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SILICON VALLEY BANK
SPECIALTY FINANCE DIVISION
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FINANCING AGREEMENT
This ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FINANCING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of
May 30, 2001 is between Silicon Valley Bank, Specialty Finance Division of
("Bank"), and TANISYS TECHNOLOGY, INC. a Wyoming corporation, ("Borrower"),
whose address is 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 and with a FAX
number of (000) 000-0000.
1. Definitions. In this Agreement:
"Accounts" are all existing and later arising accounts, contract rights,
and other obligations owed Borrower in connection with its sale or lease of
goods (including licensing software and other technology) or provision of
services, all credit insurance, guaranties, other security and all merchandise
returned or reclaimed by Borrower and Borrower's Books relating to any of the
foregoing.
"Account Debtor" is defined in the California Uniform Commercial Code and
shall include any person liable on any Financed Receivable, such as, a guarantor
of the Financed Receivable and any issuer of a letter of credit or banker's
acceptance.
"Adjustments" are all discounts, allowances, returns, disputes,
counterclaims, offsets, defenses, rights of recoupment, rights of return,
warranty claims, or short payments, asserted by or on behalf of any Account
Debtor for any Financed Receivable.
"Advance" is defined in Section 2.2.
"Advance Rate" is (i) 80% on eligible domestic Account's, net of deferred
revenue and offsets related to each specific Account Debtor, and (ii) 70% on
eligible foreign Account's, net of deferred revenue and offsets related to each
specific Account Debtor or another percentage as Bank establishes under Section
2.2.
"Applicable Rate" is a rate per annum equal to the "Prime Rate" plus 1.50
percentage points, provided, however, if for the 4th fiscal quarter 2001
Borrower is able to maintain 90% of its planned revenue (the "Planned Revenue
Covenant") then the Applicable Rate shall be reduced to Prime Rate plus 1.00
percentage point. The Planned Revenue Covenant shall be tested each fiscal
quarter thereafter and if Borrower is not able to maintain the Planned Revenue
Covenant the Applicable Rate will increase to Prime Rate plus 1.50 percentage
points for the quarter following the missed Planned Revenue Covenant.
"Borrower's Books" are all Borrower's books and records including ledgers,
records regarding Borrower's assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business
operations or financial condition and all computer programs or discs or any
equipment containing the information.
"Code" is the California Uniform Commercial Code.
"Collateral" is attached as Exhibit "A".
"Collateral Handling Fee" is defined in Section 3.5.
"Collections" are all funds received by Bank from or on behalf of an
Account Debtor for Financed Receivables.
"Compliance Certificate" is attached as Exhibit "B".
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"Early Termination Fee" is defined in Section 3.6.
"Event of Default" is defined in Section 9.
"Facility" is an extension of credit by Bank to Borrower in order to
finance receivables with an aggregate Account Balance not exceeding the Facility
Amount.
"Facility Amount" is $2,500,000.
"Facility Period" is the period beginning on this date and continuing until
May 29, 2002, unless the period is terminated sooner by Bank with notice to
Borrower or by Borrower under Section 3.5.
"Finance Charge" is defined in Section 3.2.
"Financed Receivables" are all those accounts, receivables, chattel paper,
instruments, contract rights, documents, general intangibles, letters of credit,
drafts, bankers acceptances, and rights to payment, and all proceeds, including
their proceeds (collectively "receivables"), which Bank finances and make an
Advance. A Financed Receivable stops being a Financed Receivable (but remains
Collateral) when the Advance made for the Financed Receivable has been finally
paid.
"Financed Receivable Balance" is the total outstanding amount, at any time,
of all Financed Receivables.
"Guarantor" means any guarantor of the Obligations.
"Ineligible Receivable" is any accounts receivable:
(A) that is unpaid (90) calendar days after the invoice date; or
(B) that is owed by an Account Debtor that has filed, or has had filed
against it, any bankruptcy case, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, receivership, or Insolvency Proceeding or who has become
insolvent (as defined in the United States Bankruptcy Code) or who is
generally not paying its debts as they become due; or
(C) for which there has been any breach of warranty or representation in
Section 6 or any breach of any covenant in this Agreement; or
(D) for which the Account Debtor asserts any discount, allowance, return,
dispute, counterclaim, offset, defense, right of recoupment, right of
return, warranty claim, or short payment.
"Insolvency Proceeding" are proceedings by or against any person under the
United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law,
including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions
generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization,
arrangement, or other relief.
"Invoice Transmittal" shows accounts receivable which Bank may finance and,
for each receivable, includes the Account Debtor's, name, address, invoice
amount, invoice date and invoice number and is signed by Borrower's authorized
representative.
"Lockbox" is described in Section 6.2.
"Minimum Finance Charge" is $4,000.
"Obligations" are all advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants and
duties owing, arising, due or payable by Borrower to Bank now or later under
this Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement, account
(including those acquired by assignment) primary or secondary, such as all
Advances, Finance Charges, Administrative Fees, interest, fees, expenses,
professional fees and attorneys' fees or other.
"Prime Rate" is Bank's most recently announced "prime rate," even if it is
not Bank's lowest rate.
"Reconciliation Day" is the last calendar day of each month.
"Reconciliation Period" is each calendar month.
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2. Financing of Accounts Receivable.
2.1. Request for Advances. During the Facility Period, Borrower may offer
accounts receivable to Bank, if there is not an Event of Default. Borrower
will deliver an Invoice Transmittal for each accounts receivable it offers.
Bank may rely on information on or with the Invoice Transmittal.
2.2. Acceptance of Accounts Receivable. Bank is not obligated to finance
any accounts receivable. Bank may approve any Account Debtor's credit
before financing any receivable. When Bank accepts a receivable, it will
pay Borrower the Advance Rate times the face amount of the receivable (the
"Advance"). Bank may, in its discretion, change the percentage of the
Advance Rate. When Bank makes an Advance, the receivable becomes a
"Financed Receivable." All representations and warranties in Section 6 must
be true as of the date of the Invoice Transmittal and of the Advance and no
Event of Default exists would occur as a result of the Advance. The
aggregate amount of all Financed Receivables outstanding at any time may
not exceed the Facility Amount.
3. Collections, Finance Charges, Remittances and Fees. The Obligations shall
be subject to the following fees and Finance Charges. Fees and Finance Charges
may, in Bank's discretion, be charged as an Advance, and shall thereafter accrue
fees and Finance Charges as described below. Bank may, in its discretion, charge
fee and Finance Charges to Borrower's deposit account maintained with Bank.
3.1. Collections. Collections will be credited to the Financed Receivables
Balance, but if there is an Event of Default, Bank may apply Collections to
the Obligation in any order it chooses. If Bank receives a payment for both
Financed Receivable and a non Financed Receivable, the funds will first be
applied to the Financed Receivable and, if there is not an Event of
Default, the excess will be remitted to the Borrower, subject to Section
3.10.
3.2. Finance Charges. In computing Finance Charges on the Obligations, all
Collections received by Bank shall be deemed applied by Bank on account of
the Obligations 3 Business Days after receipt of the Collections. Borrower
will pay a finance charge (the "Finance Charge"), which is the greater of
(i) the Applicable Rate times the number of days in the Reconciliation
Period times the outstanding average daily Financed Receivable Balance for
that Reconciliation Period or (ii) the Minimum Finance Charge. After an
Event of Default, Obligations accrue interest at 5 percent above the
Applicable Rate effective immediately before the Event of Default.
3.3. Intentionally omitted.
3.4. Intentionally omitted.
3.5. Collateral Handling Fee. On each Reconciliation Day, Borrower will pay
to Bank a collateral handling fee, equal to .50% per month of the average
daily Financed Receivable Balance outstanding during the applicable
Reconciliation Period, provided, however, if for the 4th fiscal quarter
2001 Borrower is able to maintain 90% the Planned Revenue Covenant then the
Collateral Handling Fee shall be reduced to .375%. The Planned Revenue
Covenant shall be tested each fiscal quarter thereafter and if Borrower is
not able to maintain the Planned Revenue Covenant the Collateral Handling
Fee will increase to .50% for the quarter following the missed Planned
Revenue Covenant. After an Event of Default, the Collateral Handling Fee
will increase an additional .50% effective immediately before the Event of
Default.
3.6. Early Termination Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable early
termination fee of $25,000 is due upon voluntary or involuntary full
payment of the Obligations and termination of this Facility prior to May
29, 2002 unless the Obligations are paid in full from an initial advance
from a loan agreement with Silicon Valley Bank.
3.7. Accounting. After each Reconciliation Period, Bank will provide an
accounting of the transactions for that Reconciliation Period, including
the amount of all Financed Receivables, all Collections, Adjustments,
Finance Charges, and the Collateral Handling Fee. If Borrower does not
object to the accounting in writing within 30 days it is considered
correct. All Finance Charges and other interest and fees calculated on the
basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed.
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3.8. Deductions. Bank may deduct fees, finance charges and other amounts
due from any Advances made or Collections received by Bank.
3.9. Intentionally omitted.
3.10. Account Collection Services. All Borrowers' receivables are to be
paid to the same address/or party and Borrower and Bank must agree on such
address. If Bank collects all receivables and there is not an Event of
Default or an event that with notice or lapse of time will be an Event of
Default, within five (5) days of receipt of those collections, Bank will
give Borrower, the receivables collections it receives for receivables
other than Financed Receivables and/or amount in excess of the amount for
which Bank has made an Advance to Borrower, less any amount due to Bank,
such as the Finance Charge, Collateral Handling Fee and expenses or
otherwise. This Section does not impose any affirmative duty on Bank to do
any act other than to turn over amounts. All receivables and collections
are Collateral and if an Event of Default occurs, Bank need not remit
collections of Collateral and may apply them to the Obligations.
4. Repayment of Obligations.
4.1. Repayment on Maturity. Borrower will repay each Advance on the
earliest of: (a) payment of the Financed Receivable in respect which the
Advance was made, (b) the Financed Receivable becomes an Ineligible
Receivable, (c) when any Adjustment is made to the Financed Receivable (but
only to the extent of the Adjustment if the Financed Receivable is not
otherwise an Ineligible Receivable, or (d) the last day of the Facility
Period (including any early termination). Each payment will also include
all accrued Finance Charges on the Advance and all other amounts due
hereunder.
4.2. Repayment on Event of Default. When there is an Event of Default,
Borrower will, if Bank demands (or, in an Event of Default under Section
9(B), immediately without notice or demand from Bank) repay all of the
Advances. The demand may, at Bank's option, include the Advance for each
Financed Receivable then outstanding and all accrued Finance Charges,
Collateral Handling Fees, attorneys and professional fees, court costs and
expenses, and any other Obligations.
5. Power of Attorney. Borrower irrevocably appoints Bank and its successors
and assigns it attorney-in-fact and authorizes Bank, regardless of whether
there has been an Event of Default, to:
(A) sell, assign, transfer, pledge, compromise, or discharge all or any
part of the Financed Receivables:
(B) demand, collect, xxx, and give releases to any Account Debtor for
monies due and compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim,
case or proceeding about the Financed Receivables, including filing a
claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Bank's or Borrower's
name, as Bank chooses:
(C) prepare, file and sign Borrower's name on any notice, claim,
assignment, demand, draft, or notice of or satisfaction of lien or
mechanics' lien or similar document;
(D) notify all Account Debtors to pay Bank directly;
(E) receive, open, and dispose of mail addressed to Borrower;
(F) endorse Borrower's name on check or other instruments;
(G) execute on Borrower's behalf any instruments, documents, financing
statements to perfect Bank's interests in the Financed Receivables and
Collateral; and
(H) do all acts and things necessary or expedient.
6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
6.1. Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and warrants for
each Financed Receivable:
(A) It is the owner with legal right to sell, transfer and assign it;
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(B) The correct amount is on the Invoice Transmittal and is not
disputed;
(C) Payment is not contingent on any obligation or contract and it
has fulfilled all its obligations as of the Invoice Transmittal
date;
(D) It is based on an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or
services rendered, due to Borrower, it is not past due or in
default, has not been previously sold, assigned, transferred, or
pledged and is free of any liens, security interests and
encumbrances;
(E) There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for
which the Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount;
(F) It reasonably believes no Account Debtor is insolvent or subject
to any Insolvency Proceedings;
(G) It has not filed or had filed against it Insolvency Proceedings
and does not anticipate any filing;
(H) Bank has the right to endorse and/ or require Borrower to endorse
all payments received on Financed Receivables and all proceeds of
Collateral.
(I) No representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any
certificate or written statement given to Bank contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary to make the statement contained in the
certificates or statement not misleading.
6.1.1 Additional Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and
warrants as follows:
(A) Borrower is duly existing and in good standing in its state of
formation and qualified and licensed to do business in, and in
good standing in, any state in which the conduct of its business
or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been
duly authorized, and does not conflict with Borrower's
organizational documents, nor constitute an Event of Default
under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound. Borrower
is not in default under any agreement to which or by which it is
bound.
(B) Borrower has good title to the Collateral. All inventory is in
all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from
material defects.
(C) Borrower is not an "investment company" or a company "controlled"
by an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act.
Borrower is not engaged as one of its important activities in
extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations G, T and U
of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Borrower has complied
with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Borrower has not
violated any laws, ordinances or rules. None of Borrower's
properties or assets has been used by Borrower, to the best of
Borrower's knowledge, by previous persons, in disposing,
producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous
substance other than legally. Borrower has timely filed all
required tax returns and paid, or made adequate provision to pay,
all taxes. Borrower has obtained all consents, approvals and
authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and
given all notices to, all government authorities that are
necessary to continue its business as currently conducted.
6.2. Affirmative Covenants. Borrower will do all of the following:
(A) Maintain its corporate existence and good standing in its
jurisdictions of incorporation and maintain its qualification in
each jurisdiction necessary to Borrower's business or operations.
(B) Give Bank at least 10 days prior written notice of changes to its
name, organization, chief executive office or location of
records.
(C) Pay all its taxes including gross payroll, withholding and sales
taxes when due and will deliver satisfactory evidence of payment
if requested.
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(D) Provide a written report within 10 days, if payment of any
Financed Receivable does not occur by its due date and include
the reasons for the delay.
(E) Give Bank copies of all Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or equivalents)
within 5 days of filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, while any Financed Receivable is outstanding.
(F) Execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank
requests to perfect or continue Bank's security interest in the
Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement.
(G) Provide Bank with a Compliance Certificate no later than 5 days
following each quarter end or as requested by Bank.
(H) Provide Bank with, as soon as available, (i) but no later than 30
days following each Reconciliation Period, a company prepared
balance sheet and income statement, prepared under GAAP,
consistently applied, covering Borrower's operations during the
period together with an aged listing of accounts receivable and
accounts payable and (ii) but no later than 120 days after the
last day of Borrower's fiscal year, audited consolidated
financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied,
together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements
from an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to Bank.
(I) Borrower will remit all payment's for Accounts to the Bank by the
close of business on each Friday along with a detailed cash
receipts journal and shall immediately notify and direct all of
the Borrower's Account Debtor's to make all payment's for
Borrower's Accounts to a lockbox account established with the
Bank ("Lockbox") or to wire transfer payments to a cash
collateral account that Bank controls. It will be considered an
immediate Event of Default if the Lockbox is not set-up and
operational within 45 days from the date of this Agreement.
(J) Borrower will allow Bank to audit Borrower's Collateral,
including but not limited to Borrower's Accounts, at Borrowers
expense, no later than 90 days of the execution of this Agreement
and semi-annually thereafter. Provided however, if an Event of
Default has occurred, Bank may audit Borrower's Collateral,
including but not limited to Borrower's Accounts at Bank's sole
discretion and without notification and authorization from
Borrower.
(K) For the quarter ending June 30, 2001, Borrower will not suffer a
net loss greater than ($150,000) and for each quarter thereafter,
Borrower will have a minimum net profit as follows:
$1.00 for the Quarter ending September 30, 2001;
$550,000 for the Quarter ending December 31, 2001;
$700,000 for the Quarter ending March 31, 2002; and
as agreed by Bank and Borrower thereafter.
6.3. Negative Covenants. Borrower will not do any of the following without
Bank's prior written consent:
(A) Assign, transfer, sell or grant, or permit any lien or security
interest in the Collateral.
(B) Convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of the
Collateral.
(C) Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any indebtedness.
(D) Become an "investment company" or a company controlled by an
"investment company," under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or
undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to
purchase or carry margin stock, or use the proceeds of any
Advance for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum funding
requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited
Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with
the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or
regulation, or permit any of its subsidiaries to do so.
7. Adjustments. If any Account Debtor asserts a discount, allowance, return,
offset, defense, warranty claim, or the like (an "Adjustment") or if Borrower
breaches any of the representations, warranties or covenants set forth in
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Section 6., Borrower will promptly advise Bank. Borrower will resell any
rejected, returned, returned, or recovered personal property for Bank, at
Borrower's expense, and pay proceeds to Bank. While Borrower has returned goods
that are Borrower property, Borrower will segregate and xxxx them "property of
Silicon Valley Bank." Bank owns the Financed Receivables and until receipt of
payment, has the right to take possession of any rejected, returned, or
recovered personal property.
8. Security Interest. Borrower grants to Bank a continuing security interest in
all presently and later acquired Collateral. Any security interest will be a
first priority security interest in the Collateral.
9. Events of Default. Any one or more of the following is an Event of Default.
(A) Borrower fails to pay any amount owed to Bank when due;
(B) Borrower files or has filed against it any Insolvency Proceedings or
any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or appointment of a
receiver or custodian for any of its assets;
(C) Borrower becomes insolvent or is generally not paying its debts as
they become due or is left with unreasonably small capital;
(D) Any involuntary lien, garnishment, attachment attaches to the Financed
Receivables or any Collateral;
(E) Borrower breaches any covenant, agreement, warranty, or representation
is an immediate Event of Default;
(F) Borrower is in default under any document, instrument or agreement
evidencing any debt, obligation or liability in favor of Bank its
affiliates or vendors regardless of whether the debt, obligation or
liability is direct or indirect, primary or secondary, or fixed or
contingent;
(G) An event of default occurs under any Guaranty of the Obligations or
any material provision of any Guaranty is not valid or enforceable or
a Guaranty is repudiated or terminated;
(H) A material default or Event of Default occurs under any agreement
between Borrower and any creditor of Borrower that signed a
subordination agreement with Bank;
(I) Any creditor that has signed a subordination agreement with Bank
breaches any terms of the subordination agreement; or
(J) (i) A material impairment in the perfection or priority of the Bank's
security interest in the Collateral; (ii) a material adverse change in
the business, operations, or conditions (financial or otherwise) of
the Borrower occurs; or (iii) a material impairment of the prospect of
repayment of any portion of the Advances occurs.
10. Remedies.
10.1. Remedies Upon Default. When an Event of Default occurs, (1) Bank may
stop financing receivables or extending credit to Borrower; (2) at Banks
option and on demand, all or a portion of the Obligations or, for to an
Event of Default described in Section 9(B), automatically and without
demand, are due and payable in full; (3) apply to the Obligations any (i)
balances and deposits of Borrower it holds, or (ii) any amount held by Bank
owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower; and (4) Bank may
exercise all rights and remedies under this Agreement and the law,
including those of a secured party under the Code, power of attorney rights
in Section 5 for the Collateral, and the right to collect, dispose of,
sell, lease, use, and realize upon all Financed Receivables and Collateral
in any commercial manner. Borrower agrees that any notice of sale required
to be given to Borrower is deemed given if at least five days before the
sale may be held.
10.2. Demand Waiver. Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor,
notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at
maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of
accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guaranties held by
Bank on which Borrower is liable.
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10.3. Default Rate. If any amount is not paid when due, the amount bears
interest at the Applicable Rate plus five percent until the earlier of (a)
payment in good funds or (b) entry of a final judgment when the principal
amount of any money judgment will accrue interest at the highest rate
allowed by law.
11. Fees, Costs and Expenses. The Borrower will pay on demand all fees, costs
and expenses (including attorneys' and professionals fees with costs and
expenses) that Bank incurs from: (a) preparing, negotiating, administering, and
enforcing this Agreement or related agreement, including any amendments, waivers
or consents, (b) any litigation or dispute relating to the Financed Receivables,
the Collateral, this Agreement or any other agreement, (c) enforcing any rights
against Borrower or any guarantor, or any Account Debtor, (d) protecting or
enforcing its interest in the Financed Receivables or other Collateral, (e)
collecting the Financed Receivables and the Obligations, and (f) any bankruptcy
case or insolvency proceeding involving Borrower, any Financed Receivable, the
Collateral, any Account Debtor, or any Guarantor.
12. Choice of Law, Venue and Jury Trial Waiver. California law governs this
Agreement. Borrower and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
State and Federal courts in Santa Xxxxx County, California.
BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE
OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CONTEMPLATED
TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS
WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.
13. Choice of Law, Venue and Jury Trial Waiver.
13.1. Choice of Law, Choice of Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by,
and construes in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Borrower
accepts for itself and in connection with its properties, unconditionally,
the exclusive jurisdiction of Santa Xxxxx County, State of California in
any action, suit, or proceeding of any kind against it which arises out of
or by reason of this Agreement. Borrower acknowledges that this Agreement
has been applied for and accepted in the State of California. Additionally,
Borrower acknowledges that any and all Advances hereunder shall be made
from the Bank's offices in California and any and all payments to be made
by Borrower hereunder shall be delivered to Bank's offices in California.
___________Borrower's Initials
13.2. JURY TRAIL WAIVER. BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR ESPECTIVE
RIGHTS TO A JURY TRAIL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF ANY
OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS. EACH PARTY RECOGNIZES
THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR IT TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH
COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES IT JURY TRAIL
RIGHTS.____________ Borrower's Initials
13.3. Counter Signature. This Agreement shall become effective only when it
shall have been executed by Borrower and Bank (provided, however, in no
event shall this Agreement become effective until signed by an officer of
Bank in California).
14. Notices. Notices or demands by either party about this Agreement must be in
writing and personally delivered or sent by an overnight delivery service, by
certified mail postage prepaid return receipt requested, or by FAX to the
addresses listed at the beginning of this Agreement. A party may change notice
address by written notice to the other party.
15. General Provisions.
15.1. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement binds and is for the benefit
of successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not assign
this Agreement or any rights under it without Bank's prior written consent
which may be granted or withheld in Bank's discretion. Bank may, without
the consent of or notice to Borrower, sell, transfer, or grant
participation in any part of Bank's obligations, rights or benefits under
this Agreement.
15.2. Indemnification. Borrower will indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Bank and its officers, employees,
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and agents against: (a) obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities
asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; and (b) losses or expenses incurred, or
paid by Bank from or consequential to transactions between Bank and
Borrower (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), except for
losses caused by Bank's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
15.3. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for performance of all
obligations in this Agreement.
15.4. Severability of Provision. Each provision of this Agreement is
severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of
any provision.
15.5. Amendments in Writing, Integration. All amendments to this Agreement
must be in writing. This Agreement is the entire agreement about this
subject matter and supersedes prior negotiations or agreements.
15.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts and when
executed and delivered are one Agreement.
15.7. Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this
Agreement continue in force while any Financed Receivable amount remains
outstanding. Borrower's indemnification obligations survive until all
statutes of limitations for actions that may be brought against Bank have
run.
15.8. Confidentiality. Bank will use the same degree of care handling
Borrower's confidential information that it uses for its own confidential
information, but may disclose information; (i) to its subsidiaries or
affiliates in connection with their business with Borrower, (ii) to
prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Agreement,
(iii) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order, (iv) as
required in connection with an examination or audit and (v) as it considers
appropriate exercising the remedies under this Agreement. Confidential
information does not include information that is either: (a) in the public
domain or in Bank's possession when disclosed, or becomes part of the
public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (b) disclosed to Bank by a third
party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from
disclosing the information.
15.9. Other Agreements. This Agreement may not adversely affect Banks
rights under any other document or agreement. If there is a conflict
between this Agreement and any agreement between Borrower and Bank, Bank
may determine in its sole discretion which provision applies. Borrower
acknowledges that any security agreements, liens and/or security interests
securing payment of Borrower's Obligations also secure Borrower's
Obligations under this Agreement and are not adversely affected by this
Agreement. Additionally, (a) any Collateral under other agreements or
documents between Borrower and Bank secures Borrowers Obligations under
this Agreement and (b) a default by Borrower under this Agreement is a
default under agreements between Borrower and Bank.
BORROWER: TANISYS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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BANK: SILICON VALLEY BANK
By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
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Title Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
The Collateral consists of all of Borrower's right, title and interest in
and to the following:
All goods and equipment now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without
limitation, all machinery, fixtures, vehicles (including motor vehicles and
trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing, and all attachments,
accessories, accessions, replacements, substitutions, additions, and
improvements to any of the foregoing, wherever located;
All inventory, now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without
limitation, all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and
shipping materials, work in process and finished products including such
inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower's custody or possession or in
transit and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including
insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the
foregoing and any documents of title representing any of the above;
All contract rights and general intangibles now owned or hereafter
acquired, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, service marks,
trade styles, trade names, patents, patent applications, leases, license
agreements, franchise agreements, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders,
customer lists, route lists, infringements, claims, computer programs, computer
discs, computer tapes, literature, reports, catalogs, design rights, income tax
refunds, payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind;
All now existing and hereafter arising accounts, contract rights,
royalties, license rights and all other forms of obligations owing to Borrower
arising out of the sale or lease of goods, the licensing of technology or the
rendering of services by Borrower, whether or not earned by performance, and any
and all credit insurance, guaranties, and other security therefor, as well as
all merchandise returned to or reclaimed by Borrower;
All documents, cash, deposit accounts, securities, securities entitlements,
securities accounts, investment property, financial assets, letters of credit,
certificates of deposit, instruments and chattel paper now owned or hereafter
acquired and Borrower's Books relating to the foregoing;
All copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and
like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work thereof, whether
published or unpublished, now owned or hereafter acquired; all trade secret
rights, including all rights to unpatented inventions, know-how, operating
manuals, license rights and agreements and confidential information, now owned
or hereafter acquired; all mask work or similar rights available for the
protection of semiconductor chips, now owned or hereafter acquired; all claims
for damages by way of any past, present and future infringement of any of the
foregoing;
All Borrower's Books relating to the foregoing and any and all claims,
rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for,
additions and accessions to and proceeds thereof.
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Exhibit "B"
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SILICON VALLEY BANK
SPECIALTY FINANCE DIVISION
Compliance Certificate
I, as authorized officer of TANISYS TECHNOLOGY, INC. ("Borrower") certify under
the Accounts Receivable Financing Agreement (the "Agreement") between Borrower
and Silicon Valley Bank ("Bank") as follows.
Borrower represents and warrants for each Financed Receivable:
It is the owner with legal right to sell, transfer and assign it;
The correct amount is on the Invoice Transmittal and is not disputed;
Payment is not contingent on any obligation or contract and it has
fulfilled all its obligations as of the Invoice Transmittal date;
It is based on an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or services
rendered, due to Borrower, it is not past due or in default, has not been
previously sold, assigned, transferred, or pledged and is free of any liens,
security interests and encumbrances;
There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for which the
Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount;
It reasonably believes no Account Debtor is insolvent or subject to any
Insolvency Proceedings;
It has not filed or had filed against it proceedings and does not
anticipate any filing;
Bank has the right to endorse and/ or require Borrower to endorse all
payments received on Financed Receivables and all proceeds of Collateral.
No representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any
certificate or written statement given to Bank contains any untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statement contained in the certificates or statement not misleading.
Additionally, Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
Borrower is duly existing and in good standing in its state of formation
and qualified and licensed to do business in, and in good standing in, any state
in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that
it be qualified. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has
been duly authorized, and do not conflict with Borrower's formations documents,
nor constitute an Event of Default under any material agreement by which
Borrower is bound. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which or by
which it is bound.
Borrower has good title to the Collateral. All inventory is in all material
respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.
Borrower is not an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company" under the Investment Company Act. Borrower is not engaged
as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under
Regulations G, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Borrower has
complied with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Borrower has not violated
any laws, ordinances or rules. None of Borrower's properties or assets has been
used by Borrower, to the best of Borrower's knowledge, by previous persons, in
disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance
other than legally. Borrower has timely filed all required tax returns and paid,
or made adequate provision to pay, all taxes. Borrower has obtained all
consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings
with, and given all notices to, all government authorities that are necessary to
continue its business as currently conducted.
All representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in
all material respects on this date.
Sincerely,
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