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| NCEY.OB > SEC Filings for NCEY.OB > Form 8-K on 8-Jul-2008 | All Recent SEC Filings |
8-Jul-2008
Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligat
On June 30, 2008, certain obligations of New Century Energy Corp. (the "Company," "we," and "us") owed to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. and its assigns and agents ("Laurus"), including a Secured Convertible Term Note entered into on June 30, 2005, in the original principal amount of $15,000,000, which had an outstanding balance (not including any accrued and unpaid interest) of approximately $12,000,000 as of March 31, 2008 (as amended and restated from time to time, the "Convertible Note") and a Secured Term Note entered into on September 19, 2005, in the original principal amount of $9,500,000, which had a balance of approximately $6,351,391 as of March 31, 2008 (as amended and restated from time to time, the "Term Note") became due. The Company failed to repay the outstanding amounts of the Convertible Note and the Term Note (the "Notes") on June 30, 2008.
Pursuant to the terms of the Notes, the Company had three (3) days to cure any default in repayment of the Notes, which cure period expired July 3, 2008, and which Notes remain unpaid as of the date of this filing. As such, the Company is currently in default of the Notes, which default may trigger an event of default and default payments equal to an additional 30% of any amounts due (the "Default Payments") under the other outstanding promissory notes, warrants, options and other related agreements which the Company has previously entered into with Laurus and parties affiliated with Laurus (the "Laurus Agreements").
Payment Default Notice and Short -Term Forbearance Agreement
On or around July 7, 2008, Laurus communicated notice of the Company's event of default under the Notes, alleged event of default under the other Laurus Agreements, and the fact that the Laurus Agreements began to accrue interest at the default rate (as provided in each Laurus Agreement) beginning on July 3, 2008, to the Company.
Laurus also agreed to forbear from exercising its rights and remedies (other than the implementation of the increased rates of interest and the requirement that the Company pay Default Payments) under the Laurus Agreements until 5:00 PM (New York time) on July 18, 2008 (the "Forbearance Period"), or such later time as Laurus may agree in its sole discretion. Laurus did not agree to forbear from administering the credit facility and/or from collecting, receiving and/or applying proceeds from the Company's accounts receivable to the amounts owed to Laurus. The notice also stated that in the event the Company is able to repay the amounts owing to Laurus and under the Laurus Agreements prior to the end of the Forbearance Period, Laurus would waive any default interest and the requirement that the Company pay the Default Payments. The above terms are not binding on Laurus in the event that an event of default has occurred under the notice, including if an event of default other than those described above have occurred under any Laurus Agreement, if any representation made by the Company under any Laurus Agreement was false in any material respect when made, the Company's failure to comply with any covenant in any Laurus Agreement, and/or if any person or entity other than Laurus exercises any rights to remedies against any of our assets or properties.
The Company is actively seeking alternative financing and is currently in
ongoing discussions with Laurus regarding the entry into a separate forbearance
agreement (the "Forbearance Agreement") pursuant to which the Company plans to
seek to stay Laurus' enforcement of the defaults and provide the Company
sufficient additional time (approximately sixty (60) additional days from the
end of the Forbearance Period) to either (a) refinance amounts due to Laurus; or
(b) restructure its currently outstanding liabilities with Laurus through the
entry into new notes with Laurus. The Company is also in discussions with
various third parties regarding alternative financing for the Company.
The Company can provide no assurances that it will have sufficient funds to repay the amounts due under the Laurus Agreements, following the Forbearance Period or during the term of any Forbearance Agreement, assuming one is entered into; and/or that the Company will be able to obtain any additional third party financing to repay its current obligations owed to Laurus and its affiliated parties. In the event the Company is unable to stay the payment of the Laurus debt beyond the Forbearance Period and/or obtain alternative financing, the Company could be forced to abandon its current business activities, sell or transfer a substantial portion of its assets to Laurus, Laurus could take control of substantially all of the Company's assets and/or the Company could be forced to declare bankruptcy.
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