Exhibit 10.7
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REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN & SECURITY
AGREEMENT
(ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORY)
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OBLIGOR # NOTE # AGREEMENT DATE
March 02,1998
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CREDIT LIMIT INTEREST RATE OFFICER NO./INITIALS
$2,000,000.00 B+ 0.750% * 48276, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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*SEE ADDENDUM FOR RATE OPTION
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on March 02, 1998, between Commerica
Bank - California ("Bank") as secured party, whose Headquarter Office is 000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX and SHOWPOWER, INC. ("Borrower"), a
Corporation whose sole place of business (if it has only one), chief executive
office (if it has more than one place of business) or residence (if an
individual) is located at 00000 XXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXXX. This parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Agreement" as used in this Agreement means and includes this Revolving
Credit Loan & Security Agreement (Accounts and Inventory), any concurrent or
subsequent rider to this Revolving Credit Loan & Security Agreement (Accounts
and Inventory) and any extensions, supplements, amendments or modifications to
this Revolving Credit Loan & Security Agreement (Accounts and Inventory) and to
any such rider.
1.2 "Bank Expenses" as used in this Agreement means and includes: all costs
or expenses required to be paid by Borrower under this Agreement which are paid
or advanced by Bank; taxes and insurance premiums of every nature and kind of
Borrower paid by Bank; filing, recording, publication and search fees, appraiser
fees, auditor fees and costs, and title insurance premiums paid or incurred by
Bank in connection with Bank's transactions with Borrower; costs and expenses
incurred by Bank in collecting the Receivables (with or without suit) to correct
any default or enforce any provision of this Agreement, or in gaining possession
of, maintaining, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, disposing of,
preparing for sale and/or advertising to sell the Collateral, whether or not a
sale is consummated; costs and expenses of suit incurred by Bank in enforcing or
defending this Agreement or any portion hereof, including, but not limited to,
expenses incurred by Bank in attempting to obtain relief from any stay,
restraining order, injunction or similar process which prohibits Bank from
exercising any of its rights or remedies; and attorneys' fees and expenses
incurred by Bank in advising, reviewing, amending, terminating, enforcing,
defending or concerning this Agreement, or any portion hereof or any agreement
related hereto, whether or not suit is brought. Bank Expenses shall include
Bank's in-house legal charges at reasonable rates.
1.3 "Base Rate" as used in this Agreement means that variable rate of
interest so announced by Bank at its headquarters office in San Jose, California
as its "Base Rate" from time to time and which serves as the basis upon which
effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference
thereto.
1.4 "Borrower's Books" as used in this Agreement means and includes all of
the Borrower's books and records including but not limited to: minute books;
ledgers; records indicating, summarizing or evidencing Borrower's assets,
liabilities, Receivables, business operations or financial condition, and all
information relating thereto, computer programs; computer disk or tape files;
computer printouts; computer runs; and other computer prepared information and
equipment of any kind.
1.5 "Borrowing Base" as used in this Agreement means the sum of: (1)
Seventy Five* percent (75.000%) of the net amount of Eligible Accounts after
deducting therefrom all payments, adjustments and credits applicable thereto
("Accounts Receivable Borrowing Base"); and (2) the amount, if any, of the
advances against Inventory agreed to be made pursuant to any Inventory Rider
("Inventory Borrowing Base"), or other rider, amendment or modification to this
Agreement, that may now or hereafter be entered into by Bank and Borrower.
*NONE PERCENTAGE IF BORROWINGS NOT EXCEED $750,000.00 (INCLUDING LETTER OF
CREDIT); OR SEVENTY FIVE PERCENTAGE (75%) IF BORROWINGS EXCEED $750,000.00.
1.6 "Cash Flow" as used in this Agreement means, for any applicable period
of determination, the Net Income (after deduction for income taxes and other
taxes of such person determined by reference to income or profits of such
person) for such period, plus, to the extent deducted in computation of such Net
Income, the amount of depreciation and amortization expense and the amount of
deferred tax liability during such period, all as determined in accordance with
GAAP. The applicable period of determination will be N/A, beginning with the
period from ___________________ to _________________.
1.7 "Collateral" as used in this Agreement means and includes each and all
of the following: the Receivables; the Intangibles; the negotiable collateral,
the Inventory; all money, deposit accounts and all other assets of Borrower in
which Bank receives a security interest or which hereafter come into the
possession, custody or control of Bank; and the proceeds of any of the
foregoing, including, but not limited to, proceeds of insurance covering the
collateral and any and all Receivables, Intangibles, negotiable collateral,
Inventory, equipment, money, deposit accounts or other tangible and intangible
property of borrower resulting from the sale or other disposition of the
collateral, and the proceeds thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, collateral shall not include any waste or other materials
which have been or may be designated as toxic or hazardous by Bank.
1.8 "Credit" as used in this Agreement means all Obligations, except those
obligations arising pursuant to any other separate contract, instrument, note,
or other separate agreement which, by its terms, provides for a specified
interest rate and term.
1.
1.9 "Current Assets" as used in this Agreement means, as of any applicable
date of determination, all cash, non-affiliated customer receivables, United
States government securities, claims against the United States government, and
inventories.
1.10 "Current Liabilities" as used in this Agreement means, as of any
applicable date of determination, (i) all liabilities of a person that should be
classified as current in accordance with GAAP, including without limitation any
portion of the principal of the indebtedness classified as current, plus (ii) to
the extent not otherwise included, all liabilities of the Borrower to any of its
affiliates whether or not classified as current in accordance with GAAP.
1.11 "Daily Balance" as used in this Agreement means the amount determined
by taking the amount of the Credit owed at the beginning of a given day, adding
any new Credit advanced or incurred on such date, and subtracting any payments
or collections which are paid and are applied by Bank in reduction of the Credit
on that date under the provisions of this Agreement.
1.12 "Eligible Accounts" as used in this Agreement means and includes those
accounts of Borrower which are due and payable within thirty (30) days, or less,
from the date of invoice, have been validly assigned to Bank and strictly comply
with all of Borrower's warranties and representations to Bank; but Eligible
Accounts shall not include the following: (a) accounts with respect to which the
account debtor is an officer, employee, partner, joint venturer or agent of
Borrower; (b) accounts with respect to which goods are placed on consignment,
guaranteed sale or other terms by reason of which the payment by the account
debtor may be conditional; (c) accounts with respect to which the account debtor
is not a resident of the United States; (d) accounts with respect to which the
account debtor is the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality
of the United States; (e) accounts with respect to which the account debtor is
any State of the United States or any city, county, town, municipality or
division thereof; (f) accounts with respect to which the account debtor is a
subsidiary of, related to, affiliated or has common shareholders, officers or
directors with Borrower; (g) accounts with respect to which Borrower is or may
become liable to the account debtor for goods sold or services rendered by the
account debtor to Borrower; (h) accounts not paid by an account debtor within
ninety (90) days from the date of the invoice; (i) accounts with respect to
which account debtors dispute liability or make any claim, or have any defense,
crossclaim, counterclaim, or offset; (j) accounts with respect to which any
Insolvency Proceeding is filed by or against the account debtor, or if an
account debtor becomes insolvent, fails or goes out of business; and (k)
accounts owed by any single account debtor which exceed twenty percent (20%) of
all of the Eligible Acccounts; and (l) accounts with a particular account debtor
on which over twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate amount owing is greater
than ninety (90) days from the date of the invoice.
1.13 "Event of Default" as used in this Agreement means those events
described in Section 7 contained herein below.
1.14 "Fixed Charges" as used in this Agreement means and includes, for any
applicable period of determination, the sum, without duplication, of (a) all
interest paid or payable during such period by a person on debt of such person,
plus (b) all payments of principal or other sums paid or payable during such
period by such person with respect to debt of such person having a final
maturity more than one year from the date of creation of such debt, plus (c) all
debt discount and expense amortized or required to be amortized during such
period by such person, plus (d) the maximum amount of all rents and other
payments paid or required to be paid by such person during such period under any
lease or other contract or arrangement providing for use of real or personal
property in respect of which such person is obligated as a lessee, use or
obligor, plus (e) all dividends and other distributions paid or payable by such
person or otherwise accumulating during such period on any capital stock of such
person, plus (f) all loans or other advances made by such person during such
period to any Affiliate of such person. The applicable period of determination
will be N/A, beginning with the period from _______________________ to
______________________.
1.15 "GAAP" as used in this Agreement means as of any applicable period,
generally accepted accounting principles in effect during such period.
1.16 "Insolvency Proceeding" as used in this Agreement means and includes
any proceeding or case commenced by or against the Borrower, or any guarantor of
Borrower's Obligations, or any of borrower's account debtors, under any
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or any other bankruptcy or
insolvency law, including but not limited to assignments for the benefit of
creditors, formal or informal moratoriums, composition or extensions with some
or all creditors, any proceeding seeking a reorganization, arrangement or any
other relief under the Bankruptcy code, as amended, or any other bankruptcy or
insolvency law.
1.17 "Intangibles" as used in this Agreement means and includes all of
Borrower's present and future general intangibles and other personal property
(including, without limitation, any and all rights in any legal proceedings;
goodwill, patents, trade names, copyrights, trademarks, blueprints, drawings,
purchase orders, computer programs, computer disks, computer tapes, literature,
reports, catalogs and deposit accounts) other than goods and Receivables, as
well as Borrower's Books relating to any of the foregoing.
1.18 "Inventory" as used in this Agreement means and includes all present
and future inventory in which Borrower has any interest, including, but not
limited to, goods held by Borrower for sale and all of Borrower's present and
future raw materials, work in process, finished goods, advertising materials,
and packing and shipping materials, wherever located and any documents of title
representing any of the above, and any equipment, fixtures or other property
used in the storing, moving, preserving, identifying, acccounting for and
shipping or preparing for the shipping of Inventory, and any and all other items
hereafter acquired by Borrower by way of substitution,
2.
replacement, return, repossession or otherwise, and all additions and accessions
thereto, and the resulting product or mass, and any documents of title
respecting any of the above.
1.19 "Net Income" as used in this Agreement means the net income (or loss)
of a person for any period determined in accordance with GAAP but excluding in
any event:
(a) any gains or losses on the sale or other disposition, not in the
ordinary course of business, of investments or fixed or capital assets, and
any taxes on the excluded gains and any tax deductions or credits on
account on any excluded losses; and
(b) in the case of the Borrower, net earnings of any Person in which
Borrower has an ownership interest, unless such net earnings shall have
actually been received by Borrower in the form of cash distributions.
1.20 "Judicial Officer or Assignee" as used in this Agreement means and
includes any trustee, receiver, controller, custodian, assignee for the benefit
of creditors or any other person or entity having powers or duties like or
similar to the powers and duties of trustee, receiver, controller, custodian or
assignee for the benefit of creditors.
1.21 "Obligations" as used in this Agreement means and includes any and all
loans, advances, overdrafts, debts, liabilities (including, without limitation,
any and all amounts charged to Borrower's account pursuant to any agreement
authorizing Bank to charge Borrower's account), obligations, lease payments,
guaranties, covenants and duties owing by Borrower to Bank of any kind and
description whether advanced pursuant to or evidenced by this Agreement; by any
note or other instrument; or by any other agreement between Bank and Borrower
and whether or not for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising,
and including, without limitation, any debt; liability or obligation owing from
Borrower to others which Bank may have obtained by assignment, participation,
purchase or otherwise, and further including, without limitation, all interest
not paid when due and all Bank Expenses which Borrower is required to pay or
reimburse by this Agreement, by law, or otherwise.
1.22 "Person" or "person" as used in this Agreement means and includes any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, trust,
unincorporated association, joint stock company, government, municipality,
political subdivision or agency, or other entity.
1.23 "Receivables" as used in this Agreement means and includes all
presently existing and hereafter arising accounts, instruments, documents,
chattel paper, general intangibles, all other forms of obligations owing to
Borrower, all of Borrower's rights in, to and under all purchase orders
heretofore or hereafter received, all moneys due to Borrower under all contracts
or agreements (whether or not yet earned or due), all merchandise returned to or
reclaimed by Borrower and the Borrower's books (except minute books) relating to
any of the foregoing.
1.24 "Subordinated Debt" as used in this Agreement means indebtedness of
the Borrower to third parties which has been subordinated to the Obligations
pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and content satisfactory to the
Bank.
1.25 "Subordination Agreement" as used in this Agreement means a
subordination agreement in form satisfactory to Bank making all present and
future indebtedness of the Borrower to N/A subordinate to the Obligations.
1.26 "Tangible Effective Net Worth" as used in this Agreement means net
worth as determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, increased by
Subordinated Debt, if any, and decreased by the following: patents, licenses,
goodwill, subscription lists, organization expenses, trade receivables converted
to notes, money due from affiliates (including officers, directors, subsidiaries
and commonly held companies).
1.27 "Tangible Net Worth" as used in this Agreement means, as of any
applicable date of determination, the excess of
a. the net book value of all assets of a person (other than patents,
patent rights, trademarks, trade names, franchises, copyrights, licenses,
goodwill, and similar intangible assets) after all appropriate deductions
in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, reserves for
doubtful receivables, obsolescence, depreciation and amortization), over
b. all Debt of such person.
1.28 "Total Liabilities" as used in this Agreement means the total of all
items of indebtedness, obligation or liability which, in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, would be included in determining the total liabilities of
the Borrower as of the date Total Liabilities is to be determined, including
without limitation (a) all obligations secured by any mortgage, pledge, security
interest or other lien on property owned or acquired, whether or not the
obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed; (b) all obligations which
are capitalized lease obligations; and (c) all guaranties, endorsements or other
contingent or obligations with respect to the indebtedness of others, whether or
not reflected on the balance sheets of the Borrower, including any obligation to
furnish funds, directly or indirectly through the purchase of goods, supplies,
services, or by way of stock purchase, capital contribution, advance or loan or
any obligation to enter into a contract for any of the foregoing; EXCEPT FOR
BORROWER'S OBLIGATION TO CAPITALIZE SHOWPOWER BRAZIL, S.A. FOR THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($350,000.00).
1.29 "Working Capital" as used in this Agreement means, as of any
applicable date of determination, Current Assets less Current Liabilities.
3.
1.30 Any and all terms used in this Agreement shall be construed and
defined in accordance with the meaning and definition of such terms under and
pursuant to the California Uniform Commercial Code (hereinafter referred to as
the "Code") as amended.
1.31 LETTER OF CREDIT SUB-FEATURE: THE AMOUNT OF $300,000.00 FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT IS TO BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE BORROWING BASE AND
WITHIN THE LINE AMOUNT.
2. LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
For value received, Borrower promises to pay to the order of Bank such
amount, as provided for below, together with interest, as provided for
below.
2.1 Upon the request of Borrower, made at any time and from time to time
during the term hereof, and so long as no Event of Default has occurred, Bank
shall lend to Borrower an amount equal to the Borrowing Base*, provided,
however, that in no event shall Bank be obligated to make advances to Borrower
under this Section 2.1 whenever the Daily Balance exceeds, at any time, either
the Borrowing Base* or the sum of Two Million and no/100 ($2,000,000.00), such
amount being referred to herein as an "Overadvance".
*INCLUDING LETTER OF CREDIT SUB-FEATURE
2.2 Except as hereinbelow provided, the Credit shall bear interest, on the
Daily Balance owing, at a rate of zero 75/100** (0.750) percentage points per
annum above the Base Rate (the "Rate"). The Credit shall bear interest, from and
after the occurrence of an Event of Default and without constituting a waiver of
any such Event of Default, on the Daily Balance owing, at a rate three (3)
percentage points per annum above the Rate. All interest chargeable under this
Agreement that is based upon a per annum calculation shall be computed on the
basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year for actual days elapsed.
**SEE ADDENDUM ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR RATE OPTION
The Base Rate as of the date of this Agreement is Eight and 5/10 (8.500%)
per annum. In the event that the Base Rate announced is, from time to time
hereafter changed, adjustment in the Rate shall be made and based on the Base
Rate in effect on the date of such change. The Rate, as adjusted, shall apply to
the Credit until the Base Rate is adjusted again. The minimum interest payable
by the Borrower under this Agreement shall in no event be less than N/A per
month. All interest payable by Borrower under the Credit shall be due and
payable on the first day of each calendar month during the term of this
Agreement. A late payment charge equal to 5% of each late payment may be charged
on any payment not received by the Bank within 10 calendar days after the
payment due date, but acceptance of payment of this charge shall not waive any
Default under this Agreement.
2.3 Without affecting Borrower's obligation to repay immediately any
Overadvance in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof, all Overadvances shall bear
additional interest on the amount thereof at a rate equal to N/A (N/A%)
percentage points per month in excess of the interest rate set forth in Section
2.2, from the date incurred and for each month thereafter, until repaid in full.
2.4 UNUSED LINE FEE - ON THE LAST DAY EACH CALENDAR QUARTER, BORROWER SHALL
PAY TO BANK A FEE OF 0.125% PER ANNUM BASED ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
COMMITMENT AND AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE TOTAL OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PREVIOUS QUARTERLY PERIOD OR PORTION THEREOF.
3. TERM.
3.1 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until May 01,
1999, or until terminated by notice by Borrower. Notice of such termination by
Borrower shall be effectuated by mailing of a registered or certified letter not
less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date as such termination,
addressed to the Bank at the address set forth herein and the termination shall
be effective as of the date so fixed in such notice. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, should Borrower be in default of one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement, Bank may terminate this Agreement at any time without notice.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, should either Bank or Borrower become insolvent
or unable to meet its debts as they mature, or fail, suspend, or go out of
business, the other party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at
any time without notice. On the date of termination all Obligations shall become
immediately due and payable without notice or demand; no notice of termination
by Borrower shall be effective until Borrower shall have paid all Obligations to
Bank in full. Notwithstanding termination, until all Obligations have been fully
satisfied, Bank shall retain its security interest in all existing Collateral
and Collateral arising thereafter, and Borrower shall continue to perform all of
its Obligations.
3.2 After termination and when Bank has received payment in full of
Borrower's Obligations to Bank, Bank shall reassign to Borrower all Collateral
held by Bank, and shall execute a termination of all security agreements and
security interests given by Borrower to Bank, upon the execution and delivery of
mutual general releases.
4. CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
4.1 Borrower hereby grants to Bank a continuing security interest in all
presently existing and hereafter arising Collateral in order to secure prompt
repayment of any and all Obligations owed by Borrower to Bank and in order to
secure prompt performance by Borrower of each and all of its covenants and
Obligations under this Agreement and otherwise created. Bank's security interest
in the Collateral shall attach to all Collateral without further act on the part
of Bank or Borrower. In the event that any Collateral, including proceeds, is
evidenced by or consists of a letter of credit, advice of credit, instrument,
money, negotiable documents, chattel paper or similar property (collectively,
"Negotiable Collateral"), Borrower shall, immediately upon receipt thereof,
endorse and assign such Negotiable Collateral over to Bank and deliver actual
physical possession of the Negotiable Collateral to Bank.
4.2 Bank's security interest in Receivables shall attach to all Receivables
without further act on the part of Bank or Borrower. Upon request from Bank,
Borrower shall provide Bank with schedules describing all Receivables created or
acquired by Borrower (including without limitation agings listing the names and
addresses of, and amounts owing by date by account debtors), and shall execute
and deliver written assignments of all Receivables to Bank all in a form
acceptable to Bank, provided, however, Borrower's failure to execute and deliver
such schedules and/or assignments shall not affect or limit Bank's security
interest and other rights in and to the Receivables. Together with each
schedule,
4.
Borrower shall furnish Bank with copies of Borrower's customers' invoices or the
equivalent, and original shipping or delivery receipts for all merchandise sold,
and Borrower warrants the genuineness thereof. Bank or Bank's designee may
notify customers or account debtors of collection costs and expenses to
Borrower's account but, unless and until Bank does so or gives Borrower other
written instructions, Borrower shall collect all Receivables for Bank, receive
in trust all payments thereon as Bank's trustee, and, if so requested to do so
from Bank, Borrower shall immediately deliver said payments to Bank in their
original form as received from the account debtor and all letters of credit,
advices of credit,instruments, documents, chattel paper or any similar property
evidencing or constituting Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, if sales of Inventory are made for cash, Borrower shall
immediately deliver to Bank, in identical form, all such cash, checks, or other
forms of payment which Borrower receives. The receipt of any check or other item
of payment by Bank shall not be considered a payment on account until such check
or other item of payment is honored when presented for payment, in which event,
said check or other item of payment shall be deemed to have been paid to Bank
Two (2) calendar days after the date Bank actually receives such check or other
item of payment.
4.3 Bank's security interest in Inventory shall attach to all Inventory
without further act on the part of Bank or Borrower. Upon Bank's request
Borrower will from time to time at Borrower's expense pledge, assemble and
deliver such Inventory to Bank or to a third party as Bank's bailee; or hold the
same in trust for Bank's account or store the same in a warehouse in Bank's
name; or deliver to Bank documents of title representing said Inventory; or
evidence of Bank's security interest in some other manner acceptable to Bank.
Until a default by Borrower under this Agreement or any other Agreement between
Borrower and Bank, Borrower may, subject to the provisions hereof and consistent
herewith, sell the Inventory, but only in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business. A sale of Inventory in Borrower's ordinary course of business does not
include an exchange or a transfer in partial or total satisfaction of a debt
owing by Borrower.
4.4 Borrower shall execute and deliver to Bank concurrently with Borrower's
execution of this Agreement, and at any time or times hereafter at the request
of Bank, all financing statements, continuation financing statements, security
agreements, mortgages, assignments, certificates of title, affidavits, reports,
notices, schedules of accounts, letters of authority and all other documents
that Bank may request, in form satisfactory to Bank, to perfect and maintain
perfected Bank's security interest in the Collateral and in order to fully
consummate all of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement. Borrower
hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints Bank (and any of Bank's
officers, employees or agents designated by Bank) as Borrower's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with power to sign the name of Borrower on any financing
statements, continuation financing statements, security agreement, mortgage,
assignment, certificate of title, affidavit, letter of authority, notice of
other similar documents which must be executed and/or filed in order to perfect
or continue perfected Bank's security interest in the Collateral.
Borrower shall make appropriate entries in Borrower's Books disclosing
Bank's security interest in the Receivables. Bank (through any of its officers,
employees or agents) shall have the right at any time or times hereafter during
Borrower's usual business hours, or during the usual business hours of any third
party having control over the records of Borrower, to inspect and verify
Borrower's Books in order to verify the amount or condition of, or any other
matter, relating to, said Collateral and Borrower's financial condition.
4.5 Borrower appoints Bank or any other person whom Bank may designate as
Borrower's attorney-in-fact, with power to endorse Borrower's name on any
checks, notes, acceptances, money order, drafts or other forms of payment or
security that may come into Bank's possession; to sign Borrower's name on any
invoice or xxxx of lading relating to any Receivables, on drafts against account
debtors, on schedules and assignments of Receivables, on verifications of
Receivables and on notices to account debtors; to establish a lock box
arrangement and/or to notify the post office authorities to change the address
for delivery of Borrower's mail addressed to Borrower to an address designated
by Bank, to receive and open all mail addressed to Borrower; and to retain all
mail relating to the Collateral and forward all other mail to Borrower; to send,
whether in writing or by telephone, requests for verification of Receivables;
and to do all things necessary to carry out this Agreement. Borrower ratifies
and approves all acts of the attorney-in-fact. Neither Bank nor its
attorney-in-fact will be liable for any acts or omissions or for any error of
judgement or mistake of fact or law. This power being coupled with an interest,
is irrevocable so long as any Receivables in which Bank has a security interest
remain unpaid and until the Obligations have been fully satisfied.
4.6 In order to protect or perfect any security interest which Bank is
granted hereunder, Bank may, in its sole discretion, discharge any lien or
encumbrance or bond the same, pay any insurance, maintain guards, warehousemen,
or any personnel to protect the Collateral, pay any service bureau, or, obtain
any records, and all costs for the same shall be added to the Obligations and
shall be payable on demand.
4.7 Borrower agrees that Bank may provide information relating to this
Agreement or relating to Borrower to Bank's parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and
service providers.
5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Conditions precedent to the making of the loans and the extension of
the financial accommodations hereunder, Borrower shall execute, or cause to be
executed, and deliver to Bank, in form and substance satisfactory or Bank and
its counsel, the following:
a. This Agreement and other documents required by Bank;
b. Financing statements (Form UCC-1) in form satisfactory to Bank for
filing and recording with the appropriate governmental authorities;
5.
c. If Borrower is a corporation, then certified extracts from the
minutes of the meeting of its board of directors, authorizing the
borrowings and the granting of the security interest provided for herein
and authorizing specific officers to execute and deliver the agreements
provided for herein;
d. If Borrower is a corporation, then a certificate of good standing
showing that Borrower is in good standing under the laws of the state of
its incorporation and certificates indicating that Borrower is qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in any other state in which it
conducts business;
e. If Borrower is a partnership, then a copy of Borrower's partnership
agreement certified by each general partner of Borrower;
f. UCC searches, tax lien and litigation searches, fictitious business
statement filings, insurance certificates, notices or other similar
documents which Bank may require and in such form as Bank may require, in
order to reflect, perfect or protect Bank's first priority security
interest in the Collateral and in order to fully consummate all of the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement;
g. Evidence that Borrower has obtained insurance and acceptable
endorsements;
h. Waivers executed by landlords and mortgagees of any real property on
which any Collateral is located; and
i. Warranties and representations of officers.
6. WARRANTIES REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS.
6.1 If so requested by Bank, Borrower shall, at such intervals designated
by Bank, during the term hereof execute and deliver a Report of Accounts
Receivable or similar report, in form customarily used by Bank, Borrower's
Borrowing Base at all times pertinent hereto shall not be less than the advances
made hereunder. Bank shall have the right to recompute Borrower's Borrowing Base
in conformity with this Agreement.
6.2 If any warranty is breached as to any account, or any account is not
paid in full by an account debtor within Ninety (90) days from the date of
invoice, or an account debtor disputes liability or makes any claim with respect
thereto, or a petition in bankruptcy or other application for relief under the
Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency law is filed by or against an account
debtor, or an account debtor makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
becomes insolvent, fails or goes out of business, then Bank may deem ineligible
any and all accounts owing by that account debtor, and reduce Borrower's
Borrowing Base by the amount thereof. Bank shall retain its security interest in
all Receivables and accounts, whether eligible or ineligible, until all
Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied. Returns and allowances, if any,
as between Borrower and its customers, will be on the same basis and in
accordance with the usual customary practices of the Borrower, as they exist at
this time. Any merchandise which is returned by an account debtor or otherwise
recovered shall be set aside, marked with Bank's name, and Bank shall retain a
security interest therein. Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of all disputes
and claims and settle or adjust them on terms approved by Bank. After default by
Borrower hereunder, no discount, credit or allowance shall be granted to any
account debtor by Borrower and no return of merchandise shall be accepted by
Borrower without Bank's consent. Bank may, after default by Borrower, settle or
adjust disputes and claims directly with account debtors for amounts and upon
terms which Bank considers advisable, and in such cases Bank will credit
Borrower's account with only the net amounts received by Bank in payment of the
accounts, after deducting all Bank Expenses in connection therewith.
6.3 Borrower warrants, represents, covenants and agrees that:
a. Borrower has good and marketable title to the Collateral. Bank has
and shall continue to have a first priority perfected security interest in
and to the Collateral. The Collateral shall at all times remain free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances and security interests (except those in
favor or Bank).
b. All accounts are and will, at all times pertinent hereto, be bona
fide existing obligations created by the sale and delivery of merchandise
or the rendition of services to account debtors in the ordinary course of
business, free of liens, claims, encumbrances and security interests
(except as held by Bank and except as may be consented to, in writing, by
Bank) and are unconditionally owed to Borrower without defenses, disputes,
offsets, counterclaims, rights of return or cancellation, and Borrower
shall have received no notice of actual or imminent bankruptcy or
insolvency of any account debtor at the time an account due from such
account debtor is assigned to Bank.
c. At the time each account is assigned to Bank, all property giving
rise to such account shall have been delivered to the account debtor or to
the agent for the account debtor for immediate shipment to, and
unconditional acceptance by, the account debtor. Borrower shall deliver to
Bank, as Bank may from time to time require, delivery receipts, customer's
purchase orders, shipping instruction, bills of lading and any other
evidence of shipping arrangements. Absent such a request by Bank, copies of
all such documentation shall be held by Borrower as custodian for Bank.
6.4 At the time each eligible account is assigned to Bank, all such
eligible accounts will be due and payable on terms set forth in Section 1.12, or
on such other terms approved in writing by Bank in advance of the creation of
such accounts and which are expressly set forth on the face of all invoices,
copies of which shall be held by Borrower as custodian for Bank, and no such
eligible account will then be past due.
6.
6.5 Borrower shall keep the Inventory only at the following locations:
_______________ and the owner or mortgages of the respective locations are:
_____________________________
a. Borrower, immediately upon demand by Bank therefor, shall now and
from time to time hereafter, at such intervals as are requested by Bank,
deliver to Bank, designations of Inventory specifying Borrower's cost of
inventory, the wholesale market value thereof and such other matters and
information relating to the Inventory as Bank may request;
b. Borrower's Inventory, valued at the lower of Borrower's cost or the
wholesale market value thereof, at all times pertinent hereto shall not be
less than N/A Dollars ($_______) of which no less than N/A Dollars ($______
N/A) shall be in raw materials and finished goods;
c. All of the Inventory is and shall remain free from all purchase
money or other security interests, liens or encumbrances, except as held by
Bank;
d. Borrower does now keep and hereafter at all times shall keep correct
and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality and
quantity of the Inventory, its cost therefor and selling price thereof, and
the daily withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto, all of which records
shall be available upon demand to any of Bank's officers, agents and
employees for inspection and copying;
e. All Inventory, now and hereafter at all times, shall be new
Inventory of good and merchantable quality free from defects;
f. Inventory is not now and shall not at any time or times hereafter be
located or stored with a bailee, warehouseman or other third party without
Bank's prior written consent, and, in such event, Borrower will
concurrently therewith cause any such bailee, warehouseman or other third
party to issue and deliver to Bank, in a form acceptable to Bank, warehouse
receipts in Bank's name evidencing the storage of Inventory or other
evidence of Bank's prior rights in the Inventory. In any event, Borrower
shall instruct any third party to hold all such Inventory for Bank's
account subject to Bank's security interests and its instructions; and
g. Bank shall have the right upon demand now and/or at all times
hereafter, during Borrower's usual business hours, to inspect and examine
the Inventory and to check and test the same as to quality, quantity, value
and condition and Borrower agrees to reimburse Bank for Bank's reasonable
costs and expenses in so doing.
6.6 Borrower represents, warrants and covenants with Bank that Borrower
will not, without Bank's prior written consent, SUCH CONSENT NOT TO BE
UNREASONABLY WITHHELD:
x. Xxxxx a security interest in or permit a lien, claim or encumbrance
upon any of the Collateral to any person, association, firm, corporation,
entity or governmental agency or instrumentality;
b. Permit any levy, attachment or restraint to be made affecting any of
Borrower's assets;
c. Permit any Judicial Officer or Assignee to be appointed or to take
possession of any or all of Borrower's assets;
d. Other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business, to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, move, or transfer,
whether by sale or otherwise, any of Borrower's assets, OTHER THAN RENTAL
EQUIPMENT OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED HEREUNDER;
e. Change its name, business structure, corporate identity or
structure; add any new fictitious names, liquidate, merge or consolidate
with or into any other business organization;
f. Move or relocate any Collateral;
g. Acquire any other business organization FOR A PURCHASE PRICE
EXCEEDING $250,000.00;
h. Enter into any transaction not in the usual course of Borrower's
business;
i. Make any investment in securities of any person, association, firm,
entity, or corporation other than the securities of the United States of
America OR CASH EQUIVALENT WITH THE MATURITY OF LESS THAN 180 DAYS;
j. Make any change in Borrower's financial structure or in any of its
business objectives, purposes or operations which would adversely effect
the ability of Borrower to repay Borrower's Obligations;
k. Incur any debts outside the ordinary course of Borrower's business
except renewals or extensions of existing debts and interest thereon. IT IS
SPECIFICALLY AGREED THAT BORROWER MAY, PROVIDED IT IS NOT IN DEFAULT
HEREUNDER, SECURE ADDITIONAL DEBT FOR ITS RENTAL EQUIPMENT;
l. Make any advance or loan except in the ordinary course of Borrower's
business as currently conducted, NOT TO EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00).
7.
m. Make loans, advance or extensions of credit to any Person, except
for sales on open account and otherwise in the ordinary course of business;
n. *Guarantee or otherwise, directly or indirectly, in any way be or
become responsible for obligations of any other Person, whether by
agreement to purchase the indebtedness of any other Person, agreement for
the furnishing of funds to any other Person through the furnishing of
goods, supplies or services, by way of stock purchase, capital
contribution, advance or loan, for the purpose of paying or discharging (or
causing the payment or discharge of) the Indebtedness of any other Person,
or otherwise, except for the endorsement of negotiable Instruments by the
Borrower in the ordinary course of business for deposit or collection.
*EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN PARAGRAPH 6.17i HEREIN,
o. (a) Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of properties and
assets having an aggregate book value of more than N/A Dollars ($_______
N/A) (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) except as
to the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) change its
name, consolidate with or merge into any other corporation, permit another
corporation to merge into it, acquire all or substantially all the
properties or assets of any other Person, enter into reorganization or
recapitalization or reclassify its capital stock, or (c) enter into any
sale-leaseback transaction;
p. Subordinate any indebtedness due to it from a person to indebtedness
of other creditors of such person;
q. Purchase or hold beneficially any stock or other securities of, or
make any investment or acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other
Person, except for the common stock of the Subsidiaries owned by the
Borrower on the date of this Agreement and except for certificates of
deposit with maturities of one year or less of United States commercial
banks with capital, surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000
and direct obligations of the United States Government maturing within one
year from the date of acquisition thereof; or
r. Allow any fact, condition or event to occur or exist with respect to
any employee pension or profit sharing plans established or maintained by
it which might constitute grounds for termination of any such plan or for
the court appointment of a trustee to administer any such plan.
6.7 Borrower is not a merchant whose sales for resale of goods for
personal, family or household purposes exceeded seventy-five percent (75%) in
dollar volume of its total sales of all goods during the 12 months preceding the
filing by Bank of a financing statement describing the Collateral. At no time
hereafter shall Borrower's sales for resale of goods for personal, family or
household purposes exceed seventy-five percent (75%) in dollar volume of its
total sales.
6.8 Borrower's sole place of business or chief executive office or
residence is located at the address indicated above and Borrower covenants and
agrees that it will not, during the term of this Agreement, without prior
written notification to Bank, relocate said sole place of business or chief
executive office or residence.
6.9 If Borrower is a corporation, Borrower represents, warrants and
covenants as follows:
a. Borrower will not make any distribution or declare or pay any
dividend (in stock or in cash) to any shareholder or on any of its capital
stock, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or purchase,
acquire, repurchase, redeem or retire any such capital stock;
b. Borrower is and shall at all times hereafter be a corporation duly
organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the state of its
incorporation and qualified and licensed to do business in California or
any other state in which it conducts its business;
c. Borrower has the right and power and is duly authorized to enter
into this Agreement; and
d. The execution by Borrower of this Agreement shall not constitute a
breach of any provision contained in Borrower's articles of incorporation
or by-laws.
6.10 The execution of and performance by Borrower of all of the terms and
provisions contained in this Agreement shall not result in a breach of or
constitute an event of default under any agreement to which Borrower is now or
hereafter becomes a party.
6.11 Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in writing of its acquisition* by
purchase, lease or otherwise of any after acquired property of the type included
in the Collateral, with the exception of purchases of Inventory in the ordinary
course of business.
*WHICH EXCEEDS $25,000.00
6.12 All assessments and taxes, whether real, personal or otherwise, due or
payable by, or imposed, levied or assessed against, Borrower or any of its
property have been paid, and shall hereafter be paid in full, before
delinquency. Borrower shall make due and timely payment or deposit of all
federal, state and local taxes, assessments or contributions required of it by
law, and will execute and deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates
attesting to the payment or deposit thereof. Borrower will make timely payment
of deposit of all F.I.C.A. payments and withholding taxes required of it by
applicable laws, and will upon request furnish Bank with proof satisfactory to
it that Borrower has made such payments or deposit. If Borrower fails to pay any
such assessment, tax, contribution, or make such deposit, or furnish the
required proof, Bank may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without notice
to Borrower,
8.
(i) make payment of the same or any part thereof; or (ii) set up such
reserves in Borrower's account as Bank deems necessary to satisfy the
liability therefor, or both. Bank may conclusively rely on the usual
statements of the amount owing or other official statements issued by the
appropriate governmental agency. Each amount so paid or deposited by Bank
shall constitute a Bank Expense and an additional advance to Borrower.
6.13 *There are no actions or proceedings pending by or against Borrower or
any guarantor of Borrower before any court or administrative agency and Borrower
has no knowledge of any pending, threatened or imminent litigation, governmental
investigations or claims, complaints, actions or prosecutions involving Borrower
or any guarantor of Borrower, except as heretofore specifically disclosed in
writing to Bank. If any of the foregoing arise during the term of the Agreement,
Borrower shall immediately notify Bank in writing.
*EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO BANK BY BORROWER,
6.14 a. Borrower, at its expense, shall keep and maintain its assets
insured against loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion, sprinklers and
all other hazards and risks ordinarily insured against by other owners who
use such properties in similar businesses for the full insurable value
thereof. Borrower shall also keep and maintain business interruption
insurance and public liability and property damage insurance relating to
Borrower's ownership and use of the Collateral and its other assets. All
such policies of insurance shall be in such form, with such companies, and
in such amounts as may be satisfactory to Bank. Borrower shall deliver to
Bank certified copies of such policies of insurance and evidence of the
payments of all premiums therefor. All such policies of insurance (except
those of public liability and property damage) shall contain an endorsement
in a form satisfactory to Bank showing Bank as a loss payee thereof, with a
waiver of warranties (Form 438-BFU), and all proceeds payable thereunder
shall be payable to Bank and, upon receipt by Bank, shall be applied on
account of the Obligations owing to Bank. To secure the payment of the
Obligations, Borrower grants Bank a security interest in and to all such
policies of insurance (except those of public liability and property
damage) and the proceeds thereof, and Borrower shall direct all insurers
under such policies of insurance to pay all proceeds thereof directly to
Bank. BORROWER HAS PROVIDED BANK WITH COPIES OF ALL SUCH POLICIES, AND BANK
APPROVES THE FORM, CARRIERS AND LIMITS OF ALL SUCH POLICIES.
b. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank (and any of Bank's
officers, employees or agents designated by Bank) as Borrower's attorney
for the purpose of making, selling and adjusting claims under such policies
of insurance, endorsing the name of Borrower on any check, draft,
instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of
insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect to
such policies of insurance. Borrower will not cancel any of such policies
without Bank's prior written consent. Each such insurer shall agree by
endorsement upon the policy or policies of insurance issued by it on
Borrower as required above, or by independent instruments furnished to
Bank, that it will give Bank at least ten (10) days written notice before
any such policy or policies of insurance shall be altered or cancelled, and
that no act or default of Borrower, or any other person, shall affect the
right of Bank to recover under such policy or policies of insurance
required above or to pay any premium in whole or in part relating thereto.
Bank, without waiving or releasing any Obligations or any Event of Default,
may, but shall have no obligation to do so, obtain and maintain such
policies of insurance and pay such premiums and take any other action with
respect to such policies which Bank deems advisable. All sums so disbursed
by Bank, as well as reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, expenses and
other charges relating thereto, shall constitute Bank Expenses and are
payable on demand.
6.15 All financial statements and information relating to Borrower which
have been or may hereafter be delivered by Borrower to Bank are true and correct
and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and there
has been no material adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower since
the submission of such financial information to Bank.
6.16 a. Borrower at all times hereafter shall maintain a standard and
modern system of accounting in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
with ledger and account cards and/or computer tapes and computer disks,
computer printouts and computer records pertaining to the Collateral which
contain information as may from time to time be requested by Bank, not
modify or change its method of accounting or enter into, modify or
terminate any agreement presently existing, or at any time hereafter
entered into with any third party accounting firm and/or service bureau for
the preparation and/or storage of Borrower's accounting records without the
written consent of Bank first obtained and without said accounting firm
and/or service bureau agreeing to provide information regarding the
Receivables and Inventory and Borrower's financial condition to Bank;
permit Bank and any of its employees, officers or agents, upon demand,
during Borrower's usual business hour, or the usual business hour of third
persons having control thereof, to have access to and examine all of the
Borrower's Books relating to the Collateral, Borrower's Obligations to
Bank, Borrower's financial condition and the results of Borrower's
operations and in connection therewith, permit Bank or any of its agents,
employees or officers to copy and make extracts therefrom.
b. Borrower shall deliver to Bank within thirty (30) days after the end
of each Quarter, a COMPANY PREPARED balance sheet and profit and loss
statement covering Borrower's operations and deliver to Bank within ninety
(90) days after the end of each of Borrower's fiscal years a(n) AUDITED**
statement of the financial condition of the Borrower for each such fiscal
year, including but not limited to, a balance sheet and profit and loss
statement and any other report requested by Bank relating to the Collateral
and the financial condition of Borrower, and a certificate signed by an
authorized employee of Borrower to the effect that all reports, statements,
computer disk or tape files, computer printouts, computer runs, or other
computer prepared information of any kind or nature relating to the
foregoing or documents delivered or caused to be delivered to Bank under
this subparagraph are complete, correct and thoroughly present the
financial condition of borrower and that there exists on the date of
delivery to Bank no condition or event which constitutes a breach or Event
of Default under this Agreement.
**CONSOLIDATED & CONSOLIDATING
9.
c. In addition to the financial statements requested above, the
Borrower agrees to provide Bank with the following schedule: SEE EXHIBIT
"A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF
6.17 Borrower shall maintain the following financial ratios and covenants
on a consolidated and non-consolidated basis:
a. Working Capital in an amount not less than N/A
b. Tangible Effective Net Worth in an amount not less than
$2,500,000.00, DEFINED AS NET WORTH MINUS INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INVESTMENT AND
SUBSIDIARY AND NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM SHAREHOLDERS.
c. a ratio of Current Assets to Current Liabilities of net less than
N/A
d. a quick ratio of cash plus securities plus Receivables to Current
Liabilities of not less than 0.38:1.00, DEFINED AS: CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS PLUS NET ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DIVIDEND BY CURRENT LIABILITIES.
e. a ratio of Total Liabilities (less debt subordinated to Bank) to
Tangible Effective Net Worth of less than 2.25:1.00
f. a ratio of Cash Flow to Fixed Charges of not less than 1.35:1.00,
(3/31/98 - 9/30/98) TO STEP UP TO 1.50:1.00 (12/31/98 - MATURITY); DEFINED
AS NET INCOME PLUS DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION LESS DIVIDENDS CALCULATED
ON A ROLLING 4-QUARTER BASIS DIVIDEND BY CURRENT PORTION OF LONG TERM DEBT.
g. Net Income after taxes of N/A
h. Borrower shall not without Bank's prior written consent acquire or
expend for or commit itself to acquire or expend for fixed assets by lease,
purchase or otherwise in an aggregate amount that exceeds N/A Dollars
($__________) in any fiscal year; and
i. MAXIMUM ANNUAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $4,500,000.00; J) INVESTMENT IN
SUBSIDIARIES NOT TO EXCEED $4,000,000.00; K) DOWNSTREAMING OF FUNDS TO
SUBSIDIARIES NOT TO EXCEED $400,000.00; L) MAXIMUM OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
$6,500,000.00; M) DIVIDENDS ALLOWED TO PAY SUB-S TAX LIABILITIES BUT CAPPED
AT 50% OF NET INCOME; N) SEMI-ANNUAL A/R AUDITS
All financial covenants shall be computed in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied except as otherwise specifically set forth in this
Agreement. All monies due from affiliates (including officers, directors and
shareholders) shall be excluded from Borrower's assets for all purposes
hereunder.
6.18 Borrower shall promptly supply Bank (and cause any guarantor to supply
Bank) with such other information (including tax returns) concerning its
financial affairs (or that of any guarantor) as Bank may request from time to
time hereafter, and shall promptly notify Bank of any material adverse change in
Borrower's financial condition and of any condition or event which constitutes a
breach of or an event which constitutes an Event of Default under this
Agreement.
6.19 Borrower is now and shall be at all times hereafter solvent and able
to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.
6.20 Borrower shall immediately and without demand reimburse Bank for all
sums expended by Bank in connection with any action brought by Bank to correct
any default or enforce any provision of this Agreement, including all Bank
Expenses; Borrower authorizes and approves all advances and payments by Bank for
items described in this Agreement as Bank Expenses.
6.21 Each warranty, representation and agreement contained in this
Agreement shall be automatically deemed repeated with each advance and shall be
conclusively presumed to have been relied on by Bank regardless of any
investigation made or information possessed by Bank. The warranties,
representations and agreements set forth herein shall be cumulative and in
addition to any and all other warranties, representations and agreements which
Borrower shall give, or cause to be given, to Bank, either now or hereafter.
6.22 Borrower shall keep all of its principal bank accounts with Bank and
shall notify the Bank immediately in writing of the existence of any other bank
account, deposit account, or any other account into which money can be
deposited.
6.23 Borrower shall furnish to the Bank: (a) as soon as possible, but in no
event later than thirty (30) days after Borrower knows or has reason to know
that any reportable event with respect to any deferred compensation plan has
occurred, a statement of the chief financial officer of Borrower setting forth
the details concerning such reportable 10.
event and the action which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto,
together with a copy of the notice of such reportable event given to the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, if a copy of such notice is available to Borrower;
(b) promptly after the filing thereof with the United States Secretary of Labor
or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, copies of each annual report with
respect to each deferred compensation plan; (c) promptly after receipt thereof,
a copy of any notice Borrower may receive from the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any deferred
compensation plan; provided, however, this subparagraph shall not apply to
notice of general application issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
or the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) when the same is made available to
participants in the deferred compensation plan, all notices and other forms of
information from time to time disseminated to the participants by the
administrator of the deferred compensation plan.
6.24 Borrower is now and shall at all times hereafter remain in compliance
with all federal, state and municipal laws, regulations and ordinances relating
to the handling, treatment and disposal of toxic substances, wastes and
hazardous material and shall maintain all necessary authorizations and permits.
6.25 Borrower shall maintain insurance on the life of N/A in an amount not
to be less than no/100 Dollars ($0.00) under one or more policies issued by
insurance companies satisfactory to Bank, which policies shall be assigned to
Bank as security for the Obligations and on which Bank shall be named as sole
beneficiary.
6.26 Borrower shall limit direct and indirect compensation paid to the
following employees: X/X, X/X, X/X, X/X, to an aggregate of N/A Dollars
($________ N/A) per N/A.
7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Any one or more of the following events shall constitute a default by
Borrower under this Agreement:
a. If Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep or observe any term,
provision, condition, covenant, agreement, warranty or representation
contained in this Agreement, or any other present or future agreement
between Borrower and Bank;
b. If any representation, statement, report or certificate made or
delivered by Borrower, or any of its officers, employees or agents to Bank
is not true and correct;
c. If Borrower fails to pay when due and payable or declared due and
payable, all or any portion of the Borrower's Obligations (whether of
principal, interest, taxes, reimbursement of Bank Expenses, or otherwise);
d. If there is a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of
all or any portion of Borrower's Obligations or a material impairment of
the value or priority of Bank's security interest in the Collateral;
e. If all or any of Borrower's assets are attached, seized, subject to
a writ or distress warrant, or are levied upon, or come into the possession
of any Judicial Officer or Assignee and the same are not released,
discharged or bonded against within ten (10) days thereafter;
f. If any Insolvency Proceeding is filed or commenced by or against
Borrower without being dismissed within ten (10) days thereafter;
g. If any proceeding is filed or commenced by or against Borrower for
its dissolution or liquidation;
h. If Borrower is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by court
order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of its business
affairs;
i. If a notice of lien, levy or assessment is filed of record with
respect to any or all of Borrower's assets by the United States Government,
or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any state,
county, municipal or other government agency, or if any taxes or debts
owing at any time hereafter to any one or more of such entities becomes a
lien, whether xxxxxx or otherwise, upon any or all of the Borrower's assets
and the same is not paid on the payment date thereof;
j. If a judgment or other claim becomes a lien or encumbrance upon any
or all of Borrower's assets and the same is not satisfied, dismissed or
bonded against within ten (10) days thereafter;
k. If Borrower's records are prepared and kept by an outside computer
service bureau at the time this Agreement is entered into or during the
term of this Agreement such an agreement with an outside service bureau is
entered into, and at any time thereafter, without first obtaining the
written consent of Bank, Borrower terminates, modifies, amends or changes
its contractual relationship with said computer service bureau or said
computer service bureau fails to provide Bank with any requested
information or financial data pertaining to Bank's Collateral, Borrower's
financial condition or the results of Borrower's operations;
l. If Borrower permits a default in any material agreement to which
Borrower is a party with third parties so as to result in an acceleration
of the maturity of Borrower's indebtedness to others, whether under any
indenture, agreement or otherwise;
11.
m. If Borrower makes any payment on account of indebtedness which has
been subordinated to Borrower's Obligations to Bank;
n. If any misrepresentation exists now or thereafter in any warranty or
representation made to Bank by any officer or director of Borrower, or if
any such warranty or representation is withdrawn by any officer or
director;
o. If any party subordinating its claims to that of Bank's or any
guarantor of Borrower's Obligations dies or terminates its subordination or
guaranty, becomes insolvent or an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by or
against any such subordinating party or guarantor;
p. If Borrower is an individual and Borrower dies;
q. If there is a change of ownership or control of N/A percent (N/A
_______%) or more of the issued and outstanding stock of Borrower; or
r. If any reportable event, which the Bank determines constitutes
grounds for the termination of any deferred compensation plan by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or for the appointment by the
appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer any
such plan, shall have occurred and be continuing thirty (30) days after
written notice of such determination shall have been given to Borrower by
Bank, or any such Plan shall be terminated within the meaning of Title IV
of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA"), or a trustee
shall be appointed by the appropriate United States District Court to
administer any such plan, or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall
institute proceedings to terminate any plan and in case of any event
described in this Section 7.0, the aggregate amount of the Borrower's
liability to the pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under Sections 4062,
4063 or 4064 of ERISA shall exceed five percent (5%) of Borrower's Tangible
Effective Net Worth.
Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 7 to the contrary, Bank shall
refrain from exercising its rights and remedies and Event of Default shall
thereafter not be deemed to have occurred by reason of the occurrence of any of
the events set forth in Sections 7.e, 7.f or 7.j of this Agreement if, within
ten (10) days from the date thereof, the same is released, discharged,
dismissed, bonded against or satisfied; provided, however, if the event is the
institution of Insolvency Proceedings against Borrower, Bank shall not be
obligated to make advances to Borrower during such cure period.
8. BANK'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
8.1 Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default by Borrower under this
Agreement, Bank may, at its election, without notice of its election and without
demand, do any one or more of the following, all of which are authorized by
Borrower:
a. Declare Borrower's Obligations, whether evidenced by this Agreement,
installment notes, demand notes or otherwise, immediately due and payable
to the Bank;
b. Cease advancing money or extending credit to or for the benefit of
Borrower under this Agreement, or any other agreement between Borrower and
Bank;
c. Terminate this Agreement as to any future liability or obligation of
Bank, but without affecting Bank's rights and security interests in the
Collateral, and the Obligations of Borrower to Bank;
d. Without notice to or demand upon Borrower or any guarantor, make
such payments and do such acts as Bank considers necessary or reasonable to
protect its security interest in the Collateral. Borrower agrees to
assemble the collateral if Bank so requires and to make the Collateral
available to Bank as Bank may designate. Borrower authorizes Bank to enter
the premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession
of the Collateral and the premises (at no charge to Bank), or any part
thereof, and to pay, purchase, contest or compromise any encumbrance,
charge or lien which in the opinion of Bank appears to be prior or superior
to its security interest and to pay all expenses incurred in connection
therewith;
e. Without limiting Bank's rights under any security interest, Bank is
hereby granted a license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower's
labels, patents, copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets,
trade names, trademarks and advertising matter, or any property of a
similar nature as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production
of, advertising for sale and selling any Collateral and Borrower's rights
under all licenses and all franchise agreement shall inure to Bank's
benefit, and Bank shall have the right and power to enter into sublicense
agreements with respect to all such rights with third parties on terms
acceptable to Bank;
f. Ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for
sale, advertise for sales and sell (in the manner provided for herein) the
Inventory;
g. Sell or dispose the Collateral at either a public or private sale,
or both, by way of one or more contracts or transactions, for cash or on
terms, in such manner and at such places (including Borrower's premises) as
is commercially reasonable in the opinion of Bank. It is not necessary that
the Collateral be present at any such sale;
h. Bank shall give notice of the disposition of the Collateral as
follows:
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(1) Bank shall give the Borrower and each holder of a security
interest in the Collateral who has filed with Bank a written request
for notice, a notice in writing of the time and place of public sale,
or, if the sale is a private sale or some disposition other than a
public sale is to be made of the Collateral, the time on or after which
the private sale or other disposition is to be made;
(2) The notice shall be personally delivered or mailed, postage
prepaid, to Borrower's address appearing in the Agreement, at least
five (5) calendar days before the date fixed for the sale, or at least
five (5) calendar days before the date on or after which the private
sale or other disposition is to be made, unless the Collateral is
perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value. Notice to persons
other than Borrower claiming an interest in the Collateral shall be
sent to such addresses as they have furnished to Bank;
(3) If the sale is to be a public sale, Bank shall also give notice
of the time and place by publishing a notice one time at least five (5)
calendar days before the date of the sale in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county in which the sale is to be held; and
(4) Bank may credit bid and purchase at any public sale.
i. Borrower shall pay all Bank Expenses incurred in connection with
Bank's enforcement and exercise of any of its rights and remedies as herein
provided, whether or not suit is commenced by Bank;
j. Any deficiency which exists after disposition of the Collateral as
provided above will be paid immediately by Borrower. Any excess will be
returned, without interest and subject to the rights of third parties, to
Borrower by Bank, or, in Bank's discretion, to any party who Bank believes,
in good faith, is entitled to the excess; and
k. Without constituting a retention of Collateral in satisfaction of an
obligation within the meaning of 9505 of the Uniform Commercial Code or an
action under California Code of Civil Procedure 726, apply any and all
amounts maintained by Borrower as deposit accounts (as that term is defined
under 9105 of the Uniform Commercial Code) or other accounts that Borrower
maintains with Bank against the Obligations.
8.2 Bank's rights and remedies under this Agreement and all other
agreements shall be cumulative. Bank shall have all other rights and remedies
not inconsistent herewith as provided by law or in equity. No exercise by Bank
of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by Bank of any
default on Borrower's part shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by Bank
shall constitute a waiver, election or acquiescence by Bank.
9. TAXES AND EXPENSES REGARDING BORROWER'S PROPERTY.
If Borrower fails to pay promptly when due to another person or entity, monies
which Borrower is required to pay by reason of any provision in this Agreement,
Bank may, but need not, pay the same and charge Borrower's account therefor, and
Borrower shall promptly reimburse Bank. All such sums shall become additional
indebtedness owing to Bank, shall bear interest at the rate hereinabove
provided, and shall be secured by all Collateral. Any payments made by Bank
shall not constitute (i) an agreement by it to make similar payments in the
future; or (ii) a waiver by Bank of any default under this Agreement. Bank need
not inquire as to, or contest the validity of, any such expense, tax, security
interest, encumbrance or lien and the receipt of the usual official notice of
the payment thereof shall be conclusive evidence that the same was validly due
and owing. Such payments shall constitute Bank Expenses and additional advances
to Borrower.
10. WAIVERS.
10.1 Borrower agrees that checks and other instruments received by Bank in
payment or on account of Borrower's Obligations constitute only conditional
payment until such items are actually paid to Bank and Borrower waives the right
to direct the application of any and all payments at any time or times hereafter
received by Bank on account of Borrower's Obligations and Borrower agrees that
Bank shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply and reapply such
payments in any manner as Bank may deem advisable, notwithstanding any entry by
Bank upon its books.
10.2 Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default
or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment
at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension or renewal of any or all
commercial paper, accounts, documents, instruments chattel paper, and guarantees
at any time held by Bank on which Borrower may in any way be liable.
10.3 Bank shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for (a)
the safekeeping of the Inventory; (b) any loss or damage thereto occurring or
arising in any manner or fashion from any cause; (c) any diminution in the value
thereof; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee,
forwarding agency or other person whomsoever. All risk of loss, damage or
destruction of Inventory shall be borne by Borrower.
10.4 Borrower waives the right and the right to assert a confidential
relationship, if any, it may have with any accountant, accounting firm and/or
service bureau or consultant in connection with any information requested by
Bank pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, and agrees that a Bank
may contact directly any such accountants, accounting firm and/or service bureau
or consultant in order to obtain such information.
10.5 BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRAIL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION HEREUNDER, OR
CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER, OR ANY OTHER CLAIM (INCLUDING TORT OR BREACH OF DUTY
CLAIMS) OR DISPUTE HOWSOEVER ARISING BETWEEN BANK AND BORROWER.
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10.6 In the event that Bank elects to waive any rights or remedies
hereunder, or compliance with any of the terms hereof, or delays or fails to
pursue or enforce any terms, such waiver, delay or failure to pursue or enforce
shall only be effective with respect to that single act and shall not be
construed to affect any subsequent transactions or Bank's right to later pursue
such rights and remedies.
11. ONE CONTINUING LOAN TRANSACTION.
All loans and advances heretofore, now or at any time or times hereafter made by
Bank to Borrower under this Agreement or any other agreement between Bank and
Borrower, shall constitute one loan secured by Bank's security interests in the
Collateral and by all other security interests, liens, encumbrances heretofore,
now or from time to time hereafter granted by Borrower to Bank.
Notwithstanding the above, (i) to the extent that any portion of the Obligations
are a consumer loan, that portion shall not be secured by any deed of trust or
mortgage on or other security interest in the Borrower's principal dwelling
which is not a purchase money security interest as to that portion, unless
expressly provided to the contrary in another place, or (ii) if the Borrower (or
any of them) has (have) given or give(s) Bank a deed of trust or mortgage
covering real property, that deed of trust or mortgage shall not secure the loan
and any other Obligation of the Borrower (or any of them), unless expressly
provided to the contrary in another place.
12. NOTICES.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands by either
party on the other relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and sent by
regular United States mail, postage prepaid, properly addressed to Borrower or
to Bank at the addresses stated in this Agreement, or to such other addresses as
Borrower or Bank may from time to time specify to the other in writing. Requests
to Borrower by Bank hereunder may be made orally.
13. AUTHORIZATION TO DISBURSE.
Bank is hereby authorized to make loans and advances hereunder upon telephonic
or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an officer,
employee, or representative of Borrower, or at the discretion of Bank if said
loans and advances are necessary to meet any Obligations of Borrower to Bank.
Bank shall have no duty to make inquiry or verify the authority of any such
party, and Borrower shall hold Bank harmless from any damage, claims or
liability by reason of Bank's honor of, or failure to honor, any such
instructions.
14. DESTRUCTION OF BORROWER'S DOCUMENTS.
Any documents, schedules, invoices or other papers delivered to Bank, may be
destroyed or otherwise disposed of by Bank six (6) months after they are
delivered to or received by Bank, unless Borrower requests, in writing, the
return of the said documents, schedules, invoices or other papers and makes
arrangements, at Borrower's expense, for their return.
15. CHOICE OF LAW.
The validity of this Agreement, its construction, interpretation and
enforcement, and the rights of the parties hereunder and concerning the
Collateral, shall be determined according to the laws of the State of
California. The parties agree that all actions of proceedings arising in
connection with this Agreement shall be tried and litigated only in the state
and federal courts in the Northern District of California or County of Santa
Xxxxx.
16. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
16.1 This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by
the Borrower and accepted and executed by Bank at its Headquarter Office.
16.2 This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective
successors and assigns of each of the parties, provided, however, that Borrower
may not assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder without Bank's prior
written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void. No
consent to an assignment by Bank shall release Borrower or any guarantor from
their Obligations to Bank. Bank may assign this Agreement and its rights and
duties hereunder. Bank reserves the right to sell, assign, transfer, negotiate
or grant participations in all or any part of, or any interest in Bank's rights
and benefits hereunder. In connection therewith, Bank may disclose all documents
and information which Bank now or hereafter may have relating to Borrower or
Borrower's business.
16.3 Paragraph headings and paragraph numbers have been set forth herein
for convenience only; unless the contrary is compelled by the context,
everything contained in each paragraph applies equally to this entire Agreement.
16.4 Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall
be construed or resolved against Bank or Borrower, whether under any rule of
construction or otherwise; on the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by
all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary
meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions
of all parties hereto. When permitted by the context, the singular includes the
plural and vise versa.
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16.5 Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other
provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal
enforceability of any specific provision.
16.6 This Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. Except as to
currently existing Obligations owing by Borrower to Bank, all prior agreements,
understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations, if any, with
respect to the subject matter hereof, are merged into this Agreement.
16.7 The parties intend and agree that their respective rights, duties,
powers liabilities, obligations and discretions shall be performed, carried out,
discharged and exercised reasonably and in good faith.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Revolving Credit
Loan & Security Agreement (Accounts and Inventory) to be executed as of the date
first hereinabove written.
ATTEST: BORROWER: SHOWPOWER, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. ???????
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Title: Signature of Xxxxxxx X. ??????
Accepted and effective as of March 02, 1998 Title: Executive Vice President
at Bank's Headquarter Office ----------------------------
BY: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. ???????
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Signature of
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Bank) Commercia Bank - California ----------------------------
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx By:
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Signature of XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX Signature of
Title: VICE PRESIDENT Title:
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By:
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Signature of
Title:
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