Acceleration, Etc Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in the foregoing Section 10.1(e) or 10.1(f), the Loan shall automatically and immediately terminate and the unpaid principal amount of and any and all accrued interest on the Loan shall automatically become immediately due and payable, with all additional interest from time to time accrued thereon and without presentment, demand or protest or other requirements of any kind (including, without limitation, valuation and appraisement, diligence, presentment, notice of intent to demand or accelerate or notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, and the obligations of Lender to make any further disbursement of the Loan shall thereupon terminate; and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, Lender may, by written notice to Borrower, (i) declare that the Loan is terminated, whereupon the Loan and the obligation of Lender to make any further disbursement of the Loan shall immediately terminate, and/or (ii) declare the unpaid principal amount of, any and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Loan and all of the other Obligations to be, and the same shall thereupon be, immediately due and payable with all additional interest from time to time accrued thereon and without presentment, demand, or protest or other requirements of any kind (including without limitation, valuation and appraisement, diligence, presentment, notice of intent to demand or accelerate and of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower. Without limiting Lender’s authority hereunder, on or after the Maturity Date, Lender may exercise any or all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents or applicable law, including, without limitation, foreclosure upon the Property or any additional collateral.
Events of Default Acceleration Etc (i) If any of the following events (“Events of Default” or, if the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both is required, then, prior to such notice or lapse of time, “Defaults”) shall occur:
(a) The Organization shall fail to pay any principal on the Loan when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment, and does not remedy such failure within ten (10) calendar days of its occurrence, unless otherwise forgiven by the Lender as provided in this Agreement;
(b) The Organization shall fail to pay any interest on the Loan, any fees, or other sums due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment, and does not remedy such failure within ten (10) calendar days of its occurrence, unless otherwise forgiven by the Lender as provided in this Agreement;
(c) The Organization shall fail to comply in any material respect with any of its covenants contained in Section 4(ii), Section 4(iii), Section 4(vi) or Section 4(vii) and such failure shall not be cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lender within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notice from the Lender demanding such cure or the Organization shall fail to comply in any material respect with any of its covenants contained in Section 4(iv), Section 4(v), Section 4(viii), Section 4(ix), Section 4(x) or Section 5 hereof, or any of the covenants contained in any of the other Loan Documents;
(d) Any representation or warranty of the Organization contained in Section 3(i), (ii) and (iii) is deemed to have been false in any material respect upon the date when made;
(e) The Organization shall fail to pay at maturity, or within any applicable period of grace, any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or in respect of any capitalized leases, or fail to observe or perform any material term, covenant or agreement contained in any agreement by which it is bound, evidencing or securing borrowed money or credit received or in respect of any capitalized leases for such period of time as would permit (assuming the giving of appropriate notice if required) the holder or holders thereof or of any obligations issued thereunder to accelerate the maturity thereof;
(f) The Organization or any of its Subsidiary Broker-Dealers shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay or generally fail to pay its debts as they mature or become due, or shall petition or apply for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver of the Organization or any of its Subsidiary Broker-Dealers or of any substantial part of the assets of the Organization or any of its Subsidiary Broker-Dealers, or shall commence any case or other proceeding relating to the Organization or any of its Subsidiary Broker-Dealers under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or shall take any action to authorize or in furtherance of any of the foregoing, or if any such petition or application shall be filed or any such case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Organization or any of its Subsidiary Broker-Dealers and the Organization or any of its Subsidiary Broker-Dealers shall indicate its approval thereof, consent thereto or acquiescence therein or such petition or application shall not have been dismissed within ninety (90) days following the filing thereof;
(g) A decree or order is entered appointing any such trustee, custodian, liquidator or receiver or adjudicating the Organization or any of its subsidiaries bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition in any such case or other proceeding, or a decree or order for relief is entered in respect of the Organization or any of its subsidiaries in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter constituted; provided, however, that in the event such order or decree is entered solely against a subsidiary of the Organization and such order or decree does not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Organization, then such an order or decree shall not be considered an Event of Default under this Section 6(i)(g);
(h) There shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed, for more than thirty (30) days, whether or not consecutive, any final judgment against the Organization that, with other outstanding final judgments, undischarged, against the Organization exceeds in the aggregate $37,500,000;
(i) The Organization fails to maintain Consolidated Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity of at least $40,000,000, as determined as of the date of any of the financial statements delivered by the Organization pursuant to Section 4(iii), subject to any cure period contained in this Agreement;
(j) The Frost Gamma Line of Credit is in default or is terminated prior to its final term date;
(k) The SEC, The New York Stock Exchange, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any other regulatory authority, including state securities administrators, to which any of the Subsidiary Broker-Dealers is subject, suspends (and does not reinstate within ten (10) days) or places material restrictions on (and such restrictions are not removed within fifteen (15) business days) the Subsidiary Broker-Dealers or revokes membership of any of the Subsidiary Broker-Dealers as a member organization of any such organization that is a self-regulatory organization and such action results in a Material Adverse Effect;
(l) Any of the 2009 Clearing Agreements or the SAI Clearing Agreement, and, in addition, any of the future clearing agreements between the Lender and any future Affiliated B-D’s, ceases to be in full force and effect or is otherwise terminated (other than termination by the Lender in circumstances not requiring a default by a Subsidiary Broker-Dealer party thereto) or if any of the other Transaction Documents shall be cancelled, terminated, revoked or rescinded otherwise than in accordance with the terms thereof or with the express prior written agreement, consent or approval of the Lender, or any action at law, suit or in equity or other legal proceeding to cancel, revoke or rescind any of the Transaction Documents shall be commenced by or on behalf of the Organization or any of its equity holders, or any court or any other governmental or regulatory authority or agency of competent jurisdiction shall make a determination that, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling to the effect that, any one or more of the Transaction Documents is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof; or
(m) The Organization fails to remain the sole owner of any of the Subsidiary Broker-Dealers, or begins proceedings for the sale or divestiture of any of the Subsidiary Broker-Dealers; then, and in any such event, so long as the same may be continuing, the Lender may by notice in writing to the Organization declare all amounts owing with respect to this Agreement and the Note to be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Organization; provided that in the event of any Event of Default specified in Section 6(i)(f) or 6(i)(g), all such amounts shall become immediately due and payable automatically and without any requirement of notice from the Lender. Further, in the Event of Default under Sections 6(i)(c), 6(i)(d), 6(i)(f), 6(i)(g), 6(i)(i), 6(i)(k), 6(i)(l), and 6(i)(m), then, in addition to any other rights Lender may have under this Agreement, Lender shall have the right of election to terminate this Agreement.
(ii) In case any one or more of the Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and whether or not the Lender shall have accelerated the maturity of the Note pursuant to this Section 6, the Lender may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity, action at law or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any instrument pursuant to which the obligations to the Lender are evidenced, including as permitted by applicable law the obtaining of the ex parte appointment of a receiver, and, if such amount shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, proceed to enforce the payment thereof or any other legal or equitable right of the Lender. No remedy herein conferred upon the Lender or the holder of the Note is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or any other provision of law.
Acceleration Events Each of the following events shall constitute an “Acceleration Event”:
Mandatory Prepayment Upon an Acceleration If the Term Loan Advances are accelerated by Bank following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall immediately pay to Bank an amount equal to the sum of (i) all outstanding principal plus accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Term Loan Advances, (ii) the Prepayment Fee, (iii) the Final Payment, and (iv) all other sums, if any, that shall have become due and payable with respect to the Term Loan Advances, including interest at the Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts.
Actions Upon Termination In the event of termination not the fault of the Contractor, the Contractor shall be paid for the services properly performed prior to termination, together with any reimbursable expenses then due, but in no event shall such compensation exceed the maximum compensation to be paid under the Contract. The Contractor agrees that this payment shall fully and adequately compensate the Contractor and all subcontractors for all profits, costs, expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, taxes, and charges of any kind whatsoever (whether foreseen or unforeseen) attributable to the termination of this Contract. Upon termination for any reason, the Contractor shall provide Seattle with the most current design documents, contract documents, writings and other product it has completed to the date of termination, along with copies of all project-related correspondence and similar items. Seattle shall have the same rights to use these materials as if termination had not occurred.
Events of Default; Acceleration If any of the following events (each an "EVENT OF DEFAULT") shall occur with respect to any Borrower:
(a) Such Borrower (i) shall default in the payment of principal of any Loan, interest accrued thereon or fee due hereunder after the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or by acceleration or otherwise, or (ii) shall default in the payment of any other amount due hereunder after the same becomes due and payable; or
(b) Such Borrower shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Sections 9.01(a) or 9.01(b) and such default shall have continued for more than three (3) Banking Days, or such Borrower shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Sections 8.02(d), 8.02(e), 8.02(g), 8.05, 9.02, 9.03 or 9.04; or
(c) Such Borrower shall default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein other than those expressly referred to in this Section 10.01, and such default shall not have been remedied within five (5) Banking Days after written notice thereof shall have been given to such Borrower by the Operations Agent; or
(d) Such Borrower shall default in the performance of, or compliance with, any material term contained in any other written agreement with the Operations Agent or any Bank pertaining to this Agreement or such Borrower's Loans, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, specified therein and shall not have been waived pursuant thereto; or
(e) Any representation, warranty certification or statement made or deemed made by such Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant hereto shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made; or
(f) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.01, such Borrower shall default in any payment due on Indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of five percent (5%) of such Borrower's Total Assets, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, applicable thereto and shall not have been waived pursuant thereto and shall permit the holder of such Indebtedness to declare such Indebtedness due and payable before its stated maturity, or in the performance of or compliance with any term of any evidence of such Indebtedness or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto, and any such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, specified therein and shall not have been waived pursuant thereto and shall permit the holder of such Indebtedness to declare such Indebtedness due and payable before its stated maturity, unless such Borrower shall be contesting such payment or obligation in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted and such Borrower shall have set aside on its books such reserves, if any, with respect thereto as are required by GAAP and deemed appropriate by such Borrower and its independent public accountants, PROVIDED, that no Event of Default pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (i) of this Section 10.01 shall have occurred and be continuing as a result of such claim having been asserted in respect of such Indebtedness; or
(g) Such Borrower shall discontinue its business (other than in connection with a permitted merger or consolidation of such Borrower) or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall apply for or consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a trustee, receiver or liquidator (or other similar official) of such Borrower or any substantial part of the property or assets of such Borrower or shall commence a case or have an order for relief entered against it under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or if any action shall be taken to dissolve or liquidate such Borrower (other than in connection with a permitted merger or consolidation of such Borrower); or
(h) If, within sixty (60) days after the commencement against such Borrower of a case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, such case shall have been consented to or shall not have been dismissed or all orders or proceedings thereunder affecting the operations or the business of such Borrower stayed, or if the stay of any such order or proceeding shall thereafter be set aside, or if within sixty (60) days after the entry of a decree appointing a trustee, receiver or liquidator (or other similar official) of such Borrower or any substantial part of the property of such Borrower such appointment shall not have been vacated; or
(i) A final judgment which, together with other outstanding final judgments against such Borrower, exceeds an amount in the aggregate equal to five percent (5%) of such Borrower's Total Assets (exclusive of amounts covered by available insurance) shall be rendered against such Borrower and if, within thirty (30) days after entry thereof, such judgment shall not have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal, or if, within thirty (30) days after the expiration of any such stay, such judgment shall not have been discharged; or
(j) Such Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating in excess of $500,000 which it is obligated to pay to the PBGC or to a Plan under Title IV of ERISA; or a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded Liabilities in excess of $500,000 shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by such Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group, any plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer any such Plan or Plans or a proceeding shall be instituted by a fiduciary of any such Plan or Plans against such Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group to enforce Sections 515 or 4219(c)(5) of ERISA; or a condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating that any such Plan or Plans must be terminated; or there shall occur a complete or partial withdrawal from, or a default, within the meaning of Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, with respect to, one or more Multiemployer Plans which could cause such Borrower or one or more members of the Controlled Group to incur a current payment obligation in excess of $500,000; or
(k) Such Borrower shall cease to be an investment management company (or a Portfolio thereof) registered under the Investment Company Act, or such Borrower's registration under the Investment Company Act, or that of any Borrower Agent of such Borrower, shall lapse or be suspended; then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing with respect to such defaulting Borrower, (i) in the case of any Event of Default specified in paragraphs (g) and (h) above, the Commitments as to such defaulting Borrower shall thereupon automatically be terminated and the principal of and accrued interest on the Loans shall automatically become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice or formality of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and (ii) in the case of any other Event of Default specified above, either or both of the following actions may be taken: the Operations Agent may, and upon the written or telephonic (confirmed in writing) request of the Majority Banks shall, by written notice to such defaulting Borrower (A) declare the principal of and accrued interest in respect of such defaulting Borrower's Loans to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the principal of and accrued interest in respect of such Loans shall become forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by such Borrower, and/or (B) terminate the Commitments as to such defaulting Borrower, whereupon the Commitments of the Banks to make Committed Credit Loans hereunder to such defaulting Borrower shall forthwith terminate without any other notice of any kind and the percentages of the Commitment Fee and other fees and expenses otherwise payable by such defaulting Borrower hereunder accruing from and after the date of termination shall be reallocated among the remaining Borrowers PRO RATA on the basis of the percentages set forth opposite such remaining Borrowers' names on SCHEDULE 1, as in effect at the time of such termination.
Actions Upon Breach Should any Second Priority Representative or any Second Priority Debt Party, contrary to this Agreement, in any way take, attempt to take or threaten to take any action with respect to the Shared Collateral (including any attempt to realize upon or enforce any remedy with respect to this Agreement) or fail to take any action required by this Agreement, any Senior Representative or other Senior Secured Party (in its or their own name or in the name of the Borrower or any other Grantor) or the Borrower may obtain relief against such Second Priority Representative or such Second Priority Debt Party by injunction, specific performance or other appropriate equitable relief. Each Second Priority Representative, on behalf of itself and each Second Priority Debt Party under its Second Priority Facility, hereby (i) agrees that the Senior Secured Parties’ damages from the actions of the Second Priority Representatives or any Second Priority Debt Party may at that time be difficult to ascertain and may be irreparable and waives any defense that the Borrower, any other Grantor or the Senior Secured Parties cannot demonstrate damage or be made whole by the awarding of damages and (ii) irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law and any other defense that might be asserted to bar the remedy of specific performance in any action that may be brought by any Senior Representative or any other Senior Secured Party.
Acceleration of Notes If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company shall promptly notify holders of Senior Debt of the acceleration.
Option Acceleration One hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to all outstanding options granted to the Employee by the Company (the “Options”) prior to the date of such termination shall immediately become vested and exercisable in full upon such termination. Following such acceleration, the Options shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s stock option plans and the applicable option agreements between the Employee and the Company.
Acceleration of Vesting (a) In the event your employment with Deluxe is terminated by reason of death, Disability (as defined in the Addendum), or Approved Retirement (as defined in the Addendum) any time during the Restricted Period, all of the yet unvested Units will vest and the Units shall become non-forfeitable as of the date of such termination.
(b) Subject to Section 4(c), in the event your employment is terminated during the Restricted Period after the first anniversary of the Award Date by reason of involuntary termination without Cause, a pro rata portion of the next segment of Units scheduled to vest after the termination date (based on the number of completed days between the termination date and the scheduled vesting date immediately prior to the termination date (or the Award Date if there was no such scheduled vesting date) divided by 365) shall vest and become non-forfeitable as of the date of such termination.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement that would result in Units vesting in full or in part at a later date, if, in connection with any Change of Control, the acquiring Person, surviving or acquiring corporation or entity, or an Affiliate of such corporation or entity, elects to assume the obligations of Deluxe under this Agreement and to replace the Shares issuable upon settlement of the Units with other equity securities that are listed on a national securities exchange (including by use of American Depository Receipts or any similar method) and are freely transferable under all applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations (“Replacement Equity Securities”), the Units then subject to restriction shall continue to vest as set forth in Section 2, provided, however, the Units shall vest in full and become non-forfeitable if, within twelve months of the date of the Change of Control:
(i) Your employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause,
(ii) Your employment with the Company is terminated by you for Good Reason, or
(iii) Vesting would otherwise occur on any earlier date as provided under this Agreement. In the event of any such Change of Control, the number of Replacement Equity Securities issuable under this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Plan. In the event of any such Change of Control, all references herein to the Shares shall thereafter be deemed to refer to the Replacement Equity Securities, references to Deluxe or the Company shall thereafter be deemed to refer to the issuer of such Replacement Equity Securities, and all other terms of this Agreement shall continue in effect except as and to the extent modified by this subparagraph.
(d) If the Change of Control does not meet the continuation or replacement criteria specified in Section 4(c) above, all Units then subject to restriction shall vest in full immediately and become non-forfeitable upon the Change of Control.
(e) The provisions of this Section 4 shall be subject to Sections 5(b) and 8.
