equity or average stockholder's equity; (vi) return on assets, investment, or capital employed; (vii) stock price; (viii) margin (including gross margin); (ix) income (before or after taxes); (x) operating income; (xi) operating income after taxes; (xii) pre-tax profit (xiii) operating cash flow; (xiv) sales or revenue targets; (xv) increases in revenue or product revenue; (xvi) expenses and cost reduction goals; (xvii) improvement in or attainment of working capital levels; (xiii) economic value added (or an equivalent metric); (xix) market share; (xx) cash flow; (xxi) cash flow per share; (xxii) share price performance; (xxiii) debt reduction; (xxiv) implementation or completion of projects or processes; (xxv) customer satisfaction; (xxvi) stockholders' equity; (xxvii) capital expenditures; (xxiii) debt levels; (xxix) operating profit or net operating profit; (xxx) workforce diversity; (xxxi) growth of net income or operating income; (xxxii) billings; and (xxxiii) to the extent that an Incentive is not intended to comply with the Section 162(m) Exception, other measures of performance selected by the Board.

 

11.12 Performance Goals. "Performance Goals" means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Board for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Performance Goals may be based on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices.

 

11.13 Performance Period. "Performance Period" means the period of time selected by the Board over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant's right to and the payment of an Incentive. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Board.

 

11.14 Section 162(m) Exception. “Section 162(m) Exception” means the exception under 162(m) of the Code for “qualified performance-based compensation,” as such exception existed for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2018 before the amendments made to Section 162(m) of the Code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). The TCJA provides for a transition rule that excludes compensation arrangements which are payable pursuant to a written binding contract, were in effect on or before November 2, 2017 and have not been materially modified after such date.

 

11.15 Transaction Proceeds Per Share. "Transaction Proceeds Per Share" in connection with a Change in Control shall mean the cash plus the Fair Market Value of the non-cash consideration to be received per share by the shareholders of the Company upon the occurrence of the transaction.

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Enservco Corporation Reports Results for Second Quarter 2024

 

~ Recently Announced Transactions Expected to Benefit Operating and Financial Performance in Second Half 2024 and Beyond ~

 

LONGMONT, Colo., August 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Enservco Corporation (NYSE American: ENSV) (“Enservco”, or the “Company”), a diversified provider of energy logistics solutions and specialized well-site services to the domestic energy industry, today announced operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2024.

 

The Company announced on August 9, 2024 the sale of certain Colorado based frac water heating assets of Heat Waves Hot Oil Service, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enservco, and its exit from the frac water heating business in Colorado. The financial results for Colorado frac water heating services are reported in the Company’s “Completion and Other Services” segment in Enservco’s financial statements, including its Form 10-Q filed earlier today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, the Company announced on August 12, 2024 the closing of the immediately accretive acquisition of Buckshot Trucking and closing on a share exchange with Star Equity Holdings, including an exchange of respective equity investments between the companies and short-term debt financing discussed in more detail in its Form 10-Q filed earlier today and Form 8-K filed Monday. As a result, the consolidated financial performance shown below and the Company’s SEC filings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 is not indicative of future results, which the Company believes will be a material improvement due to the Company’s repositioned portfolio of assets.

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

(in 000’s, except per share data)

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
		2024				2023				% Change				2024				2023				% Change
Revenues		$	3,764			$	3,729				1%			$	13,556			$	12,641				7%
(Loss) income from operations		$	(1,104	)		$	(2,089	)			47%			$	157			$	(2,549	)			NM
Net loss		$	(2,327	)		$	(2,554	)			9%			$	( 1,587	)		$	(3,558	)			55%
Per diluted share		$	( 0.08	)		$	( 0.12	)			NM			$	( 0.06	)		$	( 0.20	)			NM
Adjusted EBITDA(1)		$	( 667	)		$	(1,101	)			39%			$	1,567			$	( 107	)			NM

NM: Not meaningful.

(1)	A non-GAAP financial measure; see the “Non-GAAP Information” section in this release for more information including reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures.

 

Q2 2024 HIGHLIGHTS & RECENT EVENTS

 

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Grew revenues to $3.8 million – up slightly from Q2 2023;

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Improved profit position to a net loss of $2.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, from a net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for Q2 2023;

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Generated Adjusted EBITDA to $1.6 million for the first six months of 2024 versus an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.1 million in prior year;

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Made significant progress on multiple fronts to drive increased overall operational and financial flexibility in support of the Company’s recent strategic announcements including:

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Sale of its seasonal frac water heating business in Colorado;

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Closing of the immediately accretive acquisition of Buckshot Trucking – a highly-regarded and well-positioned energy logistics business offering year-round growth potential; and

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Entrance into a new relationship with Star Equity Holdings, including respective equity investments between the companies.

 

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MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

 

Rich Murphy, the Company’s CEO and Chairman stated “Our second quarter results marked an overall improvement on both a quarterly and year-to-date basis as well as a continued focus on controlling costs, which places us in a good position for the second half of 2024 as we begin to benefit from the positive financial performance and substantial opportunities provided by our recent transactions.”

 

Murphy continued, “The Company has evaluated and just recently executed a number of strategic initiatives designed to enhance our financial position and further rationalize our asset base as we reduced reliance on our seasonal frac water heating services business. In support of these efforts, we recently divested certain non-core assets and invested in opportunities such as logistics that generate solid cash flow and provide visible near and long-term growth. Over the past week, we announced the exit of our seasonal-focused Colorado frac water heating business and the closing of the immediately accretive Buckshot acquisition that provides a complementary customer base and increased profitable expansion opportunities. Importantly, we also announced our strategic financial relationship with Star Equity Holdings, which included respective equity investments by both companies. We are excited to have Rick Coleman – as CEO and a Director at Star – join the Board to add his insight and expertise as we look to further prudently expand our market position to enhance our service offerings and customer base.”

 

Mr. Murphy concluded, “I am extremely proud of the team here at Enservco. Over the past year and a half, we have been fortunate to materially improve our business and financial health through several key transactions and milestones. Many of these required significant organizational changes, and I want to thank everyone for their support and dedication as we critically repositioned the Company for long-term success – both operationally and financially. We look forward to shifting our nearer-term efforts to ensuring the successful integration of Buckshot’s people and assets into Enservco’s business, with five months of Buckshot’s operations to be reflected in our second half results. This provides a solid outlook for the remainder of 2024 and the expectation of a strong 2025 assuming current or improved market conditions. Finally – and as important – I want to thank our shareholders for their ongoing confidence and continued support.”

 

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CONFERENCE CALL & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The Company has scheduled a conference call on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2024 operational and financial results, and provide further details concerning its recent transactions and outlook. To participate, interested parties should dial 888-506-0062 at least five minutes before the call is to begin. Please reference the “Enservco 2024 Second Quarter Earnings Call” or use the participant access code of 790636. International callers may participate by dialing 973-528-0011. The call will also be webcast and available on Enservco’s website at www.enservco.com under “Investors” on the “Events” page.

 

In addition, interested parties can participate through the webcast by accessing the following link:

 

https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2228/51082

 

Like callers, participants should access the webcast at least five minutes prior to start time. In addition, a replay of the webcast will be available following the call through the above link.

 

ABOUT ENSERVCO

 

Enservco provides a range of logistics solutions and oilfield services through its various operating subsidiaries in major domestic oil and gas basins across the United States. Additional information is available at www.enservco.com.

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This news release contains information that is "forward-looking" in that it describes events and conditions Enservco reasonably expects to occur in the future. Expectations for the future performance of Enservco are dependent upon a number of factors, and there can be no assurance that Enservco will achieve the results as contemplated herein. Certain statements denoting future possibilities, are forward-looking statements. The accuracy of these statements cannot be guaranteed as they are subject to a variety of risks, which are beyond Enservco's ability to predict, or control and which may cause actual results to differ materially from the projections or estimates contained herein. Among these risks are those set forth in Enservco’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and subsequently filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Forward looking statements in this news release that are subject to risks also include (a) the ability of Enservco to successfully integrate Buckshot’s market opportunities, personnel and operations and to achieve expected benefit; and (b) our ability to further transform into a logistics business; (c) the ability to restructure our debt; and (d) the ability to maintain compliance with the NYSE/American Stock Markets. Enservco disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement made herein.

 

CONTACT

 

Mark Patterson

Chief Financial Officer

Enservco Corporation

[e-mail]

 

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ENSERVCO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

		For the Three Months Ended								For the Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenues:
Production services		$	2,618			$	2,889			$	5,103			$	5,752
Completion and other services			1,146				840				8,453				6,889
Total revenues			3,764				3,729				13,556				12,641
Expenses:
Production services			2,499				2,601				4,403				4,775
Completion and other services			916				1,315				5,543				6,038
Sales, general, and administrative			1,188				882				2,420				2,386
Gain on disposal of assets			(23	)			(175	)			(23	)			(175	)
Impairment loss			-				250				-				250
Depreciation and amortization			288				945				1,056				1,916
Total operating expenses			4,868				5,818				13,399				15,190
(Loss) income from operations			(1,104	)			(2,089	)			157				(2,549	)
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense			(415	)			(518	)			(993	)			(1,108	)
Other (expense) income			(808	)			53				(751	)			83
Total other expense, net			(1,223	)			(465	)			(1,744	)			(1,025	)
Loss before taxes			(2,327	)			(2,554	)			(1,587	)			(3,574	)
Deferred income tax benefit			-				-				-				16
Net loss		$	(2,327	)		$	(2,554	)		$	(1,587	)		$	(3,558	)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.12	)		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.20	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted			30,033				21,240				28,579				18,042

 

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ENSERVCO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

		June 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
		(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	332			$	201
Accounts receivable, net			1,518				4,190
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,124				1,047
Inventories			211				209
Note receivable			75				75
Assets held for sale			3,878				-
Total Current Assets			8,138				5,722
Property and equipment, net			2,087				6,923
Intangible assets, net			92				-
Right-of-use asset - finance, net			3				9
Right-of-use asset - operating, net			1,009				891
Note receivable, less current portion			106				144
Other assets			181				183
Total Assets		$	11,616			$	13,872
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$	2,847			$	3,967
Utica Facility			1,886				1,595
LSQ Facility			1,173				2,472
September and October 2023 Convertible Notes, related parties			664				-
November 2022 Convertible Note, related party			-				1,027
Financed insurance			1,161				318
Lease liability - finance			17				10
Lease liability - operating			360				441
Other current liabilities			135				198
Total Current Liabilities			8,243				10,028
Utica Facility, less current portion			622				1,690
September and October 2023 Convertible Notes, related parties, less current portion			-				1,656
Utica Residual Liability			330				256
Lease liability - finance, less current portion			-				6
Lease liability - operating, less current portion			678				528
Deferred tax liabilities			222				222
Other non-current liabilities			24				58
Total Liabilities			10,119				14,444
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.005 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding			-				-
Common stock, $0.005 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 37,288,845 and 26,592,637 shares issued as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 6,907 shares of treasury stock as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; and 37,281,938 and 26,585,730 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively			184				131
Additional paid-in capital			52,573				48,970
Accumulated deficit			(51,260	)			(49,673	)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)			1,497				(572	)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)		$	11,616			$	13,872

 

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ENSERVCO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

		For the Six Months Ended
		June 30,
		2024				2023
Operating Activities:
Net loss		$	(1,587	)		$	(3,558	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			1,056				1,916
Gain on disposal of equipment			(23	)			(175	)
Impairment loss			-				250
Interest paid-in-kind on LSQ Facility			181				-
Stock-based compensation			123				180
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount			127				139
Inducement costs related to note conversions			908				-
Deferred income tax benefit			-				(16	)
Bad debt recovery			(25	)			(100	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			2,697				3,251
Inventories			(3	)			(27	)
Prepaid expense and other current assets			508				470
Amortization of operating lease assets			250				282
Other assets			1				19
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			(812	)			(1,667	)
Operating lease liabilities			(300	)			(297	)
Other liabilities			82				(281	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			3,183				386
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment			(92	)			(84	)
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment			23				225
Purchase of intangible			(92	)			-
Collections on note receivable			38				44
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities			(123	)			185
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from February 2023 Offering, net			-				2,952
Proceeds from exercise of pre-funded warrants			-				3
Net LSQ Facility repayments			(1,480	)			(2,153	)
Utica Facility repayments			(808	)			(608	)
Repayments of long-term debt			-				(30	)
Payments on financed insurance			(641	)			(329	)
Payments of finance leases			-				(10	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(2,929	)			(175	)
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents			131				396
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period			201				35
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period		$	332			$	431

 

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NON-GAAP INFORMATION

 

This press release and the accompanying tables include a discussion of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a complement to the results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The term "EBITDA" refers to a financial measure that we define as earnings (net income or loss) plus or minus net interest taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA excludes from EBITDA stock-based compensation and, when appropriate, other items that management does not utilize in assessing Enservco’s operating performance (as further described in the attached financial schedules). None of these non-GAAP financial measures are recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating performance or any other GAAP measure. We have reconciled Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net loss in the table below. We intend to continue to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of our future earnings discussions and, therefore, the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide consistency in our financial reporting.

 

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30,
		2024				2023
Reconciliation from Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA
Net loss		$	(2,327	)		$	(2,554	)
Add back (deduct):
Interest expense			415				518
Depreciation and amortization			288				945
EBITDA (non-GAAP)			(1,624	)			(1,091	)
Add back (deduct):
Stock-based compensation			46				(16	)
Non-recurring legal and transaction costs			151				84
Gain on disposal of assets			(23	)			(175	)
Bad debt recovery			(25	)			(100	)
Impairment loss			-				250
Other expense (income)			808				(53	)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)		$	(667	)		$	(1,101	)

 

		For the Six Months Ended
		June 30,
		2024				2023
Reconciliation from Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA
Net loss		$	(1,587	)		$	(3,558	)
Add back (deduct):
Interest expense			993				1,108
Deferred income tax benefit			-				(16	)
Depreciation and amortization			1,056				1,916
EBITDA (non-GAAP)			462				(550	)
Add back (deduct):
Stock-based compensation			123				180
Severance and transition			-				1
Non-recurring legal and transaction costs			279				370
Gain on disposal of assets			(23	)			(175	)
Bad debt recovery			(25	)			(100	)
Impairment loss			-				250
Other expense (income)			751				(83	)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)		$	1,567			$	(107	)

 

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Document And Entity Information	Aug. 14, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity, Registrant Name	Enservco Corporation
Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Aug. 14, 2024
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity, File Number	001-36335
Entity, Tax Identification Number	84-0811316
Entity, Address, Address Line One	14133 County Road 9½
Entity, Address, City or Town	Longmont
Entity, Address, State or Province	CO
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	80504
City Area Code	303
Local Phone Number	333-3678
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	ENSV
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0000319458

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