Silicon Valley Financial Services
A Division of Silicon Valley Bank
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000 - Fax (408) 000-000 0
FACTORING AGREEMENT
This Factoring Agreement (the 'Agreement') is made on this Eight day of
December, 1995, by and between Silicon Valley Financial Services (a division of
Silicon Valley Bank) ("Buyer") having a place of business at the address
specified above and Source Scientific, Inc., a California corporation, (the
"Parent"), and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Xxxxx Instruments Corporation,
Source Scientific Systems, Inc. and Wespercorp (collectively the
'Subsidiaries'). The Parent and the Subsidiaries are jointly and severally
referred to herein as the 'Seller' having its principal place of business and
chief executive office at
Street Address: 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx
City: Garden Grove
County: Orange
State: California
Zip code: 92641
Fax: 714/000-0000
1. Definitions. When used herein, the following terms shall have the follow-
ing meanings.
1.1. 'Account Balance' shall mean, on any given day, the gross amount of
all Purchased Receivables unpaid on that day.
1.2. 'Account Debtor' shall have the meaning set forth in the California
Uniform Commercial Code and shall include any person liable on any Purchased
Receivable, including without limitation, any guarantor of the Purchased
Receivable and any issuer of a letter of credit or banker's acceptance.
1.3. 'Adjustments" shall mean all discounts, allowances, returns,
disputes, counter- claims, offsets, defenses, rights of recoupment, rights of
return, warranty claims, or short payments, asserted by or on behalf of any
Account Debtor with respect to any Purchased Receivable.
1.4. 'Administrative Fee' shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
3.3 hereof.
1.5. 'Advance' shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
1.6. 'Collateral' shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 hereof.
1.7. 'Collections' shall mean all good funds received by Buyer from or
on behalf of an Account Debtor with respect to Purchased Receivables.
1.8 'Compliance Certificate' shall mean a certificate, in a form
provided by Buyer to Seller, which contains the certification of the chief
financial officer of Seller that, among other things, the representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement are true and correct as of the date such
certificate is delivered.
1.9. 'Event of Default" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9
hereof.
1.10. 'Finance Charges' shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2
hereof.
1.11. 'Invoice Transmittal' shall mean a writing signed by an authorized
representative of Seller which accurately identifies the receivables which
Buyer, at its election, may purchase, and includes for each such receivable the
correct amount owed by the Account Debtor, the name and address of the Account
Debtor, the invoice number, the invoice date and the account code.
1.12. 'Obligations' shall mean all advances, financial accommodations,
liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing, arising, due or payable by
Seller to Buyer of any kind or nature, present or future, arising under or in
connection with this Agreement or under any other document, instrument or
agreement, whether or not evidenced by any note, guarantee or other instrument,
whether arising on account or by overdraft, whether direct or indirect
(including those acquired by assignment) absolute or contingent, primary or
secondary, due or to become due, now owing or hereafter arising, and however
acquired; including, without limitation, all Advances, Finance Charges,
Administrative Fees, interest, Repurchase Amounts, fees, expenses, professional
fees and attorneys' fees and any other sums chargeable to Seller hereunder or
otherwise.
1.13. 'Purchased Receivables' shall mean 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 thereof (all of the foregoing being referred to as 'receivables'),
arising out of the invoices and other agreements identified on or delivered with
any Invoice Transmittal delivered by Seller to Buyer which Buyer elects to
purchase and for which Buyer makes an Advance.
1.14. 'Refund' shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 hereof.
1.15. 'Reserve" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 hereof.
1.16. 'Repurchase Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2
hereof.
1.17. 'Reconciliation Date' shall mean the last calendar day of each
Reconciliation Period.
1.18. 'Reconciliation Period' shall mean each calendar month of every
year.
2. Purchase and Sale of Receivables.
2.1. Offer to Sell Receivables. During the term hereof, and provided
that there does not then exist any Event of Default or any event that with
notice, lapse of time or otherwise would constitute an Event of Default, Seller
may request that Buyer purchase receivables and Buyer may, in its sole
discretion, elect to purchase receivables. Seller shall deliver to Buyer an
Invoice Transmittal with respect to any receivable for which a request for
purchase is made. An authorized representative of Seller shall sign each Invoice
Transmittal delivered to Buyer. Buyer shall be entitled to rely on all the
information provided by Seller to Buyer on or with the Invoice Transmittal and
to rely on the signature on any Invoice Transmittal as an authorized signature
of Seller.
2.2. Acceptance of Receivables. Buyer shall have no obligation to pur-
chase any receivable listed on an Invoice Transmittal. Buyer may exercise its
sole discretion in approving the credit of each Account Debtor before buying any
receivable. Upon acceptance by Buyer of all or any of the receivables described
on any Invoice Transmittal, Buyer shall pay to Seller 80 (%) percent of the face
amount of each receivable Buyer desires to purchase. Such payment shall be the
'Advance' with respect to such receivable. Buyer may, from time to time, in its
sole discretion, change the percentage of the Advance. Upon Buyer's acceptance
of the receivable and payment to Seller of the Advance, the receivable shall
become a 'Purchased Receivable.' It shall be a condition to each Advance that
(i) all of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of this
Agreement be true and correct on and as of the date of the related Invoice
Transmittal and on and as of the date of such Advance as though made at and as
of each such date, and (ii) no Event of Default or any event or condition that
with notice, lapse of time or otherwise would constitute an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from such Advance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate amount of all
Purchased Receivables outstanding at any time exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand
and No/100 '*** Dollars ($150,000.00).
2.3. Effectiveness of Sale to Buyer. Effective upon Buyer's payment
of an Advance, and for and in consideration therefor and in consideration of the
covenants of this Agreement, Seller hereby absolutely sells, transfers and
assigns to Buyer, all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to each
Purchased Receivable and all Monies due or which may become due on or with
respect to such Purchased Receivable. Buyer shall be the absolute owner of each
Purchased Receivable. Buyer shall have, with respect to any goods related to the
Purchased Receivable, all the rights and remedies of an unpaid seller under the
California Uniform Commercial Code and other applicable law, including the
rights of replevin, claim and delivery, reclamation and stoppage in transit.
2.4. Establishment of a Reserve. Upon the purchase by Buyer of each Pur-
chased Receivable, Buyer shall establish a reserve. The reserve shall be the
amount by which the face amount of the Purchased Receivable exceeds the Advance
on that Purchased Receivable (the 'Reserve'); provided, the Reserve with respect
to all Purchased Receivables outstanding at any one time shall be an amount not
less than 20 (%) percent of the Account Balance at that time and may be set at a
higher percentage at Buyer's sole discretion. The reserve shall be a book
balance maintained on the records of Buyer and shall not be a segregated fund.
3. Collections, Charges and Remittances.
3.1. Collections. Upon receipt by Buyer of Collections, Buyer shall
promptly credit such Collections to Seller's Account Balance on a daily basis;
provided, that if Seller is in default under this Agreement, Buyer shall apply
all Collections to Seller's Obligations hereunder in such order and manner as
Buyer may determine. If an item of collection is not honored or Buyer does not
receive good funds for any reason, the amount shall be included in the Account
Balance as if the Collections had not been received and Finance Charges under
Section 3.2 shall accrue thereon.
3.2. Finance Charges. On each Reconciliation Date Seller shall pay to
Buyer a finance charge in an amount equal to 1.5(%) percent per month of the
average daily Account Balance outstanding during the applicable Reconciliation
Period (the 'Finance Charges'). Buyer shall deduct the accrued Finance Charges
from the Reserve as set forth in Section 3.5 below.
3.3. Administrative Fee. On each Reconciliation Date Seller shall pay
to Buyer an Administrative Fee equal to 1.0(%) percent of the face amount of
each Purchased Receivable first purchased during that Reconciliation Period (the
"Administrative Fee")- Buyer shall deduct the Administrative Fee from the
Reserve as set forth in Section 3.5 below.
3.4. Accounting. Buyer shall prepare and send to Seller after the close
of business for each Reconciliation Period, an accounting of the transactions
for that Reconciliation Period, including the amount of all Purchased
Receivables, all Collections, Adjustments, Finance Charges, and the
Administrative Fee. The accounting shall be deemed correct and conclusive unless
Seller makes written objection to Buyer within thirty (30) days after the Buyer
mails the accounting to Seller.
3.5. Refund to Seller. Provided that there does not then exist an Event
of Default or any event or condition that with notice, lapse of time or
otherwise would constitute an Event of Default, Buyer shall refund to Seller by
check after the Reconciliation Date, the amount, if any, which Buyer owes to
Seller at the end of the Reconciliation Period according to the accounting
prepared by Buyer for that Reconciliation Period (the 'Refund'). The Refund
shall be an amount equal to:
(A) (1) The Reserve as of the beginning of that Reconciliation
Period, plus
(2) The Reserve created for each Purchased Receivable purchased
during that Reconciliation Period, minus
(B) The total for that Reconciliation Period of: (1) the Admini-
strative Fee; (2) Finance Charges; (3) Adjustments; (4) Repur-
chase Amounts, to the extent Buyer has agreed to accept pay-
ment thereof by deduction from the Refund; (5) the Reserve for
the Account Balance as of the first day of the following Recon-
ciliation Period in the minimum percentage set forth in Section
2.4 hereof; and (6) all amounts due, including professional fees
and expenses, as set forth in Section 12 for which oral or
written demand has been made by Buyer to Seller during that
Reconciliation Period to the extent Buyer has agreed to accept
payment thereof by eduction from the Refund. In the event the
formula set forth in this Section 3.5 results in an amount due
to Buyer from Seller, Seller shall make such payment in the
same manner as set forth in Section 4.3 hereof for repurchases.
If the formula set forth in this Section 3.5 results in an
amount due to Seller from Buyer, Buyer shall make such payment
by check, subject to Buyer's rights under Section 4.3 and
Buyer's rights of offset and recoupment.
4. Recourse and Repurchase Obligations.
4.1. Recourse. Buyer's acquisition of Purchased Receivables from Seller
shall be with full recourse against Seller. In the event the Obligations exceed
the amount of Purchased Receivables and Collateral, Seller shall be liable for
any deficiency.
4.2. Seller's Agreement to Repurchase. Seller agrees to pay to Buyer on
demand, the full face amount, or any unpaid portion, of any Purchased
Receivable:
(A) which remains unpaid ninety (90) calendar days after the
invoice date; or
(B) which is owed by any Account Debtor who has filed, or has had
filed against it, any bankruptcy case, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, receivership, or insolvency proceed-
ing or who has become insolvent (as defined in the United
States Bankruptcy Code) or who is generally not paying its
debts as such debts become due; or
(C) with respect to which there has been any breach of warranty
or representation set forth in Section 6 hereof or any breach
of any covenant contained in this Agreement; or
(D) with respect to which the Account Debtor asserts any discount,
allowance, return, dispute, counterclaim, offset, defense,
right of recoupment, right of return, warranty claim, or short
payment; together with all reasonable attorneys' and pro-
fessional fees and expenses andall court costs incurred by Buy-
er in collecting such Purchased receivable and/or enforcing its
rights under, or collecting amounts owed by Seller in
connection with, this Agreement (collectively, the 'Repurchase
Amount').
4.3. Seller's Payment of the Repurchase Amount or Other Amounts Due
Buyer. When any Repurchase Amount or other amount owing to Buyer becomes due,
Buyer shall inform Seller of the manner of payment which may be any one or more
of the following in Buyer's sole discretion: (a) in cash immediately upon demand
therefor; (b) by delivery of substitute invoices and an Invoice Transmittal
acceptable to Buyer which shall thereupon become Purchased Receivables; (c) by
adjustment to the Reserve pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof; (d) by deduction from
or offset against the Refund that would otherwise be due and payable to Seller;
(e) by deduction from or offset against the amount that otherwise would be
forwarded to Seller in respect of any further Advances that may be made by
Buyer; or (o by any combination of the foregoing as Buyer may from time to time
choose.
4.4. Seller's Agreement to Repurchase All Purchased Receivables. Upon
and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Seller shall, upon Buyer's
demand (or, in the case of an Event of Default under Section 9(B), immediately
without notice or demand from Buyer) repurchase all the Purchased Receivables
then outstanding , or such portion thereof as Buyer may demand. Such demand may,
at Buyer's option, include and Seller shall pay to Buyer immediately upon
demand, cash in an amount equal to the Advance with respect to each Purchased
Receivable then outstanding together with all accrued Finance Charges,
Adjustments, Administrative Fees, attorneys and professional fees, court costs
and expenses as provided for herein, and any other Obligations. Upon receipt of
payment in full of the Obligations, Buyer shall immediately instruct Account
Debtors to pay Seller directly, and return to Seller any Refund due to Seller.
For the purpose of calculating any Refund due under this Section only, the
Reconciliation Date shall be deemed to be the date Buyer receives payment in
good funds of all the Obligations as provided in this Section 4.4.
5. Power of Attorney. Seller does hereby irrevocably appoint Buyer and its
successors and assigns as Seller's true and lawful attorney in fact, and hereby
authorizes Buyer, regardless of whether there has been an Event of Default, (a)
to sell, lawful attorney in fact, and hereby authorizes Buyer, regardless of
whether there has been an Event of Default, (a) to sell, assign, transfer,
pledge, compromise, or discharge the whole or any part of the Purchased
Receivables; (b) to demand, collect, receive, xxx, and give releases to any
Account Debtor for the monies due or which may become due upon or with respect
to the Purchased Receivables and to compromise, prosecute, or defend any action,
claim, case or proceeding relating to the Purchased Receivables, including the
filing of a claim or the voting of such claims in any bankruptcy case, all in
Buyer's name or Seller's name, as Buyer may choose; (c) to prepare, file and
sign Sellers name on any notice, claim, assignment, demand, draft, or notice of
or satisfaction of lien or mechanics' lien or similar document with respect to
Purchased Receivables; (d) to notify all Account Debtors with respect to the
Purchased Receivables to pay Buyer directly; (e) to receive, open, and dispose
of all mail addressed to Seller for the purpose of collecting the Purchased
Receivables; (f) to endorse Sellers name on any checks or other forms of payment
on the Purchased Receivables; (g) to execute on behalf of Seller any and all
instruments, documents, financing statements and the like to perfect Buyers
interests in the Purchased Receivables and Collateral; and (h) to do all acts
and things necessary or expedient, in furtherance of any such purposes. If Buyer
receives a check or item which is payment for both a Purchased Receivable and
another receivable, the funds shall first be applied to the Purchased Receivable
and, so long as there does not exist an Event of Default or an event that with
notice, lapse of time or otherwise would constitute an Event of Default, the
excess shall be remitted to Seller. Upon the occurrence and continuation of an
Event of Default, all of the power of attorney rights granted by Seller to Buyer
hereunder shall be applicable with respect to all Purchased Receivables and all
Collateral.
6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
6.1. Receivables' Warranties, Representations and Covenants. To induce Buyer
to buy receivables and to render its services to Seller, and with full knowledge
that the truth and accuracy of the following are being relied upon by the Buyer
in determining whether to accept receivables as Purchased Receivables, Seller
represents, warrants, covenants and agrees, with respect to each Invoice
Transmittal delivered to Buyer and each receivable described therein, that:
(A) Seller is the absolute owner of each receivable set forth in the
Invoice Transmittal and has full legal right to sell, transfer
and assign such receivables;
(B) The correct amount of each receivable is as set forth in the
Invoice Transmittal and is not in dispute;
(C) The payment of each receivable is not contingent upon the
fulfillment of any obligation or contract, past or future and any
and all obligations required of the Seller have been fulfilled
as of the date of the Invoice Transmittal;
(D) Each receivable set forth on the Invoice Transmittal is based on
an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or services actually
rendered, is presently due and owing to Seller, is not past due
or in default, has not been previously sold, assigned, trans-
ferred, or pledged, and is free of any and all liens, securi-
ty interests and encumbrances other than liens, security interests
or encumbrances in favor of Buyer or any other division or affili-
ate of Silicon Valley Bank;
(E) There are no defenses, offsets, or counterclaims against any of
the receivables, and no agreement has been made under which the
Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount, except as
otherwise stated in the Invoice Transmittal;
(F) Each Purchased Receivable shall be the property of the Buyer and
shall be collected by Buyer, but if for any reason it should
be paid to Seller, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of such pay-
ment, shall hold any checks, drafts, or monies so received in
trust for the benefit of Buyer, and shall promptly transfer and
deliver the same to the Buyer;
(G) Buyer shall have the right of endorsement, and also the right to
require endorsement by Seller, on all payments received in connec-
tion with each Purchased Receivable and any proceeds of Coll-
ateral;
(H) Seller, and to Seller's best knowledge, each Account Debtor set
forth in the Invoice Transmittal, are and shall remain solvent
as that term is defined in the United States Bankruptcy Code
and the California Uniform Commercial Code, and no such Account
Debtor has filed or had filed against it a voluntary or involunt-
ary petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code;
(I) Each Account Debtor named on the Invoice Transmittal will not
object to the payment for, or the quality or the quantity of the
subject matter of, the receivable and is liable for the amount set
forth on the Invoice Transmittal;
(J) Each Account Debtor shall promptly be notified,after acceptance by
Buyer, that the Purchased Receivable has been transferred to and
is payable to Buyer, and Seller shall not take or permit any ac-
tion to countermand such notification; and
(K) All receivables forwarded to and accepted by Buyer after the
date hereof, and thereby becoming Purchased Receivables,
shall omply with each and every one of the foregoing represen-
tations, warranties, covenants and agreements referred to above in
this Section 6.1.
6.2. Additional Warranties, Representations and Covenants. In addition to the
foregoing warranties, representations and covenants, to induce Buyer to buy
receivables and to render its services to Seller, Seller hereby represents,
warrants, covenants and agrees that:
(A) Seller will not assign, transfer, sell, or grant , or permit any
lien or security interest in any Purchased Receivables or Collat-
eral to or in favor of any other party, without Buyers prior
written consent;
(B) The Seller's name, form of organization, chief executive office,
and the place where the records concerning all Purchased
Receivables and Collateral are kept is set forth at the beginning
of this Agreement, Collateral is located only at the location set
forth in the beginning of this Agreement, or, if located at any
additional location, as set forth on a schedule attached to this
Agreement, and Seller will give Buyer at least thirty (30)
days prior written notice if such name, organization, chief
executive office or other locations of Collateral or records
concerning Purchased Receivables or Collateral is changed or
added and shall execute any documents necessary to perfect
Buyer's interest in the Purchased Receivables and the Collateral;
(C) Seller shall (i) pay all of its normal gross payroll for employ-
ees, and all federal and state taxes, as and when due,
including without limitation all payroll and withholding taxes
and state sales taxes: (ii) deliver at any time and from time to
time at Buyer's request, evidence satisfactory to Buyer that all
such amounts have been paid to the proper taxing authorities: and
(iii) if requested by Buyer, pay its payroll and related taxes
through a bank or an independent payroll service acceptable to
Buyer.
(D) Seller has not, as of the xxxx Xxxxxx delivers to Buyer an
Invoice Transmittal, or as of the xxxx Xxxxxx accepts any
Advance from Buyer, filed a voluntary petition for relief under
the United States Bankruptcy Code or had filed against it an
involuntary petition for relief;
(E) If Seller owns, holds or has any interest in, any copyrights
(whether registered, or unregistered), patents or trade-
marks, and licenses of any of the foregoing, such interest
has been disclosed to Buyer and is specifically listed and
identified on a schedule to this Agreement, and Seller shall
immediately notify Buyer if Seller hereafter obtains any interest
in any additional copyrights, patents, trademarks or licenses
that are significant in value or are material to the conduct of
its business; and (F) Seller shall provide Buyer with a
Compliance Certificate (i) on a quarterly basis to be received by
Buyer no later than the fifth calendar day following each
calendar quarter, and; (ii) on a more frequent or other basis if
and as requested by Buyer.
7. Adjustments. In the event of a breach of any of the representations,
warranties, or covenants set forth in Section 6.1, or in the event any
Adjustment or dispute is asserted by any Account Debtor, Seller shall promptly
advise Buyer and shall, subject to the Buyer's approval, resolve such disputes
and advise Buyer of any adjustments. Unless the disputed Purchased Receivable is
repurchased by Seller and the full Repurchase Amount is paid, Buyer shall remain
the absolute owner of any Purchased Receivable which is subject to Adjustment or
repurchase under Section 4.2 hereof, and any rejected, returned, or recovered
personal property, with the right to take possession thereof at any time. If
such possession is not taken by Buyer, Seller is to resell it for Buyer's
account at Seller's expense with the proceeds made payable to Buyer. While
Seller retains possession of said returned goods, Seller shall segregate said
goods and xxxx them 'property of Silicon Valley Financial Services.'
8. Security Interest. To secure the prompt payment and performance to Buyer of
all of the Obligations, Seller hereby grants to Buyer a continuing lien upon and
security interest in all of Seller's now existing or hereafter arising rights
and interest in the following , whether now owned or existing or hereafter
created, acquired, or arising, and wherever located (collectively, the
'Collateral'):
(A) All accounts, receivables, contract rights, chattel paper,
instruments, documents, letters of credit, bankers
acceptances, drafts, checks, cash, securities, and general
intangibles (including, without limitation, all claims, causes of
action, deposit accounts, guaranties, rights in and claims under
insurance policies (including rights to premium refunds), rights
to tax refunds, copyrights, patents, trademarks, rights in and
under license agreements, and all other intellectual property);
(B) All inventory, including Seller's rights to any returned or rej-
ected goods, with respect to which Buyer shall have all the
rights of any unpaid seller, including the rights of replevin,
claim and delivery, reclamation, and stoppage in transit;
(C) All monies, refunds and other amounts due Seller, including,
without limitation, amounts due Seller under this Agreement
(including Seller's right of offset and recoupment);
(D) All equipment, machinery, furniture, furnishings, fixtures,
tools, supplies and motor vehicles;
(E) All farm products, crops, timber, minerals and the like
(including oil and gas);
(F) All accessions to, substitutions for, and replacements
of, all of the foregoing;
(G) All books and records pertaining to all of the foregoing;
and
(H) All proceeds of the foregoing, whether due to voluntary
or involuntary disposition, including insurance proceeds. Seller
is not authorized to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise
convey any Collateral without Buyer's prior written consent,
except for the sale of finished inventory in the Sellers usual
course of business. Seller agrees to sign UCC financing
statements, in a form acceptable to Buyer, and any other
instruments and documents requested by Buyer to evidence,
perfect, or protect the interests of Buyer in the Collateral.
Seller agrees to deliver to Buyer the originals of all
instruments, chattel paper and documents evidencing or related to
Purchased Receivables and Collateral.
9. Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall con-
stitute an Event of Default hereunder.
(A) Seller fails to pay any amount owed to Buyer as and when due;
(B) There shall be commenced by or against Seller any voluntary or
involuntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or
any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or appointment of a
receiver or custodian for any of its assets;
(C) Seller shall become insolvent in that its debts are greater
than the fair value of its assets, or Seller is generally not
paying its debts as they become due or is left with unreasonably
small capital;
(D) Any involuntary lien, garnishment, attachment or the like is
issued against or attaches to the Purchased Receivables or any
Collateral;
(E) Seller shall breach any covenant, agreement, warranty, or rep-
resentation set forth herein, and the same is not cured to
Buyer's satisfaction within ten (1 0) days after Buyer has given
Seller oral or written notice thereof; provided, that if such
breach is incapable of being cured it shall constitute an
immediate default hereunder;
(F) Seller is not in compliance with, or otherwise is in default
under, any term of any document, instrument or agreement
evidencing a debt, obligation or liability of any kind or
character of Seller, now or hereafter existing, in favor of Buyer
or any division or affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank, regardless
of whether such debt, obligation or liability is direct or
indirect, primary or secondary, joint, several or joint and
several, or fixed or contingent, together with any and all
renewals and extensions of such debts, obligations and
liabilities, or any part thereof
(G) An event of default shall occur under any guaranty executed
by any guarantor of the Obligations of Seller to Buyer under
this Agreement, or any material provision of any such
guaranty shall for any reason cease to be valid or enforceable or
any such guaranty shall be repudiated or terminated, including by
operation of law;
(H) A default or event of default shall occur under any agreement
between Seller and any creditor of Seller that has entered
into a subordination agreement with Buyer; or
(I) Any creditor that has entered into a subordination agreement with
Buyer shall breach any of the terms of or not comply with such
subordination agreement.
10. Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, (1)
without implying any obligation to buy receivables, Buyer may cease buying
receivables or extending any financial accommodations to Seller; (2) all or a
portion of the the obligations shall be, at the option of and upon demand by
Buyer, or with respect to an Event of Default described in Section g(B),
automatically and without notice or demand, due and payable in full; and (3)
Buyer shall have and may exercise all the rights and remedies under this
Agreement and under applicable law, including the rights and remedies of a
secured party under the California Uniform Commercial Code, all the power of
attorney rights described in Section 5 with respect to all Collateral, and the
right to collect, dispose of, sell, lease, use, and realize upon all Purchased
Receivables and all Collateral in any to be reasonable if given five (5) days
prior to the date on or after which the sale may be held. In the event that the
Obligations are accelerated hereunder, Seller shall repurchase all of the
Purchased Receivables as set forth in Section 4.4.
11. Accrual of Interest. If any amount owed by Seller hereunder is not paid when
due, including, without limitation, amounts due under Section 3.5, Repurchase
Amounts, amounts due under Section 12, and any other Obligations, such amounts
shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the per annum rate of the
Finance Charges until the earlier of (i) payment in good funds or (ii) entry of
a final judgment thereof, at which time the principal amount of any money
judgment remaining unsatisfied shall accrue interest at the highest rate allowed
by applicable law.
12. Fees, Costs and Expenses: Indemnification. The Seller will pay to Buyer
immediately upon demand all fees, costs and expenses (including fees of
attorneys and professionals and their costs and expenses ) that Buyer incurs or
may from time to time impose in connection with any of the following: (a)
preparing, negotiating . administering, and enforcing this Agreement or any
other agreement executed in connection herewith, including any amendments,
waivers or consents in connection with any of the foregoing, (b) any litigation
or dispute (whether instituted by Buyer, Seller or any other person) in any way
relating to the Purchased Receivables, the Collateral, this Agreement or any
other agreement executed in connection herewith or therewith, (d) enforcing any
rights against Seller or any guarantor, or any Account Debtor, (e) protecting or
enforcing its interest in the Purchased Receivables or the Collateral, (f)
collecting the Purchased Receivables and the Obligations, and (g) the
representation of Buyer in connection with any bankruptcy case or insolvency
proceeding involving Seller, any Purchased Receivable, the Collateral, any
Account Debtor, or any guarantor. Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless
from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, costs, expenses, and
liabilities of any nature whatsoever arising in connection with any of the
foregoing.
13. Severability, Waiver, and Choice of Law. In the event that any provision of
this Agreement is deemed invalid by reason of law, this Agreement will be
construed as not containing such provision and the remainder of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect. Buyer retains all of its rights. even if
h makes an Advance after a default. If Buyer waives a default, R may enforce a
later default. Any consent or waiver under, or amendment of, this Agreement must
be in writing. Nothing contained herein, or any action taken or not taken by
Buyer at any time, shall be construed at any time to be indicative of any
obligation or willingness on the part of Buyer to amend this Agreement or to
grant to Seller any waivers or consents. This Agreement has been transmitted by
Seller to Buyer at Buyer's office in the State of California and has been
executed and accepted by Buyer in the State of California. This Agreement shall
be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of California.
14. Account Collection Services. Certain Account Debtors may require or prefer
that all of Seller's receivables be paid to the same address and/or party, or
Seller and Buyer may agree that all receivables with respect to certain Account
Debtors be paid to one party. In such event Buyer and Seller may agree that
Buyer shall collect all receivables whether owned by Seller or Buyer and
(provided that there does not then exist an Event of Default or event that with
notice, lapse or time or otherwise would constitute an Event of Default, and
subject to Buyer's rights in the Collateral) Buyer agrees to remit to Seller the
amount of the receivables collections it receives with respect to receivables
other than Purchased Receivables. It is understood and agreed by Seller that
this Section does not impose any affirmative duty on Buyer to do any act other
than to turn over such amounts. All such receivables and collections are
Collateral and in the event of Seller's default hereunder, Buyer shall have no
duty to remit collections of Collateral and may apply such collections to the
obligations hereunder and Buyer shall have the rights of a secured party under
the California Uniform Commercial Code.
15. Notices. All notices shall be given to Buyer and Seller at the addresses or
faxes set forth on the first page of this Agreement and shall be deemed to have
been delivered and received: (a) if mailed. three (3) calendar days after
deposited in the United States mail, first class, postage pre-paid, (b) one (1)
calendar day after deposit with an overnight mail or messenger service; or (c)
on the same date of confirmed transmission if sent by hand delivery, telecopy,
telefax or telex.
16. Jury Trial. SELLER AND BUYER EACH HEREBY (a) WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS
TO A JURY TRIAL ON ANY CLAIM OR ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED AGREEMENTS, OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY; (b) RECOGNIZE AND AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER CONSTITUTES
A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR IT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT; AND (c) REPRESENT AND
WARRANT THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER, HAS DETERMINED FOR ITSELF THE
NECESSITY TO REVIEW THE SAME WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL.
17.Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year
from the date hereof, and from year to year thereafter unless terminated in
writing by Buyer or Seller. Seller and Buyer shall each have the right to
terminate this Agreement at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
termination of this Agreement shall not affect Buyers security interest in the
Collateral and Buyer's ownership of the Purchased Receivables, and this
Agreement shall continue to be effective, and Buyer's rights and remedies
hereunder shall survive such termination, until all transactions entered into
and Obligations incurred hereunder or in connection herewith have been completed
and satisfied in full. Terms of the letter dated 12/7/95 from G. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx '\are incorporated into this factoring agreement.
18.Titles and Section Headings. The titles and section headings used herein are
for convenience only and shall not be used in interpreting this Agreement.
19.Other Agreements. The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not
adversely affect the rights of Buyer or any other division or affiliate of
Silicon Valley Bank under any other document, instrument or agreement. The terms
of such other documents, instruments and agreements shall remain in full force
and effect notwithstanding the execution of this Agreement. In the event of a
conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of any other
document, instrument or agreement between Seller on the one hand, and Buyer or
any other division or affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank on the other hand, Buyer
shall determine in its sole discretion which provision shall apply. Seller
acknowledges specifically that any security agreements, liens and/or security
interests currently securing payment of any obligations of Seller owing to Buyer
or any other division or affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank also secure Seller's
obligations under this Agreement, and are valid and subsisting and are not
adversely affected by execution of this Agreement. Seller further acknowledges
that (a) any collateral under other outstanding security agreements or other
documents between Seller and Buyer or any other division or affiliate of Silicon
Valley Bank secures the obligations of Seller under this Agreement and (b) a
default by Seller under this Agreement constitutes a default under other
outstanding agreements between Seller and Buyer or any other division or
affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank.
IN WITNESS have executed this Agreement on the day and year above written.
SELLER: Source Scientific, Inc. SELLER: Xxxxx Instruments
Corporation
By: s/M. A. Shawky By: s/M. A. Shawky
Title: C.F.O. Title: C.F.O.
SELLER: Source Scientific Systems, Inc. SELLER: Wespercorp
By: s/M. A. Shawky By: s/M. A. Shawky
Title: C.F.O. Title: C.F.O.
BUYER: SILICON VALLEY FINANCIAL SERVICES
A division of Silicon Valley Bank
By:
Title:
