-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V2BhcslC8znEW1FSEtA0aNVzJwKpOz+Kt3vgN40vYIXcihHuwiXQT1Kz6IohR6z4 /YdWYLeA9rB+L9qFvh8YVw== 0000097052-07-000007.txt : 20070405 0000097052-07-000007.hdr.sgml : 20070405 20070405140643 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000097052-07-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070405 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070405 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TELTRONICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000097052 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 592937938 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-40839 FILM NUMBER: 07751462 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2150 WHITEFIELD INDUSTRIAL WAY CITY: SARASOTA STATE: FL ZIP: 34243 BUSINESS PHONE: 941-753-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2150 WHITFIELD INDUSTRIAL WAY CITY: SARASOTA STATE: FL ZIP: 34243 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IHL Investments, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001395077 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3402 OAK GROVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75204 BUSINESS PHONE: 214-720-2009 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3402 OAK GROVE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75204 SC 13D 1 sc13d-ihl2007apr.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



TELTRONICS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)

 
 
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
(Upon conversion of Series C Preferred Stock)
(Title of Class of Securities)
 

 
879698306
(CUSIP Number)


Hal K. Gillespie, Esq.
IHL Investments, LLC
3402 Oak Grove, Suite 220
Dallas, Texas 75204
(214) 720-2009
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communication)
 

 
March 29, 2007
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



If the filing person has previously filed a statement of Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.12d-1(g), check the following box.  £

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on the reminder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).




CUSIP No. 879698306
 
        
1.
 
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
 
IHL Investments, LLC
20-8753105
 
2.
 
Check the appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
 
(a)         £ 
(b)         £
 
3.
 
SEC Use Only
 
4.
 
Source of Funds
OO
 
5.
 
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or  2(e)
 
6.
 
Citizenship or Place of Organization
 
Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person With
 
7.     Sole Voting Power
        1,454,545
 
8.  Shared Voting Power
        -0-
 
9.     Sole Dispositive Power
        1,454,545
 
10.    Shared Dispositive Power
        -0-
 
11.
 
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,454,545
 
12.
 
Check Box if Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
 
13.
 
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
16.82%
 
14.
 
Type of Reporting Person
OO


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CUSIP No. 879698306


This Statement on Schedule 13D is filed by IHL Investments, LLC with respect to the common stock, $.001 par value, of Teltronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

The summary descriptions contained in this Schedule 13D of certain agreements and documents are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete texts of such agreements and documents, filed as exhibits hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.     Security and Issuer.

The class of equity securities to which this statement relates is the common stock, $.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) of Teltronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), which has its principal executive offices at 2150 Whitfield Industrial Way, Sarasota, Florida 34243.

Item 2.     Identity and Background.

(a)
This statement is filed by IHL Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“IHL”).
 
(b)
 
The address of IHL’s principal office is 3402 Oak Grove, Dallas, Texas 75204.
 
(c)
 
The principal business of IHL is investments.
 
(d)
 
IHL has not, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

IHL borrowed the funds to finance the purchase price of $1,700,000 from Chartres, Limited Partnership, a limited partnership (“Chartres”), which is a party indirectly related to the Issuer, to acquire 40,000 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock of the Issuer from Harris Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Harris”).

The information set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.

Item 4.     Purpose of Transaction.

    The following descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements and other documents attached as Exhibits and incorporated by reference in response to this Item 4.

On March 29, 2007, IHL and Harris entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) in order for IHL to purchase 40,000 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock of Issuer (the “Shares”) from Harris for a total purchase price of $1,700,000. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, IHL paid $1,300,000 of the purchase price to Harris on March 29, 2007 and has agreed to pay the remaining $400,000 of the purchase price on December 27, 2007. On March 29, 2007, IHL executed and delivered to Harris a promissory note (the “Harris Note”) and a pledge agreement (the “Harris Pledge Agreement”). The Harris Note (a) bears no interest and is payable in its entirety on or before December 27, 2007 and (b) is subject to certain required prepayments upon IHL’s sale, transfer or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of its assets, or certain mergers, reorganizations or changes of control of IHL.

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CUSIP No. 879698306


The Harris Pledge Agreement secures the repayment of the Note and sets forth certain terms and provisions governing the Note, including certain Events of Default. This description of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Harris Note and the Harris Pledge Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1 hereto, the Harris Note, which is filed as Exhibit 2 hereto and the Harris Pledge Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 3 hereto, and which are incorporated by reference into this Item 4.

Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

IHL directly and beneficially owns 40,000 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, which is convertible into 1,454,545 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 16.84% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer on the date hereof. This percentage is calculated based upon 8,636,539 issued and outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock (excluding the shares owned by IHL). IHL possesses sole voting and dispositive power over the shares beneficially owned by it.

IHL has not effected other transactions in the securities of the Issuer in the last sixty days.

Item 6.     Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

The information set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6.

In connection with the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Harris assigned to IHL its rights under a registration rights agreement dated March 27, 2002 by and between Harris and the Issuer (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, among other things, the Issuer granted Harris certain rights to have its shares of Common Stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under applicable state securities laws.

This summary of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4 hereto and which is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 6.

Except as described in Item 4 hereof or in this Item 6, IHL has no other contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with any persons with respect to any securities of the Issuer.

Item 7.     Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

Exhibit 1
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, between IHL and Harris.
 
Exhibit 2
 
Promissory Note, dated as of March 29, 2007, between IHL and Harris.
 
Exhibit 3
 
Pledge Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, between IHL and Harris.
 
Exhibit 4
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2002, between Harris and the Issuer

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CUSIP No. 879698306



SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: April 4, 2007


 
IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC
 
 
 
/s/ L. Balikowsky                            
 
Name: L. Balikowsky
Title: Manager

 
 
 
 
 
 
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EX-10.1 2 ex10-1stockpurchaseagmt.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement
Exhibit 1


STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of March 29, 2007 (this “Agreement”), by and between HARRIS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”).
 
Recitals
 
Seller is the record and beneficial owner of 40,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value (the “Shares”), of Teltronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Buyer desires to purchase the Shares from Seller, and Seller desires to sell the Shares to Buyer, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
 
Therefore, in reliance on the representations, warranties and agreements made herein and in consideration of the premises and mutual promises herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
 
Terms
 
1.    Sale and Purchase of Shares. At the Closing (defined below), Seller shall sell, assign and transfer to Buyer the Shares and all rights that Seller shall have with respect to any and all accrued but unpaid dividends relating to the Shares by delivering to Buyer, against payment therefor as provided below, one or more certificates evidencing the Shares (the “Stock Certificates”), in proper form for transfer or with duly executed stock powers attached thereto.
 
2.    Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Seller, 1025 West NASA Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32919, or at such other place or places as the parties may agree on March 29, 2007, (the “Closing Date”) and shall be effective as of that date.
 
3.    Purchase Price and Payment. The purchase price payable by Buyer for the Shares shall be ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,700,000.00) (the “Purchase Price”). ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,300,000.00) of the Purchase Price (the “Cash Consideration”) shall be payable in cash at Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by Seller to Buyer prior to the Closing. The remaining FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000.00) of the Purchase Price (the “Deferred Consideration”) shall be due and payable from Buyer to Seller on December 27, 2007 without interest. The terms of payment of the Deferred Consideration are further detailed by the terms of a promissory note made by Buyer in favor of Seller dated of even date herewith (the “Note”), which obligations under the Note shall be secured by a pledge of the Shares pursuant to a pledge agreement by Buyer in favor of Seller dated of even date herewith (the “Pledge Agreement”).
 

4.    Deliveries of Buyer at Closing. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller:
 
(a)    payment of the Cash Consideration in accordance with Section 3 hereof;
 
(b)    the Note in the amount of the Deferred Consideration in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto; and
 
(c)    the Pledge Agreement in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
 
5.    Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that: (a) Seller is the owner of the Shares, (b) Seller has the corporate power and authority to sell the Shares to Buyer and (c) the Shares are free of all encumbrances, except for restrictions with respect to transferability imposed by the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or applicable state securities laws. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 5, THE SELLER DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL.
 
6.    Representations and Warranties of Buyer. Buyer represents and warrants to Seller that:
 
(a)    Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Seller: (i) is not a controlling person with respect to the Company; (ii) does not have the power to nominate or appoint any member of the Company’s board of directors; (iii) is not otherwise involved in the management of the Company; and (iv) has a relationship with the Company such that Seller is not privy to, nor does Seller have access to, information regarding the Company that has not been publicly disclosed;

(b)    Buyer is not relying on Seller to provide Buyer information regarding the Company or the Shares, and Buyer is looking solely to the Company for such information;
 
(c)    the Company has provided Buyer all information relevant to Buyer’s investment decision, including, but not limited to, the Company’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year and any and all of the Company’s reports and registration statements filed with the Securities Exchange Commission;
 
(d)    the Company has permitted Buyer to make such other investigations as Buyer considers appropriate to determine or verify the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
 
(e)    Buyer is able to evaluate the merits, risks and other factors bearing on the suitability of the Shares as an investment;
 
(f)    Buyer is acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of the Shares, or with any present intention of selling all or part of the Shares;
 
(g)    Buyer is not acting as part of a group, or in concert with any other person or entity, in connection with its purchase of the Shares; and
 
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(h)    Buyer is aware that it may be required to report the acquisition of Shares pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act and may be subject to other reporting obligations under applicable securities laws.
 
7.    Indemnification. Subject to the conditions set forth below, each party hereto (the “Indemnifying Party,” as applicable) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party hereto and its respective affiliates, agents, employees, officers and directors (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and reasonable expense whatsoever (which shall include, for all purposes of this Section 7, but not be limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and any and all expense whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation) as and when incurred arising out of, based upon, or in connection with (a) any breach of representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, or (b) the Indemnifying Party’s breach of the provisions of this Agreement.
 
 8.    Release of Seller. Except for Seller’s obligation to deliver the Stock Certificates to Buyer pursuant to Section 1 hereof; deliver the Assignment pursuant to Section 9 hereof; and Seller’s representations and warranties as set forth in Section 5 hereof: (a) Seller and its affiliates, agents, employees, officers and directors shall have no liability to Buyer or its affiliates, agents, employees, officers or directors for any losses, claims or expenses related to or arising out of this Agreement; and (b) Buyer for itself and on behalf of its affiliates, agents, employees, officers and directors hereby waives and releases any and all claims Buyer currently has or may in the future have against Seller and its affiliates, agents, employees, officers and directors arising in connection with or otherwise related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
9.    Assignment of Registration Rights Agreement. At the Closing, Seller shall assign to Buyer the Registration Rights Agreement dated March 27, 2002 by and between Seller and the Company.
 
10.    Miscellaneous Provisions.

(a)    Costs and Expenses. Each party shall pay its own expenses in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and performance of the terms of this Agreement.

(b)    Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained herein or in any certificate, statement, document or instrument furnished hereunder shall survive the Closing until March 29, 2009. The covenants of Seller and Buyer shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.

(c)    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflicts of laws provisions or rules thereof (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

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(d)    Notices. All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communications which may be or are required to be given, served or sent by either party pursuant to this Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to Buyer:             IHL Investments, LLC
  3402 Oak Grove, Suite 200
  Dallas, Texas 75204
  Attention: Manager

With a copy to:      Gillespie, Roger, Watsky & Jones, P.C.
  3402 Oak Grove, Suite 200
  Dallas, Texas 75204
  Attention: Hal K. Gillespie, Esq.

If to Seller:             Harris Corporation
1025 West NASA Boulevard
Melbourne, FL 32919
Attention: Scott T. Mikuen
 
Each party may designate by notice in writing as aforesaid a new address to which any notice, demand, request or communication may thereafter be so given, served or sent. Each notice, demand, request or communication which shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in the manner described above, shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent or received for all purposes (i) on the day personally delivered or faxed, (ii) on the second day after the date delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (iii) on the fifth day following the date sent by certified mail.

(e)    Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid, void or unenforceable, then the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

(f)    Submission to Jurisdiction; Prevailing Party 

(i)    Jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA AND ANY STATE COURT WITHIN BREVARD COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS, AND EACH PARTY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MIGHT HAVE BASED ON IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT WITH RESPECT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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(ii)    Prevailing Party. In the event of a dispute hereunder, the prevailing party in such dispute shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred before and at trial or any other proceedings.

(g)    Specific Performance. The parties acknowledge and agree that the other would be irreparably damaged if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached and that any breach of this Agreement could not be adequately compensated in all cases by monetary damages alone. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy to which a party may be entitled, at law or in equity, it shall be entitled to enforce any provision of this Agreement by specific performance and to temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

(h)    No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement is entered into solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of such parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No person not a party hereto or their successors and permitted assigns (including the Company) shall be entitled to enforce any provisions hereof or exercise any right hereunder.

(i)    Waiver; Amendment.

(i)    Neither the waiver by either of the parties hereto of a breach of or a default under any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of either of the parties, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall thereafter be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver of any such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder. No waiver shall be binding unless executed by the party making the waiver.

(ii)    No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, discharged or terminated except by written agreement duly executed by each of the parties.

(j)    Assignment. Neither Seller nor Buyer shall assign any of their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

(k)    Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Note and the Pledge Agreement embody and constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and cancel any prior and contemporaneous oral or written agreement, letter of intent, proposal executed or delivered by or on behalf of any of the parties, representations or understanding related to the subject matter hereof, written or oral.


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(l)    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by means of facsimile or other non-alterable electronic transmission), and it shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart, but it shall be sufficient that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of the persons required to bind any party, appear on one or more such counterparts. All counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other counterparts.

(m)    No Set-Off. Neither party hereto shall have any right to set-off any amounts due under this Agreement against any claims or amounts due to the other parties under any other arrangement between or among the parties.

(n)    Counsel. Each party hereto acknowledges each of them have been represented by legal counsel with respect to all matters contemplated herein, from the commencement of negotiations and at all times through the execution hereof, and each party represents and warrants that it has reviewed, knows and understands, and agrees with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Stock Purchase Agreement as of the date set forth above.
 
SELLER:
 
HARRIS CORPORATION
 
By:       /s/ Charles J. Greene
Name:  Charles J. Greene
Title:    V.P.-Tax & Treasurer


BUYER:
 
IHL Investments, LLC

By:       /s/ L. Bailikowsky
Name:  L. Bailikowsky
Its:       Manager
 
SELLER:
* * * * *
State of FLORIDA
County of Brevard

On  March 29, 2007  before me appeared Charles J. Greene   who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
 
 
Notary Public,
Commission No. DD263331 
Expires  2/24/08   
(SEAL)
 
 
 
/s/ Vicki L. Calicchia   
                     Notary

BUYER:
* * * * *
State of TEXAS
County of Dallas

On  March 29, 2007  before me appeared L. Bailikowsky   who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 
Notary Public,
Commission No.  
Expires  July 25, 2009        
              (SEAL)
 
 
/s/ Patricia Stevens              
                        Notary

 
[Signature page to Stock Purchase Agreement]
 
 
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EX-10 3 ex10-2promnote.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE Exhibit 10.2 Secured Promissory Note
Exhibit 2


SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE


$400,000.00 
 March 29, 2007
 

      FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Maker”), having an address at 3402 Oak Grove, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75204 hereby promises to pay to the order of HARRIS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, or its assigns (“Payee”), at 1025 West NASA Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32919, or at such other address as Payee may from time to time designate to Maker in writing, the principal sum of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000.00), in lawful money of the United States of America which, at the time of payment, shall be legal tender for the payment of all debts, public and private without interest, except as set forth below following maturity or an Event of Default.

The holder of this Note is entitled to the rights and benefits of the Pledge Agreement between Maker and Payee entered into as of March 29, 2007 (“Pledge Agreement”) and may enforce the agreement of the Maker contained therein and exercise the remedies provided for thereby or otherwise available in respect thereof. Reference is made to the Pledge Agreement for a statement of such rights and benefits.


1.    Payment of Principal and Interest.

(a)    The entire unpaid principal balance on this Note, shall be due and payable on December 27, 2007, if not sooner paid, accelerated or declared to be due and payable.

(b)    If any day for payment of principal of, or interest on, this Note shall be a day other than a business day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding business day.

(c)    All payments hereunder shall be applied first to all fees, expenses and other amounts (exclusive of principal and interest) then due hereunder, next to interest then due and the balance to the principal then due.

(d)    Maker shall not be obligated to pay and Payee shall not collect interest at a rate in excess of the maximum permitted by law or the maximum that will not subject Payee to any civil or criminal penalties. If because of the acceleration of maturity, the payment of interest in advance or any other reason, Maker is required, under the provisions of this Note, to pay interest at a rate in excess of such maximum rate, the rate of interest under such provisions shall immediately and automatically be reduced to such
 
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maximum rate, and any payment made in excess of such maximum rate together with interest thereon at the rate provided herein from the date of such payment, shall be immediately and automatically applied to the payment of expenses owing to Payee and then to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note as of the date on which such excess payment was made. If the amount to be so applied to reduction of the unpaid principal balance exceeds the unpaid principal balance, the amount of such excess shall be refunded by Payee to Maker.

2.    Prepayment of Principal.

(a)    Maker may prepay principal of this Note in whole or in part at any time without penalty or premium and the payment of all other fees, expenses and sums due and owing hereunder, in each case with the amount of such prepayment being applied first to any such fees or expenses then to principal as set forth in this Note.

(b)    Payee shall have the right to require that this Note be prepaid in full (i) upon the sale, transfer or other disposition by Maker of all or substantially all of its property, assets or business or (ii) upon any merger, reorganization or consolidation in which Maker is not the resulting or surviving entity or (iii) upon any merger, reorganization, sale of interests or other similar event pursuant to which the current owners of the interests of Maker cease to own more than fifty (50%) percent of the interests of Maker.

3.    Late Charges; Default Interest. After maturity (whether by acceleration, required prepayment or otherwise) of this Note or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below) with respect to any payment of principal due on this Note, this Note shall bear interest, payable on demand, at a rate of twelve and one-half (12.5%) percent per annum, but not in excess of the maximum rate allowed by law.

4.    Security. This Note is secured by and entitled to the benefit of the Pledge Agreement.

5.    Affirmative Covenants. So long as this Note shall remain unpaid, Maker shall, unless waived by the advance written consent of Payee:

(a)    Legal Existence. Maintain its existence in good standing in the jurisdiction of Delaware, and operate its business in the ordinary course.

(b)    Taxes. Pay and discharge when due all taxes, upon or with respect to Maker and upon the income, profits and property of Maker.

(c)    Observance of Legal Requirements. Observe and comply in all respects with all laws, ordinances, orders, judgments, rules, regulations, certifications, franchises, permits, licenses, directions and requirements of all governmental bodies, which now or at any time hereafter may be applicable to Maker, the failure to comply with which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Maker, its business, or its ability to comply with its obligations under this Note or the Pledge Agreement.

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            (d)    Inspection. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, permit representatives of Payee at all reasonable times during normal business hours, upon prior notice to Maker, to visit the offices of Maker, to examine the books and records of Maker and accountants' reports relating thereto, and to make copies or extracts therefrom, and to discuss the affairs of Maker with the officers thereto, and to examine and inspect the property of Maker, provided that in all such events Payee shall use reasonable efforts to avoid or minimize any interference with the operations of the business of Maker.

6.    Events of Default. Any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note:

(a)    A failure by Maker to pay any principal of, or any other sum due under, this Note, including any required prepayment within three (3) days after it shall become due; or

(b)    A default by Maker in the performance of any covenant contained herein and such default shall continue for ten (10) days; or

(c)    An “Event of Default” (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) under the Pledge Agreement; or

(d)    A proceeding shall have been instituted by or against Maker (i) seeking to have an order for relief entered in respect of it or seeking a declaration or entailing a finding that Maker is insolvent or a similar declaration or finding, or seeking dissolution, winding-up, charter revocation or forfeiture, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other similar relief with respect to Maker or its assets or debts under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, relief of debtors or protection of creditors, termination of legal status or any other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or (ii) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official for Maker, or for all or any substantial part of its properties, and, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), if against Maker, such proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed, or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered and continued unstayed and in effect, for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days; or

(e)    Maker shall become insolvent, shall become generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, shall voluntarily suspend transaction of its businesses, shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall dissolve, wind-up or liquidate any substantial part of its properties, or shall take any corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing; or

(f)    One or more judgments for the payment of money or attachment against any of its properties shall have been entered against Maker which judgment(s) or attachment(s) in the aggregate exceeds $50,000.00.


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7.    Remedies. At any time after occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Payee may, at its option and without notice or demand, do any one or more of the following:

(a)    Declare the entire unpaid principal balance of this Note, together with interest accrued thereon if any, and all other sums due from Maker hereunder, to be immediately due and payable; or

(b)    Exercise any other right or remedy as may be provided in this Note, the Pledge Agreement or as otherwise provided at law or in equity or otherwise.

8.    Costs and Attorney's Fees. In any suit, action or proceeding for the collection of this Note or to enforce any of Payee's rights hereunder, Payee may recover all reasonable and actual costs of and other expenses in connection with the suit, action or proceeding, including attorney fees and disbursements, paid or incurred by Payee.

9.    Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies provided to Payee in this Note and the Pledge Agreement (a) are not exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies Payee may have at law or in equity, (b) shall be cumulative and concurrent, (c) may be pursued singly, successively or together against Maker, at the sole discretion of Payee, and (d) may be exercised as often as occasion therefore shall arise. The failure to exercise or delay in exercising any such right or remedy shall not be construed as a waiver or release thereof.

10.    Waivers and Agreements. Maker and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors, jointly and severally: (a) waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of demand, notice of nonpayment or dishonor, protest and notice of protest of this Note, and all other notices (not expressly provided for in this Note) in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note; and (b) agree that the liability of each of them shall be unconditional without regard to the liability of any other party and with respect to any such endorser, surety or guarantor, shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee at any time. Such endorsers, sureties and guarantors, jointly or severally, further (x) consent to any and all indulgences, extensions of time, renewals, waivers or modifications granted or consented to by Payee at any time; and (y) agree that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors or sureties may become parties to this Note without notice to them or affecting their liability under this Note.

11.    Payee's Waivers. Payee shall not be deemed, by any act or omission or commission, to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such waiver is in writing and signed by Payee. Such a written waiver signed by Payee shall waive Payee's rights and remedies only to the extent specifically stated in such written waiver. A waiver as to one or more particular events of defaults shall not be construed as continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy as to another or subsequent event or default.

 

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12.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    Successors and Assigns. The words “Payee” and “Maker” shall include the respective distributees, successors and permitted assigns of Payee and Maker, respectively. The provisions of this Note shall bind and inure to the benefit of Payee and Maker and their respective distributees, successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Maker shall have no right to distribute, assign, delegate, or otherwise transfer this Note or any of Maker’s obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Payee. Payee may, in its sole discretion and without Maker’s consent, assign or transfer this Note, any security for this Note and any right, remedy or obligation of Payee under the Pledge Agreement.

(b)    No Set-Off. All payments hereunder shall be made without set-off or counterclaim under any circumstances and in such amounts as may be necessary in order that all such payments shall not be less than the amounts otherwise specified to be paid hereunder.

(c)    Amendment of Note. This Note may be modified, amended, discharged or waived only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such modification, amendment, discharge or waiver is sought.

(d)    Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(e) Partial Invalidity. The unenforceability or invalidity of any one or more provisions shall not render any other provisions herein contained unenforceable or invalid.

(f)    Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction. Payee and Maker hereby waive trial by jury in any litigation in any court with respect to, in connection with, or arising out of this Note or the validity, protection, interpretation, collection or enforcement thereof, or any other claim or dispute howsoever arising between Payee and Maker hereunder. Maker hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any state court located in Brevard County, Florida, or in a federal court located in the Middle District of Florida for the purpose of any suit, actions, proceedings, or judgments relating or arising out of this Note.

(g)    Notices. All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communications which may be or are required to be given, served or sent by either party pursuant to this Note, shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to Buyer:           IHL Investments, LLC
                            3402 Oak Grove, Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75204
Attention: Manager


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With a copy to:    Gillespie, Roger, Watsky & Jones, P.C.
3402 Oak Grove, Suite 200
Dallas, Texas 75204
Attention: Hal K. Gillespie, Esq.

If to Seller:         Harris Corporation
                    1025 West NASA Boulevard
                             Melbourne, FL 32919
                            Attention: Scott T. Mikuen
 
Each party may designate by notice in writing as aforesaid a new address to which any notice, demand, request or communication may thereafter be so given, served or sent. Each notice, demand, request or communication which shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in the manner described above, shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent or received for all purposes (i) on the day personally delivered or faxed, (ii) on the second day after the date delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier, or (iii) on the fifth day following the date sent by certified mail.






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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC has executed this SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE the day and year first written above.

 
 
 
 
MAKER:
IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC
 
 
 
By:  /s/ L. Balikowsky              
Name:  L. Balikowsky
Title:     Manager  
 
ATTEST:
 
 /s/ Hal Gillespie                      



 

STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF DALLAS:

I hereby certify, that on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized in the State and County aforesaid to take acknowledgements, personally appeared  L. Balikowsky of IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC, who is personally known to me or has produced  as identification, and who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged before me that he executed the same.

Witness my hand and official seal in the County and State last aforesaid this 29th day of March, 2007.
 
 
   /s/ Patricia Stevens              
   Notary Public
   
 (Seal)  My commission expires July 25, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
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EX-10.3 4 ex10-3pledgeagmt.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 PLEDGE AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.3 Pledge Agreement
Exhibit 3

PLEDGE AGREEMENT


THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated March 29, 2007, is made by and between IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pledgor”), in favor of HARRIS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Pledgee”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, Pledgor, pursuant to a certain Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) by and among Pledgor and Pledgee, is purchasing FORTY THOUSAND (40,000) shares of Series C Preferred stock, par value $0.001 in Teltronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Teltronics”) (the “Series C Stock);
 
WHEREAS, Pledgor has executed a certain Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith, in the principal amount of $400,000 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Note”);
 
WHEREAS, Pledgor acknowledges that, by reason of the foregoing, it will receive substantial economic and other benefits from Pledgee and acknowledges that without this Agreement, Pledgee would be unwilling to accept the Note; and
 
WHEREAS, as consideration for the execution of this Agreement by the Pledgee, and to further secure the obligations of the Pledgee under the Note, Pledgor agrees to pledge and grant to Pledgee a security interest in (i)10,000 shares of the Series C Stock (the “Stock”), (ii) any other interest in Teltronics now owned or hereafter acquired by Pledgor, and (iii) Distributions (as defined below) to Pledgor of or from Teltronics (each, a “Pledged Interest” and, collectively, the “Pledged Interests”).
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:
 
Section 1.    Pledge.
 
(a)    Pledgor hereby pledges, assigns, hypothecates, delivers, sets over and grants to Pledgee a lien on and first priority security interest in and to all right, title and interest of Pledgor in the Pledged Interests, any certificates, instruments or documents representing the same, all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, in respect thereof (including, without limitation, any registration rights) and all dividends, distributions, liquidation proceeds, cash, instruments and other property (including, without limitation, additional stock or securities distributed in respect of any Pledged Interests by way of stock splits, spin-offs, reclassification, combination, consolidation, merger or similar arrangement) to which Pledgor is entitled with respect to the Pledged Interests, whether or not received by or otherwise distributed to Pledgor, whether such dividends, distributions, liquidation proceeds, cash, instruments and other property are paid or distributed by Teltronics in respect of operating profits, sales, exchanges, refinancing,
 
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condemnations or insured losses of the assets of Teltronics, the liquidation of Teltronics’ assets and affairs, management fees, guaranteed payments, repayment of loans, reimbursement of expenses or otherwise (collectively, the “Distributions”) in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Interests, and Pledgor’s rights, remedies and benefits under the Organizational Documents of Teltronics, all rights and powers of Pledgor arising under the Organizational Documents of Teltronics or under law, including, without limitation, all rights of Pledgor to vote on any matter specified therein or under law; all rights of Pledgor to cause an assignee to be substituted as shareholder, in Teltronics in the place and stead of Pledgor; all rights, remedies, powers, privileges, security interests, liens, and claims of Pledgor for damages arising out of or for breach of or default under the Organizational Documents of Teltronics; all rights of Pledgor to access to the books and records of Teltronics and to other information concerning or affecting Teltronics. The security interests, rights, remedies and benefits of Pledgee granted by this Section 1(a) and all proceeds thereof are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral.” Pledgor irrevocably and unconditionally waives all rights, if any, which may exist in its favor to purchase or acquire any of the Pledged Collateral to the extent the same may arise as a result of the pledge thereof effected hereby, or the acquisition or disposition thereof by Pledgee or any other Person pursuant to the rights and remedies afforded Pledgee hereunder or any exercise thereof. “Organizational Documents” shall mean with respect to Teltronics, its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and with respect to Pledgor, its Certificate of Organization and Operating Agreement and any exhibits or schedules thereto (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time).
 
(b)    Concurrently herewith, Pledgor is receiving and will cause delivery to Pledgee an “Agreement and Acknowledgment of Pledge” in substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto duly executed and delivered by Teltronics.
 
Section 2.    Security for Obligations. This Agreement secures (i) the full and prompt payment when due, whether at the respective stated maturity dates, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations and any other amounts due or to become due under the Note, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise, (ii) any and all obligations of Pledgor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement, and (iii) any and all other obligations of Pledgor to Pledgee now or hereafter existing (all such obligations being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Obligations”).
 
Section 3.    Delivery of Pledged Collateral. 
 
(a) Concurrent with this Agreement: (i) the Pledged Interests shall be delivered, transferred to or placed under the control of the Pledgee by Pledgor by certificates, instruments, or other documents now or hereafter representing or evidencing the Pledged Collateral (“Certificates) and, as appropriate, shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Pledgee; (ii) Pledgor shall deliver to Pledgee such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, executed by Pledgor and in a form ready for filing, as may be necessary or desirable to perfect and/or evidence the security interests in the Pledged Collateral granted to Pledgee pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) Pledgor shall deliver satisfactory evidence to Pledgee in its sole discretion that all other filings, recordings, registrations and other actions Pledgee deems necessary or desirable to establish, preserve and perfect the security interests and other rights granted to Pledgee pursuant to this Agreement shall have been made.
 
 
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(b)    If Pledgor shall acquire (by purchase, Distribution or otherwise) any additional securities or ownership interest of any kind or nature in, or rights to Distributions from, or relating to, Teltronics (collectively, “Securities”) at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, Pledgor will forthwith pledge and deliver such Securities (and all certificates or instruments representing such Securities) as collateral with Pledgee and deliver to Pledgee the other documents and evidence described in the preceding Section 3(a) to effect any transfer thereof as required hereby, together with a certificate executed by Pledgor describing such Securities and certifying that the same have been duly pledged with Pledgee hereunder.
 
(c)    If Pledgor shall come into possession of any Distribution, including any dividends, distributions, liquidation proceeds, cash or other property paid or distributed with respect to the Stock at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, Pledgor shall surrender such Distributions to Pledgee who may apply any such Distributions to any portion of the Obligations then due or hold such Distributions as part of the Pledged Collateral.
 
(d)    Pledgee shall have the right to appoint one or more agents for the purpose of retaining physical possession of any of the Pledged Collateral, which may be held (in the discretion of Pledgee) in the name of Pledgor, or endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of Pledgee or any nominee or nominees of Pledgee or any agent appointed by Pledgee in accordance herewith.
 
Section 4.    Voting Power, Etc. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 1 hereof, provided that no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and be continuing, but subject in all respects to the terms, conditions, prohibitions or limitations on the actions of Pledgor as a shareholder of Teltronics provided in the Organizational Documents of Teltronics, Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Pledged Collateral (including, without limitation, to make determinations, to exercise any election (including, without limitation, election of remedies) or option, and to give or receive any notice, consent, amendment, waiver, approval or other rights described in Section 1 hereof), provided that no ratification shall be given, nor any power pertaining to the Pledged Collateral exercised, nor any other action taken, which would violate or be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or which would have the effect of impairing the position or interests of Pledgee, or, in each case, in such a manner as would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the ability of Pledgor to perform its obligations hereunder. If any of the foregoing rights are exercised by Pledgor, Pledgor shall promptly give written notice to Pledgee of its exercise of such right. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing, Pledgee shall have the sole and exclusive right to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Pledged Collateral.
 
Section 5.    No Assumption. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, whether or not an Event of Default shall have occurred, and whether or not Pledgee elects to foreclose or otherwise realize on its security interest in the Pledged Collateral as set forth herein or exercise any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise, neither this Agreement, receipt by Pledgee of any Distributions, the foreclosure or other realization by Pledgee of the security interest in the Pledged Collateral nor any exercise by Pledgee of any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise, shall in any way be deemed to obligate Pledgee to assume any of Pledgor’s obligations, duties, expenses or liabilities with respect to the Pledged Collateral or any agreement relating
 
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thereto, and in the event of any such foreclosure, realization or other exercise of rights, Pledgor shall remain bound and obligated to perform such obligations and Pledgee shall not be deemed to have assumed any of such obligations.
 
Section 6.    Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement: (a) Pledgor shall at any time fail timely to perform or comply with any provision of this Agreement after Pledgor actually obtains knowledge of such default or after notice of such default and a cure period of ten (10) days during which to cure such default; (b) any of the representations or warranties made by Pledgor in this Agreement shall be, or at any time shall become, false or inaccurate in any material respect after Pledgor actually obtains knowledge of such default or after notice of such default and a cure period of ten (10) days during which to cure such default; or (c) if there shall occur any Event of Default under the Note.
 
Section 7.    Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Pledgor represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Pledgee as follows:
 
(a)    Pledgor is a duly formed limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to execute and deliver to Pledgee this Agreement, to own its properties and to perform the obligations and carry out the duties imposed upon Pledgor by this Agreement. Pledgor is not required by applicable law to be authorized to do business in any other jurisdiction.
 
(b)    Pledgor is, and at all times will be, the only record and beneficial owner of the Pledged Collateral. Pledgor will defend Pledgee’s right, title and interest in and to the Pledged Collateral pledged by it pursuant hereto against the claims and demands of any third party. The costs and expenses incurred by Pledgor to defend Pledgee’s rights, title and interests in and to the Pledged Collateral, shall be borne solely and exclusively by Pledgor.
 
(c)    Pledgor’s rights to Distributions, if any, under the Organizational Documents of Teltronics are not subject to any defense, offset, counterclaim or contingency whatsoever. Giving effect to the aforesaid grants and pledges to Pledgee and the deliveries required hereunder, Pledgee has, as of the date of this Agreement, and, as to any Pledged Collateral acquired from time to time after such date, shall have, a valid, perfected and continuing first priority lien upon and security interest in the Pledged Collateral; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made with respect to the perfected status of the security interest of Pledgee in the proceeds of the Pledged Collateral consisting of “cash proceeds” or “non-cash proceeds” as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Delaware (the “Code”).
 
(d)    Pledgor agrees to pay, and to save Pledgee harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamps, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the exercise by Pledgee of any right or remedy granted to it.
 
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(e)    Pledgor shall not transfer any of the Pledged Collateral until payment or satisfaction in full of the Obligations.
 
(f)    This Agreement and each provision herein has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Pledgor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Pledgor, enforceable against Pledgor in accordance with its terms.
 
(g)    The principal place of business and chief executive office of Pledgor and the principal place where Pledgor’s records concerning the Pledged Collateral are kept, is the Pledgor’s address provided in this Agreement. Pledgor will not change such principal place of business or remove such records nor will Pledgor move its principal place of business from such address unless it shall provide Pledgee with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof and there shall have been taken such action, satisfactory to Pledgee, as may be necessary to maintain the security interest of Pledgee hereunder at all times fully perfected and in full force and effect. Pledgor shall not change its name unless it shall have given Pledgee at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any such proposed change and shall have taken such action, satisfactory to Pledgee, as may be necessary to maintain the security interest of Pledgee in the Pledged Collateral at all times fully perfected and in full force and effect.
 
(h)    Pledgor has delivered to Pledgee true, correct and complete copies of all of the Organizational Documents of Pledgor, and Pledgor shall not permit or consent to any amendments thereto without the prior written consent of Pledgee. The Organizational Documents of Pledgor have been duly executed and delivered by Pledgor and the shareholders, directors, members, managers, officers, incorporators, or organizers, as the case may be, of Pledgor and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such parties enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. Pledgor has the full power and authority to own its property and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and has the power and authority to execute and deliver and to perform its Obligations hereunder and under any of the other documents to which it is a party.
 
The representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 7 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
 
Section 8.    Further Assurances. Pledgor agrees that at any time and from time to time Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be reasonably necessary or desirable, or that Pledgee may request, in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted or to enable Pledgee to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Pledged Collateral.
 
Section 9.     Distributions.
 
(a)    Upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default:
 
(i)    All rights of Pledgor to receive Distributions and any and all proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Pledged Collateral (or any portion thereof) which Pledgor would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in Pledgee, who shall thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold as Pledged Collateral such Distributions and proceeds.
 
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(ii)    All Distributions and proceeds which are received by Pledgor contrary to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section 9 shall be received in trust for the benefit of Pledgee, shall be segregated from other funds of Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to Pledgee as Pledged Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
 
(iii)    All Distributions received by Pledgor in a partial or total liquidation of Teltronics shall, in the event that any of the Obligations remain outstanding at the time of such partial or total liquidation, be paid to Pledgee and applied by Pledgee to such outstanding Obligations.
 
Section 10.    Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Interests. Pledgor agrees, so long as any of the Obligations are outstanding, not to:
 
(a)    sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option or similar right with respect to, any of the Pledged Collateral; or
 
(b)    create or permit to exist any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral; or
 
(c)    sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant an option or similar right with respect to, the thirty thousand shares of Series C Preferred Stock not constituting the Pledged Collateral until the Note is fully paid.  
 
Section 11.    Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact. Pledgor hereby appoints Pledgee the attorney-in-fact for Pledgor, with full authority in the place and stead of Pledgor and in the name of Pledgor or otherwise, from time to time in Pledgee’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which Pledgee may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive, endorse and collect all Distributions and any instruments made payable to Pledgor representing any dividend, interest payment or other Distributions in respect of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same. Pledgor agrees that the foregoing power constitutes a power coupled with an interest which may not be revoked and which shall survive until all of the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full and satisfied, provided that except with respect to the execution and filing of the Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements, this paragraph shall not be effective until the occurrence of an Event of Default.
 
Section 12.    Pledgee to Perform. If Pledgor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, Pledgee may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of Pledgee incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Pledgor in accordance with Section 17 hereof.
 
Section 13.    Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default:
 
(a)    Pledgee may, without any notice to Pledgor of the occurrence of such Event of Default, except as otherwise expressly required under the Note, exercise in respect of the Pledged Collateral, in addition to the other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to Pledgee, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code in
 
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effect at that time, and Pledgee may also, without notice except as specified below, sell the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of Pledgee’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as Pledgee may deem commercially reasonable. Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) business days notice to Pledgor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. Pledgee shall not be obligated to make any sale of Pledged Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. Pledgee may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
 
(b)    Pledgee may transfer all or any part of the Pledged Collateral into Pledgee’s name or the name of its nominee or nominees, by endorsing the Certificates.
 
(c)    Pledgee may vote all or any part of the Pledged Collateral (whether or not transferred into the name of Pledgee) and give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Pledged Collateral and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof (Pledgor hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing Pledgee the proxy and attorney-in-fact of Pledgor, with full power of substitution to do so).
 
(d)    Any Pledged Collateral or proceeds thereof held by Pledgee as Pledged Collateral and all proceeds thereof received by Pledgee in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Pledged Collateral may, in the discretion of Pledgee, be held by Pledgee as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter, be applied (after payment of any amounts payable to Pledgee pursuant to Section 17 hereof), in whole or in part by Pledgee for the benefit of Pledgor, against all or any part of the Obligations and in such order as Pledgee shall elect. Any surplus of such Pledged Collateral or proceeds thereof held by Pledgee and remaining after payment or satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations and the expenses referred to in Section 17 hereof shall be delivered or paid over to Pledgor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus.
 
(e)    Each right, power and remedy of Pledgee provided for in this Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other such right, power or remedy. The exercise or beginning of the exercise by Pledgee of any one or more of the rights, powers or remedies provided for in this Agreement now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Pledgee of all such other rights, powers or remedies, and no failure or delay on the part of Pledgee to exercise any such right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof.
 
Section 14.    Jurisdiction, Venue, Service of Process. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT, AT PLEDGEE’S OPTION, ONLY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BREVARD COUNTY OR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. PLEDGOR HEREBY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. PLEDGOR
 
 
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IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS AS SET FORTH ABOVE. PLEDGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF PLEDGEE TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST PLEDGOR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
 
Section 15.    Jury Trial Waiver. EACH OF PLEDGOR AND PLEDGEE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF PLEDGOR OR PLEDGEE RELATING TO THE NOTE, AND THE LENDING RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR PLEDGEE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
 
Section 16.     Indemnity. The Pledgor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Pledgee from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, judgments and liabilities (including liabilities for penalties) of whatsoever kind or nature, and to reimburse the Pledgee for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, growing out of or resulting from this Agreement or the exercise by the Pledgee of any right or remedy granted to it hereunder; provided, that the Pledgor shall not be required to indemnify the Pledgee in respect of any claims, demands, losses, judgments, liabilities, costs or expenses arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Pledgee. In no event shall the Pledgee be liable, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, for any matter or thing in connection with this Agreement other than to account for moneys actually received by it in accordance with the terms hereof. If and to the extent that the obligations of the Pledgor under this Section 16 are unenforceable for any reason, the Pledgor hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under applicable law. Notwith-standing any other provision of this Agreement, the Pledgee shall not be liable hereunder for any action or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent of its gross negligence or willful misconduct.
 
Section 17.    Expenses. Upon demand, Pledgor will pay to Pledgee the amount of any and all expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Pledgee’s counsel and of any experts and agents, which Pledgee may incur in connection with (i) the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Collateral, (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of Pledgee’s rights hereunder, or (iii) the failure by Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
 
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Section 18. Amendments, Waivers, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by Pledgor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Pledgee, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
 
Section 19. Notices. All notices, demands, instructions and other communications required or permitted to be given to or made upon any party hereto shall be given in the manner specified in the Note, and at the address of each party hereto set forth below its signature on the signature page hereto. The parties hereto may change the address at which they are to receive notices hereunder by notice in writing in the foregoing manner to all parties.
 
Section 20. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment or satisfaction in full of the Obligations, (ii) be binding upon Pledgor, its permitted transferees, representatives, successors and assigns, and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of Pledgee hereunder, to the benefit of Pledgee and its permitted transferees, representatives, successors and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (iii), Pledgee, but not Pledgor, may assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement together with the Pledged Collateral, the Note and any other Obligations to any other Persons to the extent permitted by the Note, and such other Persons shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to Pledgee herein or otherwise. Upon the indefeasible payment or satisfaction in full of the Obligations, (x) Pledgor shall be entitled to the return, upon its request and at its expense, of such portion of the Pledged Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied or forfeited pursuant to the terms hereof, and (y) this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect except for the provisions of Sections 5, 12 and 16, which shall survive.
 
Section 21. Severability. If for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid and contrary to any existing or future law, such invalidity shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are valid.
 
Section 22. Governing Law; Terms. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Code are used herein as therein defined.
 
Section 23. Recitals. The Recitals at the beginning of this Agreement are hereby incorporated into the substantive provisions of this Agreement.
 
Section 24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by means of facsimile or other non-alterable electronic transmission), and it shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart, but it shall be sufficient that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of the persons required to bind any party, appear on one or more such counterparts. All counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other counterparts.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor has caused this Pledge Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.
 


IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC
HARRIS CORPORATION 
   
By: /s/ L. Balikowsky, Mgr.                     
Name: L. Bailkowsky
Title: Manager
By: /s/ Charles J. Greene                     
Name: Charles J. Greene
Title: V.P.-Tax & Treasurer

Address:
3402 Oak Grove, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75204
Attention: Manager
Address:
1025 West NASA Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32919
Attention: Scott t. Mikuen


 
PLEDGOR:
* * * * *
State of TEXAS
County of DALLAS

On  March 29, 2007 before me appeared L. Balikowsky           who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

Notary Public,
Commission No.   
Expires  July 25. 2009   
 
 
 
/s/ Patricia Stevens
 
Notary


PLEDGEE:
* * * * *
State of FLORIDA
County of BREVARD

On  March 29, 2007  before me appeared Charles J. Greene    who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.



Notary Public,
Commission No. DD263331         
Expires   2/24/08   
 
 
 
/s/ Vicki L. Calicchia
 
Notary

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Exhibit A
 
AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PLEDGE
 
OF TELTRONICS, INC.
 
Teltronics, Inc. (the “undersigned” or “Teltronics”) hereby agrees, acknowledges and consents to the execution and delivery to HARRIS CORPORATION (“Pledgee”), of that certain Pledge Agreement by IHL INVESTMENTS, LLC (“Pledgor”) dated of even date herewith (the “Pledge”), as collateral security for the payment and performance by the Pledgor under the Note delivered to Pledgee and the assignment and pledge under the Pledge to Pledgee by Pledgor of all of Pledgor’s right, title and interest to the Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Pledge). All capitalized terms used herein not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pledge.
 
The undersigned shall cause all of its books and records to reflect the pledge of the Pledged Collateral to Pledgee and agrees not to consent to or to permit any transfer of the Pledged Collateral or any other action that may be taken by Pledgor that might constitute a breach of any term or condition of the Pledge or any Event of Default so long as any Obligations remain outstanding, except in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Pledge. The undersigned represents and warrants that (i) the execution and delivery of the Pledge does not violate any of the undersigned’s Organizational Documents (including without limitation Teltronics’ Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as they may be amended) or any other agreement to which the undersigned is a party or by which any of the property of the undersigned is bound, (ii) Pledgor’s shares in the undersigned are as set forth in the Pledge and such shares in the undersigned are not subject to any claim, lien or encumbrance whatsoever of any kind or nature; and (iii) the undersigned does not have any claim, right of offset, or counterclaim against Pledgor under or with respect to the Pledged Collateral or otherwise under any of the undersigned’s Organizational Documents, and Pledgor is not in default to the undersigned or otherwise under or in respect of any of its obligations under any of the undersigned’s Organizational Documents. The undersigned agrees that Pledgee and/or its representatives may at any time during reasonable business hours inspect the books, records and properties of the undersigned, and the undersigned shall, so long as any Obligations remain outstanding, at least five (5) business days prior to the time any Distributions are proposed to be made, give written notice thereof to Pledgee at its address provided in the Pledge. The undersigned has issued a certificate representing Pledgor’s shares in the undersigned. The undersigned maintains books or records for or relating to the transfer of shares in the undersigned.
 
Notwithstanding the security interests of Pledgee in the Pledged Collateral, Pledgee shall have no obligation or liability whatsoever to the undersigned, or any stockholder or director thereof, or any creditor or other person having any relationship, contractual or otherwise, with the undersigned, nor shall Pledgee be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of Pledgor under any of the undersigned’s Organizational Documents, or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment due Pledgor arising thereunder. The undersigned acknowledges that the security interest of Pledgee in the Pledged Collateral and all of Pledgee’s rights and remedies under the Pledge may be freely transferred or assigned by Pledgee, as
 
 
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permitted by the Note. In the event of any such transfer or assignment, all of the provisions of this Agreement and Acknowledgment of Pledge shall inure to the benefit of the transferees, successors and/or assigns of Pledgee. The provisions of this Agreement and Acknowledgment of Pledge shall likewise be binding upon any and all permitted transferees, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
 
The undersigned hereby agrees that it will comply with all reasonable instructions concerning the Pledged Collateral originated by Pledgee without further consent of Pledgor and that: (i) all Distributions will be made directly to Pledgee until the Obligations have been paid in full, (ii) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Pledgee shall have the sole and exclusive right to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Pledged Collateral, and (iii) Pledgee may take any reasonable action which Pledgee may deem necessary for the maintenance, preservation and protection of any of the Pledged Collateral or Pledgee’s security interests therein, including, without limitation, the right to declare any or all Obligations to be immediately due and payable without demand or notice and the right to transfer any of the Pledged Interests or other Pledged Collateral into Pledgee’s name or the name of any designee or nominee of Pledgee.
 
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that on the date hereof, Pledgee sold to Pledgor 40,000 shares of Series C Preferred stock of the undersigned but that only 10,000 of such shares are part of the Pledged Collateral and that 30,000 of such shares are not pledged (such unpledged shares and any underlying common stock is referred to as the “Unpledged Shares”). The undersigned hereby acknowledges that it will not register or effect any transfer or sale of the Unpledged Shares on its books or otherwise, unless the Obligations have previously been paid in full or unless the proceeds of such sale or transfer shall have been applied to pay the Obligations under the Note. The undersigned also acknowledges that unless the Obligations have previously been paid in full, any dividends or other Distributions on the Unpledged Shares will be paid directly to Pledgee to be applied to the Obligations under the Note.

The undersigned shall, from time to time, promptly execute and deliver such further instruments, documents and agreements, and perform such further acts as may be necessary or proper to carry out and effect the terms of the Pledge and this Agreement and Acknowledgment of Pledge.

This Agreement and Acknowledgment of Pledge is being given to induce Pledgee to accept the Pledge and with the understanding that Pledgee will rely hereon.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement and Acknowledgment of Pledge to be duly executed and delivered.
 
Dated this 29th day of March, 2007.
 

 
TELTRONICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Ewen R. Cameron                                             
Name: Ewen R. Cameron
Title: President & CEO

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EX-10.4 5 ex10-4registrationagmt.htm EXHIBIT 10.4 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.4 Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit 4

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


This Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") dated this 27th day of March, 2002, is by and between Teltronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation the "Company") and HARRIS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Harris", which, together with any subsequent assignees subject to the provisions hereof, the "Holder").

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on the date hereof the Company has issued the Holder shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Shares") effective the date hereof which are initially convertible into an aggregate of 1,454,545 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Company's Certificate of Designations creating the Preferred Shares (such shares of Common Stock being the "Conversion Shares");

WHEREAS, none of the Conversion Shares have been registered under the Securities Act (as defined below) and, as a inducement to Holder, the Company has agreed to grant to Holder certain registration rights with respect to the Conversion Shares as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.    Demand Registration.

(a)    Demand Right. If the Company shall receive from Initiating Holders (as defined in Section 10) at any time or times a written request that the Company effect any registration with respect to Registrable Securities (the "Demand Request"), in an offering to be firmly underwritten by underwriter(s) selected by the Initiating Holders (which underwriter(s) shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) the Company shall:

(i)    promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of  Registrable Securities ("Notice of Demand Request"); and

(ii)    as soon as practicable, use its best efforts to file a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities so requested to be registered and to effect such registration including, without limitation, filing post-effective amendments, appropriate qualifications under applicable blue sky or other state securities laws, and appropriate compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all of such Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other holders of Registrable Securities joining in such request as are specified in a written request received by the Company within twenty (20) days after the date of the Notice of Demand Request.


The Company shall only be required to effect, pursuant to this Section 1, four (4) registrations of Registrable Securities. A requested registration shall not count for these purposes unless (A) such registration statement has been declared effective and an offering closed in which at least 90% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Initiating Holders shall have been sold or (B) the registration has been withdrawn by the Initiating Holders and the Initiating Holders have not paid the Registration Expenses pursuant to Section 4 hereof in circumstances in which they were required to bear such expenses.

The registration statement filed pursuant to the request of the Initiating Holders may, subject to the provisions of Sections 1(b) and (7) hereof and the prior written consent of the Initiating Holders, include other securities of the Company, with respect to which registration rights have been granted, and may include securities of the Company being sold for the account of the Company, provided that all the Registrable Securities for which the Initiating Holders have requested registration shall be covered by such registration statement before any such other securities are included.

(b)    Proviso. The Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any such registration pursuant to this Section 1:

(i)    in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification, or compliance, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act;

(ii)    during the period starting with the date thirty (30) days prior to the Company's good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date seventy-five (75) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or
 
(iii)    if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities which may be immediately registered on Form S-3    pursuant to a request made under Section 3 hereof.
 
     (c)    Deferral of Registration. If (i) in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, the filing of a registration statement as soon as practicable after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders would be materially detrimental to the Company because there exist bona fide financing, acquisition or other activities of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company concludes, as a result, that it is essential to defer the filing of such registration statement at such time, and (ii) the Company shall furnish to the Initiating Holders a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company for such registration statement to be filed in the near future and that it is essential to defer the filing of such registration statement, then the Company shall have the right to defer


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such filing (except as provided in Subsection (b)(ii) above) for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders, provided that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any twelve-month period, and provided further that the Initiating Holders shall be entitled to withdraw the request for registration and, if such request is withdrawn, such registration shall not count as a permitted requested registration hereunder and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with such withdrawn registration request.

(d)    Underwriting. The right of any other holders of Registrable Securities joining in a request for registration as provided in Section 1(a)(ii) above to registration pursuant to this Section 1 shall be conditioned upon such holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting on the same terms as those of the Initiating Holders (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such holder with respect to such participation and inclusion).

(e)    Procedures. In any registration pursuant to Section 1, if the Company shall request inclusion of securities to be sold for its own account, or if other persons entitled to incidental registrations shall request inclusion in such registration pursuant to Subsection (c) above, the Initiating Holders shall, on behalf of all holders of Registrable Securities, offer to include such securities in the underwriting and may condition such offer on the acceptance by the Company or such other persons of the further applicable provisions of this Section 1. The Company shall (together with all Holders and such other persons proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the representative(s) of the underwriter(s) selected for such underwriting by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, if the representative of the underwriter(s) advises the Initiating Holders of the need for an Underwriter's Cutback (as defined in Section 10), the number of shares to be included in the underwriting or registration shall be allocated as set forth in Section 8 hereof. If a person who has requested inclusion in such registration as provided in this Subsection (e) does not agree to the terms of any such underwriting, such person shall be excluded therefrom by written notice from the Company, the underwriter or the Initiating Holders, and the securities owned by such person(s) shall be withdrawn from registration (the "Withdrawn Securities"). If there are any Withdrawn Securities and if there was an Underwriter's Cutback, then the Company shall offer to all holders who have retained rights to include securities in the registration the right to include additional securities in the registration in an aggregate amount equal to the number of Withdrawn Securities that would have been included in the registration after giving effect to the Underwriter's Cutback had such securities not been withdrawn, with such shares to be allocated among such Holders requesting additional inclusion in accordance with Section 8.

2.    Piggyback Registration.

(a)    Notice and Procedures. If the Company proposes to register any of its Common Stock either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders exercising their respective demand registration rights (other than pursuant to Sections 1 or 3 hereof), the Company will:


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(i)    promptly give written notice thereof to the Holder or, if different, to each holder of Registrable Securities; and

(ii)    use its best efforts to include in such registration (and any related qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), except as set forth in Section 2(b) below, and in any underwriting involved therein, all the Registrable Securities specified in a written request or requests, made by any holder of Registrable Securities and received by the Company within fifteen (15) days after the written notice from the Company described in clause (i) above, which written request may specify the inclusion of all or a part of such holder's Registrable Securities.

The provisions of this Section 2 shall not apply to any registration relating solely to employee benefit plans (as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act), or a registration relating solely to a Rule 145 transaction, or a registration on any registration form that does not permit secondary sales.

(b)    Underwriting. If the registration of which the Company gives notice is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the holders of Registrable Securities as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 2(a)(i). In such event, the right of any holders to registration pursuant to this Section shall be conditioned upon such holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company and the other holders of securities of the Company with registration rights to participate therein distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the representative of the underwriter(s) selected by the Company.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2, if the representative of the underwriters advises the Company of the need for an Underwriter's Cutback, the representative may (subject to the limitations set forth below) limit the number of Registrable Securities to be included in the registration and underwriting; provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall be included in any over-allotment option granted to the underwriters before inclusion of any shares from the Company. The Company shall advise all holders of securities requesting registration of the Underwriter's Cutback, and the number of shares of securities that are entitled to be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated first to the Company for securities being sold for its own account and thereafter as set forth in Section 9. If any person does not agree to the terms of any such underwriting, it shall be excluded therefrom by written notice from the Company or the underwriter and any securities so excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration ("Withdrawn Securities").

If there are Withdrawn Securities and if there was an Underwriter's Cutback, the Company shall then offer to all persons who have retained the right to include securities in the registration the right to include additional securities in the registration in an aggregate amount equal to the number of shares of Withdrawn Securities that would have been included in the


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registration after giving effect to the Underwriter's Cutback had such securities not been withdrawn, with such shares to be allocated among such holders requesting additional inclusion in accordance with Section 9.

    (c)    Lock Up Agreements. If requested in writing by the Company and an underwriter of Common Stock for the Company, the holders of Registrable Securities shall agree not to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Common Stock of the Company held by such holder (other than those included in the registration statement) for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act, provided that all officers and directors of the Company, all holders of Registrable Securities, and all other holders of rights to registration of any other security of the Company enter into similar agreements identical in terms to that of the holders of Registrable Securities. The terms of this Section 2(c) shall not apply to sales made pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

3.    Registration On Form S-3.

(a)    After the Company has qualified for the use of Form S-3, in addition to the rights contained in the foregoing provisions of this Agreement, the holders of Registrable Securities shall have the right to request registrations on Form S-3 or any comparable or successor form. Each such request shall be in writing and shall state the anticipated number of shares of Registrable Securities to be disposed of and the anticipated gross proceeds of such shares, and the intended methods of disposition of such shares by such holder or holders, including whether such resales are to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Company shall not be obligated to effect any registration pursuant to this Section 3 if (i) the holder of Registrable Securities, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other shares of Common Stock (if any) on Form S-3 at an aggregate price to the public of less than $500,000, or (ii) in the event that the Company shall furnish the certification described in Subsection 1(b)(ii) or Subsection 1(c) (but subject to the limitations set forth therein), or (iii) the Company will be required to obtain an audit (other than for its normal year-end audit) for such registration to become effective. The Company shall only be required to effect two (2) registrations of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 in each calendar year, provided, however, that if the offering is to be effected on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 (or any successor rule), and the registration statement is kept effective for a period in excess of 180-days, then the Company shall not be required to effect another registration in that calendar year.

(b)    If a request complying with the requirements of Section 3(a) hereof is delivered to the Company, the provisions of Sections 1(a)(i) and (ii) and Section 1(b) hereof shall apply to such registration. If the registration is for an underwritten offering, the provisions of Sections 1(d) and 1(e) hereof shall also apply to such registration.

4.    Expenses Of Registration.

 
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All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to Sections 1, 2, and 3 hereof, shall be borne by the Company; provided, however, that a holder of Registrable Securities shall bear the Registration Expenses for any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 1 and subsequently withdrawn by that holder registering shares therein, unless such withdrawal is based upon (a) material adverse information relating to the Company that is different from the information known or available (upon request from the Company or otherwise) to the Initiating Holders at the time of their request for registration under Section 1, or (b) material adverse changes in the financial markets which result in a significant decline in the public market price for the Company's Common Stock of at least twenty percent (20%) from the date such registration proceeding is begun to the date of such withdrawal. All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered pursuant to Sections 1, 2, and 3 hereof, shall be borne by the holders of such securities pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of securities so registered on their behalf.

5.    Registration Procedures.

In the case of each registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration and sale of Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:

(a)    prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to the securities to be registered on such form as the Company deems appropriate and is permitted or qualified to use, and shall use all reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective for a period of ninety (90) days or until the holders have completed the distribution described in the registration statement relating thereto, whichever first occurs or, in the case of any registration of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 which are intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, for such period as shall be necessary to keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable Securities are sold;

(b)    prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;

(c)    furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities to be included in a registration statement, at a reasonable time prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of the registration statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto) in the form the Company proposes to file the same; and furnish such number of prospectuses and other documents incident thereto, including any amendment of or supplement to the prospectus, as such holder of Registrable Securities from time to time may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities owned by such Seller;

(d)    notify each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such


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registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances, and prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;

(e)    cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed; and provide a transfer agent and registrar and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration;

(f)    otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve months, but not more than eighteen (18) months, beginning with the first day of the Company's first full fiscal quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; and

(g)    in connection with any underwritten offering pursuant to a registration statement filed pursuant to Section 1 or 3 hereof, enter into an underwriting agreement containing customary underwriting provisions so as to effect the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities.

6.    Indemnification.

(a)    The Company will indemnify each holder of Registrable Securities, each of its officers, directors and partners, and each person controlling such holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, with respect to which registration has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, and each underwriter, if any, and each person who controls within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act any such underwriter, against all expenses, claims, losses, damages, and liabilities (or actions, proceedings, or settlements in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus (including any related registration statement, notification, or the like) incident to any registration under this Agreement, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, and will reimburse each such holder, each of its officers, directors, partners, and each person controlling such holder, each such underwriter, and each person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action, provided that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission based upon written information furnished to the Company by such holder

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or underwriter and stated to be specifically for use therein. It is agreed that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(b)    In connection with the registration or sale of shares of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, each holder whose Registrable Securities are included in such registration being effected under this Agreement, will indemnify the Company, each of its directors, officers, partners, and each underwriter, if any, of the Company's securities covered by such a registration statement, each person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such registration statement or prospectus, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and such directors, officers, partners, underwriters, or control person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement or prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such holder of the Registrable Securities, and stated to be specifically for use therein; provided, however, that the obligations of such holder hereunder shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claims, losses, damages, or liabilities if such settlement is effected without the consent of such holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section exceed the net amount of proceeds from the offering received by such holder.

(c)    Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section (the "Indemnified Party") shall give notice to the party or parties required to provide indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party's expense, and provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section, to the extent such failure is not prejudicial. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Each Indemnified Party shall furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.


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(d)    If the indemnification provided for in this Section is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

7.    Information By Holder.

Each holder of Registrable Securities shall furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding such holder and the distribution proposed by such holder as the Company or underwriters may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification, or compliance referred to in this Agreement.

8.    Allocation Of Registration Opportunities.

In any circumstance in which all of the Registrable Securities and other shares Common Stock of the Company with registration rights (the "Other Shares") requested to be included in a registration on behalf of the holders of Registrable Securities or other selling stockholders cannot be so included as a result of limitations of the aggregate number of shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares that may be so included, the number of shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares that may be so included shall be allocated among the holders of Registrable Securities and other selling stockholders requesting inclusion of shares pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares that would be held by such holders and other selling stockholders. If any holder of Registrable Securities or other selling stockholder does not request inclusion of the maximum number of shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares allocated to him pursuant to this procedure, the remaining portion of his allocation shall be reallocated among those requesting holders of Registrable Securities and other selling stockholders whose allocations did not satisfy their requests pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares which would be held by such holders and other selling stockholders, and this procedure shall be repeated until all of the shares of Registrable Securities and Other Shares which may be included in the registration on behalf of the holders of Registrable Securities and other selling stockholders have been so allocated. The

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Company shall not limit the number of Registrable Securities to be included in a registration pursuant to this Agreement in order to include shares held by stockholders with no registration rights or to include in that registration shares of stock issued to employees, officers, directors, or consultants pursuant to the Company's stock option plan, or in order to include in such registration securities registered for the Company's own account.

9.     Survival Of Rights; Termination Of Registration Rights.

The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the conversion of the Preferred Shares. The right of any holder of Registrable Securities to request registration or inclusion in any registration pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate on such date as all shares of Registrable Securities held or entitled to be held upon conversion by such holder shall be freely tradable under Rule 144(k).

10.    Definitions.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms hereinafter set forth when used herein shall have the following meanings:

"Holder" shall mean any Person who holds Registrable Securities and any holder of Registrable Securities to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance herewith.

"Initiating Holders" shall mean holders of the Registrable Securities who in the aggregate hold not less than twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate of the original Registrable Securities, and who exercise rights to request registration under Section 1.

"Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust or other entity, business association or organization.

"Register," "registered" and "registration" shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement and such other action as might be required with respect to registration, qualification or compliance under applicable state securities laws.

"Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses incurred in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification, and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of custodians, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and its independent certified public accountants, blue sky fees and expenses, and reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the holders or selling stockholders, which counsel shall be chosen by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such registration, but shall not include Selling Expenses.

"Registrable Securities" shall mean (i) Conversion Shares issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, and (ii) any Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with


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respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement of, the shares referred to in clause (i); provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall not include any securities which have been distributed to the public pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act, or sold to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker in compliance with Rule 144.

"Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.

"Rule 145" shall mean Rule 145 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.

"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"Security" shall have the same meaning as in Section 2(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

"Selling Expenses" shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for any stockholder (other than the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities, as selling stockholders, included in Registration Expenses).

"Underwriter's Cutback" shall mean a reduction in the number of shares to be included in any underwritten offering as the result of receipt of written notice from the representative(s) of the underwriters to the effect that the number of shares requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to either the Company (in a primary registration) or the majority of the holders initially requesting such registration (in a secondary registration).

11.    Other Registration Rights.

Except as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall not hereafter grant to any person the right to request the Company to register any equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, provided that the Company may grant rights to other persons to participate in piggyback registrations as provided in Section 2 hereof so long as such rights are subordinate to the rights of the holders of Registrable Securities with respect to such piggyback registrations.

12.    Notice.

All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing, signed by the party giving such notice, demand or communication and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) one (1) day after being sent to the recipient by a nationally recognized overnight courier service (charges

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prepaid) or sent by facsimile transmission, or (iii) three (3) business days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to each party at the address set forth below, or at such other address as may have been previously supplied by written notice to the sending party:


Holder:
Harris Corporation
1025 NASA Boulevard
Melbourne, Florida 32919
Attention: Corporate Secretary
   
with a copy to:
Scott T. Mikuen, Esq.
Vice President-Counsel,
Corporate & Commercial Operations
and Assistant Secretary
1025 NASA Boulevard
Melbourne, Florida 32919
Fax: (321) 727-9234
   
The Company:
Teltronics, Inc.
2150 Whitfield Industrial Way
Sarasota, Florida 34243
Fax: (941) 751-7724
Attention: Ewen R. Cameron, President
   
with a copy to:
Blair & Roach
2645 Sheridan Drive
Tonawanda, New York 14150
Fax: (716) 834-9197
Attention: John N. Blair, Esq.

13.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    Remedies. Any person having rights under any provision of this Agreement will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may at its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) for specific performance and for other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

(b)    Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company, the Holder (as long as the Holder holds any Registrable Securities) and holders of at least a majority of any other outstanding Registrable Securities and any such amendment or waiver shall
 

 
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be binding on all Holders, provided that in no event shall the obligation of any Holder hereunder be materially increased except with the written consent of such Holder.

(c)    Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not. In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of purchasers or holders of Registrable Securities are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent holder of Registrable Securities.

(d)    Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be in effect only to the extent that such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

(e)    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement.

(f)    Descriptive Headings The section numbers and descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

(g)    Governing Law. The Delaware General Corporation Law shall govern all issues and questions concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders and all other issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Delaware.

(h)    Jurisdiction and Venue. The Company and Holder hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of Brevard County in the State of Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, as well as to the jurisdiction of all courts from which an appeal may be taken from such courts, for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of any of its obligations arising under this Agreement or with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and expressly waives any and all objections it may have as to venue in any of such courts.

(i)    Notice of Transfer. The Holder and any other holder of Registrable Securities agrees to notify the Company of any transfers of Registrable Securities; provided, however, that any failure to give such notice shall not adversely effect the rights to which any holder or transferee of Registrable Securities would otherwise be entitled hereunder.




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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.



 
COMPANY:
 
TELTRONICS, INC.
 
 
 
By: /s/ Ewen R. Cameron                    
 
Ewen R. Cameron
President
   
 
HOLDER:
 
HARRIS CORPORATION
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Morrill                        
 
Name:     Jeffrey P. Morrill
Its:          Assistant Treasurer








 
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