EX-10.1 3 inuv_ex101.htm MODIFICATION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
SECOND BUSINESS FINANCING MODIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Second Business Financing Modification Agreement is entered into as of October 11, 2012, by and between BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”) and INUVO, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”), BABYTOBEE, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Babytobee”), KOWABUNGA MARKETING, INC., a Michigan corporation (“Kowabunga”) VERTRO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Vertro“) and ALOT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ALOT”) and together with Parent, Babytobee, Kowabunga and Vertro, each a Borrower” and collectively, “Borrowers”)
1. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS: Among other indebtedness which may be owing by Borrowers to Lender, Borrowers are indebted to Lender pursuant to, among other documents, a Business Financing Agreement, dated March 1, 2012 by and between Borrowers and Lender, as may be amended from time to time, including by that certain First Business Modification Agreement dated as of June 29, 2012 (collectively, the “Business Financing Agreement”). Capitalized terms used without definition herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Business Financing Agreement.
Hereinafter, all indebtedness owing by Borrowers to Lender shall be referred to as the “Indebtedness” and the Business Financing Agreement and any and all other documents executed by a Borrower in favor of Lender shall be referred to as the “Existing Documents.”
2. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN TERMS.
A. Modification(s) to Business Financing Agreement:
i) Section 2.2(i) of the Business Financing Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(i) Warrant/Fee in Lieu of Warrant. On the Second Modification Date, Borrowers shall either (a) execute a warrant in favor of and in form and substance acceptable to Lender providing for $45,000 of warrant coverage, or (ii) pay the Fee in Lieu or Warrant to Lender.”
ii) Section 4.15 of the Business Financing Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“4.15 Maintain Borrowers’ consolidated financial condition as follows using generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and used consistently with prior practices (except to the extent modified by the definitions herein):
(a) Asset Coverage Ratio, measured monthly, but not at any time less than (i) 0.90 to 1.00 for the September 2012 and October 2012 measuring periods, (ii) 1.00 to 1.00 for the November 2012 and December 2012 measuring periods and (iii) 1.15 to 1.00 for each measuring period thereafter beginning with the January 2013 measuring period.
(b) Operating Profit, measured monthly on a trailing 3 month basis, of not less than (i) $600,000 for the September 2012 measuring period and (ii) $1,000,000 for the October 2012 measuring period.
(c) Debt Service Coverage Ratio, measured monthly on a trailing 3 month basis, of not less than (i) 1.10 to 1.00 for the November 2012 measuring period, (ii) 1.25 to 1.00 for the December 2012 measuring period and (iii) 1.50 to 1.00 for each measuring period thereafter beginning with the January 2013 measuring period.”
ii) The following defined terms are hereby added to Section 12.1 of the Business Financing Agreement, or amended and restated, as follows:
“Fee in Lieu of Warrant” means a payment of a fee equal to $45,000.
“Second Modification Date” means October 11, 2012.
iii) Lender hereby waives the Event of Default that occurred due to Borrowers’ failure to comply with Section 4.15(b) of the Business Financing Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof, for the July 2012 and August 2012 measuring periods.

3. CONSISTENT CHANGES. The Existing Documents are each hereby amended wherever necessary to reflect the changes described above.
4. PAYMENT OF WAIVER FEE/EXPENSES. Borrowers shall pay Lender a fee in the amount of $2,500 plus all out-of-pocket expenses.
5. NO DEFENSES OF BORROWER/GENERAL RELEASE. Each Borrower agrees that, as of this date, it has no defenses against the obligations to pay any amounts under the Indebtedness. Each Borrower (each, a “Releasing Party”) acknowledges that Lender would not enter into this Business Financing Modification Agreement without Releasing Party’s assurance that it has no claims against Lender or any of Lender’s officers, directors, employees or agents. Except for the obligations arising hereafter under this Business Financing Modification Agreement, each Releasing Party releases Lender, and each of Lender’s and entity’s officers, directors and employees from any known or unknown claims that Releasing Party now has against Lender of any nature, including any claims that Releasing Party, its successors, counsel, and advisors may in the future discover they would have now had if they had known facts not now known to them, whether founded in contract, in tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability, including but not limited to any claims arising out of or related to the Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Releasing Party waives the provisions of California Civil Code section 1542, which states:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
The provisions, waivers and releases set forth in this section are binding upon each Releasing Party and its shareholders, agents, employees, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions, waivers and releases of this section shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its agents, employees, officers, directors, assigns and successors in interest. The provisions of this section shall survive payment in full of the Obligations, full performance of all the terms of this Business Financing Modification Agreement and the Business Financing Agreement, and/or Lender’s actions to exercise any remedy available under the Agreement or otherwise.
6. CONTINUING VALIDITY. Each Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying the existing Indebtedness, Lender is relying upon such Borrower’s representations, warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Existing Documents. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Business Financing Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Documents remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Lender’s agreement to modifications to the existing Indebtedness pursuant to this Business Financing Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Lender to make any future modifications to the Indebtedness. Nothing in this Business Financing Modification Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the Indebtedness. It is the intention of Lender and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers and endorsers of Existing Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Lender in writing. No maker, endorser, or guarantor will be released by virtue of this Business Financing Modification Agreement. The terms of this paragraph apply not only to this Business Financing Modification Agreement, but also to any subsequent Business Financing modification agreements.
7. CONDITIONS. The effectiveness of this Business Financing Modification Agreement is conditioned upon (i) payment of all fees and expenses due and owing in accordance with Section 4 hereof, (ii) delivery of a warrant or payment of the Fee in Lieu of Warrant in accordance with Section 2.2(i) of the Business Financing Agreement, as amended hereby and (iii) delivery by each Borrower of updated Corporate Resolutions to Borrow.
9. COUNTERSIGNATURE. This Business Financing Modification Agreement shall become effective only when executed by Lender and each Borrower.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers and Lender have executed this Second Business Financing Modification Agreement on the day and year above written.

BORROWERS: |  |  | LENDER: |
INUVO, INC. |  |  | BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
By: | /s/ Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  | By: | /s/ Sarah Schmidt |
Name: | Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  | Name: | Sarah Schmidt |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |  |  | Title: | Vice President |

BABYTOBEE, LLC |  |  |  |
By: | /s/ Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Name: | Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |  |  |  |  |

KOWABUNGA MARKETING, INC. |  |  |  |
By: | /s/ Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Name: | Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |  |  |  |  |

VERTRO, INC. |  |  |  |
By: | /s/ Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Name: | Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |  |  |  |  |

ALOT, INC. |  |  |  |
By: | /s/ Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Name: | Wallace D. Ruiz |  |  |  |  |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |  |  |  |  |

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