GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
8-K, EX-10.1, 2000-10-20
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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                             STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT

(this  "AGREEMENT"),  dated as of October 3, 2000,  among  Global  Technologies,
Ltd., a Delaware corporation ("Pledgor"),  and the pledgees signatory hereto and
their respective endorsees, transferees and assignees (collectively, "PLEDGEE").

                                  WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS,  pursuant to the Convertible  Secured Note Purchase Agreement (the
"PURCHASE  Agreement"),  dated the date  hereof  between  Pledgor  and  Pledgee,
Pledgor  is  selling  an  aggregate  principal  amount of  $7,000,000  of its 8%
Convertible Notes (the "NOTES") to Pledgee; and

     WHEREAS, as a material inducement to Pledgee to purchase the Notes, Pledgee
has required  and Pledgor has agreed to grant to Pledgee a security  interest in
shares of U.S.  Wireless  Corporation's  (the "Company")  common stock, $.01 par
value per share (the "SHARES")  currently  owned by Pledgor.  Terms used and not
defined  herein  shall  have  the  meaning  ascribed  to  them  in the  Purchase
Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and the mutual
covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

     1. THE PLEDGED SHARES.  The pledged Shares,  (i) shall be held in escrow by
counsel to the Pledgee;  (ii) shall have been held by Pledgor for a period of at
least one year prior to the date hereof;  and (iii)  shall,  except as otherwise
provided herein, while the Notes are outstanding,  have an aggregate value equal
to 200% of the  outstanding  principal  balance  of the Notes  ("PLEDGED  SHARES
VALUE"),  PROVIDED,  that, if at any time while the Notes are  outstanding,  the
Pledged  Shares  Value (as defined  below)  drops below 150% of the  outstanding
principal balance of the Notes,  then the Pledgor shall,  within five days after
receipt of written notice from Pledgee  requesting  additional  Shares,  deposit
with counsel to the Pledgee, to be held in escrow, additional Shares so that the
aggregate  value of the Shares shall equal the Pledged Shares Value.  The Shares
shall be held as collateral security for the timely and full satisfaction of all
obligations of Pledgor  (including the obligations to timely deliver  Underlying
Shares as and when required by the  Transaction  Documents),  whether matured or
unmatured,  now or  hereafter  existing or created and becoming due and payable,
under  the  Transaction   Documents  (such   obligations  are  collectively  the
"OBLIGATIONS").  For purposes hereof, the aggregate value of the Shares shall be
equal to the average of the closing bid prices of the Shares for the ten Trading
Days immediately preceding the date of any such determination  multiplied by the
aggregate  number of Shares  then being held as  collateral.  EXHIBIT A attached
hereto, shows how the actual number of shares of U.S. Wireless stock required to
be  pledged  hereunder  (without  regard to any  additional  shares  that may be
required) were determined.
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     2.  SECURITY.   As  collateral   security  for  the  punctual  payment  and
performance,  when due,  by  Pledgor  of all the  Obligations,  Pledgor,  hereby
pledges with, hypothecates, transfers and assigns to Pledgee, its successors and
assigns,  all of the Shares and any additional  Shares as may be required herein
and all proceeds, shares and other securities received,  receivable or otherwise
distributed  in respect of or in  exchange  for the Shares,  including,  without
limitation,  any  shares  and  other  securities  into  which  such  Shares  are
convertible  or  exchangeable  (collectively  referred to as the  "COLLATERAL").
Simultaneously herewith and with the delivery of any additional Shares as may be
required   herein,   Pledgor  shall   deliver  to  Pledgee  the   certificate(s)
representing the Shares,  stamped with a bank medallion guarantee,  along with a
stock transfer power duly executed in blank by Pledgor, to be held by Pledgee as
security.  Any other  Collateral  received by Pledgor shall also be delivered to
Pledgee  together  with any executed  stock powers or other  transfer  documents
requested  by Pledgee,  which  request may be made at any time prior to the date
when the Obligations shall have been paid and otherwise satisfied in full.

     3. VOTING POWER, DIVIDENDS, ETC. AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

         (a)  Unless  and until an Event of  Default  as set forth in  Section 3
hereof has occurred, Pledgor shall be entitled to:

              (i) exercise all voting and/or consensual powers pertaining to the
Shares or other Collateral, or any part thereof, for all purposes;

              (ii) receive and retain  dividends paid with respect to the Shares
or other Collateral; and

              (iii) receive the benefits of any income tax deductions  available
to Pledgor as a shareholder of the Company.

         (b) Pledgor  agrees that it will not sell,  assign,  transfer,  pledge,
hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Shares.

         (c) Pledgor agrees to pay all costs including all reasonable attorneys'
fees and  disbursements  incurred  by Pledgee in  enforcing  this  Agreement  in
accordance with its terms.

     4. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.

         (d) For the purposes of this Agreement "Event of Default" shall mean:

              (i)  default  in  or  under  any  of  the  Obligations  after  the
expiration, without cure, of any applicable cure period; or

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              (ii) a breach in any  material  respect  by  Pledgor of any of its
representations or warranties in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents; or
(iii) the occurrence of a Event of Default (as defined in the Note).

         (e) Pledgee shall have the  following  rights upon any Event of Default
and for so long as the Obligations are not satisfied in full:

              (i) the rights and  remedies  provided by the  Uniform  Commercial
Code as  adopted  by the State of New York (the  "UCC")  (as said law may at any
time be amended);

              (ii) the right to receive and retain all  dividends,  payments and
other  distributions  of any  kind  upon  any or all  of  the  Shares  or  other
Collateral;

              (iii)  the  right  to  cause  any or all of the  Shares  or  other
Collateral to be  transferred to its own name or to the name of its designee and
have  such  transfer  recorded  in any  place or places  deemed  appropriate  by
Pledgee; and

              (iv)  the  right  (subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Section
3(b)(iv))  to sell,  at a public or private  sale,  the  Collateral  or any part
thereof  for cash,  upon  credit or for  future  delivery,  and at such price or
prices  in  accordance  with the UCC (as such law may be  amended  from  time to
time).  Upon any such sale Pledgee  shall have the right to deliver,  assign and
transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold. Pledgee shall give the
Pledgor  reasonable  notification  (which shall not be more than three days), as
required  under the UCC, of its intention to make any such sale.  Any such sale,
shall be held at such time or times during  ordinary  business hours and at such
place or places as  Pledgee  may fix in the  notice of such  sale.  Pledgee  may
adjourn or cancel any sale or cause the same to be  adjourned  from time to time
by  announcement  at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be
made at any time or place to which the same may be so adjourned.  In case of any
sale of all or any part of the Collateral upon terms calling for payments in the
future,  any  Collateral  so sold may be retained  by Pledgee  until the selling
price is paid by the purchaser thereof,  but Pledgee shall incur no liability in
the case of the failure of such  purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral
so sold and, in the case of such failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon
like notice.  Pledgee,  however,  instead of exercising the power of sale herein
conferred  upon  it,  may  proceed  by a suit or suits  at law or in  equity  to
foreclose the security interest and sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof,
under a judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent  jurisdiction,  the
Pledgor having been given due notice of all such action.  Pledgee shall incur no
liability  as a result  of a sale of the  Collateral  or any part  thereof.  All
proceeds  of  any  such  sale,  after  deducting  the  reasonable  expenses  and
reasonable  attorneys'  fees  incurred in  connection  with such sale,  shall be
applied in reduction of the  Obligations,  and the  remainder,  if any, shall be
paid to Pledgor.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,  following an
Event of Default,  the Pledgee  agrees that it will limit sales of the Shares to

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15% or less of the average monthly trading volume of the Shares,  as reported by
Bloomberg  L.P. (or the  successor to its  function of reporting  share  volume)
during each 30 day period immediately preceding such sales measured on a rolling
30 day period.

     5.  APPLICATION  OF  PROCEEDS;   RELEASE.  The  proceeds  of  any  sale  or
enforcement of or against all or any part of the Collateral,  and any other cash
or collateral at the time held by Pledgee hereunder, shall be applied by Pledgee
first to the payment of the  reasonable  costs of any such sale or  enforcement,
then to reimburse Pledgee for any damages, costs or expenses incurred by Pledgee
as a result of an Event of Default,  then to the payment of the principal amount
of, and interest and any other payments due in respect of, the Obligations.  The
remainder,  if  any,  shall  be  paid to  Pledgor.  As  used in this  Agreement,
"proceeds"  shall mean cash,  securities and other property  realized in respect
of, and distributions in kind of, the Collateral, including any thereof received
under any  reorganization,  liquidation  or  adjustment of debt of any issuer of
securities  included  in  the  Collateral.  Upon  performance  in  full  of  the
Obligations by the Company, Pledgee shall release the Collateral to Pledgor.

     6.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  Pledgor hereby represents and warrants
to Pledgee that:

              (v) Pledgor has full power and authority and legal right to pledge
the  Collateral  to  Pledgee  pursuant  to this  Agreement  and  this  Agreement
constitutes  a legal,  valid and binding  obligation of Pledgor  enforceable  in
accordance with its terms;

              (vi) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
other  instruments  contemplated  herein will not violate any  provision  of any
order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality or of any mortgage,
indenture,  contract  or other  agreement  to which the Pledgor is a party or by
which the Pledgor and the  Collateral  may be bound,  and will not result in the
creation  or  imposition  of any lien,  charge or  encumbrance  on, or  security
interest in, any of the Pledgor's  properties pursuant to the provisions of such
mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement;

              (vii) Pledgor is the sole owner of the  Collateral  free and clear
of all liens and the Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued,  fully
paid and non-assessable; and

              (viii) the Pledgor is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.

     7. NO WAIVER; NO ELECTION OF REMEDIES. No failure on the part of Pledgee to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by Pledgee
of any right,  power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or

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the exercise of any other right,  power or remedy.  The remedies herein provided
are  cumulative  and are not  exclusive  of any  remedies  provided  by law.  In
addition,  the  exercise  of any right or remedy of  Pledgee at law or equity or
under  this  Agreement  or any of the  documents  shall  not be  deemed to be an
election of  Pledgee's  rights or  remedies  under such  documents  or at law or
equity.

     8. TERMINATION.  This Agreement shall terminate on the date on which all of
the Obligations shall have been paid and otherwise satisfied in full.

     9. FURTHER  ASSURANCES.  The parties  hereto agree that,  from time to time
upon the written request of any party hereto, they will execute and deliver such
further documents and do such other acts and things as such party may reasonably
request in order fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

     10. MISCELLANEOUS.

         (f)  MODIFICATION.  This  Agreement  contains the entire  understanding
between the parties with respect to the subject  matter hereof and  specifically
incorporates  all prior oral and  written  agreements  relating  to the  subject
matter  hereof.  No portion  or  provision  of this  Agreement  may be  changed,
modified,  amended,  waived,  supplemented,  discharged,  canceled or terminated
orally or by any course of dealing,  or in any manner other than by an agreement
in writing, signed by the party to be charged.

         (g) NOTICE.  Any and all notices or other  communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided  hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of  transmission,  if
such  notice or  communication  is  delivered  via  facsimile  at the  facsimile
telephone  number  specified in this Section  prior to 6:30 p.m.  (New York City
time) on a Business Day,  (ii) the Business Day after the date of  transmission,
if such notice or  communication  is delivered  via  facsimile at the  facsimile
telephone number specified in this Agreement later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date,
(iii) the  Business Day  following  the date of mailing,  if sent by  nationally
recognized  overnight courier service,  or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party
to whom such notice is required  to be given.  The address for such  notices and
communications shall be as follows:

         If to Pledgor:      Global Technologies, Ltd.
                             1811 Chestnut Street, Suite 120
                             Philadelphia, PA 19103
                             Facsimile No.: (215) 972-8183
                             Attn:  Chief Financial Officer/General Counsel

         With copies to:     Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
                             1600 Market Street
                             Philadelphia, PA 19103
                             Facsimile No.: (215) 751-2205
                             Attn: Richard P. Jaffe

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         If to the Pledgee:  c/o CITCO
                             Kaya Flamboyan 9
                             Curacao, Netherlands, Antilles
                             Facsimile No.: 011-599-9732-2008
                             Attention: W.R. Weber

                             Jurisdiction of organization:
                                 British Virgin Islands

         With copies to:     Genesee International Inc.
                             10500 NE 8th Street
                             Suite 1920
                             Bellevue, WA 98004
                             Facsimile No.: (425) 462-4645
                             Attn: Howard Coleman

                             And:

                             Koch Investment Group, Ltd.
                             4111 East 37th Street North
                             Wichita, Kansas 67270
                             Facsimile: (316) 828-7947
                             Attention: Josh Taylor

         With copies to:     Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP
                             1290 Avenue of the Americas
                             New York, NY 10104
                             Facsimile No.: (212) 541-1432 and (212) 541-4630
                             Attn: Eric L. Cohen, Esq.

         (h)  INVALIDITY.  If  any  part  of  this  Agreement  is  contrary  to,
prohibited  by, or deemed invalid under  applicable  laws or  regulations,  such
provision  shall be  inapplicable  and deemed omitted to the extent so contrary,
prohibited or invalid, but the remainder hereof shall not be invalidated thereby
and shall be given effect so far as possible.

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         (i) BENEFIT OF  AGREEMENT.  This  Agreement  shall be binding  upon and
inure to the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

         (j)  MUTUAL  AGREEMENT.   This  Agreement  embodies  the  arm's  length
negotiation  and mutual  agreement  between the parties  hereto and shall not be
construed against either party as having been drafted by it.

         (k) NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN.  The corporate law of Delaware shall govern
all issues  concerning the relative rights of the Company and its  stockholders.
All other  questions  concerning the  construction,  validity,  enforcement  and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to
the  principles  of  conflicts of law  thereof.  Each party  hereby  irrevocably
submits to the  jurisdiction of the state and Federal courts sitting in the city
of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in  connection  herewith  or with  any  transaction  contemplated  hereby  or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any
suit, action or proceeding,  any claim that it is not personally  subject to the
jurisdiction  of any such  court or that  such  suit,  action or  proceeding  is
improper.  Each party hereby  irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents  to process  being  served in any such suit,  action or  proceeding  by
mailing a copy  thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it
under this  Agreement  and agrees that such service  shall  constitute  good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted
by law.

                 [THE REMAINDER OF IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this Stock Pledge
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective  authorized  persons as of the
date first indicated above.

                                     GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.


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                                     ADVANTAGE FUND II LTD.


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                                         Name:
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                                     KOCH INVESTMENT GROUP LTD.


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